RESOLUTION PASSED.

Wairarapa Age, 6 July 1932, Page 5

RESOLUTION PASSED.

OTHER ITEMS THAN ANNUITIES INVOLVED. LONDON, July 4. In the House of Commons, Sir Stafford Cripps (Labour) moved an amendment to the Irish annuities resolution that the resolution should not operate till the court of arbitration has decided that the Irish Free &tate had failed to implement its lawful obligations.

The Dominions Secretary (Mr. J. H. Thomas) interposed that Mr. Dulanty the Irish High Commissioner, had officially confirmed the statement by the Labour member, Mr. Greenwood, that the disputed moneys were being paid into a separate account pending arbitration. The only matter now was the form of tribunal. The Government would not allow any foreign country to determine an Imperial domestic matter. (Cheers.) The Government also intended at Ottawa not to enter into fresh agreements with those who had broken existing undertakings. The amendment was rejected by 321 votes to 43. J

A. Labour amendment to exclude foodstuffs from the import duties was defeated by 346 votes to 44. A similar proposal for the exclusion of live stock met with the same fate by 310 to 43 ■Another insisting that no duties on tree State commodities should be higher than foreign, was rejected by 275 votes to 33. J In the course of his speech, Mr Thomas stated that the items Mr de Valera mentioned were £134,500 bonds and excess stock under the Irish Land Act, due in December; £1,000,000 a year S' i I«o S oA« onstabulary Pensions, of which £93,000 was outstanding; £6O 000 a year civil pensions; £20,000 a year Judicial pensions; £600,000 local loans fund annuity, of which £3OO 000' was outstanding; £39,000' due under Telegraphs, Public Offices and Railways Acts. All these represented solemn agreements. Therefore, there was no alternative but to propose the resolution.

The resolution was carried bv ooq votes to 31. y a