23 MAY 1931, Page 2

Sir Henry Buckingham, whose knowledge and experi- ence of Income

Tax administration are very wide, spoke forcibly upon the proposed changes, which would cen- tralize administration in" Somerset House and inevitably lead to more and *More bUreaueracy. On Wednesday, in the Upper House, Lord Trenchard, Lord Plumer and Lord Lloyd raised questions of administration in the Middle East, which they all know well. Lord Passfield was reassuring about our control of policy there but would not commit the Colonial Office to any change of admin- istration. The Lower House returned to the Franchise Bill, and by a majority of only thirty-six passed a new Clause abolishing plural voting.