HOUSE OF LORDS.
REFORM SCHEME DEBATED. By Telegraph—Press Assn —Copyright. Received July 26, 9.15 p.m. London, July 25. In the House of Lords Viscount Long, discussing the reform scheme, expressed the opinion that the hereditary principle ought not be lightly abandoned. There was no choice between it, in a somewhat amended form, and a popularly elected chamber. Any attempt to provide a House consisting of various classes of members was bound to fail. The fear of a Labor Government alone did not justify the introduction of changes. He did not believe that Labor was likely to go in for a republic, hostility to the Crown, or anything of the sort.
The Marquis of Aberdeen said that though the present public views were favorable to them, the Lords had good reason for seeking a settlement, now. and the question of admission of peeresses could not be left over permanently.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 July 1922, Page 5
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