IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2752, 5 March 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OP WAN-

TON PERVERSITY

United Lress Association—Copyright LONDON 3 March 3. In the House of Commons, during angry criticism of the (government for borrowing, Mr. Findlay, a Unionist, accused them of wanton perversity. He declared only the Government’s allies would oppose the income tax resolution. Mr. H. W. Bottomley said that borrowing from debtors was the apotheisis of business ineptitude. Mr. McKenzie: We are not going to adopt the course mapped out by the Lords. Lord Hugh Cecil: The Government ought not to refuse a resolution for the collection of income tax out of pique and temper because the new House is against the Government on the Budget. Sir W. R. Robson denied that the resolution would compel people to pay the income tax before the Budget was passed. Mr. Lloyd-George considers that tne House of Commons will disapprove of taking income tax apart from other measures of the Budget. Unionist newspapers protested against this view and urge the Government to straighten out the disordered finance.

AIR. ASQUITH AIAKES lAIPORTANT STATEAIENT. NO AIORE “PLOUGHING THE' SANDS.” Received Alarch 4, 12.5 a.m.) LONDON, Alarch 4. Air. Asquith, replying to numerous questions, said there was to be no more ploughing of the sands. The Government would not continue in office unless able to ensure a Veto Bill becoming law. He announced that, subject to unforeseen contingencies, th© Commons would be asked, after its adoption of the veto resolutions, to assenf to tlie Budget before the Spring receiss, hut declined to state whether a dual Budget was intended. The “Daily News” says that if the AM to Bill is impossible there will be no' Budget. The “Telegraph” understood the contingencies mentioned referred to Air. Redmond’s determination not to allow the Budget to pass unless the \ r eto Bill becomes! law.