Tynwald Court
TYNWALD COURT. DOUGLAS, TUESDAY. APRIL 25, 1916. Present: In the Council: His Excellency General's explanation of the alterations the Deputy-Governor (Mr Thomas Kneen), made, Deemster Callow, the Attorney-General, The Attorney-General: It so happens the Vicar-General, and the Archdeacon. that, since the House met to consider this In the Keys: The Speaker (Mr Dalrymple subject, sonic explanation is necessary to Maitland, J.P.), Messrs T. C. Kermode, bring the House face to face with the W, Quayle, W. F. Cowell, W. Christian, matter as it stands now. I shall be as 13. S. Corlett, A. Christian, J. W. Walton, little diffuse as possible; still I must E. J. Curphey, J. R. Kerruish, T. H. Cor- occupy sufficient time to enable me to put mode, W. T. Croton, It. Moughtin, R. it in an intelligible form before the Court. Clueas, J. Qualtrough, T. F. Quine, J. The,Bill, as originally passed, was a BPI Cunningham, J.! Garside, M. Curiae, and in relief of rates—the Local Authorities Col. Moore. Relief of Rates Bill. That Bill dealt exclusively with the question of loans, RELIEF OF RATES, enabling the local authorities to borrow money to relieve the rates -owing to the The Deputy-Governor: Since the last peculiar circumstances of the Island—the Tynwald Court the Committee appointed to urban districts of the Island. It will he deal with amendments suggested in the Bill, in the recollection of the House, that we called the War Emergency (Relief of Rates) passed a resolution voting £20,000 for the Bill have been in communication with the purpose of grants in relief of rates.
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