THE UNIONISTS' CHANCES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 18 September 1909, Page 3

THE UNIONISTS' CHANCES.

SPEECH BY EARL PERCY. LONDON, Friday. •<ln the House" of Commons, in Grand Committee on the Development Bill, Mr Lloyd George accepted Lord Ro-bert-Cecil's amendment substituting for an advisory committee a permanent commission independent of the .executive. Its recommendations to the Treasury would bo final if it declined to reject any proposed grant', •butknot if they favoured it.

LoVa Robert Cecil's object is to .guard against dangers of corruption.

.The Trade Boards Bill; passed the report stage kin the House of Lords.

The report, stage of the Irish Land Bill^has concluded in the House of 'Commons.

Earl Percy, in :a speech at Leeds, said that .when • the Cnionists returned to7power they would lighten the burden of agriculture, organise a system of co-operation to counteract the unfair, advantage -the foreigner now enjoyed, and arrange a scheme of lending State . monies' at low interest for the acquisition of small holdings. 'Lord- Camperdown gives notice of an amendment.to ; the Housing and Town"" Planning Bill '.to' compel local .authorities 7to see -as .far as possible thatithe dwelling-.aiecommodation pro-vided-under the Bill js occupied exclusively by people belonging to the working, classes, "as heretofore- "many workers in the large cities have been unable to obtain accommodation proyid'e:(i;under the. Housing of the Working (Masses Act, because it was set cured by 'bus.iness men. '