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REFORM OF THE UPPER HOUSE
LORD ONSLOW'S ADVOCACY.
By Telegraph. Association. —Copyright. London, February 9. The Earl of Onslow, in a letter to the Daily Mail, refers to the report of the committee which, under the chairmanship of Lord Rosebery, considered the question of the reform of the House of Lords, as showing a consensus of opinion to admit into the Lords a current of fresh air.
Twenty out of the 21 members supported Lord Rosebery's proposal for the. -representation of large urban communities and cities. He quotes other instances to show that an influential body of peers is willing for reform of the House of Lords, to make it the strongest and most efficient chamber possible under existing circumstances.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14292, 11 February 1910, Page 5
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