BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8282, 8 November 1906, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

IHE EDUCATION BILL,

STULTIFYING THE NATION'S VERDICT. Received November 7, 8.42 a.m. LONDON, November 6. At a meeting of the National Free Church Council, attended by twelve hundred delegates, a resolution was passed declaring that the amendments to the Education Bill made by the House of Lords stultified the nation's verdiot on the education question, and appealing to the Government to oppose every alteration giving a foothold to sectarian privilege. The Righ Rev. A. Clifford, Bishop of Luoknow, desoribed the Archbishop of Canterbury as a minister who was facing both ways. Received November 7, 9.55 p.m. LONOON, November 7. In the House of Lords the Earl of Jersey*s amendment, requiring that extended facilities should be granted whenever demanded by four-fifths of the parents, was car ried Icy 133 to 83. 'lhe Marquis of Ripon declared that this rendered the intentions of the clause nugatory. HOUSING PROBLEM Reoeived November 7, 9.36 p.m. LONDON, November 7. Replying to a deputation from the National Housing Reform Council, Sir Henry Campbell Bannermau and Mr John Burns, President of the Looal Government Board, promised to stimulate looal authorities to provide suitable accommodation for the working classes. The Government werej facilitating three private bills dealing with the housing problem.