CARSON SAYS "SHAM."
THE HOME RULE PROPOSALS. PREMIER MAKES STATEMENT. RECEPTION HOT ENCOURAGING. By TelftgTaph—Frees Asoooifttion —Copyright. (Received March 17, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON', March 16. Mr Asquith, in tho House of Commons, said that if tho Government proposals were rejected it would bo a wnsto of time to formulate details for discussion. Ho was not prepared to put n. "cut and dried" scheme on paper, as he wished to keep tho discussion to the main issue.
If tho proposals were accepted, the Bill would require administrative and financial adjustments. Tho Lord Lieutenant would havo no jurisdiction in tho excluded area. The .Government had not been much encouraged by tho reception of the proposals. Replying to Mr Bonar Law, Mr Asquith. promised an opportunity to discu.ss tho proposnl.3 at the earliest date. Sir Edward Carson interjected with a remark that tho course tho Government was now taking showed that the proposals wero hypocritical sham.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11028, 17 March 1914, Page 5
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