Clynes, while not claiming perfect ldraftsmanship in the clause, said that the object of the Government iwas to equalize conditions for poor land rich candidates—Wireless through Reuter.
By a vote of 59 to 10 the House Lords to-night. approved the inthe agricultural land tion bill of a clause providing the right to appeal against any order of the Minister of Agriculture regarding allotments "of small -holdi his clause was. resisted by the Government.
'Two other amendments were made to the bill by the House of Lords but they were not resisted 8 the Government. They limit the powers of the Minister of Agriculture under the terms of the agricaltural land utilization till' to. four years and they limit the expenditure for small holdings allotments The defeats are not vital ones for the Government but they are likely to add to the resentment on the part of the Labour members against interference in the House of Lords with bills which already have been approved in the House of Commons.
The defeats of last night were by votes of 21 to 21 and 112 to 20, respectively, while to-night's defeats were by votes of only 60 to 18 and 59 to 10, respectively United Press.
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