Correspondence respecting the opium question in China.

Date:
[1908]
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Credit: Correspondence respecting the opium question in China. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ataquarterpast4o’clock, ode a ’ ‘PRIVATE BUSINESS. — ae The London County Council cag stds ments) Bill and the Thames River Steambi Act, 1904 (Amendment) Bill were read a second MESSAGE FROM THE PORTUGUE GOVERNMENT. Nh The LORD CHANCELLOR,—I os 4.30 inform your lordships that I have re: following communication from the Portugues at the Court of St. James’s:— —~ Po *<T have the honour to inform your lordship instructed by his Faithful Majesty’s Governme: nvey to your lordship the sincere appreciation ¢ of my Government for the kind and sympa pression of condolence passed by the House of the lamentable occasion of the death of n Sovereign the late King of Portugal and th and of his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of “ T have the honour to request your lordshiy good as to bring this expression of the sincere tion of my Government before the House of Lo » Sse CROFTERS HOLDINGS Mra) AMENDMENT BILL. LORD LOVAT, in moving the second readi Bill, said he could not claim that it was epoch its character, but it contained proposals that-wo the condition of crofters in the Highlands. Th arose, was such a Bill necessary in view of th ment proposals, and most emphatically he repli because those who were interested in the subje wish to see Highland reforms tied to a Bill o controversial character to which there was stror tion among the agricultural community. Had 1 2 definite concrete Bill on the subject last ; would have been some amendment of the Croft: 1886, and the Government would not have sac: interests of the Highland crofters in order to c something for making an attack on the House He reminded rag ees pes that saat e ye recognized t it was necessary go 5 special legislation suited to these parts of Scot regarded the Bill, the first group of clauses injustices under the Act ef 1886, bringing in th holders who ought not to have been left o question of allowing crofters to take in holida would be settled by the measure, and with 1 compensation for damage by game they would a. level with tenant farmers. A provision by’ work of the Congested Distriets Based and the ission would be amalgamated was desi nccount of the necessity of finding work for the Commission, which for a long time had done ¥ work. It was further desirable in view of pro which had been made for the constitution of nev and in view of what had been said by support ent it was desirable in the interest: people of Scotland that there should be no “ w: on these Boards. In Scotland there were three pro! One on the East coast, where the cr of a self-helpful nature and there was little hunger ; another on the West coast, where there hunger, where the crofter was not self-helpfal, a there was marked lack of employment ; and a th: Lewes and outer islands, where squatting ha been checked since 1886, and where the conc affairs was getting worse and worse. Conseq 5.9 Was not one who believed that all we : the Highlands. Reforms were nee could be effected provided they were in accord: existing legislation and on well-considered lin Government had declared that in the creatic crofts under their Bill, no land would be ta farmer or landlord without adequate compensati if the Government were really animated by that. intention, why did they not put it in their Bill ; hear.) He had no hesitation in saying that if s competent men were appointed to aiiaintoae ister able scheme for the creation of new crofts, would be given to find land for the purpose ; would be no objection even to the grant of co powers. (Hear, hear.) The EARL of CHER spanrined tho crofte with which the noble lord spoke on any matter the aoa and felt sure the Secretary for would be glad of his advice and co-operation ii with the crofter question. As to the Bill of ¢ lord, he must repeat the objection he advance: the Small Holdings (Scotland) Bill introduced day, that the Government must refuse to conside their own Bill, which had just passed oe , was first discussed by the House. De: peje jo of mo noble pipes hires ae Ba ea ebery), speaking on lay, he must at ifit became the frequent practice for Gor Bills to be anticipated by the introduction in th of other measures dealing with the same subj their discussion was forced on the minority anh the position of Ministers in Bills would become almost intolerable. (Hee If the Government brought in legislation J # certain part of the United Kingdom in one ye were not necessarily inconsistent if they obj legislation of somewhat the same kind being br fora different division of the kingdom in anott ore they could be accused of etre circumstances of the two countries were the san secondly, even if it wore shown that the circumst the two countries were precisely identical, it n be proved that the le concerned preferred solution rather than a different one. He underst the Bill now before the House, while it closely re in parts the Bill of the Secretary for land, short of that measure, both in regard to the exter area and the number of persons affected, and th so he thought it would be more reasonable to | the larger proposals of the Government first. aware, however, that anything he ee say wou te. ‘ r th he: is © second reading of the Bill the aa