IMPERIAL POLITICS
THE LICENSE DUTIES. A DUKE'S TEARS. Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, August "4. The chairman- of Watney's Brewery Compaiiy, at the annual meeting of the Company, stated that the increased license duties would cause' the Company to pay £IOO,OOO additional taxation.
The Duke of Portland, in addressing the tenants at Welbeck, said that thousands were spent weekly in wages on the estate. This necessarily must be largely diminished if'tlift' Budget hecame law, thus disorganising the local labour market. Taxation upon capital was fundamentally unsound, and the Finance Bill would bring ruin to agriculturists.
IHLLS AND ESTIMATES
LONDON, August 4
The House of Lords passed the South African Bill through committee unamended.,, rejecting'.several of Lord .Courtney's amendments embodying native claims.
The Labour Exohairgo Bill was read a seoend tithe in the House of Lords. The-House, of Commons agreed to the Navy estimates without division, alter a 'desultory -debate.- '■■' M> Lee condemned the Government's failure to provide sufficient up-to-date destroyers. . When the existing programmes were completed, Britain uould have S4 against Germany's 72, and the proportion was ludicrously insufficient.
. The discussion on the report stages of the Naval, Military and Civil Service -estimates .was closured. Votes totalling were passed. STATE INSURANCE. ■ i LONDON, August I. The Oddfellows a* a- body have resolved that any Government Stale insurance scheme, would be detrimental to Friendly Societies. The speakers stated that the scheme only benefits wastrels. The Compensation Act had caused such malingering that sickness claims had been doubled.
The Hearts of Oak, Roohabitos, and Oddfellows have, resolved "to approach the Government; and protest' against the benefits paid to their members being taken into.account'when old age pensions .were determined. Received 9.55 p.m., August oth. CHANGED HIS .• VIEWS,LONDON, August 5. Mr Gross, freetrade Unionist, has joined the Liberals owing to pressure bv tariff reformers. " '
IMPERIAL POLITICS
Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13973, 6 August 1909, Page 5
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