HOME RULE BILL
FORTY-EIGHT CLAUSES PASSED
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(Received Dec. 13, 8 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 12. The House of Commons has completed the committal of 48 clauses of the Home Rule Bill, guillotining the last six.. The House discusses the new clauses and the schedules to-day. An amendment moved by 'Mr Herbert Samuel (Postmaster-General) was carried, transferring the Irish . post office to Britain in times of national emergency. The Opposition sharply criticised the Attorney-General's alteration of the time of meeting of the Irish Parliament. Mr Bonar Law declared that the Government were contemplating a general election after the Bill had passed, and before it came into operation. He characterised it aa a wicked proceeding, which was certain to result in disorders-!. Mr Asquith (the Prime Minister) denied that the Government had any ulterior object.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12931, 13 December 1912, Page 5
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