IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16405, 11 April 1924, Page 5

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

A NEW EVICTION BILL,

ANGRY ALTERCATIONS: BLOWS KXCHANG ED.

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(Received April 11, 10 a.m.) LONDON, April 10.

A new Evictions Bill, introduced by Mr. Wedgwood Bonn, prohibits the eviction of distressed tenants, and provides for the reimbursement of claims by local authorities. The tenant is to he provided with a. certificate of immunity from eviction. Local authorities are- to investigate, applicants’ resources and if necessary supplement- them -sufficiently to enable him to retain liis home, and to he entitled to claim a refund of part of the money spent from the Treasury. The Bill was read a first time. Conservatives accused the Government of evicting unemployed from Government property at Woolwich. Colonel Amery’s speech irritated tlio Laborites, who called Amery “a little swine.”

Later Mr. Buchanaii-Maxton approached Colonel Arnery. An angry altercation followed, and blows were exchanged until other members separated the combatants.

LAUSANNE TREATY RATIFIED

ATTITUDE OF DOMINIONS.

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(Received April 11, 10 a.m.) LONDON, April 10. The debate was resumed on Mr. Grigg’s amendment to the Lausanne Tre’aty Bill. Mr. Lloyd George, referring to Canada declining to he bound by th© obligations of the treaty because she was not. invited to. the conference, declared that the omission to invite the Dominions was a very grave departure from sound precedent, and must disastrously affect the unity of the Empire unless it was made clear it was not the position taken up by the British Government. Ho denounced the treaty as humiliating, cowardly, and possibly calamitous.

Mr. Baldwin denied that- too great a price had been paid for the Straits. The Government of that day had no idea the Dominions were not with them.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said the Straits convention could not be separated from the treaty. The Dominions, although represented at Sevres, did not participate: in the negotiations. New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa were in the same position as Canada regarding Lausanne, being represented by the same British delegates, and they received the same information. The former Dominions supported ratification. Mr. Grigg withdrew his amendment, and the Bill was read a second time.

Mr. Thomas stated that as some of tho Dominions objected to the publication of papers with regard to their acceptance of obligations contained in the treaty of Lausanne the Government was unable to publish the papers.