But Here We Must Mention The Striking Report—the Fourth Of
its series—issued as a White Paper on Wednesday by the Committeo of Public Accounts. The Committee do not hesitate to speak of the possibility of national bankruptcy. They......
The House Of Commons On Thursday, December 9th, Had A
set debate on economy. Mr. Lambert in an able speech moved that the House should decline to sanction expenditure for 1921-22 in excess of £808,000,000—the total estimated for a......
Mr. Chamberlain Said In Reply That The Government Had Made
immense progress in reducing expenditure. Last year we spent £2,160,000,000, and had to borrow part of it. This year the Estimate of £1,282,000,000 would suffice—since the......
Sir Godfrey Collins Moved As An Amendment That The Govern-
ment should reduce expenditure " to the utmost extent possible," and suggested that the total should not exceed £1,060,000,000, including £110,000,000 for the redemption of......
News Of The Week.
T HE heavy decline in trade and values is fill ing everybody with alarm. The only consoling reflection in a very depressing situation is that alarm always proves to be one of......
Mr. Chamberlain Went On To Read The Cabinet Minute En
finance. New schemes which would cost money were to remain in abeyance. The Ministries of Munitions, Shipping, and Food were to be wound up by March next. Our forces in Persia......
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The Prime Minister Concluded The Debate With A Vigorous...
of the Government. It would be dangerous, he said, to cut down expenditure on education—which cost more because the teachers were better paid—or on housing, because half-......
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