BRITISH POLITICS
PROCEEDINGS IN COMMONS LONDON", April 7. In tbo House of Commons, Mr. A. Greenwood, moving the second reading of the Government's Housing Bill, said the bill introduced a new method ot clearing slum areas, simplified the purchase of homes, and enabled a coherent housing policy. A crowded bouse applauded the maiden speeches of Miss Megan Lloyd George and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald. The debate was adjourned. The Army (Annual) Bill was read a third time. The House agreed to an amendment rectifying the vote on Sir George Courthope's amendment. Mr. Tom Shaw said the death penalty was now restricted to treachery and mutiny.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17230, 9 April 1930, Page 7
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