IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 250, 28 February 1911, Page 5

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

BY-ELECTION. By Cable—Press Association-Copyright. London, February 26. The election for the Forest of Dean, Tendered necessary by the death of Sir Charles Dilke, resulted in the election of Sir. Webb (Liberal). The voting was: Webb (Liberal) C 174, Kyd (Unionist) 3106. THE COST OF DELAY. London, February 26. Mr. Lloyd-George announces that the irrecoverable arrears in revenue through the delay in passing the Budget iniount to. £BOOO. _—— ' REFORM OF THE LORDS. London, February 20. Sir. Lpng,'M.P., speaking at Bristol, urged the introduction of relentless opposition to the Parliament Bill, in order to secure as an alternative the reconstruction of the House of Lords, which should be brought into closer jonformity with the needs of the time. The Government proposed, he said, to paralyse the House of 'Lords in order arbitrarily to carry Home Rule. ,

' VETO BILL CONDESINED. A RED HERRING ASIENDMENT. Received 27, 11.30 p.m. London, February 27. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, in to-day's debate on the veto, moves an amendment in favor of reforming the House of Lords, while maintaining its independence, also condemning the Bill as conferring on a single Chamber all effective legislative authority without safeguard against the introduction of grave changes without the consent and contrary to the will of the people.