IMPERIAL POLITICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13502, 29 July 1907, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

MORE BILLS DROPPED. GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS. " A LUDICROUS PROGRAMME.'? ; . By Telegraph:—Press Association.— Copyright. v '..'• London,"■'; July 20. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has dropped several more Bills.. ! hoping that the House, may rise on j August 24. . ■■ j deceived July 28. 4.22 p.m.) London, July 27. | -The Prime Minister says he in- | tends to pass 22 more Bills, includ-1 ins the Merchant Shipping Tonnage, Australian States' Constitution, and j : the Evidence on Colonial Statutes, j He considers it possible to pass an- j ■ other 17 if the. Opposition is not ex-j tremc. Mr. Balfour (Opposition Leader) considers such a programme ludicrous. : / Supporters of the Deceased Wife's ; Sister Bill- intend to appeal to the Government to pass the measure through. THE BUTTER BILL. THIRD HEADING CARRIED. THE QUESTION OF MOISTURE. (Received July IS, 4.22 p.m.) London, July 27. - ■; In the House of Commons last '■ evening Sir Francis W. Lowe, member 'for Edgbaston division of Bit--mingham, moved an amendment to i the Butter Bill to limit the moisture in milk-blended butter to 16 per cent. The proposal was defeated on the following division :— For tin; amendment ... 22 Against ... ... ... 133 * Several other amendments were also negatived. Mr. John Burns promised that the Government would insert ; i clause of eight words providing that .wrappers for milk-blended butter shall set- out the percentage of moisture therein. -.- The third reading .d the Bill was* carried. Under date : June 21, our London eorre>- | pondent writes ".A London retailer i.» being .summoned. lor selling: New Zealand j butter ; containing an :; excess of ! -moisture; v'- ] lam told that there(« no doubt that the j ! butter is the New Zealand milled descrip- : ■• ;tion, and that the man sold it just in the ! -state in which, .he bought it. After the ! part which New ' Zealand dins taken in try-., . ing to get; the '.moisture in Butter ..reduced ! to a minimum, and after so much has been '-'■■ said of its dryness, '"it seems ;a: pity that ; -. there should have been; ground for- iustitut- , ":■ •ing proceedings." - _ , , i