THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(Per Electric Telegraph — Copyright.) (Special to tee Press Association.) (Received 8 p.m., April 22nd.) ' London, April 21. Mr Pavnell'a motion against tho Land c Purchase Bill denounces it as insufficient to meet the necessities of tho conutry. TJie absentees will be enabled to obtain exorbitant prices for their property to the i neglect of the small owners, and moreover ' tho Bill cxhausU tho only available Irish I credit left. Tho question of the congested districts is not dealt with, and under tha » Bill three-fourths of tho tenants will not bo touched. Practically tho propositions aro a swindle on tho ratepayers. The . motion concludes with Iho suggestion ; that the operation of the measure should i ba confined to holdings under fifty ncres m area. (Phr Vrkm AsaoouTiON. V (Kecoived 1.20 a.m., April 23rd.) London, April 22. Mr Parntl), m Bpeukiug to his motion on tho Land Purchase Bill, said that it would bo unnecessary to increase tho facilities for purohnßo if the Government advanced tho landlords £27,000,000 to liquidato encumbrances, on condition that tho judicial rents of tenants under £50 valuation were reduced 30 per cent. The speech was coldly received. Sir G- Trovelyan said that tho Oppoaitiun were prepared to accept a. land pur- ■ chaso schouio, but Mr Balfour's Bill was framed m the interests of the landlords.
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Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4825, 23 April 1890, Page 2
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