12 MARCH 1937, page 3

Mr. Elliot Might Have Dealt Less Cavalierly With The...

of a Special Minister for the distressed areas. Nobody questions the zeal and energy of the Commissioners. But there is a widespread feeling that to entrust administrative tasks......

There Was No Spontaneity About The Uproar Which Greeted Mr.

Ernest Brown's appearance at the despatch box on Tuesday. Labour back-benchers were clearly resolved to stage a demonstration. For a time it almost seemed as if the sitting......

The Prime Minister, Who, With Mingled Reason And...

excels on occasions of this kind, failed to allay the discontent of many of his own followers. He drew a dis- tinction between Bills founded on a Money Resolution and Bills......

In The Past Three Years There Have Been Several Protests

against the detail with which Money Resolutions are drawn. Once such a resolution is passed no amendment which is inconsistent with its terms may be moved to the Bill which......

Reduction And Limitation Of Rabbits The Rabbit Scourge In...

country is not comparable with the rabbit scourge in Australia, but it is serious enough none the less. The Report on " Damage by Rabbits " published by the Select Committee of......

The Car-parking Controversy Mr. Hore-belisha Appears To...

but himself to thank for the construction that was put on the words he was reported as having used at the annual dinner of the Institution of Chartered Surveyors on March 2nd.......

Mining Royalties Mr. Neville Chamberlain On Tuesday Was...

on one vital point in his announcement of the appointment of a Tribunal to determine the value of the mining royalties which the Government proposes to acquire. The Tribunal,......

The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...

is frequently observed in the House of Commons that the best debates are those which are confined within a fairly narrow compass. This has certainly been true during the present......