BEQUEST TO RESIGN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20978, 15 September 1931, Page 9

BEQUEST TO RESIGN.

* MR. HOLFORD KNIGHT'S SEAT. DECISION OF LOCAL PARTY. (Received September 14, <.13 p.m.) LONDON. Sept. 13. The South Nottingham Labour Party has called on the member, Mr. Holford Kmcht, who has reserved his decision on his attitude to the National Government, to Tesigu his seat forthwith. It is arranging for a new candidate. LOCAL BODIES' COSTS. SURVEY RECOMMENDED. GOVERNMENT'S CIRCULAR. (Received September 14, 7.5 p.m.) British Wireless. RUGBY, Sept. 13. The Ministry of Health has issued a circular to local bodies laying stress upon the importance the Government attaches to a careful study of local expenditure. The Government does not contemplate local authorities embarking on the illconsidered course of cutting expenditure, but suggests a detailed survey of the whole of the local expenditure with a view to deciding if full value is being obtained for money spent and whether development services cannot safely and properly be slowed down till better times come. j EXPEDIENCY OF TARIFF. PROTECTION OF INDUSTRY. LORD INCHCAPE'S NEW VIEW. (Received September 14, 7.25 p.m.) Sept. 13. The Earl of Inchcape, the chairman of the P. and 0. Company, who has been a lifelong freetrader, writing in the Daily Mail, says he does not hesitate, in view of the conditions under which Britain at present finds herself, to admit the financial expediency of a tariff for the protection of British industry and agriculture. PAY OF TEACHERS. PROPOSED REDUCTION. OPPOSITION IN BRITAIN. LONDON. Sept. 13. The proposal in the Budget which has Brous?d the strongest opposition is the big cut in teachers' salaries. Reynolds' Weekly •ays 20 Liberals are prepared to vote against the Government if the reduction is not modified. BAN ON LUXURIES. INQUIRY INTO PROPOSAL. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE. LONDON, Sept,. 13. Tlie Government's committee wlr.ch is inquire into luxury imports will consist of officials of the Treasury, the Board of Trade and the Customs Department and representatives of the chambers of commerce. It will review the imports, which are valued at £22,000,000 a year, mostly duty free, including articles of apparel and adornment, toilet requisites, domestic utensils, toys and games, leather goods, cutlery and stationery, also the more expensive wines.