BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
Address-in-Reply Amendment Lost.
(Beceived To-day, at 12.6 a.m.) London, February 7. Mr Robson's amendment was negatived by 278 to 192. At a meeting of the Chamber of Shipping, tho resolution passed by the Colonial Premier's Conference in 1902, dealing with the promotion of Imperial trade in British vessels, was largely approved. The meeting recommended the abolition of light dues. At a dinner given by the Chamber, Mr Gerald Balfour promised to propose the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the inequality of the regulations applicable to British and foreign ships. (Beceived To-day, at 1.14 a.m.) London, February 7. Fifty-four Nationalists voted for Mr Robson's motion. The Times considers that Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman supplies conclusive justification for the delay in sending reinforcements to the Transvaal.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7685, 8 February 1904, Page 5
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