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OF THE

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OF THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

From NOVEMBER the 11th, 1914,

In the FIFTH and SIXTH YEARS of the REIGN of

KING GEORGE THE FIFTH,
To JANUARY the 27th, 1916.

SESSION 1914-16.

The Thirtieth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland.

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BY THE KING.

A PROCLAMATION.

GEORGE R.I.
WHEREAS Our Parliament stands prorogued to Tuesday, the twenty-seventh
day of October one thousand nine hundred and fourteen : We, by and with
the advice of Our Privy Council, hereby issue Our Royal Proclamation, and publish
and declare that the said Parliament be further prorogued to Wednesday, the eleventh
day of November one thousand nine hundred and fourteen ; and We do hereby further,
with the advice aforesaid, declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure that
the said
Parliament shall, on the said Wednesday, the eleventh day of November one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen, assemble and be holden for the despatch of divers
urgent and important affairs ; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the
Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burghs,
of the House of Commons, are hereby required and commanded to give their
attendance accordingly at Westminster on the said Wednesday, the eleventh day of
November one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this fourteenth day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and in the Fifth
year of Our Reign.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

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No. 1.1

OURN A L S

OF THE

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Session 1914-16.

The Thirtieth Parliament of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland.

[No. 1.]

Wednesday, 11th November 1914.

Prayers at Two of the clock.

Message to
attend His
Majesty.

MESS AGE from His Majesty, by
Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Stephenson,

A
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod :

Mr. Speaker,

The King commands this Honourable House
to attend His Majesty immediately, in the
House of Peers.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to attend His Majesty :And having
returned ;

New Members
sworn.

Sir Walter Runciman, Baronet, Member for

Hartlepool Borough, was sworn.

Robert Toothill, Esquire, Member for the

Borough of Bolton, was sworn.

Elections.

Ordered, That all Members who are returned
for two or more places in any part of the United
Kingdom do make their election for which of
the places they will serve within one week after
it shall appear that there is no question upon the
Return for that place ; and if anything shall
come in question touching the Return or Elec-
tion of any Member, he is to withdraw during
the time the matter is in Debate ; and that all
Members returned upon double Returns do
withdraw till the Returns are determined.

Resolved, That no Peer of the Realm, except
such Peers of Ireland as shall, for the time being,
be actually elected, and shall not have declined
to serve, for any county, city, or borough of
Great Britain, hath any right to give his vote
in the Election of any Member to serve in
Parliament.
VOL. 170.

Resolved, That if it shall appear that any
person bath been elected or returned a Member
of this House, or endeavoured so to be, by
Bribery, or any other corrupt practices, this
House will proceed with the utmost severity
against all such persons as shall have been
wilfully concerned in such Bribery or other
corrupt practices.

Resolved, That if

it shall appear that any Witnesses.

person hath been tampering with any Witness
in respect of his evidence to be given to this
House, or any Committee thereof; or directly
or indirectly hath endeavoured to deter or
hinder any person from appearing or giving
evidence, the same is declared to be a high
crime or misdemeanour ; and this House will
proceed with the utmost severity against such
offender.

Resolved, That if it shall appear that any
person hath given false evidence in any case
before this House, or any Committee thereof,
this House will proceed with the utmost severity
against such offender.

Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Police
of the Metropolis do take care that, during the
Session of Parliament, the passages through
the streets leading to this House be kept free
and open, and that no obstruction be permitted
to hinder the passage of Members to and from
this House, and that no disorder be allowed in
Westminster Hall, or in the passages leading to
this House, during the Sitting of Parliament,
and that there be no annoyance therein or
the Serjeant-at-Arms
thereabouts ;
attending this House do communicate this Order
to the Commissioners aforesaid:

and that

Ordered, That the Votes and Proceedings of
this House be printed, being first perused by
Mr. Speaker ; and that he do appoint the
printing thereof ; and that no person but such
as he shall appoint do presume to print the
same.

B 2 4

Metropolitan
Police.

Votes and
Proceedings.

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11th November.

Privileges.

Outlawries
Bill.

Journal.

Parliamentary
Papers
(Recess.)

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)
Treaty Series
(No. 12, 1914.)

Negotiations
before the War
(Russian
Publications)
(Miscellaneous,
No. 11, 1914.)
Corre-
spondence
respecting
the War
(Belgian
Publications)
(Miscellaneous,
No. 12, 1914.)
Rupture of
Relations with
Turkey
(Miscellaneous,
No. 13, 1914.)
Navy and
Army.

Army.

East India
(Military.)

East India
(Railways.)

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Cyprus.

British
South Africa
Company.

Union of
South Africa.

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries.

Ordered, That a Committee of Privileges be

appointed.

A Bill for the more effectual preventing
clandestine Outlawries was read the first time ;
and ordered to be read a second time.

Ordered, That the Journal of this House, from
the end of the last Session to the end of the
present Session, with an Index thereto,- be
printed.

Ordered, That the said Journal and Index
be printed by the appointment and under the
direction of Sir Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert,
G.C.B., K.C.S.I., C.I.E., the Clerk of this House.
Ordered, That the said Journal and Index
be printed by such person as shall be licensed
by Mr. Speaker ; and that no other person do
presume to print the same.

The following Papers, presented by His
Majesty's Command during the Recess, were
delivered to the Librarian of the House of
Commons during the Recess, pursuant to the
Standing Order of the 14th August 1896:

Copies of Diplomatic and Consular Reports,

Annual Series, Nos. 5390 to 5397.

Copy of additional Protocol to the Treaty
of Extradition between Great Britain
and
Guatemala. Signed at Guatemala, 30th May
1914.

Copy of Documents respecting the Nego-
tiations preceding the War published by the
Russian Government.

Copy of Diplomatic Correspondence respect-
ing the War published by the Belgian Govern-
ment.

Copy of Correspondence respecting events
of Relations with

leading to the rupture
Turkey.

Copy of Statement as to Allowances and
Pensions in respect of Seamen, Marines, and
Soldiers, and their Wives, Widows, and Depen-
dants.

Copy of Statement as to increased Rates of
Separation Allowance for the Wives and Chil-
dren of Soldiers.

Copy of Papers relating to the support offered
by the Princes and Peoples of India to His
Majesty in connection with the War.

Copy of Administration Report on the Rail-

ways in India for the year 1913-14.

Copies of Reports, Nos. 809 (Bahamas, Report
for 1913-14), 810 (Cayman Islands, Jamaica,
Report for 1912-13), 811 (Fiji, Report for
1913), 812 (Ashanti, Report for 1913), 813
(Basutoland, Report for 1913-14), 814 (Hong
Kong, Report for 1913), 815 (Bechuanaland
Protectorate, Report for 1913-14), 816 (Report
on the work of the Imperial Institute, 1913).

Copy of Annual Report (Cyprus) for 1913-14.
Copy of Correspondence relating to the con-
tinuance of the administrative provisions of
the Charter of the British South Africa Com-
pany.

Copy of Correspondence relating to the

Indians Relief Act, 1914.

Copy of Minutes constituting the Agricultural

Education Conference.

1914.
Copy of Census of England and Wales,
1911. Volume X. Appendix. Classified and
Alphabetical Lists of Occupations, and Rules
adopted for Classification.

Copy of Return giving particulars of cases
in which persons had been reinstated with the
assistance of the Estates Commissioners during
the quarter ended 31st March 1914.

Copy of Return of Advances made under the
Irish Land Purchase Acts during the months of
March and April 1914.

Copy of Index to Estates comprised in Re-
turns of Advances made under the Irish Land
Acts, 1903 to 1909, during the year ended 31st
December 1913.

[No. 1.

Census of
England and
Wales, 1911.

Evicted
Tenants
(1I9r0e7land) Act,

Irish Land
Commission.

Irish Land
Commission.

Copy of Report of the Estates Commissioners Irish Land
for the year ending 31st March 1914, and for Acts, 1903-9.
the period from 1st November 1903 to 31st
March 1914, with Appendix.

Copy of Appendix to the Report of the Com-
mittee of Inquiry on Royal Irish Constabulary
and Dublin Metropolitan Police, 1914.

Copy of Report of the Department of Agri-
culture and Technical Instruction for Ireland on
the Trade in Imports and Exports at Irish
Ports during the year 1913.

Copies of the Postponement of Payments
Act, 1914, and of the Proclamations issued
thereunder, dated 2nd, 6th, 12th August, and
1st, 3rd September.

Copy of Report by the Local Government
Board for Scotland as to the proceedings of
Distress Committees in Scotland for the year
ended 15th May 1914.

Copy of Summary of Accidents and Casual-
ties, as reported to the Board of Trade by the
several Railway Companies in the United King-
dom, during the period of three months ended
30th June 1914 ; together with Reports of the
Inspecting Officers of the Railway Department
to the Board of Trade upon certain Accidents
which were inquired into.

Royal Irish
Constabulary
arid Dublin
Metropolitan
Police.
Department
of Agriculture
and Technical
Instruction
for Ireland.
Postponement
of Payments
Act, 1914.

Unemployed
Workmen
Act, 1905.

Railway
Accidents.

Copy of Statistical Tables relating to the Colonial
several British Self - governing Dominions, statistics.
and
Colonies,
Part XXXVII., 1912.

Protectorates.

Possessions,

Copy of Return relating to the Rates of Colonial

Duties levied upon the principal and nrt Duties,

I9rpoImport

other articles imported into the British Self-
governing Dominions, Colonies, Possessions, and
Protectorates.

Copy of Statistical Abstract for the United
Kingdom, in each of the last fifteen years, from
1899 to 1913. Sixty-first Number.

Copy of Report by the Board of Trade on the
Life-saving Apparatus on the coasts of the
United Kingdom, for the year ended 30th June
1914.

Copy of Report on Strikes and Lock-outs,
and on Conciliation and Arbitration Boards, in
the United Kingdom in 1913, with comparative
Statistics.

Statistical
Abstract
(United
Kingdom.)
Rocket
Life-saving
Apparatus.

Strikes and
Lock-outs.

Copy of Report to the Board of Trade on the South Africa

Trade of the Union of South Africa (and (Trade.)
Rhodesia) for the year 1913.

Copy of Report on changes in Rates of Wages Board of
and Hours of Labour in the United Kingdom in Trade (Labour
1913, with comparative Statistics,

Department)
(Changes in
&c.)
Copy of Report of the Committee appointed Coal Mines
by the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- Aet VAL.14
ment to consider the Iplestion of the recognition ()erldcaltes)
of First-Aid Certificates for purposes under the (Departmental
Coal Mines Act,
Evidence.

1911, with Minutes

of Committee.)

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11th November.

5

Historical
Manuscripts
(Royal
Commission.)
Howth
(Landing of
Arms) (Royal
Commission.)

Howth
(Lauding of
Arms) (Royal
Commission.)

Copy of Report on the Records of the City of

Exeter.

Copy

of Report

the Commissioners
of
appointed to inquire into and report upon the
events connected with the landing of Arms at
Howth, the subsequent Disturbances, and the
use of the Military Power in connection there-
with.

Copy of Minutes of Evidence taken before the
Commissioners appointed to inquire into and
report upon the events connected with the
landing of Arms at Howth, the subsequent
Disturbances, and the use of the Military Power
in connection therewith.

Copy of Sixth Report of the Committee
Explosions
appointed by the Secretary of State for the
in Mines
(Departtee.)mental Home me Department to investigate and report on
Commit
the subject of Explosions in Mines.

Copy of

of His
Majesty's Inspectors of Explosives, for the year
1913.

Thirty-eighth Report

Copy of Report of the Commissioner of Police

of the Metropolis for the year 1913.

Copy of Statistics of Compensation and of
proceedings under the Workmen's Compensation
Act, 1906, and the Employers' Liability Act,
1880, during the year 1913.

Mr. Secretary 111`Kenna presented', pursuant Municipal
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament, Corporations
Carter
Copy of the Charter of the Incorporation of (t,,etN ,7-,.Ihge.)
Stourbridge, dated 29th September 1914.

Copy of Orders made by the Council of the Polling
County of London, dividing the Borough of Districts
(County of
Hampstead and the South Division of the London.)
Borough of Islington into Pollino. Districts.

Polling
Copy of Scheme, approved by the Secretary Factory and

.s,

of State for the Home Department, in pursuance Workshop
of Section 5 (2) (a) of the Factory and Work- i ec,i'-ilZeiofi-,.'rof
shop Act, 1907, for the regulation of the Hours Hors of
of Employment, Intervals for Meals and Rest, Employment,
and Holidays, in respect of the House of Mercy, &Cel;airrlitable
Horbury, Wakefield.

Institutions.)

Copy of Drafts of Rules for Local Prisons Prisons
n
s.)
aleg,lan

proposed to be made by the Secretary of State (E
for the Home Department under the Prison
Act, 1898, regarding the conveyance of articles
to and from a prisoner in custody, and regarding
communications by Officers of Prisons with dis-
charged Prisoners.

d and

Copy of Draft of a Rule for Convict Prisons Prisons
1Vales.)

proposed to be made by the Secretary of State (England and
for the Home Department under the Prison
Act, 1898, regarding communications by Officers
of Prisons with discharged Prisoners.

Copy of Regulations, dated 16th September Cremation
1914, made by the Secretary of State for the (England and

Copy of Statistics of Public Education in Home Department under the Cremation Act,
Educational 1902, amending the Regulations of 31st March

England and Wales. Part I.
Statistics, 1912-13.

Copy of Order, dated 31st October 1914,
made by the Insurance Commissioners under the
National Insurance Act,
entitled the
National Health Insurance (Transfer of Deposit
Contributors) Order (No. 3), 1914.

1911,

Copy of Order, dated 16th October 1914,
made by the Insurance Commissioners under the
1911, entitled the
National
National Health Insurance (Establishment of
Separate Sections) Order, 1914.

Insurance Act,

Copy of Order, dated 19th October 1914,
made by the Insurance Commissioners under the
1911, entitled the
National
National Health Insurance (Registration of
Branches) Order, 1914.

Insurance Act,

Copy of Order, dated 22nd September 1914,
made by the Insurance Commissioners under the
National Insurance Act,
1911, entitled the
National Health Insurance (Navy and Army
Insurance Fund) Order, 1914.

Copy of Order dated 12th October 1914,
made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners
under the National Insurance Act, 1911, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Establishment
of Separate Sections) Order (Scotland), 1914.

Copy of Order, dated 19th October 1914,
made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners
under the National Insurance Act, 1911, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Registration of
Branches) Order (Scotland), 1914.

1903.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Charles Roberts presented, pursuant to the ia,staZ

India

raised
in England.)
No. 1.

directions of several Acts of Parliament,Return
of all Loans raised in England under the provisions
of any Acts of Parliament, chargeable on the
Revenues of India, outstanding at the com-
mencement of the half-year ended on the 30th
September 1914, with the rates of interest and
total amount payable thereon, and the date of
the termination of each Loan, the debt incurred
during the half-year, the moneys raised thereby
during the half-year, the Loans paid off or
discharged during the half-year, and the Loans
the close of the half-year ;
outstanding at
stating, so far as the public convenience will
allow, the purpose or service for which moneys
have been raised during the half-year.

Copy of amended Regulations for the nomina-
tion and election of additional Member of the
Legislative Council of India.
Legislative

Ordered, That the said. Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to East
India (Loans raised in England) be printed.

(Legislative
Council.)

Mr. Hobhouse presented, pursuant to the direc- Post Office

tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of the (CF?
1,1 and
Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post Amendment moi,`.(cileil'al',ost.)
(No. 67) Warrant, 1914, dated 14th October
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper

do lie upon the

Copy of Order, dated 19th October 1914,

made by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners Table.
under the National Insurance Act, 1911, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Wales) (Regis-
tration of Branches) Order, 1914.

Copy of Order, dated 6th November 1914,
made by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners
under the National Insurance Act, 1911, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Wales) (Trans-
fer of Deposit Contributors) Order (No. 3),
1914.

Mr. Churchill presented, by His Majesty's Navy
Command,Copy of Statistical Report of the (Health.)
NO. 9.
Health of the Navy for the year 1913.

Copy of List of Exceptions to the Kinag'cs1

Regulations as to Pay, Non-effective Pay,
Allowances sanctioned by the Lords Commis- egu ations.)
sion.ers of the Admiralty, with the approval of the
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, pursuant
do lie upon the to the Order in Council dated 19th December
1881, during the year 1913-14.

No'xv;ptions to

Ordered, That the said Papers

Table.

VoL. 170.

B 3

Explosives.

Police
(Metropolis.)

Workmen's
Compensation.

Board of
Education.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales.)

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11th November.

1914.

[No. 1.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relating to Navy
(Health) be printed.

Banking and
Railway
Statistics
(Ireland.)

Winter
Assizes
(Ireland.)

Shops Act,
1912,

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand, Copy of Report on the Banking,
Railway, and Shipping Statistics of Ireland for
the half-year ended 30th June 1914.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament, Copies
of Four Orders in Council under the Winter
Assizes Acts, 1876 and 1877, dated 2nd Novem-
ber 1914, for holding Winter Assizes in Ireland.
Copy of Closing Orders (two) made under
the Shops Act, 1912, by the Council of the
County Borough of Belfast.

Department of Copy of the Black Scab in Potatoes (Special
Agriculture Area Ireland) Order, No. 2, 1914.
and Technical
Instruction for Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Ireland.

Table.

National
Health.
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland.)

Super Tax.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Order, dated the
19th
October 1914, made by the Irish Insurance
Commissioners under the National Insurance
Act, 1911, entitled the National Health Insur-
ance (Registration of Branches) Order (Ireland),
1914.

Mr. Montagu also presented,Return to an
Order, dated the 28th day of July in the last
Session of Parliament, for a Return showing

(1) The number of persons who were asked
by the Special Commissioners to make
Returns for Super Tax for each of the
years 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13,
and 1913 -14;

(2) The number of persons who gave notice
that they were liable to Super Tax in each
of these years ;

(3) The number of persons who neglected to
make Returns for Super Tax (because they
had not been asked) in the respective years
of assessment commencing 1909-10, and
who have subsequently made Returns.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the
National
Health
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
Insurance
of Regulations made by the Scottish Insurance
Commission
Commissioners, dated 9th October 1914, entitled
(Scotland)
(Regulations.) the National Health Insurance (Officers, Warrant
Officers, and Soldiers) Regulations (Scotland),
1914.

No. 3.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 30th
September 1914, made by the Insurance Com-
missioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Officers, Warrant Officers, and Soldiers) Regu-
lations, 1514.

Copy of Provisional Special Order made by
the National Health Insurance Joint Committee,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Normal
Rates of Remuneration) (Ireland) Provisional
Order, 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 30th October 1914,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and the Irish Insurance Commis-
sioners acting jointly, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Exempt Persons' Benefits) Regula-
tions (Ireland), 1914.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 9th
October 1914, made by the Irish Insurance Com-
missioners with respect to certain Officers,
Warrant Officers, and Soldiers.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 4.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 5.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland)
(Regulations.)
No. 6.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland)
(Regulations.)
No. 7.

Copy of Special Order, dated 10th September National

1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee and by the Insurance Commis-
sioners, the Scottish Insurance Commissioners,
and the Welsh Insurance Commissioners, acting
jointly, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Subsidiary Employments) Order, 1914 (No. 2).

Health
In surance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 8.

Copy of Special Order, dated 10th September National

1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee and by the Insurance Commis-
sioners, the Irish Insurance Commissioners, and
the Welsh Insurance Commissioners, acting
jointly, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Subsidiary Employments) Order, 1914 (No. 3).

Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee )
No. 9.

Copy of Special Order, dated 15th July 1914, National

made by the National Health Insurance Joint Health
Committee and by the Insurance Commissioners, (Joint
acting jointly, entitled the National Health Committee.)
Insurance (Special Employers' Custom) Consoli- No. 10.
dated Order, 1914.

Insurance

Copy of Special Order, dated 15th July 1914, National

made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and by the Insurance Commissioners,
acting jointly, entitled the National Health Committee.)
Insurance (Special Customs) Consolidated Order,
No. 11.
1914.

Insurance
(Joint

Copy of Special Order, dated 15th July 1914,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and by the Insurance Commissioners,
acting jointly, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Subsidiary Employments) Consoli-
dated Order, 1914.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 12.

Copy of Regulations, dated 27th October National

1914, made by the National Health Insurance Ha
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Insur- (
ance Commissioners and the Welsh Insurance Committee.)
Commissioners, entitled the National Health No. 13.
Insurance (Exempt Persons' Benefits) Regu-
lations, 1914.

Joint

nestIrtahn

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 23rd
October 1914, made by the National Health
Insurance Joint Committee, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Arrears) Amendment Regu-
lations (No. 2), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 22nd September
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Transfer Values) Regulations, 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 13th October
1914, made by the Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Special
Order Inquiry) Regulations, 1914.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 14.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 15.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 16.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 23rd National

October 1914, made by the National Health
Insurance Joint Committee, entitled the National (Joint
Health Insurance (Societies' Accounts and Ad- Committee.)
ministrative Expenses) Regulations, 1914.
No. 17.

Copy of Regulations, dated 22nd October National

1914, made by the National Health Insurance health
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Navy and Army Insurance Fund : Committee.)
Persons of Unsound Mind) Regulations, 1914.
No. 18.

Copy of Regulations, dated 22nd October National

1914, made by the National Health Insurance Health
Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
n c e
(Joint
Insurance (Aliens' Maternity Benefit) Regu- Committee.)
lations, 1914.
No. 19.

Copy of Special Order, dated 23rd October National

1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Normal Rate of Remuneration) Committee.)
Order ( No. 2), 1914.
No. 20.

h

Copy of Special Order, dated 23rd October National

1914, made by the National Health Insurance Health

Insurance

11.th November.

7
III., IV., VII., and XI. of the existing Statutes
of the College.

No. 1.1

(Joint
Committee.)
No. 21.

5 G-EO.
Joint Committee, entitled. the National Health
Insurance (Normal Rate of Remuneration)
Order (No. 3), 1914.

County Courts
(England)
(Fees.)

Copy of Treasury Order, dated 15th Septem-
ber 1914, under the County Courts Act, 1888,
regulating Fees in County Courts.

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 22nd Sep-
superannua-
tion Act, 1887. tember 1914, under the Superannuation Act,
1887, granting a retired allowance to Mr. Harry
(Third Class),
Bramley Littlewood, Clerk
London Telephone Service, Post Office.

Sup erannua-
tion Act, 1887. 1914, under

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 10th October
the Superannuation Act, 1887,
granting a retired allowance to Mr. James Bain-
bridge, Assistant Superintendent (Class II.),
West Hartlepool Post Office.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon
the Table ; and that the Papers relative to
National Health insurance (Scotland) Regu-
lations, National Health Insurance (Joint Com-
mittee) Regulations, National Health Insurance
(Joint Committee), National Health Insurance
Commission (Ireland) (Regulations), be printed.

Colonial
Probates Act,
1892.

Foreign
Jurisdiction
Act, 1890.

Foreign
Jurisdiction
Act, 1890.

Merchant
Shipping
Act, 1894.

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Order in Council, dated 30th September
1914, under the Colonial Probates Act, 1892,
applying the Act to Papua.

Copy of Order in Council under the Foreign
Jurisdiction Act, 1890, dated 30th September
1914, entitled the Siam Order in Council, 1914.
Copy of Order in Council under the Foreign
Jurisdiction Act, 1890, dated 29th October 1914,
entitled the Morocco Order in Council, 1914.

Copy of Order in Council under the Merchant
Shipping Act, 1894, dated 21st September 1914,
varying the Orders in Council of 16th February
1903 and 16th December 1911, with respect to
the number and salaries of Lower Grade Clerks
on the establishment of the Corporation of the
Trinity House of Deptford Strond.

Copies of Thirteen Orders in Council under
the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act,
1865, dated from 21st September 1914 to 5th
November 1914.

Universities of Copy of Statutes made under the Universities
Oxford and
of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, by the
Cambridge
Governing Body of Emanuel College, Cam-
Act, 1877
bridge, on 29th July 1914, and duly sealed,
(Cambridge.)
amending Statutes XXIII. and XLIII. of the
existing Statutes of the College.

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Cambridge.)

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

Copy of Statutes made under the Universities
of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, by the
Governing Body of Queen's College, Cambridge,
on 20th June 1914 (and duly sealed), amending
Statutes XIII., XI V., and XXII. of the existing
Statutes of the College.

Copy of Statutes made under the Universities
of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, by the
Governing Body of Christ Church, Oxford, on
10th June 1914 (and duly sealed), amending
certain of the existing Statutes of the House.

Copy of Statute made under the Universities
of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, by the
Governing Body of Christ Church, Oxford, on
27th June 1912 and 31st May 1913, amending
Statute XVII. of the existing Statutes of the
House.

Universities of Copy of Statutes made under the Universities
Oxford and
of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, by the
Cambridge
Governing Body of New Colleffe, Oxford, on
Aci, 1877
14th January 1914 and 28th April 1914 (and
(Oxford.)
sealed on 15th June 1914), amending Statutes

Vol.. 170.

Copy of Statute made under the Universities Universities of

of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, by the cO xufilda n
Governing Body of Merton College, Oxford, on A'ct, 18. "7.7.e
7th May 1914 (and sealed on 14th May 1914), (Oxford.)
amending Statutes II., III., V., IX., and XIII.
of the existing Statutes of the College.

Copy of Statutes made under the Universities universities of

of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, by the 0,xfobrdi
University of Oxford on 9th June 1914, and _c.act,18.7F
sealed on 16th June 1914, amending certain of (Oxford.)
the existing Statutes of the University (Dr.
Lee's Professorships).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runeinzan presented, pursuant to the Destructive
directions of an Act of Parliament,--Copy of 1,n:set:II earl
Orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests 1877' and 1907.
Acts, 1877 and 1907, declaring certain areas to
be infected with Wart Disease, and an infected
area for the purposes of the Wart Disease of
Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of 1914 (D.I.P.,
Nos. 99-102, 104-125).

Copy of Order under the Destructive Insects
and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, dated 6th
revoking an Order (D.I.P.,
October
No. 43) declaring an area in the County of
Monmouth to be infected with Wart Disease of
Potatoes (D.I.P., No. 103).

1914,

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

The following Papers, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament, were laid
upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :

Accounts of the Commissioners for the Reduc-
tion of the National Debt in respect of the
capital and income of the Irish Land Purchase
Fund in the year ended 31st March 1914;
together with the Report of the Comptroller
arid Auditor General thereon.

Copy of Accounts of the Irish Land Commis-
sion in respect of Church Temporalities in
Ireland from 1st April 1913, and from 26th
July 1869 (the date of the Irish Church Act) to
31st March 1914 ; together with the Report of
the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Copy of Accounts of the Mersey Docks and
Harbour Board for the year ending 1st July
1914.

Abstract of Accounts of Loan Societies in
England and Wales for the year 1912, furnished
to the Central Office for the Registry of Friendly
Societies.

containing

Copy of Schedule,

a list of
classes of Documents of the
particulars of
Treasury (Slave Compensation Commission)
which are not considered of sufficient public
value to justify their preservation in the Public
Record Office.

Ordered, That the Papers relative to Irish
Land Purchase Fund and Church Temporalities
(Ireland) be printed.

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House had,
this day, attended His Majesty in the House of
Peers, when His Majesty was pleased to make
a most Gracious Speech from the Throne to both
Houses of Parliament ; of which Mr. Speaker
said he had, for greater accuracy, obtained a
Copy ; which he read to the House, as followeth :

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

The energies and sympathies of My subjects
in every part of the Empire are concentrated

B4

Irish Land
Purchase
Fund.

No. 22.

Church
Temporalities
(I reland. )

No. 23.

Mersey Docks
and Harbour
Board.

Loan
Societies.

Public Records
(Treasury)
(Slave
Compensation
Commission.)

Mr. Speaker
reports His
Majesty's
Speech.

11th--12th November.

1914.

[No. 2.

8
on the prosecution to a victorious
issue of
I have
the War on which we are engaged.
summoned you now in order that, sharing, as I
am aware you do, My conviction that this is a
duty of paramount and supreme importance, you
should take whatever steps are needed for its
adequate discharge.

Since I last addressed you, the area of the
War has been enlarged by the participation in
In con-
the struggle of the Ottoman Empire.
junction with My Allies, and in spite of repeated
and continuous provocations, I strove to preserve,
in regard to Turkey, a friendly neutrality. Bad
counsels and alien influences have driven her
into a policy of wanton and defiant aggression,
and a state of war now exists between us. My
Mussulman subjects know well that a rupture
with Turkey has been forced upon Me against
My will, and I recognise with appreciation and
gratitude the proofs which they have hastened
to give of their loyal devotion and support.

My Navy and Army continue, throughout the
area of conflict, to maintain in full measure their
glorious traditions. We watch and follow their
steadfastness and valour with thankfulness and
pride, and there is, throughout My Empire, a
determination to secure, at whatever
fixed
sacrifice, the triumph of our arms and the
vindication of our cause.

Gentlemen of the House of Commons,

You will be asked to make due financial

provision for the effective conduct of the War.

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

The only measures which will be submitted to
you, at this stage of the Session, are such as
seem necessary to My advisers for the attainment
of the great purpose upon which the efforts of
the Empire are set.

I confidently commend them to your patriotism
and loyalty, and I pray that the Almighty will
give His blessing to your counsels.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That an humble Address be presented
to His Majesty, as followeth :
Most Gracious Sovereign,

We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal
subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament
assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks
to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which
Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of
Parliament(Sir Robert Price) ;

And a Debate arising thereupon;
And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. Arthur Henderson) : It was resolved in
the Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-

morrow.

King's Speech
(Motion for
an Address.)

Adjournment

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.

(Mr. Gulland.)

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute before Six of
the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 2.]

Thursday, 12th, November 1914.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

SEVERAL Public Petitions were presented, Public

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Vide First

Petit io ns.

Table.

Report.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to Shops Act,

the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy 1912.
of Order by the Secretary for Scotland, dated
10th November 1914, under the Shops Act, 1912,
affecting certain Shops in the Burgh of Dun-
fermline.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His Colonial
orts

Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report, Rep
No. 817 (Falkland Islands, Report for 1913-14). ( Annual. )
Mr. Secretary Harcourt also presented, pur- Leeward
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, Islands.
Copy of new Rules relating to the Govern-
ment of the Prisons in the Leeward Islands.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's Government

Command,Copy of further Papers relating to
the measures taken by His Majesty's Government and Business.
sustaining Credit and facilitating Business
for
(in continuation of [Cd. 7633] and House of
Commons Paper, No. 457 of Session 1914).

tac
te

s

Copy of Report of the Departmental Com- National

mittee on Sickness Benefit Claims under the Health
National
Minutes of Evidence, and index.

Insurance Act, with Appendices, (JnolinT"e
Committee)
(Departmental
Committee.)

Copy of Report of the Committee appointed National
to consider and advise with regard to the appli- Health
cation of the National Insurance Act to Out-
workers in Ireland. Volume I., Report. Volume Committee.)
IL, Evidence and Appendices.

rtan e

Supplementary Estimate of

the

sum of Naval and

£225,000,000, required to be voted for Naval Military
and Military Operations, and other Expenditure and oattitclio
arising out of the War.

Expenditure
arising out
of the War,
1914-15
(Supplemen-
tary Vote of
Credit.)

No. 26.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the National

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Health
Special Order, dated 24th July 1914, made by
(Joint
the National Health Insurance Joint Committee Committee.)
by the Irish Insurance Commissioners,
No. 25.
and
entitled the National Health
acting jointly,
Insurance (Subsidiary Employments) Consoli-
dated Order (Ireland), 1914.

anrce

Copy of Special Order, dated 24th July 1914, National

made by the National Health Insurance Joint Health
Committee and by the Irish Insurance Commis- Join nr
sioners, acting jointly, entitled the National Committee.)
HealthInsurance (Special Customs) Consolidated
No. 27.
Order (Ireland), 1914.

nee

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the said Estimate, and the
Papers relative to National Health Insurance
(Joint Committee) presented by Acts, be printed.

12th November.

9
That an humble Address be presented to His
Majesty, as followeth :

No. 2.]

Army.

Army
(Supple-
mentary
Estimate.)

No. 24.

Irish Land
Commission
(Account.)
No. 28.

5 GEO. V.
Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Interim Report of the
Committee on Garrison and Regimental Insti-
tutes.

Supplementary Estimate of the additional
number of Men required for the Army in the
year ending 31st March 1915, in consequence of
the War in Europe.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and that the said Estimate be printed.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon the
Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy of
Account of the Irish Land Commission for the
year ended 31st March 1914, and from 22nd
August 1881 to 31st March 1914 ; together with
the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor
General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

Navy
(Health.)

The Order made upon the 1 1 th day of this
instant November, That the Paper relative to
Navy (Health) be printed, was
and
discharged.

read

Civil
Contingencies
Fund, 1913-44.

Message from
the Lords.

Pack-
Beresford
Divorce Bill
[Lords]
(suspended.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Accounts of the Civil Contingencies
Fund, 1913-14, showing (1) the Receipts and
Payments in connection with the Fund in the
year ended the 31st day of March 1914 ; (2) the
distribution of the capital of the Fund at the
commencement and close of the year ; together
with Copy of the Correspondence with the
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that
a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to dissolve the marriage of Henry John
Pack-Beresford, of Kellestown House, in the
County of Carlow, Major, with Sybil Maud
Pack-Beresrord, his now wife, and to enable
him to marry again, and for other purposes ;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

Pack-
Beresford
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Business of
the House.

The Pack-Beresford Divorce Bill [Lords]
was read the first time, and ordered to be read
a second time.

Ordered, That on every day on which the

House sits until the 31st day of December

(1) Government Business do have prece-

dence ;

(2) At the conclusion of Government Busi-
ness Mr. Speaker shall propose the Question,
That this House do now adjourn, and if
that Question shall not have been agreed
to Mr. Speaker shall adjourn the House
without Question put, not later than half an
hour after the conclusion of Government
Business ; and

(3) If the day be a Friday the House, unless
it otherwise resolves, shall at its rising stand
adjourned until the following Monday.

(The Prime Minister.)

Most Gracious Sovereign,

We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal
subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland,
in Parliament
assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks
to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which
Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of
Parliament(Sir Robert Price);

And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.

An Amendment was proposed to be made Miens.

to the Question, by adding at the end thereof the
words " But humbly regret that the Gracious
Speech contains no reference to the public
danger arising from the presence in the kingdom
of aliens who may be in possible communication
with the enemy, and of limited companies con-
sisting almost entirely of alien shareholders."
(Mr. Joynson-Hicks.)

And the Question being put, That those words

be there added : it passed in the Negative.

And the Main Question being again proposed :
Another Amendment was proposed to be made Censorship of

to the Question, by adding at the end thereof the Press.
the words " But humbly regret that the Gracious
Speech contains no reference to the censorship
of the press, and the lack of information on
matters of public interest of past events supplied
to the press."(Sir William Bull.)

And the Question being put, That those words

be there added :It passed in the Negative.

And the Main Question being put ;
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented

to His Majesty, as followeth :
Most Gracious Sovereign,

We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal
subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament
assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks
to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which
Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of
Parliament.

Ordered, That the said Address be presented
to His Majesty by such Members of this House
as are of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy
Council or of His Majesty's Household.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Supply.

next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider
of the Supply to be granted to His Majesty.
(Mr. Gulland.)

Ordered, That the several Estimates presented
to this House this day be referred to the
Committee of Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Ways and

next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider Means.
of the Ways and Means for raising the Supply
to be granted to His Majesty.(Mr. Gulland.)

Resolved, That this House, at the rising of Adjournment.

the House this day, do adjourn till Monday
next.(Mr. Gulland.)

Ballot for
Bills, &c.

Ordered, That no Bills, other than Govern-
ment Bills, be introduced in anticipation of the
Ballot, and no Notices of Motions on going into
Committee of Supply be received before 31st
December.(The Prime Minister.)

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
King's Speech
(Motion for an the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
Address.)
upon the 11th day of this instant November,

VOL. 170.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of this day, proposed the
Question, That this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till nine minutes after Ten
of the clock, adjourned till Monday next.

10

161/i November.

[No. 3.]

Monday, 16th November 1914.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Order of

THE House was moved, That the Standing
the 6th day of August 1914,
relating to the London County Council (General
Powers) Bill, suspended in Session 1914, might
be read ; and the same being read ;

The Bill was read the first and second time ;
and, having been reported in Session 1914, was
ordered to lie upon the Table.

The House was moved, That the Standing
Order of the 6th day of August 1914, relating to
the Glasgow Corporation (Celluloid) Bill, sus-
pended in Session 1914, might be read ; and the
same being read ;

The Bill was read the first and second time ;
and, having been reported in Session 1914, was
ordered to lie upon the Table.

Mr. .111Kinnon Wood presented a Bill
to
confirm a Provisional Order under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899,
relating to Aberdeen Corporation : And the
time, and ordered
same was
(under Section 9 of the Act) to be read a second
time upon Tuesday the 24th day of this instant
November ; and to be printed.

read the first

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

Aberdeen
Corporation
Order
Confirmation
Pill.

Bill 2.

Several Public Petitions were presented, and

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Public
Petitions.
Vide First
Report.
Universities of Ordered, That the Paper relative to Uni-
versities of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877
Oxford and
Cambridge
(Cambridge), which was presented upon the
Act, 1877
llth day of this instant November, be printed.
(Cambridge.)
No. 29.
Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Cambridge.)
No. 30.
Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Uni-
versities of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877
(Cambridge), which was presented upon the
I lth day of this instant November, be printed.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to
versities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
(Oxford), wthich was presented upon the
day of this instant November, be printed.

Uni-
1877
11th

No. 31.
Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

No. 32.
Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

No. 33.
universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

No. 34.
Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

No. 35.
Super Tax.

Ordered, That the Paper

relative to
versities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
(Oxford), which was presented upon the
day of this instant November, be printed.

LTni-
1877
11th

Ordered, That the Paper relative to
versities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
(Oxford), which was presented upon the
day of this instant November, be printed.

Uni-
1877
11th

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Uni-
versities of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877
(Oxford), which was presented upon the 11th
day of this instant November, be printed.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Uni-
versities of Oxford and. Cambridge Act, 1877
(Oxford), which was presented upon the 11th
day of this instant November, be printed.

Ordered, That the Return relative to Super
No. 36. Tax, which was presented upon the 11th day of

this instant November, be printed.

Mr. Birrell presented,

1914.
by His Majesty's Irish Land
Command,Copy of Return of proceedings of Commission
the Irish Land Commission under the Land (Proceedings.)
Law Acts, the Labourers (Ireland), Acts, and
the Land Purchase Acts, during the month of
March 1914.

[No. O.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the Irish
n
AUc

t directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Statute IV. of the National University of Ire-
land, made under the Irish Universities Act,
1908.

iverst

ities

1908
"°*""

Copy of Amendment to Chapter XXX
University

of the Statutes of the Queen's University of Universities
1908.
Belfast, made under the Irish Universities
No. 38.
1908.

Irish

Act,

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon
the Table ; and that the Papers relative to the
Irish Universities Act, 1908, be printed.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna presented, pursuant Shops Act

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912
Copies of Orders made under the Shops Act,
1912, by the undermentioned Local Autho-
rities, and confirmed by the Secretary of State
for the Home Department :

The County Council of Glamorgan (Dulais

Valley Area);

The Councils of the City of Oxford and

Boroughs of Ealing and Ryde.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Hobhouse presented, pursuant

to the Post Office

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of (Money
the Postal Order (Foreign and Colonial) Regu- Orders.)
lations, 1914, dated 21st July 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runeiman presented, by His Majesty's New Zealand

Command,Copy of Report to the Board of (Trade.)
Trade on the Trade of New Zealand for the
year 1913.

Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the Trade Boards

Act, 1909.

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Regulations, dated 8th October 1914, made by
the Board of Trade under Section 11 of the
Trade Boards Act, 1909, with respect to the
constitution and proceedings of the Trade Board
for making of Boxes or parts thereof made
wholly or partially of Paper, Cardboard, Chip,
or similar material in Ireland.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

--

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's N ateailounial

Command,Copy of Order, dated 11th Novem-
her 1914, made by the Scottish Insurance cosram'ainan.
Commissioners, entitled the National Health (Scotland.)
Insurance (Transfer of Deposit Contributors)
Order (Scotland) (No. 3), 1914.

Copy of Order, dated 6th November 1914, National

made by the Insurance Commissioners under Health
a
Section 2 of the Local Government Board's
Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 18) Act, (England.)
1914, entitled the County Borough of Plymouth
(Insurance Committee) Order, 1914.

Corr

Mr. Montagu also presented,Return to an Civil

Order, dated the 12th day of
November,
for
Contingencies Fund, 1913-14.

a Return relative to Civil

instant Contingencies
Fund, 1913-14.
No. 45.

this

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the National

directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy of IH e
Provisional Special Order, dated the 11th day of
November 1914, made by the National Health Committee.)
Insurance Joint Committee, acting jointly with
No. 39.

a
ju1 ittahcen

No. 3.] 5 GEO. V.

16th November.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)
(Regulations.)
No. 40.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)
(Regulations.)
No. 41.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)
No. 42.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 43.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 44.

the Irish Insurance Commissioners, entitled the
National Health Insurance (Employment under
Local and Public Authorities) Exclusion Pro-
visional Order (Ireland) (No. 2), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 2nd October 1914,
made by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Special
Order Inquiry) Regulations (Wales), 1914.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 2nd
October 1914, made by the Welsh Insurance
entitled the National Health
Commissioners,
and
Insurance
Soldiers) Regulations (Wales), 1914.

(Officers, Warrant Officers,

Copy of Regulations, dated 22nd October
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Scottish
Insurance Commissioners, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regula-
tions (Scotland), 1914.

Copy of Order, dated 13th November 1914,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, acting jointly with the Insurance
Commissioners, the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, the Irish Insurance Commissioners, and
the Welsh Insurance Commissioners, entitled the
National Health Insurance (Special Customs,
Crown Employment) Order (No. 1), 1914.

Copy of Order, dated 13th November 1914,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, acting jointly with the Insurance
Commissioners, the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, the Irish Insurance Commissioners, and
the Welsh Insurance Commissioners, entitled the
National Health Insurance (Special Customs,
Crown Employment) Order (No. 2), 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to National
Health Insurance (Joint Committee), National
Health Insurance Commission (Wales) (Regu-
lations), National Health Insurance Commission
(Scotland) (Regulations), and the Civil Con-
tingencies Fund, 1913 -14, be printed.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir .Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, No. 5398.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Army
(Reserve and
Special
Reserve)
(Regulations.)
Army.

Mr. Tennant presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of
further Regulations for the Army Reserve and
Special Reserve.

Copy of Amendments to Rules for Military

Detention Barracks and Military Prisons.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Land
Drainage Bill.
Bill 1.

Sheriff Courts
(Scotland)
Bill.

Bill 3.

Supply.

Sir Harry Verney presented a Bill to make
better provision for the execution and mainte-
nance of Land Drainage works : And the same
read a second time to-
was ordered to be
morrow ; and to be printed.

Mr. M'Kinnon Wood presented a Bill to amend
section sixteen of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland)
Act, 1907, relating to leave of absence to salaried
sheriffs-substitute : And the same was ordered
to be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1914-15.
1. Resolved, That a Supplementary sum not

Vol- 170.

11
exceeding £225,000,000 be granted to His
Majesty, beyond the ordinary Grants of Parlia-
ment, towards defraying the Expenses which
may be incurred during the year ending on the
31st day of March 1915, for all measures which
may be taken for the security of the country ;
for the conduct of Naval and Military Opera-
tions ; for assisting the Food Supply, and pro-
moting the continuance of Trade, Industry,
Business, and Communications, whether by
means of insurance or indemnity against risk ;
financing of the purchase and resale of
the
Foodstuffs and materials, or otherwise ; for relief
of Distress ; and generally for all Expenses
arising out of the existence of a state of War.
(The Prime Minister.)

Army Supplementary Estimate, 1914-15.
2. Resolved, That an additional number of
Land Forces not exceeding 1,000,000, all ranks,
be maintained for the Service of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at Home
and Abroad, excluding His Majesty's Indian
Possessions, in consequence'of the War in Europe,
for the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915.(The Prime Minister.)
Resolutions t9 be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to sit
again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

_Means,

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon- Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 12th day of this
instant November, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till seventeen minutes before
Seven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

In pursuance of Standing Order No.
(Sittings of the House) I hereby nominate

1

The Right Honourable

Stuart-Wortley,

Charles Beilby

The Right Honourable Charles Fenwick,
The Right Honourable John William Wilson,
Mr. Charles Henry Lyell, and
Mr. Thomas Power O'Connor,

to act during this Session as temporary Chairmen
of Committees when requested by the Chairman
of Ways and Means.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,
Speaker.

16th November 1914.

2

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17 th November.

1914.
the same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

[No. 4.

[No. 4.]

Divorce Bills.

Tuesday, 17th November 1914.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

P AYEUS.
THE Lord Advocate, Sir David Brynmor
Jones, Mr. Percy Harris, Mr. King, Mr.
Perkins, Mr. Russell, Mr.
Sanderson, Mr.
Theodore Taylor, and Mr. John Wood were
nominated Members of the Select Committee
on Divorce Bills.(Mr. Gulland.)

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Order in Council, dated 10th November 1914,
made under the Naval and Marine Pay and
Pensions Act, 1865.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Court of
Session Act,
1868.

Shops Act,
1912.

The Lord Advocate

presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of Act of Sederunt under the Court of
Session Act, 1868, appointing Judges and Clerk
for additional Division of the Inner House.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made under the Shops Act,
1912, by the undermentioned Local Authorities,
and confirmed by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department :

The Council of the Borough of Chorley ;
The Councils of

the Urban Districts of

Brierfield, Brierley Hill, and Pontypridd ;
The Council of the Rural District of Cheadle.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Bridlington
Piers and
Harbour.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon
the Table by the Clerk of the house :Copy of
Abstract of the General Annual Account of the
Bridlington Piers and Harbour for the year
ending 26th July 1914.

Financial
Statement
(1914-15.)
No. 2.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Estimates of Revenue and Expendi-
ture for the year 1914-15, as revised in view of
the War, with an explanatory Memorandum.
(Mr. Montagu.)

House of
Commons
(Commissions
in His
Majesty's
Forces) Bill.
Bill 4.

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented the said

Paper.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Attorney General, supported by Mr.
Solicitor General and Mr. Montagu, presented a
Bill to prevent the acceptance of a Commission
in His Majesty's Forces vacating the seat of a
Member of Parliament, or rendering a person
holding such a Commission incapable of being
elected to, or sitting or voting in, the Commons
House of Parliament : And the same was ordered
to be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

Anglo-
Portuguese
Commercial
Treaty Bill.
Bill 5.

Mr. Runciman, supported by Mr. Robertson,
presented a Bill to make such provisions as
are necessary to enable the Anglo-Portuguese
Commercial Treaty to come into force : And

Resolved, nemine contradieente, That this House Memorial to
dR -Marshal

Fi
E

aerll

will, upon Monday next, resolve itself into a
Committee to consider an humble Address to
His Majesty, praying that His Majesty will give
directions that a Monument be erected at the
public charge to the memory of the late Field
Marshal Earl Roberts, with
an inscription
expressing the admiration of this House for his
illustrious military career and its gratitude for
his devoted services to the State.--(The Prime
Minister.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself AVienaayssI.Ind

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

(In the Committee.)

1. Resolved, That, towards making good the
Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service
of the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915, a sum of £225,000,000 be granted out of
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Loan.

2. Resolved, That any amount may be raised
by the Treasury under the War Loan Act, 1914,
which is, in their opinion, required for the pur-
pose of defraying the expenses of the present
War, notwithstanding that the amount raised
may exceed the Supply for
the time being
granted to His Majesty for the Service of the
year ending on the 31st day of March, nineteen
hundred and fifteen.(Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer.)

Tea.

3. Resolved, That, in lieu of the duty of Customs
payable on Tea, there shall be charged, levied,
and paid, on and after the eighteenth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and
until the first day of July, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, the following duty, that is to say :

Tea, the pound

-

eight pence ;

is declared that it is expedient in the
and it
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Beer (Customs).

4. Resolved, That, in addition to the duties of
Customs now payable on Beer imported into
Great Britain or Ireland, there shall, on and
after the eighteenth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, be charged, levied, and
paid the following duties, that is to say :

In the case of beer called or similar to mum,
spruce, black beer, or Berlin white beer or
other preparations, whether fermented or
not fermented, of a similar character :

For every thirty-six gallons
where the worts thereof
are or were before fer-
mentation of
specific
gravity

a

-

Not exceeding one thou-
sand two hundred and
fifteen degrees, a duty
of
-
Exceeding one thousand
two hundred and fif-
teen degrees, a duty
of
-

-

s.

d.

3

9

0

4 0 10

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17th--18th November.

13

£ s. d.

The Order of the day being read, for the Sheriff Courts

Second Reading of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) (Scotland)
Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

In the case of every description
of beer other than that above
specified :

For every thirty-six gallons
where the worts thereof
were before fermentation
of a specific gravity of
one thousand and fifty-
five degrees, a duty of
and so in proportion for any

difference in gravity ;

- 0 17

3

and it is declared that it
is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Beer (Excise).
5. Resolved, That, in addition to the duty of
Excise in respect of Beer brewed in the United
Kingdom, there shall, on and after the eigh-
teenth day of November, nineteen hundred and
levied, and paid the
fourteen, be
following duties, that is to say :

charged,

For every thirty-six gallons of
worts of a specific gravity of
and
thousand
one
fifty-five
degrees, a duty of -

- 0 17

£ s.

d.

3

and so in proportion for any
difference in quantity or gra-
vity ;

and it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Beer (Specific Gravity) Tables.

6. Resolved, That amended tables for deter-
mining the specific gravity of worts of beer
shall be substituted for the tables now in use
(Mr. Chancellor of the
for
Exchequer.)

that purpose.

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply [16th
November]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 16th day of this instant November ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day -being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Land
Drainage Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Land Drainage Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Vol, 170.

A Motion being made, That this House will, Land
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to Drainage
consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys to be provided by Parliament, of any
expenses that may be incurred in pursuance of
any Act of the present Session to make better
provision for the execution and maintenance of
Land Drainage works(Sir _Harry Verney) ;

Mr. JP Kinnon Wood, by His Majesty's
that His
Command, acquainted the House
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-
matter of this Motion, recommends it to the
consideration of the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 12th day of this
instant November, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till six minutes before Seven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 5.]

Wednesday, 18th November 1914.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Pack-Beresford Divorce Bill [Lords]

was read a second time.

Ordered, That Standing Orders 211 and 236
be suspended, and that the Committee on the
Bill have leave to sit and proceed forthwith.
(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Several Public Petitions were presented, and

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Mr. Secretary

Kenna presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copies
of Orders made under the Shops Act, 1912,
by the undermentioned Local Authorities, and
confirmed by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department :

The Council of the County of Lancaster
(Urban Districts of Prescot and Huyton-
with-Roby and Township of Rainhill) ;

The Council of the City of York ;
The Councils of the Boroughs of Carmarthen,

Dover, and Morecambe.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Pack-
Beresford
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Public
Petitions.
Vide First
Report.
Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Irish Land
Command,Copy of Return of proceedings of Commission
the Irish Land Commission under the Land (Proceedings.)
Law Acts, the Labourers (Ireland) Acts, and
the Land Purchase Acts, during the month of
April 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

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18th Aovember.

[No. 5.

Mr. _Minch)? an presented, by His Majesty's
Light
Railways Acts, Command,Copy of Order made by the Light
1896 and 1912 Railway Commissioners under the Light Rail-
ways Acts, 1896 and 1912, and modified and
confirmed by the Board of Trade, entitled the
York Corporation Light Railways (Extensions)
Order, 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Barry Verney presented, pursuant to the
Destructive
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copies of
Insects and
yzsattsi,907. Orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, declaring certain areas to
be infected with Wart Disease, and an infected
area for the purposes of the Wart Disease
of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of 1914
(D.I.P., Nos. 126 and 128).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Financia
Statement
(1914-15),
Rates of
Income and
Super Tax.
No. 46.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Statements showing the amount of
Tax payable on certain Incomes, and the virtual
Rate charged in the
under the Finance Act,
1914, and under the proposals made by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on 17th November
1914. (Mr. Montagu.)

Divorce Bills.

Pack-
Beresfor(1
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented the said

Paper.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords
to request that their Lordships will be pleased
to communicate to this House Copies of the
Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings, together
with Documents deposited, in the case of the
Pack-Beresford Divorce Bill [Lords].

zn,

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the
Select Committee on Divorce Bills that they do
hear Counsel and examine Witnesses for the
Pack-Beresford Divorce Bill [Lords], and also
that they do hear Counsel and examine Witnesses
against the Bill if the parties concerned think
fit to be heard by Counsel and produce Wit-
nesses.(The Lord Advocate.)

Trading with
the Enemy
Act (1914)
Amendment
Bill.

Bill 6.

Mr. Attorney General,

supported by Mr.
Runciman Mr. Montag n, and Mr. Robertson,
presented a Bill to amend the Trading with the
Enemy Act, 1914, and for purposes connected
therewith : And the same was ordered to be
read a second. time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Naval and
Military
Services
(Pensions and
Grants.)

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That a Select Committee be appointed
to consider a scheme of Pensions and Grants for
men in the naval and military services wounded
in the present War, and for the widows, orphans,
and dependants of men who have lost their lives
(The Prime Minister) ;

The Question was amended, in I. 2, by insert-
ino. , after the word " for," the words " officers
and," by leaving out the words " wounded in,"
and by inserting the words " disabled by wounds
or disease arising out of," instead thereof ; and
in 1. 3, by inserting, after the word " of," the
words " officers and ;" and at the end thereof
by adding the words " and whether the exist-
ing scheme of separation allowances to wives,
children, and dependants should be amended,
in what way."
(The Prime
and,
Minister.)

so,

if

And the Main Question, so amended, being

put ;

1914.
Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed
to consider a scheme of Pensions and Grants for
officers and men in the naval and military services
disabled by wounds or disease arising out of the
present War, and for the widows, orphans, and
dependants of officers and men who have lost
their lives ; and whether the existing scheme of
separation allowances to wives, children, and
dependants should be amended, and, if
in
what way.

so,

Ordered, That the Committee do consist of

Six Members.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to

send for persons, papers, and records.

Ordered, That Three be the quorum of the .

Committee.(The Prime Minister.)

The Land Drainage Bill was, according to Land

Order, read a second time.

Drainage Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Sir Harry Verney.)

Land
I

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into a Committee on Land Drainage [Expenses]. I[Expenses.]
into

(In the Committee.)

Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of moneys to be provided by
Parliament, of any expenses in relation to a
Provisional Order which may be incurred in
pursuance of any Act of the present Session to
make better provision fbr the execution and
maintenance of Land Drainage works.(Sir
Harry Verney.)

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Sheriff Courts

Second Reading of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) (Scotland)
Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The House of Commons (Commissions
His Majesty's Forces) Bill was, according
Order, read a second time.

in Rouse of
to Commons

(Commissions
in His

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Majesty's
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow. Forces) Bill.
(Mr. Gotland.)

The Order of the day being read, for the Anglo-

Second Reading of the Anglo- Portuguese Com-
mercial Treaty Bill ;

,,

'

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Portuguese
Commercial
Treaty Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [16th

the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 16th day of this instant November ;

mber]

RepoNovert.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and
the Report from the Committee of Ways Means [17th
and Means of the 17th day of this instant lopyoeiher
]
November ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

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19th November.

15
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

No. 5.] 5 GEO. V.
Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Adjournment.

King's Speech
(Answer to
Address.)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

Bank of
England.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Advances to
His Majesty's
Self-
governing
Dominions.
No. 47.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 12th day of
this instant November, proposed the Question,
That this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till five minutes before Nine
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 6.]

Thursday, 19th November 1914.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

JUR. Ellis Griffith reported to the House, That
His Majesty, having been attended with
their Address of the 12th day of this instant
November, was pleased to receive the same very
graciously, and to give the following Answer :

I have received with great satisfaction the
loyal and dutiful expression of your thanks for
the Speech with which I have opened the
present Session of Parliament.

Ordered, That

the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Friday the 27th day of this instant November.

Ordered, That the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended
in the Committee, be taken into consideration
upon Friday the 27th day of
instant
N ovember.

this

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy
of Return of the amount of Bank of England
Notes issued more than forty years and out-
standing on 28th October 1914, which have
been written off.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Order under the Destructive Insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, declaring a certain area to
be infected with Wart Disease, and an infected
area for the purposes of the Wart Disease of
Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of 1914 (D.I.P.,
No. 127).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be

this
House a Copy of Treasury Minute, dated
17th November 1914, relating to Advances to
His Majesty's Self - governing Dominions.
(Mr. Montage.)

laid before

Mr. Montage accordingly presented the said

Paper.

VoL. 170.

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followed' :

from

the Lsaogred sf

The Lords communicate the Minutes
Evidence taken upon the Second Reading of the
Pack-Beresford Divorce Bill [Lords], as desired Divorce
by this House, with a request that the same
may be returned.

of Pack-

The Lord Advocate reported from the Select pack.
Committee on Divorce Bills; That they had Beresford
examined the allegations of the Pack-Beresford Divorce Bill
Divorce Bill [Lords] as to the marriage of the [Lords.]
parties, the adultery charged as the ground for
dissolving the marriage, the verdict at law, and
the sentence of divorce a mensa et thoro, in the
Probate and Matrimonial Division of the High
Court of Justice in Ireland ; and, upon evidence
satisfactory to the Committee, found the same
and the other allegations to be true, and they
saw no reason to suspect collusion between the
parties ; and that
the Committee had gone
through the Bill, and directed him to report the
same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Ordered, That the Minutes of Evidence and Pack-
Proceedings in the House of Lords on the Beresford
Second Reading of the Pack-Beresford Divorce
[Lords], together with the Documents
13ill
deposited in the case, be returned to the House
of Lords. (The Lord Advocate.)

EuLivoopid-(3,e

Bill

Mr. Runciman, supported by Mr. Robertson, Exportation
presented a Bill to amend section one of the of Arms Act.
Exportation of Arms Act, 1900: And the same (.titolm nt
was ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ; Bill.
and to be printed.

Bill 7.

Mr. Secretary .11P Kenna, supported by Mr. Criminal
Ellis Griffith., presented a Bill to postpone the Justice.
commencement of the Criminal justice Adminis- `tki,`,11t707-
(ration Act, 1914 : And the same was ordered to (Postpone-
be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be merit) Bill.
printed.
Bill 8.

Ordered, That the Committee of Ways and
Means have precedence this day of the Business
of Supply.(The Prime Minister.)

Business of
the House
(Supply.)

The Select Committee on Naval and Military
Services (Pensions and Grants) was nominated
of Mr. Barnes, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer, Mr. Bomar Law, Mr. Secre-
tary 111`Kenna, and Mr. T. P. O'Connor.(Mr.
///ingworth.)

Naval and
Military
Services
(Pensions and
Grants.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

Ways and
Means.

(In the Committee.)
Income Tax.

1. Resolved, That

(1) For the last four months of the current
Income Tax year the rate of Income Tax
shall be double the rate fixed by the
Finance Act, 1914 (namely, two shillings
and six pence, instead of one shilling and
three pence), and the rates of Super Tax
and of the amounts payable in respect of
earned income, and in respect of small
incomes under section six of the Finance

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1914.

[No. 6.

Act, 1914, shall also be doubled for that
period.

(2) Effect shall be given to the said increase

of tax as follows :

(a) by making such deductions in the
case of dividends, interest, or other
annual sums due or payable after
the fifth day of December, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, as will make
the total amount deducted in respect
of Income Tax for the year equal to
that which would have been deducted
if Income Tax for the year had been
at the rate of one shilling and eight
pence ; and

(b) by treating the amount payable in
respect of any assessments already
made of tax chargeable otherwise
than by way of deduction or of
Super Tax as increased by one-
third ; and

(c) by increasing any such assessments
not already made by one-third; and
(d) where the amount of any excep-
tion, relief, or abatement under the
Income Tax Acts is to be deter-
mined by reference to the amount
of Income Tax on any sum, by cal-
culating the amount of the tax at
one shilling and eight pence.
(3) That it is expedient to give relief in
certain cases in respect of diminution of
income caused by the present War, and
that any relief so given should be in
substitution for such relief (if any) as
may be claimed in those cases under the
Income Tax Acts.

(4) It is declared that it is expedient in
the public interest that this Resolution
shall have statutory effect under the
provisions of the Provisional Collection
of Taxes Act, 1913.(Mr. Attorney
General.)

Amendment of Law.

2. Resolved, That it

is expedient to amend
the Law relating to the National Debt, Cus-
toms, and Inland Revenue (including Excise),
and to make further provision in connection
the Ex-
with finance.
chequer.)

(Mr. Chancellor of

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Sheriff Courts
(Scotland)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland)
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Anglo-

Second Reading of
Commercial Treaty Bill ;

the Anglo - Portuguese Portuguese
Commercial
Treaty Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Trading with
the Enemy
J Act (1914)

Second Readino. of the Tradino. with the Enemy
Act (1914) Amendment Bill ;

Trading

Amendment

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill'

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Land
the Report from the Committee on Land Drainage
Drainage [Expenses] ;

[Expenses.]

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Land

Committee on the Land Drainage Bill ;

Drainage Bill.

Resolved, That

this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the House of
Committee on the House of Commons (Corn- Commons
missions in His Majesty's Forces) Bill ;
Resolved, That this House will
resolve itself into the said Committee.

to-morrow Majesty's

(
in His
iCommissions

Forces) Bill.

The Order of the clay being read, for receiving Supply [16th

the Report from the Committee of Supply of November]
the 16th day of this instant November ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and
the Report from the Committee of Ways Means [17th
instant November]
and Means of the 17th day of this
November ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

A Motion being made, That this House will, Government

Obligations.

to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to war
consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys provided by Parliament, and, if those
moneys are insufficient, out of the Consolidated
Fund, of such sums as may be required for
giving effect to obligations incurred for the
purposes of the present War, or in connection
therewith, by or on behalf of His Majesty's
Government, and for other purposes in relation
thereto(Mr. Gulland) ;

Mr. Joseph Pease, by His Majesty's Com-
mand, acquainted the House that His Majesty,
having been informed of the subject-matter of
this Motion, recommends it to the consideration
of the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 12th day of this
instant November, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :--It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till ten minutes before Eight
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

No. 7.] 5 GEO. V.

20th November,

17
Abroad, excluding His Majesty's Indian Posses-
sions, in consequence of the War in Europe,
for the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915.

[No. 7.]

Friday, 20th November 1914.

The House met at Twelve of the clock.

PRAYERS.

by His Majesty's Command,

Treaty Series SECRETARY Sir Edward Grey presented,
Copy of
(No. 13, 1914.)
Convention between the United Kingdom and
Sweden, renewing for a further period of five
the Arbitration Convention of
11th
years
August 1904. Signed at London, 9th November
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 818 (Malta, Annual Report for 1913-14).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Defence of
the Realm
Consolidation
Bill.

Bill 9.

Mr. Secretary AP Kenna, supported by Mr.
Attorney General, presented a Bill to consolidate
and amend the Defence of the Realm Acts :
And the same was ordered to be read a second
time upon Monday next; and to be printed.

Injuries in
War
(Compensa-
tion) Bill.

Bill 10.

Mr. Harold Baker, supported by Mr. Tennant,
presented a Bill to provide for the grant of
Pensions and other allowances to certain persons
if disabled whilst employed abroad in connection
with warlike operations, and to their dependants :
And the same was ordered to be read a second
time upon Monday next ; and to be printed.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Mr. Montagu reported from the Committee of Ways and
Ways and Means of the 17th day of this instant Means [17th
November several Resolutions ; which were Report..
read, as follow :

1. That, towards making good the Supply
granted to His Majesty for the Service of the
year ending on the 31st day of March 1915, a
sum of £225,000,000 be granted out of the
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.

Consolidated
Fund.

Loan.

2. That any amount may be raised by the Loan.

Treasury under the War Loan Act, 1914, which
is, in their opinion, required for the purpose of
defraying the expenses of the present War,
notwithstanding that the amount raised may
exceed the Supply for the time being granted
to His Majesty for the Service of the year ending
on the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred
and fifteen.

Tea.

3. That, in lieu of

the duty of Customs Tea.

payable on Tea, there shall be charged, levied,
and paid, on and after the eighteenth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and
until the first day of July, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, the following duty, that is to say :

Tea, the pound

-

eight pence ;

and it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
the provisions of the
statutory effect under
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Local
Authorities
(Disqualifica-
tion Relief)
Bill.

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert
Samuel, presented a Bill to extend, in respect of
the present War, the relief from disqualification
for office granted by the Members of Local
Bill 11. Authorities Relief Act, 1900 : And the same
was ordered to be read a second time upon
Monday next ; and to be printed.

Beer (Customs).

4. That, in addition to the duties of Customs Beer
now payable on Beer imported into Great Britain (Customs.)
or Ireland, there shall, on and after the eigh-
teenth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, be charged, levied, and paid the follow-
ing duties, that is to say :

Supply [16th
November]
Report.

Mr. Montagu reported from the Committee
the 16th day of this instant
of Supply of
November several Resolutions ; which were
read, as follow :

19

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1914-15.
1. That a Supplementary sum not exceed-
Supple-
ing £225,000,000 be grunted to His Majesty,
mentary
Vo1 te of Credit, beyond the ordinary Grants of Parliament,
4-5.
towards defraying the Expenses which may be
incurred during the year ending the 31st day
of March 1915 for all measures which may be
taken for the security of the country ; for the
conduct of Naval and Military Operations ;
for
assisting the Food Supply, and promoting the
continuance of Trade, Industry, Business, and
Communications, whether by means of insurance
or indemnity against risk, the financing of the
purchase and resale of Foodstuffs and materials,
or otherwise ;
and
generally for all Expenses arising out of the
existence of a state of War.

relief of Distress ;

for

Land Forces.

Army Supplementary Estimate, 1914-15.
2. That

additional number of Land
Forces not exceeding 1,000,000, all ranks, be
maintained for the Service of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland at Home and

an

VOL. 170.

In the case of beer called or similar to mum,
spruce, black beer, or Berlin white beer or
other preparations, whether fermented or
not fermented, of a similar character :

£ s. d.

For every thirty-six gallons
where the worts thereof are
or were before fermenta-
tion of a specific gravity

-

Not exceeding one thou-
sand two hundred and
fifteen degrees, a duty
-
of
Exceeding one thousand
two hundred and fif-
teen degrees, a duty
of
-
-
In the case of every description of
above

beer other than that
specified :

3 "9 0

4 0 10

For every thirty-six gallons
where the worts
thereof
were before fermentation
of a specific gravity of
one thousand and fifty-five
degrees, a duty of

-

- 0 17

and so in proportion for any

difference in gravity ;

3

20th November.

No. 7.

1914.
(b) by treating the amount payable in
respect of any assessments already
made of tax chargeable otherwise
than by way of deduction or of
Super Tax as increased by one-third ;
and

Beer (Excise.)

18
and it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Beer (Excise).

5. That, in addition to the duty of Excise
in respect of Beer brewed in the U nited Kingdom,
there shall, on and after the eighteenth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, be
charged, levied, and paid the following duties,
that is to say :

For every thirty-six gallons of
worts of a specific gravity of
one thousand
and
fifty-five
degrees, a duty of -
-
and so in proportion for any
difference in quantity or gra-
vity ;

£ s.

d.

0 17

3

and it
is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Beer (Specific Gravity) Tables.

6. That amended tables for determining the
specific gravity of worts of beer shall be sub-
the tables now in use for that
stituted for
purpose.

The First Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon
the said Resolution : And that the Chairman
of Ways and Means, Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and Mr. Montagu do prepare and
bring it in.

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented a Bill to
apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to
the Service of the year ending on the thirty-first
day of March, one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen : And the same was read the first time,
and ordered to be read a second time upon
Monday next ; and to be printed.

The remaining Resolutions, being read a

second time, were agreed to.

Mr. Montagu reported from the Committee of
Ways and Means of the 19th day of this instant
November several Resolutions ; which were read,
as follow :

Beer (Specific
Gravity)
Tables.

Consolidated
Fund (No. 1.)

Consolidated
Fund (No. 1)
Bill.

Bill 12.

Ways and
Means [17th
November]
Report.
Ways and
Means [19th
November]
Report.

Income Tax

1 That

Income Tax.

(1) For the last four months of the current
Income Tax year the rate of Income
Tax shall be double the rate fixed by
the Finance Act, 1914 (namely, two
shillings and six pence, instead of one
shilling and three pence ), and the rates
of Super Tax and of the amounts payable
in respect of earned income, and in respect
of small incomes under section six of the
Finance Act, 1914, shall also be doubled
for that period.

(2) Effect shall be given to the said increase

of tax as follows :

(a) by making such deductions in the
case of dividends, interest, or other
annual sums due or payable after
the fifth day of December, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, as will make
the total amount deducted in respect
of Income Tax for the year equal to
that which would have been deducted
if Income Tax for the year had been
at the rate of one shilling and eight
pence ; and

(c) by increasing any such assess-
ments not already made by one-
third ; and

(d) where the amount of any exemption,
relief, or abatement under the Income
Tax Acts is to be determined by
reference to the amount of Income
Tax on any sum, by calculating the
amount of the tax at one shilling and
eight pence.

(3) That it is expedient to give relief in
certain cases in respect of diminution of
income caused by the present War, and
that any relief so given should be in
substitution for such relief (if any) as
may be claimed in those cases under the
ncome Tax Acts.

(4) It is declared that it

is expedient in
the public interest that this Resolution
shall have statutory effect, under the pro-
visions of the Provisional Collection of
Taxes Act, 1913.

Amendment of Law.

2. That it is expedient to amend the Law Amendment of

relating to the National. Debt, Customs, and Law.
Inland Revenue (including Excise), and to
make further provision in
connection with
Finance.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolutions, and upon the Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth of the Resolutions
reported from the Committee of Ways and
Means of the 17th day of this instant Novem-
ber, and agreed to this day : And that the
Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer, Mr. Attorney General, and
Mr. Montagu do prepare and bring it in.

Finance.

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented a Bill Finance Bill.

Bill 13.

to grant certain additional duties of Customs
and Inland Revenue, including Excise, to alter
other duties, and to amend the Law relating to
Customs and Inland Revenue, including Excise,
and the National Debt, and to make further
provision in connection with Finance : And the
same was read the first time, and ordered to be
read a second time upon Monday next ; and
to be printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself IGovernment
into a Committee on Government War Obliga- Obligations.
tions.

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of moneys provided by Parliament
and, if those moneys are insufficient, out of the
Consolidated Fund, of such sums as may be
required for giving effect to obligations incurred
for the purposes of the present War, or in con-
nection therewith, by or on behalf of His
Majesty's Government, and for other purposes
in relation thereto.(Mr. Montagu.)

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair

and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

No. 7.]

Trading with
the Enemy
Act (1914)
Amendment
Bill.

5 GEO. V.
The Trading with the Enemy Act (1914)
Amendment Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.(Mr. William Jones.)

Sheriff Courts
(Scotland)
Bill.

The Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Bill was,

accordino. to Order, read a second time.
according

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
the whole House for Monday

Committee of
next.(Mr. Webb.)

20th November.

7.9

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resol-ved itself House of
into a Committee on the House of Commons (Commissions
(Commissions in His Majesty's Forces) Bill.

in His
Majesty's
Forces) Bill.

The Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty
Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next. (Mr. Webb.)

The Exportation of Arms Act (1900) Amend-
ment Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.(Mr. Webb.)

The Criminal Justice Administration (Post-
ponement) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.(Mr. Secretary M'Kenna.)

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Acceptance of a commission in
His Majesty's forces not to vacate the seat of a
Member of Parliament).
Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 17,

at the end, to add the words

" (3) All payments made for the salary of
Members for the September quarter, or to be
made for that or the ensuing quarter, in the
case of honourable Members who are affected
by this Act, shall be hereby authorised."(Mr.
Booth.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Sir Barry Verney reported from the Com-
mittee on Land Drainage [Expenses] a Reso-
b,4-ion ; which was read, as followeth :

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of moneys to be provided by Parliament, of
any expenses in relation to a Provisional Order
which may be incurred in pursuance of any Act
of the present Session to make better provision
for the execution and maintenance of Land
Drainage works.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ;
and the Deputy Chairman reported, That the
Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

A nglo-
Portuguese
Commercial
Treaty Bill.

Exportation
of Arms Act
(1900)
Amendment
Bill.

Criminal
Justice
Adminis-
tration
(Postpone.
ment) Bill.

Land
Drainage
[Expenses.]

Land
Drainage Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into a Committee on the Land Drainage Bill.
(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Power to constitute bodies for

the construction of land drainage works).

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 9, to leave

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

out from the first word " the " to the word " and,"1 Committee of Ways and Means ;
in 1. 10, in order to insert the words " Land
Clauses Acts." (Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Means.

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand Hart of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clauses No. 2 and No. 3 agreed to.
Clause No. 4 (Short title and duration).
Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 35, after the
word " order," to insert the words "made under
this Act."(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Schedule agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ;
and the Deputy Chairman reported, That the
Committee had gone through the Bill.

Vol.. 170.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 12th day of
this instant November, proposed the Question,
That this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put : It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till four minutes before Five
of the clock, adjourned till Monday next.

D 2

20

23rd November.

[No. 8.]

Illond(ty, 23rd November 1914.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

ruHE Pack-Beresford Divorce Bill [Lords]
I was read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

Pack-
B eresford
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Mr. Secretary MUCenna presented, pursuant
Polling
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Districts
(County of
Southampton.) Copy of Orders made by the Council of the
County of Southampton, altering certain Polling
Districts in the Fareham and New Forest
Parliamentary Divisions.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
Destructive
Insects and
directions of several Acts of Parliament,--Copies
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907. of Orders made under the Destructive Insects
and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, declaring certain
areas to be infected with Wart Disease, and to
be infected areas for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of
1914 (D.I.P., Nos. 129-142).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Wages and
Effects of
Deceased
Seamen.

No. 48.

Assurance
Companies.
No. 49.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland.)

National
School
Teachers
(Ireland)
Pension
(Rules.)
Consolidated
Fund.

No. 50.

Irish
Universities
Act, 1908.

No. 51.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of Account of the sums
received and paid in respect of Wages and
Effects of Deceased Seamen in the year ended
the 31st March 1914.

Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Statements deposited with the Board of Trade
under Section 7 (1) of the Assurance Companies
Act, 1909, during the year 1914. Parts A
and B.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Order, dated 18th No-
vember 1914, made by the Irish Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Transfer of Deposit Contributors)
(Ireland) Order (No. 3), 1914.

Copy of Rules (1914) made under Section 11
of the National School Teachers (Ireland) Act,
1879.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the

directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Abstract Account showing the Issues made
from the Consolidated Fund of the United
Kingdom, in the financial year ended 31st
March 1914, for the interest and management
of the Debt, for the Civil List, and for all other
Issues in the financial year for services charged
directly on the said Fund ;
together with the
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
thereon.

Copy of Accounts of Receipts and Expendi-
ture of Universities
Ireland
(including the Fee Fund Grant), for the year
together with the
ended 31st March 1914 ;
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
thereon.

and Colleges,

1914.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon
the Table ; and that the Papers relative to the
Consolidated Fund and Irish Universities Act,
1908, be printed.

[No. 8.

Mr. Solicitor General presented a Bill to Trusts Bill.
Bill 15.

facilitate the execution of Trusts during the
present War : And the same was ordered to
be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Memorial to

into a Committee on the Memorial to Field-
Marshal Earl Roberts.

Field - Marshal
o b erts
E a

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That an humble Address be pre-
sented to His Majesty, praying that His Majesty
will give directions that a Monument be erected
at the public charge to the memory of the late
Field - Marshal Earl Roberts, with an inscription
expressing the admiration of this House for his
illustrious military career and its gratitude for
his devoted services to the State, and to assure
His Majesty that this House will make good
the expenses attending the same.(Mr. Herbert
Samuel.)

Resolution to be reported.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Bill was, Consolidated
ITV (No. 1)

according to Order, read a second time, and
committed to a Committee of the whole House
for to-morrow.

The Finance Bill was, according to Order, Finance Bill.

read
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.

time, and committed to a

second

a

Mr. _Montagu reported from the Committee on Government

Government War Obligations a Resolution War
which was read, as followeth:

Obligations.

That it is expedient to authorise the pay-
ment, out of moneys provided by Parliament,
and, if those moneys are insufficient, out of the
Consolidated Fund, of such sums as may be
required for giving effect to Obligations incurred
for the purposes of the present War, or in con-
nection therewith, by or on behalf of His
Majesty's Government, and for other purposes
in relation thereto.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolution: And that Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Mr. Secretary M'Kenna, Mr. Run-
ciman, and Mr. Montagu do prepare and bring
it in.

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented a Bill Government
to make provision with respect to Obligations Wobalrigations
incurred by or on behalf of His Majesty's Bill.-
Government for the purposes of the present
War, or in connection therewith, and for other
purposes in relation thereto : And the same was
read the first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Bill 14.

The Defence of the Realm Consolidation Defence of
Bill was, according to Order, read a second the Realm
time

Consolidation
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

5 GEo. V.

23rd November.

21

No. 8.]

Injuries in
War
(Compensa-
tion) Bill.

Local
Authorities
(Disqualifica-
tion Relief)
Bill.

The Injuries in War (Compensation) Bill

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The

Local Authorities

(Disqualification
Relief) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.--
( Mr. Gulland.)

Trading with
the Enemy
Act (1914)
Amendment
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Trading with the Enemy Act
(1914) Amendment Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Sheriff Courts
(Scotland)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Sheriff Courts (Scotland)
Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Amendment of s. 16 of the

Sheriff' Courts (Scotland) Act, 1907).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 17, to leave
out the words " other
reasonable cause," in
order to insert the words "for military service."
--(Mr. Watt.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause : Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ;
and the Deputy Chairman reported, That the
Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Anglo-
Portuguese
Commerciall
'Treaty Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Anglo-Portuguese
Commercial Treaty Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Schedule agreed to.
Preamble agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ;
and the Deputy Chairman reported, That the
Committee had gone through the Bill, and
directed him to report the same, without Amend-
ment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 amended, and agreed to.
A Clause (Extension of 63 & 64 Viet. c. 44)
(Mr. Robertson)brought up, and read a first
and second time, and added to the Bill.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ;
and the Deputy Chairman reported, That the
Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Adminis-
tration
(Postpone-
ment) Bill.
Bill 16.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Criminal

into a Committee on the Criminal
Administration (Postp onement )

Bill.

Justice Justice

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ;
and the Deputy Chairman reported, That the
Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
into consideration t o -

Committee, be
morrow ; and be printed.

taken

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

sand

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

A Motion being made, That this House will, Injuries in
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to (vcaormnensa-
consider of making provision for the grant of tion)-
Pensions and other allowances to certain persons [Money.]
if disabled whilst employed abroad in connection
with warlike operations, and to their dependants,
under any Act of the present Session relating
to such provision( Mr. Gulland);

Mr. Secretary NIKenna, by His Majesty's
that His
Command, acquainted
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-
matter of this Motion, recommends it to the
consideration of the House.

the House

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon -Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 12th day of
thin instant November, proposed the Question,
That this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Exportation
of Arms Act
(1900)
Amendment
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Exportation of Arms
Act (1900) Amendment Bill.

Vol.. 170.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till nineteen minutes before
Ten of the clock,
to-
morrow.

adjourned till

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24th November.

1914.
Seamen and Marines dying during or in con-
sequence of the present War : And the same was
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ; and
to be printed.

[No. 9.

22

No. 9.]

Tuesday, 24th, November 1914.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Aberdeen Corporation Order Confirma-
tion Bill was, according to Order, read a

second time.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his War-
rant to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to
make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
room of David
in the
Londonderry City,
(Mr.
Clegliorn Hogg, Esquire,
deceased.
Illingworth.)

Aberdeen
Corporation
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Londonderry
City Writ.

King's County
(Tullamore
Divis
Writion)

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his War-
rant to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to
make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
King's County (Tullamore Division), in the
room of Edmund Haviland-Burke, Esquire,
deceased.(Mr. Patrick O'Brien.)

Galway
County
(East Galway
Division)
Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his War-
rant to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to
make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
the County of Galway (East Galway Division),
in the room of John Roche, Esquire, deceased.
(Mr. Patrick O'Brien.)

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

the
Superannua-
tion Act, 1887. directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Treasury Minute under the Superannuation
Act, 1887, dated 17th November 1914, granting
a retiring allowance to Mrs. Sarah Katherine
Storey, Salaried Sub - Postmistress, Monaster-
evan, Portarlington, Post Office.

to

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Command, Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 819 (Trinidad and Tobago, Report for
1913-14).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Poor Relief
(Ireland) Bill.
Bill 17.

Mr. Birrell presented a Bill

to authorise
the modification or repeal of section nine of the
Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1847, as respects
certain Poor Law Unions in Ireland : And the
same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

National
Insurance
(Navy and
Army) Bill.
Bill 18.

Dr. Addison presented a Bill to amend section
forty-six of the National Insurance Act, 1911,
as respects the present War ; And the same was
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow; and
to be printed.

Bill 19.

Royal Marines Dr. Macnamara presented a Bill to extend
Bill.
the term of service of the Royal Marine Force
during the present War : And the same was
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

Navy and
Marines
(Wills) Bill.
Bill. 20.

Dr. Macnamara presented a Bill to enable
the Admiralty to dispense with compliance with
the requirements of the Navy and Marines
(Wills) Acts, 1865 and 1897, in the case of

Ordered, That the Select Committee on the
Naval and Military Services (Pensions and
Grants) have leave to sit notwithstanding the
adjournment of the House.

Grants.)

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to

adjourn from place to place.

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to
if they think fit, and the
send their Report,
House is not sitting, to the Clerk of the House,
thereupon give directions for the
who shall
printing of the Report and its circulation, and
shall lay the Report upon the Table of the
House at its next meeting.--(Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer.)

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported Memorial to
from the Committee on the Memorial to Field- Field-Marshal
Marshal Earl Roberts a Resolution; which was Earl Roberts.
read, as followeth

That an humble Address be presented to His
Majesty, praying that His Majesty will give
directions that a Monument be erected at the
public charge to the memory of the late Field-
Marshal Earl Roberts, with an inscription
expressing the admiration of this House for
his illustrious military career and its gratitude
for his devoted services to the State, and to
assure His Majesty that this House will make
good the expenses attending the same.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Ordered, That the said Address he presented
to His Majesty by such Members of this House
as are of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy
Council,' or of His Majesty's Household.

The Government War Obligations Bill

according to Order, read a second time.

Was,

Government
War
Obligations

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Bill.

Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Consolidated
into a Committee on the Consolidated Fund Fund (No. 1)
(No. 1) Bill.

Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and
directed him to report
same, without
Amendment.

the

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to- morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Finance Bill.

into a Committee on the Finance Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 7 agreed to.
Clause No. 8 (Reduction of licence duty

where hours of sale are curtailed).

Amendment proposed, in p. 4,1.19, to leave
out the words " on-licence," in order to insert
the word " licence."(Sir George Younger.)

Question, That the words "on- licence " stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

An Amendment made.

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24th November.

23

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 28,
to leave out the words "in any area."(Sir
George Younger.)

Question proposed. That the words proposed
left out stand part of the Clause :

to be
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses No. 9 and No. 10 agreed to.
Clause 11 (Increase of income tax and super

tax).

Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 17, after the
words " eight pence," to insert the words " (f)
Persons paving income tax direct
shall be
allowed to pay the same by two equal instal-
ments, the first of which shall be due on the
first day of January, and the second on the
thirty-first day of March."(Sir Francis Lowe.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 12 (Relief in respect of dimi-

nution).

Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 28, at the
end, to insert the words " including super tax."
(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 38,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
in the case of members of the Territorial and
other forces of the Crown, engaged in any pro-
fession or business at the time when called up
there shall be
for military or other service,
deducted from the amount of their assessment
for income tax as earned income such proportion
of such assessment as they shall prove, to the
the Commissioners, they have
satisfaction of
been unable to earn by reason of such military
or other service of the Crown."(Mr. John
Henderson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, I. 38,
after the words last inserted, to insert the words
"Provided that no person who is or has been
serving under military or naval law shall be
assessed to any larger sum in respect of income
tax or super tax than he would have been if this
Act had not been passed."(Mr. Denniss.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 13 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 14 to No. 16 agreed to.
A Clause (Temporary rebate of

additional
beer duty)(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer)
brought up, and read a first and second time,
and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Death Duties (Killed in

War) Act, 1914 (Extension) )(Mr. Butcher)
brought up, and read the first time.

otion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Provision for
coholising of beer)(Mr. Aneurin
brought up, and read the first time.

the deal-.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

VOL. 170.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow ; and be printed.

Bill 21.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Trading with

into a Committee on the Trading with the the Enemy
Act (1914)
Enemy Act (1914) Amendment Bill.
Amendment

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Constitution of office of Cus-

todian of enemy property).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 18, after the
word " of," to insert the word " collecting."
( Mr. Nield.)

Question proposed, That the word " collect-
ing " be there inserted :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2 1. 7, to
leave out the words " place on deposit with any
bank," in order to insert the words " invest in
any securities."(Mr. Attorney General.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 15,
after the words last inserted, to insert the words
" And except so far as the same may be required
to be applied in payment of any interest under
an order of court made in pursuance of section
five."(Mr. Nield.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 1.5,
after the words last inserted, to insert the words
" The Custodian, when receiving any property
or moneys under the provisions of this Act, shall
have the power to arrange and settle the claims
of any British subject or other persons not being
alien enemies, and to agree the amounts and
pay and discharge the same before making such
bank deposit or payment to the Treasury as
aforesaid."(Mr. Watson Rutherford.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Payment of dividends, &c.

payable to enemy).

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 21, to leave
(Mr. Henry

the words " and paid. "

out
Terrell.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
tube left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 21,
after the word " enemy," to insert the words
" whether payable to such enemy direct or to
any agent or person on his behalf."(Mr. Watson
Rutherford.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 21,
after the word " enemy," to insert the words
" or a limited company registered in Great
Britain or Ireland whose shares are held as to
upwards of seventy-five per cent. by enemies."
( M r. Joynson-Nicks.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

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24th

25th November.

1914.

[No. 9.

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Chair-
man left the Chair to make his Report to the
House.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 12th day of this
instant November, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put : It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Trusts Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Trusts Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till nine minutes after
tinued to sit
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

Injuries in
War
(Compensa-
tion)
[Money.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on Injuries in War (Com-
pensation) [Money].

(In the Committee.)

Resolved, That it is expedient to make provision
for the grant of Pensions and other allowances
to certain persons if disabled whilst employed
in connection with warlike operations, and to
their dependants, under any Act of the present
Session relating to such, provision.
(Mr.
Gotland.)

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Injuries in
War
(Compensa-
tion) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the injuries in War (Compensa-
tion) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Local. Authorities
(Disqualification Relief) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
taken into consideration to-

Committee, be
morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Criminal Justice Admin-
istration (Postponement) Bill, as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Defence of the Realm Con-
solidation Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Local
Authorities
(Disqualifica-
tion Relief)
Bill.

Criminal
Justice
Adminis-
tration (Post-
ponement)
Bill.

Defence of
the Realm
Consolidation
Bill.

Sapp ly.

[No. 10.]

1Vednesday, 25th November 1914.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

toefd

umaenntt, t

otphye HRaamrbsoguait.e

AI Rclitb:e'Ctnicoinns'aonf anpres
of Statement of the Income and Expenditure
of the Board of Trade on Ramsgate Harbour
for the year ended 31st March 1914 ; together
with an Account of the receipt and issue of
Stores.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna presented, pursuant Shops Act,

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912.
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department :

County Palatine of Chester (Urban District

of Runcorn) ;

Cities of Bangor and Sheffield ;
County Borough of Huddersfield ;
Boroughs of Grimsby and Wolverhampton ;
Urban Districts of Edmonton, Rowley Regis,

and Bexley.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command,.:--Copy of Minute of the Board of Education.
Education, dated 25th November 1914, modifying
the Regulations for Public Elementary Schools,
1912, in England and Wales, as already modified
by the Minutes dated 4th July 1913 and 24th
June 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's National
Command,Copy of Order, dated 20th Novem- Insurance
ber 1914, made by the Insurance Commissioners, commission
entitled the National Health Insurance (Deposit (England.)
Contributors' Benefits) Order, 1914.

H eHealth

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Sir harry Verney presented, pursuant to the Destructive
directions of several Acts of Parliament, Coy Insects and
o" Pests Act s
of Orders made under the Destructive Insects 1877 and 1907.
and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, declaring certain
areas to be infected with Wart Disease, and to

No. 10.] 5 GEO. V.

25th November.

be infected areas for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of
1914 (D.I.P., Nos. 143-148).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Command, Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 820 (Jamaica, Report for 1913-14).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Message from Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :
The Lords have agreed to

the Anglo-
Portuguese Commercial Treaty Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Exportation of
Arms Act (1900) Amendment Bill, without any
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the House of
in His Majesty's

(Commissions
Commons
Forces) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Land Drainage

Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Sheriff Courts

(Scotland) Bill, without any Amendment.

Anglo-
Portuguese
Commercial
Treaty Bill.
Exportation
of Arms Act
(1900)
Amendment
Bill.
House of
Commons
(Commissions
in His
Majesty's
Forces) Bill.
Land
Drainage Bill.

Sheriff Courts
(Scotland)
Bill.

Mr. Birrell presented a Bill to amend the
Courts
(Emergency Courts (Emergency Powers) Act, 1914, in its
application to Ireland : And the same was
Powers)
<Ireland) Bill.
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow :
Bill 22.
and to he printed.

Law Agents
Apprentice-
ship (War
Service)
(Scotland)
Bill.

Bill 23.

Mr. iligKinuon Wood, supported by the Lord
Advocate, presented a Bill to enable Apprentices
to Law Agents in Scotland to reckon service in
connection with the present War as service under
an indenture of apprenticeship for the purposes
of the Law Agents (Scotland) Act, 1873:
And the same was ordered to be read a second
time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Government
War
Obligations
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Government War
Obligations Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Clause No. 3 amended, and agreed to.
Schedule amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow.

Trading with
the Enemy
Act (1914)
Amendment
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Trading with the Enemy
Act (1914) Amendment Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 2 further considered.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 21,
after the word " enemy," to insert the words
limited company registered in Great
" or
Britain or Ireland where shares are held as to
upwards of seventy-five per cent. by enemies."
(Mr. Joynson-Hicks.)

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25
Question again proposed, That those words be
there inserted :Amendment, by leave, with-
drawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 21,
to leave out the words "by way of dividends,
share of profits."(Mr. Watson
interest, or
Rutherford.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 35,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that,
in case any such person, firm, or company as
aforesaid shall claim to be entitled to arty set-
off against any money so payable, or to maintain
any counterclaim, whether for a liquidated sum
or for damages against the enemy to whom or for
whose benefit any sum would have been payable
from any such person, firm, or company had a
state of war not existed, such person, firm, or
company may by originating sums apply to a
judge of the High Court to deter:nine whether
any and, if so, what part of any sum so payable
shall be paid to the Custodian, and such person,
firm, or company shall be liable under this Act
to pay such sum only as the judge shall so deter-
mine,"(Mr. Henry Terrell.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Duty of trustees for enemies

to notify the Custodian).
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 16,
after the word " require," to insert the words
" and the secretary of every limited company
registered in Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel
Islands, and the Isle of Man shall, within one
month after the passing of this Act, communicate
to the Custodian full particulars of all shares,
stock, debentures, debenture stock, or other
obligations of or in such company which he has
reasonable grounds for believing belong to an
enemy, or in which an enemy is interested."
(Mr. Watson Rutherford.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :--Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 22,
at the end, to add the words " Provided that this
section shall not apply in regard to cases where
a controller or inspector has already been ap-
pointed in respect of such property and rights."
(Sir John Harmood-Banner.

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 4 (Power to vest enemy property

in Custodian).

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 26,
after the word " order," to insert the words
subject to the rights of encumbrancers."(Sir

John Harmood-Banner.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 32,
after the word " selling," to insert the words
" collecting the debts."(Sir John Harmood-
Banner.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 5 (Holding and dealing with

property by Custodian).

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25th November.

1914.

[No 10.

Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 1, after the
word "except," to insert the words " as may be
requisite for the purpose of discharging the
liabilities to creditors in the United Kingdom
(other than enemy creditors) and."
(Sir John
Harmood-Banner.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p.

at the end, to insert the words

.5, 1. 7,

" (2) The Custodian ,shall keep a register of
all property of enemies whose property has been
w
transferred to or vested in him, which shall be
open to public inspection at all reasonable times
free of charge.

Any British subject, firm, or

corporation
having claims, %%hether liquidated or not, against
enemies may serve a notice, giving particulars
of such claims verified by statutory declaration,
on the Custodian, and in such event he shall
not distribute or deal with any property vested
in him until such claims have been adjudicated
on by the High Court.

Notices of writs and other process served on
the Custodian shall be deemed to be good service
on the enemy.

Before distributing or dealing with the pro-
perty of enemies, the Custodian shall in all
cases give at least three weeks' notice by public
advertisement for British creditors to send in
their claims to him, and all such creditors shall
rank pari passe in any distribution."( Sir Clifford
Cory.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :--- Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 16,
at the end, to insert the words " with or without
interest thereon."(Mr.

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

An Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 6 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 7 (Right to pay into court sums
due on coupons suspected of being enemy pro-
perty).

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, I. 13,
to leave out the words " into court," in order
to insert the words " to the Custodian."(Mr,
Watson Rutheiford.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 8 (Invalidity of transfers of shares

in company, &c.).

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 41,
after the word " stock,'' to insert the words
" mortgage or charge."(Mr. Watson Ruther-
ford.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-- Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 9 (Condition as td the incorporation

of new companies).

Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 17, to leave
out the words " during the continuance of the
war. " -- (Mr. Pollock.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 10 (Additional provisions as to

trading with enemy).
Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p.

1. 5, to
leave out the words "for the purpose of enabling,"
in order to insert the words " in such a manner
as to enable."(Mr. Pollock.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 11 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 12 (Short title and construction).
An Am endment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, I. 18,

at the end, to insert the words-

"(2) The expression enemy,' in the principal
Act or in this Act, shall extend to and include
any company or firm the business whereof is
managed or controlled by persons who were or
are, on or subsequently to the first day of January
nineteen hundred and fourteen, born subjects of,
or resident or carrying on business in, any state
for the time being at war with His Majesty, and
shall extend to and include any company or firm
who were or are acting as agents for any person,
firm, or company trading. or carrying on business
in a state for the time being at war with His
Majesty, notwithstanding that the company or
firm may be registered within His Majesty's
dominions."--(

r. Morton.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
A Clause added.
Another Clause (Determination of contracts)
(Mr. Morton)brought up, and read the first
time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Board of Trade may termi-
nate contracts in certain cases)(Mr. Samuel
Samuel)brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Power to use information in

evidence against informant)(Mr. Robertson)
brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Preamble agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill( as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow ; and be printed.

Bill 24.

The Order of the day being read, for the Consolidated
Fund (No. 1)
BM.

Third Reading of the Consolidated Fund (No, 1)
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

25th Aovember.

27
Question proposed, That those words he there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

N o. 10.] 5 GEO. V.
Finance Bill.

The House, aceordinc, to Order, proceeded to
into consideration the Finance Bill, as

take
amended in the Committee.

Trusts Bill.

l'oor Relief
(Ireland)
Bill.

National
Insurance
(Navy and
Army) Bill.

Royal Marines
Bill.

Navy and
Marines
(Wills) Bill.

Defence of
the Realm
Consolidation
Bill.

And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 7, 1. 24, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " Provided that during the
continuance of the present war no duty of
income tax shall be levied on or payable out
of the pay of any person serving in the naval
or military forces of the Crown." (Mr.Butcher.)
And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The Trusts Bill was, according to Order, read

a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill was, according

to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
--(Mr. Gulland.)

The National Insurance (Navy and Army)
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time.
Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The Royal Marines Bill was, accordino. to

Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The Navy and Marines (Wills) Bill was,

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Defence of the Realm
Consolidation Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Power to make regulations as

to the defence of the realm).

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 25,
at the end, to insert the words " to secure the free
enlistment of all British subjects willing and
anxious to serve in His Majesty's forces."
(Mr. Butcher.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 16,
to leave out the words " under section five of
the Army Act," in order to insert the words
" punishable with imprisonment
or any less
punishment."(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause ;Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 20,
after the word "death," to insert the words
"or any less punishment."(Mr. King.)

VoL. 170.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Short title and repeal).
Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 41, to leave

out the word " Consolidation."--(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the word " Consoli-
dation " stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 41,
to leave out the word " Consolidation," in order
to insert the words " No. 3."( Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the word " Consoli-
dation" stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.
Clause agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to he reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Criminal

take into consideration the Criminal Justice Justice
Administration (Postponement) Bill, as amended Administra-
tion (Post-
in the Committee.
ponement)

Ordered. That the Bill be now read the third Bill.

time :The Bill was accordingly read ti:e third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Mr. Secretary 3PKenna reported from the riii
_13, tines in

Committee on injuries in War (Compensation) war
[Money] a Resolution ; which was read,
followeth :
That it

is expedient to make provision for
the grant of Pensions and other allowances to
certain persons if disabled whilst employed in
connection with warlike operations, and to their
dependants, under any Act of
the present
Session relating to such provision.

as (

.(0,(1)i) p ensa-

[Money.]

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Inillyies in
into a Committee on the Injuries in War (Corn- (Compensa-
pensation) Bill.
tion) Bill.

War

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to
A. Clause added.
Title amended.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and
amended the Title, as followeth :A Bill
provide for the grant of Pensions and other amended]
allowances to certain persons if disabled whilst
employed abroad in connection with warlike
E

to [Title

28
operations, and to their dependants ; and to
amend the Injuries in War (Compensation) Act,
1914.

25th-26th November.

Local
Authorities
(Disqualifica-
tion Relief)
Bill.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

Adjournment.

Memorial to
Field-Marshal
Earl Roberts.

Public
Petitions.
Vide First
Report.
Shops Act,
1912.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Local Authorities
(Disqualification Relief) Bill, as amended in the
Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 12th day of this
instant November, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till two minutes after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 11.]

Thursday, 26th November 1914.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
I1 R. Ellis Griffith reported to the House, That
their Address of the 23rd day of this
instant November, relative to the Memorial to
Field-Marshal Earl Roberts, had been presented
to His Majesty ; and that His Majesty had been
pleased to receive the same very graciously, and
to give the following Answer :

I have received your Address, praying that
I will give directions that a Monument be erected
at the public charge to the memory of the late
Field-Marshal Earl Roberts, with an inscription
the House of
expressing the admiration of
Commons for his illustrious military career and
its gratitude for his devoted services to the
State, and assuring Me that you will make good
the expenses attending the same.

I will gladly give directions that your pro-
posal to do honour to the memory of this great
and devoted servant of the State shall be carried
into effect.

Several Public Petitions were presented, and

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna presented, pursuant
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of Order made by the Council of the
County or Hertford under the Shops Act,
1912, and confirmed by the Secretary of State
for the Home Department.

1914.

No. 11_

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's state of
Command,Copy of Report by the Board of Employment.
Trade on the State of Employment in the
United Kingdom in October 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command,Copy of Regulations under which Education.
Grants to Day Nurseries in England and Wales
will be made by the Board of Education during
the year ending on 31st March 1915.

Mr. Joseph Pease also presented, pursuant to university
n A e

the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of Amendment made under the University of 181
London Act, 1898, of Statutes Nos. 119 and
125 of the Statutes
the University of
London.

98 v.
No.

of

o

of

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to the
University of London Act, 1898, be printed.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to Shops Act,

the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy 1912.
of Order by the Secretary for Scotland, dated
26th November 1914, under the Shops Act,
1912, affecting certain Shops in the Burgh of
Hamilton.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direr- Courts
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon (p=ert_
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy
1914 (Rules.),
the County Courts (Emergency Powers) Rules,
1914 (Draft), dated 20th November 1914, made
by the Lord Chancellor under the Courts
(Emergency Powers) Act, 1914.

Ordered, That other Government Business Business of
have precedence this day of the Committee of the House
(Supply.)
Supply.(The Prime Minister.)

Ordered, That the Third Reading of the Business of
Government War Obligations Bill may be taken the House
immediately after the consideration of the Bill,
as amended, notwithstanding the practice of the Obligations
House relating to the
Report and Third Reading stages of such a
Bill.(The Prime Minister.)

interval between the Bill.)

ernment

Resolved, That, His Majesty having directed East India
military forces charged upon the revenues of (Expenses of
India to be despatched out of India for service Expeditionary
in the War in which this country is engaged, Force.)
this House consents that the ordinary pay
and other ordinary charges of any troops so
despatched, or that may be so despatched during
the continuance of the War, as well as the
ordinary charges of any vessels belonging to
the Government of India that may be employed
in these expeditions which would have been
charged upon the resources of India if such
troops or vessels had remained in that country
or seas adjacent, shall continue to be so charge-
able, provided that, if it shall be necessary to
replace the troops or vessels so withdrawn by
other vessels or forces, then the expense of
raising, maintaining, and providing such vessels
and forces shall be repaid out of any moneys
which may be provided by Parliament for the
purposes of the said expeditions.(Mr. Charles
Roberts.)

261h November.

29
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

No. 11.11 5 GEO. V.

Consolidated
Fund
(Nc. 1) Bill.

Mr. Speaker's
Certificate.

The Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Bill was,
according to Order, read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :

I hereby certify that this Bill is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,

Speaker).

Government
War
Obligations
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, fir taking
into consideration the Government War Obliga-
tions Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

Finance Bill.

Mr. Speaker's
Certificate.

The Finance Bill was, according to Order, read

the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :

I hereby certify that this Bill

is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,

Speaker).

Trading with
the Enemy
Act (1914)
Amendment
Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Trading with the
Enemy Act (1914) Amendment Bill, as amended
in the Committee.

A Clause (Power to use information in evi-
(Mr. Robertson)

dence against informant)
was twice read, and made part of the Bill.

Then Amendments were made to the Bill.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 6, 1. 38, by leaving out Clause 8.
(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out, to the word " includes,"
in p. 7, 1. 27, stand part of the Bill :It was
resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Trusts Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into a Committee on the Trusts Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 amended, and agreed

to.

Clauses No. 3 and No. 4 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.
VOL. 170.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Poor Relief

into a Committee on the Poor Relief (Ireland)
Bill.

(Ireland) Bill..

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Orders of Local Government
Board modifying or repealing section 9 of 10 & 11
Viet. c. 31).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 12, to leave
out all the words from the word " war " to the
end of subsection (1).(Sir Frederick Banbury.)
Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself National
into a Committee on the National Insurance Insurance
(Navy and
(Navy and Army) Bill.
Army) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 2 and No. 3 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Royalofial Marines

into a Committee on the Royal Marines Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

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30

Navy and
Marines
(Wills) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Navy and Marines
(Wills) Bill.

26 th-27 th November.

1914.
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

[No. 11.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Injuries in
War
(Compensa-
ion) Bill.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers)
(Ireland) Bill.

Law Agents
Apprentice-
ship (War
Service)
(Scotland)
B ill.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ;

the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
A mendment.

and

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their'concurrence.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the injuries in War
(Compensation) Bill, as amended in the Com-
mittee.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time : -The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Courts (Emergency Powers) (Ireland)
Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Birrell.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Law Agents Apprenticeship (War
according to

(Scotland) Bill was,

Service)
Order, read a second time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. 31Kionon Wood.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment

Order of the House of the 12th day of this
instant November, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved.

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-one minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 12.]

Friday, 27th J\Tovember 1914.
The House met at Twelve of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Order of the day being read, for taking London
into consideration the London County ceounty
Council (General Powers) Bill (suspended), as (Golelnnecri,1,1
amended in the Committee ;

Powers) Bill
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con- (suspended.)

sideration upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Business of
the House
(Friday
Sittings.)

G overnment
War
Obligations
Bill.

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of an
Order, dated 24th November 1914, under the
Destructive Insects and Pests Acts, 1877 and
1907, declaring an area described in the Schedule
thereto to be infected with Wart Disease, and
an infected area for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of
1914 (D.I.P., No. 149).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Standing Orders of the
House relating to Friday Sittings be suspended
this day.---(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Government War Obliga-
tions Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be recommitted
to a Committee of the whole House(Mr.
Booth) : The said Motion was, with leave of
the House, withdrawn.

Then the House proceeded to take the Bill

into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

No. 12.] 5 GEO. V.

'27th November.

31

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill

to the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

The Lords have agreed to the Defence of Defence of
ation Bill, without any the Realm

the Realm Consolid z.,
Amendment.

Consolidation
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Government Government

War Obligations Bill, without any Amend-

1

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ment.

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself' into the said Committee.

Adjournment.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That this House, at its rising this
day, do adjourn till Tuesday the 2nd day of'
February next---(Mr. Secretary 111' Kenna) ;

Message from
the Lords.

Trading with
the Enemy
Act (1914)
Amendment
Bill.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Trading with
the Enemy Act (1914) Amendment Bill, with
Amendments ; to which the Lords desire the
concurrence of this House.

Trading with
the Enemy
Act (1914)
Amendment
Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Trading with the Enemy Act (1914)
Amendment Bill be now taken into consideration.
-(Mr. Attorney General.)

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the Consolidated

-
Fund (No. 1) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Finance Bill,

without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Criminal Justice
Administration (Postponement) Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Local Autho-
ritiei (Disqualification Relief) Bill, without any
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Trusts Bill,

without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Poor Relief

(Ireland) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the National
Insurance (Navy and A rmy) Bill, without any
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Royal Marines

Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Navy and
Marines (Wills) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Injuries in
War ( Compensation) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

Message from
the Lords.

Consolidated
Fund
(No. 1) Bill.
Finance Bill.

Criminal
Justice
Admin-
istration
(Postpone-
ment) Bill.
Local
Authorities
(Disqualifica-
tion Relief)
Bill.
Trusts Bill.

Poor Relief
(Ireland)
Bill.
National
Insurance
(Navy and
Army) Bill.
Royal Marines
Bill.

Navy and
Marines
(Wills) Bill.
Injuries in
War
(Compensa-
tion) Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Courts (Ewer-
any

0-ency Powers) (Ireland) Bill, without
Amendment.

(Emergency
(Emergency
Powers)
(Ireland) Bill.
The Lords have agreed to the Law Agents
Law Agents
Apprentice- Apprenticeship (War Service) (Scotland) Bill,
ship (War
Service)
(Scotland)
Bill.

without any Amendment.

VOL. 170.

t,

1

The Question being again proposed, That Adjournment.
this d -
s

this _louse, at its r sing
d
i-
till Tuesday the 2nd day of February next ;

ay , o a journ

do

1

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir Royal Assent.

Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :
Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of H is
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by 13,)th
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :-And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House of
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal
was read, giving, declaring, and notifying the
Royal Assent to the several Acts therein men-
tioned ; and that the Lords thereby authorised
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Acts,
as follow :

1. Consolidated Fund (No.

(Session 2).

1) Act, 1914

2. Finance Act, 1914 (Session 2).
3. Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty Act,

1914.

4. Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act,

1914.

5. House of Commons (Commissions in His

Majesty's Forces) Act, 1914.

6. Land Drainage Act, 1919.
7. Sheriff Courts
Act, 1914..

(Scotland) Amendment

8. Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act,

1914.

9. Criminal Justice Administration (Postpone-

ment) Act, 1914.

10. Local Authorities (Disqualification Relief)

Act, 1914.

11. Government War Obligations Act, 1914.
12. Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act,

1914.

13. Execution of Trusts (War Facilities) Act,

1914.

14. Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1914.
15. National Insurance (Navy and Army) Acs,

1914 ( Session 2).
16. Royal Marines Act, 1914.
17. Navy and Marines (Wills) Act, 1914.
18. Injuries in War (Compensation) Act, 1914

(Session 2).

19. Courts (Emergency Powers) (Ireland) Act,

1914.

20. Law Agents Apprenticeship (War Service)

(Scotland) Act, 1914.

21. Pack-Beresford Divorce Act, 1914.

The Question was again proposed, That this
House, at its rising this day, do adjourn till
Tuesday the 2nd day of February next.

And the Question being put :-It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

E 4

32

271/i November.-2nd February.

Adjournment, Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 12th day of this
instant November, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
twenty-five minutes
tinued to sit
before Seven of the clock, adjourned till
Tuesday the 2nd day of February 1915.

till

[No. 13.]

Tuesday, 2nd February 1915.
The House net at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

London
County
'Council
(General
Powers) Bill
suspended.)

PRAYERS.
THE Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County
Council (General Powers) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill he taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the GlasgoW Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

Local
Government
Provisional
Order
(No. 23) Bill
(suspended.)

The House was moved, That the Standing
Order of the 8th day of August 1914, relating
to the Local Government Provisional Order
(No. 23) Bill, suspended in Session 1914, might
be read ; and the same being read ;

The Bill was read the first, second, and third

time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

S.
First

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

A Public Petition was presented, and read ;

Public
PetitiOT1
Vie
d
Report.
The following Papers, presented by His
Parliamentary
(AdjPapeous rn- Majesty's Command during the Adjournment,
were delivered to the Librarian of the House
ment.)
to Standing Order
of Commons, pursuant
No. 95 :

Annual Series, Nos. 5399 to 5421.

Copies of Diplomatic and Consular Reports,

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)
Copy of Convention between the United
Treaty Series
No. 14, 1914.) Kingdom and Norway renewing for a further
period of five years the Arbitration Convention
of 11th August 1904. Signed at London, 9th
November 1914.

Treaty Series
(No. 15, 1914.) Kingdom and Portugal providing

Copy of Agreement between the United
the
settlement by Arbitration of certain classes of
questions which may arise between the two
Signed at London, 16th No-
Governments.
vember 1914.

for

Copy of Treaty between the United Kinu-
Treaty Series
(No. 16, 1914.) dom and the United States of America with
regard to the establishment of a Peace Com-
Signed at Washington, 15th Sep-
mission.
tember
at
Washington, 10th November 1914.

Ratifications

exchanged

1914.

Copy of Declaration withdrawing the British
Treaty Series
(No. 17, 1914.) Reservations in respect of Articles 23, 27, and

1915.
28 of the Red Cross Convention, 1906. Signed
at Berne, 8th July 1914.

[No. 13.

Copy of Treaty between the United Kingdom Treatyt

and the Netherlands relating to the Extradition (No.
of fugitive Criminals between certain British
Protectorates and the Netherlands.
Signed
at The Hague, 17th August 1914. Ratifica-
tions exchanged at The Hague, 20th November
1914.

series

Copy of Convention between the United Treaty Series
Kingdom and Italy for the extension to British (No. 19, 1914.)
India of the Anglo-Italian Treaty of Commerce
and Navigation of 15th June 1883. Signed at
Rome, 15th June 1914. Ratifications exerhanged
at Rome, 27th October 1914.

Copy of Index to Treaty Series, 1914.
Treaty Series
(No. 20, 1914.)
Copy of Declaration between the United Treaty Series
Kingdom, France, and Russia engaging not to (No. 1, 1915.)
conclude Peace separately during the present
European War. Signed at London, 5th Sep-
tember 1914.

Copy of Convention between the United Treaty Series
Kingdom and France relating to Prizes cap- ( No. 2, 1915.)
tured during the present European War. Signed
at London, 9th November 1914. Ratifications
exchanged, 21st December 1914.
of Despatch

from His Majesty's Rupture of

Copy
at Constantinople,
Ambassador
events leading up to rupture of Relations with (1
Turkey. and Reply thereto.

summarising Relations with

skeeeyi

laneous)
(No. 14, 1914.)

Copy of Diplomatic Correspondence respecting Corre-
the War, published by the French Govern- spondenee
respecting
ment.
the War
(F1h
Publications)
.en e
(Miscel-
laneous)
(No. 15, 1914.)

Copy of Despatch to Sir Henry Howard, Mission to
containing instructions respecting his Mission the Vatican
to the Vatican.

(Miscel-
laneous)
(No. 1, 1915.)
Copy of Despatch from His Majesty's Temperance
Ambassador at Petrograd, enclosing a Memo- Measures in
randum on the subject of
Measures adopted in Russia since the outbreak laneous)
of the European War.

the Temperance

(No. 2, 1915.)

(Rui

Copies of Colonial Reports, Nos. 821 (Northern Colonial
Nigeria, Annual Report for 1913) 822 (Grenada Reports
Annual Report for 1913), 823 (Zanzibar Pro- (Annual.)
tectorate, Annual Report for 1913), 824 (Bar-
bados, Report for 1913-14), 825 (Southern
Nigeria, Annual Report for 1913), 826 (Mauritius,
Annual Report for 1913), 827 ( British Honduras,
Annual Report for 1913).

Copy of Correspondence regarding Gifts from European

the Oversea Dominions and Colonies during the War.
European War.

Copy of Minutes of Evidence taken in the Dominions
Union of South Africa in 1914 by the Royal (Royal
Commission on the Natural Resources, Trade, Commission.)
and Legislation of certain portions of His
Majesty's Dominions.

Copy of Statement of the Administrative British South

Revenue and Expenditure in Southern and I_1,ompany.
Northern Rhodesia for the financial year ended ,,
31st March 1914.

frica

Copy of Report for 1913 on the Federated Malay States.

Malay States.

Copy of Final Balance Sheet of estimated Financial
ne
l't

Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1914
15, showing the estimated effect of the changes (
made during the passage of the Finance Bill,
of
1914
Commons.

through the House

(Session

2),

sitcjati

2nd February.

33
Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery, on 30th May
1914.

No. 13.] 5 GEO. V.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales.)

National
Health
Insurance

(Wales.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland.)

Civil Service
(Royal
Commission.)

Explosions
(Heckmond-
wike,
Yorkshire.)

Judicial
Statistics
(England and
Wales.)

Reformatory
and Industrial
Schools.

Mines and
Quarries
(Explosion at
Wharncliffe
Silkstone
Colliery.)

Copy of Order, dated 31st December 1914,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, entitled the National Health In-
surance (Outstanding "Reserve Values) Amend-
ment Order, 1914.

Copy of Order, dated 31st December 1914,
made by the Insurance Commissioners, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Registration
of Branches) Order, 1914 (No. 2).

Copy of Order, dated 31st December 1914,
made by the Insurance Commissioners, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Deposit Con-
tributors, Adjustment of Accounts) Order,
1914.

Copy of Order, dated 31st December 1914,
made by the Insurance Commissioners, entitled
the County Borough of Plymouth (Insurance
Committee) Amendment Order, 1914.

Copy of Order, dated 31st December 1914,
made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Regis-
tration of Branches) Order (Scotland), 1914
(No. 2).

Copy of Order, dated 26th November 1914,
made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance ( Deposit
Contributors' Benefit) Order (Scotland), 1914
(No. 2).

Copy of Order, dated 7th December 1914,
made by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Wales)
(Deposit Contributors' Benefits) Order, 1919.

Copy of Order, dated 31st December 1914,
made by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance ( Wales)
(Deposit Contributors, Adjustment of Accounts)
Order, 1914.

Copy of Order, dated 31st December 1914,
made by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Wales)
(Registration of Branches) Order, 1914 (No. 2).
Copy of Order, dated 23rd December 1914,
made by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Wales)
(Establishment of Separate Sections) Order,
1914.

Copy of Order, dated 30th December 1914,
made by the Irish Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Deposit
Contributors, Adjustment of Accounts) (Ireland)
Order, 1914.

Copy of Fifth Report of the Royal Com-
mission on the Civil Service.
(i) Report ;
(ii) Appendix, Minutes of Evidence, 29th April
to 16th July 1914, with Appendices.

Copy of Report to the Secretary of State for
the Home Department on the circumstances
attending an Explosion of Picric Acid which
occurred at the factory belonging to Messrs.
Henry Ellison, Limited, at Heckmondwike, in
the West Riding of Yorkshire, on 2nd December
1914.

Copy of .1 udicial Statistics, Part I., relating
to Criminal Proceedings, Police, Coroners,
Prisons, RefOrmatory and Industrial Schools,
and Criminal Lunatics, for England and Wales
for 1913.

Copy of Fifty-seventh Report, for the year
1913, of the Chief Inspector of Reformatory and
Industrial Schools, Great Britain.

Copy of Report to the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, by Samuel Pope and
Thomas S. H. Mottram, on the circumstances
attending an Explosion which occurred at

V OL.170.

Copy of Annual Report of His Majesty's Mines and
Chief Inspector of Mines, with Statistics, for the Quarries.
year 1913. Part II., Labour.

Copy of Annual Report, with Statistics, of
His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Mines, for the
year 1913. Part III., Output. General Rep ,rt
and Statistics relating to the Output and Value
of the Minerals raised in the United Kingdom,
the Amount and Value of the Metals produced,
and the Exports and Imports of Minerals.

Copy of Annual Report, with Statistics, of
His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Mines, for the
year 1912. Part IV., Colonial and Foreign
Statistics ; Statistics relating to Persons em-
ployed, Output, and Accidents at Mines and
Quarries in the British Colonies and in Foreign
Countries.

Copy of First Report of the Departmental
Committee appointed by the President of the
Local Government Board to consider and report
on questions arising in connection with the
the Belgian
reception and
employment of
Refugees in this country.

Copy of Minutes of Evidence taken before
the Departmental Committee appointed by the
President of the Local Government Board to
consider and report on questions arising in
connection with the reception and employment
of the Belgian Refugees in this country.

Mines and
Q carries.

Mines and
Quarries.

Government
Belgian
Refugees
Committee
(Departmental
Committee.)

Government
Belgian
Ref ug-es
Committee
(Departmental
Committee.)

Copy of Report on the special work of the
Local Government Board arising out of the
War (up to 31st December 1914).

Local
Governmen t
Board.

Copy of Seventy-sixth Annual Report of the
and

Registrar General of Births, Deaths,
Marriages in England and Wales, 1913.

Copy of Memorandum (No. 4) of the Local
Government Board relative to the operation of
the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act, 1909,
and the earlier Housing Acts, as amended by
that Act.

Copy of Statement showing, for the year
ended March 1914, the amount of the Receipts,
Expenditure, and outstanding Loans of
the
principal classes of Local Authorities in England
and Wales.

Copy of Review of the Trade of India, 1913

14.

Copy of Report on the work of the Indian
Students' Department, July 1913 to June 1914.

Births,
Deaths, and
Marriages.

Housing and
Town
Planning.

Local
Authorities
(England and
Wales.)

East India
(Trade.)

(Indian
Students'
Department.)

Copy of Report to the Government of India EtaastierIndia

on the condition of Indian Immigrants inTifionuir_
British Colonies and Surinam. Part I.,
dad and British Guiana. Part 11., Surinam,
Jamaica, Fiji, and General Remarks.

L(abour.)

Copy of Report on Supplies of Home-grown

Pit-wood in England and Wales.

Roardf

Agriculture

Fisheries.

Copy of Minute of the Committee of Council (EST
dic

on Education in Scotland, dated 1st February
1915, amending the Minute of 23rd July 1912
providing for Grants in Aid of Educational Ex-
penditure approved by the Department under
Section 16 (1) (f) of the Education (Scotland)
Act, 1908.

l
teaai

hone.
duo

Copy of Regulations, dated 10th December
1914, made by the Scotch Education Depart-
ment as to Grants to School Boards in respect
of the Medical Treatment of necessitous
Children.

Educationa
(Scotland)

Copy of the Fifty-eighth Annual Report on Births,
the Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Scotland, Deaths,
for 1912.

Marriages
(scot land)

and

F

34

2nd February.

1915.

[No. 13.

Judicial
Statistics
(Scotland.)
Board of
Ed ucation.

Board of
Education.

Board of
Education.

Board of
Education.

Board of
Education.

Board of
Education.

Board of
Education.

Copy of Report on the Judicial Statistics of

Scotland for the year 1913.

Copy of Statistics relating to Receipts and
Expenditure of Local Education Authorities in
the financial year 1913-14.

Copy of the Annual Report for 1913 of the
Chief Medical Officer of the Board of Educa-
tion.

Copy of Seventh Annual Report of the
Governing Body of the Imperial College of
Science and Technology, South Kensington,
for the year ending 31st August 1914.

Copy of Regulations amending the Regulations
for Technical Schools, Schools of Art, and other
forms of provisien of further Education in
England and Wales (in force from 1st August
1914.

Copy of (i) List of Certified Schools for
Blind, Deaf, Defective, and Epileptic Children
on 31st July 1914;
(ii) List of Schools and
Classes for Blind, Deaf, Defective, and Epileptic
Students recognised under the Regulations for
Technical Schools, &c., for the year ending 31st
July 1914.

Copy of Regulations for the Training of

Teachers of Domestic Subjects.

Copy of Special Regulations for Grants in
Aid of Instruction for men serving with the
Colours (Supplementary to the Regulations for
Technical Schools, &c., 1914-15).

Trade
(Foreign
Countries and
British
Possessions.) Volumes

Copy of Annual Statement of the Trade of
the United Kingdom with Foreign Countries
and British Possessions, 1913. Supplement to
I. and II. Abstract and detailed
Tables, showing the Trade between the United
Kingdom and each Foreign Country and British
Possession according to the system of classifica-
tion in force in 1908 and previous years, with a
prefatory Memorandum.

of the Board of Trade, 1914.

Copy of Report of the London Traffic Branch

London
Traffic
Report.
Gas and Water Copy of Report by the Board of Trade of
their proceedings under the Gas and Water
Orders.
Works Facilities Act, 1870, during the Session
of 1914.

Board of
Trade
(Labour
Department.)
Imported
Pit-timber
(Supply.)

Board of
Trade
(Employ-
ment.)

Board of
Trade
(Employ-
ment.)

Merchant
Shipping
(Subdivision
of Ships.)

Fisheries
(Ireland.)

Copy of Seventeenth Abstract of Labour

Statistics of the United Kingdom.

Copy of Reports to the Board of Trade upon
the supply of imported Pit-timber, with special
reference to the resources of Newfoundland and
the Maritime Provinces of Eastern Canada.

Copy of Report of the Board of Trade on the
state of Employment in the United Kingdom in
December 1914.

Copy of Supplement to the Report of the
Board of Trade on the state of Employment
in the United Kingdom in December 1914.
District Reports and Tables.

Copy of First Report of the Committee
appointed by the President of the Board of
Trade to consider and report on the subdivision
of Merchant Ships (Foreign-going Passenger
Steamers ). Volume I. Report and Appen-
dices.

Copy of Report of the Department of Agri-
culture and Technical Instruction for Ireland
on the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Ireland for
the year 1913.

Copy of Report of proceedings for the year
Diseases of
Animals Acts. 1913 by the Department of Agriculture and
Instruction for Ireland under the
Technical
Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1903, for
1908.

Copy of Return of the proceedings of the Irish Lann
Irish Land Commission under the Land Law Commission
Acts, the Labourers (Ireland) Acts, 1883 -91, (Proceedings.)
and the Land Purchase irets during the months
of May, June, July, and August 1914.

Copy of Return of Advances made under the Irish Land
Irish Land Purchase Act: during the months Commission.
of May and June 1914.

Copy of Return of the number of Evictions Evictions
from Agricultural Holdings in Ireland which (Ireland.)
have come to the knowledge of the Constabulary,
and also of the number of Tenancies determined,
in the quarter ended 30th September 1914.

Copy of Return giving particulars of cases Evicted
in which persons had been reinstated with the Te",ain9tos,.
assistance of the Estates Commissioners during (LItelaud,) ,
the quarter ended 30th June 1914.

Copy of Return under Section 7 of the Land Land Law
Law (Ireland) Act, 1887, of the number of (Ireland)
Eviction Notices filed in the High Court of (aictio7n
Justice and County Courts in Ireland during Notices.)
the quarter ended on the 30th September 1914.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc -Local
of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of
Account of Receipts and Payments of Local Account.
(larxl"itlyin
Taxation in Ireland for
No.
ended 31st March 1914.

the financial year

Copy of the Compensation for Gooseberry

Bushes (County Louth) Order, 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Local
Taxation (Ireland) Account be printed.

Depirtment of
Agriculture
and Technical
Instruction for
Leland.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna presented, pursuant
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Order made by the Council of the
County Borough of Salford, dividing Polling
District No. 1 in Kersal Ward into two Polling
Districts.

Copy of Order made by the Council of the
Administrative County of East Suffolk, altering
the name of the Parliamentary Polling District,
the Polling Place, and the Revision Court for
the Parish of Felixstowe from Walton to
Felixstowe.

Copy of Order made by the Council of the
County of Surrey, providing additional Polling
Places at Tadworth and West Byfleet.

Copy of Order made by the Council of the
County of Middlesex, dividing the Parliamen-
tary Polling District of Ruislip into two Polling
Districts and assigning Polling Places thereto.

Copy of Order made by the Council of the
City of Manchester, dividing the six Divisions of
the Parliamentary Borough of Manchester into
Polling Districts.

Copies of Licences granted to two Convicts,
discharging them from Aylesbury Prison on
condition that they enter a Home.

Copy of Licence granted to James Saunders
under the Penal Servitude Acts, to which is
annexed a condition other than those contained
in Schedule A of the Penal Servitude Act, 1864.

Polling
Districts
(County
-Borough of
Salford.)

Polling
Districts
(County of
East Suffolk.)

Polling
Districts
(County of
Surrey.)
Polling
Districts
(Colinty of
Middlesex.)

Polling
Districts
(City of
Manchester.)

Penal
Servitude Acts
(Conditional
Licence.)
Penal
Servitude Acts
(Conditional
Licence.)

Copy of Scheme approved by the Secretary Factory and
of State for the Home Department in pur- workshop
(Scheme for
suance of Section 5 (2) (a) of the Factory and
Regulation of
Workshop Act, 1907, for Holidays in respect of
Hours of
Employment
the Paisley Female House of Refuge, Lady
in Charitable
Lane, Paisley, in substitution of the Scheme
Institutions.)
approved on the 9th January 1913.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

2nd February.

35
Tramways, Railless Electric Traction, &c.,
Harbours, and Tidal Waters, and the supply
of Electricity. Gas, and Water.

No. 13.] 5 GEO. V.

Rifle
Associations
(Colonies)
(Grants.)

Midwives Act,
1890.

Foreign
urisdiction
Acts. 1890 and
1913.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented,Return to
an Address to His Majesty, dated the 19th day
of February in the last Session of Parliament,
for a Return of the amounts of the Grants
made during each of the last Six years by
Governments of the Self-governing Dominions,
Crown and other Colonies, and Protectorates to
for the encouragement of
Rifle Associations
Rifle Shooting, and for the maintenance and
expenses of Colonial representative Rifle Teams.
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, by His Majesty's
Command,--Copy of Report of the work of the
Central Midwives Board for the year ended
31st March 1914.

Mr. Joseph Pease also presented, pursuant to

the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copies of Orders in Council under the Foreign
Jurisdiction Acts, 1890 and 1913, dated 28th
November 1914 and 7th January 1915,
(I )
extending Sections 34-6 of the Companies
(Consolidation) Act, 1908, to the Protectorates
of East Africa, Nyasaland, Southern Rhodesia,
Swaziland, Wei-hai wei,
(2)
amending the Orders in Council of 1908 and
1910 with regard to Crown Lands and Native
Areas in Swaziland.

and Zanzibar

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act. 1865.

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1577
(Oxford.)

No. 56.

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)
No. 57.

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Cambridge.)
No. 58.

Prize Courts
Act. 1894.

Welsh Church
Act, 1914.

Copies of Ten Orders in Council under the
Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865,
dated 28th November. 17th December, 23rd
December 1914, and 7th January 1915, ap-
proving Memorials of the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty made under the provisions of
the Act.

Copy of Statutes made by the University of
Oxford under the Universities of Oxford and
Cambridge Act, 1877, on 27th October 1914,
and sealed on the same date, amending the
existing Statutes of the University concerning
(1)
of Comparative
Anatomy, and (2) the Hawlinson and Bosworth
Professor of Anglo-Saxon

the Linacre Professor

Copy of Statutes made by the Governing
Body of Merton College, Oxford, under the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877, on 7th October 1914, and sealed on 27th
of that month, amending Statutes III. and IX.
of the existing Statutes of the College.

Copy of Statutes made by the Governing Body
of King's College, Cambridge, under the Uni-
versities of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877,
on 13th June 1914, and sealed on 14th September
1914, amending Statute C. Chapter i, Statute E,
Chapter ii, Statute E, Chapter iii, and Statute
F of the existing Statutes of the College.

Copy of Order in Council under the Prize
Courts Act, 1894, dated 28th November 1914,
amending the Rules finally sanctioned by the
Order in Council of 17th September 1914, as to
the procedure and practice of Prize Courts.

Copy of Order in Council under the Welsh
Church Act, 1914, dated 7th ,January 1915,
confirming General Rules framed by the Coin-
missioners under the Act.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon
the Table ; and that the Papers relative to the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877 (Oxford), and to the Universities of Oxford
and Cambridge Act,
(Cambridge), be
printed.

1877

r. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the west ffightand

directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy "\vaY
of Thirteenth Annual Report by the Board of .',tei-Isain'a,i,
Trade as to the condition and working of the to Mallai,.)
Banavie and Mallaig Railway, the Rates and No. 59.
Charges for Traffic,
and the Receipts and
Expenditure of any Company in working the
Railway, for the year 1913-14.

Copy of the Unemployment Insurance (Short
Time) Regulations, 1914, made by the Board
of Trade, dated 16th December 1914.

Copy of the Unemployment Insurance (Sup-
plementary) Regulations made by the Board of
Trade, dated 19th January 1915.

Unemploy-
ment
Insurance.
No. 60.
Unemploy-
ment
I nsu ranee.
No. 61.

Copy of Draft Certificate of the Board of
Railway
Trade extending the time limited for the sale
Companies'
Pors
by the East London Railway Company of 1861.we AO.
superfluous Lands.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon
the Table ; and that the Papers relative to
West Highland Railway (Extension from Dana-
vie to Mallaig), and to Unemployment Insurance,
be printed.

Mr. Charles Roberts presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of amended Rules for the asking of questions
in the Madras Legislative Council.

East India
(nadras
Legislative
Council.)

Copy of Proclamation creating an Executive East India
Council for the United Provinces of Aura and (Executive
and Legisla-
Oudh.
tive Councils.)

Copy of amended Rules (1) for the asking of East India
questions ; (2) for the discussion of matters of (18°Ztve
general public interest ; (3) for the discussion of
the Annual Financial Statement of Government
in the Bombay Legislative Council.

Return of all Loans raised in India under the East India
provisions of any Acts of Parliament, chargeable (Loans raised
on the Revenues of India, outstanding at the in
commencement of the half-year ended on the No. 62
30th September 1914, with the rates of interest
and total amount payable thereon, and the date
of the termination of each Loan, the debt
incurred during the half-year, the moneys raised
thereby during the half-year, the Loans paid off
or discharged during the half-year, and the
Loans outstanding at the close of the half-year ;
stating, so far as the public convenience will
allow, the purpose or service for which moneys
have been raised during the half-year.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to East
India (Loans raised in India) be printed.

Mr. Hobhouse presented, pursuant

to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 15) War-
rant, 1914, dated 18th December 1914.

(11()nsltanOdffiPceos t.)

Copy of the Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post Office

Post Amendment (No. 68) Warrant, 1914 (foreign
dated 31st December 1914.

arid

Post.)

the Consolidated Fund ;

Copy of Account showing the money issued Post Office
the money VI":1°11,,

out of
borrowed and the Securities created in respect 191.3"a;e.,;n1
thereof ; and the expenditure under the Post 1913-14.)
Office (London) Railway Act, 1913, for the No. 63.
period ended 31st March 1914.

Jiailway, &e.
Bills.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report by the Board of
Trade upon all the Bills and Provisional Orders
of Session 1914-15 relating to Railways, Canals,

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Post
Office (London) Railway Act, 1913 (Account,
1913-14), be printed.

Vol- 170.

F 2

36

2nd February.

Civil Services
(Supplemen-
tary Estimate,
1914-15.)

No. 54.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)

National
Health
insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 64.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of Estimate of further sum
required to be voted for the Service of the year
ending 31st March 1915.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Special Order, dated 27th July 1914, made
by the National Health Insurance Joint Com-
mittee and by the Welsh Insurance Commis-
acting jointly, entitled the National
sioners
Health Insurance (Wales) (Subsidiary Employ-
ments) Consolidation Order, 1914.

Copy of Special Order, dated 24th July 1914,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and by the Welsh Insurance Com-
missioners, acting jointly, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Wales) (Special Customs)
Consolidated Order, 1914.

Copy of Special Order made by the National
Health Insurance Joint Committee and the
Scottish Insurance Commissioners, acting jointly,
dated 24th July 1914, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Special Employers' Custom)
(Scotland) Consolidation Order, 1914.

Copy of Special Order, dated 24th July 1914,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and the Scottish Insurance Com-
missioners, acting jointly, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Subsidiary Employments)
Consolidated Order (Scotland), 1914.

Copy of Special Order, dated 24th July 1914,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and by the Scottish Insurance Com-
missioners, acting jointly, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Special Customs) Consoli-
dation Order (Scotland), 1914.

Copy of Provisional Special Order, dated 31st
August 1914, made by the National Health
Insurance Joint Committee, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Normal Rate of Remunera-1
tion) Provisional Order (Scotland), 1914 (No. 1).
Copy of Special Order, dated 22nd December
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
( Normal Rate of Remuneration)
Insurance
Order (Scotland), 1914 (No. 1).

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 65.

Copy of Regulations, dated 22nd December
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Welsh
Insurance Commissioners, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regulations
(Wales), 1914.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 66,

National
Health
Insurance
(Join
Committee)
( Regulations.)
No. 67.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 68.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 69.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 31st
December 1914, made by the National Health
Insurance Joint Committee, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Payments to Insurance Com-
mittees) Regulations ( Wales), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 31st December
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Payments to Insurance Committees)
Regulations (Ireland), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 31st December
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Scottish
Insurance Commissioners, entitled the National
Health Insurance ( Exempt Persons' Benefits)
Regulations (Scotland), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 31st December
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Payments to Insurance Committees)
Regulations (Scotland), 1914.

1915.
Copy of Regulations, dated 26th November
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance
and Transfer of
Engagements) Regulations, 1914.

(Amalgamation

Copy of Regulations, dated 26th November
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Dissolution of Societies) Regulations,
1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 26th November
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance ( Withdrawal of Approval) Regula-
tions, 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 31st December
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Payments to Insurance Committees)
Regulations, 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 23rd December
1914, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Insur-
ance Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regulations, 1914.
Copy of Regulations, dated 23rd December
1914, made by the Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Decision
of Questions) Regulations (England), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 23rd December
1914, made by the Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Deposit
Contributors' Administration Expenses) Regula-
tions (No. 2), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 31st December
1914, made by the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Deposit Contributors' Administration Expenses)
Regulations (Scotland), 1914 (No. 2).

Copy of Regulations, dated 15th December
1914, made by the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Appointment of Representatives of Insured
Persons on Insurance Committees) Amendment
Regulations (Scotland), 1914 (No. 2).

Copy of Regulations, dated 24th December
1914, made by the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Determination of Questions) Regulations (Scot-
land), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 31st December
1914, made by the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Claims for Exemption) Consolidated Regulations
(Scotland), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 12th September
1914, made by the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Naval and Army Reserves and Territorial
Force) Regulations (Scotland), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 1st September
1914, made by the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Married Women's Special Benefits) Regulations
(Scotland), 1914.

Copy of Regulations, dated 14th January
1915, made by the Welsh Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Decision of Questions) Regulations (Wales),
1915.

[No. 13.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 70.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 71.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulation s.)
No. 72.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
( Regulations.)
No. 73.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 74.

Nat ional
Health
Insurance
Co inmissioti
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 75.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
( England )
(Regulations.)
No. 76.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)
No. 77.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)
No. 78.

National
Health
Insurance
Coin mission
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)
No. 79.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)
No. 80.

N ational
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)

egulations.)
No. 81.

2nd February.

37
with the Report of the Coinptroller and Auditor
General thereon.

No. 13.] 5 GEO. V.
National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)
(Regulations.)
No. 82.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 9th
January 1915, made by the Welsh Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Deposit Contributors' Administration
Expenses) Regulations (Wales), 1915.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland)
(Regulations.)
No. 83.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland)
(Regulations.)
No. 84.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland.)
No. 85.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland.)
No. 86.

Copy of Regulations, dated 26th January
1915, made by the Irish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Decision of Questions) Regulations (Ireland),
1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 26th January
1915, made by the Irish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
( Deposit Contributors' Administration Expenses)
Regulations (Ireland), 1915.

Copy of Order, dated 9th December 1914,
made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Dundee
Boundaries Extension) Order, 1914.

Copy of Order, dated 30th December 1914,
made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Dundee
Boundaries Extension) Order, 1914 (No. 2).

Appropriation Account for Army Services for
Army
(Appropriation 1913-14, with the Report of the Comptroller
Account.)
and Auditor General thereon, and upon the
Store Accounts of the Army.

No. 87.

Army
(Ordnance
Factories.)

No. 88.

Army
(Ord nalice
Factories)

Account.)

No. 89.

Army
(Clothing
Factory.)

No. 90.

Military
Works Acts.
No. 91.

Cliekca
Hospital
(Army Prize
Money and
Legacy
Funds.)

No. 92.

Woods,
Forests, and
Land
Revenues.

No. 93.

Treasury
Chest.

No. 91.

Land
Registry
(New
Buildings)
Act, 1900.

No. 95.

Annual Accounts of the Ordnance Factories
for the year 1913-14, with the Report of the
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Appropriation Account of the sums granted
by Parliament for the expense of the Ordnance
Factories, the cost of the productions of which
have been charged to the Army, Navy, and
Indian and Colonial Governments, &c., and the
Statement of the surpluses and deficits upon
the Grants for the year ended 31st March 1914;
together with the Report of the Comptroller and
Auditor General thereon.

Annual Accounts of the Royal Army Clothing
Factory for the year 1913-14, with the Report
of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.
Account prepared by the War Office under
the provisions of the Military Works Acts,
1897, 1899, 1901, and 1903, showing the amount
expended and borrowed and the Securities
created under the Acts, for
the year ended
31st March 1914 ; together with the Report of
the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Account of the Receipts and Expenditure of
the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital (for
Services other than those voted by Parliament)
in the year ended 31st March 1914, with the
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
thereon.

Abstract Accounts of the Commissioners of
His Majesty's Woods, Forests,
and Land
Revenues for the year ended 31st March 1914,
with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor
General thereon.

Account showing all the sums which have
been received into the Treasury Chest, and
which have been paid out of the same, between
the 1st April 1913 and the 31st March 1914,
and of the Liabilities and Assets of the Treasury
Chest on the latter day, with the Report of the
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Account showing the money issued from the
Consolidated Fund under the provisions of the
Land Registry (New Buildings) Act, 1900, and
of the expenditure ;
the money borrowed and
the Securities created under the said Act, for
the period ended the 31st March 1914 ; together

VOL. 170.

Navy
(Appropriation
Account.)
No. 96.

Develop meat
Fund.

No. 97.

Civil Services
and Revenue
Departments
(Appropriation
Accounts.)
No. 98.

Greek Loan,
No. 99..

Public Offices
Site (Dublin)
Act, 1903.

No. 100.

Public Offices
Sites and
Public
Buildings
Expenses
Accounts,
1913-14.

No. 101.

Superannua-
tion Act,1887.

Copy of the Appropriation Account of the
Navy for 1913-14, with the Report of
the
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon, and
upon the Store Accounts of the Navy.

Copy of Abstract Account of the Receipts
into and Issues out of the Development Fund
together
in the period ended 31st March 1914 ;
with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor
General thereon.

Appropriation Accounts of the sums granted
by Parliament for Civil Services, Classes I. to
VII L, and for the Revenue Departments, for
the year ending 31st March 1914 ;
together
and
with the Reports of
Auditor General thereon, and certain Reports
upon Store Accounts.

the Comptroller

Account of the moneys paid out of the Con-
solidated Fund under the Acts 2 & 3 Will. 4,
c. 121, and 6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 94, for interest and
sinking fund on that part of the Greek Loan
which is guaranteed by this country under the
authority of the said Acts, and of the amount
repaid by the Greek Government on account of
the same, up to 31st December 1914.

Account showing the money issued from the
Consolidated Fund under the provisions of the
Public Offices Site (Dublin) Act, 1903, and of
the money expended and
the expenditure ;
borrowed and the Securities created under the
said Act, for the period ended the 31st March
1914 ; together with the Report of the Comp-
troller and Auditor General thereon.

Accounts showing the moneys issued under
the provisions of the Public Offices (Acquisition
of Site) Act, 1895, &c., out of the Consolidated
Fund, the moneys borrowed and the Securities
created in respect thereof, and the expenditure
under the provisions of the Acts to the 31st
March 1914 ; together with the Report of the
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Copies of Treasury Minutes under the Super-
annuation Act, 1887, dated 3rd December and
30th December 1914, and 7th January and 22nd
January (two) 1915, granting retired allowances
to Mr. William Vesey Harrel, C.B., M.V.O., late
Assistant Commissioner of the Dublin Metro-
politan Police ; Charles Cowburn, Overseer,.
Post Office, York ; Robert North, Second
John William
Division Clerk, Admiralty ;
Millard, Overseer, Post Office, Blandford ; and
William Charles Bristow, Overseer, Post Office..
Blandford, respectively.

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 9th January Public Works

1915, sanctioning the letting by the Kingstown (Ireland.)
Harbour Commissioners of a quarry at Dalkey to
the Dalkey Rifle Club.

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 15th January Public Works

1915, sanctioning the letting to the Irish Lights (Ireland.)
Commissioners of certain plots of land at Kings-
town Harbour for increased storage accommoda-
tion.

Copy of Treasury Order, dated 28th December County Courts

(England)
(Fees.)

1914, regulating Fees in County Courts.

(Joint Committee

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
that the said Estimates be referred to
Table ;
the Committee of Supply, and be printed ; and
that the Papers relative to National Health
Insurance (.1 oint Committee ), National Health
(Regulations),
Insurance
National Health Insurance Commission (Eng-
land) (Regulations), National Health Insur-
(Regulations),
ance Commission
National Health Insurance Commission (Wales)
(Regulations), National Health Insurance Com-
mission (Ireland) (Regulations), National Health
1, 3

(Scotland)

2nd -3rd February.

1915.
William Crawford Anderson, Esquire, Member
for the Borough of Sheffield (Attercliffe Division),
was sworn.

[No. 13.

Commission

(Scotland),

38
Insurance
Army
( Appropriation Account), Army (Ordnance
Factories), Army (Ordnance Factories) (Ap-
propriation Account), Army (Clothing Factory),
Military Works Act, Chelsea Hospital (Army
Prize Money and Legacy Funds), Woods,
Forests, and Land Revenues, Treasury Chest,
Land Itegistry (New Buildings) Act, 1900,
Navy (Appropriation Account), Development
Fund, Civil Services and Revenue Departments
(Appropriation Accounts), Greek Loan, Public
Offices Site (Dublin) Act, 1903, Public Offices
Sites and Public Buildings Expenses Accounts,
1913-14, be printed.

Universities
(Scotland)
Act, 1889
((l rdinance.)
No. 102.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to

the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of University Court Ordinance, No. 47
(Glasgow, No. 14) (Institution of a Degree in
Science in Applied Chemistry), of the Com-
the Universities (Scotland)
missioners under
Act, 1889.

Trailing with
the Enemy
Amendment
Aet, 1914.

Copy of Act of Sederunt to regulate pro-
cedure in Scotland under the Trading with the
Enemy Amendment Act, 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to the
Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889 (Ordinance),
be printed.

The following Papers, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament, were laid
upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :

Copy of Return to the Lord Chancellor of
the number of Visits made, the number of
Patients seen, and the number of Miles travelled
by the Visitors of Lunatics, between the 1st April
1914 and the 30th September 1914.

1,unacy.

Copy of Rules of the Supreme Court (Poor

Copy of Rules of the Supreme Court, dated

Supreme
Court (Rules.) Persons), 1914, dated 18th December 1914.
Supremo
Court (Rules) 18th December 1914.
Copy of additional Rule under the Clergy
Clergy
nm e,pline Act. Discipline Act, 1892, dated 22nd October 1914.
Copy of Scheme under the Union of Benefices
Union of
Benefices Act
Acts, 1860 and 1898, for effecting an union of the
(Saint Saviour,
Benefices of Saint Saviour, Southwark, and
Southwark,
Saint Peter, Southwark.
and Saint
l'eter,
Southwark.)
Bank of
England.

Copy of Annual Accounts of Exchequer Bills
and other Government Securities purchased, and
amount and balance of sums issued for the
payment of Dividends, &c., for the year ended
5th January 1915.

No. 103.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Bank

of England be printed.

Naval and
Military
Services
(Pensions and
Grants.)

O. 53.

The Clerk of the House, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 24th day of November
1914, laid upon the Table,Special Report from
the Select Committee on Naval and Military
Services (Pensions and Grants), with Minutes of
Evidence.

Ordered, That the Special Report be printed.

Writ issued
luring the
_Adjournment
of the House.

Mr. Speaker informed the House that he had
issued, during the Adjournment of the House, a
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out
a new Writ for the Election of a Member to
serve in this present Parliament for the Borough
Of Sheffield (Attercliffe Division), in the room
of Joseph Pointer, Esquire, deceased.

New Members
sworn.

The Right Honourable Sir James Brown
the

Dougherty, K.C.B., K.c.v.o., Member for
Borough of Londonderry, was sworn.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Northern Part

Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out of the West
a new Writ for the electing of a Member to RyloVi_l iorf
serve in this present Parliament for the West (shipiey
Riding of Yorkshire (Shipley Division), in the Division)
room of the Right Honourable Percy Holden Writ.
Illingworth, deceased.( Mr. Gulland).

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Swansea
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make Borough
Swansea
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member (Dstrict)
to serve in this present Parliament for Swansea Writ.
in the room of
Borough (Swansea District),
the Right Honourable Sir David Brynmor
Jones, K.C., who, since his Election for the said
borough, hath accepted the Office of Master in
Lunacy.(Mr. Gulland.)

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Norwich
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make Borough
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member Writ
to serve in this present Parliament for the
in the room of Sir
Borough of Norwich,
Frederick Low, K.C., who, since his Election
for the said borough, bath accepted the Office
of Judge of the High Court of Justice.(Mr.
Gulland.)

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn. Adjournment.

(Mr. Gulland.)

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
twenty-nine minutes
before Five of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

till

[No 14.]

Wednesday, 3rd February 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

P BAYER S.

yit R. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Private Bills.

from the Counsel to Mr. Speaker, That, in
accordance with Standing Order 79, he had
conferred with the Chairman of Committees
of the House of Lords, for the purpose of
determining in which House of Parliament the
respective Private Bills should be first considered,
and they had determined that the Bills contained
in the following list should originate in the
House of Lords, viz. :

Aberdare Urban District Council (Tramways,

&c.).

Altrincham Gas.
Ashington Urban District Council.
Brighton and Hove Gas.
Bristol Tramways.

No. 14.] 5 GEO. V.

3rd February.

39

Deaf and Dumb Poor Asylum.
Eastern Valleys

(Monmouthshire)

Sewerage Board.

Joint

Falmouth Docks.
Frimley and Farnborough District Water.
Halifax Corporation.
Ilfracombe Gas.
Mersey Railway.
Mullingar and Kells Railway.
Neath Canal Navigation.
North wich Gas.
Ormskirk Gas and Electricity.
Plymouth Corporation.
Prescot Gas.
Rotherham Corporation.
Salop County Council.
Sheffield Corporation (Tramways).
South Shields Corporation.
South Staffordshire Water.
Spennymoor and Tudhoe Gas.
Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukinfield

Tramways and Electricity Board.

Sunderland Corporation (W earmouth Bridge).
Sutton District Water.
Warwick Gas.
West Gloucestershire Water.
Wolverhampton Corporation Water.
Yorkshire Electric Power.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.
Bill 25.

Mr. Herbert Lewis presented a Bill to confirm
certain Provisional Orders of the Local Govern-
ment Board relating to Aberavon, Birkenhead,
Cheltenham, Neath, Newton in Mackerfield,
Ulverston, and Widnes : And the same was read
the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Aberdeen
Corporation
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Ordered, That

the Aberdeen Corporation
Order Confirmation Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies
of Orders numbered D.I.P. 150, 151, 153, 154,
156-162, 164, and 165, declaring the areas
described in the respective Schedules thereto to
be infected with Wart Disease, and infected
areas for the purposes of the Wart Disease of
Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Intermediate
Education
(Ireland.)

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, - Copy of Rules
as to the application of the Teachers' Salaries
Grant in Ireland.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Statistical
Abstract
(Colonies.)

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Statistical Abstract for the
several British Self-governing Dominions, Crown
Colonies, Possessions, and Protectorates, in each
year from 1899 to 1913. Fifty-first Number.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Vol- 170.

Mr. Churchill presented, by His Majesty's Navy
ates
Estim
(1915-16.)

Navy Estimates

the

for

Command,
1915-16.

No. 105.

Ordered, That the said Estimates be referred

to the Committee of Supply ; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna presented, pursuant Shops Act,

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912.
Copies of Orders made by the undermentioned
Local Authorities under the Shops Act, 1912,
and confirmed by the Secretary of State for
the Home Department :

The County Councils of Middlesex (Hanwell
Urban District) and Anglesey (Holyhead
Urban District).
of

the County Borough of

The Council
Dudley.

The Councils of
and Darwen.

the Boroughs of Ealing

The Council of the Urban District of Leek.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command,Copy of Minute of the Board of Education_
Education, dated 3rd February 1915, modifying
the Regulations applicable to Schools for Blind,
Deaf, Defective, and Epileptic Children, dated
19th July 1909, as already modified by the
Minutes dated 27th June 1910 and 17th July
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5423 and 'Set les.)
5424.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's Army
Command,Estimate of the Effective and Non- Estimates
effective Services of the Army for the year (1910-16.)
1915-16.

N

o. 104,

Ordered, That the said Estimates be referred

to the Committee of Supply ; and be printed.

The following Papers, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament, were laid
upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :

Accounts

of

the Commissioners

for

the Liznd.al Loans

Reduction of the National Debt in respect of
the Capital and Income of the Local Loans No. 106.
Fund for the year ending 31st March 1914,
with Report of the Comptroller and Auditor
General theron.

Copy of Return to the Lord Chancellor of 1,,tracy.

the number of Visits made and the number of
Patients seen by the several Commissioners in
Lunacy during the six months ending on the
31st December 1914.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Local

Loans Fund be printed.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Supreme Court

Judicature

a Copy of Account of the Receipts and Payments of
of the Accountant General of the Supreme Court (Ireland')
of Judicature in Ireland, in respect of the funds
of suitors in the said Court, including therein
funds to the credit of Lunacy Accounts, in the
year to the 30th day of September 1914; to-
gether with a Statement of Liabilities and Assets,
and particulars of Securities in Court, on the
30th day of September 1914.(Mr. Montagu.)
F4

3rd-411i February.

1915.
Committees on Private Bills, have power to sit
on Friday notwithstanding the Adjournment of
the House.(Mr. Joseph Pease.)

[Ku. 14.

40

Business of
the House.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That, until
the House otherwise
determines, and so far as the House does not
otherwise determine, on every day on which the
House sits

(1) Government Business do have

dence ;

prece-

(2) At the conclusion of Government Business
Mr. Speaker shall propose the Question,
That this House do now adjourn, and, if
that Question shall riot have been agreed
to, Mr. Speaker shall adjourn the House,
without Question put, not later than one
hour after the conclusion of Government
Business if that Business has beets con-
that
cluded before
Business has not been so concluded, not
later than 11.30 p.m. ;

10.30 p.m., but,

if

(3) If the day be a Thursday the House shall
the

rising stand adjourned until

its

at
following Monday ;

(4) Any Private Business set down for con-
sideration at a quarter-past Eight of the
clock on any day shall,
if Government
Business is concluded before that time, be
the conclusion of Government
taken at
Business, and, for the purposes of the pre-
ceding provisions of this Order, shall be
deemed to be Government Business

(The Prime Minister) ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, in 1. 5, by leaving out from the
beginning thereof to the end of 1. 11.( Mr.
Hogge.)

And the Question being put, That the words
stand part of the
proposed to be left out
Question :It was resolved in the Affirmative.

And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That, until

the House otherwise
determines, and so far as the House does not
otherwise determine, on every day on which the
House sits

(1) Government Business do have prece-

dence ;

(2) At the conclusion of Government Business
Mr. Speaker shall propose the Question,
That this House do now adjourn, and, if
that Question shall not have been agreed
to, Mr. Speaker shall adjourn the House,
without Question put, not later than one
hour after the conclusion of Government
Business if that Business has been con-
if that
cluded before
Business has not been so concluded, not
later than 11.30 p.m. ;

10.30 p.m., but,

(3) If the day be a Thursday the House shall
at its rising stand adjourned until the
following Monday ;

(4) Any Private Business set down for con-
sideration at a quarter-past Eight of the
clock on any day shall,
if Government
Business is concluded before that time, be
taken at the conclusion of Government
Business, and, for the purposes of the pre
ceding provisions of this Order, shall be
deemed to be Government Business.

Ballot for
Bills, &c.

Ordered, That, until

the House otherwise
determines, and so far as the House does not
otherwise determine, no Public Bills other than
Government Bills be introduced, and no Ballot
be taken for determining the precedence of such
Bills.( Mr. Joseph Pease.)

Select
Committees.

Ordered, That, until the House otherwise
determines, all Select Committees, including

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of this day, proposed the
Question, That this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
till twenty-eight minutes
before Seven of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

[No. 15.]
Thursday, 4th February 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

ATR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from the Examiners of Petitions
for
111.
Private Bills, That in respect of the Bills
comprised in the list reported by the Chairman
of Ways and Means, as intended to originate in
the House of Lords, they have certified that
the Standing Orders have been complied with
in the following cases, viz. :

Private Bills
[Lords.]

Altrincham Gas.
Ashington Urban District Council.
Brighton and Hove Gas.
Bristol Tramways.
Deaf and Dumb Poor Asylum.
Eastern Valleys

(Monmouthshire)

Sewerage Board.

Joint

Falmouth Docks.
Frimley and Farnborough District Water.
Ilfracombe Gas.
Mersey Railway.
Neath Canal Navigation.
North wich Gas.
Ormskirk Gas and Electricity.
Plymouth Corporation.
Prescot Gas.
Rotherham Corporation.
Salop County Council.
Sheffield Corporation (Tramways).
South Shields Corporation.
South Staffordshire Water.
Spennymoor and Tudhoe Gas.
Sunderland
Bridge).

Corporation

(Wearmouth

Sutton District Water.
Warwick Gas.
West Gloucestershire Water.
Wolverhampton Corporation Water.
Yorkshire Electric Power.

No. 15.] 5 GEO. V.

4th February.

41

And they have certified that the Standing
Orders have not been complied with in the
following cases, viz. :

Aberdare Urban District Council (Tramways,

Sze.).

Halifax Corporation.

A Bill to extend the time for the compulsory Bury and
purchase of lands for and completion of works District Joint
authorised by the Bury and District Joint Water Bill. Board
Board Act, 1903, was presented, and read the
time ; and ordered to be read a second
first
time.

Water

Private Bill
Petitions
[Lords]
(Standing
Orders not
complied
with.)

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Reports
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of Petitions for
the following Bills, originating in the Lords, the
Standing Orders have not been complied with,
viz. :

Aberdare Urban District Council (Tramways,

&c.) [ Lords].

Halifax Corporation [Lords].
Ordered, That the Reports be referred to the

Select Committee on Standing Orders.

Private Bill
Petitions
(Standing
Orders not
complied
with.)

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the Petition
for the following Bill the Standing Orders have
not been complied with, viz.:
London County Council

(Tramways and

Improvements).

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the

Select Committee on Standing Orders.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill he taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con

sideration upon Thursday next.

Aberdeen
Corporation
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Aberdeen Corporation
Order Confirmation Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

A. Bill to empower the Ammanford Urban
Ammanford
Urban Districtl District Council to construct sewerage works
Council Bill.
and street improvements, and for other purposes,
was presented, and read the first time ; and
ordered to be read a second time.

Ascot District
Gas and
Electricity
Bill.

A Bill to authorise the Ascot District Gas
and Electricity Company to raise additional
capital, and for other purposes, was presented,
and read the first time ; and ordered to be read
a second time.

A Bill to authorise the Urban District Council
Barnoldswick
Urban District of Barnoldswick to construct new waterworks
Council Water and to acquire additional lands ; to confer further
Bill.
powers on the Council in regard to their water
undertaking, and for other purposes, was pre-
sented, and read the first time ; and ordered to
be read a second time.

Blyth
Harbour Bill.

A. Bill to empower the Blyth Harbour Com-
missioners to construct a toll bridge over the
River Blyth, with approaches thereto ;
to con-
struct new piers or breakwaters, and for other
purposes, was presented, and read the first time ;
and ordered to be read a second time.

Vol,. 170.

A Bill
to provide for the transfer of the Chelmsford
undertakino. of the Chelmsford Gas Company Corporation
undertaking
to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Gas Bill.
Borough of Chelmsford, and to confer further
powers on that Corporation with respect to the
supply of gas, and for other purposes, was
presented, and read the first time ; and ordered
to be read a second time.

A Bill to empower the Mayor, Aldermen, Dewsbury
BOoiriporation

and Burgesses of the Borough of Dewsbury to
construct an additional tramway ;
to confer
further powers upon them in regard to their
tramway, electricity, and gas undertakings, and
with respect to the disposal of trade refuse, and
to make further provision for the improve-
ment, health, and good government of the said
borough, and for other purposes, was presented,
and read the first time ; and ordered to be read
a second time.

A Bill to authorise the Corporation of Don- Doncaster

Corporation

BC

street improvements ;

caster to construct
confer upon the Corporation further powers
with reference to their water and gas under-
takings ; to make better provision for the health,
local government, and finance of the Borough of
Doncaster, and for other purposes, was pre-
sented, and read the first time ; and ordered to
be read a second time.

A Bill to incorporate the Friends' Provident Friends'

Institution and to provide for the management
of its affairs, and for other purposes,
presented, and read the first time ; and ordered
to be read a second time.

Provident
IBnisiltitution

A Bill to authorise the Great Central Railway Great Central
for railway Railway Bill.

certain lands

Company to use
purposes ; to extend the time for the compulsory
purchase of lands and for the completion of
works ; to enable the Company to raise further
capital, and for other purposes, was presented,
and read the first time ; and ordered to be read
a second time.

A Bill for conferring further powers upon Great Eastern
for Railway Bill,

the Great Eastern Railway Company ;
extending the time limited by former Acts
for the completion of works and the purchase of
lands by the Company, and for the purchase of
lands by the Great Northern and Great Eastern
Joint Committee, and for other purposes, was
presented, and read the first time ; and ordered
to be read a second time.

A Bill to authorise the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Citizens of the City of Lincoln to acquire
and extinguish the rights of the freemen of the
city and others in or in respect of the commons
in and adjoining the city, and to make provision
to provide and
for the management thereof ;
work trolley vehicles and motor omnibuses ;
to
make further provision with regard to the supply
of gas and electricity, and with regard to the
health, local government, and improvement of
the city, and for other purposes, was presented,
and read the first time ; and ordered to be read
a second time.

A Bill to empower the Corporation of the Liverpool
City of Liverpool to acquire further lands ; to Corporation
extend the powers of

the Corporation with Bill'

42.
respect to the leasing of corporate land, and for
other purposes, was presented, and read the first
time ; and ordered to be read a second time.

4th February.

A Bill to enable the London, Chatham, and
London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Company to raise further capital,
Dover Railway and
and tor other purposes, was presented, and read
Bill.
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second
time.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill.

London
Electric
Supply Bill.

A Bill to confer further powers upon the
London County Council with regard to parks
and open spaces, the drainage of premises in the
Administrative County of London, and other
matters; to confer various powers upon Metro-
politan Borough Councils, and for other purposes,
was presented, and read the first time ;
and
ordered to be read a second time.

A Bill to constitute a Company with powers
to supply electrical energy in an area comprising
the Administrative County of London and
to transfer to such Company
adjacent areas ;
certain existing undertakings, and to make
provision for improving the supply of electrical
energy ; to make provisions for transferring the
undertaking of the Company to the London
County Council or other public body ;
for
authorising agreements or arrangements between
the Company and the London County Council
or other public body, and fbr other purposes,
was presented, and read the first time ; and I
ordered to be read a second time.

A Bill to provide for the transfer of the
Lurgan
Urban District undertaking of the Lurgan Gas Light and
Council Bill. Chemical Company, Limited,
to the Urban
District Council of Lurgan ; to confer further
powers on the Council with respect to the supply
of gas, electricity, and water, and to make further
and better provision for the improvement, health,
and local government of the district, and for
other purposes, was presented, and read the first
time; and ordered to be read a second time.

Methodist
Church in
Ireland Bill.

Metropolitan
District
Railway Bill.

A Bill

to constitute and incorporate the
Trustees of the Methodist Church in Ireland,
and to vest in them certain trust properties for
the said Church, and to provide for the admini's-
tration of those properties, and for other purposes
connected therewith, was presented, and read the
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time.

A Bill to make further provision respecting
the capital and undertaking of the Metropolitan
to confer further
District Railway Company ;
powers on the Lon don and South Western Railway
Company in respect of their Wimbledon and
Fulham Railway, and on the Wimbledon and
Sutton Railway Company, and for other pur-
poses, was presented, and read the first time ;
and ordered to be read a second time.

Metropolitan
Water Board
Bill.

A Bill to empower the Metropolitan Water
Board to make waterworks and other works and
to acquire lands, and for other purposes, was
presented, and read the first time ; and ordered
to be read a second time.

Nottingham
Corporation
(Trent
Navigation
Transfer) Bill.

A Bill to transfer to the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Citizens of the City of Nottingham part of
the undertaking of the Trent Navigation Com-
pany, and for other purposes, was presented,
and read the first time ; and ordered to be read
a second time.

A Bill to authorise the Rhondda Urban Dis-
Rhondda
Urban District trict Council to construct additional tramways ;
Council
to make street improvements ; to confer upon
(Tramways

1915.

[No. 15.

the Council further powers in relation to their Extensions,
gas and water undertakings, and for the better sze.)
local government
the
district, and for other purposes, was presented,
and read the first time ; and ordered to be read
a second time.

and improvement of

A Bill to enable the Seaforth and Sefton Seaferth and

Junction Railway Company to create and issue Sefton
a capital stock guaranteed by the Great Central RJuanilewtai7Bili.,
and Great Northern Railway Companies ; to
revive the powers and extend the time for the
completion of the Seaforth and Sefton Junction
Railways, and for other purposes, was pre-
sented, and read the first time ; and ordered to
be read a second time.

A Bill to authorise the Southend Waterworks Southend

Company to construct new works ;
additional capital, and for other purposes, was
presented, and read the first time ; and ordered
to be read a second time.

to raise Water Bill..

A Bill to empower the Commissioners of the
Streatley and Goring Bridge and Approaches
to construct a new bridge and approaches across
the Thames between Streatley and Goring, and
for other purposes, was presented, and read the
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time.

Streatley and
Coring Bridge
Bill.

A Bill to empower the Weardale and Consett
Water Company to construct additional works,
and for other purposes, was presented, and read
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second
time.

Weardale and
Consett Water
Bill.

A Bill to authorise the construction of rail-
ways in the County of Nottingham and the West
Riding of the County of York, and for other
purposes, was presented, and read the first
time ; and ordered to be read a second time.

Worksop and.
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

Several Public Petitions were presented, and

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Inter-
(Ireland), which was
mediate
presented upon the 3rd day of this instant
February, be printed.

Education

Public
Petitions.
Vile First
Report.
I nt ermediate-
Education
(Ireland.)

No. 107.

Mr. Churchill presented, by His Majesty's Navy

Command,Estimate of the additional numbers (suppietien-
of Officers and Men required to be voted for the tia9r
Navy for the year ending 31st March 1915.

Es-15timate,
)

14y

No. 108.

Mr. Churchill also presented, pursuant to the Naval Savings

directions of an Act of Parliament,Account Banks.
of deposits in Naval Savings Banks, and the No. 109.
payments thereof and of interest thereon ; of
all investments under the Naval Savings Banks
Act, 1866, and the application of the interest
thereof ;
or
and of the proceeds of any sale of any stocks,
annuities, or securities, during the financial year
1913-14.

accruing in

dividends

respect

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the
Table, and be printed ; and that the said Esti-
mate be referred to the Committee of Supply,
and be printed.

The Lord Advocate

by His Education
Majesty's Command,Copy of Code of Regula- (Scotland.)
tions for Day Schools in Scotland, 1915.

presented,

Copy of Minute of the Committee of Council Education
on Education in Scotland, dated 3rd February (Scotland.)
1915, amending the Code of Regulations for
Day Schools in Scotland, 1914 and 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

No. 15.] 5 GEO. V.

4th February.

43

Supreme
Court of
Judicature
(Ireland.)

No. 110.

Mr. Acland presented, Return to an Order,
dated the 3rd day of this instant February, for
a Return relative to the Supreme Court of
Judicature (Ireland).

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Bankruptcy
Act, 1914
(England)
(Generaleral
Rules.)

Deeds of
Arrangement
Act, 1914
(England)
(General
Rules.)

Army
(Territorial
Force.)

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

East India
(India Office,
Retirement
at Sixty-five.

Mr. Runciman presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliarnent,Copy
of the Bankruptcy Rules, 1915, dated 28th
December 1914, made pursuant to the Bank-
ruptcy Act, 1914.

Copy of the Deeds of Arrangement Rules,
1915, dated 28th December 1914, made pur-
suant to the Deeds of Arrangement Act, 1914.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Tennant presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,--Copy of Scheme
made by the Army Council for the establish-
ment and constitution of an Association for the
County of Zetland, under the Territorial and
Reserve Forces Act, 1907.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Comrnand,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 828 (Surveys of British Africa, British
Honduras, Ceylon, Cyprus, Fiji, Hong Kong,
Jamaica, Malay States, and Trinidad.
The
Annual Report of the Colonial Survey Com-
mittee, Ninth Year, to 31st March 1914).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Resolved, That an humble Address be pre-
sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously
pleased to give directions that there be laid
before this House a Return of Copy of Minute
by the Secretary of State for India, stating the
circumstances under which a member of his per-
manent establishment has been retained in the
Service after he has attained the age of Sixty-
five.(Mr. Charles Roberts.)

Trade and
Navigation.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Accounts relating to Trade and
Navigation of the United Kingdom for each
month during the year 1915.(Mr. Runciman.)

Cambridge
County
(Western or
Chesterton
Division)
Writ.

Essex County
(Northern or
Saffron
Walden
Division)
Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament
the
County of Cambridge ( Western or Chesterton
Division), in the room of the Honourable Edwin
Samuel Montagu, who, since his Election for the
said county, hath accepted the Office of Chan-
the Duchy of Lancaster.
cellor of
(Mr.
Gulland.)

for

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue
his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for the
County of Essex (Northern or Saffron Walden
Division), in the room of Arthur Cecil Tyrrell.
Beck, Esquire, who, since his Election for the
said county, hath accepted the Office of one of
the Commissioners for executing the Office of
Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain,
and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland.(Mr.
Gulland.)

VOL. 170.

Ordered, That Mr. Spaaker do issue his Scarborough

Borough Writ.

Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for
the
Borough of Scarborough, in the room of Walter
Russell Rea, Esquire, who, since his Election fbr
the said borough, hath accepted the Office of
one of the Commissioners for executing the
Office of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great
Britain, and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland.
--(Mr. Gulland.)

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Wigtown
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make County Writ.
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for
the
County of Wigtown, in the room of John James
Dalrymple (commonly called Viscount Dal-
rymple), now Earl of Stair, called up to the
House of Peers.(Lord Edmund Talbot.)

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for the
County of York (Thirsk and Mahon Division),
in the room of Charles William Reginald Dun -
combe (commonly called Viscount Helmsley),
now Earl of Fevershatn, called up to the House
of Peers.( Lord Edmund Talbot.)

York County
(North
Riding)
(Thirsk and
Mahon
Division)
Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for the
County of York (Howdenshire Division), in the
room of Colonel Henry Broadley Harrison-
Broadley, deceased.( Lord Edmund Talbot.)

York County
(East Riding)
(Howdenshire
Division)
Writ.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply.

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)

Civil Services Supplementary Estimates,
1914-15.

Class I.
1. £40,000, Supplementary sum, the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1915, for Rates
and Contributions in lieu of Rates, &c. in respect
of Government Property, and for Rates on
Houses occupied by Representatives of Foreign
Powers, and for the Salaries and Expenses of
the Rating of Government Property Depart-
ment, and for
the
Expenses of the London Fire Brigade.

a Contribution towards

Class I.

2. £60,000, Supplementary sum,

the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1915, for His
Majesty's Foreign and other Secret Services.

3. £100, Supplementary sum, the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1915, for the Salaries
and Expenses of the Office of the Commis-
sioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests
for Ireland.

Class III.
4. £60,650, Supplementary sum, the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1915, for the
Salaries and Expenses connected with the
County Courts.

5. £2,500, Supplementary sum,

the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1915, for the
Salaries and Expenses of the Commissioner of
Police, the Police Courts, and the Metropolitan
Police Establishment of Dublin.

G2

44

4th--8th February.

1915.

[No. 15.

6. £13,990, Supplementary sum,

the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1915, for the
Expenses of the Royal Irish Constabulary.

Class IV.
7. £400, Supplementary sum, the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1915, for the Salaries
and Expenses of the National Gallery, and of
the National Gallery of British Art, Millbank,
including a Grant in Aid for the purchase of
Pictures.

8. £5,000, Supplementary sum,

the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1915, for the
Salaries and Expenses of the Institutions of
Science and Art in Dublin and of the Geological
and Annual Grants to
Survey of
Schools and Classes of Science and Art and
Technical Instruction, including sundry Grants
in Aid, administered by the Department of
Agriculture
for
Ireland.

and Technical

Instruction

Ireland,

Class V.

9. £2,000, Supplementary sum,

the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1915, for the
Subsidies to certain Telegraph Companies and
a Grant in Aid of the Annual Expenses of the
Pacific Cable.

10. £10,759, the year ending on the 31st day
of March 1915, for making good the net loss
on transactions connected with the raising of
money for the various Treasury Chests Abroad
in the year 1913-14.

Class VI.
11. £21,000, Supplementary sum, the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1915, for
Superannuation, Compensation, Compassionate
and additional Allowances and Gratuities under
sundry Statutes, for Compassionate Allowances
and Gratuities awarded by the Treasury, and
for the Salaries of iVl edical Referees.

Resolutions to be reported.

Class VII.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a
Supplementary sum not exceeding £91,000 be ,
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge
which will come in course of payment during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1915
for the Salaries of the Staff and other Expenses
of Labour Exchanges, including the Contribu-
tion to the Unemployment Insurance Fund and
repayments to Associations pursuant to Sections
85 and 106 of the National Insurance Act,
1911, and certain additional repayments to
Associations :

Whereupon Motion made, and Question,
That the Chairman do report Progress, and
ask leave to sit again(Mr. Bigland),put, and
agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that the Committee had
made Progress in the matter to them referred ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

The Order of the day being
Committee of Ways and Means ;

read, for the Ways and

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker,

pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of this
instant February, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn ;And a Debate
arising thereupon ;

And notice being taken that Forty Members
were not present, the House was told by
Mr. Speaker ; and Forty Members not
being present, and it being then after
Four of the clock, the House was adjourned
by Mr. Speaker, at twenty-two minutes
before Six of the clock, without a Ques-
tion first put, till Monday next, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd
day of this instant February.

[No. 16.]

Monday, 8th February 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House, according to Order, proceeded to Aberdeen

take into consideration the Aberdeen Cor- Corporation

poration Order Confirmation Bill.

And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Omer
Confirmation
Bill.

A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Liverpool
and Citizens of the City of Liverpool, praying Corporation
that provision may be made in the Liverpool Bill.
Corporation Bill for the representation of the
Boroughs of Birkenhead, Bootle, and Wallasey,
and the Urban Districts of Bebington and
Bromborough, upon the Port Sanitary Authority
and the Port Sanitary and Hospitals Committee
of the Corporation of Liverpool, was presented,
and read ; and referred to the Examiners of
Petitions for Private Bills.

Post Office
Telegraphs and
Telephones.
No. 111.

Mr. Hobhouse presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Account
showing the gross amount received and expended
on account of the Telegraph Service during the
year ended 31st March 1914, and the balance
of the expenditure over the receipts, prepared
in pursuance of the Telegraph (Money) Act,
1876 ; and a Statement additional to the above
Account.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Runeiman presented, by His Majesty's Boiler
Command,Copy of Report to the Secretary ,AlEnexdiPs1,108198i
of the Board of Trade upon the working of the
Boiler Explosions Acts, 1882 and 1890, during
the year ending 30th June 1914, with Appen-
dices.

Mr. Runciman also presented,

Return to Trade and
an Order, dated the 4th day of this instant Navigation.
February, for a Return relative to Trade and No. 112.
Navigation.

No. 16.] 5 GEO. V.
Trade Boards
Act, 1909.

Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Regulations, dated 24th November 1914, made
by the Board of Trade, varying the Regulations
of 22nd July 1910, under Section 12 of the
Trade Boards Act, 1909, as to the constitution
of District Trade Committees.

8th February.

45
of housing schemes under Section 3 and the
Schedule of the Housing of the kVorking Classes
Act, 1903, and the charge, if any, on the rates
(Return to apply to Lon-
in respect thereof.
don County Council, Town Councils of county
boroughs, and Metropolitan Borough Councils.)
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Evicted
Tenants
(Ireland)
Act, 1907.

Shops Act,
1912.

East India
(Statistical
Abstract.)

East India
(India Office,
Retirement
at Sixty-five.)
No. 113.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table; and that the said Return be printed.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Corn-
mand,Copy of Return giving particulars of
cases in which persons had been reinstated with
the assistance of the Estates Commissioners
during the quarter ended 30th September 1914.
Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliarnent,Copy of
Order made by the Urban District Council of
Lurgan under the Shops Act, 1912.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Charles Roberts

by His
of Statistical
Majesty's Command,
Abstract relating to British India from 1903-4
to 1912-13. Forty-eighth Number.

presented,

Copy

an Address

Mr. Charles Roberts also presented,Return
to His Majesty, dated the
to
4th day of this instant February, for a Return
relative to East India (India Office, Retirement
at Sixty-five).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and that the said Return be printed.

Navy and
Army Supply,
1915-16.

Imperial
Ottoman
Guaranteed
Loan of 1855.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Treasury Minute, dated
5th February 1915, relative to Navy and Army
Supply, 1915-16.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Account of the Imperial Ottoman Guaranteed
Loan of 1855 for the yeat 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary 111`Kenna presented, pursuant
Penal
Servitude Acts to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
(Conditional Co py of Licence granted to a Convict under
Licence.)
the Penal Servitude Acts, discharging her from
Aylesbury Convict Prison on condition that she
enters a Home.

Shops Act,
1912.

Housing by
Local
Authorities.
No. 114.

Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

County of Anglesey (Menai Bridge Urban
District), and County Borough of Sunder-
land.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented,Return to an
Order, dated the 15th day of June in the last
Session of Parliament, for a Return, so far as
particulars are available, as to (i) the cost of the
provision made by Local Authorities for housing
persons of the working classes, in pursuance
of improvement schemes and reconstruction
schemes under Parts I. and II. of the Housing
of the Working Classes Act, 1890, and the
charge, if any, on the rates in respect thereof;
(ii) the cost of schemes for the provision of
Houses for the working classes under Part Ill.
of the said Act, and the charge, if any, on the
thereof ; and (iii) the cost
rates in respect
VOL. 170.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Order, numbered D.I.P. 152, under the
Destructive Insects and Pests Acts, 1877 and
1907, declaring an area described in the Schedule
thereto to be infected with Wart Disease, and
an infected area for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order
of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His West African

Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the Currency
West African Currency Board for the period Board.
ended 30th une 1914.

Copy of Minutes of Evidence taken in Lon- Dominions
don in June and July 1914 and Papers laid clloyalni
before the Royal Commission on the Natural Commission.)
Resources, Trade, and Legislation of certain
portions of His Majesty's Dominions.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his County
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, Antrim (Mid
to make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament writ.
for the County of Antrim (Mid Antrim Divi-
sion), in the room of the Honourable Arthur
Edward Bruce O'Neill, killed in action.(Lord
Edmund Talbot.)

DInivtirsiinoto

Ordered, That there be laid before this House British Plain

a Return showing the total quantities of British Spirits in
Plain Spirits in Customs and Excise Collections 1(3
in Scotland, distinguishing the quantities in
the
distilleries and general warehouses,
31st day of January 1914 and the 31st day
of October 1914 (in continuation of Parlia-
mentary Paper, No. 15.5 of Session 1914).
(Sir John Dewar.)

on

Gotland.)

Resolved, That an humble Address be pre- East India

sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously (Rise in
pleased to give directions that there be laid Prices.)
before this House a Return of Copy of Report
of the Committee appointed to investigate the
(Sir Herbert
question of Prices
Roberts.)

in India.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Foreign Trade
a Copy of Accounts relating to the Trade and and Commerce.
Commerce of certain Foreign Countries and
British Possessions for each month of 1915.
(M r. Runciman.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Pauperism
a Copy of Statements, for each month of (England and
the year
relieved in England and Wales (in continuation Statements.)
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 111 of Session
1914).(Mr. Herbert Lewis.)

1915, of the number of Paupers (Monthly

Edward Hilton Young, Esquire, Member for New Member

the Borough of Norwich, was sworn.

sworn.

The Order of the day being

Committee of Supply ;

(i 3 -F-

read, for the Supply
(Army
Estimates.)

46

8th-9th February.

1915.

[No. 17.

Press Bureau.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave
the Chair(Mr. Aeland);

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the
Question, by leaving out from the word " That"
to the end of the Question, and adding the
words " the action of the Press Bureau in
restricting the freedom of the Press and in
withholding information about the War has been
guided by no clear principles, and has been
calculated to cause suspicion and discontent "
(Mr. King), instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
And the Main Question being put ;

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the

Chair.

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)
Army Estimates, 1915-16.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That a
number of Land Forces not exceeding 3,000,000,
all ranks, be maintained for the Service of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
at Home and Abroad, excluding His Majesty's
Indian Possessions, during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 :

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Mr. Gulland), put, and agreed
to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman acquainted the House that
the Committee had made Progress in the matter
to them referred ; and that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply [4th
February]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 4th day of this instant February ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of this
instant February, proposed the Question,
'1 hat
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till five minutes after Ten
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[N o. 17.]

Tuesday, 9th February 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
RDER ED, That the Ammanford Urban Ammanford
District Council Bill be read a second Urban
District
Council Bill.

time to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Ascot District Gas and Ascot District

Electricity Bill be read a second
morrow.

time

to- Gas and
Electricity
Bill.

Ordered, That the Barnoldswick Urban District narnoidswiok
Council Water Bill be read a second time to- Urban District
morrow.

Council
Water Bill.

Ordered, That the Bury and District Joint Bury and
Water Board Bill be read a second time to- District
morrow.

Joint Water
Board Bill.

Gas Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Chelmsford Corporation Chelmsford
Corporation
Gas Bill.
Ordered, That the Dewsbury Corporation Dewsbury
Corporation
BBL

Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Doncaster Corporation Bill Doncaster
Corporation
Bill.

be read a second time to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Friends' Provident Institu- Friends

tion Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Provident
Institution
Bill.

Ordered, That the Great Central Railway Great Central
Railway Bill.

Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Great Eastern Railway Great Eastern
Railway Bill.

Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Lincoln Corporation Bill Lincoln

be read a second time upon Thursday next.

Corporation
Bill.

Ordered, That the Liverpool Corporation Bill Liverpool

be read a second time to-morrow.

Corporation
Bill.

Ordered, That the London, Chatham, and London,
Dover Railway Bill be read a second time to- Chatham, lnd
Dover Railway
morrow.
Bill.

Ordered, That the London County Council London
(General Powers) Bill be read a second time County
Council
to-morrow.
(General
Powers) Bill.

Ordered, That the Lurgan Urban District Lunrbrgaa:

Council Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

District

Council Bill.

Ordered, That the Methodist Church in Ire-

land Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Ordered, That

the Metropolitan District

Railway Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Church in
Ireland Bill.

oli tan

District
Railway Bill,

Ordered, That the Metropolitan Water Board Atvvteatie.orpDMetropolitan

Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Bill.

Ordered, That the Nottingham Corporation Nottingham
(Trent Navigation Transfer) Bill be read a corporation
(Trent
second time to-morrow.
Navigation
Transfer) Bill.

Ordered, That the Rhondda Urban
Council (Tramways Extensions, &c.)
read a second time to-morrow.

District Rhrboan:iic
Bill be u

District
a

(Tramways
Extensions,
&c.)

9th February.

47

No. 17.] 5 GEO. V.
Seaford' and
Sefton
Junction
Railway Bill.

Ordered, That the Seaforth and Sefton Junc-
tion Railway Bill be read a second time to-
morrow.

Southend
Water Bill.

Ordered, That the Southend Water Bill

be read a second time to-morrow.

Streatley and
Goring Bridge Bridge Bill be read a second time to-morrow.
Bill.

Ordered, That the Streatley and Goring

Ordered, That the Weardale and Consett

Water Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His Colonial
Majesty's Command,Copies of Colonial Re- Reports
ports, Nos. 829 (Tongan Islands Protectorate,
Report for 1913-14) and 830 (Swaziland, Report
for 1913-14).

(Annual.).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House National
a Copy of Report of the Director of the National Gallery.
Gallery for the year 1914, with Appendices.
(Mr. Acland.)

Weardale and
Consett Water
Bill.

Worksop and
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

Selection.

Standing
Orders.

Ordered, That the Worksop and Bawtry

Railway Bill be read a second time to-morrow.

Edward John Graham, Esquire, Member for New Member

the Tullamore Division of the Kings County, sworn.
was sworn.

Mr. William Abraham (Dublin H arbou r),
Sir John Barlow, Sir Daniel Goddard, Mr.
Laurence Hardy, Mr. Holmes, Colonel Lockwood,
Sir John Lonsdale, Sir William Priestley, Mr.
George Roberts, Sir Herbert Roberts, and Mr.
Samuel Roberts were nominated Members of
the Committee of Selection.
(Sir Daniel
Goddard.)

Mr. Vaughan-Davies, Sir Thomas Esmonde
Mr. George Faber, Lord Claud Hamilton, Sir
Charles Nicholson, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pike Pease,
Mr. William Redmond, Mr. Samuel Roberts,
Mr. Eugene Wason, and Mr. John William Wilson
were nominated Members of the Select Com-
mittee on Standing Orders.(Mr. Vaughan-
Davies.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply
Day.]

intointo the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)

Army Estimates, 1915-16.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a
number of Land Forces not exceeding 3,000,000,
all ranks, be maintained for the Service of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
at Home and Abroad, excluding His Majesty's,
Indian Possessions, during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 :

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Chair-
man left the Chair to make his Report to the
House.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Secretary 111` Kenna presented, pursuant
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made under the Shops Act,
1912, by the undermentioned Local Authorities,
and confirmed by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department :

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the-
Chairman of Ways and Means acquainted the
House that the Committee had made Progress-
in the matter to them referred ; and that he was
directed to move, That the Committee may have
leave to sit again.

The Councils of the Boroughs of Wednesbury,
Southampton, Liverpool, and Lancaster.
The Council of the County of Worcester
(Parishes of Haleso wen, Hasbury, and
Hawne).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Order under the Destructive Insects and
Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, declaring a certain
area to be infected with Wart Disease, and an
infected area for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Area) Order of
1914 (D.I.P., No. 166).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Destructi ve
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Foreign
Trade and
Commerce.

No. 115.

Mr. Runciman presented,

Return to an
Order, dated the 8th day of this instant February,
for a Return relative to Foreign Trade and Com-
merce.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

National
health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland.)

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand,Copy of Order, dated 31st December
1914, made by the Irish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Registration of Branches)
(Ireland) Order,
1914 (No. 2).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the ways and,

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [4th

the Report from the Committee of Supply of Fe
the 4th day of this instant February ;

bruary]

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Ordered, That

the Committee of Public Public

Accounts do consist of Fifteen Members.

Accounts
Committee.

The Committee was accordingly nominated of
Mr. Acland, Sir Robert Balfour, Mr. Brady,
Sir Hildred Carlile, Mr. Courthope, Sir Henry
Craik, Mr. Hazleton, Sir Charles _Henry, Mr.
Bighorn, Colonel Jessel, Mr. Leif Jones, Mr.
Jowett, Earl of Kerry, Mr. Lees Smith, and Sir
Robert Williams.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to

send for persons, papers, and records.

Ordered, That Five be the quorum of the

Committee.(Mr. Gulland.)

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of this
instant February, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

Vor.. 170.

G 4

48

9th-10th February.

1915.

[No. 18.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Liverpool
Second Reading of the Liverpool Corporation Corporation
Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

[No. 18.]

Wednesday, 10th February 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Aminanford THE Ammanford Urban District Council Bill
was, according to Order, read a second
Urban District
Council Bill.

time, and committed.

Ascot District
Gas and
Electricity

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Ascot District Gas and
Electricity Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Barnoldswick Urban District Council
Barnoldswick
Urban District Water Bill was, according to Order, read a
Council Water second time, and committed.
B ill

Bury and
District Joint
Water Board
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Bury and District Joint
Water Board Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Chelmsford
Corporation
Gas Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Chelmsford Corporation
Gas Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Dewsbury
Corporation
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Dewsbury Corporation
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Doncaster
Corporation

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Doncaster Corporation

;

Os -1.6--ed, That the Bill be read a second time

to- morrow.

Friends'
Provident
Institution

The Order of the day being read, for the
the Friends' Provident

Second Reading of
Institution Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Great Central
Railway Bill. Second Reading of the Great Central Railway

Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Great Eastern
Railway Bill. Second Reading of the Great Eastern Railway

Bill ;

The Order of the day being read, for the London,
Second Reading of the London, Chatham, and Chatham, and
Dover Railway
Dover
Bill.

;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the London
County
C
(Geneouncilral

Reading
Second Readino. of the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Powers) Bill.

upon Wednesday next.

The Lurgan Urban District Council Bill was, Lurgan

accordino. to Order, read a second time, and Urban District
committed.

Council Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the Methodist
Second Reading of the Methodist Church in Church in
Ireland Bill ;

Ireland Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Metropolitan

Second Reading of the Metropolitan District RDistrict
Railway Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the metropolitan
Second Reading of the Metropolitan Water Water Board
Board Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the -Nottingham
Second Reading of the Nottingham Corporation Corporation
(Trent
(Trent Navigation Transfer)
Navigation

;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Transfer) Bill.

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Rhondda

Council (Tramways Extensions, &c.) Bill ;

Reading of the Rhondda Urban District Urban
Co
(T mways
rauncil
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Extensions,

District

&c.) Bill.

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Seaforth and

Second Readilyg of the Seaforth and Sefton Sefton
Junction Railway Bill ;

Rjuanilevct-aioynBill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Southend
Second Reading of the Southend Water Bill ; Water Bill

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Streatley and
Second Reading of the Streatley and Goring filing Bridge
Bridge Bill ;

B.

Ordered, That

the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of
Second Reading
Water Bill ;

the day being read, for the Weardale and
of the Weardale and Consett
Cousett Water
Bin.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-mo?row.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

10th February.

49

No. 18.
Worksop and
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

Railway
Accidents.

5 GEO. V.
The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Worksop and Bawtry
Railway Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Mr. Runeiman presented, by His Majesty's
Command, --Copy of Summary of Accidents
and Casualties, as reported to the Board of
Trade by the several Railway Companies in the
United Kingdom, during the three months ended
30th September 1914 ; together with Reports of
the Inspecting Officers of the Railway Depart-
to the Board of Trade upon certain
ment
Accidents which were inquired into.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

East India
(Rise in
Prices.)

Mr. Charles Roberts presented,Return to
an Address to His Majesty, dated the 8th day
of this instant February, for a Return relative
to East India (Rise in Prices).

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table.

Board of
Education.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Correspondence relating
to School Attendance between the Board of
Education and certain Local Education Autho-
rities since the outbreak of War.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales.)

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of List of Institutions ap-
proved by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners
under the National Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1913,
for the treatment of persons suffering from
Tuberculosis in Wales (including Monmouth-
shire).

National
Gallery.

No. 116.

Mr. Aeland also presented, Return to an
Order, dated the 9th day of this instant February,
for a Return relative to the National Gallery.

Superannua-
tion Act, 1887.

Mr. Aeland also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Treasury Minute under the Superannuation
Act, 1887, dated 6th February 1915, granting a
retired allowance to John William Garden,
Minor Staff Clerk, Board of Education.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and that the said Return be printed.

Liverpool
Borough
(Kirkdale
Division)
Writ,

Parliamentary
Constituencies
(Electors, &c.)
(United
Kingdom.)

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out
a new Writ for the electing of a Member to
serve in this present Parliament for the Borough
of Liverpool (Kirkdale Division), in the room
of Colonel Gerald Kyffin-Taylor, who, since his
Election for the said borough, hath accepted the
Office of Steward or Bailiff of His Majesty's
Manor of Northstead, in the County of York.
(Lord Edmund Talbot.)

Resolved, That an humble Address be pre-
sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously
pleased to give directions that there be laid
this House a Return showing, with
before
regard to each Parliamentary Constituency in
the United Kingdom, the total number and, as
far as possible, the number in each class of
Electors on the Register now in force ; and also
showing the Population of each Constituency
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 109
of Session 1914).(Mr. King.)

Vol,. 170.

Resolved, That an humble Address be pre- East India
sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously (Income and
pleased to give directions that there be laid Expenditure.)
before this House a Return of the net Income
and Expenditure of British India, under certain
specified heads, for the Eleven years from 1903-4
to 1913-14.(Sir George Scott Robertson.)

Walter Russell Rea, Esquire, Member for the New Member

Borough of Scarborough, was sworn.

Mr. George Lambert presented a Bill to make Naval Medical
further and better provision with regard to the Compassionate
Naval Medical Compassionate Fund : And the Fund Bill.
Bill 27.
same was ordered to be read a second time upon
Wednesday next ; and to be printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply

into the Committee of Supply.

allott

[2nd
Day

]

(In the Committee.)

Army Estimates, 1915-16.

1. Land Forces not exceeding 3,000,000 all
ranks, for the Service of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland at Home and
Abroad, excluding His Majesty's Indian Posses-
sions.

2. £1,000 for Pay, &c. of His Majesty's Army
(including Army Reserve) at Home and Abroad
(exclusive of India).

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had come
to several
Resolutions.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,.

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [4th

the Report from the Committee of Supply of Febpruary]
the 4th day of this instant February ;

Re ort.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of this
instant February, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
twenty-three minutes
after Nine of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

till

50

11th February.

1915.

[No. 19.

[No. 19.]
Thursday, 11th February 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

UR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
Al from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the Petition
for the following Bill the Standing Orders have
not been complied with, viz. :
River Glen Improvement.

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the

Select Committee on Standing Orders.

Private Bill
Petitions
(Standing
Orders not
complied
with.)

London
Electric
Supply Bill.

Ordered, That the London Electric Supply
Bill be read a second time upon Monday the
22nd day of this instant February.

Loudon
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

Lincoln
Corporation
Bill.

Ascot District
Gas and
Electricity
Bill.

Bury and
District Joint
Water Board
Bill.

Chelmsford
Corporation
Oas Bill.

Dewsbury
Corporation
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended in the last
Session of Parliament),
amended in the
Committee ;

as

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended in the last Session
of Parliament), as amended in the Committee;

Ordered, That the Bill he taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

The Lincoln Corporation Bill was, according

to Order, read a second time, and committed.

The Ascot District Gas and Electricity Bill
was, according to Order, read a second time ;
and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills.

The Bury and District Joint Water Board
Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time, and committed.

The Chelmsford Corporation Gas Bill was,
according to Order, read a second time, and
committed.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Dewsbury Corporation
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill he read a second time

to-morrow.

Doncaster
Corporation
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Doncaster Corporation
Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Friends'
Provident
Institution
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
the Friends' Provident

Second Reading of
Institution Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Great Eastern
Second Reading of the Great Eastern Railway Railway Bill.
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Liverpool
Second Reading of the Liverpool Corporation Corporation
Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the London,
Second Reading of the London, Chatham, and Chatham, and
Dover Railway
Dover Railway Bill ;
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Methodist
Second Reading of the Methodist Church in Church.in
Ireland Bill ;

Ireland Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Metropolitan

Second Reading of the Metropolitan District
Railway Bill ;

District
R

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Metropolitan
Second Readil-, of the Metropolitan Water water Board
Board Bill;

Reading

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Nottingham
Second Reading of the Nottingham Corporation Corporation
(Trent
(Trent Navigation Transfer) Bill
Navigation

;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Transfer) Bill.

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Rhondda
Second Reading of the Rhondda Urban District Urban District
Council (Tramways Extensions, &c.) Bill ;

Council
(framways
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Extensions,

I.Ec.) Bill.

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Seaforth and

Second Reading of the Seaforth and Sefton Sefton
Junction Railway Bill ;

Junction
Railway Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Southend
Second Reading of the Southend Water Bill; Water Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Streatley and Goring Bridge Bill was, Streatley and
according to Order, read a second time, and Goring Bridge
committed.

Bill.

The Order of

the day being read, for the weardaie and
Second Reading of the Weardale and Consett Consett Water
Water Bill;

Bill'

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Great Central
Railway Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Great Central Railway
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Worksop and Bawtry
Railway Bill;

Worksop and
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

11 th February.

51
Passengers between the United Kingdom and
Ports on the Continent of Europe or within the
Mediterranean Sea.

No. 19. j 5 GEO. V.

Shops Act,
1912.

Irish Land
Commission
(Proceedings.)

General
Prisons
(Ireland)
Act, 1877, and
Criminal
Justice
Adminis-
tration Act,
1914.

Mr. Secretary .111Kenna presented, pursuant
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

County of Devon (Bradninch Parish) (two);
Urban Districts of Swinton and Pendlebury

( two), and Maesteg.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Return of proceedings
under the Land Law Acts, the Labourers
(Ireland) Acts, 1883 to 1891, and the Land
Purchase Acts, of the Irish Land Commission
during the month of September 1914.

M r. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copies of
Orders in Council under the General Prisons
(Ireland) Act, 1877, and the Criminal Justice
Administration Act, 1914, dated 4th February
1915, approving of Rules made by the Lord
Lieutenant and the General Prisons Board with
respect to Visiting Committees and the govern-
ment of ordinary Prisons in Ireland.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

University of
Glasgow.

No. 117.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of Annual Statistical Report by the University
Court of the University of Glasgow for the year
1913-14.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Charles Roberts presented,Return to an
East India
(Income and Address to His Majesty, dated the 10th day of
Expenditure.) this instant February, for a Return relative to

No. 118. East India (Income and Expenditure).

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
Destructive
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907. of Order under the Destructive insects and
Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 155,
declaring an area described in the Schedule
thereto to be infected with Wart Disease, and
an infected area for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of
1914,

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Africa..

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Command, Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 831 (Uganda, Report for 1913-14).

Copy of Report for 1913 on Blackwater Fever

in the Tropical African Dependencies.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Passenger
Movement
from and to
the United
Kingdom.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Return showing, for each
month of the year 1915, (1) the numbers of the
Passengers that left permanent residence in the
United Kingdom to take up permanent residence
in places out of Europe, and the numbers that
arrived from places out of Europe to take up
permanent residence in the United Kingdom ;
and (2) the number of Passengers that left, or
arrived in, the United Kingdom for or from
of Europe, and the number of
places out

VoL. 170.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Oswald Partington, Esquire, Member for York New Members

County, Northern Part of the West Riding sworn-
(Shipley Division), was sworn.

Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Francis
Stanley Jackson, Member for York County, East.
Riding (Howdenshire Division), was sworn.

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill

contributions to be made for the purpose of
Part 11. of the National Insurance Act, 1911,
by workmen employed abroad in insured trades
on work connected with or arising out of the Bill 28.
present War : And the same was ordered to
be read a second time upon Monday next ; and
to be printed.

to enable National
1 nsurance
Act (Part IL
A mem Mu: n
Bill.

Mr. Runciman, supported by Mr. Robertson,
presented a Bill to restrict the transfer of British
Ships to persons not qualified to own British
Ships : And the same was ordered to be read
a second time upon Monday next ; and to be
printed.

British Sh
(Transfer
Restriction)
Bill.

Bill 26.

Ordered, That the proceedings on the Motion
relating to Necessaries of Life (Prices) have
precedence this day of the Business of Supply.
(The Prime Minister.)

Business of
the House
(Supply.)

A Motion was made, and the Question being Necessaries

proposed, That this House regrets the rise in the r°pfi,r icifees,)
price of the Necessaries of Life, and calls upon
to use every endeavour to
the Government
prevent a continuance of this unfortunate con-
sequence of war, which is causing much hardship,
especially to the poor(Mr. Ferens) : And a
Debate arising thereupon ;

A Motion was made, and the Question being

put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. Barnes) :--It was resolved in the Affirm-
ative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed upon.

Wednesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the clay being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 4th day of this instant February ;

Supply [4th
February]
Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received. upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 10th day of this instant February ;

Supply [10th
February]
Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

A Motion being made, That this House will,

Police
aolinci

upon Monday next, resolve itself into a Corn- (Naval
Mirvi)
mittee to consider of authorising the grant, out se
of moneys provided by Parliament, of certain [Pensions.:

n 2

&c.

15111 February.

the Standing Orders have not
with, viz. :

Liverpool Corporation Bill.

1915.

[No. 20.

been complied Orders not

complied
with.)

11th

52
Pensions and allowances in respect of members
of the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin
Metropolitan Police who are Reservists or join
the Naval or Military Forces(Mr. Gut land) ;
Mr. Runciman, by His Majesty's Command,
acquainted the House that His Majesty, having
the subject matter of this
been informed of
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of
the House.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of this
instant February, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

till

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
three minutes before
Eleven of
till
adjourned
Monday next, pursuant to the Order of
the House of the 3rd day of this instant
February.

the clock,

Provisional
Order Bills
Standing
Orders
applicable
thereto
complied
with.)

Private Bills
f Lords.]

Private Bill
Petitions
ELerdgj
(Standing
Orders not
complied
with.)

[No. 20.]

Monday, 15th February 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

11R. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
111 from one of the Examiners of Petitions
for Private Bills, That in the
case of the
following Bill, referred on the First Reading
thereof, the Standing Orders which are applic-
able thereto have been complied with, viz. :--

Local Government Provisional Orders

(No. 1) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-mo rro w.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in respect of the Bills
comprised in the list reported by the Chairman
of Ways and Means, as intended to originate in
the House of Lords, they have certified that
the Standing Orders have not been complied
with in the following cases, viz. :

Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukin-
field Tramways and Electricity Board.

Mullingar and Kells Railway.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Reports
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of Petitions
for the following Bills, originating in the Lords,
the Standing Orders have not been complied
with, viz. :

Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukin-
field Tramways and Electricity Board
[Lords].

Mullingar and Kells Railway [Lords].

Ordered, That the Reports be referred to the

Select Committee on Standing Orders.

Private Bills
(Petition for
additional
Provision)
(Standing

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the Petition
for additional provision in the following Bill

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the

Select Committee on Standing Orders.

Ordered, That the Blyth Harbour Bill be

read a second time upon Thursday next.

Blyth Harbour
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Dewsbury Corporation
Bill ;

Dewsbury
Corporation
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Doncaster Corporation
Bill ;

Doncaster
Corporation
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Friends' Provident
Institution Bill ;

Friends'
Provident
Institution
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Great Central Railway
Bill ;

Great Central
Railway Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Great Eastern Railway
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time
upon Wednesday next, at a quarter of' an hour
after Eight of the clock.

Great Eastern
Railway Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the Liverpool
Second Reading of the Liverpool. Corporation Corporation
Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the London,
Second Reading of the London, Chatham, and Chatham, and
Dover Railway
Dover Railway Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the Methodist
Second Reading of the Methodist Church in Church in
Ireland Bill ;

Ireland Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Metropolitan

Second Reading of the Metropolitan District District
Railway Bill ;

Railway Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Metropolitan
the Metropolitan Water Water Board

Second Reading of
Board Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

npon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Nottingham
Corporation

Second Reading of the Nottingham Corporation c
(Trent Navigation Transfer) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

io a

,1-1raarveings

Transfer)

15th February.

53

No. 20.] 5 GEO. V.
Rhondda
Urban District
Council
(Tramways
Extensions,
86c.) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
the Rhondda Urban
Second Reading
District Council (Tramways Extensions, 8i7c.)
Bill ;

of

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

Seaforth and
Sefton
Junction
Railway Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Seaforth and Sefton
Junction Railway Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

Southend
Water Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Southend Water Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time
upon Wednesday next, at a quarter of an hour
after Eight of the clock.

Weardale and
Consett Water
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Weardale and Consett
Water Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

Worksop and
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

The Order of the day being read_ for the
Second Reading of the Worksop and Bawtry
Railway Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

Skegness
Urban District
Gas Bill.

A Bill to enable the Skegness Urban District
Council to acquire the undertaking of the Skeg-
ness Gas Company, and to confer upon the
Council powers in relation to the supply of gas,
was presented, and read the first time ; and
ordered to be read a second time.

directions of

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
Destructive
several Acts of Parliament,
Insects and
Pes tri Acts,
1877 and 1907. Copies of Orders under the Destructive Insects
,and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P.
163 and 167, declaring the areas described in the
respective Schedules thereto to be infected with
Wart Disease, and infected areas for the pur-
poses of the Wart Disease of Potatoes (Infected
Areas) Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented,Return to
an Order, dated the 8th day of this instant
February, for a Return relative to Pauperism
(England and Wales) (Monthly Statements).

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Corn- Irish Land
mand,Copy of Return of proceedings under Commission
the Land Law Acts, the Labourers (Ireland) (Proceedings.)
Acts, 1883 to 1891, and the Land Purchase
Acts, of the Irish Land Commission during the
month of October 1914.

Copy of Returns of Local Taxation in Ireland Local
Taxation
for the year 1913-14, collected and compiled (Irelan
d)
under the direction of the Local Government Returns.
Board for Ireland by desire of his Excellency
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary M' Kenna presented, by His Judicial
Majesty's Command,Copy of .Judicial Statistics Statistics
for England and Wales, 1913. Part II. Civil wales) d and
Judicial Statistics. Edited by Sir John Mac-
donnell, K.C.B., LL.D., and King's Remembrancer,
Senior Master of the Supreme Court.

Mr. Secretary 111.Kenna

also presented, Parliamentary
Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated Constituencies
s' So.)
the 10th day of this instant February, for a Erjl
Return relative to Parliamentary Constituencies Kingdom.)
(Electors, &c.) (United Kingdom).
No. 120.
Mr. Secretary Ill'Kenna also presented, pur- Shops Act,

t

suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912.
Copy of Order made by the Council of the
Urban District of Edmonton, and confirmed by
the Secretary of State for the Home Department,
under the Shops Act, 1912.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and that the said Return be printed.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc- Trustee

tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of Savings Banks.
Twenty-third Annual Report of the proceedings No. 121.
of the Inspection Committee of Trustee Savings
Banks, for the year ended 20th November 1914,
with Appendices.

(1) An Account of the gross amount of all National Debt

sums received and paid by the Commissioners for 3Savings
the Reduction of the National Debt on account nainkeasdlayn
of Banks for Savings and Friendly Societies Societies.)
in Great Britain and Ireland, from their corn- No. 122.
mencement at 6th August 1817 to the 20th
November 1914 ; (2) An Account of the
several transactions which have taken place
during the year ended 20th November 1914, in
the investment of all moneys which came into
the hands of the Commissioners for the Reduc-
tion of the National Debt for Savings Banks
and Friendly Societies : (3) A Statement
showing the aggregate amount of the Liabilities
of the Government to the trustees of Savings
Banks and Friendly Societies respectively on
20th November 1914, &c.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of First Report of the Com-
mittee appointed by the President of the Board
of Trade to consider and report on the sub-
division of Merchant Ships
(Foreign-going
Passenger Steamers). Volume II. Diagrams.
Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Draft Order in Council under the Merchant
Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act, 1898,
altering the Scale and Rules set out in the
Second Schedule to the Act for the purpose of
the levying of Light Dues in pursuance of that
Act.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

VOL. 170.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His Colonial
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report, Reports
No. 832 (Nyasaland, Report for 1913-14).

(Annual.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Bank of
glad.
n
No.

tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon En
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy
of all. Applications made by the First Lord of
the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer to the Governor and Deputy Governor of
the Bank of England for advances to Govern-
ment authorised by Parliament, from 5th January
1914 to 5th January 1915.

123.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

II 3

Pauperism
(England and
Wales)
(Monthly
Statements.)
No. 119.

Merchant
Shipping
(Subdivision
of Ships.)

Merchant
Shipping
(Mercantile
Marine Fund)
Act, 1898.

15th-16th February.

1915.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

(No. 20.

morrow.

54

New Members
sworn.

Supply (Navy
Estimates.)

Merchant
Shipping
(Employment
by Govern-
ment.)

The Right Honourable Edwin Samuel Mon-
tagu, Member for the County of Cambridge
(Western or Chesterton Division), was sworn.

Edmund Russborough Turton, Esquire, Mem-
ber for the County of York, North Riding
(Thirsk and Malton Division), was sworn.

Arthur Cecil ?'Drell Beck, Esquire, Member
for the County of Essex (Northern or Saffron
Walden Division), was sworn.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave
the Chair--(Mr. Churchill);

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out from the word
" That " to the end of the Question, and adding
the words " this House, while recognising the
necessity for employing merchant shipping on
military business, trusts that the Government will
exercise their rights with due regard to the needs
of the traders and consumers of this country "
(Sir Robert Price),instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques-
tion :It was resolved in the Affirmative.
And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the

Chair.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply..

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

v

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Irish Police
and

into a Committee on Irish Police (Naval and (NaitMilaal
Military Service) [Pensions, &c.].
Service)
[Pensions, Sm.]
(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
grant of certain Pensions and other allowances
in respect of members of the Royal Irish Con-
stabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police who
are Reservists or join the Naval or Military
Forces.

(Mr. T. W. Russell.)

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

Order of the House of the 3rd day of this
instant February, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

to the Adjournment.

The House accordingly resolved itself into

the Committee of Supply.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

(In the Committee.)

Navy Estimates, 1915-16.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That
250,000 Officers, Seamen, and Boys, Coast
Guard, and Royal Marines, be employed for
the Sea and Coast Guard Services for the
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916 :

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Dr. Macnamara),
and
agreed to.

put,

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means acquainted the
House that the Committee had made Progress
in the matter to them referred ; and that he was
directed to move, That the Committee may have
leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

National
Insurance
Act (Part II.
Amendment)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the National Insurance Act
(Part II. Amendment) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

British Ships
(Transfer
Restriction)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the British Ships (Transfer
Restriction) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Supply [4th
February]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 4th day of this instant February ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply [10th
February]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 10th day of this instant February ;

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till five minutes after Eight
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 21.1

Tuesday, 16th February 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Local Government Provisional Orders
(No. 1) Bill was, according to Order, read

a second time, and committed.

Mr. Churchill presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Accounts
of the Receipt and Expenditure of the capital
and of the income derived from the Lands and
other property held for the benefit of Green-
wich Hospital, and the Foundation of Samuel
Travers, Esquire, for the year ended on 31st
together with the Report of the
March 1914 ;
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.
Greenwich
Hospital and
Travers'
Foundation.
No. 124.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, pursuant to

the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copies of Orders and Regulations made by the
Local Government Board under the Motor Car
Acts.

Motor Car
Acts.

Copies of Orders made under the Local Local
Govrnme
A,
cte1888.

Government Act, 1888, by several County
Councils, and approved by the Local Govern-
ment Board.

nt

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

16th-17th February.

55

No. 21.] 5 GEO. V.
National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland.)

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Order, dated 31st December
1914, made by the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Deposit Contributors, Adjustment of Accounts)
Order (Scotland), 1914.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

Copy of Reports of Decisions on Appeals and
Applications under Section 67 of the National
Insurance Act, 1911, and Section 27 of the
National Insurance Act, 1913.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Post Office
(Foreign and
Colonial Post.)

Deaths from
Starvation or
accelerated by
Privation
(England and
Wales.)

Mr. Hobhouse presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
the Foreign and Colonial Post Amendment
( No. 12) Warrant, 1914. Dated 31st December
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return of Deaths in England and Wales in
the year 1914 upon which a coroner's jury has
returned a verdict of Death from Starvation, or
Death accelerated by Privation; together with
observations furnished to the Local Government
Board by Boards of Guardians with reference
to cases included in the Return (in continuation
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 452 of Session
1914)..(Mr. Herbert Lewis.)

Duke of
Schomberg
(Pension.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Treasury Minute, dated the 12th day
of February 1915, on the subject of commuting
part of the Pension granted to the first Duke of
Schomberg, now payable to Mr. R. C. Powys
and Mr. E. R. Morres.(Mr. Acland.)

New Member
sworn.

Thomas Jeremiah Williams, Esquire, Member
for the Borough of Swansea (Swansea District),
was sworn.

Public
Accounts
Corn mittee
(First
Report.)

No. 125.

Sir Robert Williams reported from the Com-
mittee of Public Accounts ; That they had
made Progress in the matters to them referred,
and directed him to make a Report thereof to
the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Selection
(Chairmen's
Panel.)

Private
Legislation
Procedure
(Scotland)
Act, 1899.

Chairmen's Panel.
Sir Daniel Goddard reported from the Com-
mittee of Selection ; That they had selected the
following Eight Members to be the Chairmen's
Panel :Sir Edwin Cornwall, Mr. Arthur Hen-
derson, Mr. 7'. P. 0' Connor, Mr. Samuel Roberts,
Mr. Arthur Stanley, Mr. Stuart-Wortley, Mr.
Eugene Wason, and Mr. John William Wilson.

Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland)
Act, 1899.
Sir Daniel Goddard further reported from the
Committee ; That in pursuance of the provisions
of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland)
Act, 1899, they had selected the
following
Fifteen Members to form the Parliamentary
Panel of Members of this House to act as Com-
missioners ;Mr. Ainsworth, Major Anstruther-
Gray, Sir Henry Craik, Mr. Carrie, Sir John
Dewar, Mr. Esslemont, Mr. Harry Hope, Mr.
John Deans Hope, Mr. Mackinder, Mr. Morton,
Sir John .111 Callum Mr. Price, Mr. Sutherland,
Mr. Watson, and 4r. Wilkie.

Void. 170.

Unopposed
Bill
Committees
(Panel.)

Unopposed Bill Committees (Panel).
Sir Daniel Goddard further reported from the
Committee; That they had selected the following
Ten Members to be the Panel to serve on
Unopposed Bill Committees under Standing
Order 109:Mr. Baldwin, Sir William Beale,
Sir Frederick Cawley, Lord Robert Cecil, Sir
Francis Edwards, Mr. Mooney, Mr. George
Roberts, Colonel Alan Sykes, Mr. Thomas-
Stanford, and Mr. Whyte.

Appointment of Members under the
Parliament Act, 1911.

Sir Daniel Goddard further reported from the Chairmen's
Committee ; That in pursuance of Section 1, Panel
subsection (3), of the Parliament Act, 1911, (Appointment
they had appointed Mr. Stuart- Wortley and Mr. under
John William Wilson from the Chairmen's Panel; Parliament
if Act, 1911.)
with whom Mr. Speaker
practicable, before giving his Certificate to a
Money Bill.

consult,

shall

Ordered, That the Reports do lie upon the

Table.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply

into the Committee of Supply.

[3rd allotted
Day.1

(In the Committee.)
Navy Estimates, 1915-16.
1. 250,000 Officer=, Seamen, and Boys, Coast
Guard, and Royal Marines for the Sea and Coast
Guard Services.

2. £1,000 for Wages, &c. to Officer=, Seamen,

and Boys, Coast Guard, and Royal Marines.

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn. Adjournment.

(Mr. Walter Rea.)

And aecordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till five minutes after Eight
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 22.]

Wednesday, 17th February 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Tri HE Order of the day being read, for the
1 Second Reading of the London County
Council (General Powers) Bill ;

London
County
Council
(General

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Powers) Bill.

upon Wednesday next.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue

his Maidstone

Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make ,BuTrgh
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member "1.'"

H 4

17th February,

1915.

[No. 22.

56
to serve in this present Parliament for the
Borough of Maidstone, in the room of Charles
Stewart Henry, Marquis
of Londonderry,
formerly a Member of this House, who, since
his Election for the said borough, hath accepted
the Office of Steward or Bailiff'of His Majesty's
Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough,
and Burnham, in the County of Buckingham.
(Lord Edmund Talbot.)

Public
Petitions,
Vide First
Report.

British
Museum.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Board of
Education.

A Petition of the Trustees of the British
Museum being offered to be presented(Mr.
Secretary Harcourt) ;

Mr. Secretary Harcourt, by His Majesty's
Command, acquainted the House that His
Majesty, having been informed of the contents
of the said Petition, recommends it
to the
consideration of the House.

Then the said Petition was brought up,
and read ; setting forth, That the only funds
belonging to the Petitioners for the support of
the British Museum consist of thirty thousand
pounds Two and one-half per Cent. Consolidated
Annuities, the annual dividends whereof amount
for 1915-16 to seven hundred and fifty pounds ;
of a bequest of the late Earl of Bridgewater, the
annual proceeds of which amount to about three
hundred and sixty-five pounds ; of a bequest of
the late Lord Farnborough, the annual proceeds
of which amount to about seventy-two pounds ;
and also of a fund bequeathed by the late Mr.
Charles Drury Edward Fortnum, until lately
invested in Metropolitan Consolidated Three and
a half per Cents, and amounting at the present
time to six thousand four hundred and fifteen
pounds thirteen shillings and ten pence cash ;
that the establishment is necessarily attended
with an expense far beyond the annual produce
of the above-mentioned sums, and the Trust
cannot with benefit to the public be carried on
without the aid of Parliament ; and praying the
House to grant them such further
support
towards enabling them to carry on the execution
of the Trust reposed in them by Parliament for
the general benefit of learning and useful know-
ledge as to the House shall seem meet.

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred

to the Committee of Supply.

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Order, No. 9357, under the Diseases of
Animals Acts, dated
1915,
declaring that the Foreign Animals Order of
1910 and any Order amending it shall be read
and have effect as if Egypt and Cyprus were
included in the prohibited countries and parts
of countries specified in the First Schedule to
the first-mentioned Order.

5th February

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, by His Majesty's
Command,--Copy of Regulations under which
Grants are payable to Local Education Autho-
rities in respect of the provision of Meals for
children attending Public Elementary Schools
in England and Wales.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Duke of
Schomberg
(Pension.)

No. 126.

Mr. Aciand presented,Return to an Order,
dated the 16th day of this instant February,
for a Return relative to Duke of Schoenberg
(Pension).

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His Colonial
Majesty's Command,--Copy of Colonial Report, Reports
No. 833 (British Guiana, Report for 1913-14).

(Annual.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House British
a Copy of Account of the Income and Expen- Museum.
diture of the British Museum (Special Trust
Funds) for the year ending the 31st day of March
1915, and Return of the number of persons
admitted to visit the Museum and the British
Museum (Natural History ) in each year from
1909 to 1914, both years inclusive ; together with
a Statement of the progress made in the arrange-
ment and description of the collections, and an
Account of objects added to them in the year
1914.(Mr. Secretary Harcourt.)

Hew Hamilton Dalrymple (commonly called New Members.

the Honourable Hew Hamilton Dalrymple), sworn.
Member for
sworn.

the County of Wigtown, was

De Fonblanque Pennefather, Esquire, Mem-
ber for the Borough of Liverpool ( Kirkdale
Division), was sworn.

Mr. Vaughan-Davies reported from the Select Standing

Committee on Standing Orders several Reso- Orders.
lutions ; which were read, as follow :

of

1. That in the case

the River Glen
Improvement, Petition for Bill, the Standing
that the
Orders ought to be dispensed with ;
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
2. That in the case of the London Electric
Supply Bill, Petition for
dispensing with
Standing Order 128 in the case of the following
Petitions :

(a) Bethnal Green Borough Council ;
(b) Epsom Rural District Council ;
(c) Essex County Council ;
(d) South Metropolitan Electric Light and

Power Company ;

(e) Stepney Borough Council ;
(f) Surrey County Council,

the Standing Order ought to be dispensed with.
3. That in the case of the Metropolitan Water
Board Bill, Petition for dispensing with Standing
Order 128 in the case of the Petition of the
Surrey County Council, the Standing Order
ought to be dispensed with.

4. That in the case of the Weardale and
Consett Water Bill,Petition for dispensing with
Standing Order 128 in the case of the Petition
of the Board of Conservators for the Fishery
District of the River Wear and. Thomas Charles
M'Kenzie, the Standing Order ought to be
dispensed with.

5. That in the case of

the Streatley and
Goring Bridge Bill, Petition for dispensing with
Standing Order 128 in the case of the Petition
of the Conservators of the River Thames, the
Standing Order ought to he dispensed with.

River Glen
Improvement

London
Electric
Supply Bill..

Metropolitan
Water Board
Bill.

Weardale and
Consett Water
Bill.

Streatley and
Goring Bridge
Bill.

6. That

in the case of the Metropolitan
District Railway Bill, Petition for dispensing R Away Bill.
with Standing Order 128 in the case of the
Petition of Owners, Lessees, and Occupiers of
Lands, Houses, Shops, Manufactories, and other
properties, the Standing Order ought to be
dispensed with.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

17th February.

57
their Report what parts of the Bill have been
considered by each Committee.

No. 22.] 5 GEO. V.

Army Act
Amendment
Bill.

Bill 29.

Mr. Tennant presented a Bill to amend the
Army Act : And the same was ordered to be
read a second time upon Monday next ; and to
be printed.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amend ment)
Bill.

Bill 30.

Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill
to
amend the Defence of the Realm Consolidation
Act, 1914: And the same was ordered to be
read a second time upon Monday next ; and to
be printed.

Necessaries
of Life
(Prices.)

Local
Legislation
Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 11th day of this instant February,
That this House regrets the rise in the price of
the Necessaries of Life, and calls upon the
Government to use every endeavour to prevent
a continuance of this unfortunate consequence
of war, which is causing much hardship, espe-
cially to the poor(Mr. Ferens) ;

And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the
Question, in 1. 3, by leaving out from the first word
" to " to the end of the Question, and adding
the words " prevent a continuance of this unjusti-
fiable increase by employing the shipping and
railway facilities necessary to put the required
supplies on the market, by fixing maximum
prices, and by acquiring control of commodities
that are or may be subject to artificial costs"
(Mr. Tootillinstead thereof.

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Question ;

And it being a quarter of an hour after Eight
of the clock, and there being Private Business
set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways
and Means under Standing Order No. 8, further
proceeding was postponed without Question put.

Ordered, That the Committee of Selection do
nominate a Committee, not exceeding Fifteen
Members, to be called the Local Legislation
Committee, to whom shall be committed all
Private Bills promoted by municipal and other
local authorities by which it is proposed to create
sanitary, or other
powers relating to police,
local government regulations in conflict with,
deviation from, or excess of the provisions of the
general Law.

Ordered, That Standing Orders 124, 150, and

173a apply to all such Bills.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to

send for persons, papers, and records.

Ordered, That Four be the quorum of the

Committee.

other

sanitary, or

Ordered, That if the Committee shall report
to the Committee of Selection that any Clauses
of any Bill referred to them (other than Clauses
containing police,
local
government regulations) are such as, having
regard to the terms of reference, it is not, in
their opinion, necessary or advisable for them to
the Committee of Selection shall
deal with,
thereupon refer the Bill to a Select Committee,
who shall consider those Clauses, and so much
of the Preamble of the Bill as relates thereto,
and shall determine the expenditure (if any)
to be authorised in respect of the parts of
the Bill referred to them ; that the Committee
shall deal with the remaining Clauses of such
Bill, and so much of the Preamble as relates
thereto, and shall determine the period and mode
of repayment of any money authorised by the
Select Committee to be borrowed, and shall
report the whole Bill to the House, stating in

VOL. 170.

Ordered, That the Committee have power, if
they so determine, to sit as two Committees,
and in that event to apportion the Bills referred
to the Committee between the two Committees,
each of which shall have the full powers of, and
be subject to the instructions which apply to, the
undivided Committee ; and that Four be the
quorum of each of the two Committees.(Mr.
Cecil Harmsworth.)

The Southend Water Bill was, according to Southend
Order, read a second time ; and referred to the Water Bill.
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

The Great Eastern Railway Bill was, Great Eastern
according to Order, read a second time ; and Railway Bill.
referred to the Examiners of Petitions
Private Bills.

for

Necessaries
of Life
(Prices.)

The postponed proceeding on the Amendment
to the Question, That this House regrets the
rise in the price of the Necessaries of Life, and
calls upon the Government to use every endea-
vour to prevent a continuance of this unfortunate
consequence of war, which is causing much
hardship, especially to the poor, was resumed.

And the Question being again proposed, That
the words proposed to be left out stand part
of the Question :And a Debate arising there-
upon ;

Mr. Hodge rose in his place and claimed to
move, That the Question be now put ; but
Mr. Speaker withheld his assent, and declined
then to put that Question :Then the House
resumed the Debate.

Mr. William Thorne rose in his place and
claimed to move, That the Question be now
put ; but Mr. Speaker withheld his assent, and
declined then to put that Question :Then the
House resumed the Debate.

Mr. William Thorne rose in his place and
claimed to move, That the Question be now
put ; but Mr. Speaker withheld his assent, and
declined then to put that Question :Then the
House resumed the Debate.

Closure
claimed, but
Mr. Speaker
withholds his
Assent.

Closure
claimed, but
Mr. Speaker
withholds his
Assent.

Closure
claimed, but
Mr. Speaker
withholds his.
Assent.

Sir Arthur Markham rose in his place and Closure

claimed to move, That the Question be now
put ; but Mr. Speaker withheld his assent, and
declined then to put that Question :Then the Assent.
House resumed the Debate.

mclarined, but

wi enio)ledasichelis

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Debate

stood adjourned.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Irish Police
the Report from the Committee on Irish Police (Naval and
(Naval and Military Service) [Pensions, &c.] ;

Military
service)

t-,

Ordered, That the Report be received to- [Pensions, &c..]

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [4th

the Report from the Committee of Supply of February]
the 4th day of this instant February ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [10th

the Report from the Committee of Supply of February]
the 10th day of this instant February ;

Re p ort.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

58

17th-18th February.

1915.

[No. 23.

Supply [16th
February]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 16th day of this instant February ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to

morrow.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself' into the said Committee.

[No. 23.]
ihur,sytall, 18th February 1915.
The [louse met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PICA Y it It S.

THE Order of the day being read, for taking.
into consideration the 'London County
Council (General Powers) Bill (suspended), as

i

i

ibcniton
County
comacam

National
Insurance
Act (Part IL
Amendment)
Pill.

Supply.

The Order of the day being, read, for the amended in the Committee ;

Powers) Hill
Po
Second Reading of the National Insurance Act , Ordered, That the Bill be taken into eon- (sus: )ended.)
( Part II. Amendment) Bill ;

sideration upon Thursday next.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Glasgow
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation Corporal inn
The Order of the day being read, for the (Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the t3iiilluloid)
Committee ;
(suspended.)

(ce

c,

.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

to-morrow,

Naval Medical The Order of the day being read, ter the
Compassionate Second Reading of the Naval- Medical COM-
Fund Bill.

passionate Fund Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-Morrow.

British Ships
(Transfer
Restriction)

The Order of the day being read,

for the
Second Reading of the British Ships (Transfer
Restriction) Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed
to control the arrangements for the Kitchen and
Refreshment Rooms in the Department of the
Serjeant-at-ArmS attending this House.

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into eon-

sideration upon 'Thursday next.

The Blyth Harbour Bill was, according to myth

Order, read a second time, and committed.

Barbour Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for

time Dewsbury

Second Reading of the Dewsbury Corporation Corporation
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time
upon Tuesday next, at a quarter of an hour
after Eight of time clock.

The Order of the day being read, for the Doncaster
rporati

Second Readhur of the Doncaster Corporation Co
Bill

,-, of

Bill.

on

Ord-red, That the Bill be read a second tune

upon Monday next.

The Friends' Provident Institution Bill was,
Ordered, That the Committee do consist of according to Order, read a second time ; and
for

referred to the Examiners of Petitions

Seventeen Members.

Friends'
Proviaent
Instittnioh
Bill.

The Committee leas accordingly nominated Private Bills.

of Mr, Agg-Gardner, Mr. Bentham, Mr. Fen-
wick, Mr. Rupert Gwynne, Colonel Henderson,
Sir icor Herbert, Captain Howard, Co1ond the Exmuniners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Lockwood, Sir 'John Lansdale, Mm'. ilacmustei ,
Sir Henry Norman, Mr. Patrick O'Brien, Mr.
William Redmond, Mr. Augustine Roche, Sir
Harry
It zlsu /.

Samuel, Mr. Watt, and Mr. Tyson Second Reading of the Liverpool Corporation Corporation

rlhe Great Central Railisay Bill was acconling Great Central
to Order, read a second time ; and referred to na'lwaY 8'11.

The Order of the day being read, for the Liverpool

Bill ;

.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to

send for persons, papers, and records.

Ordered, That Three be the quorum of the

Committee. (Mr. Git//and.)

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

Order of the House of the 3rd day of this
instant February, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time
upon Tuesday next, at a quarter of an hour

Eight of time clock.

The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway London,

Bill was, according to Order, read a second I(1;10-"c-,irjaiiilt::daNs',1ady

to the time ; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions Bill.

for Private Bills.

The Methodist Church in Ireland Bill was, Methodist

according to Order, read a second time and

Ireland

And it being half an hour after Eleven of committed.

the clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned time
Ilouse without Question put, pursuant to
the Order of the House of the 3rd day of Second Reading of
this instant February, till to-morrow.

Railway Bill ;

The Order of the day hieing read, for the lnesttrriiertolitan

the Metropolitan District

itailway

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the metropolitan
Board

Second Reading of the Metropolitan Water
board Bill ;

Water
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

House of
Commons
(EAchen and
Refreshment
RoornS.)

Adjournment,

No. 23. j 5 GEO. V.

18th February.

59

tingham
Corporation
(Trent

Transfer) Bill.

The Nottingham Corporation (Trent

Copy of Order in Council under the Extra- Extradition

tion Transfer) Bill was, accordino. to Order, dition Act, 1870, dated 10th. February
read a second time, ;Ind committed.

915, Act, 170.

The Order of the day being read, for

the
Rhondda
Urban District Second Reading of the Rhondda Urban District
Council
(Tramways
Extensions,
&e.)

Ordered, That the Bill he read a second time
upon Tuesday next, at a quarter of an hour after
Eight of the clock.

Council (Tramways Extensions, &c.) Bill ;

Seaforth and
Sefton
Junction
Railway Bill.

The Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ;
and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills.

The Weardale and Censett Water Bill was,
Weardale and
consett water according to Order, read a second time ; and
the Examiners of Petitions for

referred ha'
Private Bills.

worksop and
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

The Worksop and Bawtry Railway Bill was,
according to Order, read a second time ; and
referred to the Examiners of Petitions
fur
Private-Bills.

River Glen
Improvement
Bill.

A Bill for the widening and improvement of
the River Glen and to incorporate the Glen
Bank Trustees, and to confer powers upon them
and upon the Deeping Fen Trustees, and for
other purposes, was presented, and read the first
time ; and ordered to be reach a second time.

Public
Petitions.
Vide First
Report.
Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Prize Courts
Act, 1894.

Copyright
Act, 1911.

Several Public Petitions were presented, and

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the
of several Acts of Parliament,
directions
Copies of Six Orders in Council under the
Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865,
dated 3rd February 1915, approving Memorials
of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

Copy of Order in Council under the Prize
Courts Act, 1894, dated 3rd February 1915,
finally approving an addition to Order 27 of
the Rules as to the procedure and practice of
Prize Courts.

Copy of Order in Council under the Copy-
right Act, 1911, dated 3rd February 1915,
applying the provisions of the Act,
to the
-United States of America, subject to certain
provisoes.

Spring Assizes
Act, 1879.

Copies of Two Orders in Council under the
Spring Assizes Act, 1879, dated 3rd February
1915, constituting Spring Assize Counties Nos. 2
and 3 for the Spring Assizes, 1915.
Government of Copy of Order in Council under the Govern-
went of India Act, 1858, dated 3rd February
India Act,
1858.
1915, approving a Statement of proposed new
and revised appointments, &e. in the Establish-
ment of the Secretary of State for India in
Council.

Foreign
Jurisdiction
Act, 1890.

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Copies of Two Orders in Council under the
Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, dated 3rd
February 1915, entitled (1) the Maskat Order
in Council, 1915, and (2) the China (Amend-
ment) Order in Council, 1915.

Copy of Order in Council under the Naval
and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, dated
10th February 1915, approving a Memorial of
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

Copy of Order in Council under the Merchant
Merchant
Shipping Act, Shipping Act, 1894, dated 10th February 1915,
tsit.
prescribing the form of Indenture of Apprentice-
ship to the Sea Fishing Service for Boys under
the age of sixteen years.

Vw,. 170.

directing that an Ordinance of the Gold Coast
Colony, entitled the Extra.lition Ordinance
(Ashanti), 1914, shall have effect in Ashanti as
if it were part of the Extradition Act, 1870.

Copy of Order in Council under the Foreign Foreign
Jurisdiction Act, 1890, dated 10th February Jurisdiction
19)5, entitled the Northern Rhodesia Order in Act, 1890.
Council, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edreard Grey presented,

by European

His Majesty's Command,Copy of Letter of Crisis (Iliscel-
ist July 1914, from the President of the igneous)
(No. 3,1915.)
French Republic to the King, respecting the
European Crisis, and His Majesty's Reply of
1st August 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary JrKictina presented, pursuant to Penal

the directions of several Acts of Parliament
Copy of Licence granted to a Convict under Licence.)
the Penal Servitude Acts, discharging her
from Aylesbury Convict Prison on condition
that she enters a Home.

Tvitude acts

S
(Conditional

Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the Shops Act,

undermentioned Local Authorities under the 1912.
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :
City of Kingston-upon-Hull.
County Borough of West Bromwich.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

\1r. Ac /and presented, by His Majesty's Civil Services
Command,Estimate showing the several Ser- and Revenue
1D9errtments,
vices for which a Vote on Account is required . a-16 (Vote
for the year ending 31st March 1916.
on Account.)
No. 127.
Civil Services
(Excesses),
1913-14.

Copy of Statement of the sum required to be
voted in order to make good an excess on the
Grant for International Exhibitions for the year
ended 31st March 1914.

No. 128.

Mr. Acland also presented, Return to an British Plain

Order, dated the 8th day ot.
February, for a Return relative to British Plain
Spirits in Bond (Scotland).

t

his

(se1(12
ot ian
No.

instant Spirits in Bond

Ordered, That the said Estimate and the Paper
relative to Civil Services (Excesses), 1913-14,
be referred to the Committee of Supply, and be
printed ; and that the said Return do lie upon
the Table, and be printed,

Sir Harry Verney presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command, Copy of Annual Report on the Agriculture
administration of
couragement and improvement of the Light
Horse Breeding Industry- for the year from
1st November 1913 to 31st October 1914.

the Grant

en- and Fisheries.

the

for

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Prime Minister reported from the Com- Supply [10th

mittee of Supply of the 10th day of this instant IF,e'llarY]
February several Resolutions ; which were read,
as follow :

o)port.

Army Estimates, 1915-16.

1. That a number of Land Forces not ex- Land Forces.

ceeding 3,000,000, all ranks, be maintained for
the Service of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland at Home and Abroad,
excluding His Majesty's Indian Possessions,
12

60
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916.

18th February.

Pay, &c.

2. That a sum not exceeding £1,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense
of the Pay, &c. of His Majesty's Army (includ-
ing Army Reserve) at Home and Abroad
(exclusive of India), which will come in course
of payment during the year ending on the 31st
day of March 1916.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Supply [4th
February]
Report.

Mr. A eland reported from the Committee of
Supply of the 4th day of this instant February
several Resolutions ; which were read, as follow:

Rates on
Government
Property.

Secret Service.

Charitable
Donations and
Bequests
Office
(Ireland.)

County Courts.

Dublin
Metropolitan
Police.

Civil Services Supplementary Estimates,
1914-15.
Class I.

1. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
£40,000 be granted to His Majesty, to defray
the charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915 for Rates and Contributions in lieu of
Rates, &c. in respect of Government Property,
and for Rates on Houses occupied by Repre-
sentatives of Foreign Powers, and for
the
Salaries and Expenses of the Rating of Govern-
ment Property Department, and for a Contribu-
tion towards the Expenses of the London Fire
Brigade.

Class II.
2. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
£60,000 be granted to His Majesty, to defray
the charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915 for His Majesty's Foreign and other Secret
Services.

3. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
£100 be granted to His Majesty, to defray the
charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915 for the Salaries and Expenses of the Office
of the Commissioners of Charitable Donations
and Bequests for Ireland.

Class III.

4. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
£60,650 be granted to His Majesty, to defray
the charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915 for the Salaries and Expenses connected
with the County Courts.

5. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
£2,500 be granted to His Majesty, to defray
the charge which will come in course of payment
durino. the year ending on the 31st day of March
during
the
1915
the Police Courts,
Commissioner of Police,
and the Metropolitan Police Establishment of
Dublin.

the Salaries and Expenses of

6. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
Royal Irish
Constabulary. £13,990 be granted to His Majesty, to defray
the charge which will come in course of payment
durino. the year ending on the 31st day of March
during
Irish
1915
Constabulary.

the Expenses of

the Royal

National
Gallery.

Class IV.
7. That a Supplementary sum not exceedino.
£400 be granted to His Majesty, to defray the
charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
for the Salaries and Expenses of the
1915
National Gallery, and of the National Gallery
of British Art, Millbank, including a Grant in
Aid for the purchase of Pictures.

1915.

[No. 23.

8. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding Science and
£5,000 be granted to His Majesty, to defray Art (Ireland.)
the charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915 for the Salaries and Expenses of' the Insti-
tutions of Science and Art in Dublin, and of the
Ireland, and Annual
Geological Survey of
Grants to Schools and Classes of Science and
Art and Technical Instruction, including sundry
Grants in Aid, administered by the Department
of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for
Ireland.

Class V.

9. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding Pacific Cable.

£2,000 be granted to His Majesty, to defray
the charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915 for the Subsidies to certain Telegraph
Companies and a Grant in Aid of the Annual
Expenses of the Pacific Cable.

10. That a sum not exceeding £10,759 be Treasury
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge Chests Abroad.
which will come in course of payment during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1915
for making good the net loss on transactions
connected with the raising of money for the
various Treasury Chests Abroad in the year
1913-14.

Class VI.

11. That a Supplementary sum not exceedino. Super-
L21,000 be granted to His Majesty, to defray annuation
the charge which will come in course of payment Allowances.
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
during
1915 for Superannuation, Compensation, Com-
and
passionate
Gratuities under sundry Statutes, for Compas-
sionate Allowances and Gratuities awarded by
the Treasury, and for the Salaries of Medical
Referees.

additional Allowances,

and

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply.

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Navy Supplementary Estimate, 1914-15.
32,000 additional number of Officers, Seamen,
and Boys for the Sea and Coastguard Services
beyond the number already provided in the
Navy Estimates.

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Deputy Chairman also acquainted the
House that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Mr. T. W. Russell reported from the Com- Trish Police
and

mittee on Irish Police (Naval and Military \71.NT..vtal
Service) [Pensions, &c.] a Resolution ; which Service] )
Y
was read, as followeth
[Pensions

That it is expedient to authorise the grant of 6'°.]

certain Pensions and other allowances in respect
of members of the Royal Irish Constabulary
and Dublin NI etropolitan Police who are Reser-
vists or join the Naval or Military Forces.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

So. 23.] 5 GEO. V.

18th-22nd February.

01

Irish Police
(Naval and
Military
Service) Bill.
Bill 31.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolution : And that Mr. Birrell and
Mr. T. W. Russell do prepare and bring it in.

Mr. T. W. Russell accordingly presented a
Bill to authorise the grant of certain Pensions
and other allowances in respect of members of
the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metro-
politan Police who are Reservists or join the
Naval or Military Forces, and for other purposes
incidental thereto : And the same was read the
first time, and ordered to be read a second time
upon Monday next ; and to be printed.

Supply [16th
February
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 16th day of this instant February :

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

National

su ran ce
Act (Part II.
Amendment)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the National Insurance Act
(Part II. Amendment) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Naval Medical The Order of the day being read, for the
Compassionate Second Reading of the Naval Medical Com-
Fund Bill.

Second
passionate Fund Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

British Ships
(Transfer
Restriction)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the British Ships (Transfer
Restriction) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of this
instant February, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And it being one hour after the conclusion
of Government Business, Mr. Speaker
adjourned the House without Question
put, pursuant to the Order of the House
of the 3rd day of this instant February,
it being then fourteen minutes alter Six
of the clock, till Monday next.

[No. 24.]
Monday, 22nd February 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Private Bills
(Standing
Orders not
previously
inquired into
complied
with.)

AIR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
111. from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
;Bills, referred on the Second Reading thereof,
the Standing Orders not previously inquired
into, which are applicable thereto, have been
complied with, viz. :

Southend Water Bill.
Great Eastern Railway Bill.
Friends' Provident Institution Bill.
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Bill.

Ordered, That the Bills be committed.

VOL. 170.

The Skegness Urban District Gas Bill was Skegness

read a second time, and committed.

Urban District
Gas Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the ELolencdtoric n
Second Reading of the London Electric Supply Supply Bill.
Bil 1 ;

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn.

The Doncaster Corporation Bill was, according Doncaster
Corporation
Bill.

to Order, read a second time, and committed.

The Order of the day being read, for the Metropolitan
Railway Bill.

Second Reading of the Metropolitan District District
Railway Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Mr. Secretary 111 Kenna presented, by His Sewerage
posial

Majesty's Command,Copy of Ninth Report
of the Royal Commission on Sewerage Disposal :Commission.)
(i) Disposal of Liquid Wastes from Manu-
facturing Processes ; (ii) Disposal of Liquid
and Solid Domestic Refuse in Rural Areas.
Volume I., Report. Volume II., Evidence and
Appendices.

DRis

aYma

Copy of Final Report of the Royal Commis- sewerage
sion on Sewerage Disposal. General Summary Disposal
of Conclusions and Recommendations.

oyal

Commission.)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Ruzzciman presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Account
of all Deposits received and repaid by the
Board of Trade on account of Seamen's Savings
Banks under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894,
during the year ended 20th November 1913,
and of the interest thereon ; Statement showing
the number and amount of Seamen's Money
Orders issued and paid at Ports in the United
Kingdom and at Ports Abroad from 1855 to
31st March 1914; also Statement showing the
Receipts and Payments in connection with the
transmission of Seamen's Wages, Home and
Foreign, from 1878 to 31st March 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand,Estimate of a further sum required to
be voted for the Service of the year ending
31st March 1915.

Seamen's
Savings Banks
(Money Orders
and Trans-
mission of
Wages.)

No. 131,

Civil Services
(Supple-
mentary
Estimate,
1914-15.)

No. 130.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the Duchy o of
directions of an Act of Parliament,Account Cornwall.
of the Receipts and Disbursements of the No. 132.
Duchy of Cornwall for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Estimate be referred
to the Committee of Supply, and be printed ;
and that the Paper relative to the Duchy of
Cornwall do lie upon the Table, and be printed.

Nr. Attorney General presented, pursuant to Deaf and

Standing Order 175a,Copy of Report of the
Attorney General
Poor Asylum Bill [Lords].

the Deaf and Dumb iLDkilyomlzbi21]'oB711

on

Copy of Report of the Attorney General on Plymouth

the Plymouth Corporation Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That the said Papers be referred to

the Committees on the Bills.

Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His Dominions
Majesty's Command,Copy of Fourth Interim (Royal
Report of the Royal Commission on the Natural Commission.)
Resources, Trade, and Legislation of certain
portions of His Majesty's Dominions.

3

62

22nd February.

1915.

-No. 24.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Copy of Colonial Report, No. 834 (Imperial

Bureau of Entomology, Report for 1914).

Ordered, That the said Papers do he upon the

Table.

Standing
Orders.

London
County
Council
(Tramways
and Improve-
ments.)

Mr. Vonglian-Davies reported from the Select
Committee on Standing Orders a Resolution ;
which was read, as followeth :
That in the case of

the London County
Council (Tramways and Improvements), Peti-
tion for nil!, the Standing Orders ought to he
dispensed with ; that the parties be permitted
to proceed with their Bill on the condition that
Tramways No. 3 and No. 3a are struck out of
the Bill ; that the Committee on the Bill do
report how far such Order has been complied
N'101.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Supply
14th allotted
Day.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16 ( Vote on Account).

Resolved, That a sum not exceeding £3 6,85 3,000
be granted to His 'Majesty, on account, for or
towards defraying the charges for the following
Civil Services and Revenue Departments for
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1916,
viz. :-

Civil Services.

CLASS

Board of Trade

-

200,000

CLASS I.

-

-

-

-

-
-

Royal Palaces
Osborne
Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens -
Houses of Parliament Buildings
Miscellaneous
Britain -

Legal Buildings, Great
-
-
Art and Science Buildings, Great Britain -
Diplomatic and Consular Buildings
-
Revenue Buildings
-
-
Insurance and Labour Exchange Buildings,
-

Great Britain

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Public Buildings, Great Britain
Surveys of the United Kingdom
Harbours under the Board of Trade -
Peterhead Harbour
-
Rates on Government Property
-
Public Works and Buildings, Ireland
Railways, Ireland

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

United Kingdom and England :

CLASS II.

-

-

-

-

-

-

Trade

House of Lords Offices
House of Commons -
Treasury and subordinate Departments
Home Office
-
Foreign Office
-
Colonial Office -
-
Privy Council Office -
Mercantile Marine Services
-
Bankruptcy Department of the Board of
-
-
-
-

_
Board of Agriculture and Fisheries -
Charity Commission -
Government Chemist
Civil Service Commission
Exchequer and Audit Department
Friendly Societies Registry
Local Government Board
Board of Control
Mint (including Coinage) -
National Debt Office
-
Public Record Office

-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

27.000
7,000
52,000
34,000

30,000
36,000
25,000
250,000

85,000
387,000
125,000
11,000
10.000
425,000
120,000
10,000

20,000
90,000
45,000
100,000
32,000
24,000
5,000
70,000

5
200,000
14,000
11,000
25,000
26,000
12,000
127,000
68,000
15
5,500
11,000

Public Works Loan Commission
Registrar General's Office -
Stationery and Printing
-
Woods, Forests, &c., Office of

-

amt Public Buildings, Office of

Secret Service

-

Scotland :

Secretary for Scotland, Office of
Board of Agriculture
Fishery Board -
General Board of Control -
Registrar General's Office -
Local Government Board

Ireland :

-

-

-

Instruction -

Departments -

Lord Lieutenant's Household
Chief Secretary's Offices and subordinate
-
Department of _Agriculture and Technical
-
Charitable Donations and Bequests Office -
Congested Districts Board
Local Government Board
Public Record Office
Public Works Office -
Registrar General's Office -
Valuation and Boundary Survey

-

-

-

-

-

Ct.Ass

United Kingdom and England :

-

-

-

-

Law Charges
-
Miscellaneous Legal Expenses -
Supreme Court of Judicature, &c.
Land Registry
Public Trustee -
County Courts -
-
Police, England and Wales
Prisons, England and the Colonies
Reformatory and Industrial Schools, Great
-

-
Criminal Lunatic Asylums, England -

Britain -

-
-

-

-

-

Scotland :

Law Charges and Courts of Law
Scottish Laud Court -
-
Register House, Edinburgh
Prisons

-

-

Ireland

Law Charges and Criminal Prosecutions
-
Supreme Court of Judicature and other

-

-

-
-

Legal Departments
-

Land Commission
County Court Officers, &c.
Dublin Metropolitan Policy
Royal Irish Constabulary -
Prisons
Reformatory and Industrial Schools
Dundrum Criminal Lunatic Asylum

-

-
-

-

-
-
-
-

-

21,000
500,000
10.000
67,000
80,000

7,000
25,000
8.000
12,080
3,500
10,000

2,500

11,000

85,000
900
64,000
48,000
2,500
20,000
5,500
15,000

45,000
26,000
150,000
15,000
5
50,000
50,000
420,000

170,000
27,000

35,000
4,000
18,000
54,000

30,000

47,000
315,00C
40,00
(15,000
680,000
45,000
60.000
4,000

CLASS IV.

United Kingdom and England :

-

Board of Education -
British Museum
National Gallery
-
National Portrait Gallery -
Wallace Collection
London Museum
Scientific Investigation, &c.
Universities and Colleges, Great Britain,
and Intermediate Education, Wales

-
-

-
-

-

- 5,575,000
70,000
-
7,000
-
2,500
3,500
2,500
42,000

- 105,000

Scotland :
Public Education
National Galleries

Ireland :
Public Education
Endowed Schools Commissioners
National Gallery
Science and Art
-
Universities and Colleges, Ireland

-
-

-

-

- 1,000,000
-
2,600

-

980,000
400
1,500
25,000
60,000

No. 24.] 5 GEO. V.

221id

CLASS V.

23rd February.

63
other purposes, was presented, and read the first
time ; and ordered to be read a second time.

Diplomatic and Consular Services
Colonial Services
Telegraph Subsidies and Pacific Cable
Cyprus (Grant in Aid)
-

-

-

CLASS VI.

Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Miscellaneous Expenses
Hospitals and Charities, Ireland
Temporary Commissions -
Ireland Development Grant
International Exhibitions -

-

CLASS VII.
Old Age Pensions
-
National Health Insurance
-

Joint Corn-
-
-
National Health Insurance Commission

mittee

-

-

(England)

-

-

-

National Health Insurance Commission
-
National Health Insurance Commission

(Wales) -

-

-

(Scotland)

-

-

(Ireland)

Insurance

National Health Insurance Commission
-
Labour Exchanges and Unemployment
-

-
National Insurance Audit Department
Treatment
Grants)

(Special
-
Highlands and Islands (Medical Service)
-

Tuberculosis
-

of

-

-

-

-

-

-

Board

-

-

-

-

465,000
125,000
17,000
49,000

380,000
8,570
16,000
20,000
180,000
2,000

- 5,200,000

50,000

1,600,000

180,000

300,000

264,000

300,000
50,000

150,000

2,000

Revenue Departments.

Customs and Excise -
Inland Revenue
Post Office

-

- 1,100,000
950,000
-
11,500,000

Total for Civil Services and
Revenue Departments

£36,853,000

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That the
Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means

also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move. That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Adimirnment.

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn,

Gillland.)

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till nine minutes after Ten
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 25.]
_Tuesday, 23rd February 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Metropolitan
Dis'rict
Railway Bill.

London
County
Council
(Tramways
and Improve-
ments) Bill.

P 11 AYERS.
THE Metropolitan District Railway Bill was,
according to Order, read a second time;
and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills.

A Bill to empower the London County Council
to construct and work new tramways; to alter
and reconstruct existing tramways and to make
street improvements and Other works, and for

Vol. 170.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the Naval and
directions of several Acts of Parliament, Copy Mad e Pay
ensins
of Order in Council under
Marine Pay and Pensions Act,
16th February 1915.

an
and Act, 1861.

1 8 6 5, dated

the Naval

Copies of Two Orders in Council under the roireit.al
Fore: oin Jurisdiction Act, 1890, dated 16th Jurisdiction
February 1915.

Act, 1800.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

for

fifteen years, twenty years,

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Ireland
a Return showing, to the latest year available,
;i4-,sier,age
for Ireland as a whole, (1) the annual Average trees.)
(2) the
each year from 1881 ;
Prices
annual Average Prices for each period com-
prised in the period from 1881 of five years,
ten years,
and
twenty-five years, and for the period of five
years from 1909 ; such Prices to be compiled
from the Returns of Prices of
live
Irish agricultural products
stock, and other
heretofore published from time to time by the
Irish Land tonintission, or the Department of
Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ire-
laud, or from other information in the possession
of those Departments (in continuation of Parlia-
tnentary Paper, No. 162 of Session 1914).
(Air. Norman.)

crops,

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Universitir
Bill to amend the Universities and College and c ollege
Estates Acts, and to extend the powers of the Funs -era)
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and the
Colleges therein to make Statutes for purposes
connected with the present War : And that
Mr. Attorney General, the Prime
'Minister,
Mr. Joseph Pease, and Mr. Solicitor General do
prepare and bring it in.

1

s

Mr. Attorney General accordingly presented
a Bill to amend the Universities and College
Estates Acts, and to extend the powers of the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and the
Colleges therein to make Statutes for purposes
Connected with the present War : And the same
was read the first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Universities
and Colleges
(Emergency
Powers) Bill,
Bill 32.

A -Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That this House, havin<r heard the
the Exchequer's statement on
Chancellor of
15th February,
the
arrangements made by him with the Finance
Ministers of France and Russia---(Sir Thomas
Whittaker) ;

generally of

approves

Financial
Arrangements
of the Allies.

Mr. Speaker called the attention of the House _Member
to the continued irrelevance on the part of Mr. directed to
Kihg, Member f'or North Somerset, and directed hdii,sscsopnetencithu e
the honourable Member
speech.

to discontinue

his (Irrelevance.)

And the Question being put ;
Resolved, That this House, having heard the
the Exchequer's statement on
Chancellor of
generally of the
15th February, approves
arrangements made by him with the Finance
Ministers of France and Russia.

,
Sir Harry Verney reported nom the Corn- Supply [16th

mittee of Supply of the 16th day of this instant February]
February several Resolutions; which were read,
as follow :

,

Navy Estimates, 1915-16.

1. That 250,000 Officers, Seamen, and Boys, sea

Coast Guard, and Royal Marines be employed
4

Services.

64
for the Sea and Coast Guard Services for the
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916.

23rd February.

morrow.

1915.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

[No. 25..

Wages, &c.

Land Forces.

Army
(Annual.)

Army
(Annual) Bill.
Bill 33.

Supply [18th
February]
Report.

Sea and
Coast Guard
Services.

2. That a sum not exceeding £1,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense
of Wages, &c. to Officers, Seamen, and Boys,
Coast Guard, and Royal Marines which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Ordered, That the Resolution which, upon
the 18th day of this instant February, was
reported from the Committee of Supply, and
which was then agreed to by the House, be
now read ; and the same was read, as followeth :
That a number of Land Forces not exceeding
ranks, be maintained for the
all
3,000,000,
the United Kingdom of Great
Service of
Britain and Ireland at Home and Abroad,
excluding His Majesty's
Indian .Possessions,
during the year ending on the 31st day of
March 1916.

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a
Bill to provide, during twelve months, for the
Discipline and Regulation of the Army : And
that Mr. Tennant, Mr. Churchill, Dr. Macnamara,
and Mr. Harold Baker do prepare and bring it in.
Dr. Macnamara accordingly presented a Bill
to provide, during twelve months, for the Dis-
cipline and Regulation of the Army : And the
same was read the first time, and ordered to be
read a second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Supply of the 18th day of this
instant
February a Resolution ; which was read, as
fol loweth :

Navy Supplementary Estimate, 1914-15.
That an additional number not

exceeding
32,000 Officers, Seamen, and Boys be employed
for the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915, beyond the number already voted for the
year.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Supplementary Estimates, 1914-15.
Class VII.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a
Supplementary sum not exceeding £91,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge
which will come in course of payment during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1915
for the Salaries of the Staff arid other Expenses
of Labour Exchanges, including the Contribu-
tion to the Unemployment Insurance Fund and
repayments to Associations pursuant to Sec-
tions 85 and 106 of the National Insurance Act,
1911, and certain additional repayments
to
Associations :Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
Class 1V.

1. £6,600 (Supplementary), National Gallery.
Civil Services (Excess), 1913-14.
2. £441 13s. 9d., International Exhibitions.
Resolutions to be reported.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.

The Chairman of Ways and Means

also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [22nd

the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 22nd day of this instant February ;

Februar
Report.

y]

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the ways an I

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Defence of
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm the Realm
(Amendment) Bill ;

(Bill.Amendment)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Army

Second Reading of the Army Act Amendment
Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the British Ships

Second Reading of the British Ships (Transfer (Transfer
Restriction) Bill ;

Restriction)
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the National
Second Reading of the National Insurance Act Insurance
(Part II. Amendment) Bill ;

Act (Part II.
Amendment)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill.

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Naval Medical
Second Reading of the Naval Medical Compas- Compassionate
sionate Fund Bill ;

Fund Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Irish Police
and

Second Reading of the Irish Police (Naval and (N
Military Service) Bill. ;

(Naval
Military
Service) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Dewsbury Corporation Bill was, according

to Order, read a second time, and committed.

Corporation

The Liverpool Corporation Bill was, according

to Order, read a second time, and committed.

Liverpool
Corporation
Bill.

The Rhondda Urban District Council (Tram- Rhondda

ways Extensions, &c.) Bill was, accordino. to
Order read a second time

, and committed.

,

Ur ban District
Council
(Tramways
Extensions,

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the &c.) Bill.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of this instant
February, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till five minutes after Seven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

No. 26.] 5 GEO. V.

24th February.

65
Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Tennant.)

[No. 26.]

Wednesday, 24th Febraary 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the London County

Council (General Powers) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time
upon Monday next, at a quarter of an hour after
Eight of the clock.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command, Copy of Correspondence
respecting the Third International Opium Con-
ference, held at The Hague, June 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill.

International
Opium
Conference
(Miscel-
laneous)
(No. 4, 1915.)

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the

directions of several Acts of Parliament,

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907. Copies of Orders under the Destructive Insects
and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered
D.I.P. 168-170, declaring the respective areas
described in the Schedules thereto to be infected
with Wart Disease, and to be infected areas for
the purposes of the Wart Disease of Potatoes
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

Standing
Orders.

Halifax
Corporation
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Vaughan-Davies reported from the Select
Committee on Standing Orders a Resolution ;
which was read, as followeth

That in the case of the Halifax Corporation
[Lords], Petition for Bill, the Standing Orders
that the parties
ought to be dispensed with ;
be permitted to proceed with their Bill on the
condition that Tramways Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 21
are struck out of the Bill ; that the Committee
on the Bill do report how far such Order has
been complied with.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

House of
Commons
(Kitchen and
Refreshment
Rooms.)

Colonel Lockwood reported from the Select
Committee appointed to control the arrange-
ments for the Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms
in the Department of the Serjeant-at-Arms
attending this House ; That they had considered
the matters to them referred, and directed him
to make a Report thereof to the House.

No. 133.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Message from
the Lords.

Aberdeen
Corporation
Order
Confirmation
Bi 11.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
Bill.

Army Act
Amendment
Bill.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Aberdeen
Corporation Order Confirmation Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Defence of the Realm (Amendment) Bill

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(The Lord Advocate.)

The Army Act Amendment Bill was, accord-

ing to Order, read a second time.

VOL. 170.

The British Ships (Transfer Restriction) Bill British Ships
(Transfer
Restriction)

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Robertson.)

The National

(Part IL National
Insurance Act
Amendment) Bill was, according to Order, read Insurance
a second time.

Act (I art II.
Amendment)

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
( Mr. Robertson.)

The Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Bill Naval Medical
Compassionate
Fund Bill.

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. George Lambert.)

The Irish Police (Naval and Military Service) Irish Police
(Naval and

Bill was, according to Order, read a second (N vM
y
time.
Service) Bill.
Servic
Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.(Sir Harry Verney.)

The Order of the day being read, for the Universities
a nd Colleges
and (Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Second Reading of
Colleges (Emergency Powers) Bill ;

the Universities

.,

c

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Army

Second Reading of the Army (Annual) Bill ;

(Annual)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [23rd

the Report from the Committee of Supply of February]
the 23rd day of this instant February ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read,

Committee of Supply ;

for the suPPiv.

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

to-morrow,

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [22nd

the Report from the Committee of Supply of February]
the 22nd day of this instant February ;

Re ort.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Publications
a1 Debates

to assist Mr. Speaker in the arrangements for the m
Official Report of Debates, and to inquire into Reports.
the expenditure on Stationery and Printing for
this House and the Public Service generally.

The Committee was accordingly nominated
of Mr. Agg-Gardner, Mr. Bowerman, Mr.
Godfrey Collins, Mr. Fletcher, Major Guest,
Mr. Ingleby, Mr. MaeVeagh, Mr. Parting ton,
Captain William Redmond, Sir George Toulmin,
and Mr. Wheler.

25th February.

1915.
Estimate of the sum required to be voted for
Navy and Army Services, Warlike Operations,
and other Expenditure arising out of the War
for 1915-16.

66

24th

Ordered, That the Committee have power to

send for persons, papers, and records.

Ordered, That Three be the quorum of the

Committee.(Mr. Walter Rea.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of this
instant February, proposed the Question, That
this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till six minutes before Eight
of the clock, adjourned till tcr-morrow.

[No. 27.]

Thursday, 25th February 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

-A TR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
.!I from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bill, referred on the Second Reading thereof,
the Standing Orders not previously inquired
into, which are applicable thereto, have not
been complied with, viz. :

Worksop and Bawtry Railway Bill.

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the

Select Committee on Standing Orders.

Private Bills
(Standing
Orders not
previously
inquired into
not complied
with.)

Ordered, That the River Glen Improvement
River Glen
Improvement Bill be read a second time upon Thursday next.
Bill.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Metropolitan
Water Board
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Metropolitan Water
Board Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday next.

Divorce Bills.

Ordered, That Mr. Ellis Griffith be added to
the Select Committee on Divorce Bills.(Mr.
Walter Rea.)

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's
Command,
the
sum required to be voted for Naval and Military
Operations and other Expenditure arising out
of the War for 1914-15.

Supplementary Estimate of

Naval and
Military
Operations
and other
Expenditure
arising out of
the War,
1914-15
(Supple-
mentary Vote
of Credit.)

No. 134.

[No. 27.

Navy and
Army Services,
Warlike
Operations,
and other
Expenditure
arising out of
the War,
1915-16
(Vote of
Credit.)

No. 135.
National Debt
(Military
Savings
Banks.)

No. 136.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 137.

Bankruptcy
Courts
(Ireland.)

Committals
(Ireland.)

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,An
Account of the gross amount of all moneys
received and paid by the Commissioners for the
Reduction of the National Debt on account of
the Fund for Military Savings Banks, pursuant
to the Military Savings Banks Act, 1859, from
the 19th September 1845 to the 5th January
1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 23rd February
1915, made by the Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Deposit
Contributors' Administration Expenses) Regu-
lations, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table, and be printed ; and that the said Esti-
mates be referred to the 'Committee of Supply,
and be printed.

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Annual
Returns of the Official Assignee of the King's
Bench Division in Bankruptcy in Ireland and
the Local Courts, Belfast and Cork, for the
year 1914.

Copy of Returns from the Clerks of the Crown
and Peace of the number of persons committed
for Trial in Ireland in 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to the Private
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of PLegeisliartion
Report by the Chairman of Committees of the (Scotland)
House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways Act, 1899.
and Means in the House of Commons under
Section 2 of the Private Legislation Procedure
(Scotland) Act, 1899, that they are of opinion
(1) that the provisions of Clauses 4 and 5 of
the Caledonian Railway Order are of such a
character and raise such questions of policy and
principle that they ought to be dealt with by
Private Bill and not by Provisional Order;
(2) that, save as aforesaid, the Provisional Orders
be allowed to proceed, subject to such recom-
mendations as they may hereafter make with
respect to the several Orders.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's Light
Command,--Copy of Order made by the Light Railways
Railway Commissioners, and confirmed by the aAnedts9126
Board of Trade, entitled the London and North
I Western Railway (Dyserth and Newmarket
Light Railway) Order, 1915.

Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the Unemploy-

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of ment
Insurance
Account of the Unemployment Fund estab- (nemploy-
lished pursuant to Section 92 (1) of the National ment Fund
Insurance Act, 1911, Part II., showing the Account.)
Receipts and Payments during the period 15th
July 1912 to 12th July 1913 ; together with the
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
thereon.

No. 138.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Un-
employment Insurance (Unemployment Fund
Account) be printed.

25t1i February.

No. 27.]

Polling
Districts
(County
Borough of
Plymouth.)

Shops Act,
1912.

5 G-EO. V.
Mr. Secretary 111.Keniza presented, pursuant
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
-Copy of Orders made by the Council of the
County Borough of Plymouth, dividing the
Parliamentary Boroughs of Devonport and
Plymouth into Polling Districts.

Copies of Orders made by the Councils of
the undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State fbr the Home Department :-

County Palatine of Chester (Urban Districts

of Ashton-upon-Mersey and Sale).

Counties of Devon (Urban District of Ex-
mouth) and Essex (Urban District of Grays
Th urrock ).
City of Exeter.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Friendly
Societies,
Industrial and
Provident
Societies,
Building
Societies,
Trade
Unions, Sic.
No. 139.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament, was laid
upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :-
Reports of the Chief Registrar of Friendly
Societies, for the year 1914, on Friendly Socie-
ties, Industrial and Provident Societies, Building
Societies, Trade Unions, &c.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

New Member
sworn.

Commander Carlyon Wilfroy Bellairs, Member

for the Borough of Maidstone, was sworn.

Supply
[5th allotted
Day]
[22nd
February]
Report.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Supply of the 22nd day of this instant
February a Resolution ; which was read, as
followeth :

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16 (Vote on Account).
That a sum not exceeding 136,853,000 be
granted to His Majesty, on account, for or
towards defraying the charges for the following
Civil Services and Revenue Departments for
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1916,
viz. :-

Civil Services.

Board of Trade

CLASS II.

CLASS I.

-

200,000

-

-

Royal Palaces
-
-
Osborne
Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens
Houses of Parliament Buildings
Miscellaneous Legal Buildings, Great
-
-

Britain -

-

-

-

-

-

_

Art and Science Buildings, Great Britain
Diplomatic and Consular Buildings -
-
Revenue Buildings
-
-
-
Insurance and Labour Exchange Buildings,
-
-

Great Britain

-

-

-

-

-
Public Buildings, Great Britain
Surveys of the United Kingdom
Harbours under the Board of Trade
Peterhead Harbour
-
Rates on Government Property
-
Public Works and Buildings, Ireland
Railways, Ireland
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CLASS II.

United Kingdom and England :

-

House of Lords Offices
House of Commons -
Treasury and subordinate Departments
-
Home Office
Foreign Office
-
Colonial Office -
-
Privy Council Office -
Mercantile Marine Services

-

27,000
7,000
52,000
34,000

30,000
36,000
25,000
250,000

85,000
387,000
125,000
11,000
10,000
425,000
120,000
10,000

20,000
90,000
45,000
100,000
32,000
24,000
5,000
70,000

Bankruptcy Department of the Board of

Trade

-

-

Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
Charity Commission -
Government Chemist
Civil Service Commission
Exchequer and Audit Department
Friendly Societies Registry
Local Government Board -
Board of Control
-
Mint (including Coinage) -
National Debt Office -
-
Public Record Office -
Public Works Loan Commission
Registrar General's Office
-
Stationery and Printing
-
Woods, Forests, &c., Office of
-
Works and Public Buildings, Office of
Secret Service -
Scotland :

-

-

-

-

Secretary for Scotland, Office of
Board of Agriculture
Fishery Board .
-
General Board of Control -
Registrar General's Office -
Local Government Board -

-

Ireland :

-

-

Instruction

Departments

Lord Lieutenant's Household -
-
Chief Secretary's Offices and subordinate
-
-
Department of Agriculture and Technical
-
-
Charitable Donations and Bequests Office
Congested Districts Board
Local Government Board -
Public Record Office
-
Public Works Office -
Registrar General's Office
Valuation and Boundary Survey

-

-

-

-

CLASS III.

United Kingdom and England :

-

-

Law Charges
Miscellaneous Legal Expenses
Supreme Court of Judicature. &c.
Land Registry -
Public Trustee
County Courts -
Police, England and Wales
Prisons, England and the Colonies
Reformatory and Industrial Schools, Great
-

Britain

-

-

-

-

-

Criminal Lunatic Asylums, England -

Scotland :

Law Charges and Courts of Law
Scottish Land Court
-
Register House, Edinburgh
Prisons

-

-

-

Ireland :

Law Charges and Criminal Prosecutions -
Supreme Court of Judicature and other

-
-

Legal Departments
-

Land Commission
County Court Officers, &c.
Dublin Metropolitan Police
Royal Irish Constabulary
Prisons
Reformatory and Industrial Schools
Dundrum Criminal Lunatic Asylum

-

CLASS IV.

United Kingdom and England

-

-

-

Board of Education -
British Museum
National Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
Wallace Collection
London Museum
Scientific Investigation, &c.
Universities and Colleges, Great Britain,
and Intermediate Education, Wales
-

-
-

67

£

5
200,000
14,000
11,000
25,000
26,000
12,000
127,000
68,000
15
5,500
11,000
5
21,000
500,000
10,000
67,000
80,000

7,000
25,000
8,000
12,000
3,500
10,000

2,500

11,000

85,000
900
64,000
48,000
2,500
20,000
5,500
15,000

45,000
26,000
150,000
15,000
5
50,000
50,000
420,000

170,000
27,000

-
-
-
-

35,000
4,000
18,000
54,000

-
-

30,000

47,000
315,000
40,000
65,000
680,000
45,000
60,000
4,000

5,575,000
70,000
7,000
2,500
3,500
2,500
42,000

105,000

Vol,. 170.

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Scotland :
Public Education
National Galleries

25th February. -1st _March.

1915.

[No. 28.

Ireland :
Public Education
Endowed Schools Commissioners
National Gallery
Science and Art
Universities and Colleges, Ireland

-

CLASS V.

Diplomatic and Consular Services
Colonial Services
-
Telegraph Subsidies and Pacific Cable
Cyprus (Grant in Aid)
-

-

-

-

-

1,000,000
2,600

-

- 980,000
400
1,500
25,000
60,000

-
-

465,000
125,000
17,000
49,000

[No. 28.]

Monday, 1st March 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Table, Report Private Bills

Al R. Speaker laid

uin the
from one of t he Enminer

Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bills, referred on the Second Reading thereof,
the Standing Orders not previously inquired
into, which are applicable thereto, have been
complied with, viz. :

(Standing
Orders not
previously
inquired into
complied
with.)

CLASS VI.

Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Miscellaneous Expenses
-
Hospitals and Charities, Ireland
Temporary Commissions
Ireland Development Grant
International Exhibitions -

-

-

380,000
8.570
16,000
20,000
180,000
2,000

CLASS VII.

- 5,200,000

Old Age Pensions
National Health Insurance

-

Joint Com-
-
-

mittee

-
National Health Insurance Commission

-

(England)

-

-

-

(Wales)

National Health Insurance Commission
-
National Health Insurance Commission
-
National Health Insurance Commission
-
Labour Exchanges and Unemployment

(Scotland)

(Ireland)

-

-

-

-

Insurance

-
National Insurance Audit Department
Treatment
Grants) -

(Special
-
-Highlands and Islands (Medical Service)

Tuberculosis

of

-

-

Board -

50,000

1,600,000

180,000

300,000

264,000

300,000
50,000

150,000

2,000

-

Revenue Departments.

Customs and Excise
Inland Revenue
Post Office

- 1,100,000
-
950,000
11,500,000

Total for Civil Services and

Revenue Departments

£36,853,000

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Motion for
Adjournment
of the House
lapses.

A Motion was made, and the Question was
proposed, That this House do now adjourn
(Mr. Walter Rea) :And a Debate arising
thereupon ;

And it being Eleven of the clock,
the, Adjournment of

Motion for
lapsed, without Question put.
lapsed,

the
the House

Adjournment.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That this House do now adjourn
(Mr. Beek) ;

And it being half an hour after Eleven of
the clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the
House without Question put, pursuant to
the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
this instant February, till Monday next.

Metropolitan District Railway Bill.
Great Central Railway Bill.

Ordered, That the Bills be committed.

The London County Council (Tramways and
Improvements) Bill was read a second time, and
committed.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

London
County
Council
(Tramways
and Improve-
ments) Bill.

London
County
Council
(C eneral
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Sir Harry Verney presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Order under the Destructive Insects and
Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 171,
declaring an area described in the Schedule
thereto to be infected with Wart Disease, and
an infected area for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Corn- Land Law

mand,Copy of Return under Section 7 of the
Land Law (Ireland) Act,, 1887, of the number Notices.)
of Eviction Notices filed in the High Court of
Justice and County Courts in Ireland during
the quarter ended 31st December 1914.

1887 (Eviction

cAtci ot

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the Prisons
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of (Ireland.)
Draft Rule proposed to be made under the
Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914, by
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland relative to the
production of Prisoners.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Ill'Henna presented, pursuant
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Draft Rule proposed to be made by
the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment under the Prison Acts, 1877 and 1898,
with respect to the constitution of the Visiting
Committee of Plymouth Prison.

Prisons
(England and
Wales.)

Copy of Draft Order proposed to be made Criminal
by the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- Administra-
ment under the Criminal Justice Administra- tion Act, 1914.

Justice

No. 28.] 5 GEO. V.

1st March.

tion Act, 1914, making variations in the Table
of Court Fees in the First Schedule to that
Act.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5425 to
5428.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Duchy of
Lancaster.

No. 140.

Mr. Acland

presented, pursuant

to

the

directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Account of the Receipts and Disbursements
of the Duchy of Lancaster in the year ended
on the 21st December 1914 ; also a separate
Account of the Capital of the said Duchy to
the same date.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(scotland)
( I tegulations.)
No. 111.

Copy of Regulations, dated 19th December
1914, made by the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Drug Accounts Committee) Regulations (Scot-
land), 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Papers relating
to Scales of Pensions and Allowances of Officers
and Men of the oversea Contingents and their
Dependants.

Copies of Colonial Reports, Nos. 835 (Saint
-Vincent, Report for 1913-14) and 836 (Saint
Lucia, Report for 1913-14).

Ordered, That-the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

European
War.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual)

Supply.

69
financing of the purchase and reside of Food-
stuffs and materials, or otherwise ; for relief of
Distress ; and generally for all Expenses, beyond
in the ordinary Grants of
those provided for
Parliament, arising out of the existence of a state
of War.(The Prime Minister.)
Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ways and

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

Means

(In the Committee.)
1. Resolved, That, towards making good the
Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service
of the year ending on the 31st day of March
1914 and 1915, the sum of £37,223,440 13s. 9d.
be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the
United Kingdom.(Mr. Gulland.)

2. Resolved, That, towards making good the
Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service
of the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916, the sum of £286,855,000 be granted out of
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.
(Mr. Gulland.)

Resolutions to be reported.

into the Committee of Supply.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

(In the Committee.)
Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1914-15.
1. Resolved, That a Supplementary sum not
exceeding £37,000,000 be granted to His
Majesty, beyond the ordinary Grants of Parlia-
ment, towards defraying the Expenses which
may be incurred during the year ending the 31st
day of March 1915 for all measures which may
be taken for the security of the country ; for
the conduct of Naval and Military operations ;
for assisting the Food Supply, and promoting
the continuance of Trade, Industry, Business,
and Communications, whether by means of
insurance or indemnity against risk, the financ-
ing of the purchase and resale of Foodstuffs and
materials, or otherwise ; for relief of Distress ;
and generally for all Expenses arising out of
the existence of a state of War.(The Prime
Minister.)

2. Resolved, That

Vote of Credit, 1915 -16.
sum not exceeding
a
£250,000,000 be granted to His Majesty,
towards defraying the Expenses which may be
incurred during the year ending the 31st day
of March 1916 for general Navy and Army
Services in so far as specific provision is not
made therefor by Parliament ; for the conduct
of Naval and Military operations ;
all
measures which may be taken for the security
of the country ; for assisting the Food Supply
and promoting the continuance of Trade, Industry,
Business, and Communications, whether by means
of insurance or
the
VOL. 170.

indemnity against

risk,

for

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Irish Police
Committee on the Irish Police (Naval and (Naval and
Military
Military Service) Bill ;
Service) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [23rd

the Report from the Committee of Supply of February]
the 23rd day of February last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the aui,ilivcearsllietigeess

Second Reading of the Universities and Colleges
(Emergency Powers) Bill

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

(Emergency
Bill,

The Order of the day being read, for the Army

Second Reading of the Army (Annual) Bill ;

(Annual) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

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1st-2nd March.

1915.

[No. 29.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
the Realm

Committee on the Defence of
(Amendment) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Army Act
Amendment
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Army Act Amendment Bill ;
Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

British Ships
(Transfer
Restrict ion)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
(Transfer

the British Ships

Committee on
Restriction) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

National
Insurance
Act (Part II.
Amendment)

The Order of the day being read, for the
Insurance Act

Committee on the National
(Part II. Amendment) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Naval Medical
Compassionate Committee on the Naval Medical Compassionate
Fund Bill.

Fund Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

National
Insurance
(Part II.
Amendment)
[Money.]

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill.

A Motion being made, That this House will,
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to
consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys to be provided by Parliament, of such
additional sums as may be required for the pur-
poses of any Act of the present Session to enable
contributions to be made for the purpose of
Part II. of the National Insurance Act, 1911,
by workmen employed abroad in insured trades
on work connected with the present War(Mr.
Gulland) ;

Mr. Joseph Pease, by His Majesty's Command,
acquainted the House that His Majesty, having
been informed of the subject-matter of
this
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of
the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The London County Council (General Powers)
Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time, and committed.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-one minutes before
Seven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 29.]
Tuesday, 2nd March 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

AIR.
AIR.. Speaker laid upon the Table,---Report Private Bills
one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bills, referred on the Second Reading thereof, inquired into

(Standing
Orredveirosuns lost,

Standing Orders not previously inquired
into, which are applicable thereto, have been
complied with, viz. :

died

Yom

womp

Ascot District Gas and Electricity Bill.
Weardale and Consett Water Bill.
Ordered, That the Bills be committed.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Corn- Queen Anne's

mand,--Copy of Annual Report and Accounts Bounty.
of the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty for
the year 1914.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the National

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Health
Special Order, dated 27th February 1915, made
by the National Health Insurance Joint Corn- Committee.)
mittee, acting jointly with the Irish Insurance
No. 142.
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Employment under Local and Public
Authorities) Exclusion Order (Ireland), No. 2,
1914.

Copy of Special Order, dated 26th February National

1915, made by the National Health Insurance Health
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health 1- j (n irr "
Insurance (Normal Rate of Remuneration) Committee.)
(Ireland) Order, 1914.
No. 143.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to National
Health Insurance (Joint Committee) be printed.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the Universities of

ad
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of cOxfobrd.n
Statute made by the Governing Body of Exeter Act,
Ir817afe
College, Oxford, under the Universities of (Oxford.)
Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, and sealed No. 144.
on 18th November 1914, amending Statutes II.,
III., and IV. of the existing Statutes of the
College.

Copy of Statute made by the University of Universities of

Oxford on 10th November 1914, providing that Oxford and
the Public Orator shall be a Member of the Apt. )1r81(77e
Faculty of Liter Humaniores.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the No. l45-

Table ; and be printed.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to University of

the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy Aberdeen.
of Annual Statistical Report by the University No. 146.
the University of Aberdeen for
Court
of
1913-14.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary 31' Kenna presented, by His Ecclesiastical
Majesty's Command,Copy of the Sixty-seventh Commission.
Report from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
for England, with an Appendix.

Mr. Secretary 111.` Kenna also presented, pur- Shops Act,

suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912.
--Copy of Order made by the Council of the
County Borough of Birkenhead under the Shops
Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department.

2nd March.

71
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, to leave

out ls. 19 and 20.(Mr. Pollock.)

NO 29.1 5 GEO. V.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

National
Insurance
(Part I.
Amendment)
Bill.

Bill 34.

Mr. Montagu, supported by Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer and Mr. Secretary M'Kenna,
presented a Bill to amend Part I. of the National
Insurance Act, 1911 : And the same was ordered
to be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

Injuries in
War
(Compensa-
tion)
(No. 2) Bill.
Bill 35.

Mr. Hobhouse, supported by Captain Norton,
presented a Bill to provide for the grant of
Pensions and other allowances to certain persons
in respect of disablement due to causes arising
out of the operations of the present War, whilst
they are employed afloat in connection with the
telegraph and postal Services, and to their depen-
dants, and for purposes connected therewith :
And the same was ordered to be read a second
time upon Thursday next ; and to be printed.

Universities
and Colleges
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Universities and Colleges (Emergency
Powers) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Defence of the Realm
(Amendment) Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Right of British subject charged

with offence to be tried by civil court).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5, to leave out
the words " being a British subject but not being,"
in order to insert the words " not being an alien
enemy nor."(Mr. Trevelyan.)

Question, That the words " being a British
subject" stand part of the Clause, put, and
agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5,
after the word " subject," to insert the words
" not owing any allegiance to any foreign state."
( Mr. Butcher.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1,

I. 9,
to leave out from the word " be " to the word
" tried," in 1. 11.( Sir Ryland Adkins.)

Question, That the word " entitled" stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 9,
after the word " entitled," to insert the words
" within forty-eight hours of his arrest to have
the nature of the offence with which he is charged
communicated to him in writing and."(Mr.
Ellis Davies.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 9,
to leave out the word " four," in order to insert
the word " seven."(Mr. Tyson Wilson.)

Question proposed, That the word " four "
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 12,
after the word "martial," to insert the words
" or by a special commission under this Act."
(Mr. Butcher.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

VOL. 170.

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 3,
to leave out the words " or to which he may be
brought for the purpose of trial."(Mr. Ellis
Davies.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 4, at
the end, to insert the words " Provided that the
person charged under this section shall have the
right to claim to be tried at the place in which the
offence was deemed to have been committed."
(Mr. Keir Hardie.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 13,
to leave out from the word " invasion " to the
word " His," in 1. 14.(Mr. Ellis Davies.)

Question, That the words " or other special "

stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
A Clause (Provisions as to regulations to

prevent spread of false or prejudicial reports)
(Mr. Jowett) brought up, and read the first
time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow ; and be printed.

Bill 37.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Army Act
into a Committee on the Army Act Amendment Amendment
Bill.

Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
A Clause (Amendment of section 115 of the

Army Act)(Mr. Attorney General)---added.
Another Clause (Insertion into the Army Act
of new section relating to the ill-treatment of
horses, and consequential amendment of sec-
tion 24)(
r. George Greenwood)brought up,
and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

A Schedule (Provisions as to determining
amount to be paid for articles requisitioned)- -
(Mr. Tennant)added.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Com-
mittee had gone through the Bill.

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2nd-3rd March.

[No. 29.

Bill 36.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
taken into consideration to-

Committee, be
morrow ; and be printed.

Army
(Annual) Bill.

The Army (Annual) Bill was, according to

Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

British Ships
(Transfer
Restriction)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the British Ships (Transfer
Restriction) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Schedule agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordinoly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

National
Insurance
(Part II.
Amendment)
[Money.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
Insurance

a Committee

on National

into
(Part II. Amendment) [Money].

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of moneys to he provided by
Parliament, of such additional sums as may be
required for the purposes of any Act of the
present Session to enable contributions to be
made for the purpose of Part IL of the National
Insurance Act, 1911, by workmen employed
abroad in insured trades on work connected with
the present War.(Mr. Robertson.)

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Insurance Act

National
Insurance Act Committee on the National
(Part II.
Amendment)
Bill.

(Part II. Amendment) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according' to Order, resolved itself
Naval Medical
Compassionate into a Committee on the Naval Medical Com-
Fund Bill.

passionate Fund Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Schedule agreed to.
Preamble agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

1915.
I Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for
Committee on the Irish Police (Naval
Military Service) Bill ;

the Irish Police
and (Naval and
Military
Service) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [1st March]
the 1st day of this instant March ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and Means
[1st March]
Means of the 1st day of this instant March ;
Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [23rd

the Report from the Committee of Supply of February;
the 23rd day of February last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment_

to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Que;tion being put

was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till a quarter of an hour
before Ten of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

[No. 30.]

Wednesday, 3rd March 191 5,

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

presented, by His Majesty's Com- Evictions
mand,Copy of Return of the number of (Ireland.)

NR.
Evictions from Agricultural Holdings in Ireland
which have come to the knowledge of the Con-
' stabulary, and also of the number of Tenancies
determined, in the quarter ended 31st December
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's Statistical

Command,Copy of Statistical Abstract for the Abstract
British Empire in each year from 1899 to 1913.
pire.
Eleventh Number.

(Bmrit!shE)

3rd March.

73
Railway Bill, might be read ; and the same
being read ;

No. 30.] 5 GEO. V.

Metropolitan
Police Staff
Superannua-
tion Acts,
1875 to 1885.

Shops Act,
1912.

Motor Car
Acts.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna presented, pursuant
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Draft Order proposed to be made
under the Metropolitan Police Staff Superannua-
tion Acts, 1875 to 1885, by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department respecting the
Superannuation Allowances of certain officers
of the staff of the Metropolitan Police and
Police Courts.

Copies of Orders made under the Shops Act,
1912, by the Councils of the County of Pem-
broke (Urban District of Fisliguard and at
Goodwick, in the Parish of Llanwnda) and of
the County Borough of Gateshead, and con-
firmed by the Secretary of State for the Home
Department.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of Order made by the Secretary for Scotland,
dated 17th February 1915, under the Motor
Car Acts, partially rescinding the Motor Cars
Regulation (County of Forfar) ( No. 1) Order,
1906.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

New Member
sworn.

Robert William Hugh O'Neill, Esquire (com-
monly called the Honourable Robert William
the County of
_Hugh O'Neill), Member for
Antrim (Mid Antrim Division), was sworn.

Standing
Orders.

Mr. Vaughan-Davies reported from the Select
Committee on Standing Orders several Resolu-
tions ; which were read, as follow :

Aberdare
Urban District District Council
Council
(Tramways,
&c.) [Lords.]

1. That in the case of the Aberdare Urban
[Lords],
Petition for Bill, the Standing Orders ought
to be dispensed with ;
the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill.

(Tramways, &c.)

that

Liverpool
Corporation
Bill.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill.

Metropolitan
Water Board
Bill.

Worksop and
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

2. That in the case of the Liverpool Cor-
poration Bill, Petition for additional provision,
the Standing Orders ought
to be dispensed
with; that the parties be permitted to insert
their additional provision if the Committee on
the Bill think fit.

3. That in the case of the London County
Council (General Powers) Bill, Petition for
dispensing with Standing Order 128 in the case
of the Petition of the Wandsworth Borough
to be
the Standing Order ought
Council,
dispensed with.

4. That in the case of

the Metropolitan
Water Board Bill, Petition for dispensing with
Standing Order 128 in the case of the Petition
the Wandsworth Borough Council,
the
of
Standing Order ought to be dispensed with.

5. That in the case of the Worksop and
Bawtry Railway Bill the Standing Orders ought
the parties be
to be dispensed with ;
permitted to proceed with their Bill on the
condition that Clause 13 is struck out of the
the Committee on the Bill do
Bill ;
report bow far such Order has been complied
with.

that

that

The said Resolutions, being read a second time,

were agreed to.

Worksop and
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

The House was moved, That the Report from
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, of
this day, in respect of the 'Worksop and Bawtry

VoL. 170.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed.

Dr. Macnamara, supported by Mr. Churchill Naval

and Mr. Attorney General, presented a Bill to Discipline Bili.
amend the Naval Discipline Act : And the same
was ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow ; and to be printed.

Bill 38.

Mr. Lambert, supported by Dr. Macnamara, Naval

presented a Bill to provide further facilities for Marriages Bill.
the Marriage of officers, seamen, and marines
borne on the books of any of His Majesty's
Ships during the continuance of the present
war : And the same was ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Bill 39.

Mr. Tennant, supported by Mr. Harold Baker, Army
presented a Bill to authorise the suspension of (Suspension
entences)
Sentences of penal servitude and imprisonment oBf
passed on soldiers engaged in active service
beyond the seas during the present war : And
the same was ordered to be read a second time
to morrow ; and to be printed.

Bill 40.

A Motion was made, and the Question being Aliens.

put, That, in the opinion of this House, it is
desirable that the whole administration of the
Acts and regulations concerning Aliens and
suspected persons during the war should be
concentrated in the hands of one Minister who
to this House(Mr.
should
Jognson-Hicks) :It passed in the Negative.

be responsible

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Supply
of Supply of the 1st day of this instant March [1st March]
several Resolutions ; which were read, as fol- Report.
low :

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1914-15.

1. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding Supple -
£37,000,000 be granted to His Majesty, beyond mofeentraerztVote
the ordinary Grants of Parliament, towards 1914 -15.
defraying the Expenses which may be incurred
during the year ending the 31st day of March
1915 for all measures which may be taken for
the security of the country ; for the conduct of
Naval and Military Operations ; for assisting
the Food Supply, and promoting the
con-
tinuance of Trade, Industry, Business,
and
Communications, whether by means of insur-
ance or indemnity against risk, the financing
of the purchase and resale of Foodstuffs and
materials, or otherwise; for relief of Distress;
and generally for all Expenses arising out of the
existence of a state of war.

Vote of Credit, 1915-16.

2. That a sum not exceeding £250,000,000 Vote of Credit,

the

be granted to His Majesty, towards defraying 1915-16.
the Expenses which may be incurred during the
year ending the 31st day of March 1916 for
general Navy and Army Services in so far as
specific provision is not made therefor by Par-
liament; for the conduct of Naval and Military
for all measures which may be
Operations ;
taken for
security of the country ;
for
assisting the Food Supply, and promoting the
continuance of Trade, Industry, Business, and
Communications, whether by means of insurance
or indemnity against risk, the financing of the
purchase and resale of Foodstuff's and materials,
relief of Distress ; and
or otherwise ;
generally for all Expenses, beyond those pro-
vided for in the ordinary Grants of Parliament,
arising out of the existence of a state of war.

for

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

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3rd March.

1915.

[No. 30.

Supply [23rd
February]
Report.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Supply of the 23rd day of February last
several Resolutions ; which were read, as follow :
Civil Services Supplementary Estimates,
1914-15.

National
Gallory.

International
Exhibitions.

Ways and
Means
[1st March]
Report.

Consolidated
Fund (No. 2.)

Consolidated
Fund (No. 2)
Bill.

Bill 41.

Class IV.

1. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
£6,600 be granted to His Majesty, to defray the
charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1915 for
the
National Gallery, and of the National Gallery
of British Art, Millbank, including a Grant in
Aid for the purchase of Pictures.

the Salaries and Expenses of

Civil Services (Excess), 1913-14.

2. That a sum not exceeding £441 13.s. 9d.
be granted to His Majesty, to make good an
excess on the Grant for International Exhibi-
tions for the year ended on the 31st day of March
1914.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means of the 1st day of this
instant March several Resolutions; which were
read, as follow :

1. That, towards making good the Supply
granted to His Majesty for the Service of the
years ending on the 31st day of March 1914 and
1915, the sum of £37,223,44013s. 9d. be granted
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United
Kingdom.

2. That, towards making good the Supply
granted to His Majesty for the Service of the
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916, the
sum of £286,855,000 be granted out of the
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolutions : And that the Chairman of
Ways and Means, Mr. Chancellor of
the
Exchequer, and Mr. Acland do prepare and
bring it in.

Mr. Acland accordingly presented a Bill to
apply certain sums out of
the Consolidated
Fund to the Service of the years ending on the
thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine
hundred
fourteen, one
nine
hundred and fifteen, and one thousand nine
hundred and sixteen : And the same was read
the first time, and ordered to be read a second
time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

thousand

and

National
insurance
(Part II.
Amendment)
[Money.]

Mr. Robertson reported from the Committee
on National Insurance (Part II. Amendment)
[Money] a Resolution ; which was read, as
follow eth :

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of moneys to be provided by Parliament,
of such additional sums as may be required for
the purposes of any Act of the present Session
to enable contributions to be made for the pur-
pose of Part II. of the National Insurance Act,
1911, by workmen employed abroad in insured
trades on work connected with the present War.
The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
National
Insurance Act into a Committee on the National Insurance Act
(Part II.
)
Amendment
Bill.

(Part II. A mendment) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Irish Police
111t
1% Jv:r;nd
Service) Bill

into a Committee on the Irish Police (Naval (
and Military Service) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

1

Clause No.

(Pensions and allowances in
respect of members of the Royal Irish Con-
stabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police who
are reservists or join the Naval or Military
Forces).

Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 13, after the
word " shall," to insert the words " subject to the
provisions of the Government of Ireland Act,
1914."(Mr. T. W. Russell.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted ;

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Sir Frederick Banbury) : Motion,
by leave, withdrawn.

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to,
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the National
Second Reading of the National Insurance Insurance
(Part I.
(Part I. Amendment) Bill ;
Amendment)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill.

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Universities
Committee on the Universities and Colleges and Colleges
(Emergency
(Emergency Powers) Bill [Lords];
Powers) Bill

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, [Lords.]

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Defence of
into consideration the Defence of the Realm the Realm
(Amendment) Bill, as amended in the Coin- (Amendment)
mittee ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Army Act
into consideration the Army Act Amendment Amendment
Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Army

Committee on the Army (Annual) Bill ;

(Annual) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

3rd-4th March.

75

No. 30.] 5 GEO. V.
Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Injuries in
War
(Compensa-
tion) (No. 2)
[Money.]

Adjournment.

A Motion being made, That this House will,
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to
consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys to be provided by Parliament, of Pen-
sions and other allowances to certain persons in
respect of disablement due to causes arising out
of the operations of the present War whilst
they are employed afloat in connection with the
telegraphic and postal Services, and to their
dependants, under any Act of the present Ses-
sion to provide for the grant of such Pensions
and allowances(Mr. Walter Rea)

Mr. Hobhouse, by His Majesty's Command,
acquainted the House that His Majesty, having
been informed of the subject-matter of this
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of
the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House
do now adjourn.

Arid the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till two minutes after Ten of
the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 31.]

Thursday, 4th March 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Order of the day being read, for taking
consideration the London County
Council (General Powers) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee ;

into

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
the Glasgow Corporation
into consideration
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

River Glen
Improvement
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the River Glen Improve-
ment Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

Metropolitan
Water ,Board
Bill.

The Metropolitan Water Board Bill was,
according to Order, read a second time, and
committed.

VOL. 170.

Mr. Runciman presented, pursuant to the Railway
o m n
Ai

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Draft Certificate of the Board of Trade under
the Railway Companies' Powers Act, 1864,
authorising the East and West Yorkshire Union
Railways Company to raise additional capital.

8o

ecs

t' ,

That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered,

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Royal Irish
Command,Copy of Return showing the names Constabulary
of all Constabulary Officers in receipt of Pen- (1 ensions.)
sions on 30th November 1914, of all Head
Constables, Sergeants, and Constables, and of
all Widows and Children, to whom Pensions
have been granted since the Constabulary Esti-
mate for 1914-15 was prepared, with the amount
and date of Pension in each case ;
including also
Returns (1) of all Special Pensions to Con-
stabulary Widows, (2) of portions of Pensions
chargeable on the Constabulary Vote, and (3)
of all Civil Service Pensions similarly charged.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the National
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Illealth c
Regulations, dated 26th February 1915, made Commission
by the National Health Insurance Joint Com- (England)
mittee, entitled the National Health Insurance (Regulations.)
No. 147.
(Arrears) Amendment Regulations, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to National
Health Insurance Commission (England) Regu-
lations be printed.

Mr. Secretary .111`Kenna presented, by His
Copy of Sixty-fourth
Majesty's Command,
Report from the Church Estates Commissioners,
for the year preceding 1st March 1915.

Mr. Secretary IV Kenna also presented, pur-
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the undermen-
tioned Local Authorities under the Shops Act,
1912, and confirmed by the Secretary of State
for the Home Department :

Council of the City of Chester (three).
Council of the County of Carmarthen (Am-

manford Urban District).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Church
Estates
Commission.

Shops Act,
1912.

Ordered, That so much of Standing Order 91 Standing
fixes Five as the quorum of the Select orders
as
Committee on Standing Orders be read and Committee.
suspended.

Ordered, That for the remainder of the Ses-
sion Three be the quorum of the Committee.
(Mr. Vaughan-Davies.)

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords Naval and

to request that their Lordships will be pleased
to give leave to His Grace the Archbishop of
Canterbury to attend to be examined as a Witness Grants.)
before the Select Committee on Naval and
Military Services (Pensions and Grants) this
day, at Five of the clock.(Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer.)

The Order made upon the 11th day of August Alcoholic
1913, That there be laid before this House a Beverages,
Copy of Memorandum and Statistical Tables '9'2'
showing the production and consumption of
Alcoholic Beverages (Wine, Beer, and Spirits)
in the British Empire and in the principal
Foreign Countries, and the Revenue derived
therefrom in recent years (in continuation of
Parliamentary Paper, No. 319 of Session 1910),
was read and discharged ; and the Orders made
upon the 12th day of August 1913, That the said
Return do lie upon the Table, and be printed,
L 2

76
were severally
Robertson.)

read and discharged.

(Mr.

4th March.

1915.
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

No. 31.

Table ; and be printed.

Message from
the Lords.

Naval and
Military
Services
(Pensions and
Grants.)

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth:

The Lords give leave to His Grace the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury to attend the Select
Committee of the House of Commons on Naval
and Military Services (Pensions and Grants).
pursuant to their Message of this day, His Grace
consenting thereto.

National
Insurance
(Part I.
Amendment)
[Honey.]

A Motion being made, That this House will,
upon Monday next, resolve itself into a Com-
mittee to consider of authorising the payment,
out of moneys provided by Parliament, of any
further contributions that may become payable
under any Act of the present Session to amend
Part I. of the National Insurance Act, 1911- -
(Mr. Walter Rea) ;

Mr. Joseph Pease, by His Majesty's Command,
acquainted the House that His Majesty, having
been informed of the subject-matter of this
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of
the House.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.
FProvisional
Orders
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Local Government
Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill ; That they had
considered the Orders therein contained ; that
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and that
they had directed him to report the Bill, with
Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

Methodist
Church in
Ireland Bill.

Friends'
Provident
institution
Bill.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Methodist Church in
Ireland Bill ; That they had examined the
allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and verbally amended the same, and found
the same, as amended, to be true ; and had
gone through the Bill and made Amendments
thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

T able.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
Institution Bill, with

the Friends' Provident
Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Sir William Howell Davies reported from the Skegness
Committee on the Skegness Urban District Urban District
Gas Bill ; That they had examined the allega- Gas Bill.
tions contained in the Preamble of the Bill,
and amended the same so as to make it con-
sistent with the provisions of the Bill as passed
by the Committee, and found the same, as
amended, to be true ; and had gone through
the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Sir William Howell Davies reported from the Private Bills

Committee on Group A of Private Bills ; That, (Group A)
for the convenience of parties, the Committee
had adjourned till Tuesday next, at half an hour
after Two of the clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the other Government Business Business of
have precedence this day of the Business of the House
(Supply.)
Supply.--(The Prime Minister.)

The Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill was, Consolidated
Fund (No. 2)
1B

according to Order, read a second time, and
committed to a Committee of the whole House
for Monday next.

The Injuries in War (Compensation) (No. 2) Injuries in
Bill was, according to Order, read a second War(Compensa-
time.
Lion) (No. 2)
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.(Mr. Walter Rea.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Injuries in

into a Committee on Injuries in War (Compen- War
t(
sation) (No. 2) [Money].
lion)
[Money.]

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of moneys to be provided by
Parliament, of Pensions and other allowances
to certain persons in respect of disablement due
to causes arising out of the operations of the
present War whilst they are employed afloat in
connection with the telegraphic and postal Ser-
vices, and to their dependants, under any Act
of the present Session to provide for the grant
of such Pensions and allowances.(Mr. Walter
Rea.)

Resolution to be reported.

Blyth Harbour The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
Bill.

the Blyth Harbour Bill, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Liverpool
Cor poration
Bill.

Sir William Rowell Davies reported from the
Committee on the Liverpool Corporation Bill ;
That, in pursuance of the Resolution of the
House of the 3rd day of this instant March,
the additional provision referred to in the said
Resolution had been inserted in the Bill.

Sir William Howell Davies further reported
from the Committee ; That they had examined
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill as passed
by the Committee, and found the same, as
amended, to be true ; and had gone through the
Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

The National

Insurance Act

(Part

II. National

Amendment) Bill was, according to Order, read Insurance Aet
(Part II.
the third time and passed.
Amendment)

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The National Insurance (Part I. Amend- National
ment) Bill was, according to Order, read a second Insurance
time.

Amendment)

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Bill'

Committee of the whole House for Monday
next. ( M r. Walter Rea.)

4th-8th March.

77

No. 31.] 5 GEO. V.
Universities
and Colleges
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Universities and Col-
leges (Emergency Powers) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 7 agreed to.
Clause No. 8 amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Defence of the Realm
(Amendment) Bill, as amended in the Com-
mittee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Army Act
Amendment
Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Army Act Amend-
ment Bill, as amended in the Committee.

A Clause ( Relations between military and
naval forces acting together)(Mr. Tennant)
was twice read, and made part of the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Army
(Annual) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into a Committee on the Army (Annual) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Schedule agreed to.
Preamble agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till eight minutes before
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till Mon-
day next, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 3rd day of February last.

[No. 32.]

Monday, 8th March 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

VIR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Private Bills
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for (Standing
Private Bills, That in the case of the fbllowing pOrredreirosung ioyt
Bill, referred on the Second Reading thereof, inquired into
the Standing Orders not previously inquired corn lied
Into, which are applicable thereto, have been with.)
complied with, viz. :

Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed.

The House, according to
take into consideration the
Provisional Orders (No. 1)
the Committee.

Order, proceeded to Local
Local Government Government
Bill, as amended in Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to
report the same, without Amendment.

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc- Intermediate

tinns of an Act of Parliament,--Copy of Rules Education
as to the employment of Centre Superinten- (Ireland.)
dents in Ireland.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Naval
Discipline Bill. Second Reading of the Naval Discipline Bill ;

The Order of the day being read, for the

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Naval
Marriages Bill. Second Reading of the Naval Marriages Bill ;

The Order of the day being read, for the

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Army
(Suspension of
Sentences)
Bill.

The Army (Suspension of Sentences) Bill

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.(Mr. Walter Bea.)

V °L. 170.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate presented, by His
Majesty's Command, -- Copy of Minute of the
Committee of Council on Education in Scotland,
dated 5th March 1915, providing for the recog-
nition of the Glasgow and West of Scotland
Commercial College as a Central Institution for
the purposes of the Education (Scotland) Act,
1908.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Education
(Scotland.)

Mr. Secretary M` Kenna presented, by His Civil Service

Majesty's Command,Copy of Sixth Report of (BoyGomml
a
the Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire
into the Civil Service.

ission.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, by His Majesty's Marriages,
Command,Copy of General Abstract of Mar- Births, and
riages, Births, and Deaths registered in England
a
and Wales in the year 1914.

(Die gt ilias

b

,

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

L3

78

8th, ltlarch.

1915.

[No. 32.

Weights and
Measures.

No, 148.

Soane's
Museum.

Standing
Orders.

Metropolitan
Water Board
Bill.

Mr. Runeiman presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Report
by the Board of Trade on their proceedings and
business under the Weights and Measures Acts
for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon
the Table by the Clerk of the House:Copy
of Statement of the Funds of the Museum
of the late Sir John Soane on 5th January
1915.

Mr. Vaughan-Davies reported from the Select
Committee on Standing Orders a Resolution;
which was read, as followeth:

That in the case of the Metropolitan Water
Board Bill, Petition for dispensing with Standing
Order 128 in the case of the Petition of Vesey
Hassall Parke Bennett, the Standing Order
ought to be dispensed with.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Legal
Proceedings
against
Enemies
Bill.

Bill 42.

Mr. Attorney General, supported by Mr.
Solicitor General, presented a Bill to facilitate
Legal Proceedings against Enemies in certain
cases : And the same was ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Consolidated
Fund (No. 2)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Consolidated Fund
(No. 2) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 4 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, Tbat
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Defence of the Realm
(Amendment) Bill, as amended in the Com-
mittee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

Universities
and Colleges
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Universities and
Colleges (Emergency Powers) Bill, as amended
in the Committee.

And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Injuries in

on Injuries in War (Compensation) (No. 2) Warar
iooni
[Money] a Resolution ; which was read,
followeth :

as

[Money.]

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of moneys to be provided by Parliament, of
Pensions and other allowances to certain persons
in respect of disablement due to causes arising
out of the operations of the present War whilst
they are employed afloat in connection with the
telegraphic and postal Services, and to their
dependants, under any Act of the present Ses-
sion to provide for the grant of such Pensions
and allowances.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Injuries in

into a Committee on the Injuries in War (Corn- War I
pensation) (No. 2) Bill.

(Compensa-
tion) (No. 2)
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to
report the same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself National
Insurance

into a Committee on National Insurance (Part
Amendment) [Money].

I.
Amendment)
[Money.]

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of moneys provided by Parlia-
ment, of any further contributions that may
become payable under any Act of the present
Session to amend Part
the National
Insurance Act, 1911.(Mr. Walter Rea.)

I. of

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Com-
mittee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the National
Committee on the National Insurance (Part I. Insurance
(rt I.
Amendment) Bill ;

APamendment)

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, Bill.

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Irish Police
take into consideration the Irish Police (Naval (Naval and
and Military Service) Bill, as amended in the
Committee.

MBeirlvitiacrey)

Naval
Discipline Bill. Order, read a second time.

The Naval Discipline Bill was, according to

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Bill, in p. 3, 1. 12, by leaving out subsec-
tion (5) of Clause 1.(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Naval
Marriages Bill. Order, read a second time.

The Naval Marriages Bill was, according to

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

No. 32.] 5 GEO. V.

8th-9th March.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Mr. Acland

presented, pursuant

to

the Army (Suspension of directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Health

a Committee

into
Sentences) Bill.

on

79
the National

Army
(Suspension of
Sentences)
Bill,

Supply.

lArays and
Means.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And it being one hour after the conclusion
of Government Business, Mr. Speaker
adjourned the House without Question
put, pursuant to the Order of the House
of the 3rd day of February last, it being
then two minutes before Seven of the clock,
till to-morrow.

[No. 33.]

Tuesday, 9th March 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Liverpool
Corporation
Bill.

River Glen
Improvement
Bill.

PRAYERS.
THE House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Liverpool Corporation Bill, as

amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the River Glen Improve-
ment Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday the 13th day of April next.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

The Local Government Provisional Orders
(No. 1) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Public Trustee. Mr. Attorney General presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Seventh General
Annual Report of the Public Trustee.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Vol.. 170..

Regulations, dated 8th March 1915, made by Commission
the Welsh Insurance Commissioners, entitled (Wales)
the National Health
(Deposit (Regulations.)
Contributors' Administration Expenses) Regu- No. 149.
lations (Wales), 1915.

Insurance

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary 1W' Kenna presented, pursuant Shops Act,

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912.
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of
the undermentioned Local Authorities under
the Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the
the Home Depart-
Secretary of State for
ment :

Borough of Swindon.
County of Cumberland (Urban District of

Wigton).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by Treaty Series
His Majesty's Command,Copy of Convention (No. 3, 1915.)
between the United Kingdom and Switzerland
providing for the settlement by Arbitration
of certain classes of questions which may
arise between the two Governments. Signed
at London, 10th June
1914. Ratifications
exchanged at London, 3rd February 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com- Irish Land
mand,Copy of Return of proceedings under commission
the Land Law Acts, the Labourers (Ireland) (Proceedings.)
Acts, 1883 to 1891, and the Land Purchase
Acts, of the Irish Land Commission during the
month of November 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Resolved, That an humble Address be pre- Aliens
seated to His Majesty, that He will be graciously (Naturalisa-
pleased to give directions that there be laid tion.)
before this House a Return showing the names
of all Aliens to whom certificates of Naturalisa-
tion or readmission to British nationality have
been issued and whose oaths of allegiance have,
during the year ended the 31st day of December
1914, been registered at the Home Office, giving
the country and place of residence of the person
naturalised or readmitted, including information
as to any Aliens who have, during the same
period, obtained Acts of Naturalisation from the
Legislature (in continuation of Parliamentary
Paper, No. 206 of Session 1914).(Mr. Cecil
Harmsworth.)

Resolved, That an humble Address be pre- Intoxicating

sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously
pleased to give directions that there be laid Restriction)
before this House a Return as to Orders made Act, 1914
by Licensing Justices, up to and including the (Orders.)
31st day of December 1914, under the Intoxi-
cating Liquor (Temporary Restriction) Act,
1914.(Mr. Cecil Hannsworth.)

(

Resolved. That an humble Address be pre- Street

sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously Ac
pleased to give directions that there be laid
before this House a Return showing the number
of Accidents resulting in death or personal injury
known by the police to have been caused by
Vehicles in streets, roads, or public places during
L 4

mdde nbts

80
the year ending the 31st day of December 1914
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 133
of Session 1914).(Mr. Cecil Ilarmsworth.)

9th March.

dation Act,
Exchequer) ;

1914

(Mr. Chancellor of

1915.
the

[No. 33.

Sir William Howell Daviesre ported the Streat-
Streatley and
Goring Bridge ley and Goring Bridge Bill, with Amendments.
Bill.
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Private Bills
(Group A.)

Message from
the Lords.

Local
Government
Provisional
Order
(No. 23) Bill.

Beamish's
Divorce
Bill [lords.]

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

Local
Government
Provisional
Order
(No. 23) Bill.

Beamish's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

Bill 45.
Great Eastern
Railway Bill.

Railway Bills
(Group 1.)

Sir William Howell Davies reported from the
Committee on Group A of Private Bills ; That,
for the convenience of parties, the Committee
had adjourned till Tuesday the 13th day of
April next, at half an hour after Eleven of the
clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the Local Govern-
ment Provisional Order (No. 23) Bill, with
Amendments ; to which the Lords desire the
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to dissolve the Marriage of Richard Henrik
Beamish, of A shbourne, Glounthaune, in the
County of Cork, a Justice of the Peace, and
Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Cork, with
Violet Edith Beamish, his wife, and to enable
him to marry again, and for other purposes ;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to postpone the date of Disestablishment
within the meaning of the Welsh Church Act,
1914, and for other purposes connected there-
with ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence
of this House.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Local Government Provisional
Order (No. 23) Bill be taken into consideration
to -morrow.

Beamish's Divorce Bill [Lords] was read the

first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.

The Welsh Church (Postponement) Bill
[Lords] was read the first time, and ordered to be
read a second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Sir Tudor Walters reported the Great Eastern

Railway Bill, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Sir Tudor Walters reported from the Com-
mittee on Group 1 of Railway Bills ; That, for
the convenience of parties, the Committee had
adjourned till Wednesday the 14th day of April
next, at half an hour after Eleven of the clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Customs
(War Powers)
Bill.

Bill 43.

Mr. Acland presented a Bill to amend the
enactments relating to Customs during the
present War : And the same was ordered to be
read a second time to-morrow ;
be
printed.

and to

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
(No. 2.)

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill
to amend the Defence of the Realm Consoli-

Mr. Speaker
puts the
Question
(pursuant to
(5.0. No. 11.)

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
(No. 2) Bill.
Bill 44.

And the Motion being opposed, after a brief
explanatory statement from the Member who
made the Motion and from a Member who
opposed it, Mr. Speaker put the Question, pur-
suant to Standing Order No. 11.

And the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That Mr. Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, Mr. Secretary M`Kenna, and Mr. Attorney
General do prepare and bring in the Bill.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly
presented a Bill to amend the Defence of the
Realm Consolidation Act, 1914: And the same
was read the first time ; and ordered to be
printed.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :The Bill was accordingly read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Attorney General.)

The Legal Proceedings against Enemies Bill Legal
Proceedings
against

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Enemies Bill.

Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Attorney General.)

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Defence of
take into consideration the Defence of the Realm the Realm
(Amendment) Bill, as amended in the Com- (BAnmi.endment)
mittee.

A Clause (Witnesses)(Mr. Attorney Gene-
ral)was twice read, and made part of the Bill.
Another Clause was offered to be added to

the Bill (Prosecutions).(Mr. T. M. Healy.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the said Clause be read a
second time :The said Motion and Clause were
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn.

Another Clause was offered to be added to the
Bill (Constitution of special commission).(Sir
William Ryland Adkins.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the said Clause be read a
second time :The said Motion and Clause were
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn.

Another Clause was offered to be added to the
Bill (Application of 7 Edw. 7, c. 23).( Sir
William Ryles.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the said Clause be read a
second time :The said Motion and Clause were
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn.

Another Clause was offered to be added to the
Bill (Amendment of s. 1 (4) of 5 Geo. 5, c. 8).
(Sir William Byles.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the said Clause be read a second
time :It passed in the Negative.

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill.
Another Amendment Was proposed to be
made to the Bill, in p. 1,
1. 5, by leaving
out the words " being a British subject, but not

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81

being," and inserting the words " not being an
alien enemy nor "(Mr. Denman),instead
thereof.

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill,
in p. 1, 1. 9, by leaving out from
the word " entitled " to the second word " to,"
in 1. 11.( Sir William Ryland Adkins.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 9, by inserting, after the
word " or," the words " at the option of the
accused.".(Mr. Ellis Davies.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, I. 19, by inserting, after the
word " war," the words " by which the civil
courts are rendered unavailable."(Sir William
Ryland Adkins.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time : The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Naval
Discipline Bill. into a Committee on the Naval Discipline Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Clause No. 3 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 4 to No. 7 agreed to.
Clause No. 8 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 9 to No. 17 agreed to.
A Clause (Corporal punishment)( Sir Wil-
liam Byles)brought up, and read the first time.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :-- Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
on National Insurance (Part I. Amendment)
[Money]
as
followed' :

a Resolution ; which was read,

National
Insurance
(Part I.
Amendment)
[Money.]

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of moneys provided by Parliament, of any
further contributions that may become payable
under any Act of the present Session to amend
Part I. of the National Insurance Act, 1911.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself National
Insurance Insurance

into a Committee on the National
(Part I. Amendment) Bill.

(Part I.
Amendment)
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 2 to No. 4 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Irish Police (Naval and Military Service) Irish Police
Bill was, according to Order, read the third (Naval and
Military
time and passed.
Service) Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the Consolidated
(No. 2)

Third Reading of the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bind
Bnd_
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Naval
Marriages Bill. into a Committee on the Naval Marriages Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

VoL. 170.

M

10th March.

1915.
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

[No. 34.

82

9th

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And notice being taken that Forty Members
were not present, the House was told by
Mr. Deputy Speaker ; and Forty Members
not being present, and it being then after
Four of the clock, the House was adjourned
by Mr. Deputy Speaker; without
a
Question first put, at seventeen minutes
after Nine of the clock, till to-morrow.

[No. 34.]

Wednesday, 10th March 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Blyth Harbour THE House proceeded to take into considera-
Bill.
L tion the Blyth Harbour Bill, as amended in
the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
Skegness
Urban District tion the Skegness Urban District Gas Bill, as
Gas Bill.

amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill g in the Committee ;
(suspended.)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Tuesday the 20th day of April
next.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

Local
Government
Provisional
Order
(No. 23) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
consideration the Glasgow Corporation
into
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Tuesday the 20th day of April
next.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Local Government Provisional
Order (No. 23) Bill be now taken into considera-
tion.

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Charity
Commission
(England and
Wales.)

Mr. Secretary 11P Kenna presented, by His
Majesty's Command, Copy of Sixty-second
Report of the Charity Commissioners for Eng-
land and Wales.

Street
Accidents
caused by
Vehicles.

No. 150.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Secretary /1PICenna also presented,
Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated
the 9th day of this instant IN1 arch, for a Return
relative to Street Accidents caused by Vehicles.
Mr. Secretary .111 Kenna also presented, pur-
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of
the undermentioned Local Authorities under the

County of London (Metropolitan Boroughs of

Bethnal Green and Stepney).

City of Chester.
Borough of Mansfield (three).
Borough of Middlesbrough (two).
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and that the said Return be printed.

Mr. Arland presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Estimate for Civil Services
and
Revenue Departments for the year ending 31st
March 1916, with Memorandum by the Financial
Secretary to the Treasury.

Copies of Treasury Minutes, dated 6th August,
20th August, and 22nd October 1914, and 19th
January 1915, relating to the issue of Currency
Notes.

Mr. Arland also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament, Annual
Accounts of the cost of manufacturing Pro-
visions, Victualling Stores, &c. at the Home
Victualling Yards and Malta Yard for 1913-14 ;
together with the Report of the Comptroller
and Auditor General thereon.

Civil Services
and Revenue
Departments
(Estimates,
1915-16.)

No. 151.
Currency and
Bank Notes
Acts, 1914.

Navy
(Victualling
Yard
Manufacturing
Accounts,
1913-14.)

No. 152.

Copy of Annual Accounts of the Royal Navy Navy
Torpedo Factory, Greenock, for the year 1913- .i-a,'`)erPole1°
14; together with the Report of the Comptroller Gre,,Ye'k.)
and Auditor General thereon.

No. 153.

Ordered, That the said Estimates be referred
to the Committee of Supply, and be printed ; and
that the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; and
that the Papers relative to Navy (Victualling
Yard Manufacturing Accounts, 1913-14), and
Navy (Torpedo Factory, Greenock), be printed.

Mr. Attorney General presented, pursuant to Lincoln

Standing Order 175a, Copy of Report of the
Attorney General on the Lincoln Corporation
Bill.

Bill.

Ordered, That the said Report be referred to

the Committee on the Bill.

Mr. Tennant_ presented, pursuant

to the Army
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of (Military
lit
Statement of the amounts due by the public Banks.)
to Depositors in Military Savings Banks on
31st March 1913, and of the Receipts, Interest,
and Disbursements during the year ended 31st
March 1914, &c.

Miav

r:

S

No. 154.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return, by counties, of all the Estates now in
the Land Judge's Court over which receivers
have been appointed.(Mr. Ginnell.)

Land Judge's
Court
(Ireland.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return of all moneys contributed out of the
Rates by the County Council and other local
bodies in each county in Ireland, during the
for the purposes of
financial year 1914-15,
Schemes under the Agriculture and Technical
Instruction (Ireland) Act, 1899.(Mr. Ginnell.)

Agricultural
and Technical
Instruction
Schemes
(Local
Contributions)
(Ireland.)

Ascot District
Gas and
Electricity
Bill.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Ascot District Gas
and Electricity Bill ; That they had examined
the allegations contained in the Preamble. of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill as
passed by the Committee, and found the same,
as amended, to be true ; and had gone through
the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

No. 34.] 5 GEO. V.
London,
Chatham, and
Dover Railway
Bill.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Bill,
with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

10th _March.

83
Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Table ; and be printed.

Great Central
Railway Bill.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Great Central
Railway Bill ; That they had examined the
allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill as
passed by the Committee, and found the same,
as amended, to be true ; and had gone through
the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Metropolitan
District
Railway Bill.

Sir Jo /in Tudor Walters reported the Metro-
politan District Railway Bill, with Amendments.
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Message from
the Lords.

British Ships
(Transfer
Restriction)
Bill.
Universities
and Colleges
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Army
(Suspension of
Sentences)
Bill.
Injuries in
War
(Compensa-
tion) (No. 2)
Bill.
Army
(Annual) Bill.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the British Ships
(Transfer Restriction) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Universities
and Colleges (Emergency Powers) Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Army (Suspen-
sion of Sentences) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Injuries in
War (Compensation) (No. 2) Bill, without any
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Army (Annual)

Bill, without any Amendment.

Army Act
Amendment

The Lords have agreed to the Army Act

Amendment Bill, without any Amendment.

National
Insurance
Act (Part
Amendment)
Bill.
Naval Medical
Compassionate
Fund Bill.

Denny's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Denny's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
(No. 2) Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the National Insur-
ance Act (Part II. Amendment) Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Naval Medical
Compassionate Fund Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to dissolve the Marriage of Phyllis Denny,
of Claverdon Hall, in the County of Warwick,
with Gerald Henry Maynard Denny, her hus-
band, and to enable her to marry again, and for
other purposes ; to which the Lords desire the
concurrence of this House.

Denny's Divorce Bill [Lords] was read the
first time, and ordered to be read a second time.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Defence of the Realm
(Amendment) (No. 2) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be recommitted to a
Committee of the whole House.(Mr. Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.)

Vol,. 170.

Committee.

The House accordingly resolved itself into the Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
(No. 2) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Legal
into a Committee on the Legal Proceedings Proceedings
against Enemies Bill.
Enemies Bill.

.0S against

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Provision with respect to writs

issued against enemy in ct.,ain cases).

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 22,
the words

the word " on," to insert

after
" present or future."(Mr. Denniss.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses No. 2 to No. 4 agreed to.
Clause No. 5 amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Customs (War Powers) Bill was, accord-

ing to Order, read a second time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Attorney General.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 7 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, withou t
Amend in ent.

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10th-11th March.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :--The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Consolidated
Fund (No. 2) Third Reading of the Consolidated Fund (No. 2)

Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
put, That this House do now adjourn(Mr.
Walter Rea) :It was resolved in the Affirma-
tive.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till half an hour after Eight
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

Carmarthen
Borough
Writ.

Aliens
(Naturalisa-
tion.)

No. 156.

Intoxicating
Liquor
(Temporary
Restriction)
Act, 1914
(Orders.)

No. 155.

Shops Act,
1912.

[No. 35.]
Thursday, 11th .March 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to
make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
the Borough of Carmarthen, in the room of
William Llewelyn Williams, Esquire, K.C., who,
since his Election for the said borough, hath
accepted the Office of Recorder of the City of
Cardiff.(Mr. Gotland.)

Mr. Secretary Ill'Kenna presented,Return
to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 9th
day of this instant March, for a Return relative
to Aliens (Naturalisation).

Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated
the 9th day of this instant March, for a Return
relative to Intoxicating Liquor (Temporary
Restriction) Act, 1914 (Orders).

Mr. Secretary IVP Kenna also presented, pur-
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Authorities under the Shops
Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department :

County of Pembroke (Milford Haven Urban

District) (two).

County of London (Metropolitan Borough of

Paddington).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and that the said Returns be printed.

Labour
Exchanges
and
Unemploy-
ment
Insurance.

Government
War Risks
Insurance
Scheme.

Mr. Runciman presented; by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report on the proceedings
of the Board of Trade under the Labour Ex-
changes Act, 1909, and under the National
Insurance Act, 1911, Part II., with Appendices.
Copy of Text of Agreements made between
His Majesty's Government and the War Risks
Insurance Associations.

1915.
Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Report under the Private Legislation Procedure
(Scotland) Act, 1899, by the Board of Trade
respecting the Dunfermline and District Tram-
ways (Extensions) Provisional Order, and the
objects thereof.

[No. 35

Railways
Abandonment.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Corn- Department of

mand,Copy of Fourteenth Annual General Agriculture
Report of the Department of Agriculture and
Technical Instruction for Ireland, for the year Ireland.
1913-14.

for

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Herbert

Samuel

presented,

by His Homeless Poor.

Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the
Metropolitan Poor Law Inspectors' Advisory
Committee on the Homeless Poor.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His Emigration.

Majesty's Command,Copy of Report on the
Emigrants' Information Office for the year 1914.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Harry Verney presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command,Copy of Regulations for Grants in Agriculture
Aid of Agricultural Education and Research in and Fisheries.
England and Wales, 1915-16.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

this Brewers'
Licences.

Ordered, That there be laid before

House a Return of the number of persons in
each of the several Collections of the United
Kingdom licensed as Brewers for sale, i.e., Com-
mon Brewers, Victuallers, Retailers of beer to
be drunk on the premises, Retailers of beer not
to be drunk on the premises, and Brewers of
beer not for sale, particularising each class in
each Collection ; and of the number of Licences
issued to Victuallers and Retailers of beer to be
drunk on the premises and not to be drunk on
the premises ; and stating also the quantities of
malt, unmalted corn, rice, &c., sugar, including
syrups, &c., hops and hop
its equivalent of
substitutes, used by Brewers of beer for sale,
and of malt and sugar used by Brewers not for
sale, from the let day of October 1913 to the
Of the amount
30th day of September 1914:
of Licence Duty paid and Beer Duty charged
from the 1st day of October 1913 to the 30th
day of September 1914, distinguishing Brewers
Of the number
for sale from other Brewers :
of Brewers for sale (i) who use malt and hops, or
hop substitutes only, and (ii) who use malt with
substitutes for same, and hops or hop substi-
Licences, from the 1st day of
tutes, paying
October 1913 to the 30th day of September
1914, separating them into classes, according
to the number of barrels of beer charged
with duty calculated at 1.055 degrees gravity,
viz. : under 1,000 barrels ; 1,000 and under
10,000; 10,000 and under 20,000 ; 20,000 and
under 30,000 ; 30,000 and under 50,000 ; 50,000
and under 100,000; 100,000 and under 150,000;
150,000 and under 200,000; 200,000 and under
250,000; 250,000 and under 300,000 ; 300,000
and under 350,000 ; 350,000 and under 400,000;
400,000 and under 450,000 ; 450,000 and under
500,000; 500,000 and under 600,000 ; 600,000

Local
Legislation
Committee.
Doncaster
Corporation
Bill.

Message from
the Lords.

No. 35.] 5 GEO. V.

i1th-12th-15th March.

85

and under

and under 700,000; 700,000 and under 800,000 ;
800,000 and under 900,000 ; 900,000 and under
1,000,000 and under 1,500,000 ;
1,000,000 ;
1,500,000
2,000,000 ;
2,000,000
barrels and over ; showing separately, in each
class, the quantities of malt, unmaited corn, rice,
&c., sugar, including its equivalent of syrups,
&c., hops and hop substitutes used ; and stating
also the number of bulk barrels of beer pro-
duced, and the amount of Licence Duty paid
and Beer Duty charged, in each class :--And
of the number of barrels of beer exported from
the United Kingdom, and the declared value
thereof, and where exported to, from the 1st day
of October 1913 to the 30th day of September
1914, distinguishing England, Scotland, and Ire-
land (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper,
No. 157 of Session 1914).(Mr. Acland.)

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local
Legislation Committee ; That in the case of the
Doncaster Corporation Bill they had examined
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make
it consistent with the provisions of the Bill as
passed by the Committee, and found the same, as
amended, to be true ; and had gone through the
Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the Consolidated
Third Reading of the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Fund (No. 2;
Bill ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the
third time ;

And the House having continued to sit till

after Twelve of the clock on Friday morning ;
Friday, 12th March 1915:
And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

The Bill was accordingly read the third time

and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Mr. Speaker's

the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill Certificate.
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :

I hereby certify that this Bill is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LOWTUER,

Speaker).

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth
The Lords have agreed to

the National
Insurance (Part I. Amendment) Bill, without
any Amendment.

National
Insurance
(Part
.
Amendment)
B ill.
The Lords have agreed to the Naval Discipline
Naval
Discipline Bill. Bill, with Amendments ; to which the Lords
desire the concurrence of this House.

Naval
Marriages Bill. Bill, with Amendments ;

The Lords have agreed to the Naval Marriages
to which the Lords

desire the concurrence of this House.

Mersey
Railway Bill
[Lords.]

Neath Canal
Navigation
Bill [Lords.]

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to amend the Mersey Railway Act, 1900,
and for other purposes ; to which the Lords
desire the concurrence of this House.
The Lords have passed a Bill,

intituled
An Act to empower the Company of Proprie-
tors of the Neath Canal Navigation to raise
further moneys ; to which the Lords desire the
concurrence of this House.

Mersey
Railway Bill
[Lords.]

The Mersey Railway Bill [Lords]

the first time.

was read

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Neath Canal
Navigation
Bill [Lords.]

The Neath Canal Navigation Bill [Lords]

was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Naval
Discipline Bill. Lords to the Naval Discipline Bill be taken
into consideration upon Monday next ; and be
printed.

Bill 46,

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Naval
Marriages Bill. Lords to the Naval Marriages Bill be taken
into consideration upon Monday next ; and be
printed.

Bill 47.

Business of
the House
(Supply.)

Ordered, That the other Government Business
have precedence this day of the Business of
Supply.(The Prime Minister.)

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon M onday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment,

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
till seven minutes after
Twelve of the clock on Friday morning,
adjourned till Monday next, pursuant to
the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last.

[No. 36.]
Monday, 15th March 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PR AYER S.
AMOTION being made, That the Blyth Blyth

Harbour Bill be now read the third time ; Harbour Bill

The Chairman of Ways and Means, by His
Majesty's Command, acquainted the House that
His Majesty, having been informed of the pur-
port of the Bill, gives His Consent, as far as
His Majesty's interest is concerned, that the
House may do therein as they shall think fit.

Then the Bill was read the third time and

passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Liverpool Corporation Bill was read the

third time and passed.

Liverpool
corporation

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1915.

[No. 36.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Great Central
Railway Bill.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Great Central Railway Bill, as amended
in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
London,
Chatham, and tion the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway
Dover Railway
Bill, as amended in the Committee.
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Metropolitan
District
Railway Bill.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Metropolitan District Railway Bill, as
amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Streatley and
Goring Bridge
Bill.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Streatley and Goring Bridge Bill, as
amended in the Committee.

And an Amendment was made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Beamish's
Divorce
Bill [Lords.]

East India
(Excise
11 dminis-
tration ,
Advisory
Committees.)

Historical
Manuscripts
(Royal
Commission.)

Railway and
Canal Traffic
Acts, 1854 to
1894.
Polling
Districts
(County of
Middlesex.)

Penal
Servitude Acts
(Conditional
Licence.)

Education
(Scotland.)

Beamish's Divorce Bill [lords] was read a

second time, and committed.

Mr. Charles Roberts presented,Return to an
Address to His Majesty, dated the 23rd day of
June in the last Session of Parliament, for a
Return showing for each province (a) the names
of municipalities in which committees have been
appointed ; (b) the number of official and non-
official members, respectively, of each committee ;
(c) the number of occasions upon which each
committee has met during the past three years ;
(d) the number of licences in respect of which
each committee has recommended (i) withdrawal,
(ii) change of site ; and (e) the number of licences
in respect of which the recommendations have
been carried out.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna presented, by His
Copy of Calendar of
Majesty's Command,
the Manuscripts of the Most Honourable the
Marquis of Salisbury, &c., &c., &c., preserved
at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire. Part XIII.
(Addenda.)

Copy of Twenty-sixth Annual Report of the
Railway and Canal Commission, with Appendix.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna also presented, pur-
suant to the directions of several Acts of Parlia-
ment,Copy of Order made by the Council of
the County of Middlesex, dividing the Parlia-
mentary Polling District of Southgate (Middle)
into two Districts and assigning polling places
thereto.

Copy of Licence granted to Charles Carpenter
under the Penal Servitude Acts, to which is
annexed a condition other than those contained
in Schedule A of the Penal Servitude Act, 1864.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

the sums

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of (1) an Estimate
receivable by the Education
of
(Scotland) Fund for the year 1914-15, of the
expenditure therefrom under Section 16 (1) (a) to
(f) of the Education ( Scotland) Act, 1908, and of
the balance available for allocation under Sec-
tion 16 (2) of that Act ; (2) the allocation of
such balance in accordance with the terms of
the Department's Minute of 28th June 1912.

Copy- of Order by the Secretary for Scotland Lord Clerk

prescribing the terms of appointment to Clerk- cnsecRegister
ships in His Majesty's General Register House, Act. 1879
Edinburgh, dated 12th March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Act, 1885.

and Secretary
for Scotland

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's National
Command,Copy of Report of the Director of Gallery
the National Gallery of Ireland for the year (Ireland.)
1914.

Copy of Summary of proceedings and Details Department of

of operations under the Fertilisers and Feeding
Stuffs Act, 1906, &c., for the period 1907-14.

al

sdt rinecethi oni

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the for Ireland.

Table.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the Naval Prize

directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy Act, 1864.
of Order under the Naval Prize Act, 1864,
dated 2nd March 1915, on a Memorial of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty declaring
His Majesty's intention of granting Prize Bounty
to the officers and crews of His Majesty's Ships
of War.

Copies of Two Orders in Council under the Naval and
Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, Marine Pay
dated 2nd March 1915, approving Memorials of
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

Act,

11e8n56s.

ona

Copy of Order under the Foreign Jurisdic- Foreign
tion Act, 1890, dated 2nd March 1915, entitled Jurisdiction
the East Africa Order in Council, 1915.

Act, 1890.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr.

ilobhouse presented, pursuant
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
the Telegraph (Foreign Written Teleg
Amendment (No. 1) Regulations, 1915, dated
1st March 1915.

to the Telegraphs

Tle

il.eitotreanms

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented,Return to an Order, Brewers'
dated the 11th day of this instant March, for a Licences.
Return relative to Brewers' Licences.

c. 157.

Mr. Aeland also presented, pursuant to the National
directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy of
He urance
Regulations, dated 10th March 1915, made by Commission
Insurance Commissioners, entitled (Ireland)
the Irish
the National Health Insurance (Deposit Con- (Regulations.)
tributors' Administration Expenses) Regulations No. 158.
(Ireland), 1915.

altIns

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His German
Majesty's Command,Copy of Correspondence Prisoners
between His Majesty's Government and the (wmaise
United States Ambassador respecting the treat- laneous,
ment of German Prisoners of War and Interned No. 5, 1915.)
Civilians in the United Kingdom.

o f

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Mount reported from the Committee on Nottingham
the Nottingham Corporation (Trent Navigation Corporation
Transfer) Bill ; That they had examined the Nav gation
allegations contained in the Preamble of the Bill, Transfer) Bill.
and amended the same so as to make it consistent
with the provisions of the Bill as passed by the
Committee, and found the same, as amended,
I to be true ; and had gone through the Bill and
made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

15th--16th March.

87

No. 36.1 5 GEO. V.
Message from
the Lords.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

Customs
(War Powers)
Bill.
Irish Police
(Naval and
Military
Service) Bill.

Legal
Proceedings
against
Enemies Bill.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
Bill.

Deaf and
Dumb Poor
Asylum Bill
f_birds.]

The Lords have agreed to the Customs (War

Powers) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Irish Police
(Naval and Military Service) Bill, without any
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Legal Pro-
ceedings against Enemies Bill, with Amend-
ments; to which the Lords desire the concurrence
of this House.

The Lords have agreed to the Defence of
the Realm (Amendment) Bill, with Amendments ;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to alter the name of the President, Vice
Presidents, Treasurer, and Governors of the
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb Poor, and to
enable them to acquire and hold additional lands, '
and for other purposes ; to which the Lords
desire the concurrence of this House.

Deaf and
Dumb Poor
Asylum Bill
[Lords.]

The Deaf and Dumb Poor Asylum Bill

[Lords] was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Legal
Proceedings
against
Enemies Bill.
Bill 49.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
Bill.

Bill 48.

Welsh Church
(Postpone.
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Legal Proceedings against Enemies
Bill be taken into consideration to-morrow ;
and be printed.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Defence of the Realm (Amend-
ment) Bill be taken into consideration to-
morrow ; and be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill, [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
Naval
Discipline Bill, take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Naval Discipline Bill ; and
the same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered. That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House, accordinv, to Order, proceeded to
Naval
Marriages Bill. take into consideration the Amendments made

by the Lords to the Naval Marriages Bill.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 1, 1. 20, at the
end of Clause 1, add (" Provided that in England
no marriage after banns published or an episcopal
licence granted in England shall be solemnised
elsewhere than in a church or chapel of the
Church of England in which marriages may
lawfully be solemnised "), the first Amendment,
being read a second time ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That this House cloth agree with
the Lords in the said Amendment(Mr. George
Lambert) :And a Debate arising thereupon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. James Hope) : It was resolved in the
Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-

morrow.

VOL. 170.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being
Committee of Ways and Means ;

read, for the Ways and

Aleans.

Resolved, That

this House will,

to- morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

A Motion was made, and the Question being Adjournment

proposed, That to-morrow Mr. Speaker, so soon (
as he has reported the Royal Assent to the Bills
which have been agreed on by both Houses, do
adjourn the House, without Question put, until
Wednesday 14th April, and that Committees
have leave to sit up to and including 25th March,
notwithstandine, the Adjournment of the House
(The Prime Minister) ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, in 1. 4, by leaving out the words
" Wednesday 14th April," and inserting the
words " Tuesday 23rd March"(Lord Robert
Cecil),instead thereof.

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Question :The said proposed Amendment was,
with leave of the House, withdrawn.
And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That to-morrow Mr. Speaker, so
soon as he has reported the Royal Assent to the
Bills which have been agreed on by both Houses,
do adjourn the House, without Question put,
until Wednesday 14th April, and that Com-
mittees have leave to sit up to and including
25th March, notwithstanding the Adjournment
of the House.

I Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put : It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till ten minutes before Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 37.]

Tuesday, 1 6 th March 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

P It A Y E It S.

TH E House proceeded to take into considera- Ascot District

tion the Ascot District Gas and Electricity Gas and

Bill, as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Electricity
Bill.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the Naval and
n
1865

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copies of Marine
Two Orders in Council under the Naval and
Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, dated
Marine
11th March 1915, approving Memorials of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

azti

on s

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runcirnan presented, pursuant

to the Patents,
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Designs,
Thirty-second Report of the Comptroller General afnadr
1F> 4

kTsr. a d e

No. 160.

88
of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks, with
Appendices, for the year 1914.

1915.
(Amendment) Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

16tit _March.

[No. 37..

Ireland
(Average
Prices.)

No. 159.

Ancient
Monuments
(Scotland)
(Royal
Commission.)

Agriculture
(Scotland.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Birrell presented,Return to an Order,
dated the 23rd day of February last, for a
Return relative to Ireland (Average Prices).

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Sixth Report of
the Royal Commission on the Ancient and
Historical Monuments and Constructions of
Scotland (Monuments and Constructions in
the County of Berwick) (Revised Issue).
Statistics,

1913.
Volume II. Part III. Prices and Supplies
of Grain, Live Stock, and other Agricultural
Produce in Scotland.

of Agricultural

Copy

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Women's
Employment
(Central
Committee.)

Mr. Herbert Samuel

presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Interim Report,
on the work of the Central Committee on
Women's Employment since its appointment.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Mr. Secretary _Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 837 (Somaliland, Report for 1913-14).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
Naval
Marriages Bill, the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 15th day of this instant March, on
consideration of the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Naval Marriages Bill ;

Which Question was, That this House cloth
agree with the Lords in the Amendment in p. 1,
1. 20, at the end of Clause 1, add (" Provided that
in England no marriage after banns published or
an episcopal licence granted in England shall be
solemnised elsewhere than in a church or chapel
of the Church of England in which marriages
may lawfully be solemnised ") ;

And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.
And the Question being put :It passed in

the Negative.

An Amendment was made to the Bill, in p. 1,
1. 20, at the end thereof, in lieu of the Lords'
Amendment disagreed to, by inserting the words
" Provided that where, apart from the above
provision, the marriage could not have been
solemnised elsewhere than in a place of worship
of a particular denomination, nothing in the said
provision shall be construed as authorising the
solemnisation of the marriage elsewhere than in
such place of worship."(Mr. George Lambert.)
Then the remaining Lords' Amendment,

being read a second time, was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk dc carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to one of the Amendments made
by their Lordships ; and hath disagreed to the
other Amendment, and made an Amendment to
the Bill in lieu thereof, to which this House
doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment
Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Defence of the Realm

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Legal

take into consideration the Amendments made Proceedings
by the Lords to the Legal Proceedings against against
Enemies Bill
Enemies Bill ; and the same were twice read,
and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint, them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The Order of the day being- read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (P43 oz
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

na
[Lord.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Wednesday the 14th day of April next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes-
day the 14th day of April next, resolve itself
into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the -ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes-
day the 14th day of April next, resolve itself
into the said Committee.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Consolidated Consolidated
Fund (No. 2)
Bill.

Fund (No. 2) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Defence of the Defence of
Realm (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, without any the Realm
(Amendment)
Amendment.
(No. 2) Bill.

The Lords do not insist on their Amendment Naval

to the Naval Marriages Bill to which this House Marriages Bill.
hath disagreed, and they have agreed to the
Amendment which this House hath made in lieu
thereof.

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir Royal Assent.

Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :

Mr. Deputy Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue

of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring his Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Deputy Speaker, with the
House, went up to the Rouse of Peers : And
having returned ;

Mr. Deputy Speaker reported, That the
House, at the desire of the Lords authorised by
virtue of His Majesty's Commission, had been
at the House of Peers, where a Commission
under the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring,
and notifying the Royal Assent to the several
Acts therein mentioned ; and that the Lords
thereby authorised had declared the Royal
Assent to the said Acts, as follow :

1. Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act, 1915.
2. British Ships (Transfer Restriction) Act,

1915.

3. Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act,

1915.

No. 37.] 5 GEO. V.

16th March.
4. National Insurance (Part I. Amendment)

Act, 1915.

5. National Insurance Act (Part II. Amend-

ment) Act, 1915.

6. Army (Suspension of Sentences) Act,

1915.

7. Army (Annual) Act, 1915.
8. Army Amendment Act, 1915.
9. Universities and Colleges
Powers) Act, 1915.

(Emergency

10. Injuries
1915.

in War (Compensation) Act,

11. Irish Police (Naval and Military Service)

Act, 1915.

12. Defence of the Realm (Amendment) Act,

1915.

13. Naval Discipline Act, 1915.
14. Naval Marriages Act, 1915.
15. Legal Proceedings against Enemies Act,

1915.

16. Customs (War Powers) Act, 1915.
17. Defence of

the Realm (Amendment)

(No. 2) Act, 1915.

18. Aberdeen Corporation Order Confirmation

Act, 1 91 5.

19. Local Government Board's Provisional
Order Confirmation (No. 23) Act,
1915.

of

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the I5th
this instant March, adjourned
day
the House, without Question put, it being
then twelve minutes before Seven of the
clock, till Wednesday the 14th day of
April next.

[No. 38.]
TV ednesday, 14th April 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
IR. Speaker laid upon the Table,-Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
_11
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bills, originating in the Lords, and referred
on the First Reading thereof,
the Standing
Orders not previously inquired into, which are
applicable thereto, have been complied with,
viz. :-

Mersey Railway Bill [Lords].
Neath Canal Navigation Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time.

Private Bills
[Lards]
(Standing
Orders not
previously
inquired into
complied
with.)

Great Central
Railway Bill,

The Great Central Railway Bill was read the

third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

London,
Chatham, and
Dover Railway
Bill.

The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway

Bill was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Metropolitan
District
Railway Bill.

The Metropolitan District Railway Bill was

read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

14th April.
89
The Streatley and Goring Bridge Bill was

read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bid. to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

and

Goring

The House proceeded to take into considera- Doncaster
tion the Doncaster Corporation Bill, as amended Corporation
in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Nottingham
Corporation
amended in the Navigation

tion the Nottingham Corporation (Trent Navi-
gation Transfer) Bill,
Committee.
Committee.

Transfer) Bill.

as

,,,

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Denny's Divorce Bill
second time, and committed.

[Lords] was read a Denny's

DL Livooryle.]Bill

The Order of the day being read, for the River Glen
Second Reading of the River Glen Improvement 'improvement
Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn.

A Petition of the London County Council, London
praying that provision may be made in the county
County Council (General Powers)
(General
(
Powers) Bill.

to empower the Council and the Metropolitan
Borough Councils to permit the use of certain
open spaces for the purposes of rifle ranges, or
to provide rifle ranges in parks, gardens, recrea-
tion grounds, and open spaces under their control,
and also to empower the Council to provide and
equip lawn tennis courts, croquet lawns, bowling
greens, cricket, hockey, and football grounds in
parks and open spaces under their control, was
presented, and read ; and referred to the Exami-
ners of Petitions for Private Bills.

The following Papers, presented by His Parlian.R.ntary

Majesty's Command during the Easter Recess, PopaPers
were delivered to the Librarian of the House of
Commons during the Recess, pursuant to the
Standing Order of the 14th August 1896 :-

l'ecesr.f

Copies of Diplomatic and Consular Reports,
Annual Series, Nos. 5422, 5429, 5430, and 5433
to 5435.
Copy

Correspondence
between His
Majesty's Government and the United States
Government respecting the Rights of Belli-
gerents.
Copy

Correspondence

between

of

of

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Rights of
Belligerents

NI

His Prisoners
oners

of 11Asis j

Copy

respecting

treatment

:Majesty's Government and the United States War (Miscella-
Ambassador
the
Prisoners of War and Interned Civilians in
the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively.
between His
Correspondence
Majesty's Government and the United States
Ambassador respecting the release of Interned
Civilians and the exchange of Diplomatic and
Consular Officers, and of certain classes of
Naval and Military Officers, Prisoners of War, in
the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively.

Release of
Prisoners of
War (Miscella-
neous, No. 8,
1915.)

of

Copy of Accession of Russia to the Conven- Treaty Series
tion of 9th November 1914 between the United (No. 4, 191:5.)
Kingdom and France relating to Prizes captured
during the present European War.
London,
5th March 1915.

Copies of Colonial Reports, Nos. 838 (Straits colonial
and deports

Settlements, Annual Report
839 (Cayman Islands (Jamaica), Report for A
1913-14).

1913)

for

Skegness
Urban District
Gas Bill.

Ordered, That the Skegness Urban District
Gas Bill be read the third time upon Thursday
the 22nd day of this instant April.

Copy of Report of the Advisory Committee Tropical
for the Tropical Diseases Research Fund for Diseases
Research
the year 1914.

170.

N

14th April.

1915.
the National School Teachers (Ireland) Act,
1879.

[No. 38..

90

Malay States.

West Africa.

Copies of Reports for 1913 on the States of

Kedah and Perlis, Kelantan and Trengganu.

Copy of Returns of Vital Statistics of non-

Native Officials for 1914.

Copy of Report and Supplemental Report of
Criminal
a Committee appointed by the Secretary of
Justice
Administra-
tion Act, 1914 State for the Home Department to draft Rules
and Forms under the Criminal Justice Adminis-
(Rules and
tration Act, 1914, and to consider the question
i!'orms)
(Departmental of drafting Rules under the Affiliation Orders
Committee.)

Act, 1914.

Shops Act,
1912
(proposed
Early Closing
Order for
Nelson.)

Public
Records.

inebriates
Acts. 1879 to
1900.

Committees
on Questions
arising out of
the War.
National
Gallery
Committee.

National
Gallery
Committee.

Copy of Report to His Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for the Home Department
on the proposed (General) Early Closing Order
under the Shops Act, 1912, for the Borough of
Nelson, by Samuel Pope, Barrister-at-law.

Copy of the Seventy-sixth Report of the

Deputy Keeper of the Public Records.

Copy of Report of the Inspector under the
Inebriates Acts, 1879 to 1900, for the year
1913.

Copy of List of Committees set up by His
Majesty's Government to deal with Public
Questions arising out of the War.

Copy of Report of the Committee of the
Trustees of the National Gallery appointed by
the Trustees to inquire into the retention of
important Pictures in this country, and other
matters
connected with the National Art
Collections, with Appendices.

Copy of Minutes of Evidence taken by the
Committee of Trustees of the National Gallery
appointed by the Trustees to inquire into the
retention of important Pictures in this country,
and other matters connected with the National
Art Collections.

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries.

Copy of Annual Report of proceedings under
the Diseases of Animals Acts, the Markets and
Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) A.cts, &c., for 1914.
Copy of Annual Report for 1914 of pro-
Board of
Agriculture
and
and Fisheries. Allotments Acts and other Acts (Part 1., Small

the Small Holdings

ceedings

under

Holdings).

Board of
Education.

Board of
Education.

Copy of Regulations under which Grants in
respect of the medical inspection and medical
treatment of children attending Public Ele-
mentary Schools, and the medical treatment and
care of children attending certain Special Schools
in England and Wales, are made by the Board
of Education.

Copy of Regulations under which Special
Grants in Aid of certain Local Education Autho-
rities in England and \Vales will be paid in
1915-16.

Copy of Report of the Board of Trade on the
State of
Employment. State of Employment in the United Kingdom

in February 1915.

Copy of Translation of the Russian Customs
Tariff, showing the former and revised Rates
of Import Duty.

Russia
(New
Temporary
Customs
Tariff.)
Copy of Report of the Committee appointed
Retail Coal
by the Board of Trade to inquire into the causes
Prices
(Departmental of the present rise in the Retail Price of Coal
Committee.)

sold for domestic use.

Police
(Scotland.)

Irish Land
Commission.

Education
(Ireland.)

Copy of Fifty-seventh Annual Report of His
Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary for Scot-
land, for the year ended 31st December 1914.

Copy of Return of Advances under the Irish
Land Purchase Acts for the month of July
1914.

Copy of Rule, dated 19th December 1914,
supplementary to the Irish Teachers' Pension
Rules, 1914, made by the Lord Lieutenant with
the consent of the Treasury under Section 11 of

Copy of Twenty-second Report of the Con- Congested
Ireland, with Districts
crested Districts Board for
references to subsequent transactions, and with (Iroeland.
Accounts for the year ended 31st March 1914.

Bard

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc- Companies
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of ionia)Aicutia_
Account showing Receipts and Expenditure Do&
on account of proceedings in connection with No. 161.
the winding up of Companies under the Com-
panies (Consolidation) Act, 1908, during the
year ending 31st March 1915.

Copy of Account showing the Receipts and Bankruptcy

Expenditure on account of Bankruptcy pro- Act, 18di3
(Proceengs.)
ceedings during the year ended 31st March No. 162.
1915.
Abstract Account of Receipts and Payments Crown's
of the Treasury Solicitor, in the year 1914, in Account.
nee
the administration of Estates on behalf of the ccount.
Crown ; and alphabetical List of Intestates'
Estates in respect of which Letters of Adminis-
tration were granted to the Treasury Solicitor
as Crown's Nominee, and of other cases (partial
intestacies, &c.) in which accounts were opened
in the books of the Treasury Solicitor in the
same year in respect of moneys received by him
as Crown's Nominee.

No. 163.

Account of all moneys received and of the Government
disposal thereof, and of all Contracts for the Insurances
grant of deferred Life Annuities and for and Annuities.
payments on Death made, during the year 1914. No. 164.

An Account of the gross amount of all Bank National Debt

Annuities and any Annuities for terms of years Annuities.
transferred, and of all sums of money paid, No. 165.
to the Commissioners for
the Reduction of
the National Debt ; and the gross amount of
Annuities for lives and for terms of years
which have been granted for the same, and
Contracts for payments on death which have
been made under the provisions of the National
Debt Act, 1829, and other Acts, within the
year ended 5th January 1915.

Annual Account of Receipts and Disburse- court of
ments of the Court of Probate Division of the Probate
High Court of Justice in Ireland for the year Di
1914.

(High Court
of Justice)
(Ireland.)

Copy of Treasury Minute under the Superannua- Super-
tion Act, 1887, dated 17th March 1915, granting annuation
a retired allowance to Mr. George E. Ashdowne, Act, 1887.
Constructor, Gibraltar Yard, Admiralty.

Copy of Regulations, dated 23rd March 1915, National

made by the National Health Insurance Joint Health
Committee, acting jointly with the Irish Insur-
ance Commissioners,entitled the National Health Committee)
Insurance (Collection of Contributions) Con- (Regulations.)
solidated Regulations (Ireland), 1915.

No. 166.

Copy of Regulations, dated 24th March 1915, National

made by the National Health Insurance Joint Health
, acting jointly with the Irish Insur- (Joint
Committee
ance Commissioners, entitled the National Health Committee)
Insurance (
Contributions) Regulations (Ireland), 1914.

ercantile Marine) ( Collection of

(Regulations.)
No. 167.

Insurance

Copy of Regulations, dated 9th March 1915, National
made by the National Health Insurance Joint ijnesaulitahn
Committee, entitled the National Health Insur- (Joint
ance (Payments to Insurance Committees) Regu- Committee)
lations (Ireland), 1914.

(Regulations.).
No. 168.

Copy of Regulations, dated 27th March 1915, National

Health
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, acting jointly with the Insurance (Joint
Commissioners, the
sioners, the Scottish Insurance Commissioners, (Regulations.)

Irish Insurance Commis- Committee)

No. 169.

No. 3s.] 5 GEO. V.

14th April.

91

and the Welsh Insurance Commissioners, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Exempt Irish
Migratory Labourers' Benefits) Regulations,
1915.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 170.

Copy of Regulations, dated 17th March 1915,
made by the National Health insurance Joint
Committee and the Scottish Insurance Com-
missioners, acting jointly, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Panel and Pharmaceutical
Committees) Amendment Regulations
(Scot-
land), 1915.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 171.

Copy of Regulations, dated 24th March 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and by the Scottish Insurance Com-
missioners, acting jointly, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Mercantile Marine) (Collec-
tion of Contributions) Regulations (Scotland),
1915.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 172.

National
Health
insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 173.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 174.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 175.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 176.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 177.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 178.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 179.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)

Copy of Regulations, dated 23rd March 191.5,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and the Scottish Insurance Com-
missioners, acting jointly, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Collection of Contributions)
Consolidated Regulations (Scotland), 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 23rd March 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and the Welsh Insurance Com-
missioners, acting jointly, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Collection of Contributions)
Consolidated Regulations (Wales), 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 24th March 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and the Welsh Insurance Com-
missioners, acting jointly, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Mercantile Marine) (Collec-
tion of Contributions) Regulations
(Wales),
1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 9th March 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, entitled the National Health Insur-
ance (Payments to Insurance Committees) Regu-
lations (Wales), 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 12th March 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, acting jointly with the Insurance
Commissioners and the Welsh Insurance Com-
missioners entitled the National Health Insur-
ance (Panel Committee) Regulations (England
and Wales), 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 12th March 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, acting jointly with the Insurance
Commissioners and the Welsh Insurance Com-
missioners, entitled the National Health Insur-
ance (Pharmaceutical Committees) Regulations
(England and Wales), 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 12th March 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, acting jointly with the Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Collection of Contributions) Consoli-
dated Regulations, 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 6th April 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and by the Insurance Commissioners,
the Scottish Insurance Commissioners, the Irish
Insurance Commissioners, and the Welsh Insur-
ance Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance ( Married Women) Consolidated Regu-
lations, 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 16th March 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, acting jointly with the Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the National Health

VOL. 170.

'

Insurance (Mercantile Marine) (Collection of (Regulations.)
Contributions) Regulations, 1915.

No. 180.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 23rd
March 1915, made by the National Health
Insurance Joint Committee, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Time for joining an Approved
Society) Amendment Regulations, 1915.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 23rd
March 1915, made by the National Health
Insurance Joint Committee, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Navy and Army Parlia-
mentary Grant) Regulations, 1915.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 24th
March 1915, made by the Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Naval and Military Forces, Service during
War) Regulations, 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 10th March 1915,
made by the Irish Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Sub-
scriptions and Donations) Regulations (Ireland),
1 9

15.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 181.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 182.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 183.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland)
(Regulations.)
No. 181.

Copy of Regulations, dated 12th April 1915, -National
made by the Irish Insurance Commissioners, Health
entitled the National Health Insurance (Naval Commission
and Military Forces, Service during War) (Ireland)
Regulations (Ireland), 1915.

(Regula t ions.)
No. 185.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 6th National
April 1915, made by the Welsh Insurance xealth
Commissioners, entitled the National Health ci;r\inalmesirion
Insurance (Naval and Military Forces, Service
during War) Regulations ( Wales), 1915.

(Regulations.)
No. 186.

Copy of Regulations, dated 5th April 1915, National
made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners, tillesaulitthn
entitled the National Health insurance (Naval Commission
and Military Forces, Service during War) (Scotland)
Regulations (Scotland), 1915.

(Regulations.)
No. 187.

Mr. Aeland also presented, pursuant to the ramie
Resolution of the House of the 4th day of March Accounts
1879,--Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 31st (army °tcs
March 1915, authorising the temporary applica-
tion of surpluses on certain Army Votes for the
year 1914-15 to defray part of an excess on
another Army Vote for the same year.

°

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to Com-
panies (Consolidation) Act, 1908, Bankruptcy
Act (Proceedings), Crown's Nominee Account,
Government Insurances and Annuities, National
Debt Annuities, National Health Insurance
(Regulations), National
(Joint Committee)
Health Insurance Commission (England) (Regu-'
lations), National Health Insurance Commis-
sion (Ireland) (Regulations), National Health
Insurance Commission (Wales) (Regulations),
National Health Insurance Commission (Scot-
land) (Regulations), and Public Accounts (Army
Votes), 1914-15, be printed.

Mr. Hobhouse presented, pursuant to the Post Office
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of riorei.gli and
the Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post Amend-
ment (No. 69) Warrant, 1915, dated 9th March
1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command,Copy of Summary of Returns as to Education.
School Attendance and Employment in Agricul-
ture supplied by Local Education Authorities,
the period 1st September 1914 to 31st
for
January 1915.

N 2

14th April.

1915.
The following Papers, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament, were laid
upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :

[No. 38.

92

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act 1865.

Copyright
Act. 1911.

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Cambridge.)
No. 189.

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Cambridge.)
No. 190.

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

No. 191.

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

No. 192.

Merchant
Seamen's
Fund.

No. 193.

Mr. Joseph Pease also presented, pursuant to

the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Order in Council under the Naval and
Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, dated
23rd March 1915, respecting the Pay of certain
Lieutenants, Second Lieutenants, and Proba-
tionary Second Lieutenants, Royal Marines,
during the period of Hostilities.

Copy of Order in Council under the Copy-
1911, dated 23rd March 1915,
right Act,
varying the Orders in Council of 24th June
1912, 9th February 1914, and 30th March
1914, with respect to Copyright, Italy.

Copy of Statute made by the Governing
Body of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, under the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877, on 5th December 1914 (and sealed on
10th December 1914), amending Statute I. of
the existing Statutes of the College.

Copy of Statutes made by the Governing
Body of Trinity College, Cambridge, under
the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877, on 28th November 1914 (and sealed on
4th December 1914), amending Statutes X.,
XL VIII., and XLIX. of the existing Statutes
of the College.

Copy of Statute made by the Governing
Body of Lincoln College, Oxford, under the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
amending
1877,
Chapters 2 and 6 of the existing Statutes of
the College.

11th December

1914,

on

Copy of Statute made by the Governing
Body of Magdalen College, Oxford, under the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877, on 4th November 1914, concerning Pen-
sions, and repealing the Statutes of 1888, 1899,
and 1910 as to Pensions.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon
the Table ; and that the Papers relative to the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877 (Cambridge), and Universities of Oxford
and Cambridge Act, 1877 (Oxford), be printed.
to the
directions of an Act of .Parliament,Account
of the Receipts and Expenditure under the
Seamen's Fund Winding-up Act from ist
January to 31st December 1914.

Mr. Runeiman presented, pursuant

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

1 1

Sinking of
the " Dresden
(Miscella-
neous, No. 9,
1915.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Notes exchanged
with the Chilean Minister respecting the sinking
of the German Cruiser " Dresden " in Chilean
Territorial Waters.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

East India
(Loans raised
in England.)
No. 194.

Mr. Charles Roberts presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Return of
all Loans raised in England under the provisions
of any Acts of Parliament, chargeable on the
India, outstanding at the com-
Revenues of
mencement of the half-year ended on the 31st
March 1915, with the rates of interest and
total amount payable thereon, and the date of
the termination of each Loan, the debt incurred
during the half-year, the moneys raised thereby
during the half-year, the Loans paid off or
discharged during the half year, and the Loans
outstanding at
the half-year ;
stating, so far as the public convenience will
allow, the purpose or service for which moneys
have been raised during the half-year.

close of

the

Account showing the nature and amount of the National
Securities held by the Commissioners for the Insurance
Reduction of the National Debt at 31st Decem- Act, 1911
m- (Part I.).
her 1914, as investments for moneys forming Account.
part of the National Health Insurance Fund, No. 195.
to them by the Insurance Com-
paid over
missioners for England, 'Wales, Scotland, and
Ireland, respectively, under Section 54 (3) of
the National Insurance Act, 1911.

Return of all sums received by the Visitors Lunacy.

of Lunatics for travelling expenses or
upon
any other account, from 1st January to 31st
December 1914.

Copy of Rule of the Supreme Court, dated Supreme

29th March 1915.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the
I.),

Insurance Act,

(Part

1911

National
Account be printed.

(Rules.)

Mr. Sneaker acquainted the House that he serjeaut-
had received a letter from Sir Henry David at-Arms.
Erskine, K.C.V.O., the Serjeant-at-Arms attend-
ing this House, which Mr. Speaker read to the
House, as followeth :

Sir,

April 13th, 1915.

I have the honour to make application that
you will be pleased to sanction my retirement
on 1st June next from my Office by Patent of
His Majesty's Serjeant-at-Arms attending the
I have
Speaker of the House of Commons.
been in the service of this Honourable House
for upwards of forty years, and I feel that the
is desirable that I
time has arrived when it
should no longer retain my appointment.

I have the honour to be,
Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

H, D. ERSKINE,

Serjeant-at-Arms.

To the Right Honourable the Speaker,
House of Commons,

William Llewelyn Williams, Esquire, K.C., New Member

Member for the Borough of Carmarthen, was sworn.
sworn.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported Naval and
and Military

from the Select Committee on. Naval
Military Services (Pensions and Grants) ; That (le.'lei'llscioesns and
they had made further Progress in the matters Grants.)
to them referred, and directed him to make
a Report thereof to the House ; together with Second
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, Special
Report.
and an Appendix.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the No. 196.

Table ; and be printed.

al

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local Local
Legislation Committee ; That in the case of Legislation
the Ammanford Urban District Council Bill
they had examined the allegations contained in
the Preamble of the Bill, and amended the council Bill.
same so as to make it consistent with the pro-
visions of the Bill as passed by the Committee,
and found the same, as amended, to be true ;
and had gone through the Bill and made Amend-
ments thereunto ; and had amended the Title,
as followeth :A Bill to empower the Ammanford [Title
Urban District Council
improvements, and for other purposes.

to construct

street amended.]

1, -ti

District

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

14th

15th April.

93

A Bill to regulate the expenditure on capital London
account and lending of money by the London County
Council
County Council during the financial period from (Money) Bill.
the first day of April, one thousand nine hun-
dred and fifteen, to the thirtieth day of Septem-
ber, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen,
and for other purposes, was presented, and read
resolved itself into the first time ; and referred to the Examiners of
Petitions for Private Bills.

No. 38.] 5 GEO. V.
Supply
(Civil Services
and Revenue
Departments
Estimates.)

Committee of Supply ;

The Order of the day being read, for the

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the
Chair (for Committee on the Civil Services and
Revenue Departments Estimates).(Mr. Walter
Rea.)

The House accordingly

the Committee.

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class I.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a
sum not exceeding £38,250 be granted to His
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray
the charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916 for Expenditure in respect of Royal Palaces,
including a Grant in Aid :

Motion made, and Question, That the Chair-
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit
again(Mr. Walter Rea), put, and agreed to.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the matter
to them referred ; and that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the-House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having continued
to sit till twenty-four minutes after Three
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 39.]
Thursday, 15th April 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Ascot District
Gas and
Electricity
Bill.

Tramways
Provisional
Orders Bill.
Bill 50.

THE

Ascot District Gas and Electricity Bill

was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill to confirm
certain Provisional Orders made by the Board
of Trade under the Tramways Act, 1870, relating
to Bury Corporation Tramways and Hull Cor-
poration Tramways : And the same was read the
first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

VOL. 170.

Mr. Secretary 111' Kenna presented, by His Use of Lead
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the in Painting
Departmental Committee appointed to investigate C mmittee.)
the danger attendant on the use of Paints con-
taining lead to the health of persons engaged in
painting buildings, and to consider and report
what should be done to obviate or reduce the
danger. Volume 1. Report.

(Departmental

Mr. Secretary OP Kenna also presented, pur- Prisons

scant to the directions of
Parliament,Copy of Draft of Rules proposed W ales.)
to be made by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department under the Prison Act, 1898,
with respect to the division and classification of
persons sentenced to Penal Servitude.

several Acts of (England and

Account of moneys received and paid by the Metropolitan
Chamberlain of the City of London for the Cattle Market.
year 1914 ; also an Account of extraordinary
works executed, other than general repairs, for
the same period.

1914,

and the Criminal

Copy of Rules, dated 10th March 101A--, made Summary
by the Lord Chancellor under the Criminal Pr,oceedings
Justice Administration Act,
Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1879.

Justice
Administra-
tion Act. 1914
(Rules.)
Copy of Order made by the Council of the Polling
Administrative County of the West Riding of Districts
-Yorkshire, constituting certain Polling Districts of York
in the Parliamentary Divisions of Pudsey and
Doncaster, and assigning polling places thereto.

Accounts of the General Medical Council and Medical
Branch Councils, and of the Dental Registration Council.
Fund, for 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His European War
Majesty's Command,Copy of Correspondence (Gold Coast.)
relating to the Military Operations in Togoland
(European War, Gold Coast).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Tennant presented,

pursuant

to the Army

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Amendment made in the Rules of Procedure
for Courts-Martial in the Army, 1907.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to University of

the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy Abe_
of Abstract of Accounts of the University of
Aberdeen for the year ending 30th September
1914.

rdeen

-1N o. 197.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the Reso- Public
Accounts
(Navy
Ae

lution of the House of the 4th day of March
1879,Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 12th
April 1915, authorising the temporary applica- No . 198.
tion of surpluses on certain Navy Votes for the
year 1914-15 to defray part of an excess on
another Navy Vote for the same year.

N 3

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15th April.

1915.

[No. 39.

Greek Loan
of 1898.

Treasury Bills.
No. 199.

Egyptian
Guaranteed
Loan of 1885.

Government
Departments
Securities.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the

directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Account, up to 31st March 1915, of the total
sums issued from the Consolidated Fund, pur-
suant to the Greek Loan Act, 1898, in respect
of the Annuity which was guaranteed by Her
late Majesty Queen Victoria for the purpose
of facilitating the raising of a Loan by the
Government of Greece, and of the sums paid
in or towards the repayment of any money so
issued.

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 13th April
1915, prescribing further Regulations relating
to the preparation, issue, and cancellation of
Treasury Bills under the Acts 40 Vict. c. 2, and
52 Vict. e. 6.

Account, up to the 31st March 1915, showing
the total sums issued from the Consolidated
Fund, pursuant to the Egyptian Loan Act,
1885, in respect of the Annuity of £315,000
which was guaranteed by Her late Majesty
Queen Victoria for the purpose of facilitating
the raising of a Loan by the Government of
Egypt, and of the sums paid in or towards the
repayment of any money so issued.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to Public
Accounts (Navy Votes) and Treasury Bills be
printed.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return of the amounts of British Government
Securities held by the several Government
Departments and other Public Offices on the
31st day of March 1915, specifying whether
held in England or Ireland (in continuation
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 291 of Session
1914) :

,

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Other
Securities.

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Total

(excluding

Annuities).

Cf:- -
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(Mr. Aeland.)

Divorce Bills.

Beamish's
Divorce Bill
[Lords]
and Denny's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Beamish's
Divorce Bill
[Lords]
and Denny's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords
to request that their Lordships will be pleased
to communicate to this House Copies of the
Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings, together
with the Documents deposited, in the case of
Beamish's Divorce Bill [Lords] and Denny's
Divorce Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the
Select Committee on Divorce Bills that they
do hear Counsel and examine Witnesses for
Beamish's Divorce Bill [Lords] and Denny's
Divorce Bill [Lords], and also that they do
hear Counsel and examine -Witnesses against
the Bill if the parties concerned think fit to be
heard by Counsel and produce Witnesses.
(The Lord Advocate.)

Message from Mr. Speaker acquainted the. House that a
the Lords.
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

Ilfracombe
Gas Bill
'[Lords.]

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to confer further powers upon the Ilfra-
combe Gas Company, and for other purposes ;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

The Ilfracombe Gas Bill [Lords] was read Ilfracombe

the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Gas Bill
[Lords.]

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this Sittings of
(The the House.

day, do adjourn till Tuesday next.
Prime Minister.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply
3th allotted
Day1

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class I.
1. £38,250, to complete the sum for Expen-
diture in respect of Royal Palaces, including a
Grant in Aid.

2. £3,650, to complete the sum for Expen-

diture in respect of Osborne.

3. £69,400, to complete the sum for the Royal

Parks and Pleasure Gardens.

4. £40,000, to complete the sum for Houses

of Parliament Buildings.

5. £28,200, to complete the sum for Expen-
of Miscellaneous Legal

in respect

diture
Buildings.

6. £63,800, to complete the sum for Expen-
diture in respect of Art and Science Buildings,
Great Britain.

7. £24,440, to complete the sum for Expen-
diture in respect of Diplomatic and Consular
Buildings, and for the maintenance of certain
Cemeteries Abroad.

8. £538,000, to complete the sum for Customs
and Excise, Inland Revenue, Post Office and
in Great Britain, and
Telegraph Buildings
certain Post Offices Abroad.

9. £141,800, to complete the sum in respect
of Insurance and Labour Exchange Buildings,
Great Britain.

10. £456,600, to complete the sum in respect
of sundry Public Buildings in Great Britain, not
provided for on other Votes.

Class II.
11. Motion. made, and Question proposed,
That a sum not exceeding £92,500 be granted
to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to
defray the charge which will come in course of
payment during the year ending on the 31st day
of March 1916 for the Salaries and Expenses of
the Office of the Commissioners of His Majesty's
Works and Public Buildings :

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
Item A be reduced by £100(Mr. William
Young),put, and negatived.

Original Question put, and agreed to.
Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Tuesday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

15th-20th April.

95

No. 39.1 5 GEO. V.
Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill he read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till two minutes after Nine
of the clock, adjourned till Tuesday next,
pursuant to the Resolution of the House
of this day.

[No. 40.]

Tuesday, 20th April 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
MR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bill, originating in the Lords, and referred on
the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders
not previously inquired into, which are applicable
thereto, have been complied with, viz. :

Deaf and Dumb Poor Asylum Bill [Lords].
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the Petition
for additional provision in the following Bill
the Standing Orders have not been complied
with, viz.:

London County Council (General Powers)

Bill.

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the

Select Committee on Standing Orders.

Private Bills
[Lords]
(Standing
Orders not
previou sly
inquired into
complied
with.)

Private Bills
(Petition for
additional
Provision)
(Standing
Orders
not complied
with.)

Doncaster
Corporation
Bill.

The Doncaster Corporation Bill was read the

third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Nottingham
Corporation
(Trent
Navigation
Transfer) Bill.

The Nottingham Corporation (Trent Naviga-
tion Transfer) Bill was read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Ordered, That the Methodist Church in Methodist
Ireland Bill, as amended in the Committee, Church in
be taken into consideration to-morrow.

Ireland Bill.

The Mersey Railway Bill [Lords] was read a Mersey

second time, and committed.

Railway Bill
[Lords.]

The Neath Canal Navigation Bill [Lords]

was read a second time, and committed.

'7'

eath Canal

Navigation
Bill [Lord.]

The Order of the day being read, for taking London
into consideration the London County Council. County
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended General
in the Committee ;

Powers) Bill
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into considera- (suspended.)

tion upon Thursday the 29th day of this instant
April.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Glasgow

into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Corporation
3Citeilluloid)

(suspended.)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into considera-
tion upon Thursday the 29th day of this instant
April.

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert Local

Samuel, presented a Bill to confirm certain Pro- Government
visional Orders of the Local Government Board Orders
relating to Bridlington, Huddersfield, Saint (No. 2) Bill.
Helens, Scarborough, and Skelmersdale : And
Bill 51.
the same was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert Local

Samuel, presented a Bill to confirm certain Pro- Government
visional Orders of the Local Government Board oP ir.od \ells:omit
relating to Cowes and East Cowes, Milford (No. 3) Bill.
Haven, Southend-on-Sea (two), Stafford, and
Bill 52.
Worthing : And the same was read the first
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert Local

Samuel, presented a Bill to confirm certain Pro- Government
visional Orders of the Local Government Board 01 rrodverissional
relating to Hursley (Rural), Pudsey, Ruislip- (No. 4) Bill
Northwood,
Bill ,7.3.
And the same was read the first time.

and Whitley and Monkseaton :

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiner's of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Ordered, That the Return relative to East East India

India (Excise Administration Advisory Corn-
mittees), which was presented upon the 15th day tionmAndvirscrry
s
of March last, be printed.
Committees.)
No. 200.
Mr. Secretary .11PICenna presented, pursuant Shops Act,

jEdxelso

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912.
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

Great Eastern
Railway Bill.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Great Eastern Railway Bill, as amended
in the Committee.

And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

VoL. 170,

City of Chester.
Borough of Dudley.
Urban District of Saint Anne's-on-the-Sea.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

N 4

20th April.

1915.
Session 1866, was laid upon the Table by the
Clerk of the House :Register of Temporary
Laws for the Fifth Session, Thirtieth Parlia-
ment, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland (5 & 6 Geo. V. 1914-15).

[No. 40.

96

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, _Nos. 5431
and 5432.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Seal Fisheries Mr. .Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the
(North Pacific) directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Acts, 1895
Order in Council under
the Seal Fisheries
and 1912.
(North Pacific) Acts, 1895 and 1912, dated
13th April 1915, extending Sections 3 and 4 of
the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1912,
with modifications, to Norfolk Island.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Emigration
Statistics
(Ireland.)

Banking and
Railway
Statistics
(Ireland.)
Militia Act,
1882 ( Deputy
Lieutenants)
(Ireland.)

Department of
Agriculture
and Technical
Instruction for
Ireland.
Local
Government
Board
(Ireland.)

Irish Land
Acts.

Intermediate
Education
(Ireland)
Act, 1914.

No. 201.
I n termed fate
Education
(Ireland.)

No. 202.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand,Copy of Emigration Statistics of Ireland
for the year 1914.

Copy of Report on the Banking and Railway
Statistics of Ireland for the half-year ended
31st December 1914.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the

directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Return of the several descriptions of qualifica-
tions under the Militia Act, 1882, lodged with
the Clerk of General Meetings of Lieutenancy
in Ireland by Deputy Lieutenants during the
year 1914, as furnished to the Chief Secretary
to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Copy of the Compensation for Gooseberry

Bushes (County Meath) Order, 1915.

Copy of Order made by the Council of the
Administrative County of Antrim, altering the
boundary of the Urban District Council of
Portrush.

Copy of Regulations made by the Lords
Justices under Section 23 (8) of the Irish Land
Act, 1903, and Section 4 of the Irish Land Act,
1909.

Copy of Rules as to the constitution and
procedure of the Registration Council constituted
under the
Intermediate Education (Ireland)
Act, 1914.

Copy of Rules and Schedule containing the
Programme of Examinations relative to Inter-
mediate Education (Ireland) for 1916.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table; and that the Papers relative to the
Intermediate Education (Ireland) Act, 1914, and
Intermediate Education (Ireland) be printed.

National
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
Regulations,
1915.

No. 203.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,--Copy of the
National Insurance (Joint Committee) Regula-
tions, 1915, dated 15th April 1915, made by the
Treasury under Section 83 of the National
Insurance Act, 1911.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Prisons
(Scotland.)

No. 204.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of Rule, dated 20th April 1915, made by the
Secretary for Scotland under the Criminal Justice
Administration Act, 1914, and the Prisons
(Scotland) Act, 1877, with respect to remissions
and punishments.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Temporary
Laws.

No. 205.

The following Paper, pursuant to the Report
of the Select Committee on Expiring Laws in

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords communicate the Minutes

of Beamish's

Evidence taken upon the Second Reading of Divorce Bill
Beamish's Divorce Bill [Lords] and of Denny's anr Ddeinny's
Divorce Bill [Lords], as desired by this House, ][.:p7oorrd7.3Bill
and request that the same may be returned.

The Lords request that this House will be House of

pleased to give leave to the Right Honourable Lords
Lieutenant-Colonel Amelius Lockwood, c.v .0.,
Member of this House, to attend to be examined
I as a Witness before the Select Committee on
House of Lords Refreshment Rooms.

RRoefotinesshment

And Colonel Lockwood, being present in his
place, declared that he was willing, with leave
of the House, to go to the House of Lords, as
desired by their Lordships.

Resolved, That Colonel Lockwood have leave
to go to the House of Lords, as desired by their
Lordships, if he think fit.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords,
to acquaint them that
this House hath given
leave to Colonel Lockwood to go to the House
of Lords, as desired by their Lordships, if he
think fit : And that the Clerk do carry the said
Message.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Seaforth and

from the Committee on the Seaforth and Sefton Sefton.
Junction Railway Bill ; That they had examined jRuadcwtiaoyn Bill
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill
as
passed by the Committee, and found the same,
as amended, to be true ; and had gone through
the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Bury and
the Bury and District Joint Water Board Bill, District Joint
Water Board
with an Amendment.
Bill.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Y

orporation Bill they had examined

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local Local
Legislation Committee ; That in the case of the CLegislation
Dewsbur C
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the Corporation
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it eon- Bell.
sistent with the provisions of the Bill as passed by
the Committee, and found the same, as amended,
to be true ; and had gone through the Bill and
made Amendments thereunto.

oemwsmbiutityee.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed..

Mr. Cecil Ilormsworth presented a Bill to
facilitate the early treatment of mental disorder
of recent origin arising from wounds, shock,
and other causes : And the same was ordered to
be read a second time to-morrow; and to be
printed.

Mental
Treatment
Bill.

Bill 54.

Ordered, That for the remainder of the Session,
whenever the House adjourns from Thursday to
the following Tuesday, Members desiring to

Questions to
Ministers.

No. 40.] 5 GEO. V.

20th

21st April.

97

Alcoholic
Liquors.

give Notice of Questions for oral Answer on a
Tuesday or Wednesday may send Notices of
such Questions to the Clerks at the Table, and
any Notices of Questions so received by them
before Five of the clock on a Friday or Monday
shall be accepted as Notices of Questions for
oral Answer on the following Tuesday or
Wednesday respectively, and be printed and
circulated with the Votes.(Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer.)

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That this House is of opinion that,
during the continuance of the War, no alcoholic
liquors shall be sold in the refreshment rooms or
at the bars attached to the House of Commons,
and requests the Kitchen and Refreshment
Rooms Committee to arrange accordingly
(Mr. Wing) : And a Debate arising there-
upon

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Sir Arthur Markham) :--It was resolved in
the Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-

morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means,

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lord:5%]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Supply
[15th April]
Report,

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of the
15th day of this instant April ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

[No. 41.]
Wednesday, 21st April 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour

before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House proceeded to take into considera- Ammanford

tion the Ammanford Urban District Council Urban District

Council Bill.

Bill, as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House, according to Order, proceeded
take into consideration the Methodist Church
Ireland Bill, as amended in the Committee.

to Methodist
in Church in

Ireland Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Sir Harry Verney presented a Bill to confirm Sea Fisheries

a Provisional Order under the Sea Fisheries ((Cardigan
Act, 1868, relating to Mussel Fisheries in parts PraoYvisional
of the sea adjoining the Counties of Carnarvon, Order Bill.
Merioneth, and Cardigan : And the same was
read the first time.

Bill 55.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Sir Harry Verney presented a Bill to confirm
a Provisional Order under the Sea Fisheries
Act, 1868, relating to Oyster, Mussel, and Cockle
Fisheries in and near Poole Harbour : And the
same was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Sir Harry Verney presented a Bill to confirm
a Provisional Order under the Salmon and
Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1907, relating to the
River Conway and other waters : And the same
was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for
the
County of Durham (Mid Division), in the room
of John Wilson, Esquire, deceased.(Mr. Gul-
land.)

Sea Fisheries
(Poole)
Provisional
Order Bill.

Bill 56.

Conway
Fisheries
Provisional
Order Bill.

Bill 57.

Durham
County
(Mid Division)
Writ.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. :5436 series.)
to 5440.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute before Five
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His Union of
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report on the South Africa.
outbreak of the Rebellion in South Africa and
the policy of the Government with regard to
its suppression.

Copy of Return laid upon the Table of the Union of
House of Assembly of the Union of South South Africa.
Africa, on 11th March 1915, of Correspondence
on the subject of the proposed Naval and Military
Expedition against German South-West Africa.

Copy of further Correspondence regarding European

Gifts from the Oversea Dominions and Colonies War.
during the European War.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

VOL. 170.

98

21st-22nd April.

1915.

[No. 41.

The Lord Advocate presented, by His
Reformatory
and Industrial Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the
Schools
Departmental Committee on Reformatory and
(Scotland)
I. Report.
(Departmental Industrial Schools
Committee.)

II. Minutes of Evidence, with Appendices.

in Scotland.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Closing
Order made by the Corporation of Sligo under
the Shops Act, 1912.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

National
Insurance
Acts, 1911
to 1913.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 206.

Wines
Imported.

Message from
the Lords.

Spennymoor
and Tudhoe
Gas Bill
[Lords.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of First Report on the Work
of the National Insurance Audit Department,
1912-14.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Provisional Regulations, dated 19th April 1915,
made by the Insurance Commissioners, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Navy and Army)
Regulations (No. 1), 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to National
Health Insurance Commission (England) (Regu-
lations) be printed.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return showing the alcoholic strength, degree
by degree, of Wines imported in cask into this
country during the year 1914, consigned from
countries of Europe, Madeira,
the various
Australia, and other countries (in continuation
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 189 of Session
1914).(Sir Frederick ianbury.)

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to authorise the Spennymoor and Tudhoe
Gas Company to raise additional capital, and
to confer further powers upon that Company ;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

Spennymoor
and Tudhoe
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

The Spennymoor and Tudhoe Gas Bill [Lords]

was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Local
Legislation
Committee.
Rhondda
Urban District
Council
(Tramways
Extension,
&c.) Bill.

Munitions of
War (Unified
Administra-
tion of
Supply.)

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local
Legislation Committee ; That in the case of the
Rhondda Urban District Council (Tramways
they had examined the
Extension, &c.) Bill
allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill as
passed by the Committee, and found the same,
as amended, to be true ; and had gone through
the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
put, That this House, while welcoming well-
considered steps for increasing the mobility and
efficiency of labour, is of opinion that it is
urgently necessary that the resources of all firms
capable of producing or of co-operating in pro-
ducing munitions of war should be enlisted under
a unified administration in direct touch with
such firms(Mr. Hewins) : It passed in the
N egative.

The Order of the day being read,

Committee of Supply ;

for the Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Mental

Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

Treatment
Bill.

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

ment) B
ordill.]
[LPostpone-

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of 115th April I
the 15th day of this instant April ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till fourteen minutes after
Nine of the clock, adjourned till
to-
morrow.

[No. 42.]

Thursday, 22nd April 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
yAT R. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Private Bills
II from one of the Examiners of Petitions ,[/-°1'd8]
for Private Bills, That in the case of the ortdaenr ds
following Bill, originating in the Lords, and previously
referred on the First Reading thereof, the
Standing Orders not previously inquired into,
which are applicable thereto, have been complied
with, viz. :

c:Jthp.)lie

inquired into

Ilfracombe Gas Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That the, Bill be read a second time.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Provisional
Order Bills
srtdaenrdsing

from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bill, referred on the First Reading thereof, the applicable
Standing Orders which are applicable thereto thereto
complied
have been complied with, viz. :
with.)

Tramways Provisional Orders Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Skegness Urban District Gas Bill was, Skegness
according to Order, read the third time and Urban District
Gas Bill.
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 5) Bill.
Bill 58.

Public
Petitions.
Vide First
Report.

Wines
Imported.

No. 207.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland)
(Regulations.)
No. 208.

No. 42.] 5 GEO. V.

22nd-27th April.

99

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert
Samuel, presented a Bill to confirm certain Pro-
visional Orders of the Local Government Board
relating to Birmingham, Bootle, Bradford,
Liverpool, and Stockton-on-Tees : And the
same was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

A Public Petition was presented, and read ;

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

(In the Committee.)

Army Estimates, 1915-16.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a
sum not exceeding £1,000 be granted to His
Majesty, to defray the Expense of the War
Office, which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of
March 1916:

Motion made, and Question, That the Chair-
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit
again(Mr. Walter Rea),put, and agreed to.

Mr. Acland presented,Return to an Order,
dated the 21st day of this instant April, for a
Return relative to Wines imported.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Provisional Regulations, made by the Irish
Insurance Commissioners, dated 21st April 1915,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Navy
and Army) Regulations (Ireland)
1),
1915.

(No.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Inebriates
Acts
(Inspector's
Report)
(Ireland.)

Evicted
Tenants
(Ireland)
Act, 1907.

Intermediate
Education
(Ireland.)

Intermediate
Education
(Ireland.)

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Corn-
mand,Copy of Eleventh Report of the Inspector
for Ireland under the Inebriates Acts, 1879 to
1900, for the year 1914 (with Appendices).

Copy of Return giving particulars of cases
in which persons had been reinstated with the
assistance of the Estates Commissioners during
the quarter ended 31st December 1914.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Rule "made by the .Intermediate Education
Board for Ireland, determining the maximum
number of Superintendents to be appointed,
1915.

Copy of Rule by the Intermediate Education
Board for Ireland appointing Places of Exa-
mination, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Territorial
Force Bill.

Bill 59.

Mr. Tennant, supported by Mr. Harold Baker,
presented a Bill to amend the Territorial and
Reserve Forces Act, 1907, with respect to the
conditions of service during the present War :
And the same was ordered to be read a second
time upon Tuesday next ; and to be printed.

Police
(Emergency
Provisions)
Bill.

Bill 60.

Mr. Secretary 111'Kenna presented a Bill to
amend the enactments relating to the Police
during the present War : And the same was
ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday
next ; and to be printed.

Sir Henry
David
Erskine,
K.C.V.O.

nemine

Resolved,

contradicente, That Mr.
Speaker be requested to acquaint Sir Henry
David Erskine, x.0.v.o., that this House enter-
tains a just sense of the exemplary manner in
which he has uniformly discharged the duties of
the Office of Serjeant-at-Arms, and has devoted
himself to the service of the House for a
period of upwards of forty years.(The Prime
Minister.)

Sittings of
the House.

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this
(The

day, do adjourn till Tuesday next.
Prime Minister.)

Supply
[7th allotted
Day.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

Vol,. 170.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means acquainted
the House that the Committee had made Pro-
gress in the matter to them referred ; and that
he was directed to move, That the Committee
may have leave to sit again.

Resolved. That this House will, upon Tuesday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [1h April]
the 15th day of this instant April ;

Re5tport.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Mental
Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill . Treatment

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day beina read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postpone-
ment) Bill
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Adjournment.

the Order of the House of
the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
twenty-five minutes
before Eleven of the clock, adjourned
till Tuesday next, pursuant to the Reso-
lution of the House of this day.

till

[No. 43.]

Tuesday, 27th April 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Ammanford Urban District Council Ammanford
urban District
Council Bill.

Bill was read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

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27th April.

1915.

[No. 43.

Great Eastern
Railway Bill.

The Great Eastern Railway Bill was read the

third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Methodist
Church in
Ireland Bill.

Ordered, That the Methodist Church in Ire-
land Bill be read the third time upon Tuesday
next.

Bury and
District Joint
Water Board

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Bury and District Joint Water Board
Bill, as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Dewsbury
Corporation
Bill.

Ordered, That the Dewsbury Corporation Bill,
as amended in the Committee, be taken into
consideration to-morrow.

Seaforth and
Sefton
Junction
Railway Bill.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway
Bill, as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Deaf and
Dumb Poor
Asylum Bill
jLord.q.l

Tramways
Provisional
Orders Bill.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.
Bill 61.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.
Bill 62.

The Deaf and Dumb Poor Asylum Bill
[Lords] was read a second time, and committed.

The Tramways Provisional Orders Bill was,
according to Order, read a second time, and
committed.

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill to confirm
certain Provisional Orders made by the Board
of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts,
1882 to 1909, relating to Clifden and Ennis-
corthy : And the same was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill to confirm
certain Provisional Orders made by the Board
of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts,
1882 to 1909, relating to Haworth Urban Dis-
Irlam, Kingston-upon-Hull (Extension),
trict,
Knaresborough, Litherland, Normanton Urban
District, Ryde (Amendment). Skipton, Stanley
( Yorkshire), and Tenby : And the same was
read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Secretary

Police
(Counties and
Boroughs,
England and
Wales.)

Kenna presented, pursuant
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Report of His Majesty's Inspectors
of Constabulary for
ended 29th
No. 209. September 1914, with Statistical Tables ap-

the year

pended.

Shops Act,
1912.

Police Act,
1890.

Copies of Orders made by the Councils of
the undermentioned Local Authorities under
the Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the
the Home Depart-
Secretary of State for
ment :

Borough of Newark.
Urban District of Ramsbottom.

Copy of Correspondence relative to the refusal
of the Secretary of State's Certificate under
Section 17 (2) of the Police Act, 1890, to the
Tyne River Police Force, for the year ended
29th September 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table; and that the Paper relative to Police
(Counties and Boroughs, England and Wales)
he printed.

Sir Harry Verney presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command,Copy of' Annual Report for 1914 Agriculture
of proceedings of the Board of Agriculture
and Fisheries under the Small Holdings and
Allotments Acts, and other Acts. Part II.
Allotments and Miscellaneous.

is wiles.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented,

pursuant

to

the National

directions of several Acts of Parliament,
n
Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 21st Icnosia
April 1915, made by the Welsh Insurance (wales)
Commissioners, entitled the National Health (Regulations.)
and Army) Regulations No. 210.
Insurance
(Wales) (No. 1), 1915.

(Navy

on

Account of the Public Income and Expendi- Public
ture of the United Kingdom of Great Britain Income and
and Ireland in the year ended 31st March 1915 ; Expenditure.
together with the balances in the Exchequer on No. 211.
the 1st April 1914, the Receipts and Payments
(not being Income and Expenditure) in the year
ended 31st March 1915, and the balances in
the Exchequer on that day.

Copy of Treasury Minute under the Super- Super-
annuation Act, 1887, dated 13th April 1915, annuation
granting a retired allowance to Richard H. Act, 1887.
Langridge, Assistant Superintendent, Class II.,
Eastbourne Post Office.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to National
Health Insurance Commission (Wales) (Regula-
tions) and to Public Income and Expenditure
be printed.

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His Royal

Majesty's Command,Copy of the Twenty- Observatory
fifth Annual Report of the Astronomer Royal
for Scotland.

.)

The Lord Advocate also presented, pursuant university of

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, Glasgow.
Copy of Abstract of Accounts of the University of No. 212.
Glasgow for the year ended 30th September 1914.

Copy of Report on the state of the Finances university of

of the University of Edinburgh, made by the Edinburgh.
University Court, for
the year ended 31st No. 213.
August 1914.

Copy of Annual Statistical Report by the University of

University Court of the University of Edin- Edinburgh.
burgh for the year ended 30th September 1914.
No. 214.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to the
University of Glasgow and the University of
Edinburgh be printed.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 840 (East Africa Protectorate, Report for (
1913-14).
Copy

of Miscellaneous Report, No.
90 Colonial
(Saint Vincent, Report on the administration of Reports
the Roads and Land Settlement Fund from the faritiesocues.3
1st January 1911 to 31st March 1914).

Colonial
Reports
Annual.)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Irish Pig-
Command,Copy of Report of the Depart- Brg
mental Committee on the Irish Pig - Breeding (Departmental
Industry.

Committee.)

Industreediny

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Loan
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon Societies.
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Abstract

No. 43.] 5 GEO. V.

27th April.

101

Chelmsford
Corporation
Gas Bill.

'Southend
Water Bill.

of Accounts of Loan Societies in England and
the year 1913, furnished to the
Wales for
Central Office for the Registry of Friendly
Societies.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Chelmsford Cor-
poration Gas Bill ; That they had examined the
allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill as
passed by the Committee, and found the same,
as amended, to be true ; and had gone through
the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Southend Water
Bill ; That they had examined the allegations
the Bill, and
contained in the Preamble of
amended the same, and found the same, as
amended, to be true ; and had gone through the
Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mersey
Railway Bill
"Lords.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
[Lords], without

the Mersey Railway Bill
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Message from
the Lords.

Warwick Gas
Bill [Lords.]

Ormskirk
Gas and
Electricity
Bill [Lords.]

Falmouth
Docks Bill
[Lords.]

Brighton and
Hove Gas Bill

Lords.]

Rotherham
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

Sheffield
Corporation
kTramways)
Bill [Lords.]

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to continue and confer further powers upon
the Town of Warwick Gas Light Company ;
to
change the name of the Company, and for other
purposes ; to which the Lords desire the con-
currence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to change the name of the Ormskirk Gas
to empower the Company to
Light Company ;
acquire additional lands, to supply electricity,
and to raise additional capital, and for other
purposes ; to which the Lords desire the con-
currence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act for making provisions respecting the capital
of the Falmouth Docks Company, and for other
purposes ; to which the Lords desire the con-
currence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to extend the limits of supply of
the
Brighton and Hove General Gas Company, and
for other purposes ; to which the Lords desire
the concurrence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act for conferring further powers upon the
Corporation of Rotherham with reference to
their tramway and electricity undertakings ;
to authorise the construction of street works,
and to make better provision for the health,
local government, and finance of the Borough of
Rotherham, and for other purposes; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to confer powers upon the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Citizens of the City of Sheffield
with respect to the construction of tramways
and the running of omnibuses, and for other
purposes ; to which the Lords desire the con-
currence of this House.

Voi.. 170.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Sunderland
Act to empower the Mayor, Aldermen, and Corporation
Bill

Burgesses of the Borough of Sunderland to v
reconstruct the Wearmouth Bridge, and for [L0,.]
other purposes ; to which the Lords desire the
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Frimley and
Act for conferring further powers upon the Farnborough
BDillsltrict Water
Frimley and Farnborough District Water Corn-
[Lo rds.]
pany ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence
of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Salop County

Act to regulate the user of the Shirehall and council
Guildhall at Shrewsbury, in the County of
to which the
Salop, and for other purposes ;
Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

[ or".

The Warwick Gas Bill [Lords] was read the Warwick Gas
Bill [Lords.]

first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

The Ormskirk Gas

[Lords] was read the first time.

and Electricity Bill Ormskirk
Gas and
Electricity

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Bill [Lords.]

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

the first time.

The Falmouth Docks Bill [Lords] was read Falmouth
Docks Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

The Brighton and Hove Gas Bill [Lords] Brighton and
Hove Gas Bill
[Lords.]

was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

The Rotherham Corporation Bill

was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

[Lords] Rotherham
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

The Sheffield Corporation (Tramways) Bill Sheffield

[Lords] was read the first time.

Corporation
(Tramways)
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Bill [Lords.]

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Bridge) Bill [Lords] was read the first time.

The Sunderland Corporation (Wearmouth Sunderland
Corporation
(Wearmouth
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Bridge) Bill

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

[Loi.d..]

Bill [Lords] was read the first time.

The Frimley and Farnborough District Water Frimley and
Farnborough
District Water
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Bill [Lords.]

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

The Salop County Council Bill [Lords] was Salop County

read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Council
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the Mental

Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Treatment
Bill.

The Police (Emergency Provisions) Bill was, Police

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a stn.

Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

(Emergency
Provisions)

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27th-28th April.

1915.

[No. 44,

Territorial
Force Bill.

Prisoners of
War.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Territorial Force Bill ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time :And a Debate arising there-
upon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. Walter Rea):It was resolved in the
Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-

morrow.

Resolved, That, in view of the grave state-
ments that have been made regarding the treat-
ment of Prisoners of War in Germany, this
House requests His Majesty's Government to
take all the means in their power to ensure
their better treatment in the future.
(Sir
Frederick Banbury.)

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
[15th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of this instant April;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church The Order of the day being read, for the
(Postpone-
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ment) Bill
ponement) Bill r.[Lords] ;
[Lord.y.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to- morrow.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till ten minutes after Nine
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert Local

Samuel, presented a Bill to confirm certain Pro- rGoverunent
visional Orders of the Local Government Board Orrodveirssion a
relating to Cardiff, Coventry, Lytham, Sheffield, (No. 6) Bill.
and the Rothwell Joint Cemetery District : And
Bill 63.
the same was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert Local

Samuel, presented a Bill to confirm a Provisional Govern. ment
Order of the Local Government Board relating Porroaveirsional
to the County of Nottingham : And the same (No. 7) Bill.
was read the first time.
Bill 64..

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of Order made by the Secretary for Scotland,
dated 27th April 1915, under the Shops Act,
1912, affecting certain classes of Shops in the
Burgh of Largs.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Hobhouse presented, pursuant to the direc- Post Office
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of the (Foreign and
Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post Amendment Parcel Post.)
(No. 70) Warrant, 1915, dated 31st March
1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's Army.

tonal
Command,Copy of Statement showing the
financial position of Territorial Force County Finances.).
Associations on 31st March 1914.

Mr. Tennant also presented, pursuant to the Army.

directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Army Order of revised Rates for Billeting.

Copy of Army Order making Regulations Army.

under the Regimental Debts Act, 1893.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary II'Kenna presented, pursuant Metropolitan

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, Police.
Accounts of the Metropolitan Police and the No. 215.
Police Pension Funds for the year ended 31st
March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

[No. 44.]

Wednesday, 28th April 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Ilfracombe Gas Bill [Lords) was read a

second time, and committed.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Dewsbury Corporation
Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Tuesday next.

Ilfracombe
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

Dewsbury
Corporation
Bill.

Ultimus hreres.
(Scotland)
(Account and
List of
Estates.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return of Abstract Account of the Receipts
and Payments of the King's and Lord Treasurer's
Remembrancer in Scotland, in the year ended
the 31st day of December 1914, in the adminis-
tration of Estates and Treasure Trove on behalf
of the Crown :And of alphabetical List of
Estates which fell to the Crown as Ultimus
Hawes in Scotland, administered by the King's
and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer in the same
year.(Mr. Acland.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return of Street and Road Tramways and
Light Railways authorised by Act or Order,
showing the amount of capital authorised, paid
up, and expended ; the length of line authorised
and the length open for public traffic down to
the 31st day of December 1914 in respect of
companies, and the 31st day of March 1915 in
respect of local authorities ; the gross receipts,

Tramways
and Light
Railways
(Street and
Road) and
Trackless
Trolley
Undertakings..

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Table ; and be printed.

28th April.

103
Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [15th April]
the 15th day of this instant April ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Territorial
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Force Bill.
upon the 27th day of this instant April, That
the Territorial Force Bill be now read a second
time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the police
Committee on the Police (Emergency Pro- (Emergency
Prov isions)I
visions) Bill ;
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Mental
Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill ; Treatment

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, fbr the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Pcstpone-
ment) Bill
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
thirteen minutes after
Seven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

till

No. 44.] 5 GEO. V.

working expenditure, net receipts, and appro-
priations ; the number of passengers conveyed ;
the number of miles run by cars and the quantity
of electrical energy used during the year ended
on the foregoing dates, respectively ; together
with the number of horses, engines, and cars at
those dates (in continuation of Parliamentary
Paper, No. 463 of Session 1914) :Also similar
particulars relating to Trackless Trolley Under-
takings.(Mr. Runciman.)

Sir John Tudor Walters reported from the
Committee on Group 1 of Railway Bills ; That,
for the convenience of parties, the Committee
had adjourned till Tuesday next, at half an hour
after Eleven of the clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Railway Bills
(Group 1.)

Sir William Howell Davies reported the Bar-
Barnoldswick
Urban District noldswick Urban District Council Water Bill,
Council Water with Amendments.
Bill.

Standing
Orders.

Mr. Vaughan-Davies reported from the Select
Committee on Standing Orders several Resolu-
tions ; which were read, as follow :

1. That

in the case of the Stalybridge,
Stalybridge,
Hyde, Mossley, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukinfield Tramways and
and Dukinfield Electricity Board [Lords], Petition for Bill,
Tramways and
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed
Electricity
with ; that the parties be permitted, to proceed
Board
[ Lords.]
with their Bill.

London
Electric
Railway
'Companies'
Facilities.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill.

2. That in the case of the London Electric
Railway Companies' Facilities, Petition for
leave to deposit a Petition for a Bill, the Stand-
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; that
the parties be permitted to deposit their Petition
for a Bill.

3. That in the Lase of the London County
Council (General Powers) Bill, Petition for
additional provision, the Standing Orders ought
to be dispensed with ;
the parties be
permitted to insert the additional provision if
the Committee on the Bill think fit.

that

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Copyright Act,

Mr. Acland presented a Bill to amend the
Copyright
(British
to the
Museum) Bill. delivery of Books to the British Museum : And
the same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

1911, with respect

Bill 65.

Supply
[8th allotted
Day.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Revenue Departments.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a
sum not exceeding £15,336,380 be granted to
His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to
defray the charge which will come in course of
payment during the year ending on the 31st day
of March 1916 for the Salaries and Expenses of
the Post Office, including Telegraphs and Tele-
phones :

Motion made, and Question, That the Chair-
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit
again (Mr. Morton),--put, and negatived.
Original Question put, and agreed to.
Resolution to be reported.

VOL. 170.

104

29th April.

1915.

[No. 45.

[No. 45.]

Thursday, 29th April 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAY ER S.
THE Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County
Council (General Powers) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.',

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered. That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

Gas and Water Mr. Robertson presented a Bill to confirm
Provisional
certain Provisional Orders made by the Board
Orders
of Trade under the Gas and Water Works
(No. 1) Bill.
Facilities Act, 1870, relating to Oakham Gas,
Bill 66.
Staveley Gas, Thirsk Gas, and Thirsk District
Water : And the same was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

filtimus Hares
(Scotland)
(Account and
List of
Estates.)

No. 216.
High Court of
Justice and
Court of
Appeal, &c.
No. 217.

Land Registry.
No. 218.

Mr. Acland presented,Return to an Order,
dated the 28th day of this instant April, for
Returns relative to Ultimus Hwres (Scotland)
(Account and List of Estates).

Mr. Arland also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Accounts showing the Receipts and Expendi-
ture in respect of the High Court of Justice,
the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Criminal
Appeal during the year ended 31st March 1915.
Account of Receipts and Payments in respect
of the Land. Registry for the year ended 31st
March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Secretary 111Kenna presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department :

County of Durham (Whickham Urban

District, Dunston Ward).

Borough of Haslingden.
Borough of Blackburn.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Australia
(Meat Export
Trade)
(Royal
Commission.)

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the
Royal Commission on the Meat Export Trade
of the Commonwealth of Australia, with Appen-
dices.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

National Debt.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
each financial year

a Return showing,

for

commencing the 1st day of April, from 1875 to
1915, inclusive :

(1) The total amount of deadweight Debt
outstanding on the 1st day of April, the
amounts which were made available in each
year to 1914-15, inclusive, for reduction of
Debt, distinguishing the sums expressly
provided for service of the Debt, the old
Sinking Fund, and Miscellaneous Receipts,
the gross amount of Debt redeemed, the
amount of Debt created, and the net
increase or decrease of Debt in the year ;
(2) A similar Statement in respect of other

capital liabilities ;

(3) A similar Statement in respect of the

aggregate gross liabilities of the State.

(Mr. Acland.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Shipbuilding,

a Copy of Report and Statistics of bad Time
kept in Shipbuilding, Munitions, and Transport
Areas.(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

o n s ,

No. 220.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly

presented the said Return.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Sir William Howell Davies
Metropolitan Water Board Bill,
ments.

Ordered, That the Report do

Table ; and be printed.

reported the Metropolitan
Water Board
with Amend-
Bill.

lie upon the

Sir William Howell Davies reported from the Private Bills
Committee on Group A. of Private Bills ; That (Group A.)
the parties opposing the Weardale and Consett
Water Bill had stated that the evidence of
Ernest Prescott Hill was essential to their case ;
and it having been proved that his attendance
could not be procured without the intervention
of the House, he had been instructed to move
that the said Ernest Prescott Hill do attend
the said Committee on Tuesday next, at half
an hour after Eleven of the clock.

Ordered, That Ernest Prescott Hill do attend
the Committee on Group A of Private Bills
on Tuesday next, at half an hour after Eleven
of the clock.

Beamish's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

the verdict

The Lord Advocate reported from the Select
Committee on Divorce Bills ; That they had
examined the allegations of Beamish's Divorce
Bill [Lords] as to the marriage of the parties,
the adultery charged as the ground for dissolving
law, and the
the marriage,
sentence of divorce a mensd et thoro in the
Probate and Matrimonial Division of the High
Court of Justice in Ireland, and, upon evidence
satisfactory to the Committee, found the same
and the other allegations to be true ; and they
saw no reason to suspect collusion between the
and that the Committee had gone
parties ;
through the Bill, and directed him to report the
same, without Amendment.

at

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Lord Advocate reported from the Select Denny's
Committee on Divorce Bills; That they had Divorce Bill
examined the allegations of Denny's Divorce [Lords.]
Bill [Lords] as to the marriage of the parties,
the adultery coupled with cruelty charged as
the ground for dissolving the marriage, and the
thoro in the
sentence of divorce a mensci et

No. 45.1 5 GEO. V.

29th April.

Probate and Matrimonial Division of the High
Court of Justice, in Ireland, and, upon evidence
satisfactory to the Committee, found the same
and the other allegations to he true ; and they
saw no reason to suspect collusion between the
parties ; and that
the Committee had gone
through the Bill, and directed him to report the
same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Ordered, That the Minutes of Evidence and
Proceedings in the House of Lords on the
Second Reading of Beamish's Divorce Bill
[Lords] and Denny's Divorce Bill
[ Lords],
together with the Documents deposited in each
case,
(The Lord Advocate.)

returned to the House of Lords.

be

Ordered, That the other Government Business
have precedence this day of the Business of
Supply.(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this
adjourn till Tuesday next.
(Mr.

day,
Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

do

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a
Bill to extend the Defence of the Realm Con-.
solidation Act, 1914 : And that Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the Prime Minister, Mr.
Churchill, and Mr. Attorney General do prepare
and bring it in.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly
presented a Bill to extend the Defence of the
Realm Consolidation Act, 1914 ; And the same
was read the first time, and ordered to be read
a second time upon Tuesday next ; and to be
printed.

Beamish's
Divorce Bill
[Lords]
and Denny's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Business of
the House
(Supply.)

Sittings of
the House.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
(No. 3.)

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
(No. 3) Bill,
Bill 68.

Ways and
Means.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

(In the Committee.)
Spirits (Customs).

and Question

1. Motion made,

proposed,
That, in addition to the duties of Customs now
payable on spirits imported into Great Britain
or Ireland, there shall, on and after the thirtieth
day of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be
charged the following duties (that is to say) :
d.

£ s.

spirits

For every gallon computed at
proof of spirits of any descrip-
tion except perfumed spirits
For every gallon of perfumed
-
For every gallon of liqueurs,
cordials, mixtures, and other
preparations entered in such a
manner as to indicate that the
strength is not to be tested
-

-

- 0 14 9

1

3

7

1

0

0

and the duties of Customs on the articles here-
after mentioned, being articles in which spirit is
contained, or in the manufacture of which spirit
is used, shall be proportionately increased and
shall be as follows :

Chloral hydrate
Chloroform
Collodion
Ether acetic
Ether butyric -
Ether sulphuric
Ethyl, iodide of
Ethyl bromide
Ethyl chloride
V OL. 170

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

the pound
the pound
the gallon
the pound
the gallon
the gallon
the gallon
the pound
the gallon

d.
6
7

1

s.
0
3
0
8
3
9
0
5
1
3
2
2
3 12 2
1 17
7
0 2 10
3
2
2

105
And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Question

amended, by leaving out from
" £1 Os. Od." to " Ethyl chloride, the gallon,
£2 3s. 2d.," inclusive.(Mr. Attorney General.)
Question, as amended, put, and agreed to.
1. Resolved, That, in addition to the duties of
Customs now payable on spirits imported into
Great Britain or Ireland, there shall, on and
of April, nineteen
after
hundred and fifteen, be charged the following
duties (that is to say) :

the thirtieth day

spirits

For every gallon computed at
proof of spirits of any descrip-
tion except perfumed spirits
For every gallon of perfumed
-
liqueurs,
cordials, mixtures, and other
preparations entered in such a
manner as to indicate that the
strength is not to be tested
-

-
For every gallon of

£ s. d.

0 14 9

1

3

7

1

0

0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Spirits (Excise).
2. Motion made, and Question put, That, in
addition to the duty of Excise now payable, for
every gallon computed at proof of spirits distilled
in the United Kingdom there shall, on and after
the thirtieth day of April, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, be charged the following duty (that is to
say) :

L s.

d.

For every gallon of spirits com-

puted at proof

- 0 14 9
and so on in proportion for any less quantity.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect, under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Attorney General.)

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the IMr. Ge/land,
M r. Howard :

Yeas,

Tellers for the r Mr. Crean,

Noes,

M r. Giihody :

89.

5

J

)

Wine.
3. Resolved, That, in lieu of the duties now
payable on wine imported into Great Britain or
Ireland, there shall, on and after the thirtieth
day of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be
charged, levied, and paid the following duties
(that is to say) :

s.

d.

Wine :

Not exceeding 30 degrees of

proof spirit

-

the gallon 0

5

0

-

42

ing
spirit

Exceeding 30 but not exceed-
degrees of proof
the gallon
And for every degree, or part
the
of
highest above charged, an
additional duty -
the gallon
Sparkling wine in bottle, an

a degree,

beyond

additional duty -

the gallon 0 15

Still wine in bottle, an addi-
the gallon

tional duty

-

0

1

P

0 12

0

0

1

0

0

0

29th April.

1915.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

[No. 45.

106

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

In this Resolution the word " wine " includes
lees of wine ; and the word " degree " does not
include a fraction of the next higher degree.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Beer (Customs).
4. Resolved, That, in addition to the duties of
Customs now payable on beer imported into
Great Britain or Ireland, there shall, on and
after the third day of May, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, be charged, levied, and paid, in the
case of every description of beer (other than
beer called or similar to mum, spruce, black
beer, or Berlin white beer, or other preparations,
whether fermented or not fermented, of a similar
character), the following duties on heavier beers
(that is to say) :

For every 36 gallons of
brewed at a gravity

beer

Of more than 43 degrees and
not exceeding 48 degrees
-
Of more than 48 degrees and
not exceeding 53 degrees
-
-

Of 53 degrees and over -

£

s.

d.

0 12

1

4
1 16

0

0
0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Beer (Excise).
5. Motion made, and Question put, That,
in addition to the duty of Excise in respect of
beer brewed in the United Kingdom, there shall,
on and after the third day of May, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, be charged, levied, and
paid the following duties on heavier beers (that
is to say) :

For every 36 gallons of beer
brewed at a gravity

Of more than 43 degrees and
not exceeding 48 degrees
-
Of more than 48 degrees and
not exceeding 53 degrees

Of 53 degrees and over -

£ s. d.

0 12

1

4
1 16

0

0
0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the f Mr. Gulland,
1Mr. Howard :

Yeas,

Tellers for thef Mr. Crean,

Noes,

tMr. Githoo/y :

1- 74.

f

5'

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had come to several Reso-
lutions.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Tuesday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Territorial
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Force Bill.
upon the 27th day of this instant April, That
the Territorial Force Bill be now read a second
time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Police (Emergency Provisions)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Police
(Emergency
Provisions)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
the Copyright (British

Second Reading of
Museum) Bill ;

Copyright
(British
Museum) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Mental
Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill,. Treatment

a

5 Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the (WpoelsstnpoCnheurch

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

ment) Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply

the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of this instant April ;

15th i_prill

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28th April]
the 28th day of this instant April ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Tuesday next.

Mr. Acland presented,Return to an Order, National Debt.

dated the 29th day of this instant April, for a No. 219.
Return relative to the National Debt.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Adjournment.

the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till twenty -four minutes
tinued to sit
before Nine of the clock, adjourned till
Tuesday next, pursuant to the Resolution
of the House of this day.

4th May.

107
The Bury and District Joint Water Board

Bill was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Bil

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

B ur y a r.
District
Joint
Water Board

No. 46.] 5 GEO. V.

[No. 46.]

Tuesday, 4th May 1915.

Mr. Speaker's
Absence.

Prayers.

Private Bills
[ Lards]
(Standing
Orders not
previously
inquired into
complied
with.)

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.
THE House being met, the Clerk at the Table
informed the House of the unavoidable
absence of Mr. Speaker from this day's Sitting :
Whereupon Mr. Whitley, the Chairman of
Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table, and,
after Prayers, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker,
pursuant to the Standing Order.

Mr. Deputy Speaker laid upon the Table,
Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions
for Private Bills, That in the case of the follow-
ing Bills, originating in the Lords, and referred
on the First Reading thereof; the Standing
Orders not previously inquired into, which
are applicable thereto, have been complied with,
viz, :

Sunderland

Corporation

(Wearmouth

Bridge) Bill [Lords].
Sheffield Corporation

[Lords].

(Tramways) Bill

Brighton and Hove Gas Bill [Lords].
Frimley and Farnborough District Water

Bill [Lords].

Rotherham Corporation Bill [Lords].
Salop County Council Bill [Lords].
Warwick Gas Bill [Lords].
Fahnouth Docks Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time.

London
County
Council
(Money) Bill
(Standing
Orders
applicable
thereto
complied
with.)

Mr. Deputy Speaker laid upon the Table,
Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions
for Private Bills, That in the case of the follow-
ing Bill, referred on the First Reading thereof,
the Standing Orders which are applicable
thereto have been complied with, viz.:

London County Council (Money) Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.

Provisional
Order Bills
(no Standing
Orders
applicable.)

Mr. Deputy Speaker laid upon the Table,
Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions
for Private Bills, That in the case of the follow-
ing Bills, referred on the First Reading thereof,
no Standing Orders are applicable, viz. :

Local Government

(No. 2) Bill.

Provisional Orders

Sea Fisheries (Cardigan Bay) Provisional

Order Bill.

Sea Fisheries (Poole) Provisional Order

Bill.

Conway Fisheries Provisional Order Bill.
Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time

to-morrow.

Mr. Deputy Speaker laid upon the Table,
Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions
for Private Bills, That in the case of the follow-
ing Bills, referred on the First Reading thereof,
the Standing Orders which are applicable thereto
have been complied with, viz. :

Local Government

(No. 3) Bill.

Provisional Orders

Local Government Provisional Orders

(No. 4) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time

to-morrow.

VOL. 170.

Provisional
Order Bills
(Standing
Orders
applicable
thereto
complied
with.)

The Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway Seaforth and

Bill was read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Railway Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Junction

The House proceeded to take into considera- Barnoldswick
tion the Barnoldswick Urban District Council Urban District
Water
ater
Water Bill

, as amended in the Committee.
,

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Mersey

tion the Mersey Railway Bill [Lords].

Railway Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Rhondda
tion the Rhondda Urban District Council Urban .District
(Tramways Extensions, &c.) Bill, as amended CTrao"ncil
in the Committee.

(mways
Extensions,

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time. &c.) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the Methodist
the Methodist Church in Church in

Third Reading of
Ireland Bill ;

Ireland Bill.
I

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time
to-morrow, at a quarter of an hour after Eight of
the clock.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Dewsbury Corporation
Bill, as amended in the Committee.

Dewsbury
Corporation
Bill.

And an Amendment was made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill to confirm
certain Provisional Orders made by the Board
of Trade under the Gas and Water Works
Facilities Act, 1870, relating to Guildford Gas,
Melton Mowbray Gas, Swanage Gas, and Hoy-
lake and West Kirby Gas and Water : And
the same was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill

to confirm
certain Provisional Orders made by the Board
of Trade under the Gas and Water Works
Facilities Act, 1870, relating to Cheadle Gas,
Heathfield and Waldron Gas, Liverpool Gas,
Mid Kent Gas Light and Coke, Bothwell Gas,
and Fisherton Anger and Bemerton -Water
Works : And the same was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.
Bill 67.

Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.
Bill 69.

The Lord Advocate presented,

by His Small

Majesty's Cofnmand, Copy of Third Report Landholders
by the Scottish Land Court, for the year 1914.

(Asoctostland)

Copy of Amendment of the Superannuation Education
(Scotland.)

Scheme for Teachers in Scotland, 1915.

Copy of Code of Regulations for Continuation

Classes in Scotland, 1915.

Education
(Scotland.)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Coin- Irish Land
mand,Copy of Return of proceedings under Commission
the Land Law Acts, the Labourers (Ireland) (Proceedings.)
Acts, 1883 to 1891, and the Land Purchase
P 2

108
Acts, of the Irish Land Commission during
the month of December 1914.

1915.
ante (Societies' Accounts and Administration
Expenses) Amendment Regulations, 1915.

4th May.

[No. 46.

Loan Fund
Board
(Ireland.)
Education
(Ireland.)

Pawnbrokers'
Returns
(Ireland.)

Copy of Seventy-seventh Annual Report of

the Loan Fund Board of Ireland, 1914.

Copy of the Annual Report of the Commis-
sioners of Education in Ireland for the year
1914.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Pawnbrokers' Returns from the City Marshal of
Dublin for the year 1913.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Post Offics
(Foreign and
Colonial
Post.)

Mr. Hobhouse presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
the Foreign and Colonial Post (Cash on Delivery)
Amendment (No. 12) Warrant, 1915, dated
31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Labour
Exchanges
Act, 1909.

Mr. Runcinian presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Supplementary Regulation, dated 29th April
1915, made by the Board of Trade pursuant to
Section 2 of the Labour Exchanges Act, 1909.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

s

Alleged
Gut erman
rag

Oe(Departmental Departmental Committee on alleged German

Mr. Secretary M`Kenna presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the

Committee.) Outrages, with Appendix.
Public Services Copy of Appendix to the Report of the Royal
in
Commission on the Public Services in India.
(RIyandl
Commission.) Minutes of Evidence relating to certain Depart-
ments taken at Delhi, Calcutta, Madras, Bombay,
and London. Volumes XIII., XIV., XVI.,
XVII., XVIII., and XX.

ia

Penal
Servitude
Acts
(Conditional
Licence.)

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Secretary lIPKenna also presented, pur-
suant to the directions of several Acts of Parlia-
ment,Copy of a Licence granted to a Convict,
discharging her from Aylesbury Convict Prison
on condition that she enters a Home.

Copies of Orders made by the Councils of
the undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

Borough of Wallasey.
City of York.
Urban Districts of Willesden and Gelly-

gaer.

Ordered, That the said Papers de lie upon the

Table.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, No. 5441.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to National
Health Insurance (Joint Committee) (Regula-
tions) be printed.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Thames
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon Conservancy.
the Table by the Clerk of the House: General No. 223.
Report of the proceedings of the Conservators
of the River Thames during the year 1914, with
a Statement of the Accounts of the Conservators
for that year.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Financial
a Copy of Statement of Revenue and Expen- Sita9tine61
diture as laid before the House by Mr. Chancellor ( No. 222.
of the Exchequer when opening the Budget.
( M r. Acland.)

Mr. Acland accordingly presented the said

Paper.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Resolved, That an humble Address be pre- Crown
lon
sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously (Deaths'
tihes, &c.
pleased to give directions that there he laid Sentences.)
before this House a Return showing the number
of Death Sentences and Executions in British
Crown and other Colonies and Protectorates
during the year 1914, with the population of
such Colonies and Protectorates, respectively
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 334
of Session 1914).( Mr. George Greenwood.)

James Cosgrave, Esquire, Member for the New Members

County of Galway (East Galway Division), was sworn'
sworn.

Samuel Galbraith, Esquire, Member for the
County of Durham (Mid Division), was sworn.

Sir John Tudor Walters reported from the Worksop and

Committee on the Worksop and Bawtry Railway Ba
Bill ; That in pursuance of the Resolution of
the House of the 3rd day of March last the
Committee had struck out Clause 13.

wtry

Railway Bill

Sir John Tudor Walters further reported from
the Committee ; That they had examined the
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be
true ; and had gone through the Bill and made
Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Deputy Speaker acquainted the House Message from

that a Message had been brought from the Lords the Lords.
by one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords communicate that they have come Consolidation

to the following Resolution, viz., That it is
desirable that all Consolidation Bills in the
present Session be referred to a Joint Committee
of both Houses of Parliament.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Corn-
mand,Copy of Order, dated 31st March 1915,
made by the Insurance Commissioners under
Section 2 of the Local Government Board's
Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 3) Act,
1914, entitled the County Borough of Wakefield
(Insurance Committee) Order, 1915.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the
National
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Health
Insurance
Provisional Regulations, dated 3rd May 1915,
(Joint
Committee) made by the National Health Insurance Joint
(Regulations.) Committee, entitled the National Health Insur-

No. 221.

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local
Legislation Committee ; That in the case of the
Lurgan Urban District Council Bill they had
examined the allegations contained in the Pre-
amble of the Bill, and amended the same so as
to make it consistent with the provisions of the
Bill as passed by the Committee, and found the
same, as amended, to be true ; and had gone
through the Bill and made Amendments there-
unto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Bills.

Local.
Legislation
Committee.
Lurgan Urban
District
Council Bill.

No. 4G. I1 5 GEO. V.
Mr: Secretary Harcourt, supported by Mr.
Fugitive
Offenders Bill. Attorney General, presented a Bill to enable the
Bill 71. Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881, to be extended
to Protected States ; And the same was ordered
to be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

Marriage of
British
Subjects Bill,
Bill 72.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt, supported by Mr.
Attorney General, presented a Bill to facilitate
Marriages between British subjects resident in
the United Kingdom and British subjects resi-
dent in other parts of His Majesty's Dominions
or in British Protectorates : And the same was
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

Army Act
Amendment
(No. 2) Bill.
Bill 73.

Business of
the House
(Ways and
Means.)

Mr. Tennant presented a Bill to- amend section
eighty-three of the Army Act with respect to
Transfers during the present War : And the
same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Ordered, That the proceedings of the Com-
mittee of Ways and Means, if under consideration
at Eleven of the clock this night, be not inter-
rupted under the Standing Order (Sittings of
the House).(Mr. Chancellor of the Exche-
quer.)

Ways and
Means,

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

(In the Committee.)
Income Tax.

Resolved, That

(a) Income Tax shall be charged for the
year beginning the sixth day of April,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, at the rate
of two shillings and six pence in the
pound ; and Super Tax shall be charged
for that year at double the rates men-
tioned in section three of the Finance
Act, 1914 ; and

(b) the like provisions shall have effect with
respect to the Income Tax so charged,
including Super Tax, and the annual
value of property, as had effect under
section two of the Finance Act, 1914,
with respect to the Income Tax thereby
charged for the year beginning the sixth
day of April, nineteen hundred and four-
teen, and the value of property during
that year ; and

(c) it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall
have statutory effect under the provisions
of the Provisional Collection of Taxes
Act, 1913.

(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Deputy Chairman reported, That the Com-
mittee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Deputy Chairman also acquainted the
House that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

_Resolved, That this House will' to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

4th May.

109
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and Means
[29th April]
Means of the 29th day of April last ;
Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Territorial
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Force Bill.
upon the 27th day of April last, That the
Territorial Force Bill be now read a second
time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Police
(
Committee on the Police (Emergency Provisions) (Emergency
Provisions)
Bill ;
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Copyright
( British (British

Second Reading of the Copyright
Museum) Bill ;

Museum) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Mental:

Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill .
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

l.BTreatment

il

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postpone-
ment) Bill
ponement) Bill Lords ;
[Lods.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
[15th
the Report from the Committee of Supply of Report.
the 15th day of April last ;

April]

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving supply
[28th
A
Report.

the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 28th day of April last ;

pril]

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Adjournment.

the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :--It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till eight minutes before
to-

tinued to sit
Nine of the clock, adjourned till
morrow.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment) I
(No. 3)

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm

(No. 3) Bill;

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1915.
relating to the Caledonian Railway : And the
same was ordered (under Section 7 of the Act)
to be taken into consideration to-morrow.

[No. 47.

110

[No. 47.]
Wednesday, 5th May 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

informed

THE House being met, the Clerk at the Table
the House of the unavoidable
absence of Mr. Speaker from this day's Sitting :
Whereupon Mr. Whitley, the Chairman of
Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table, and,
after Prayers, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker,
pursuant to the Standing Order.

Beamish's Divorce Bill [Lords] was read the

third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

Denny's Divorce Bill [Lords] was read the

third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Chelmsford Corporation Gas Bill, as
amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Southend Water Bill, as amended in the
Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Yr. Speaker's
Absence,

Prayers.

Beamish's
Divorce Bill
[Lorde.]

Denny's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Chelmsford
Corporation
Gas Bill.

Southend
Water Bill.

Conway
Fisheries
Provisional
Order Bill.

The Conway Fisheries Provisional Order Bill
was, according to Order, read a second time, and
committed.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.
Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.
Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 4) Bill.
Sea Fisheries
(Cardigan
Bay)
Provisional
Order Bill.
Sea Fisheries
(Poole)
Provisional
Order Bill.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.
Bill 70.

The Local Government Provisional Orders
(No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time, and committed.

The Local Government Provisional Orders
( No. 3) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time, and committed.

The Local Government Provisional Orders
(No. 4) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time, and committed.

The Sea Fisheries (Cardigan Bay) Provi-
sional Order Bill was, according to Order, read
a second time, and committed.

The Sea Fisheries ( Poole) Provisional Order
Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time, and committed.

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill to confirm
certain Provisional Orders made by the Board
of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts,
1882 to 1909, relating to Andover, Boston and
District, Chipstead and District, Connah's Quay,
East Grinstead Urban District, Selby and
District, Southampton (Extension), and Street
and District : And the same was read the first
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Ordered, That the Paper

relative to the Labour

Labour Exchanges Act, 1909, which was pre- Exchanges
sented upon the 4th day of this instant May, be Act 1909.
printed.

No. 224.
N

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the universities o1

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Oxford and
Statute under the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
Cambridge Act, 1877, made by the Governing (OXford.)
Body of Oriel College, Oxford, on the 7th No. 225.
December 1914, and sealed on the 8th day of
that month, amending Statute II., Clauses 6
and 7, of the existing Statutes of the College.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Lord Advocate

by His Education
Majesty's Command, Copy of Forty-second (Scotland.)
Annual Report by the Accountant for Scotland
to the Scotch Education Department.

presented,

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Charles Roberts presented, pursuant to the East. India

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of (flome
Home Accounts of the Government of India.

Accounts.)

No 226.

Copy of Finance and Revenue Accounts of East India
the Government of India for the year 1913-14. (Finance and

Copy of Estimate of Revenue and Expendi-
ture of the Government of India for the year
1914-15, compared with the results of 1913-14.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to East
India (Home Accounts) and East India (Esti-
mate) be printed.

Revenue
Accounts.)
East India
(Estimate.)
No. 227..

Sir John Tudor Walters reported from the Railway Bills,

Committee on Group 1 of Railway Bills ; That, (Group 1.)
for the convenience of parties, the Committee
had adjourned till Tuesday next, at half' an hour
after Eleven of the clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

The Deputy Chairman reported from the Com- Tramways
mittee on the Tramways Provisional Orders Bill; Provisional
That they had considered the Orders therein
contained ;
firmed; and that they had directed him to report confirmed.]
the Bill, with Amendments, to the House.

that the said Orders ought to be con- Orders

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and he printed.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
taken into consideration to-

Committee, be
morrow.

The Deputy Chairman reported the Ilfracombe Ilfracombe-

Gas Bill [Lords], with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

as Bill
r Lords.]

and Dumb Poor Asylum Bill
Amendments.

The Deputy Chairman reported the Deaf Deaf and
bP
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the ELor';''.]

[Lords], with Dumb

Poor

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. M`Kinnon Wood presented a Bill

to
Caledonian
Railway Order confirm a Provisional Order under the Private
Confirmation Leoislation Procedure (Scotland) Act
1899,
Bill,

The Deputy Chairman reported the Neath Neath Canal
Canal Navigation Bill [Lords], with an Amend- Navigation
Bill [Lords."
ment.

No. 47.] 6 GEO. V.

5th
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon

Table.

-6th May.
the

Message from
the Lords.

Mr. Deputy Speaker acquainted the House
that a Message had been brought from the Lords
by one of their Clerks, as followeth :

Liverpool
Corporation
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Liverpool
Corporation Bill, with an Amendment ; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
Sutton District The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to authorise the Sutton District Water
Water Bill
[Lord,c.i
Company to raise further moneys, and for other
to which the Lords desire the concur-
purposes ;
rence of this House.

Northwich
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

Altrincham
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to confer further powers on the Northwich
Gas Company, and for other purposes ; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act for conferring further powers on the Altrin-
cham Gas Company, and for providing for the
raising of additional capital, and for other pur-
poses ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence
of this House.

:Sutton District The Sutton District Water Bill [Lords] was
Water Bill
[ Lordx.,]

read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

.Northwich
Gas Bill
[lords.]

The Northwich Gas Bill [Lords] was read the

first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Altrincham
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

Statutory
Companies
(Redeemable
Stock) Bill.
Bill 75.

Supply
[9th allotted
Day.]

The Altrincham Gas Bill [Lords] was read

the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Mr. Runciman, supported by Mr. Robertson,
presented a Bill to enable certain statutory
Companies to create and issue preference shares
or stock, and debentures or debenture stock, so
as in each case to be redeemable : And the
same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class II.

1. Motion made, and Question proposed, That
a sum not exceeding £141,648 be granted to
His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary
to defray the charge which will come in course
of payment during the year ending on the 31st
day of March 1916 for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, and of
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, including certain
Grants in Aid :

Whereupon Motion made, and Question pro-
posed, That the Chairman do report Progress,
and ask leave to sit again
(Sir Frederick
Banbury) :Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Original Question again proposed :
Whereupon Motion made, and Question,
That a sum not exceeding £141,548 be granted
for the said Service(Mr. Charles Price),-- put,
and negatived,

Original Question put, and agreed to.

VoL. 170.

111

Class T.
2. £49,920, to complete the sum for Surveys

of the United Kingdom.

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Deputy Chairman reported, That the Com-
mittee had come to several Resolutions.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Deputy Chairman also acquainted the
House that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Methodist Church in Ireland Bill was, Methodist
accordino. to Order, read the third time and Church in
passed.

Ireland Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn. Adjournment.

(Mr. Walter Rea.)

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till seven minutes after Ten
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 48.]

Thursday, 6th May 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

MHE House being met, the Clerk at the Mr. Speaker's
I_ Table informed the House of the unavoid- Absence.
able absence of Mr. Speaker from this day's
Sitting :Whereupon Mr. Whitley, the Chair-
man of Ways and Means, proceeded to the
Table, and, after Prayers, took the Chair as Prayers.
Deputy Speaker, pursuant
Order.

to the Standing

Mr. Deputy Speaker laid upon the Table, Private Bills

Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions [1"(1-,1
for Private Bills, That in the case of the followi
Bill, originating in the Lords, and referred on previously
the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders
not previously inquired into, which are appli-
cable thereto, have been complied with, viz. :
Ormskirk Gas and Electricity Bill [Lords].
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.

(sit

inenr(silindt

inquired nto
)led
led

m

The House proceeded to take into considera- Friends
tion the Friends' Provident Institution Bill, as Provident
Institution
amended in the Committee.
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Metropolitan
tion the Metropolitan Water Board Bill, as Water Board
amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Order of the day being read, for taking London
into consideration the London County Council County
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended (Goeu,lileicll.i
in the Committee ;

Powers) Bill
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con- (suspended.)

sideration upon Thursday next.

.

P4

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6th May.

1915.

[No. 48.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill, as amended in the Committee ;
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

Tramways
Provisional
Orders Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Tramways Provisional
Orders Bill, as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

Caledonian
Railway
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Caledonian Railway
Order Confirmation Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

Mr. Herbert

Samuel presented,

Disabled
Sailors and
Soldiers
(Departmental Departmental Committee
Committee.)

by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report. of the
appointed by the
President of the Local Government Board upon
the provision of Employment for Sailors and
Soldiers disabled in the War.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Congested
Districts
(Ireland)
(Population.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return giving the population (1891, 1901, and
1911) and valuation, according to Counties and
Poor Law Unions, of
the various districts
scheduled as congested in Ireland, in the follow-
ing form :

O g

;74'4

g
0

1-4

8:z)

2

C

O

O

CO

0

c,

4

.

o
t"--5
.0.0 Cs
.51)...0 0 0 0

Labourers'
Cottages
(Ireland.)

Labourers
(Ireland.)

(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 397
of Session 1902).(Mr. Flavin.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return in respect of Labourers' Cottages in
Ireland, showing (1) county and rural district ;
(2) valuation of rural district ; (3) number of
Labourers' Cottages (a) built, (b) in course of
construction ; (4) amount of loans (a) sanctioned,
(b) received ; (5) amount required to be raised
annually in repayment of loans sanctioned ;
(6) amount which would be raised by the maxi-
mum rate of Is. in the
allowed for the purposes
of the Acts ;
(7) amount which it has been
proposed to raise in each rural district under the
provisions in Section 12 of the Act of 1906 ;
(8) rate per £ required to raise amount specified
in column 5; (9) present poundage rate levied
on rural district for the Labourers Acts pur-
poses ; (10) amount of Exchequer contribution
for the year ended the 31st day of March 1915 ;
(11) amount of rent received from tenants of
cottages and plots during the year ; (12) unissued
balance, if any, of county's share of the Exchequer
contribution ; (13) totals per county and province
and for all Ireland ; and (14) Return made up to
the 31st day of March 1915 (in continuation of
Parliamentary Paper, No. 277 of Session 1914).
(Mr. Flavin.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return showing (a) the number of cottages and
allotments provided under the Labourers Acts by
each district council in Ireland ; (b) the rents
reserved in letting under those Acts ; (c) the
number of cottages or allotments unoccupied

within each district council area ; (d) the number
of cottages or allotments the rent whereof is in
arrear, and the total amount of such arrears within
the said area ; (e) the number of cottages applied
for in each rural district under the last completed
scheme under the Labourers Acts, together with
the number of applications for extra half-acres
to cottages already built under the said scheme,
the number of applications for cottages and extra
half-acres sanctioned, the amount of the official,
legal, engineering, clerical, and other expenses
incurred in connection with the preparation and
confirmation of every such scheme and the par-
ticulars thereof ; (f) the number of eases where
advances have been made under Section 2 of
the Irish Land Act, 1903, as amended by the
Labourers (Ireland) Acts, 1906 and 1911, to
agricultural Labourers ; and (g) Return made
up to the 31st day of March 1915 (in continua-
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 276 of Session
1914 ). ( Mr. Flavin.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Civil Servants
a Copy of Treasury Minute, dated the 4th day (Retirement at
of May 1915, stating the circumstances under s e tA
which certain Civil Servants have been retained
in the Service after they have attained the age
of Sixty -five ; and of the Return therein referred
to.(Mr. Acland.)

five.)

Y

Mr. Deputy Speaker acquainted the House
that a Message had been brought from the
Lords by one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to revive and extend the powers for the
acquisition of lands, and to extend the time for
the construction of certain authorised tramways
of the Bristol Tramways arid Carriage Company,
Limited, and for other purposes ; to which the
Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

Message from
the Lords.

Bristol
Tramways
Bill [ Lords.]

The Bristol Tramways Bill [Lords] was read

the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Bristol
Tramways
Bill [Lords.)

Ordered, That the other Government Business Business of
have precedence this day of the Business of the House
(Supply.)
Supply.(T he Prime Minister.)

The Order of the day being read, for the Defence of
the R ealm
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm (Ame ndment)
( Amendment) (No. 3) Bill ;
(No. 3) Bill.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time :And a Debate arising thereupon ;
And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. John Redmond) :It was resolved in the
Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed upon

Monday next.

The Army Act Amendment (No. 2) Bill was, Army Act

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed. to a
the whole House for Monday

Committee of
next.(Mr. Tennant.)

Amendment
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Territorial
the adjourned Debate on the Question .proposed Force Bill.
upon the 27th day of April last, That the
Territorial Force Bill be now read a second
time ;

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn.

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113

No. 48.1 6 GEO. V.
Police
(Emergency
Provisions)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Police (Emergency
Provisions) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Suspension of right to retire

on a pension).

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 11, to leave
out from the word " life " to the end of the
Clause, in order to insert the words " But pro-
vided in such case that the right to receive on
retirement such pension shall not, while the
constable continues to serve in the force, be
liable to forfeiture except in the cases in which
a pension when granted is liable to forfeiture
under section eight of the Police Act, 1890."
(Mr. Lynch.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.
An Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 agreed to.
Clause No. 4 amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Deputy Chairman reported, That the Com-
mittee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Copyright (British Museum) Bill was,

according to Order, read a second time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Secretary Harcourt.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Copyright
(British
Museum) Bill.

Fugitive
Offenders Bill. Order, read a second time.

The Fugitive Offenders Bill was, according to

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Secretary Harcourt.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.
VoL. 170.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Marriage of British Subjects Bill was, Marriage of

British
Subjects Bill.

according to Order, read a second time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately
resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Secretary Harcourt.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Statutory Companies (Redeemable Stock) Statutory
Bill was, according to Order, read a second Companies
(Redeemable
time.
Stock) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.( Mr. Robertson.)

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [5th may]
the 5th day of this instant May ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [15th April]
the 15th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28th April]
the 28th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Mearni.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

10th May.

1915.
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

[No. 49,

114

6 th

Ways and
Means
[4th May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Ways and
Means of the 4th day of this instant May ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Ways and
Means
[29th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Ways and
Means of the 29th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Menial
Treatment
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [ Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Consolidation
Bills.

Ordered, That the Lords' Message of the

4th day of this instant May, communicating
Resolution, That it is desirable that all Con-
solidation Bills in the present Session be referred
to a Joint Committee of both Houses of
Parliament, be now taken into consideration.

The House accordingly proceeded to take the

said Message into consideration.

Resolved, That this House doth concur with
in the said Resolution.
(Mr.

the Lords
Gul land.)

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords
to acquaint them therewith : And that the Clerk
do carry the said Message.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put : --It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute before Seven
of the clock, adjourned till Monday next,
pursuant to the Order of the House of
the 3rd day of February last.

[No. 49.]
Monday, 10th May 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.
THE House being met, the Clerk at the Table
informed the House of the unavoidable
absence of Mr. Speaker from this day's Sitting :
Whereupon Mr. Whitley, the Chairman of
Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table, and,
after Prayers, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker,
pursuant to the Standing Order.

The Tramways Provisional Orders Bill was,
according to Order, read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Caledonian Railway Order Confirmation
Bill was, according to Order, read the third time
and passed.

Mr. Speaker's
Absence.

Prayers.

Tramways
Provisional
Orders Bill;

Caledonian
Railway
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Mr. Secretary M' Kenna presented, pursuant Shops Act,

to the directions of several Acts of Parliament, 1912.
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department : --

County of Devon (Parish of Hemyock).
County of Brecon (Urban District of

Brynmawr).

Borough of Bury Saint Edmunds.
Rural District of Gower (Parish of Llan-

rhidian Higher).

Copy of Orders (three) made by the Council
of the County Palatine of Lancaster, dividing
the Parliamentary Counties of the Gorton,
Prestwich,
the
County of Lancaster into polling districts, and
assigning polling places and Courts of revising
barristers thereto.

and Stretford Divisions of

Polling
Districts
(County of
Lancaster.)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Harry Verney presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command,Copy of Annual Report of proceed- A griculture
ings of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries and Fisheries.
under the Tithe, Copyhold, Inclosure, Commons,
Land Drainage, and other Acts for the year
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runciman presented, pursuant to the unemphl.
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of the ment
Unemployment Insurance (Courts of Referees) Insurance.
Emergency Regulations, 1915, made by the No. 228.
Board of Trade under the National Insurance
Act, 1911, dated 5th May 1915.

ns

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Corn- Irish Land
mand,Copy of Return of proceedings under Commission
the Land Law Acts, the Labourers (Ireland) (Proceedings.)
Acts, 1883 to 1891, and the Land Purchase
Acts, of the Irish Land Commission during the
month of January 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Corn- Currency and
mand, --Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 3rd Bank Notes
May 1915, under the Currency and Bank Notes Act, 1914.
Act, 1914, relating to the interest on Currency
Note Advances and on Securities held on
account of the Currency Note Redemption
Account.

Copy of Order, dated 31st March 1915, made National
by the Insurance Commissioners under Section 2 Health
of the Local Government Board's Provisional
Order Confirmation (No. 23) Act, 1915, entitled (England.)
the County Borough of Darlington (Insurance
Committee) Order, 1915.

je

Copy of Order, dated 31st March 1915, made National
by the Insurance Commissioners under Section 12 health
Insurance
of the East Ham Corporation Act, 1914, entitled
Commission
the County Borough of East Ham (Insurance (England.)
Committee) Order, 1915.

Mr. Acland also presented,Return to an Civil Servants
rement
of

Order, dated the 6th day of this instant May, (R
for a Return relative to Civil Servants (Retire -
ment at the Age of Sixty-five).

at the Age
Sixty-five.)
No. 229.
No.

eti

10th May.

115

No. 49.] 6 G-EO. V.
National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 230.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Provisional Regulations, dated 26th April 1915,
made by the Insurance Commissioners, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Navy and Army
Fund) Regulations, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the said Return, and the Paper
relative to National Health Insurance Commis-
sion (England) (Regulations), be printed.

Prisoners of
War (Miscel-
laneous,
No. 11, 1915.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Copy of Reports by
Majesty's Command,
United States Officials on the treatment of
British Prisoners of War and interned Civilians
at certain places of detention in Germany.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Navy
(Gunnery.)

Cape of
Good Hope
Observatory.

Mr. Churchill presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Result of test of Gun-
layers with Heavy Guns and Light Quick-
firing Guns in His Majesty's Fleet, 1914.

Copy of Report of His Majesty's Astronomer
at the Cape of Good Hope Observatory to the
Secretary of the Admiralty for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Fishery
Harbours Bill.
Bill 74.

Sir Harry Verney, supported by Dr. Maena-
mom and Mr. Robertson, presented a Bill to
make provision for facilitating the improvement,
management, and maintenance of small Harbours
principally used by the Fishing industry : And
the same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the Army Act

the Army Act Amendment Amendment
(No. 2) Bill.

Committee on
(No. 2) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee,

The House, according to Order, resolved itself statutory
into a Committee on the Statutory Companies CRo mpames
( edeemable
(Redeemable Stock) Bill.
Stock) Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the (I ny being read, for the Mental
Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill ; TB. tment

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

(Postpone-
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- ment) Bill
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Milk and
Dairies
(Consolida-
tion) Bill.

Bill 76.

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert
Samuel, presented a Bill to consolidate certain
enactments relating to Milk and Dairies : And
the same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
(No. 3) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 6th day of this instant May, That the
Defence of the Realm (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill
be now read a second time ;

And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.
An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out from the word
" That " to the end of the Question, and adding
the words " this House declines to proceed
further with a measure under which invidious
distinctions may be made between similar locali-
ties, which does not provide for the enforcement
of a uniform control by the State of the sale and
supply of intoxicating liquor in all areas in
which war material is being made, or loaded or
unloaded, or dealt with in transit, or in which
men belonging to His Majesty's naval or military
forces are assembled, and makes no provision
for the drastic limitation of opportunities for
drink in all other areas in Great Britain "
instead thereof.
(Mr. Cowan),

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Question :The said proposed Amendment was,
with leave of the House, withdrawn.

And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :The Bill was accordingly read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

170.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of r tha May)
the 5th day of this instant May ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving supply

the Report from the Committee of Supply of [
the 15th day of April last ;

h April]

Re15tort.
p

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28th April]
the 28th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Means.

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and Means
[4th May]
Means of the 4th day of this instant May ;
Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and Msh
Means of the 29th day of April last ;
Report.

sApril]

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Q2

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10th--11th May.

1915.

[No. 50.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to
the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Provisional
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Order Bills
Private Bills, That in the case of the following Vriesrt,'
Bills, referred on the First Reading thereof, no applicable.)
Standing Orders are applicable, viz. :

Local Government Provisional Orders

(No. 5) Bill.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till ten minutes before Eight
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

Local Government

(No. 7) Bill.

Provisional Order

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time

to- morrow.

[No. 50.]

Tuesday, 11th May 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

.

MRMR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bills, originating in the Lords, and referred on
the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders
not previously inquired into, which are applicable
thereto, have been complied with, viz. :
Sutton District Water Bill [Lords].
Northwich Gas Bill [Lords].
Altrincharn Gas Bill [Lords].
Bristol Tramways Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Reports
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the Petitions
for the following Bills, originating in the Lords, 1
the Standing Orders have not been complied
with, viz. :--
London

and North Western Railway

(Redeemable Stock) [Lords].
Port of London Authority [Lords].

Private Bills
[Lords]
(Standing
Orders not
previously
inquired into
complied
with.)

Private Bill
Petitions
[Lords]
(Standing
Orders not
complied
with.)

Ordered, That the Reports be referred to the

Select Committee on Standing Orders.

Private Bill
Petitions
(Standing
Orders not
complied
with.)

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the Petition
for the following Bill the Standing Orders have
not been complied with, viz. :

The House proceeded to take into considera- Liverpool
tion the Amendment made by the Lords to Corporation
the Liverpool Corporation Bill ; and the same Bill'
was twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their
Lordships.

The Barnoldswick Urban District Council Barnoldswick

oliDlsiwstireik

Water Bill was read the third time and passed. Council

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Water Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Chelmsford Corporation

read the third time and passed.

Gas Bill was Chelmsford
Corporation
as Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Dewsbury Corporation Bill was read the Dewsbury

Corporation

third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Friends' Provident Institution Bill was Friends'
Provident
Institution

read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Mersey Railway Bill [Lords] was read Mersey

Railway Bill

the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

[Lords.]

The Metropolitan Water Board Bill was read Metropolitan
p o li t a n
Board

ettreor

the third time and passed.

Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Provisional
Order Bills
(Standing
Orders
applicable
thereto
complied
with.)

London Electric Railway Companies'

Facilities.

Ordered, That the Report he referred to the

Select Committee on Standing Orders.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bills, referred on the First Reading thereof;
the Standing Orders which are
applicable
thereto have been complied with, viz. :

Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 1)

Bill.

Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 2)

Bill.

Gas and Water Provisional Orders (No. 1)

Bill.

The Rhondda Urban District Council (Tram- Rhondda
ways Extensions, &c.) Bill was read the third Urban District
time and passed.

Council
('tramways
w a 3 /s

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

&c.) Bill.

The Southend Water Bill was read the third

time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

water Bill.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Deaf and
tion the Deaf and Dumb Poor Asylum Bill Dumb Poor
Asylum Bill
[Lords], as amended in the Committee.
[ Lords]

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Local Government

(No. 6) Bill.

Provisional Orders

The House proceeded to take into considera- Ilfracombe

tion the Ilfracombe Gas Bill [Lords], as amended Gas

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time

to-morrow.

the Committee.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

No. 50.]
Lurgan Urban
District
-Council Bill.

.6 GEO. V.
The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Lurgan Urban District Council Bill,
as amended in the Committee.

11th May.

117
Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, dated
29th April 1915, approving Memorials of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Neath Canal
Navigation
Bill [Lords.]

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Neath Canal Navigation Bill [Lords],
as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Worksop and
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Worksop and Bawtry Railway Bill, as
amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Brighton and
Hove Gas Bill
[Lords.]

Falmouth
Docks Bill
[Lords.]

Frimley and
Farnborough
District Water
Bill [Lords.]

Loudon
County
Council
(Money)
Bill [Lords.]

Ormskirk
Gas and
Electricity
Bill [Lords.]
Rotherham
'Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

Salop County
Council Bill
[Lords.]

Sheffield
Corporation
(Tramways)
Bill [Lords.]
Sunderland
Corporation
(Wearmouth
Bridge) Bill
[Lords.]
Warwick Gas
Bill [Lords.]

Land Drainage
Provisional
Order Bill.

Bill 77.

The Brighton and Hove Gas Bill [Lords] was

read a second time, and committed.

The Falmouth Docks Bill [Lords] was read a

second time, and committed.

The Frimley and Farnborough District Water
Bill [Lords] was read a second time, and com-
mitted.

Ordered, That the London County Council
(Money) Bill [Lords] he read a second time
upon Thursday next.

The Ormskirk Gas and Electricity Bill [Lords]l

was read a second time, and committed.

The Rotherham Corporation Bill [Lords] was

read a second time, and committed.

The Salop County Council Bill [Lords] was

read a second time, and committed.

The Sheffield Corporation (Tramways) Bill
[Lords] was read a second time, and committed.

The Sunderland Corporation (Wearmouth
Bridge Bill [Lords] was read a second time,
and committed.

The Warwick Gas Bill [Lords] was read a

second time, and committed.

Sir _Harry Verney presented a Bill to confirm
a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage
Act, 1861, in the matter of a proposed Drainage
in the Parishes of Fangfoss, Full
District
Sutton, Bolton, High Catton, Wilberfoss, New-
ton - upon - Derwent, Barmby - on - the - Moor,
Sutton-upon-Derwent, Allerthorpe, Thornton,
Storwood, Melbourne, Wheldrake, Thorganby
with West Cottingwith, East Cottingwith and
Bielby, in the East Riding of the County of
York : And the same was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Great North
of Scotland
Railway
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Bill 80.

Mr. illKinnon Wood presented a Bill to con-
firm a Provisional Order under
the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899,
relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway :
And the same was read the first time, and ordered
(under Section 9 of the Act) to be read a second
time upon Wednesday the 19th day of this
instant May ; and to be printed.

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies
of Five Orders in Council under the Naval and

VOL. 170.

Copy of Order in Council under the Naval
Prize Act 1864 and the Prize Courts Act, and
1894, dated 29th April 1915", finally approving C`
certain amendments in the Rules as to the 1894.
procedure and practice of Prize Courts, in
force under the Orders in Council dated 17th
September and 28th November 1914, and 3rd
February 1915.

Naval
Act,

e

Act,

Copy of Order in Council under the Terri-
torial and Reserve Forces Act, 1907, dated
29th April 1915, transferring to the Essex
County Association certain property hitherto
held by Trustees for the benefit of the 7th
Battalion Essex Regiment, of the Territorial
Force.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Territorial and
Reserve Forces
Act, 1907.

Mr. Churchill presented, by His Majesty's Navy

of Return showing the (Rescues.)

Copy

Command,
number of Rescues that have been effected
from German warships by His Majesty's vessels,
and from His Majesty's vessels by German
warships, respectively.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His Trade Reports

Majesty's Command,Copy of Diplomatic and (Annual
Series.)
Consular Reports, Annual Series, No. 5442.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Lunacy.

tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon the
Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy of
Return of the Lord Chancellor of the number
of Visits made, the number of Patients seen,
and the number of Miles travelled by the
Visitors of Lunatics, between 1st October 1914
and the 31st March 19]5.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Halifax
Act to confer powers on the Mayor, Aldermen, Corporation
and Burgesses of the County Borough of Halifax Bill [L""]
for the construction of tramways ;
to provide
and run trolley vehicles and omnibuses, and to
make further provision with regard to their
tramway undertaking, and for other purposes ;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An South Shields

Act to confer further powers upon the Mayor, Corporation
[Lords.]
Aldermen, and Burgesses of the County Borough Bill 11
i--
of South Shields in regard to their tramway
undertaking ; to extend their mill-dam quay ;
to construct street works and to acquire lands ;
to make better provisions in regard to the elec-
trical undertaking and the local government,
health, and finance of the borough, and for
other purposes ; to which the Lords desire the
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An West
Act for conferring further capital powers on Gloucester-
the West Gloucestershire Water Company, and shire water
for other purposes ; to which the Lords desire Bill [rAnYis.]
the concurrence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Aberdare
Act to enable the Urban District Council of Urban District
Aberdare to make and maintain tramways, and
to run trolley cars by railless traction and motor cc.) Bin
omnibuses ; to carry out street improvements, [-Lords]

gays,

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and to confer further powers upon the Council,
and for other purposes ; to `which the Lords
desire the concurrence of this House.

11th May.

South
Staffordshire
Water Bill
[Lords.]

Consolidation
Bills.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to authorise the South Staffordshire Water-
works Company to extend their limits of supply ;
to raise additional
to construct new works :
capital, and for other purposes ;
to which the
Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

The Lords have appointed a Committee con-
sisting of Five Lords to join with a Committee
of this House to consider all Consolidation Bills
of the present Session, and request this House
to appoint an equal number of their Members
to be joined with the said Lords.

The Lords propose that the Joint Committee
do meet in Committee Room A on Monday the
17th day of this instant May, at half an hour
after Three of the clock.

Government of The Lords have referred the Government
India Bill
of India Bill [Lords] to the Joint Committee
[Lords.]
appointed to consider all Consolidation Bills of
the present Session.

Halifax
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

The Halifax Corporation Bill [Lords] was

read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

South Shields
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

The South Shields Corporation Bill [Lords]

was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

West
Gloucester-
shire Water
Bill (Lords.]

The West Gloucestershire Water Bill [Lords]

was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

The Aberdare Urban District Council (Tram-

Aberdare
Urban District ways, &c.) Bill [Lords] was read the first time.
Council
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
(Tramways,
&e.) Bill
[Lords.]

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

South
Staffordshire
Water Bill
[Lords.]

Special
Constables
(Scotland)
Bill.

Bill 78.

Immature
Spirits
(Restriction.)

Mr. Speaker
puts the
Question
(pursuant to
S.O. No. 11.)

Immature
Spirits
(Restriction)
Bill.

Bill 79.

The South Staffordshire Water Bill [Lords]

was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Mr. M'Kinnon Wood, supported by the Lord
Advocate, presented a Bill to amend the Law
relating to the appointment of Special Con-
stables in Scotland : And the same was ordered
to be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill
to restrict the supply and sale of Immature
Spirits(Mr. Attorney General) ;

And the Motion being opposed, after a brief
explanatory statement from the Member who
made the Motion and from a Member who
it, Mr. Speaker put the Question,
opposed
pursuant to Standing Order No. 11.
And the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That Mr. Attorney General, Mr.
the Exchequer, Mr. Solicitor
Chancellor of
General, and Mr. Acland do prepare and bring
in the Bill.

Mr. Attorney General accordingly presented
a Bill to restrict the supply and sale of Immature
Spirits: And the same was read the first time,
and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

1915.

[No. 50..

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Defence of
into a Committee on the Defence of the Realm the Realm
(Amendment) (No. 3) Bill.

(Amendment)
(No. 3) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (State control of liquor trade in

certain areas).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 17, to leave
out the word " twelve," in order to insert the
word " six."(Sir George Younger.)

Question proposed, That the word " twelve "
the Clause :Amendment, by

stand part of
leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 18,
at the end, to insert the words "Provided that if
the local authority in any area or part of an area
to which the regulations apply represent that the
continuance of such regulations, or any of them,
is inexpedient, such regulations, or regulation
shall not have effect after one month from the
date of such representation in that area or part
of an area, unless a public local inquiry shall
have been held during such month by a com-
missioner appointed by His Majesty, and the
report of the said commissioner shall have been
received and published. For the purpose of this
section the expression ' local authority ' means,
for any area or part of an area comprised within
a county borough or borough, the council of such
borough, and hi every other case the council of
the county in which the area or part of an area
is comprised. " (Mr. James Hope.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 23,
to leave out the words " selling or supplying or."
----(Mr. Leif Jones.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 28,
to leave out the words " and either. " -(Mr.
Leif Jones.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to he left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 2,
after the word " licensed," to insert the word
" business."(Sir George Younger.)

Question proposed, That the word " business
be there inserted :--Amendment, by leave, with-
drawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 9, to
leave out the words " (including, if thought fit,
the supply of intoxicating liquor)."(Mr. Leif
Jones.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 15,
after the word " interested," to insert the words
" or employed."(Mr. Clynes.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
A Clause (Limitation of Act)( Mr. Pratt)

brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

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11th May

119

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Army Act
Amendment
(No. 2) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Army Act Amend-
ment (No. 2) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Powers of transfer and posting).
Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 7, after the
word " forces," to insert the words " other than
the Army medical services."(Mr. Whitehouse.)
Question put, That those words be there

inserted.

Division (no
Tellers for the
Ayes.)

The Committee proceeded to a Division ;
Mr. Hodge was appointed a Teller for the Ayes,
but no Member being willing to act as the
Second Teller, the Chairman declared the Noes
had it.

An Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Mental
Treatment
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Welsh Church
{Postpone-
men t) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Fishery
Harbours Bill. Order, read a second time.

The Fishery Harbours Bill was, according to

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Sir Harry Verney.)

Milk and
Dairies
(Consolida-
tion) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Milk and Dairies (Con-
solidation) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
Report.

the Report from the Committee of Supply of [5th
the 5th day of this instant May ;

May

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
[15th
the Report from the Committee of Supply of Report.
the 15th day of April last ;

April]

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28th April]
the 28th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and Means
[4th May]
Means of the 4th day of this instant May ;
Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Ways and

of Ways and Means of the 29th day of April means
last several Resolutions ; which were read, as Report.
follow :

[29th April]

Spirits (Customs).

1. That, in addition to the duties of Customs Spirits

imported into Great (Customs.)

now payable on spirits
Britain or Ireland, there shall, on and after the
thirtieth day of April, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, be charged the following duties (that is
to say) :

spirits

For every gallon computed at
proof of spirits of any descrip-
tion except perfumed spirits
For every gallon of perfumed
-
For every gallon of liqueurs,
cordials, mixtures, and other
preparations entered in such a
manner as to indicate that the
strength is not to be tested
-

-

s.

d.

- 0 14 9

1

3

7

1

0

0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
the provisions of the
statutory effect under
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Spirits (Excise).
2. That, in addition to the duty of Excise
now payable, for every gallon computed at proof
of spirits distilled in the United Kingdom there
shall, on and after the thirtieth day of April,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged the
following duty (that is to say) :

(Excise.)

For every gallon of spirits com-

puted at proof

s.

d.

- 0 14 9

and so on in proportion for any less quantity.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Wine.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

3. That, in lieu of the duties now payable on wine.

wine imported into Great Britain or Ireland,

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1915.
The Third Resolution being read a second

[No. 5O.

time ;

120
there shall, on and after the thirtieth day of
April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged,
levied, and paid the following duties (that is to
say) :--

£ s.

d.

Wine :

Not exceeding 30 degrees of

proof spirit

-

the gallon 0

5

0

Exceeding 30 but not exceed-
degrees of proof

ing 42
spirit

-

the gallon 0 12

And for every degree, or part
of a degree, beyond the
highest above charged, an
additional duty -

the gallon 0

1

additional duty -

Sparkling wine in bottle, an
the gallon
Still wine in bottle, an addi-
the gallon

tional duty

-

0 15

0

1

0

0

0

0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

In this Resolution the word " wine " includes
lees of wine ; and the word " degree " does not
include a fraction of the next higher degree.

Beer
(Customs.)

Beer (Excise.)

Beer (Customs).
4. That, in addition to the duties of Customs
now payable on beer imported into Great Britain
or Ireland, there shall, on and after the third
day of May, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be
charged, levied, and paid, in the case of every
description of beer (other than beer called or
similar to mum, spruce, black beer, or Berlin
white beer, or other preparations, whether fer-
mented or not fermented, of a similar character),
the following duties on heavier beers (that is to
say) :

For every 36 gallons of beer

brewed at a gravity-

Of more than 43 degrees and
not exceeding 48 degrees
Of more than 48 degrees and
not exceeding 53 degrees
-

Of 53 degrees and over -

£ s.

d.

0 12

1

4
1 16

0

0
0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Beer (Excise).
5. That, in addition to the duty of Excise in
respect of beer brewed in the United Kingdom,
there shall, on and after the third day of May,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged, levied,
and paid the following duties on heavier beers
(that is to say) :

For every 36 gallons of beer
brewed at a gravity

Of more than 43 degrees and
not exceeding 48 degrees
-
Of more than 48 degrees and
not exceeding 53 degrees
-
-

Of 53 degrees and over -

s. d.

0 12

4
1
1 16

0

0
0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

The first two Resolutions, being read a second

time, were postponed.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That this House cloth agree with the
Committee in the said Resolution :--It passed in
the Negative.

The Fourth Resolution being read a second

time ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That this House doth agree with the
Committee in the said Resolution :It passed in
the Negative.

The Fifth Resolution being read a second

time ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That this House doth agree with the
Committee in the said Resolution :It passed in
the Negative.

Ordered, That the postponed Resolutions be

taken into further consideration to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :---It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till ten minutes before Ten
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 51.]

Wednesday, 12th May 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

THE Electric Lighting Provisional Orders
1 (No. 1) Bill was, according to Order, read
a second time, and committed.

The Electric Lighting Provisional Orders
(No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time, and committed.

The Gas and Water Provisional Orders (No. I )
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time,
and committed.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill,
Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bid.
Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Local Government Pro-
visional Orders (No. 5) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

Lccal
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 5) Bill.

to-morrow.

The Local Government Provisional Orders
(No. 6) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time, and committed.

The Local Government Provisional Order
(No. 7) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time, and committed.

A Public Petition was presented, and read

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Third Report
of the Board of Agriculture for Scotland, for
the year 1914.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 6) Bill,
Local
Government
Provisional
Order
(No. 7) Bill.
Public
Petitions.
Vide First
Report.
Agriculture
(Scotland.)

No. 51.] 6 GEO. V.
Motor Car
Acts.

12th May.
121
The Lord Advocate also presented, pursuant ; Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, Table.
Copy of Order by the Secretary for Scotland
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
under the Motor Car Act, 1903, dated 20th [ Committee, be taken into consideration to-
a's
t Gars
o or
A 11 1915
Regulation (County of Argyll) (No. 3) Order,
190.5.

, partially rescrescinding

morrow.

the
le

pr

li

i

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 231.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
No. 232.

Canada.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

to

pursuant

Mr. Acland presented,

the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Special Order, dated 7th May 1915, made by
the National Health Insurance Joint Committee
and by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners,
acting jointly, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Special Customs, Crown Employ-
ment) Order (Scotland) (No. 1), 1915.

Copy of Special Order, dated 7th May 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and the Scottish Insurance Com-
missioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Special Employers' Custom) Order (Scotland),
1915 (No. 1).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary Harcourt presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Papers relating
the British North
to
America Act, 1867.

amendment of

the

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by
His Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic
and Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5443
and 5444.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Tennant presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Amendments to Rules for Military Detention
Barracks and Military Prisons.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Resolved, That an humble Address be pre-
sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously
pleased to give directions that there be laid
before this House a Return of
Indian
Financial Statement and Budget for 1915-16,
and discussions thereon in the Legislative Council
of the Governor General (in continuation of
Parliamentary Paper, No. 232 of Session 1914).
(Colonel Yate.)

the

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Conway Fisheries
Provisional Order Bill ; That they had con-
sidered the Order therein contained ; that the
said Order ought to be confirmed ; and that
they had directed him to report the Bill, with
Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Sea Fisheries
(Poole) Provisional Order Bill; That they had
considered the Order therein contained ;
that
the said Order ought to be confirmed ; and that
they had directed him to report the Bill, with
Amendments, to the House.

Sea Fisheries
(Poole)
Provisional
Order Bill.
[Provisional
Order
confirmed.]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
taken into consideration to-

be

Committee,
morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Local

from the Committee on the Local Government 0 overnment
Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill ; That they Orders
had considered the Orders therein contained ; (No. 2) Bill.
that the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and [Provisional
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
firmed 1
._
without Amendment, to the House.

OcoridIrs

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Local Government
Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill ; That they
had considered the Orders therein contained ;
that the said Orders ought to be confirmed ;
and that they had directed him to report the
Bill, with Amendments, to the House.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed ]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Committee,
morrow.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
taken into consideration to-

be

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Local Government
Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill ; That they
had considered the Orders therein contained ;
that the said Orders ought to be confirmed ;
and that they had directed him to report the
Bill, without Amendment, to the House.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 4) Bill.
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Mr. Secretary _Harcourt, supported by the British North
Prime Minister and Mr. Attorney General, America Bill.
presented a Bill to amend the British North
Bill 81.
America Act, 1867: And the same was ordered
to be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

The Defence of the Realm (Amendment) -Defence of
(No. 3) Bill was, according to Order, read the the Realm
third time and passed.

(Amendment)
(No. 3) Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported

The House, according to Order, resolved itself ways and

from the Committee on the Sea Fisheries (Car- into the Committee of Ways and Means.
digan Bay) Provisional Order Bill ; That they I
had considered the Order therein contained ;
that the said Order ought to be confirmed ; and
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
with Amendments, to the House.

W
(In the Committee.)
Tea.
Resolved, That the Customs duty charged on
tea until the first day of July, nineteen hundred

i

Means.

VoL. 170.

R

Army.

East India
(Financial
Statement
and Budget.)

Conway
Fisheries
Provisional
Order Bill.
[Provisional
Order
confirmed.]

Sea Fisheries
(Cardigan
Bay)
Provisional
Order Bill.
[Provisional
Order
confirmed.]

12th May.

1915.
under subsection (2) of section sixty-six of the
Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910, shall be accord-
ingly limited.(Mr. Attorney General.)

[No. 51.

122
and fifteen, shall be charged as from that date
until the first day of July, nineteen hundred and
sixteen (that is to say) :
Tea, the pound

-
and it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
,(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

eight pence ;

-

Inconie TaxSupplemental.
Rate of Income Tax for the purpose of the
Reduction of Tax on Earned Income
and Small Incomes.
Resolved, That the rates of tax mentioned in
sections four and six of the Finance Act, 1914,
in connection with the relief given in respect
of earned income and small incomes, shall be
doubled.--(Mr. Attorney General.)

Ascertainment of Total Income.
Resolved, That an assessment to Income Tax
on income from any source which has become
final and conclusive for the purpose of Income
Tax for any year shall,
in estimating total
income from all sources for the purposes of
Sniper Tax for the following year, or of any
the
exemption,
Income Tax Acts, be deemed to be the amount
of income from that source.(Mr. Attorney
General.)

relief; or abatement under

Assurance Companies.
Resolved, (1) That it is expedient that assur-
ance companies be assessed and charged to
Income Tax separately in respect of each class
of business carried on by them.

(2) That, in ascertaining whether a company
carrying on life insurance business has sustained a
loss in respect of that business, any income of the
company derived from its life insurance invest-
ments shall be treated as part of the profits of
the company acquired in that business.

(3) That the amount of annuities which a
company carrying on the business of granting
annuities is entitled, for the purposes of sub-
section (3) of section twenty-four of the Customs
and Inland Revenue Act, 1888, to treat
as
having been paid out of profit or gains brought
into charge to Income Tax shall not exceed the
the taxed income of its annuity
amount of
fund.

(4) That an assurance company not having
its head office in the United Kingdom, but
doing assurance business through any branch
or agency in the United Kingdom, shall be
charged to Income Tax on its income from
investments, wherever received,
in proportion
to the amount of business clone by the company
in the United Kingdom.

(5) That a person shall not be entitled under
section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1853 (as
amended by any subsequent
enactment), to
deduct from profits or gains

(a) in respect of any premium or other pay-
ment payable for securing a capital sum on
death (whether in conjunction with any
other benefit or not), more than five per
cent. of that capital sum; and

(b) in respect of any premiums or payments
to which that section applies payable for
securing any other benefits, more than fifty
pounds in all ;

and the relief under that section by way of
tax, and the deductions from
repayment of
income allowed for the purposes of Super Tax

Resolved, That

Amendment of Law.
expedient
amend
is
the Law relating to National Debt, Customs,
and Inland Revenue (including Excise).--(Mr.
Attorney General.)

to

it

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Immature Spirits (Restriction) Bill was, Immature

according to Order, read a second time.

Spirits
(Restriction)

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Bin.

Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and

time Report from the Committee of Ways and Means
14th May]
Means of the 4th day of this instant May ;
Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Ways and

into consideration the first and second of the Means
Resolutions which, upon the 11th day of this [
instant May, were reported from the Committee (LAYstp'oned
of Ways and Means of the 29th day of April Resolutions.)
last, and which Resolutions were then post-
poned ;

R2e9tohApril]

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken

into further consideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Fishery

Committee on the Fishery Harbours Bill ;

Harbours Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [5th May]
the 5th day of this instant iVlay ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
1h A
Rep5tort.

the Report from the Committee of Supply of [
the 15th day of April last ;

pril]

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow..

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply

the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28t
Rep
the 28th day of April last ;

h April]
ort.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

12th

13th May.

123

No. 51.] 6 GEO. V.
Consolidation
Bills.

Ordered, That so much of the Lords' Message
of the 11th day of this instant May as relates to
the appointment of a Joint Committee to consider
all Consolidation Bills of the present Session be
now taken into consideration.

The House accordingly proceeded to take the

said Message into consideration.

Ordered, That a Select Committee of Five
Members be appointed to join with a Committee
appointed by the Lords, as mentioned in their
Lordships' Message of the 11th day of this
instant May, to consider all Consolidation Bills
of the present Session.(Mr. Gulland.)

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords
to acquaint them therewith : And that the Clerk
do carry the said Message.

Mr. Cave, Sir John Jardine, Mr. John 0' Connor,'
Mr. Charles Roberts, and Colonel Yate were
nominated Members of the Select Committee.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to

send for persons, papers, and records.

Ordered, That Three be the quorum of the

Commit tee. ( Mr. Gulland.)

Ordered, That the Committee of this House
do meet the Lords' Committee, as proposed by
their Lordships.(Mr. Gulland.)

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords
to acquaint them therewith : And that the Clerk
do carry the said Message.

Adjournment.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
put, That this House do now adjourn(Mr.
Gulland) : It was resolved in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till ten minutes before Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 52.]
Thursday, 13th May 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County
Council (General Powers) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

London
County
Council
(Money) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the London County Council
(Money) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Wednesday the 9th day of June next.

Great Central
Railway Bill.

Ordered, That in the case of the Great
Central Railway Bill Standing Orders 220 and
246, relating to Private Bills, be suspended, and
that on the return of the said Bill by the House
of Lords with an Amendment, such Amendment
(if unopposed) shall be considered forthwith.
(The Deputy Chairman.)

VOL. 170.

The Local Government Provisional Orders Local
11 (No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read the Government
Provisional
third time and passed.
Orders

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to (No. 2) Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Local Government Provisional Orders Local

(No. 4) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 4) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Conway Fisheries
Provisional Order Bill, as amended in
the
Committee.

Conway
Fisheries
Provisional
Order Bili.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Local Government
Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill, as amended in
the Committee.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Sea Fisheries (Car-
digan Bay) Provisional Order Bill, as amended
in the Committee.

Sea Fisheries
(Cardigan
Bay)
Provisional
Order Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Sea Fisheries (Poole)
Provisional Order Bill, as amended in the
Committee.

Sea Fisheries
(Poole)
Provisional
Order Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Local
Government
Second Reading of the Local Government Pro- Provisional
visional Orders (No. 5) Bill

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time (No 5) Bill.

Orders
.

upon Tuesday next, at a quarter of an hour
after Eight of the clock.

Mr. Charles Roberts presented,Return to an
Address to His Majesty, dated the 12th day of
this instant May, for a Return relative to East
India (Financial Statement and Budget).

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

East India
(Financial
Statement and
B adget)

No. 233.

Mr. Secretary .111Kenna presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department : --

Shops Act,
1912.

City of Manchester.
Borough of Aldeburgh,

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's OM

Command,Estimate of charge for Ordnance (
Factories for the year 1915-16.

ance
Factories)
Estimate,
Ordered, That the said Estimate be referred 19N150-1.62.

to the Committee of Supply ; and be printed.

Mr. Runcinian presented, by His Majesty's Retail Coal

Command,Copy of Minutes of Evidence, with (1 ri eces
Appendix, of .the ..Departmental Committee committee.)

ailneleen)tal

R 2

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appointed by the Board of Trade to inquire
into the causes of the present rise in the retail
price of Coal sold for domestic use.

1915.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

13th May.

[No. 52.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

National
Health
Insurance
(Medical
Research
Committee.)

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of
Interim Report on the
work in connection with the War at present
undertaken by the Medical Research Committee.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Message from
the Lords.

London,
Chatham, and
Dover Railway
Bill.
Ascot District
Gas and
Electricity
Bill.

Railway Bills
(Group 1.)

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Bill, without any
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Ascot District
Gas and Electricity Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

Sir John Tudor Waiters reported from the
Committee on Group 1 of Railway Bills ; That,
for the convenience of parties, the Cpmtnittee
had adjourned till Tuesday next, at half an hour
after Eleven of the clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Adjournment.

A Motion was made, and the Question was

proposed, That this House do now adjourn
(The Prime Minister) :And the said Motion
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn.

Housing
(Rosyth
Dockyard)
Bill.

Bill 82.

Mr. IIPKinnon Wood, supported by Mr. George
Lambert, presented a Bill to facilitate the early
provision of dwellings, &c. for, or for convenience
of, persons employed by or on behalf of the
Admiralty at Rosyth Dockyard : And the same
was ordered to be read a second time upon
Monday next ; and to be printed.

Supply
[10th allotted
Day.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.

Class II.
£70,545, to complete the sum for the Salaries
and other Expenses in the Department of His
Majesty's Treasury and subordinate Depart-
ments, including Expenses in respect of Advances
under the Light Railways Act, 1896.

Resolution to be reported.

Class IV.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That a
sum not exceeding £9,906,378 be granted to
His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to
defray the charge which will come in course of
payment during the year ending on the 31st day
of March 1916 for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Board of Education, and of the various
Establishments connected therewith, including
sundry Grants in Aid :

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Mr. Joseph Pease),put, and
agreed to.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that the Committee had
made Progress in the matter to them referred ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [5th May]
the 5th day of this instant May ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [loth April]
the 15th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28th April]
the 28th day of April last ;

Rep ort.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the British North
Second Reading of the British North America America Bill.
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and Means
Means of the 12th day of this instant May ;
Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Immature

Committee on the Immature Spirits (Restriction) Spirits
Bill ;

(Restriction)
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and
Means of the 4th day of this instant May ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

1_1

4%11lay]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Ways and

into consideration the first and second of the ?'leans
Resolutions which, upon the 11th day of this Re
APri"
29tohr t
instant May, were reported from the Committee ( Postponed
of Ways and Means of the 29th day of April Resolutions.)
last, and which Resolutions were then post-
poned ;

.

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken

into further consideration upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Fishery

Committee on the Fishery Harbours Bill ;

Harbours Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

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125
months of August, September, October, and
November 1914.

No. 52.] 6 GEO. V.
Milk and
Dairies
(Consolida-
tion) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Milk and Dairies (Con-
solidation) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Special
Constables
(Scotland)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
the Special Constables

Second Reading of
(Scotland) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till fourteen minutes before
the clock, adjourned till
Eleven
Monday next, pursuant to the Order of
the House of the 3rd day of February
last.

of

[No. 53.]

Monday, 17th May 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

'Conway
Fisheries
Provisional
Order Bill.

PRAYERS.
THE Conway Fisheries Provisional Order
Bill was, according to Order, read the third

time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.

The Local Government Provisional Orders
(No. 3) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Sea Fisheries
(Cardigan
Bay)
Provisional
Order Bill.

The Sea Fisheries (Cardigan Bay) Provisional
Order Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Sea Fisheries
(Poole)
Provisional
Order Bill.

The Sea Fisheries (Poole) Provisional Order
Bill was, according to Order, read the third time
and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Sir Harry Verney presented a Bill to confirm
Land Drainage
(Ous
a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage
e)
Tonal
P
rov
i
Act, 1914, relating to the River Ouse, in the
Order Bill.
Bill 83. County of Norfolk : And the same was read the

first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

A Public Petition was presented, and read ;

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Public
Petitions.
Vide First
Report.
Irish Land
Commission.

Copy of Return under Section 7 of the Land Land Law
Law (Ireland) Act, 1877, of the number of (Ireland)Act,
Eviction Notices filed in the High Court of N-1808t7ic(eoEviction
Justice and County Courts in Ireland during
the quarter ended 31st March 1915.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Statute V. of University College, Cork, under
the Irish Universities Act, 1908.

Irish
Universities
Act, 1908.

No. 235.

Copy of the Compensation for Gooseberry

Bushes (County Dublin) Order, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to the Irish
Universities Act, 1908, be printed.

Department of
Agriculture
and Technical
Instruction
for Ireland.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by European War

His Majesty's Command,Copy of
Diplomatic Documents relating to the outbreak
of the European War.

collected (miscel-

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Harry Verney presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command,Copy of Agricultural Statistics, Agriculture
Fisheries
1914. Volume XLIX. Part I. Acreage and (Agricultural
gricultural
Live Stock Returns of England and Wales, with statistics.)
Summaries for the United Kingdom.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary 111 Kenna presented, pursuant Shops Act,

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy 1912.
of Orders made by the Councils of the under-
mentioned Local Authorities under the Shops
Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department :

City of Bradford (a specified area within

the city).

County of Buckingham (Urban District of

Slough).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon o
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy
of Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the
Conservators of the River Medway for the year
ending 25th March 1915.

rendsevravyan c y.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Copyright Copyright

(British Museum) Bill, without any Amend- (British
ment.

Museum) Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Fugitive Fugitive

Offenders Bill, without any Amendment.

Offenders Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Marriage of Marriage of

British Subjects Bill, without any Amendment. British
The Lords have agreed to the Police (Emer- Police
gency Provisions) Bill, without any Amendment. (Emergency
Provisions)
Bill.
The Lords have agreed to the Local Govern- Local

Subjects Bill.

ment Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill,
Amendments; to which the Lords desire the of
concurrence of this House.

(No. 1) Bill.

with rGio.ovveiillslonliteant t

The Lords have agreed to the Doncaster Doncaster

Corporation Bill, with Amendments ;
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House. Bill'

to which Corporation

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Return of Advances made
under the Irish Land Purchase Acts during the

The Lords have agreed to the Blyth Har- Blyth Harbour

hour Bill, with Amendments ; to which the Lords
desire the concurrence of this House.

VoL. 170.

R 3

126

17th. May.

Great Eastern
Railway Bill.

Great Central
Railway Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Great Eastern
Railway Bill, with Amendments ; to which the
Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

The Lords have agreed to the Great Central
to which the

Railway Bill, with an Amendment ;
Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

Stalybridge,
Hyde,
Moss ley, and
Dukinfield
Tramways
and Electricity
Board Bill
[Lords.]

Wolver-
hampton
Corporation
Water Bill
[Lords.]

Prescot Gas
Bill [Lords.]

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to authorise the Staly bridge, Hyde, Mossley,
and Dukinfield Tramways and Electricity Board
to extend
to construct additional tramways ;
their area for the supply of electricity, and for
other purposes ; to which the Lords desire the
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to empower the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Burgesses of the Borough of Wolverhampton
to extend
to construct additional waterworks ;
their limits for the supply of water ; and to
make further provision in regard to their water
undertaking. and for other purposes ; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to consolidate and convert the existing
shares of the Prescot Gas Company ; to autho-
rise the Company to raise additional capital,
to which the Lords
and for other purposes ;
desire the concurrence of this House.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Local Government Provisional
Orders (No. 1) Bill be taken into consideration
to-morrow.

The Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukin-
field Tramways and Electricity Board Bill
[Lords ] was read the first time.

Stalybridge,
Hyde,
Mossley, and
Dukinfield
Tramways
and Electricity Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Board Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Wolver-
hampton
Corporation
Water Bill
[Lords.]

The Wolverhampton Corporation Water Bill

[Lords] was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the I

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Prescot Gas
Bill [Lords.]

The Prescot Gas Bill [Lords] was read the

first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Ways and
Means
14th May]
Report.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Com-
mittee of Ways and Means of the 4th day of I
this instant May a Resolution ; which was read,
as followeth :

Income Tax.

That

Income Tax.

(a) Income Tax shall be charged for the
year beginning the sixth day of April,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, at the rate
of two shillings and six pence in the
pound ; and Super Tax shall be charged
for that year at double the rates men-
tioned in section three of the Finance Act,
1914 ; and

(b) The like provisions shall have effect with
respect to the Income Tax so charged,
including Super Tax, and the annual
value of property as had effect under
section two of the Finance Act, 1914,
with respect to the Income Tax thereby
charged for the year beginning the sixth
day of April, nineteen hundred and four-
teen, and the value of property during
that year ; and

1915.
(c) It is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall
have statutory effect under the provisions
of the Provisional Collection of Taxes
Act, 1913.

[No. 53.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Ways and

of Ways and Means of the 12th day of this Means
instant May several Resolutions; which were Report.
read, as follow :

[12th Mayl

Tea.

That the Customs duty charged on tea until Tea.

the first day of July, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, shall be charged as from that date until
the first day of July, nineteen hundred and
sixteen (that is to say) :
Tea, the pound

-
and it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
the provisions of the
statutory effect under
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

eight pence ;

-

Income TaxSupplemental.
Rate of Income Tax for the purpose of the
Reduction of Tax on Earned Income
and Small Incomes.

That the rates of tax mentioned in sections Income Tax

four and six of the Finance Act, 1914, in con-
nection with the relief given in respect of earned
income and small incomes, shall be doubled.

mental.

Ascertainment of Total Income.

That an assessment to Income Tax on income Ascertainment

from any source which has become final and of Total
conclusive for the purpose of Income Tax for income.
any year shall, in estimating total income from
all sources for the purposes of Super Tax for
the following year, or of any exemption, relief,
or abatement under the Income Tax Acts, be
deemed to be the amount of income from that
source.

I

Assurance Companies.

(1) That it is expedient that assurance corn- Assurance
panies be assessed and charged to Income Tax Companies.
separately in respect of each class of business
carried on by them.

(2) That, in ascertaining whether a company
carrying on life insurance business has sustained
a loss in respect of that business, any income of
the company derived from its
life insurance
investments shall be treated as part of the
profits of the company acquired in that business.
(3) That the amount of annuities which a
company carrying on the business of granting
annuities
of
purposes
subsection (3) of section twenty-four of
the
Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1888,
to
treat as having been paid out of profits or gains
brought into charge to Income Tax shall not
exceed the amount of the taxed income of its
annuity fund.

entitled,

the

for

is

(4) That an assurance company not having
its head office in the United Kingdom, but doing
assurance business through any branch or agency
in the United Kingdom, shall be charged to
Income Tax on its income from investments,.
wherever received, in proportion to the amount
of business done by the company in the United
Kingdom.

(5) That a person shall not be entitled under
section fifty-four of the Income Tax Act, 1853
(as amended by any subsequent enactment), to
deduct from profits or gains

17th May.

127
insert the words " six months."(Mr. Ronald
M'Neill.)

No. 53.] 6 GEO. V.

(a) in respect of any premium or other pay-
ment payable for securing a capital sum
on death (whether in conjunction with any
other benefit or not), more than five per
cent. of that capital sum ; and

(b) in respect of any premiums or payments
to which that section applies payable for
securing any other benefits, more than fifty
pounds in all ;

and the relief under that section by way of
repayment of tax, and the deductions from
income allowed for the purposes of Super Tax
under subsection (2) of section sixty-six of the
Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910, shall be accord-
ingly limited.

Amendment of Law.
That it is expedient to amend the Law relating
to National Debt, Customs, and Inland Revenue
(including Excise).

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the first and second of the
Resolutions which, upon the 11th day of this
instant May, were reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means of the 29th day of April
last, and which Resolutions were then read a
second time, and postponed ;

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be taken

into further consideration to-morrow.

Amendment
of Law.

Ways and
Means
[29th April]
Report
(Postponed
Resolutions.)

Immature
Spirits
(Restriction)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Immature Spirits
(Restriction) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No.

(Restriction on delivery for
the purposes of home consumption of immature
spirits).

1

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5, after the
word " delivered," to insert the words " out of
bon d."( M r. Rawlinson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 7, to
leave out the word " three,' in order to insert
the word " two."(Sir J. D. Rees.)

Question proposed, That the word " three "
the Clause :Amendment, by

stand part of
leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, hi p. 1, 1. 12, to
leave out the words "to the payment of such
if any, as Parliament may determine
duties,
and."--( M r. Glyn-Jones.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause : Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 17,
to leave out from the second word " to " to the
end of 1. 20, in order to insert the words " persons,
firms, or bodies corporate licensed for the pur-
pose, for use in the making of such products,
including medicines and perfumes, as the Com-
missioners of Customs and Excise may determine."
( Mr. Glyn-Jones.)
Question, That

the words proposed to be
and

left out stand part of the Clause, put,
aureed to.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 6,
to leave out the words " one year," in order to

Vor.. 170.

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 9, to
leave out the word "nine," in order to insert the
word " three."(Mr. Bigland.)

Question proposed, That the word " nine "
the Clause : Amendment, by

stand part of
leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
A Clause (Existing contracts)

(Mr. Scott
Dickson) brought up, and read the first and
second time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Compensation not to be given)
(Mr. Cowan)brought up, and read the first
time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time : Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
to-

Committee, be taken into consideration
morrow ; and be printed.

Bill 84.

The British North America Bill was, according British North
America Bill.

to Order, read a second time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the
(Mr. Secretary Harcourt.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker 'resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Special Constables (Scotland) Bill was, Special

according to Order, read a second time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately Bill.

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. M`Kinnon Wood.)

Constables
(Scotland)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

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[No. 53_

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Housing
(Rosyth
Dockyard)
Bill.

The Housing (Rosyth Dockyard) Bill was,

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

Fishery
Harbours Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Fishery Harbours Bill.
(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 4 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Bill

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to the
Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills.(Mr.
Gulland.)

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords
to acquaint them therewith : And that the Clerk
do carry the said Message.

Milk and
Dairies
(Consolida-
tion) Bill.

Supply
[13th May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 13th day of this instant May ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[5th May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 5th day of this instant May ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[15th April]
Report.

The Order of-the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[28th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 28th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Ways alb'
Means.

Mental
Treatment
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Mental Treatment Bill ;
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty minutes after
Ten of the clock, adjourned till
to-
morrow.

[No. 54.]
Tuesday, 18th May 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYER S.

MR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Private Bills
_11 from one of the Examiners of Petitions for [ ztoa sij
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bills, originating in the Lords, and referred on
the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders inquired
complied
not previously inquired into, which are applicable
thereto, have been complied with, viz. :

not
(;Ircl
previously

Spennymoor and Tudhoe Gas Bill [Lords].
South. Staffordshire Water Bill [Lords].
West Gloucestershire Water Bill [Lords].
Halifax Corporation Bill [Lords].
Aberdare Urban District Council (Tram-

ways, &c.) Bill [Lords].

South Shields Corporation Bill [Lords].
Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Provisional
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for order Bills.
Private Bills, That in the case of the following Orstders ng
Bills, referred on the First Reading thereof, the
Standing Orders which are applicable thereto
have been complied with, viz. :

ij
athel
complied
with.)

a

b 1 e

irlei

Gas and Water Provisional Orders (No. 2)

Bill.

Gas and Water Provisional Orders (No. 3)

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time

to-morrow.

The House, pursuant to the Order of the Great Central
House of the 13th day of this instant May, Railway Bill.
proceeded to take into consideration the Amend-
ment made by the Lords to the Great Central
Railway Bill; and the same was twice read,
and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their
Lordships.

The Deaf and Dumb Poor Asylum Bill Deaf and
[Lords] was read the third time and passed, with Dumb Poor
Asylum Bill
Amendments.
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, with Amendments ;
to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

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129
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

No. 54.] 6 GEO. V.
Ilfracombe
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

The Ilfracombe Gas Bill [Lords] was read

the third time and passed, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

Lurgan
Urban District read the third time and passed.
Council Bill.

The Lurgan Urban District Council Bill was

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Neath Canal
Navigation
Bill [Lords.]

The Neath Canal Navigation Bill [Lords]
was read the third time and passed, with an
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, with an Amendment ;
to which this House cloth desire the concurrence
of their Lordships.

Worksop and
Bawtry
Railway Bill.

The Worksop and Bawtry Railway Bill was,
according to Order, read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Altrincham
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

Bristol
Tramways
Bill [Lords.]

The Altrincham Gas Bill [Lords] was, accord-
ing to Order, read a second time, and committed.

The Bristol Tramways Bill [Lords] was,
according to Order, read a second time, and
committed.

The Northwich Gas Bill [Lords] was, according

to Order, read a second time, and committed.

Northwich
Gas Bill
[Lords.]
Sutton District The Sutton District Water Bill [Lords] was,
according to Order, read a second time, and
Water Bill
committed.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

Land Drainage
(Ravening-
ham)
Provisional
Order Bill.
Bill 85.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Amendments made by the Lords to the
Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 1)
Bill; and the same were twice read, and agreed
to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Sir Harry Verney presented a Bill to confirm
a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage
Act, 1861, in the matter of a proposed drainage
district in the Parishes of Raveninghatn, Norton
Subcourse, Thurlton, Loddon, Chedgrave, and
Reedham : And the same was read the first
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred .to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Forfar Gas
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Mr. 111 Kinnon Wood presented a Bill to con-
firm a Provisional Order under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899,
relating to Forfar Gas : And the same was
ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to be
taken into consideration to-morrow.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 8) Bill.
Bill 86.

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert
Samuel, presented a Bill
to confirm certain
Provisional Orders of the Local Government
Board relating to Swansea, Wombwell, the
West Kent Main Sewerage District, and Leeds ;
And the same was read the first time.

VOL. 170.

Mr. Herbert Lewis, supported by Mr. Herbert Local

PGovernment

to confirm certain

Samuel, presented a Bill
Provisional Orders of the Local Government Orders
Board relating to the Bury and District Joint (No. 9) Bill.
Hospital District, the Henley and Wallingford
Bill 87.
and the Middlesex Districts Joint Small-pox
Hospital Districts, and the North-East Salop
United Districts : And the same was read the
first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

to confirm

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill
certain Provisional Orders made by
of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882
to 1909, relating to Harrogate (Extension), (No. 4) Bill.
Keighley (Extension), Teignmouth; Tunbridge
Bill 88.
Wells (Extension), Warrington (Extension),
and Ystradgynlais: And the same was read the
first time.

Lighting
Lighting
ov
Orders

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill to confirm Pier and
certain Provisional Orders made by the Board Harbour
ional
of Trade under the General Pier and Harbour
Act, 1861, relating to Lossiemouth and Port- (No. 1) Bill.
madoc : And the same was read the first time.
Bill 89.

10=ss

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Robertson presented a Bill to confirm Pier and
certain Provisional Orders made by the Board rifarbcTr
of Trade under the General Pier and Harbour
Act, 1861, relating to Cattewater and Poole : (No. 2) Bill.
And the same was read the first time.
Bill 90.

Orders

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Birrell presented a Bill to confirm certain Local

Provisional Orders of the Local Government Government
Board for Ireland relating to the Urban District
of Kingstown, the Rural Districts of Dingle, Orders
Kenmare and Rathdrum, and the Londonderry (No. 1) Bill.
Bill 91.
Port Sanitary Authority : And the same was
read the first time.

on)

Irrovol

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's Army.

Copy of Memorandum on the

Command,
Censorship.

Copy of Memorandum

Bureau.

on the Official Press Army.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Intermediate

tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon the Education
Table by the Clerk of the House :Accounts (Ireland.)
of Receipts and Expenditure of the Intermediate
Education Board for Ireland for the year 1914 ;
together with the Report of the Comptroller and
Auditor General thereon.

().

236.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

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18th May.

1915.

[No. 54.

Local
Legislation
Committee.
London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill.

f Title
amended.]

Standing
Orders.

London
Electric
Railway
Companies'
Facilities.

Port of
London
Authority
[Lopds.]

London
County
Council
(Tramways
and Improve-
ments) Bill.

Mr. Ernest Gardner reported from the Local'
Legislation Committee ; That in the case of the
London County Council (General Powers) Bill,
in pursuance of the Resolution of the House of
the 28th day of April last, the Committee had
inserted in the Bill the additional provision
referred to in the said Resolution.

Mr. Ernest Gardner further reported from the
Committee ; That they had examined the allega-
tions contained in the Preamble of the Bill,
and amended the same so as to make it consistent
with the provisions of the Bill as passed by
the Committee, and found the same, as amended,
to be true ; and had gone through the Bill and
made Amendments thereunto ; and had amended
the Title, as followeth : A. Bill to confer fur-
ther powers upon the London County Council
with regard to Parks and Open Spaces and
to confer various powers upon
other matters ;
Metropolitan Borough Councils, and for other
purposes.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Vaughan-Davies reported from the Select
Committee on Standing Orders several Resolu-
tions ; which were read, as follow :

1. That in the case of the London Electric
Railway Companies' Facilities, Petition for Bill,
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ;
that the parties be permitted to proceed with
their Bill.

2. That in the case of the Port of London
Authority [Lords], Petition for Bill, the Standing
Orders ought to be dispensed with ;
that the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Sir John Tudor Walters reported from the
Committee on the London County Council
(Tramways and Improvements) Bill; That in
pursuance of the Resolution of the House of
the 22nd day of February last the Committee
had struck out Tramways Nos. 3 and 3A.

Sir John Tudor Walters further reported from
the Committee ; That they had examined the
allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill as passed
by the Committee ; and found the same, as
amended, to be true ; and had gone through the
Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Message from
the Lords.

Defence of
the Realm
(Amendment)
(No. 3) Bill.
Army Act
Amendment
(No. 2) Bill.

Statutory
Companies
(Redeemable
Stock) Bill.
Neath Canal
Navigation
Bill [Lords.?

Deaf and
Dumb Poor
Asylum Bill
[Lords.]

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that
a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the Defence of
the Realm (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Army Act
Amendment (No. 2) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Statutory
Companies (Redeemable Stock) Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment
made by this House to the Neath Canal Naviga-
tion Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Deaf and Dumb
Poor Asylum Bill [Lords], without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments Ilfracombe

made by this House to the Ilfracombe Gas Gas Bill
[Lords.
Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Eastern
Act to confer further powers on the Eastern valleys
Valleys
Board ;
rence of this House.

Joint
to which the Lords desire the concur- Sewerage
Board Bill
LLords.]

th
Sewerage (shiroejnijoouint-

(Monmouthshire)

The Eastern Valleys (Monmouthshire) Joint Eastern
Sewerage Board Bill [ Lords was read the first valleys
time.

(Monmouth-
shire) Joint

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the BoS'3w"age
ard Bill

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Immature

take into consideration the Immature Spirits Spirits
(Restriction) Bill, as amended in the Com- (BRilelstriction)
mittee.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 6, by inserting, after the word
" consumption," the words " during the period
of the war."(Mr. Outhwaite.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 7, by leaving out the word
" three," and inserting the word " five ''( Mr.
Outhwaite),instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the word
" three " stand part of the Bill :It was resolved
in the Affirmative.

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2,1. 26, by leaving out Clause 2.
(Mr. Lough.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third
time ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out the word " now,"
and, at the end of the Question, adding the
words "upon this day six months."
(Mr.
Cowan.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
word " now " stand part of the Question :The
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of
the House, withdrawn.

And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time : The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Ways and

take into further consideration the first
second of the Resolutions which, upon the 11th ve9ptohrtA prig]
day of this instant May, were reported from the (Postponed
Committee of Ways and Means of the 29th Resolutions.)
day of April last, and which Resolutions were
then read a second time, and postponed.

and Means

The First Resolution was again read,

as

followeth :

Spirits (Customs).
1. That, in addition to the duties of Customs
now payable on spirits imported into Great
Britain or Ireland, there shall, on and after the
thirtieth day of April, nineteen hundred and

No. 54.] 6 GEO. V.

18th
fifteen, be charged the following duties (that is
to say) .

spirits

For every gallon computed at
proof of spirits of any descrip-
tion except perfumed spirits
For every gallon of perfumed
-
liqueurs,
cordials, mixtures, and other
preparations entered in such a
manner as to indicate that the
strength is not to be tested
-

-
For every gallon of

£ s. d.

- 0 14 9

1

3

7

1

0

0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That this House doth agree with the
Committee in the said Resolution :It passed
in the Negative.

The Second Resolution was again read, as

folio weth :

Spirits (Excise).
2. That, in addition to the duty of Excise
now payable, for every gallon computed at proof
of spirits distilled in the United Kingdom there
shall, on and after the thirtieth day of April,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged the
following duty (that is to say) :

For every gallon of spirits com-

puted at proof

£ s.

- 0 14

d.

9

and so on in proportion for any less quantity.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That this House doth agree with the
Committee in the said Resolution
passed
in the Negative.

Ways and
Means.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

(In the Committee.)
Spirits (Customs).
Resolved, That, in addition to the duties of
Customs now payable on spirits imported into
Great Britain or Ireland, there shall, on and
the eighteenth day of May, nineteen
after
hundred and fifteen, be charged the following
duties on spirits which are permitted to be
delivered for home consumption without having
been warehoused for a period of three years
(that is to say) :

May.

131
And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.- -
(Mr. Attorney General.)

Spirits (Excise).
Resolved, That, in addition to the duty of
Excise now payable, for every gallon computed
at proof of spirits distilled in the United King-
dom, there shall, on and after the eighteenth day
of May, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged
the following duty on spirits which are per-
mitted to be delivered for home consumption
without having been warehoused for a period of
three years (that is to say) :

Where the
Spirits have
been
warehoused
for a period of
two years
and less than
three years.

Where the
Spirits have
not been
warehoused, or
have been
warehoused for
a period of
less than two
years.

For every gallon of
computed at proof

spirits

s. d.

1

0

s. d.

1

6

and so on in proportion for any less quantity.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Attorney General.)

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Housing
Rosyt h
Dockyard)
Bill.

into a Committee on the Housing (Rosy th (
Dockyard) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Where the
Spirits have
been
warehoused
for a period of
two years.

Where the
Spirits have
not been
warehoused, or
have been
warehoused for
a period of
less than two
years.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow ; and be printed.

Bill 92.

s. d.

s. d.

1

1

0

7

1

2

6

5

1

4

2

0

A Motion was made, and the Question being Naval and

proposed, That this House approves of the Military.
Reports of the Select Committee on Naval and (sperevniscie,,E,,,
Military Services
(Mr. Secretary 11/PICenna);

and Grants) and Grants.)

(Pensions

And it being a quarter of an hour after Eight
of the clock, and there being Private Business
set down by direction of the Chairman of Ways
and Means under Standing Order No. 8, further
proceeding was postponed without Question put.

s 2

For every gallon computed
at proof of spirits of any
per-
description
fumed spirits
-
For every gallon of perfumed

except
-

-

spirits

-

-

For every gallon of liqueurs,
and
cordials, mixtures,
other preparations entered
in such a manner as to
indicate that the strength
is not to be tested

-

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132

18th

19th May.

1915.

[No. 55.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 5) Bill.

Naval and
Military
Services
(Pensions
and Grants.)

The Local Government Provisional Orders
(No. 5) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time, and committed.

The postponed proceeding on the Question,
That this House approves of the Reports of
the Select Committee on Naval and Military
Services (Pensions and Grants), was resumed.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Suly
[13th May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 13th day of this instant May ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
p
[5tph
Report,

May]

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 5th day of this instant May ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[15th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[28th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 28th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
Bill
merit)
[Lord
s.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Consolidation
Bills.

Ordered, That the Committee appointed by
this House to join with a Committee of the
Lords on Consolidation Bills have leave to sit
during the Recess, notwithstanding the Adjourn-
ment of the House.(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till six minutes after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 55.]
Wednesday, 19th May 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Order of the day being read, for taking London
into consideration the London County County

Council (General Powers) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee ;

Powers) Bill
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con- (suspended.)

(CG°11e nn ec 1'1 la 1

sideration upon Wednesday the 9th day of June
next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Glasgow

into consideration
the Glasgow Corporation Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the Tileinuield)
Committee) ;
(suspended.)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Wednesday the 9th day of June
next.

Ordered, That the Local Legislation Com- Local

mittee have leave to sit
to-morrow, notwith- Legislation
standing the Adjournment of the House. Committee.
(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Forfar Gas

take into consideration the Forfar Gas Order Order
Confirmation
Confirmation Bill.
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The Gas and Water Provisional Orders Gas and Water

(No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read a Provisional
Orders
second time, and committed.
(No. 2) Bill.

Orders Gas and Water
read a Provisional

The Gas and Water Provisional
(No. 3) Bill was, according to Order,
second time, and committed.

Orders
(No 3) Bill
The Great North of Scotland Railway Order Great North
Confirmation Bill was, according to Order, read of Scotland
a second time, and ordered to be taken into order
consideration upon Monday the 31st day of this confirmation
instant May.

Bill.

Provisional

(No. 5) Bill,
Bill 93.

Mr. Robertson, supported by Mr. Herbert Electric
Lewis, presented a Bill to confirm a Provisional Lighting
Order granted by the Board of Trade under the
Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 to 1909, with the
concurrence of the Local Government Board,
constituting a Joint Board, consisting of repre-
sentatives of the Urban Districts of Wath-upon-
Dearne, Bolton-upon-Dearne, and Thurnscoe,
all in the West Riding of the County of York,
for the joint exercise of powers under the Elec-
tric Lighting Acts in respect of their respective
districts : And the same was read the first time.
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

A Bill to authorise the City and South London
London Railway Company, the Central London Electric
Railway Company, the London Electric Railway cRoailwaanyies,
Company, and the Metropolitan District Railway Facilities Bill.
Company, or any of them, to make agreements
with each other and with the London General
Omnibus Company, Limited, for the purpose of
providing increased facilities for the interchange
and alternative routeing of traffic ; the applica-
the appointment of a Joint
tion of receipts ;
Committee, and other purposes, was presented,
and read the first time ; and ordered to be read
a second time.

No. 55.] 6 GEO. V.
National
Relief Fund.

19th May.

Mr. Secretary M'Kenna presented, by His

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report to His Committee, be taken into consideration
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales by the morrow.
Executive Committee of the National Relief
Fund on the administration of the Fund up to
31st March 1915.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Local

133
the
to-

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Universities of
-ford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

Mr. Joseph Pease presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Statute made under the Universities of Oxford
and Cambridge Act, 1877, by the Governing
No. 237. Body of University College, Oxford, on the
5th December 1914 and the 16th January 1915
(and sealed on the 5th February 1915), amending
the Pension Scheme under Statute VI., Section 9
(Miscellaneous), of the existing Statutes of the
College.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Education
(Scotland.)

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the
Committee of Council on Education in Scotland
in 1914-15.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sinking Funds.
No. 238.

pursuant

Mr. Acland presented,

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Account
of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the
National Debt, showing the amount received
from the Exchequer in respect of the old and
new Sinking Funds in the financial year ended
31st March 1915 ; also of the particular applica-
tion thereof, pursuant to Section 7 of the Sinking
Fund Act, 1875.

Board of
Trade
(E m ploy-
ment.)

K ilmarnock
District of
Burghs Writ.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Order made upon the 2nd day of February
last, That the Supplement to the Report of the
Board of Trade on the state of Employment in
the United Kingdom in December 1914 do lie
upon the Table, was read and discharged.

Ordered, That the said Paper be withdrawn.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out
a new Writ for the electing of a Member to
serve in this present Parliament for the Kil-
marnock District of Burghs, in the room of
Lieutenant William Glynne Charles Gladstone,
killed in action.(Mr. Gulland.)

reported from
Sir William Howell Davies
Weardale and
Consett Water the Committee on the Weardale and Consett
Bill.
Water Bill ; That they had examined the allega-
tions contained in the Preamble of the Bill,
and amended the same so as to make it con-
sistent with the provisions of the Bill as passed
by the Committee, and found the same,
as
amended, to be true ; and had gone through the
Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.
(Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Electric Lighting
Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill ; That they had
that
considered the Orders therein contained ;
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and that
they had directed him to report the Bill, with
Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Vol.. 170.

from the Committee on the Local Government (lovernment
Provisional Order (No. 7) Bill; That they hal
considered the Order therein contained ;
that (No. 7) Bill.
the said Order ought to be confirmed ; and that [Provisiona
they had directed him to report the Bill, without Order
Amendment, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Frimley an
the Frimley and Farnborough District Water Farnborough
Bill [Lords], without Amendment.

District
Water Bill

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the [Lords.]

Table ; and be printed.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time,

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
the Ormskirk Gas and Electricity Bill, with
Amendments.
Ordered

That the Re ort do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

P

Ormskirk
Gas and
Electricity
Bill.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
the Warwick Gas and Electricity Bill [Lords],
with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Warwick
Gas and
Electricity
Bill [Lords.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
the Salop County Council Bill [Lords], without
Amendment.

Salop County
Council
Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
the Brighton and Hove Gas Bill [Lords], with
an Amendment.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Brighton and
Hove Gas
Bill [Lords.]

Table.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Falmouth
from the Committee on the Falmouth Docks Docks Bill
[Lords] ; That they had examined the
Bill
allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and verbally amended the same, and found
the same, as amended, to be true ; and had
gone through the Bill, and directed him to
report the same, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Housing

take into consideration the Housing (Rosyth (1:110
Dockyard) Bill, as amended in the Committee.
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

1:Yytahrd )

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee ways and

of Ways and Means of the 18th day of this Means
instant May several Resolutions ; which were Repor[18th May]
t.
read, as follow :

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Spirits
(Customs.)

134

19th May.

1915.

[No. 55..

Spirits (Customs).

That, in addition to the duties of Customs now
payable on spirits imported into Great Britain
or Ireland, there shall, on and after the eighteenth
day of May, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be
charged the following duties on spirits which are
permitted to be delivered for home consumption
without having been warehoused for a period of
three years (that is to say) :

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Finance
Bill to grant certain duties of Customs and Inland (No. 2) Bill.
Bill 94.
Revenue, including Excise ; to alter other duties,
and to amend the Law relating to Customs and
Inland Revenue, including Excise, and the
National Debt ; and to make further provision in
connection with Finance : And the same was
read the first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Where the
Spirits have
been
warehoused
for a period of
two years.

Where the
Spirits have
not been
warehoused, or
have been
warehoused for
a period of
less than two
years.

s. d.

8. d.

1

1

0

7

1

2

6

5

1

4

2

0

-

spirits

except
-

For every gallon computed
at proof of spirits of any
description
per-
fumed spirits
-
For every gallon of perfumed
-
For every gallon of liqueurs,
and
cordials, mixtures,
other preparations entered
in such a manner as to
indicate that the strength
is not to be tested
-

-

-

-

-

Spirits
(Excise.)

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
the provisions of the
statutory effect under
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Spirits (Excise).
That, in addition to the duty of Excise now
payable, for every gallon computed at proof of
spirits distilled in the United Kingdom, there
shall, on and after the eighteenth day of May,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged the
following duty on spirits which are permitted to
be delivered for home consumption without
having been warehoused for a period of three
years (that is to say )

Where the
Spirits have
been
warehoused
for a period of
two years
and less than
three years.

Where the
Spirits have
not been
warehoused, or
have been
warehoused for
a period of
less than two
years.

S. d.

1

0

s. d.

1

6

For every gallon of spirits
-

computed at proof

-

Finance
(No. 2.)

and so on in proportion for any less quantity.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

The said Resolutions, being read a second time,

were agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolutions : And that the Chairman of
Ways and Means, Mr. Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, and Mr. Acland do prepare and bring
it in.

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the
Gentlemen appointed to prepare and bring in
the Bill that they do make provision therein
pursuant to the Resolutions reported from the
Committee of Ways and Means on the 17th day
of this instant May, and then agreed to by the
House.

ay

Bad
eRailre r
Confirmation
Bill.

IDBistrict

A Motion was made, and the Question being Adjournment
proposed, That this House, at its rising this day, (Whitsuntide.)
do adjourn till Tuesday the 8th day of June next
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer) ;

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the British North British North
America Bill.

America Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Special Con- Special
stables (Scotland) Bill, without any Amendment. Constables
(Scotland)
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Fishery Har- Fishery

hours Bill, without any Amendment.

Harbours Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Immature
Spirits (Restriction) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

Bill.

Dockyard) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Housing (Rosyth Housing
(Rosyth
Dockyard)
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Caledonian Caledonian

way Order Confirmation Bill, without any 0

Amendment.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Ashingten

Act to authorise the Urban District Council of urban
Ashington to construct new waterworks ;
to
confer further powers on the Council in regard
to their water undertaking, and for other pur-
poses ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence
of this House.

The Ashington Urban District Council Bill Ashington

[Lords] was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the [Lords.]

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Urban District.
Council Bill

A Message was delivered by Captain Thomas Royal Assent.

Dacres Butler, Yeoman Usher of
Rod :

the Black

Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue

of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at
the desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of
His Majesty's Commission, had been at the
House of Peers, where a Commission under
the Great Seal was read, giving, declaring, and
notifying the Royal Assent to the several Acts
therein mentioned ; and that the Lords thereby
authorised had declared the Royal Assent to
the said Acts, as follow :

1. Copyright (British Museum) Act, 1915.
2. Fugitive Offenders (Protected States) Act,

3. Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities)

1915.

Act, 1915.

No. 55.] 6 GEO. V.

19th May.
4. Police (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1915.
5. Defence
the Realm (Amendment)

of
(No. 3) Act, 1915.

6. Army (Transfers) Act, 1915.
7. Statutory Companies (Redeemable Stock)

Act, 1915.

8. British North America Act, 1915.
9. Special Constables (Scotland) Act, 1915.

10. Fishery Harbours Act, 1915.
11. Immature Spirits (Restriction) Act, 1915.
12. Housing (Rosyth Dockyard) Act, 1915.
13. Local Government Board's Provisional

Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Act, 1915.

14. Caledonian Railway Order Confirmation

Act, 1915.

15. Liverpool Corporation Act, 1915.
16. London, Chatham, and Dover Railway

Act, 1915.

17. Ascot District Gas and Electricity Act,

1915.

18. Mersey Railway Act, 1915.
19. Royal School for Deaf and Dumb Children

(Margate) Act, 1915.
20. Ilfracombe Gas Act, 1915.
21. Neath Canal Navigation Act, 1915.
22. Great Central Railway Act, 1915.
23. Beamish Divorce Act, 1915.
24. Denny's Divorce Act, 1915.

And the Question being again proposed, That
Adjournment
{Whitsuntide.) this House, at its rising this day, do adjourn

till Tuesday the 8th day of June next ;

The Question was amended, by leaving out
the words " Tuesday the 8th," and inserting the
words " Thursday the 3rd "-(Mr. Walter Rea),
-instead thereof.

And the Main Question, so amended, being

put ;

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this
day, do adjourn till Thursday the 3rd day of
June next.

Ways and
Means.

Supply
[13th May]
Report.

Supply
[5th May]
Report.

Supply
[15th April]
Report.

Supply
[28th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday
the 3rd day of June next, resolve itself into the
said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 13th day of this instant May ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Thursday the 3rd day of June next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 5th day of this instant May ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Thursday the 3rd day of June next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Thursday the 3rd day of June next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 28th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Thursday the 3rd day of June next.

Vol,. 170.

3rd June.
The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

135

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postp on
ment) Bl
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Thursday the 3rd day of June next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday
the 3rd day of June next, resolve itself into the
said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :-It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
till twelve minutes before
Eight of the clock, adjourned till Thurs-
day the 3rd day of June next, pursuant
to the Resolution of the House of this
day.

[No. 56.]
Thursday, 3rd June 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House proceeded to take into considera- Blyth Harbour

tion the Amendments made by the Lords to Bill.

the Blyth Harbour Bill ; and the same were
twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lords hips.

The House proceeded to take into considera - Doncaster

the Amendments made by the Lords to
the Doncaster Corporation Bill ; and the same
were twice read, and agreed to.

Corporation

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Great Eastern
tion the Amendments made by the Lords to Railway Bill.
the Great Eastern Railway Bill ; and the same
were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
Ithe Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Bill [Lords] was read the third time and passed. Farn bor

The Frimley and Farnborough District Water Frirnley and
ough
waterater
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Bill [Lords.]

the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

The Aberdare Urban District Council (Tram Aberdare
ways, &c.) Bill [Lords] was read a second time, Urban District
and committed.

The Halifax Corporation Bill
read a second time, and committed.

s4

[Lords] was

Council
(Tramways,
&c.) Bill
[Lords.]
Halifax
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

136

3rd June.

South Shields
Corporation was read a second time, and committed.
Bill [Lords.]

The South Shields Corporation Bill [Lords]

South
Staffordshire
Water Bill
[Lords.]

Spennymoor
and Tudhoe
Gas Bill
[Lords.]
West
Gloucester-
shire Water
Bill rIord.s.]

Local
Government
Provisional
Order
(No. 7) Bill.

The South Staffordshire Water Bill [Lords]

was read a second time, and committed.

The Spennymoor and Tudhoe Gas Bill [Lords]

was read a second time, and committed.

The West Gloucestershire Water Bill [Lords]

was read a second time, and committed.

The Local Government Provisional Order
(No. 7) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Forfar Gas
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

The Forfar Gas Order Confirmation Bill was,
according to Order, read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill

to the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

E lectric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Electric Lighting
Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill, as amended in
the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Great North
of Scotland
Railway
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Great North of
Scotland Railway Order Confirmation Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue

his
Preston
Borough Writ. Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to
serve in this present Parliament for the Borough
of Preston, in the room of Alfred Aspinall
Tobin, Esquire, x.c., who, since his Election for
the said borough, hath accepted the Office of
Judge of the County Court of Hereford.
(Lord Edmund Talbot.)

Dublin
Borough
(College
Division)
Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Green Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland,
,
to make out a new Writ for the electing
a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
the Borough of Dublin (College Green Division),
in the room of Joseph Patrick Nannetti, Esquire,
deceased.(Mr. Patrick O'Brien.)

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Tipperary
County (North Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland,
Tipperary)
to make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Writ.
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
the County of Tipperary (North Tipperary
Division), in the room of Dr. John Esmonde,
deceased.(Mr. Patrick O'Brien.)

Parliamentary
Papers
(Recess.)

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)
Dominions
(Royal
Commission.)

The

following Papers, presented by His
Majesty's Command during the Whitsuntide
Recess, were delivered to the Librarian of the
House of Commons during the Recess, pursuant
to Standing Order No. 95 :

Copy of Colonial Report, No. 841 (Leeward

Islands, Report for 1913-14).

Copy of Minutes of Evidence taken in New-
foundland in 1914 by the Royal Commission on
the Natural Resources, Trade, and Legislation
of certain portions of His Majesty's Dominions.

1915.

[No. 56.
the Public Services

Copy of Appendix to the Report of

Royal Commission on Public Services in India. in India
Minutes
Evidence
to
Departments. Volumes XII. and XV.

certain Commission.)

relating

of

Copy of Thirty-seventh Annual Report of Prisons
the Prison Commissioners for Scotland, bein 0 (Scotland)
the Seventy-sixth Annual Report on Prisons Act, 1877.
in Scotland.

.

Copy of the Fifty-ninth Annual Report on Births, Deaths.
the Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Scotland, and Marriages
for 1913.

(Scotland.)

Copy of Report of the Board of Education Board of

for the year 1913-14.

Education.

Copy of Statistics of Public Education in
Wales (with Monmouthshire). Part I. Educa-
tional Statistics, 1912-13.

Copy of Regulations under which Grants are
payable by the Board of Education to Day
Nurseries in England and Wales (in force from
1st April 1915).

Copy of Summary of Returns as to School
Attendance and Employment in Agriculture,
supplied by County Local Education Authorities
for the period 1st September 1914 to 30th April
1915.

Board of
Education.

Board of
Education.

Board of
Education.

Copy of Order made by the Light Railway Light
aw
Commissioners, and modified and confirmed by AcRil1972s.
ts, 1896
the Board of Trade, entitled the Hutton Magna and
Light Railway Order, 1915.

Copy of Order, dated 25th May 1915, made National
by the National Health Insurance Commis- Health
stoners, entitled the County Borough of Dar-
lington
Order, 1915.

(Insurance Committee) Amendment (England.)

Copy of Order, dated 25th May 1915, made National

by the National Health Insurance Commis-
sioners under Section 2 of the Local Govern-
ment Board's Provisional Order Confirmation
(No. 3) Act, 1915, entitled the County Borough
of Wakefield (Insurance Committee) Amend-
ment Order, 1915.

Copy of Summary Tables relating to the Census of
Census of England and Wales, 1911. Area, England and
;wales, 1911.
Families or separate Occupiers, and Population
also Population classified by Ages, Condition as
to Marriage, Occupations, Tenements, Birth-
places, and Infirmities.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command, Copy of Annual Report of pro- Agriculture
the Board of Agriculture and
ceedings of
Fisheries under the Sale of Food and Drugs
Acts, 1875 to 1907, the Merchandise Marks
Acts, 1887 to 1894, and other Acts, for the
year 1914.

and Fisheries.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the Destructive
Isects and
is

1907.

dated

Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P.
P.
15th May 1915,
the
172,
1
American Gooseberry Mildew (Fruit) Order
of 1915.

entitled

Copy of Order under the Destructive Insects Destructive
and 1907, numbered Insects and
Pelits
cts,
18 i7 and 1

and Pests Acts,
D.I.P. 173, dated 21st May 1915, entitled the
American Gooseberry Mildew (Kent) Order
of 1915.

1877

907:

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

John Simon

Secretary Sir

presented, by Coal Mining
His Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of Organisation
(De
the Departmental Committee appointed by
the
Committee.)
Secretary of State for the Home Department to

partmental

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3rd June.

137

inquire into the conditions prevailing in the
Coal Mining Industry due to the War. Part I.
Report.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Railway
Accidents.

Mr. Rnnciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,-Copy of Returns of Accidents and
Casualties as reported to the Board of Trade by
the several Railway Companies in the United
Kingdom during the year 1914.

Gas and Water Copy of Special Reports by the Board of
Works
Trade under Section 4 of the Gas and Water
ciFa
Act, 1870. Works Facilities Act, 1870.

ties
l

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Board of
Education
(Welsh
Intermediate
Education
Act, 1889.)

No. 239.

Mr. Herbert Lewis presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,-Copy of
Report of the Board of Education under the
Welsh Intermediate Education Act, 1889, for
the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table; and be printed.

Evictions
(Ireland.)

Ireland
Development
Grant Act,
1903.

Fines, &c.
(Ireland.)

No. 240.

Dogs
Regulation
(Ireland) Act,
1865.

No. 241.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,-Copy of Return of the number of
Evictions from Agricultural Holdings in Ireland
which have come to the knowledge of
the
Constabulary, and also of
number of
Tenancies determined, in the quarter ended
31st March 1915.

the

Copy of Report of the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland of all his proceedings under the Ireland
Development Grant Act, 1903, for the year
ended 31st March 1915.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,-Copy
of Abstract of Account of Fines accounted for
by the Registrar of Petty Sessions Clerks for
the year 1913.

Copy of Accounts of Receipts and Expendi-
ture under the Dogs Regulation (Ireland) Act,
1865, for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to Fines,
&c. (Ireland), and the Dogs Regulation (Ireland)
Act, 1865, be printed.

Government
Departments
Securities.

No. 247.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 242.

Mr. Montagu presented,-Return to an Order,
dated the 15th day of April last, for a Return
relative to Government Departments Securities.
Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,-Copy
of Regulations, dated 19th May 1915, made by
the National Health Insurance Joint Committee
and the Scottish Insurance Commissioners, acting
jointly, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Collection of Contributions) Amendment Regu-
lations (Scotland), 1915.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 243.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 244.

Copy of Regulations, dated 21st May 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee and the Welsh Insurance Commis-
sioners, acting jointly, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Collection of Contributions)
Amendment Regulations (Wales), 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 19th May 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, acting jointly with the Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Collection of Contributions) Amend-
ment Regulations, 1915.

Void. 170.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 28th National

May 1915, made by the National Health
Insurance Joint Committee, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Navy and Army) Regula- Committee)
tions (No. 2), 1915.

c e

(13n

(Regulations.)
No. 245.

Copy of Regulations, dated 20th May 1915, National

made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners, Health
entitled the National Health Insurance (Navy 1411ainssejec,
and Army) Regulations (Scotland) (No.
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)
1915.
No. 246.

Copy of Report of the Arklow Harbour Arklow
Harbour.

Commissioners and Abstract of Accounts for
1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the said Return, and the Papers
relative to National Health Insurance (Joint
Committee) (Regulations), and National Health
Insurance Commission (Scotland) (Regulations),
be printed.

The following Papers, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament, were laid
upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :-

Account showing the nature and amount of National
the Securities held by the Commissioners for the Insurance
Reduction of the National Debt at 31st March (Part no
1915 as investment for moneys, forming part of Account.
the Unemployment Fund, paid over to them by No. 248.
the Board of Trade under Section 92 (3) of the
National Insurance Act, 1911.

Copy of the County Court Rule, 1915, dated County Court

19th May 1915.

Rules.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the National
Insurance Act, 1911 (Part II.), Account be
printed.

Alexander Shaw, Esquire (commonly called New Member

the Honourable Alexander Shaw), Member for sworn.
the Kilmarnock District of Burghs, was sworn.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill
to make temporary provision for rendering
unnecessary the Re-election of Members of the
House of Commons on acceptance of Office-
(Secretary Sir John Simon);

Re-election of
Ministers.

Mr. Speaker called the attention of the House Member
to the continued irrelevance on the part of Mr. directed to
G
directed the honourable Member to resume his (Irrelevance.)
seat.

innell, Member for North Westmeath, and

resume
seat
his

And the Question being put :-It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Ordered, That Secretary Sir John Simon, Mr.
Montagu, and Mr. Steel-Maitland do prepare
and bring in the Bill.

Secretary Sir John Simon accordingly pre- Re-election of
sented a Bill to make temporary provision for Ministers Bill
Bill 95.
rendering unnecessary the Re-election of Mew-
bers of the House of Commons on acceptance
of Office : Arid the same was read the first time ;
and ordered to be printed.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :-The Bill was accordingly read a second
time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Secretary Sir John Simon.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clause N o. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
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3rd-4th June.

1915.

[No. 56.

Bill 97.

Ministry of
Munitions.

Ministry of
Munitions
Bill.

Bill 96.

Ministry of
Munitions
[Salaries, &c.]

Schedule agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the

Committee, be printed.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a
Bill for establishing, in connection with the
present War, a Ministry of Munitions of War,
and for purposes incidental thereto : And that
Secretary Sir John Simon, the Prime Minister,
Dr. Macnamara, Mr. Tennant, and Mr. Forster
do prepare and bring it in.

Secretary Sir John Simon accordingly pre-
sented a Bill for establishing, in connection with
the present War, a Ministry of Munitions of
War, and for purposes incidental thereto : And
the same was read the first time, and ordered to
be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

A Motion being made, That this House will,
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to
consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys to be provided by Parliament, of any
Salaries and Expenses that may become charge-
able under the proisvions of any Act of the
present Session for establishing, in connection
with the present War, a Ministry of Munitions
of War, and for purposes incidental thereto
(Mr. Gotland) ;

Secretary Sir John Simon, by His Majesty's
Command, acquainted the House that His
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-
matter of this Motion, recommends it to the
consideration of the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
[15th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[5th May]
Report,

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 5th day of May last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[13th May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 13th day of May last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[28th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 28th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Second Reading of the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

(No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn till Adjournment.

to-morrow, at half an hour after Eleven of the
clock.(Mr. Gotland.)

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till ten minutes before Six
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 57.]

Friday, 4th June 1915.

The House met at half an hour after
Eleven of the clock.

PRAYERS.

THE House proceeded to take into considers- Falmouth
Docks Bill
[Lords.]

tion the Falmouth Docks Bill [Lords],

amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Ordered, That the London County Council London
(General Powers) Bill,
as
Committee, be taken into consideration upon (Goeunneral
(General
Monday next.
Powers) Bill.

amended in the

The Electric Lighting Provisional Orders Electric
(No. 1) Bill was, according to Order, read the Lighting
third time and passed.

Provisional
Orders

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to (No. 1) Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Great North of Scotland Railway Order Great North
Confirmation Bill was, according to Order, read of Scotland
the third time and passed.

Railway
Order

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Confirmation

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Bill.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Re-election of Re-election of
Ministers Bill.

Ministers Bill, without any Amendment.

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir Royal Assent.

Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :
Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to an Act agreed upon by both Houses,
desire the immediate attendance of this Honour-
able House in the House of Peers, to hear the
Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :And having
returned ;

No. 57.] 6 GEO. V.

4th -7th June.

139

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House
of Peers, where a Commission under the Great
Seal was read, giving, declaring, and notifying
the Royal Assent to the Act therein mentioned;
and that the Lords thereby authorised had
declared the Royal Assent to the said Act, as
followeth :

Re-election of Ministers Act, 1915.

Adjournment.

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.

( M r. Gulland.)

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till thirteen minutes before
adjourned till
clock,
Twelve of
Monday next.

the

[No. 58.]

Monday, 7th June 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Brighton and
Hove Gas
Bill [Lords.]

PRAYERS.
THE House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Brighton and Hove Gas Bill

[Lords], as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

London
County
Council
(Tramways
and Improve-
ments) Bill,

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the London County Council (Tramways
and Improvements) Bill, as -amended in the
Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Ormskirk Gas
and Electricity
Bill [Lords.]

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Ormskirk Gas and Electricity Bill
[Lords], as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Ordered, That the Weardale and Consett
Weardale and
Consett Water Water Bill, as amended in the Committee, be
Bill.
taken into consideration upon Wednesday next.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill. Committee ;

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill,
as amended in the

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc- superannua-

tion Act, 1887.

tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Treasury Minute under the Superannuation
Act, 1887, dated 28th May 1915, granting a
to Mr. Thomas Cradocke
retired allowance
Chalk, First Class Assistant Accountant, Army
Accounts Branch, War Office.

Copy of Regulations, dated 20th May 1915, National
made by the National Health Insurance Joint Insurance
Committee, acting jointly with the Irish Insur- (Joint
ante
entitled
the National Committee)
Health Insurance (Collection of Contributions) (Regulations.)
No. 249.
Amendment Regulations (Ireland), 1915.

Commissioners,

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 3rd National

June 1915, made by the Welsh Insurance IHealth
Commissioners, entitled the National Health Commission
Insurance (Navy and Army Fund) Regulations (Wales)
(Wales), 1915.

i'insseicon

(Regulations.)
No. 250.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to National
Health Insurance (Joint Committee) (Regula-
tions) and National Health Insurance Commis-
sion (Wales) (Regulations) be printed.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of Special Report by the
Board of Trade under Section 1 of the Electric
Lighting Act, 1888.

Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the

directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Special Report by the Board of Trade
under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 to 1909,
stating the grounds on which they have dispensed
with the consent of the Urban District Council
of Haworth to the breaking up of certain roads
in the Urban District of Haworth for
the
the Keighley Electric Lighting
purposes of
(Extension) Order, 1915.

Electric
Lighting Acts,
1882 to 1909.

Electric
Lighting Acts,
1882 to 1909.
No. 251.

Copy of the Unemployment Insurance (Re- Unemploy-

funds to Employers) (Regulations), 1915, made ment
by the Board of Trade, on 26th May 1915, (
under Section 91 of the National Insurance
Act, 1911.

iRegulnsutanc

tioac
No. 252.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to the
Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 to 1909,
and
to Unemployment Insurance (Regulations), be
printed.

Mr. Long presented, pursuant to the directions Alkali, Re.

of an Act of Parliament, Copy of the Fifty- Works
first Annual Report by the Chief Inspector RAzul a,9t0
under the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act,
1906, of proceedings during the year 1914,
presented to the Local Government Board and
to the Secretary for Scotland.

1106n

253
o. 253.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table; and be printed.

Private Bills.

Ordered, That Standing Orders 204 and 235
be suspended in the case of any Bill the time
for the Second Reading of which expired during
the Whitsuntide Recess, and that the Second
Reading of any such Bill shall be set down
upon Wednesday the 9th day of this instant
June.(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Order
under the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 174, dated 28th
May 1915, entitled the American Gooseberry
Mildew (Infected Areas) Order of 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to Naval and
the directions of several Acts of Parliament,-- Marine Pay
and Pensions
Copies of Two Orders in Council under the ct, 186o.
Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865,
dated 27th May 1915.

Copy of Order in Council under the Mer- Merchant
chant Shipping Act, 1894, and the Merchant Shipping
Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act,
dated 27th May 1915, continuing in force the Shipping
reduced scale of Light Dues leviable under the (Mercantile
Orders in Council of 10th August 1903 and AMeatrin18e9tsund)
21st December 1908 for the period of one year
from 1st April 1915.

aAncdt ,1\118e9r et

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Void. 170.

T 2

140

7th

Ministry of
Munitions
Bill.

The Ministry of Munitions Bill was, according

to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
--(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Ministry of
Munitions
[Salaries, &c.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on Ministry of Munitions
[Salaries, &c.].

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of moneys to be provided by
Parliament, of a salary not exceeding five
to the Minister of
thousand pounds a year
Munitions ; and of such salaries and remunera-
tion as the Treasury may determine to the
secretaries, officers, and servants of the Ministry
of Munitions, and of all expenses incurred by
the said Ministry, to such amount as may be
sanctioned by the Treasury, under any Act of
the present Session for establishing, in connec-
tion with the present War, a Ministry of
Munitions of War, and for other purposes
incidental thereto.( Secretary Sir John Simon.)

Resolution to he reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution..

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[15th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[5th May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 5th day of May last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[13th May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 13th day of May last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[28th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 28th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

8th June.

[No. 58.
The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

1915.

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postpone-
men') Bin
ponement) Bill Lords ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
five minutes before
to-

tinued to sit
till
Seven of the clock, adjourned till
morrow.

[No. 59.]

Tuesday, 8th June 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

lir R. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Private Bills
.111 from one of the Examiners of Petitions for [Lords]nip
Private Bills, That in the case of the following()rdaenrsinnogt
Bills, originating in the Lords,
and referred previously
the Standing inquired into
on the First Reading thereof,
Orders not previously inquired into, which are \Cvoirat hp. )11 e d
applicable thereto, have been complied with,
viz. :

Wolverhampton Corporation Water Bill

[Lords].

Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukinfield
Tramways and Electricity Board Bill
[Lords].

Prescot Gas Bill [Lords].
Eastern Valleys (Monmouthshire)
Sewerage Board Bill [Lords].

Joint

Ashington Urban District Council Bill

[Lords].

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Provisional
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Order Bills
Private Bills, That in the case of the following girodeSrtsanding
Bills, referred on the First Reading thereof, no applicable.)
Standing Orders are applicable, viz. :

Land Drainage Provisional Order Bill.
Land Drainage (Raveningham) Provisional

Order Bill.

Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders

(No. 2) Bill.

Land Drainage ( 0 use) Provisional Order

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time

to-morrow.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table, Report Provisional
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Order Bills
Private Bills, That in the case of the following (Otdas,
Bills, referred on the First Reading thereof, the applicable
Standing Orders which are applicable thereto t
have been complied with, viz. :

heto
coermplied
with.)

(81 i n g

Electric Lighting
(No. 3) Bill.

Provisional Orders

Pier

and Harbour

(No. 1) Bill.

Provisional Orders

No. 59.] 6 GEO. V.

8th June.

Local Government (Ireland) Provisional

Orders (No. 1) Bill.

Electric Lighting Provisional Order (No. 5)

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time

to-morrow.

Salop County
Council Bill
[Lords.]

The Salop County Council Bill [Lords] was

read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

Penal
servitude
Acts
(Conditional
Licence.)

Secretary Sir Joint Simon presented, pursuant
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
--Copy of a Licence granted to a Convict,
discharging her from Aylesbury Convict Prison
on condition that she enters a Home.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Light
Railways Acts, Command,Copy of Order made by the Light
1896 and 1912.
Commissioners under the Light Rail-
ways Acts, 1896 and 1912, and modified and
confirmed by the Board of Trade, entitled the
Clayton-le-Moors Light Railway (Extension
of Time) Order, 1915.

Light

%167131

Mr. Ranciman also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Report of the proceedings of the Board of
No. 254. Trade under the Light Railways Acts, 1896 and
1912, up to the 31st December 1914, and of the
proceedings of the Light Railway Commissioners
up to i he same date.

Railway
Companies'
Powers Act,
1864.

No. 255.

Land
Registry.

Copy of Report by the Board of Trade on
applications made during the year 1914 under
the Railway Companies' Powers Act, 1864, and
of the proceedings of the Board of Trade with
respect thereto.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to the Light
Railways Acts, 1896 and 1912, and the Railway
Companies' Powers Act, 1864, be printed.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return showing the work done in the Land
Registry, in each of the years 1912, 1913, and
respectively, under the various Acts
1914,
hereinafter mentioned, namely :-

1. Under the Land Transfer Acts, 1875 and

1897

(a) The number, value, and acreage (where
known) of estates the titles to which were
registered, on first registration, from the
1st day of January 1912 to the 31st day
of December 1914, showing the numbers
of estates registered with absolute, quali-
fied, and possessory title, and good lease-
holds ; and also the number of estates
registered under the Small Holdings
Acts, 1892, 1907, and 1908 ;

(1)) The total number of separate titles on
the register on the 31st day of December
1914, (i) by first registration, (ii) by sub-
division of estates already registered, and
(iii) by transfer from the 1862 register ;
(c) The total number of separate titles
which have been removed from the regis-
ter on the 31st day of December 1914.

2. Under the Land Registry Act, 1862

(a) The total number, value, and acreage
(where known) of estates the titles to
which were registered on first registra-
tion ;
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141
(b) The total number of separate titles on
the register on the 31st day of December
1914, (i) by first registration, and (ii) by
subdivision of estates already registered ;
(c) The total number of separate titles which
had been removed from the register on the
31st day of December 1914 otherwise
than by transfer to the 1875 register.

3. Under both the Acts of 1875 and 1862

(a) The total number of separate titles on
the register on the 31st day of December
1914 ;

(b) The total number of transactions regis-
tered from the 1st day of January 1912
to the 31st day of December 1914, show-
ing the numbers of (i) first registrations
under the Acts of 1875 and 1897, (ii)
conveyances, transfers, and transmissions
of land, (iii) mortgages, charges, further
charges, and transfers of mortgages and
charges, (iv) reconveyances of mortgages
and cessation of charges, (v) leases and
surrenders of leases, (vi) miscellaneous.
4. Under the Mortgage Debenture Acts, 1865
and 1870, and the Improvement of Land Act,
1864

A statement, so far as may be practicable,
of the nature and amount of the work
done under these Acts from the 1st day
of January 1912 to the 31st day of
December 1914.

5. Under the Land Charges Registration and
Searches Act, 1888, and the Land Charges Act,
1900

The number of registrations, official searches
and ordinary searches made from the 1st
day of January 1912 to the 31st day
of December 1914.

6. Under the Middlesex Registry Act, 1708,
and the Land Registry (Middlesex Deeds) Act,
1891

The number of registrations and searches
made from the 1st day of January 1912 to
the 31st day of December 1914.

And showing the amount of fees received and
the amount of salaries and expenses in the Laud
Registry from the 1st day of April 1912 to the
31st day of March 1915, distinguishing for the
purposes of Section 22 of the Land Transfer
Act, 1897, the fees received and salaries and
expenses paid under the Land Transfer Acts
and the other Acts above referred to (in con-
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 433 of
Session 1914).(Mr. Rowlands.)

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message

Message had been brought from the Lords by the
one of their Clerks, as fblloweth
one

from

The Lords have agreed to the Bury and DThilsrtyatndjoint

District Joint Water Board Bill, without any
Amendment.

Water Board
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Forfar Gas Forfar Gas

Order Confirmation Bill, with an Amendment ; Order
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of CBoifir
this House.

nimation

The Lords have agreed to the Metropolitan DM
e

District Railway Bill, with Amendments ;
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this Railway Bill.
House.

District

to

The Lords have agreed to the Seaforth and Seaforth and

Sefton Junction Railway Bill, with Amend- Sefton
ments; to which the Lords desire the concurrence Railway Bill.
of this House.

Junction

T 3

8th June.

1915.
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

[No. 59.

And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [loth Aprill
Report.
the 15th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [5th May]
the 5th day of May last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
[13th
the Report from the Committee of Supply of Repor
the 13th day of May last ;
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

May]
t.

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28th April]
the 28th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Second Reading of the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

(No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to- morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postpone-
ment) Bill
ponement) Bill [Lords];
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till fourteen minutes before
Six of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

142

Forfar Gas
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendment made by the
Lords to the Forfar Gas Order Confirmation
Bill be taken into consideration to-morrow.

Ministry of
Munitions
[Salaries, &c.]

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
[Salaries, &c.] a

on Ministry of Munitions
Resolution ; which was read, as followeth

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of moneys to be provided by Parliament, of
a salary not exceeding five thousand pounds a
year to the Minister of Munitions ; and of such
salaries and remuneration as the Treasury may
determine to the secretaries, officers, and servants
of the Ministry of Munitions, and of all expenses
incurred by the said Ministry, to such amount
as may be sanctioned by the Treasury, under any
Act of the present Session for establishing, in
connection with the present War, a Ministry of
Munitions of War, and for other purposes
incidental thereto.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Ministry of
Munitions
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Ministry of Munitions
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Establishment of Ministry of

Munitions).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5, to leave
out from the beginning to the word " it," in 1. 6.
(Sir Henry Dalziel.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 10,
to leave out the word " Minister," in order to
insert the word " Treasury."(Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the word " Minister " stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Powers of Minister).
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 13,
after the word "war," to insert the words " and
for the organisation of industry and the utilisa-
tion of labour and capital in connection there-
with."(Mr. Cowan.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 agreed to.
Clause No. 4 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 5 (Ability of Minister

secretaries to sit in Parliament).

and

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 29, to leave
out the word " two," in order to insert the word
" one."(Mr. Hobhouse.)

Question propos'ed, That the word " two "
stand part of the Clause : Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clauses No.

agreed to.

6 and No. 7 amended, and

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :7-

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9th June.

143

[No. 60.]
Wednesday, 9th June 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

London
Electric
Railway
Companies'
Facilities Bill.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

P RAYERS.
ORDERED, That

the London Electric
Railway Companies' Facilities Bill be read

a second time to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

Weardale and
Consett
Water Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Weardale and Con-
sett Water Bill, as amended in the Committee.
And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

London
County
Council
(Money) Bill.

Forfar Gas
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Order
(No. 5) Bill.

Land
Drainage.
Provisional
Order Bill.

Land
Drainage
(Ouse)
Provisional
Order Bill.
Land
Drainage
(Ravening-
ham)
Provisional
Order Bill.
Local
Government
(Ireland)
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the London County Council
(Money) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time
upon Wednesday the 23rd day of this instant
June.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Amendment made
by the Lords to the Forfar Gas Order Con-
firmation Bill ; and the same was twice read,
and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their
Lordships.

The Electric Lighting Provisional Orders
(No. 3) Bill was read a second time, and
committed.

The Electric Lighting Provisional Order
second time, and

(No. 5) Bill was read a
committed.

The Land Drainage Provisional Order Bill

was read a second time, and committed.

The Land Drainage (Ouse) Provisional Order

Bill was read a second time, and committed.

The Land Drainage (Raveningham) Pro-
visional Order Bill was read a second time, and
committed.

The Local Government (Ireland) Provisional
Orders (No. 1) Bill was read a second time,
and committed.

Vol.,. 170.

The Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders Pier and
1) Bill was read a second time, and Harbour

(No.
committed.

The Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders Pier and
and Harbour

second time,

( No. 2) Bill was read a
committed.

A Public Petition was presented, and read ; Public

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

Petitions.
Vide First
Report.

Secretary Sir .khn Simon presented, pursuant Shops Act,

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912.
Copy of Order under the Shops Act, 1912,
made by the Council of the County Borough of
Brighton, and confirmed by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to Prisons
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy (Scotland.)
of Rule under the Prisons (Scotland) Act, 1877, No. 256.
made by the Secretary for Scotland, declaring
Police Cells at Dunoon, Inveraray, and Lochgilp-
head, in the County of Argyll, to be Legal
Prisons for the detention of Prisoners for a
period not exceeding five days before or during
or after trial.

Copy of Rule under the Prisons (Scotland) Prisons
Act, 1877, made by the Secretary for Scotland, (Scotland.)
as to the appointment of a Visiting Committee No. 257.
to the Police Cells Prison at Lochgilphead.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's Fee Fund
Command,Copy of Account of the Fee Fund (House of
of the House of Lords from the 1st April 1914 Lords.)
to the 31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented East India
to His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased (R allways
to give directions that there be laid before this Irrigation
House a Return showing the estimated position, Works.)
as regards capital expenditure, of the several
Railways and Irrigation Works under construc-
tion in India on the 31st day of March 1915,
and the proposed expenditure thereon during
1915-16 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper,
No. 318 of Session 1914).(Sir Robert Price.)

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Ministry of Ministry of

Munitions Bill, without any Amendment.

Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Streatley and Streatley

Goring Bridge Bill, with Amendments ;
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this
House.

to boring

Bridge

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply
[11t
h
Day.]

into the Committee of Supply.

allotted

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class II.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That
a sum not exceeding £41,553 be granted to His
the sum necessary to
Majesty, to complete
defray the charge which will come in course of
payment during the year ending on the 31st day

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144
of March 1916 for the Salaries and Expenses of
the Board of Agriculture for Scotland, including
certain Grants in Aid :

9th June.

1915.
5. £3,211, to complete the sum necessary for
the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of
the Registrar General of Births, &e. in Scot-
land.

[No. 60.

Royal Assent.

Whereupon, the Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod being come with a Message for the
House to attend the Lords Commissioners, the
Chairman left the Chair.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir
Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :
Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House of
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal
was read, giving, declaring, and notifying the
Royal Assent to the Acts therein mentioned;
and that the Lords thereby authorised had
declared the Royal Assent to the said Acts, as
follow :

1. Ministry of Munitions Act, 1915.
2. Frimley and Farnborough District Water

Act, 1915.

3. Blyth Harbour Act, 1915.
4. Doncaster Corporation Act, 1915.
5. Great Eastern Railway Act, 1915.
6. Bury and District Joint Water Board

Act, 1915.

7. Salop County Council
Guildhall) Act, 1915.

(Shirehall and

Supply.

Then the House again resolved itself into the

Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Question again proposed, That a sum not
exceeding £41,533 be granted to His Majesty,
to complete the sum necessary to defray the
charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916 for the Salaries and Expenses of the Board
of Agriculture for Scotland, including certain
Grants in Aid :Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Class II.
1. £13,030, to complete the sum necessary for
the Salaries and Expenses of the Fishery Board
for Scotland, and for Grants in Aid of Piers or
Quays.

Class IV.
2. £1,609,905, to complete the sum necessary
for Public Education in Scotland, and for Science
and Art in Scotland.

3. /2,278, to complete the sum necessary for
the Salaries and Expenses of the National
Gallery, the Scottish National Portrait. Gallery,
and the Museum of Antiquities.

Class II.
4. £6,935, to complete the sum necessary for
the Salaries and Expenses of the General Board
of Control for Scotland.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
a sum not exceeding £14,630 be granted to
His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to
defray the charge which will come in course of
payment during the year ending on the 31st day
of March 1916 for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Local Government Board for Scotland :

-- Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
6. £10,421, to complete the sum necessary for
the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of His
Majesty's Secretary for Scotland and subordinate
Offices, Expenses under the Inebriates Acts,
1879 to 1900, and Expenses under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899.

Class III.
7. £52,476, to complete the sum necessary for
the Salaries and Expenses of the Lord Advo-
cate's Department, and other Law Charges, and
the Salaries and Expenses of the Courts of Law
and Justice in Scotland.

8. £6,084, to complete the sum necessary for
the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the
Scottish Land Court.

9. £25,811, to complete the sum necessary for
the Salaries and Expenses of the Offices in His
Majesty's General Register House, Edinburgh.
10. £63,135, to complete the sum necessary for
the Salaries and Expeases of the Prison Com-
missioners for Scotland, and of the Prisons
under their control, including the maintenance
of Criminal Lunatics, Defectives, and Inmates
of the State Inebriate Reformatory, and the
preparation of Judicial Statistics.
Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [15th Aprill
the 15th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving supply

the Report from the Committee of Supply of Dth
Rep
the 5th day of May last ;

ort.

MaY1

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [13th May]
the 13th day of May last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28th Aprilj
the 28th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

No. 60.] 6 G -Eo. V.

9th---10th June.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Finance (No. 2) Bill. ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-six minutes before
Eight of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 61.]

Thursday, 10th June 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Provisional
Order Bills
(Standing
Orders
applicable
thereto
complied
with.)

PRAYERS.
MR. froSpeoatlIceel laid

the T
itners ofabplee,titionespfoorit.

R

Examiners

Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bills, referred on the First Reading thereof,
the Standing Orders which are applicable
thereto have been complied with, viz. :

Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4)

Bill.

Local Government Provisional

(No. 8) Bill.

Orders

Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Provisional
Order Bills
(no standing
Orders
applicable.)

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table, Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bill, referred on the First Reading thereof; no
Standing Orders are applicable, viz. :

Local Government Provisional Orders

(No. 9) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Brighton and
Hove Gas Bill
[Lords.]

The Brighton and Hove Gas Bill [Lords]
was read the third time and passed, with an
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with an Amendment ;
to which this House doth desire the concurrence
of their Lordships.

Falmouth
Docks Bill
[Lords.]

The Falmouth Docks Bill [Lords] was read

the third time and passed, with Amendments.

VOL. 170.

145
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ;
to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The London County Council (Tramways and London
Improvements) Bill was read the third time and County
Council
passed.
(Tramways

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to and Improve
meets) Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the London

Second Reading of the London Electric Railway
n,
tr
Companies Facilities Bill ;

Railway
Companies'

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Facilities Bill.

upon Tuesday next.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, by His Board of
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report for the Education.
year 1914 on the Victoria and Albert Museum
and the Bethnal Green Museum.

Copies of Reports for 1914 on the Science Board of
Museum and on the Geological Survey and Education.
Museum of Practical Geology.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's Navy and

Supplementary Estimate of the Army Services,

Command,
arlike
sum required to be voted for Navy and Army Wperations
Services, Warlike Operations and other Expen- and other
diture arising out of the War, for 1915-16.

Expenditure
arising out o
f
the War,
1915-16
(Supple-
mentary Vote
of Credit.)

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the Civil List
directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy of Pensions.
List of all Pensions granted during the year No. 256.
ended 31st March 1915, and payable under the
provisions of Section 9 (1) of the Civil List
Act, 1910.

No. 258.

Ordered, That the said Paper
Table, and be printed ;
and
Estimate be referred to the
Supply, and be printed.

do lie upon the
that the said
Committee of

Mr. Secretary Jionar Law presented, by His Colonial
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report, ItePurtsl
No. 842 (Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protec- (Anima .)
torate, Report for 1912-14).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant Shops Act,

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :
County Palatine of Chester.
Borough of Whitehaven.
Urban District of Rushden.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Order made upon the 9th day of this Prisons
instant June, That the Paper entitled Prisons (Scotland.)
(Scotland) and relative to Rule declaring Police
Cells at Dunoon, &c. to be Legal Prisons for
the detention of Prisoners for a period not
exceeding five days before or during or after
trial be printed, was read and discharged.

U

1 Oth June.

1915.
pursuant to Sections 85 and 106 of the National
Insurance Act, 1911.

[No. 61.

146

Gas and Water The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill ; That they had
(No. 1) Bill.
considered the Orders therein contained ; that
[Provisional
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and
Orders
confirmed.]
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
with Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Electric Lighting
Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill ; That they had
that
considered the Orders therein contained ;
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ;
and
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
with Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, he taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

Sheffield
Corporation
(Tramways)
Bill [Lords.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
( Tramways) Bill

the
Sheffield Corporation
[Lords], with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Halifax
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

The Deputy Chairman reported the Halifax

Corporation Bill [Lords], with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Bristol
Tramways
Bill [Lords.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
the Bristol Tramways Bill [Lords], with an
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

West
Gloucester-
shire Water
Bill [Lords.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
the West Gloucestershire Water Bill [Lords],
with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Sup[12tplh

Day.]

allotted

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class II.
1. £178,549, for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Office of the Committee of Privy Council
for Trade and subordinate Departments.

2. £74,671, for the Salaries and Expenses of
certain Services transferred from the Mercantile
Marine Fund, and other Services connected with
including Merchant
the Mercantile Marine,
Seamen's Fund Pensions.

3. £6, for meeting the deficiency of Income
from Fees, &c. for the requirements of the
Board of Trade under the Bankruptcy Act,
1914.

Class VII.
4. £734,430, for the Salaries of the Staff and
other Expenses of Labour Exchanges, including
the Contribution to the Unemployment Insur-
ance Fund and Repayments to Associations

Class I.
5. £12,087, for maintaining certain Harbours
under the Board of Trade, and for Grants in
Aid of Harbours.

Class VI.
6. £500, for Expenditure in connection with

International Exhibitions.

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [15th April]
the 15th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of epR[5th May]
the 5th day of May last ;

ort.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [hep th
port.
the 13th day of May last ;

May]

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28p th
the 28th day of April last ;

Re

ort.

April]

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Second Reading of the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

(No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church ( Post- (PostF°11.e-
m[Leonrta)slIjill
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply

the Report from the Committee of Supply
the 9th day of this instant June ;

R[ ep

tune]

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Adjournment.

the Order of the House of the 3rd day of

10th-14th June.

147
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

No.61.] 6 G-EO. V.

February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
till nineteen minutes after
Eight of the clock, adjourned till Mon-
day next, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 3rd day of February last.

[No. 62.]
Monday, 14th June 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
HE House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Amendments made by the Lords to
the Metropolitan District Railway Bill ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Amendments made by the Lords to the
Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway Bill ;
and the same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Metropolitan
District
Railway Bill,

Seaforth and
Sefton
Junction
Railway Bill.

Ormskirk Gas
and Electricity
Bill [Lords.]

The Ormskirk Gas

and Electricity Bill
[Lords] was read the third time and passed, with
Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

Weardale
and Consett
Water Bill.

The Weardale and Consett Water Bill was

read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Ashington
Urban District
Council Bill
[Lords.]
Eastern
Valleys
(Monmouth-
shire) Joint
Sewerage
Board Bill
[Lords.]
Prescot Gas
Bill [Lords.]

Stalybridge,
Hyde. Mossley,
and Dukinfield
Tramways and
Electricity
Board Bill
[Lords,]
Wolver-
hampton
Corporation
Water Bill
[Lords.]
London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill.

The Ashington Urban District Council Bill
[Lords] was read a second time, and committed.

The Eastern Valleys (Monmouthshire) Joint
Sewerage Board Bill [Lords] was read a second
time, and committed.

The Prescot Gas Bill [Lords] was read a

second time, and committed.

The Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukin-
field Tramways and Electricity Board Bill
[Lords] was read a second time, and committed.

The Wolverhampton Corporation Water Bill
[Lords] was read a second time, and committed.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
as amended in the
(General Powers) Bill,
Committee ;
VOL. 170.

The House, according
take into consideration
Provisional Orders (No.
in the Committee.

to Order, proceeded to Electric
the Electric Lighting Lighting
2) Bill, as amended Orders

(No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill

be read the third time

to- morrow.

The House, according
take into consideration
Provisional Orders (No.
in the Committee.

to Order, proceeded to Gas and Water
the Gas and Water Provisional
1) Bill
, as amended (No.].) Bill.

orders

Ordered, That the Bill

be read the third time

to- morrow.

The Electric Lighting Provisional Orders Electric
(No. 4) Bill was, according to Order, read a Lighting
second time, and committed.

Provisional
Orders
(No. 4) Bill.

The Local Government Provisional Orders Local

(No. 8) Bill was, according to Order, read a Government
Provisional
second time, and committed.
Orders
(No. 8) Bill.

The Local Government Provisional
(No. 9) Bill was, according to Order,
second time, and committed.

Orders Local
read a Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 9) Bill.

Mr. Brace presented a Bill to confirm a Pro- Marriages
visional Order made by one of His Majesty's Provisional
Principal Secretaries of State under the Pro- Older Bin.
Bill 98.
visional Order (Marriages) Act, 1905.

Ordered, That Standing Order 193a be sus-
pended, and that the Bill be now read the first
time.(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)

The Bill was accordingly read the first time.
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Mr. Runcintan presented, by His Majesty's Railway
Command,Copy of Summary of Accidents Accidents.
and Casualties as reported to the Board of
Trade by the several Railway Companies in the
United Kingdom, during the three months
ending 31st December 1914 ; together with
Reports to the Board of Trade by the Inspecting
Officers upon certain Accidents which were
inquired into.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's National

Command,Annual Accounts of Receipts and IShool
Payments in respect of the National School (Ireland)
Teachers (Ireland) Pension Fund for the year Pension Fund.
191.4.

Copy of Report of the Advisory Committee Aeronautics.

for Aeronautics for the year 1914-15.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the super -

directions of an Act of Parliament, C DVo.
directions
Treasury Minute under the Superannuation
Act, 1887, dated 14th May 1915, granting a
retired allowance to Richard Thomas Perry,
Assistant Inspector of Postmen, Harrow, Post
Office.

of Act 1887.

'

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc- Irish

tions of an Act of Parliament,
Statute V. of the National University of Ireland Ac
under the Irish Universities Act, 1908.

Copy of Universities

t, 190 8.
N. 259.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

u 2

14th June.

1915.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

[No. 62.

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [ 28th April]
the 28th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [9th June]
the 9th day of this instant June ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postpone-
ment) Bill
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

s.

Ordered, That a Select Committee be ap- Public
pointed, to whom shall be referred all Petitions Petition
presented to the House, with the exception of
such as relate to Private Bills; and that such
Committee do classify and prepare abstracts of
the same, in such form and manner as shall
appear to them best suited to convey to the
House all requisite information respecting their
contents, and do report the same from time to
time to the House ; and that the Reports of the
Committee do set forth, in respect of each
Petition, the number of signatures which are
accompanied by addresses, and which are written
on sheets headed in every case by the prayer of
the Petition, provided that on every separate
sheet after the first the prayer may be reproduced
in print or by other mechanical process ; that
such Committee have power
the
printing in extenso of such Petitions, or of such
parts of Petitions, as shall appear to require it ;
and that such Committee have power to report
their opinion and observations thereupon to the
House.

to direct

The Committee was accordingly nominated

of Lord Charles Beresford, Sir Williunz
Mr. Burt, Mr. Dalrymple, Mr. Charles Duncan,
Mr. Hackett, Mr. Leicester Harmsworth, Mr.
Hughes, Mr. Haydn Jones, Mr. Kenyon, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Ronald M'Neill, Colonel Pryce-
Jones, Mr. Reddy, and Mr. Turton.

Ordered, That Three be the quorum of the

Committee.--(Mr. Gulland.)

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

to the Adjournment.

And the Question being put :---It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute before Four
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

148

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Tuberculosis
(Human and Majesty's Command, Copy of Final Report of
the Commissioners appointed to inquire into
Commission.) Tuberculosis (Human and Bovine). Part II.

ine)
(RoBovyal

Appendix. Volume VII. Graphic Charts.

Secretary Sir John Simon also presented,
Penal
Servitude Acts
(Conditional pursuant to the directions of several Acts of
Copy of Licence granted to a
Parliament,
Licence.)
Convict, discharging her from Aylesbury Con-
vict Prison on condition that she enters a
Home.

Shops Act,
1912.

East India
(Territorial
Troops.)

East India
(Railways and
Irrigation
works.)

No. 260.

Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

County of Cornwall (Urban District of

N e wqu ay).

County of Glamorgan (Urban District of

BrirLiend).

City of Gloucester.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain presented, by His
Copy of Comparison
Majesty's Command,
between Pay Allowances and regular compul-
sory Deductions in the case of Infantry Privates
of the Territorial Force at Home and in India.
Mr. Secretary Chamberlain also presented,
Return to an Address to His Majesty, dated the
9th day of this instant June, for a Return
relative to East India (Railways and Irrigation
Works).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and that the said Return be printed.

Ordnance
Survey.

Mr. Aciand presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand,Copy of Report of the Progress of the
Ordnance Survey to the 31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

New Member
sworn.

Urban Hanlon Broughton, Esquire, Member

for the Borough of Preston, was sworn.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Finance (No. 2) Bill was, according to
Order, read a second time, and committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
110th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 10th day of this instant June ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[15th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of April last;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[5th May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 5th day of May last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[13th May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 13th day of May last ;

15th June.

149
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

No. 63.]

6 GEO. V.

[No. 63.1

Tuesday, 15th June 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

London
Electric
Railway
Companies'
Facilities Bill.
Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

PRAYERS.
THE London Electric Railway Companies'
Facilities Bill was, according to Order,

read a second time, and committed.

The Electric Lighting Provisional Orders
(No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Gas and Water The Gas and Water Provisional Orders
Provisional
(No. 1) Bill was, according to Order, read the
Orders
third time and passed.
(No. 1) Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

National
Galleries of
Scotland Act,
1906.

University of
Saint
Andrews.

No. 261.

The Lord Advocate presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Eighth Report
to the Secretary for Scotland by the Board of
Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland,
for the year ending 31st March 1915.

The Lord Advocate also presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of Annual Statistical Report by the
University Court of the University of Saint
Andrews for 1913-14.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon
the Table ; and that the Paper relative to the
University of Saint Andrews be printed.

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries
(Agricultural
Statist i cs.)

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Agricultural Statistics,
1914. Volume XLIX. Part II. Return of
.Produce of Crops in England and Wales, with
Summaries for the United Kingdom.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
National
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Health
Insurance
Regulations, dated 11th June 1915, made by
(Joint
the National Health Insurance Joint Committee,
Committee)
(Regulations.) acting jointly with the Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Exempt
Persons) Consolidated Regulations, 1915.

No. 262.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 263.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 264.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regnlations.)
No. 265.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 266.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 12th
June 1915, made by the National Health
the
Insurance
National Health Insurance (Transition to Full
of Benefit) Amendment Regulations,
Rate
1915.

Joint Committee,

entitled

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 14th
June 1915, made by the National Health
the
Insurance
National Health Insurance (Arrears) Amend-
ment Regulations (No. 2), 1915.

Joint Committee,

entitled

Copy of Regulations, dated 12th June 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
the National Health
Committee,
Insurance (Value of Contributions, Exempted
:Institution) Regulations, 1915.

entitled

Copy of Regulations, dated 12th June 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
the National Health
Committee,
Insurance (Time for Joining an Approved
Society) Amendment Regulations, 1915.

entitled

Vol,. 170.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to Naval and
the directions of several Acts of Parliament, Marine Pay
anens
P865ions
Copies of Two Orders in Council under the Naval Act, 1
and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, dated
2nd June and 10th June 1915, respectively.

Copy of Order in Council under the Foreign Foreign
Jurisdiction Act, 1890, dated 2nd June 1915, Jurisdiction
entitled
(Appeal to Privy Council) Amendment Order
in Council, 1915.

the Eastern African Protectorates Act, 1890.

Copy of Order in Council under the Merchant Merchant
Shipping Act, 1894, and the Merchant Shipping Shipping
(Convention) Act, 1914, dated 2nd June 1915, Amcetr, elh8a9n1 and
postponing the date of operation of the Act of Shipping
1914 to 1st January 1916.

(Convention)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Act, 1914

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Arundel Port.

tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy
of the Annual Report and General Account of
the Commissioners of Arundel Port for
the
period from 25th March 1914 to 25th March
1915.

Ur. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords b the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Great North Great North
of Scotland Railway Order Confirmation Bill, of Scotland
without any Amendment.

Railway

Confirmation
Orndefir

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An highland
Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Railway
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, (C)lornfidrrmation
1899, relating to the Highland Railway ;
to Bill [Leeds.]
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this
House.

B

The Highland Railway Order Confirmation Highland
[Lords] was ordered (under Section 7 of Railway
Bill
the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Confirmation
taken into consideration Bill [Leeds.)
Act,
1899)
to-morrow.

be

to

Mr. Tennant,

presented a Bill to amend the Army Act : And A(Nm en d
the same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

supported by Mr. Forster, Army Act
ment
o. 3) Bill.
Bill 99.

Supply
(Supple-
mentary Vote
of Credit.)

Government
Departments
(Expenditure.)

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave
the Chair(The Prime Minister) ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out from the word
" That " to the end of the Question, and adding
the words " this House desires to call attention
to expenditure by Government Departments in
relation to the War, and to the vital need for
public economy."(Mr. Evelyn Cecil.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Question :The said proposed Amendment was,
with leave of the House, withdrawn.

And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the

Chair.

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

u 3

150

15th

(In the Committee.)

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16.

16th June.

1915.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

[No. 63.

a

sum not

Resolved, That
exceeding
£250,000,000 be
granted to His Majesty,
towards defraying the Expenses which may be
incurred during the year ending on the 31st day
of March 1916 for general Navy and Army
Services, in so far as specific provision is not
made therefor by Parliament ; for the conduct
of Naval and Military Operations ;
all
measures which may be taken for the security
of the country ; for assisting the Food Supply,
and promoting the continuance of Trade, In-
dustry, Business, and Communications, whether
by means of insurance or indemnity against risk,
the financing of the purchase and resale of
Foodstuffs and materials, or otherwise ;
for
relief of Distress ; and generally for all Ex-
penses, beyond those provided for in the ordinary
Grants of Parliament, arising out of the existence
of a state of War.(Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer.)

for

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That, towards making good the
Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service
of the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916, the sum of £269,888,662 be granted out
of the Consolidated Fund of the United King-
dom.(Mr. Montagu.)

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
[10th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 10th day of this instant June ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[15th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of April last ;

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [5th May]
the 5th day of May last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
3th
Iteport

the Report from the Committee of Supply of [1
the 13th day of May last ;

Atay,

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [28th April]
the 28th day of April last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [9th June]
the 9th day of this instant June ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postpon
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;
s.]

ment)

.e-

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Adjournment.

the Order of the House of the 3rd (lay of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute before Nine
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 64.]

Wednesday, 16th June 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

THE House proceeded to take into considera- Streatley and
Coring Bridge

tion the Amendments made by the Lords
to the Streatley and Goring Bridge Bill ; and
the same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Bristol,

tion the Bristol Tramways Bill [Lords],
amended in the Committee.

as Tramways

Bill [Lords,]

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Halifax
tion the Halifax Corporation Bill [ Lords], as Corporation
Bill [Lords.]
amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

16th June.

151

No. 64.] 6 G-EO. V.
West
Gloucester-
shire Water
Bill [Lords.]

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the West Gloucestershire Water Bill [Lords],
as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
consideration the Glasgow Corporation
into
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

Highland
Railway
Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

Local
Government
(Ireland)
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.
Bill 100.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Highland Railway
Order Confirmation Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Mr. Birrell presented a Bill to confirm certain
Provisional Orders of the Local Government
Board for Ireland relating to the Urban Districts
of Armagh and Lisburn and the Rural Districts
of Carlow and Dungannon.

Ordered, That Standing Order 193a be sus-
pended, and that the Bill be now read the first
time.(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)

The Bill was accordingly read the first time.
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

London
Electric
Railway
Companies'
Facilities
Bill.

The Order made upon the 15th day of this
instant June, That the London Electric Railway
Companies' Facilities Bill be committed, was read
and discharged.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Prisoners
of War
(Miscel-
laneous,
No. 12, 1915.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Statement rela-
tive to the treatment of Prisoners of -War in
England and Germany during the first eight
months of the War.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Local
Legislation
Committee.
Lincoln
Corporation
Bill.

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local
Legislation Committee ; That in the case of the
Lincoln Corporation Bill they had examined
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill
as
passed by the Committee, and found the same,
as amended, to be true ; and had gone through
the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

'Fable ; and be printed.

Message from
the Lords.

Brighton and
Hove Gas
Bill [Lords.]

Falmouth
Docks Bill
[Lords.]

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment
made by this House to the Brighton and Hove
Gas Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Falmouth Docks Bill
[Lords], without any Amendment.

VOL. 170.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments Ormskirk

made by this House to the Ormskirk Gas and
Electricity Bill [Lords], without any Amend- Bill [os.]
ment.

Etsc [Lordd y

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to consolidate, with amendments, certain of
local Acts in force in the Borough of
the
to confer further powers upon the
Plymouth ;
Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of that borough ;
and to make further provision in regard to the
health, local government, and improvement of
the borough, and for other purposes ; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

Plymouth
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

The Plymouth Corporation Bill [Lords] was

read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Plymouth
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

Mr. Hayes Fisher, supported by Mr. Walter
Long and Mr. MKinnon Wood, presented a Bill
to postpone the operation of the Milk and Dairies
Act, 1914, and the Milk and Dairies (Scotland)
Act, 1914 : And the same was ordered to be
and to be
read a
printed.

second time

to-morrow ;

Milk and
Dairies Acts
Postponement
Bill.

Bill 101.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Supply of the 15th day of this instant June
a Resolution; which was read, as followeth:

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16.

Suppl

Report.

June]
June]

Vote

That a sum not exceeding £250,000,000 be Supple-
granted to His Majesty, towards defraying the 1f credit,
Expenses which may be incurred during the 1915_16:
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
general Navy and Army Services, in so far as
specific provision is not made therefor by
for the conduct of Naval and
Parliament ;
Military Operations ; for all measures which
may be taken for the security of the country ;
for assisting the Food Supply, and promoting
the continuance of Trade, Industry, Business,
and Communications, whether by means of
the
insurance
financing of the purchase and resale of Food-
for relief
stuffs and materials, or otherwise ;
of Distress ; and generally for all Expenses,
beyond those provided for
in the ordinary
Grants of Parliament,
out of
the
existence of a state of War.

indemnity against

arising

risk,

or

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Finance

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill.
(In the Committee.)

(No. 2) Bill.

Clause No. 1 agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Duties on immature spirits).
Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 11, after the
word " which," to insert the words " if they
were imported would."(Mr. Glyn-Jones.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 13,
after the word " manufacture," to insert the
words " if the mixture, compound, or prepa-
recognised by the
ration is
Commissioners of Customs and Excise as being
used for medical purposes."(Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer.)

one which is

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, after the word " recognised," to insert
the words " by an advisory body representing
medicine, pharmacy, and the Commissioners of
u4

152
Customs and Excise appointed."(Mr. Glyn-
Jones.)

16 th--17 th June.

Question proposed, That those words be there
inserted in the proposed Amendment :--Amend-
ment to the proposed Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 agreed to.
Clause No. 4 (Income Tax for 1915-16).
Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 28, after the

word "respects," to insert the words

" (1) Income Tax under Schedules A and B
in the Income Tax Act, 1853, the Income Tax
Act, 1853, in Scotland,
be construed with
the substitution of the 'fifteenth day of May for
the fifth day of April and."(Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clauses No. 5 to No. 7 agreed to.
Clauses No.8 to No.10 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 11 and No. 12 agreed to.
Clause No. 13 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 14 and No. 15 agreed to.
Clause No. 16 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 17 and No. 18 agreed to.
Clause No. 19 amended, and agreed to.
Motion made, and Question, That the Chair-
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit
again---(Mr. Walter Rea),put, and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
[10th June;
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 10th day of this instant June ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[15th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
p
[5tph
Report.

May]

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 5th day of May last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Su
[13thMay]May]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 13th day of May last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[28th April]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 28th day of April last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

1915.

[No. 64.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [9t11 Jort. une]
the 9th day of this instant June ;

Rep

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and Means
th June]
Means of the 15th day of this instant June ;
ort.

Re

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Army Act
Second Reading of the Army Act Amendment Amendment
(No. 3) Bill.
(No. 3) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement

) Bill [Lords] ;

(Postpone-
ent) Biil
m
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Adjournment.

the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-one minutes after
Eight of the clock, adjourned till
to-
morrow.

[No. 65.]
Thursday, 17th June 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House proceeded to take into considera- Sheffield

Bill [Lords]

tion the Sheffield Corporation (Tramways) Corporation
(Tramways)
amended in the Committee.
Bill [Lords.]

'

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Highland Railway Order Confirmation Highland
Bill [Lords] was, according to Order, read the Railway
third time and passed.

Order
Confirmation
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Bill [Lords.]

the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

A Public Petition was presented, and read ; Public

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Petitions.
Vide First
Report.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's Bermuda War-
Command,Copy of Treasury Minute, dated Contribution.
1st June 1915, showing the manner in which
instalments of the Bermuda War Contribution
will be applied.

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153
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

No. 65d 6 GEO. V.
Public Works
Loan Board.
No. 267.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,---Copy
of Fortieth Annual Report of
the Public
Works Loan Board, for 1914-15, with Appen-
dices.

Navy
(Dockyard
Expense
Accounts,
1913-14.)

No. 268.

Annual Accounts for 1913-14 of Shipbuilding
and Dockyard Transactions, &c., and Dockyard
Manufactures, with Report of the Comptroller
and Auditor General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to Public
Works Loan Board and Navy (Dockyard
Expense Accounts, 1913-14) be printed.

Irish Land
Commission
(Proceedings.)

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Return of proceedings
under the Land Law Acts,
the Labourers
(Ireland) Acts, and the Land Purchase Acts of
the Irish Land Commission during the month of
February 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

University of
Saint
Andrews.

No. 269.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Abstract of Accounts of the University of Saint
Andrews for the year 1913-14.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Local
Legislation
Committee.
Rotherham
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

Mr. Gardner reported from the Local Legis-
lation Committee ; That in the case of the
Rotherham Corporation Bill [Lords] they had
examined the allegations contained in the Pre-
amble of the Bill, and verbally amended the
same, and found the same, as amended, to be
true ; and had gone through the Bill and made
Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 6) Bill.
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Local Government
Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill ; That they had
considered the Orders therein contained ;
that
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
without Amendment, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Gas and Water
Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill ; That they had
considered the Orders therein contained ;
that
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and that
they had directed him to report the Bill, with
Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

Land
Drainage
(Ouse)
Provisional
Order Bill.
[Provisional
Order
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Land Drainage
(Ouse) Provisional Order Bill ; That they had
considered the Order therein contained ; that
the said Order ought to be confirmed ;
and
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
with Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table:

VoL. 170.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Land
from the Committee on the Land Drainage Provisional
Provisional Order Bill ; That they had con- Order
sidered the Order therein contained ;
that the [Provisional
said Order ought
to be confirmed; and
that confirmed.]
they had directed him to report the Bill,
with
Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Electric
from the Committee on the Electric Lighting Lighting
lotrodveirsional
Provisional Order (No. 5) Bill; That they hatti
considered the Order therein contained ; that (No. 5) Bill.
the said Order ought to be confirmed ; and
[Provisional
order
they had directed him to report the Bill,
confirmed.

with Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Local

from the Committee on the Local Government Government
(Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill ; That (ireh cl
Provision
they had considered the Orders therein con- Orders
that the said Orders ought
tamed ;
to be (No.
confirmed ; and that they had directed him to FE)rd
tonal
report the Bill, with an Amendment, to the confirmed.]
House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

The Deputy Chairman reported from the Spennymoor
Committee on the Spennymoor and Tudhoe Gas and Tudhoe
Bill [Lords] ; That they had examined the Gas Bill
galleations contained in the Preamble of the `14"8.3
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill as
passed by the Committee, and found the same,
as amended, to be true ; and had gone through
the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Deputy Chairman reported the Altrin-

cham Gas Bill [Lords], with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Altrincham
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

The Deputy Chairman reported the Sunder- Sunderland
land Corporation (Wearmouth Bridge) Bill Corporation
outh
[Lords], with Amendments.
Bill
B

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the [

(Weare)
m
Bridg
Lords.]

Table ; and be printed.

upply
13th allotted
Day.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself s

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class II.
1. £167,169, for the Salaries and Expenses of
the Office of His Majesty's Secretary of State
the Home Department and subordinate
for
Offices.

x

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17th June.

1915.

[No. 65.

2. £45,603, for the Salaries and Expenses of
the Board of Control (Lunacy and Mental
Deficiency), England.

Class III.

3. £58,396, for the Salaries of the Commis-
and Assistant Commissioners of the
sioner
Metropolitan Police, and of the Receiver for
the Metropolitan Police District, the Contribu-
tion towards the Expenses of the Metropolitan
the Salaries and Expenses of the
Police,
Inspectors of Constabulary, and Expenses in
connection with Special Constables and the
Police Reserve.

4. £357,990, for the Expenses of the Prisons
in England, Wales, and the Colonies, including
a Grant in Aid of certain Expenses connected
with discharged Prisoners.

5. £161,824, for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Office of the, Inspector of Reformatories,
and for the maintenance of Juvenile Offenders
in Reformatory, Industrial, and Day Industrial
Schools, and in Places of Detention under the
Children Act, in Great Britain.

6. £29,120, for the maintenance of Criminal
Lunatics in the Criminal Lunatic Asylums at
Broadmoor and Rampton.

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

Supply
[9th June]
Report.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Supply of the 9th day of this instant June
several Resolutions ; which were
as
follow :

read,

Fishery Board
(Scotland.)

Public
Education
(Scotland.)

National
Galleries
(Scotland.)

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.

Class II.
1. That a sum not exceeding £13,030 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Fishery Board for Scotland,
and for Grants in Aid of Piers or Quays.

Class IV.
2. That a sum not exceeding £1,609,905 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for Public Educa-
tion in Scotland, and for Science and Art in
Scotland.

3. That a sum not exceeding £2,278 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the National Gallery, the Scottish
National Portrait Gallery, and the Museum of
Antiquities.

Class IL

4. That a sum not

exceeding £6,935 be General

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come sootiand.
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the General Board of Control for
Scotland.

B'Co°nalt.drolo.ffor

5. That a sum not exceeding £3,211 be Registrar
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum General's
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Department of the Registrar
General of Births, &c. in Scotland.

office

6. That a sum not exceeding £10,421 be Secretary for

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Scotland's
necessary to defray the charge which will come Office.
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Office of His Majesty's
Secretary for Scotland and subordinate Offices,
Expenses under the Inebriates Acts, 1879 to
1900, and Expenses under the Private Legis-
lation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899.

Class III.
7. That a sum not exceeding £52,476 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment (luring the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Lord Advocate's Department,
and other Law Charges, and the Salaries and
Expenses of the Courts of Law and Justice in
Scotland.

8. That a sum not exceeding £6,084 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Office of the Scottish Land
Court.

9. That a sum not exceeding £25,811 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Offices in His Majesty's General
Register House, Edinburgh.

Law Charges
and Courts
of Law
(Scotland.)

Scottish
Land Court.

General.
Register
House,
Edinburgh.

10. That a sum not exceeding £63,135 be prisons
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum (Scotland.)
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
for
Expenses of
Scotland, and of the Prisons under their control,
including the maintenance of Criminal Lunatics,
Defectives, and Inmates of the State Inebriate
Reformatory, and the preparation of Judicial
Statistics.

the Prison Commissioners

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Supply
of Supply of the 10th day of this instant Re th
ort
p
June several Resolutions; which were read,
as follow :

1

June]
.

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class II.

1. That a sum not exceeding £178,549 be Board of

granted to His Majesty, to complete the stun Trade.
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries

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17th June.

155

Mercantile
Marine
Services.

and Expenses of the Office of the Committee
of Privy Council for Trade and subordinate
Departments,

2. That a sum not exceeding £74,671 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
and Expenses of certain Services transferred
from the Mercantile Marine Fund, and other
Services connected with the Mercantile Marine,
including Merchant Seamen's Fund Pensions.

ard of

3. That a sum not exceeding £6 be granted
Bankruptcy
Department of to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary
the Bo
to defray the charge which will come in course
Trade.
of payment during the year ending on the
31st day of March 1916 for meeting the
deficiency of income from Fees, &c. for the
requirements of the Board of Trade under the
Bankruptcy Act, 1914.

Labour
Exchanges
and
Unemploy-
ment
Insurance.

Harbours
under the
Board of
Trade.

International
Exhibitions.

Class VII.
4. That a sum not exceeding £734,430 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
of the Staff and other Expenses of Labour
Exchanges,
to
the Unemployment Insurance Fund and Re-
payments
to Associations pursuant
to Sec-
tions 85 and 106 of the National Insurance
Act, 1911.

the Contribution

including

Class I.
5. That a sum not exceeding £12,087 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for main-
taining certain Harbours under the Board of
Trade, and for Grants in Aid of Harbours.

Class VI.

6. That a sum not exceeding

£500 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for Expenditure
in connection with International Exhibitions.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Supply
[5th May]
Report.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Supply of the 5th day of May last several
Resolutions ; which were read, as follow :

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries.

Survey of the
United
Kingdom.

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class II.
1. That a sum not exceeding £141,648 be
granted to His. Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
and Expenses of the Board of Agriculture and
Fisheries, and of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,
including certain Grants in Aid.

Class I.
2. That a sum not exceeding £49,920 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for the Survey
of the United Kingdom, and for minor Services
connected therewith.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Vol,. 170.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Supply

of Supply of
Resolution ; which was read, as follow eth:

the 13th day of May last

a [13th May]
Report.

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class II.

That

a

sum not

exceeding £70,545

be Treasury.

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
in the Department of His
other Expenses
Majesty's Treasury and subordinate Depart-
respect of
ments,
Advances under the Light Railways Act, 1.896.
The said Resolution, being read a second

including Expenses

in

time, was agreed to.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Supply
of Supply of the 28th day of April last a 128th April]
Resolution ; which was read, as followeth :

Report.

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Revenue Departments.

That a sum not exceeding £15,336,380 be Post Office.

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 fur the Salaries
and Expenses of
the Post Office, including
Telegraphs and Telephones.

The said Resolution, being read a second

time, was agreed to.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Supply
of Supply of the 15th day of April last several Cl5th April
Resolutions ; which were read, as follow :

Report.

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class I.

1. That a sum not exceeding £38,250 be Royal Palaces.

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for Expenditure
in respect of Royal Palaces, including a Grant
in Aid.

2. That a sum not exceeding £3,650 be Osborne.

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for Expenditure
in respect of Osborne.

3. That a sum not exceeding £69,400 be Royal Parks
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum and Pleasure
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for the Royal
Parks and Pleasure Gardens.

4. That a sum not exceeding £40,000 he Houses of
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Parliament
necessary to defray the charge which will come Buildings.
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for Houses of
Parliament Buildings.

5. That a sum not exceeding £28,200 be Miscellaneous

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Legal
necessary to defray the charge which will come Buildings.
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for Expenditure
in respect of' Miscellaneous Legal Buildings.

6. That a sum not exceeding £63,800 be Art and
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Science
necessary to defray the charge which will come Great BgriLin.

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1915.

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156
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for Expenditure
in respect of Art and Science Buildings, Great
Britain.

Diplomatic
and Consular
Buildings.

Customs and
Excise, &c.

Insurance
and Labour
Exchange
Buildings,
Great Britain.

Public
Buildings in
Great Britain.

7. That a sum not exceeding £24,440 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for Expenditure
in respect of Diplomatic and Consular Buildings,
and for the maintenance of certain Cemeteries
Abroad.

8. That a sum not exceeding £538,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for Customs and
Excise. Inland Revenue, Post Office and Tele-
graph Buildings in Great Britain, and certain
Post Offices A broad.

9. That a sum not exceeding £141,800 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 in respect of
Insurance and Labour Exchange Buildings,
Great Britain.

10. That a sum not exceeding £456,600 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 in respect of
sundry Public Buildings in Great Britain not
provided for on other Votes.

Class II.
11. That a sum not exceeding £92,500 be
Office of the
Commissioners granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
xis
necessary to defray the charge which will come
ajesty's
Majesty's
in course of payment during the year ending
Works and
Public
on the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
Buildings.
and Expenses of the Office of the Commissioners
of His Majesty's Works and Public Buildings.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Ways and
Means
[15th June]
Report.

Consolidated
Fund (No. 3.)

Consolidated
Fund (No. 3)
Bill.

Bill 102.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means of the 15th day of this
instant June a Resolution ; which was read, as
followeth :

That, towards making good the Supply granted
to His Majesty for the Service of the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916, the sum of
£269,888,662 be granted out of the Consolidated
Fund of the United Kingdom.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolution : And that the Chairman of Ways
and Means, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and Mr. Montagu do prepare and bring it in.

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented a Bill to
apply a sum out of the. Consolidated Fund to
the Service of the year endin,, on the thirty-first
day of March, one thousand nine hundred and
sixteen : And the same was read the first time,
and ordered to be read a second time upon
Monday next ; and to be printed.

Milk and
Dairies Acts
Postponement
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Milk and Dairies Acts
Postponement Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Committee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

(No. 2) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Army Act
Second Reading of the Army Act Amendment Amendment
(No. 3) Bill.
(No. 3) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postpone-
ment) Bill
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Adjournment.

the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
till nineteen minutes after
Nine of the clock, adjourned till Monday
next, pursuant to the Order of the House
of the 3rd day of February last.

[No. 66.]
Monday, 21st June 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
T HE Bristol Tramways Bill [Lords] was read Bristol

the third time and passed, with an Amend- Tramways

Bill {Lords.]

ment.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with an Amendment ;
to which this House doth desire the concurrence
of their Lordships.

The Halifax Corporation Bill [Lords] was Halifax
read the third time and passed, with Amend- Corporation
Bill [Lords].
menu.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The West Gloucestershire Water Bill [Lords]
was read the third time and passed, with Amend-
ments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

West
Gloucester-
shire Water
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill,
as amended in the
Committee ;

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill.

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Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 6) Bill.

The Local Government Provisional Orders
(No. 6) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Order
(No. 5) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Electric Lighting
Provisional Order (No. 5) Bill, as amended in
the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill he read the third time

to-morrow.

Gas and Water The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill, as amended in
(No. 3) Bill.
the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Land
Drainage
(Ouse)
Provisional
Order Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Land Drainage
(Ouse) Provisional Order Bill, as amended in
the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Land
Drainage
Provisional
Order Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Land Drainage
Provisional Order Bill, as amended in the
Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Local
Government
(Ireland)
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Local Government
(.Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill, as
amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Intoxicating
Liquors
(Restrictions
in Foreign
Countries
during War.)

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Correspondence
relative to the measures taken in certain Foreign
for the restriction of the sale of
Countries
Intoxicating Liquors since the outbreak of
War.

Secretary Sir John Simon also presented,
Penal
Servitude Acts pursuant to the directions of several Acts of
(Conditional
Parliament,Copy of a Licence granted to a
Licence.)
Convict under the Penal Servitude Acts, dis-
charging her from Aylesbury Convict Prison
on condition that she enters a Home.

Shops Act,
1912.

Copy of Order made by the Council of the
undermentioned Local Authority under
the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

County of the West Riding of Yorkshire
(Urban Districts of Sowerby Bridge
(two) and Luddendenfoot).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Prisoners of
War
(Miscel-
laneous,
No. 13, 1915.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report received
from the United States Ambassador at Berlin,
dated 8th June 1915, on the conditions at present
existing at the Internment Camp at Ruhleben.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

VOL. 170.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Corn- National
mand,Copv of Eightieth Annual Report on eland)
Education in Ireland, for the year 1913-14.
Appendix, Section I.

Education

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's Light
Command,Copy of Order made by the Light
Railway Commissioners under the Light Rail -1s5 and
Acts, 1896 and 1912, and confirmed by the
Board of Trade, entitled the North Lindsey
Light Railways (Amendment) Order, 1915.

Railways Al9 c
1

t

2s.,

Copy of Annual Statement of the Trade of Trade

the United Kingdom with Foreign Countries Counties and
and British Possessions for 1914 compared with British
the four preceding years. Volume I.
Possessions.)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Colonial Stock

a Copy of Treasury List of Colonial Stocks in Act, 1900.
respect of which the provisions of the Act are
for the time being complied with.( Mr. Mon-
tagu.)

Mr. Acland, supported by Mr. ilf`Kinnon Maintenance
Wood and Mr. T. W. Russell, presented a Bill to of Live Stock
make provision for securing the maintenance of Bill%
a sufficient stock of Cattle, Sheep, and Swine, Bill 103,
and for purposes connected therewith : And the
same was ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow ; and to be printed.

Mr. Pretyman, supported by Mr. Montagu and Customs
Lord Robert Cecil, presented a Bill to amend (Exportation
the Law relating to the Exportation of articles BRielsltriction)
during the present War: And the same was Bill 104.
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

Ordered, That any Resolution of the Com- Business of
mittee of Ways and Means may be considered the Housed
this day as soon as it
is reported from the _,Ie,a,'Yss.a)13
Committee, notwithstanding the practice of the
House relating to the
interval between the
Report and Consideration of any such Resolu-
tion.(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

The House, accordinp. to Order, resolved itself Ways and

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

Means.

(In the Committee.)
War Loan.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Treasury may borrow, in such manner as
they think fit, on the security of the Con-
solidated Fund

(a) any sums required for raising the Supply
granted to His Majesty for the Service of
the year ending on the thirty-first day of
March, one thousand nine hundred and
sixteen ; and

(b) a sum not exceeding two hundred and

fifty million pounds in addition ; and

(c) any sums required for cancelling any
securities issued under the War Loan Act,
1914, or any Treasury bills issued under
any Act relating to Ways and Means,
which the Treasury may, for
the time
being, be authorised to cancel ;
in connection therewith,

the Treasury

and,
may

(a) arrange for giving an option, subject to
such conditions and on such terms
as
the Treasury determine, to any holders of
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21st June.

1915.
Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Then the House, pursuant to the Order of
the House of this day, proceeded to take into
consideration the said Resolution ; and the
same, being read a second time, was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolution : And that Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Mr. Attorney General, and
Mr. Montagu do prepare and bring it in.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly
presented a Bill to make further provision for
raising money for the present War, and for pur-
poses incidental thereto : And the same was
read the first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

[No. 66.

Ways and
Means
[this Day]
Report
(considered
forthwith,
pursuant to
Order.)

War Loan
Extension.

War Loan
Extension
Bill.

Bill 105.

The Consolidated Fund (No. 3) Bill was,
according to Order, read a second time, and
committed to a Committee of the whole House
for to-morrow.

Consolidated
Fund
(No. 3) Bill.

The Army Act Amendment (No. 3) Bill was,

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow. --
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Army Act
Amendment
(No. 3) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Milk and Dairies Acts
Postponement Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to- morrow.

Milk and
Dairies Acts
Postponement.
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of this instant June ;

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Committee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill;

(No. 2) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
twenty-eight minutes
tinued to sit
before Nine of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

till

two and a half per cent.
consolidated
annuities, or two and three-quarters per
cent. annuities, or two and a half per cent.
annuities, or three and a half per cent. war
stock and war bonds issued.under the War
Loan Act, 1914, to take new securities in
lieu of those annuities, stock, or bonds,
and may create securities for the purpose ;
and

(b) charge on the Consolidated Fund the
principal and interest of any securities so
created, and any expenses incurred in
respect of any such borrowing or exchange
of securities ; and

(c) charge on the Consolidated Fund any
additional remuneration to the Bank of
England in respect of any sums raised or
securities issued either under the War Loan
Act,1914, or in pursuance of this Resolution.

(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Question amended, in 1. 11, by leaving out the
words " issued under any Act relating to Ways
and Means " ; and in 1. 28, by inserting, after
the word " England," the words
" and the
Bank of Ireland."(Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer.)

Main Question, as amended, put, and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Treasury may borrow, in
such manner as they think fit, on the security of
the Consolidated Fund

(a) any sums required for raising the Supply
granted to His Majesty for the Service of
the year ending on the thirty-first day of
March, one thousand nine hundred and
sixteen ; and

(b) a sum not exceeding two hundred and

fifty million pounds in addition ; and

(c) any sums required for cancelling any
securities issued under the War Loan Act,
1914, or any Treasury bills which the
Treasury may, for the time being, be
authorised to cancel ;

in connection therewith,

and,
may

the Treasury

(a) arrange for giving an option, subject to
such conditions and on such terms as the
Treasury determine, to any holders of con-
solidated two and a half per cent. annuities,
or two and three-quarters per cent. annuities,
or two and a half per cent. annuities, or
three and a half per cent. war stock and
war bonds issued under the War Loan Act,
1914, to take new securities in lieu of those
annuities, stock, or bonds, and may create
securities for the purpose ; and

(b) charge on the Consolidated Fund the
principal and interest of any securities so
created, and any expenses incurred in respect
of any such borrowing or exchange of
securities ; and

(c) charge on the Consolidated Fund any
additional remuneration to the Bank of
England and the Bank of Ireland in respect
of any sums raised or securities issued either
under the War Loan Act, 1914, or
in
pursuance of this Resolution.

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

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2 2 nd June.

1 .5 9

[No. 67.]

Tuesday, 22nd June 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYER S.

ATI It Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
111 from one of the Examiners of Petitions
for Private Bills, That in the case of
the
following Bill, referred on the Second Reading
the Standing Orders not previously
thereof,
inquired into, which are applicable thereto, have
been complied with, viz. :

London Electric Railway Companies'

Facilities Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed.

Private Bills
(Standing
Orders not
previously
inquired into
complied
with.)

Private Bills
[Lords]
(Standing
Orders not
previously
inquired into
complied
with.)

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bill, originating in the Lords, and referred on
the First Reading thereof; the Standing Orders
not previously inquired into, which are applicable
thereto, have been complied with, viz. :
Plymouth Corporation Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.

Provisional
Order Bills
(no Standing
Orders
applicable.)

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table, Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bill, referred on the First Reading thereof, no
Standing Orders are applicable, viz. :

Marriages Provisional Order Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to- morrow.

Provisional
Order Bills
(Standing
Orders
applicable
thereto
complied
with.)

Sheffield
Corporation
(Tramways)
Bill Lords.]

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bill, referred on the First Reading thereof, the
Standing Orders which are applicable thereto
have been complied with, viz. :

Local Government (Ireland) Provisional

Orders (No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to- morrow.

The Sheffield Corporation (Tramways) Bill
[Lords] was read the third time and passed, with
Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

Lincoln
Corporation
Bill.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Lincoln Corporation Bill, as amended
in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Order
(No. 5) Bill.

The Electric Lighting Provisional Order
(No. 5) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

The Gas and Water Provisional Orders Gas and Water

(No. 3) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Provisional
0
(No. 3) Bill.

The Land Drainage (Ouse) Provisional Order Land
was, according to Order, read the third time Drainage
and passed.

(Ouse)
Provisional
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Order Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Land Drainage Provisional Order Bill Land
was, according' to Order, read the third time and Dai l
passed.

rDrainage e
Provisional
Order Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Local

Orders (No. 1) Bill was, according to Order, Government
(Ireland)
read the third time and passed.
Provisional

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Orders

(No. 1) Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His Colonial
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report, Reports
No. 843 (Zanzibar Annual Report for 1914).

(Annual.)

Copy of Supplemental Charter to the British
South Africa Company, dated 13th March 1915.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

British
South Africa
Company.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to Dockyard
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy Portset6d5
of Order in Council under the Dockyard Ports ,Ricritason
Regulation Act, 1865, dated 16th June 1915,
relating to the Dockyard Ports of 'Chatham and
Sheerness.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir .Tohn Simon presented, by His Aliens Act,

Majesty's Command,Copy of Statement with 1905.
regard to the Expulsion of Aliens. Part I.
Ninth Annual Report of His Majesty's Inspector
under the Aliens Act, 1905, for the year 1914,
Part II.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Robert Williams reported from the Coin- Public
mittee of Public Accounts; That they had made Accounts
further Progress in the matters to them referred, (Cso
and directed him to make a Report thereof to Report.)
the House, together with the Minutes of the
Evidence taken before them, and Appendices.

Committee

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the No. 270.

Table ; and be printed.

A Motion being made, That this House will, Prize Courts
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to [Salaries and
consider of authorising the payment, out of
money to be provided by Parliament, of any
Salaries and Remuneration which may become
payable under any Act of the present Session
to amend the Enactments relating to Prize
Courts(Mr. Attorney General) ;

Mr. Attorney General, by His Majesty's Com-
mand, acquainted the House that His Majesty,
having been informed of the subject-matter of
this Motion, recommends it to the consideration
of the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

VOL. 170.

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22nd June.

1915.

[No. 67.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill,
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

Sir Edwin Cornwall reported from the Com-
mittee on the Electric Lighting Provisional Orders
( No.3) Bill; That they had considered the Orders
that the said Orders ought
therein contained ;
to be confirmed ; and that they had directed
him to report the Bill, with Amendments, to
the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow.

Message from
the Lords.

Methodist
Church in
Ireland Bill,

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Methodist
Church in Ireland Bill, with Amendments ; to
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this
Ho use.

The Lords have agreed to the Ammanford
Ammanford
-Urban District Urban District Council Bill, with Amendments ;
Council Bill.
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

Friends'
Provident
Institution
Bill.

Kilmarnock
Gas Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

The Lords have agreed to

the Friends'
Provident Institution Bill, with Amendments ;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the
Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892, relating to
to which the Lords desire the
Kilmarnock Gas ;
concurrence of this House.

(Emer

d

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Irvine and
District Water Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
(
Powers) Order 1899, relating to Irvine and District Water
Confirmation Board (Emergency Powers) ;
the
to which
Bin [Lorda.] Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Port Glasgow
Gas and Burgh Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the
Exten
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
Order
Confirmation 1899, relating to Port Glasgow Gas and Burgh
Bill [Lords.] Extension ;
the

to which the Lords desire

concurrence of this House.

Port of
London
Authority
Bill [Lords.]

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to amend the Port of London Act, 1908,
in reference to the Election of elected Members
of the Port of London Authority ; to which the
Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

Kilmarnock
Gas Order
Confirmation
Bill [ Lords.]
107.

The Kilmarnock Gas Order Confirmation Bill

[Lords] was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

Irvine and
District Water
Board
(Emergency
Powers) Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]
Bill 108.

The Irvine and District Water Board (Emer-
gency Powers) Order Confirmation Bill [Lords]
was read the first time ; and ordered (under
Section 9 of the Private Legislation Procedure
( Scotland) Act, 1899) to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

l'ort Glasgow
Gas and Burgh
Extension
Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

The Port Glasgow Gas and Burgh Extension
Order Confirmation Bill [Lords] was ordered
(under Section 7 of the Private Legislation Pro-
cedure (Scotland) A ct, 1899) to be taken into
consideration to-morrow.

Port of
London
Authority
Bill [Lords.]

The Port of London Authority Bill [Lords]

was read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

Mr. Attorney General, supported by Mr. Prize Courts

Solicitor General, presented a Bill to amend the Bill.
Enactments relating to Prize Courts : And the Bill 106.
same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Consolidated
into a Committee on the Consolidated Fund Fund (No. 3)
No. 3) Bill.
(

Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
A mendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The War Loan Extension Bill was, according war Loan
Extension
Bill.

to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

The Customs (Exportation Restriction) Bill Customs

was, according to Order, read a second time.

(Exportation
Restriction)

Resolved, That this House will immediately Bill.

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Pretyman.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Power to prohibit exportation

to persons other than authorised consignee).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 15, to leave
out the word " consignee," in order to insert the
word " person."(Mr. Aneurin Williams.)

Question, That the word " consignee " stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Clauses No. 2 and No. 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
through the Bill,
the Committee had gone
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Milk and Dairies Acts Postponement Bill Milk and

was according to Order, read a second time.

Dairies Acts
Postponement

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Bill.

Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Hayes Fisher.)

The Maintenance of Live Stock Bill was, Maintenance
of Live Stock
Bill.

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

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161

No. 67.]

Army Act
Amendment
(No. 3) Bill.

6 G-EO. V.
The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Army Act Amendment (No. 3)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

to-morrow,

The Order of the day being read, for taking Glasgow
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

(suspended.)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking London
into consideration the London County Council County
(General Powers) Bill, as amended in the council
(General
Committee ;
Powers) Bill.

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of this instant June ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration to-morrow, at a quarter of an hour
after Eight of the clock.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till half an hour after Eight
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 68.]

Wednesday, 23rd June 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Sunderland Corporation (Wear-
mouth Bridge) Bill [Lords], as amended in the
Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Warwick Gas Bill [Lords], as amended
in the Committee.

And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Sunderland
Corporation
(Wearmouth
Bridge) Bill
[Lords.]

Warwick Gas
Bill [Lords.]

The London County Council (Money) Bill London
was, according to Order, read a second time, and county
Council
committed.
(Money) Bill,

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Electric
take into consideration the Electric Lighting Lighting
Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill, as amended in Povisional
Orrders
the Committee.
(No. 3) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Port Glasgow
into consideration the Port Glasgow Gas and Gas and Burgh
Burgh Extension Order Confirmation Bill
[Lords] ;

Confirmation
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con- Bill [Lords.]

Erxdteersr ion

sideration upon Wednesday next.

The Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Local

Orders (No. 2) Bill was, according to Order,
read a second time, and committed.

(Ireland)

The Marriages Provisional Order Bill was, Marriages
according to Order, read a second time, and Provisional
Order Bill.
committed.

Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

The Irvine and District Water Board (Emer- Irvine and
gency Powers) Order Confirmation Bill [Lords] District Water
was, according to Order, read a second time, and Board
ordered to be
morrow.

taken into consideration to- Powers)

(Emergency

Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

Petitions.
Vide First
Report.

A Public Petition was presented, and read ; Public

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to Universities of

the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy Oxford and
of Statute made by the Governing Body of At'actinbir8'7dr
Merton College, Oxford, under the Universities (Oxford.)
of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, on 6th No. 271.
March 1915, and sealed on the 11th day of that
month, further amending Statute IV. 6 ( a) of
the existing Statutes of the College.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Montagu presented,Return to an Order,
dated the 21st day of this instant June, for a
Return relative to the Colonial Stock Act,
1900.

Colonial Stock
Act, 1900.

No. 272.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of Order made by the Council of the County of
Glamorgan (Parishes of Llangynwyd. Lower,
Newcastle, and Ynysawdre) under the Shops
Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department.

Shops Act,
1912.

VOL. 170.

Y

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23rd June.

1915.

[No. 68.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Post Office
(Foreign and
Colonial
Parcel Post.)

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,--Copy
of the Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post Amend-
ment (No. 71) Warrant, 1915, dated 11th May
1915,

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

York County
(Northern
Part of the
West Riding,
Keighley
Division)
Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out
a new Writ for the electing of a Member to
serve in this present Parliament for the County
of York (Keighley Division), in the room of
Sir Stanley Owen Buckmaster, Knight, now
Baron Buckmaster, who, since his Election for the
said county, bath accepted the Office of Lord
Chancellor of Great Britain.(Mr. Gulland.)

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

Sir Edwin Cornwall reported from the Com-
mittee on the Pier and Harbour Provisional
Orders (No. 2) Bill ; That they had considered the
Orders therein contained ;
that the said Orders
they had
ought to be confirmed ;
and that
directed him to report the Bill, with Amend-
ments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

The Consolidated Fund (No. 3) Bill was, Consolidated
un
d
3) Bill.
No.

according to Order, read the third time and F
(
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Mr. Speaker's

the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill Certificate.
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :

I hereby certify that this Bill is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,

Speaker).

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the War Loan Extension
Bill.

War Loan
Extension
Bill

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrovs.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow:

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Milk and
into a Committee on the Milk and Dairies Acts Dairies Acts
Postponement
Postponement Bill.
Bill.

Private Bills
(Group B.)

Message from
the Lords.

Bristol
Tramways
Bill [Lords.]

Halifax
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

Sheffield
Corporation
(Tramway0
Bill [Lords.]

West
Gloucester-
shire Water
Bill [Lords.]

Munitions
of War.

Munitions
of War Bill.
Bill 109.

Sir Edwin Cornwall reported from the Com-
mittee on Group B of Private Bills ; That, for
the convenience of parties, the Committee had
adjourned till Tuesday next, at Eleven of the
clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment
made by this House to the Bristol Tramways
Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Halifax Corporation
Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Sheffield Corporation
(Tramways) Bill [Lords], without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the West Gloucestershire
Water Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a
Bill to make provision for furthering the efficient
manufacture, transport, and supply of Munitions
for the present War, and for purposes incidental
thereto And that Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime
Minister, Secretary Sir John Simon, Mr. Attorney
General, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Dr. Addison.,
and General _Ivor Philipps do prepare and bring
it in.

Mr. Lloyd George accordingly presented a Bill
to make provision for furthering the efficient
manufacture, transport, and supply of Munitions
for the present War, and for purposes incidental
thereto : And the same was read the first time,
and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the Maintenance
of Live Stock

Committee on the Maintenance of Live Stock
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

to-morrow,

The Order of the day being read, for the Army Act
Committee on the Army Act Amendment Amendment
(No. 3) Bill.
(
(No. 3) Bill;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Prize Courts Bill was, according to Order, Prize Courts

read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Prize Courts
and

into a Committee on Prize Courts [Salaries and t[iScndia;
Remune
Remuneration].
tion.]

ra-

(In the Committee.)

Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of money to be provided by Parlia-
ment, of any salaries and remuneration which

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23rd-24th June.

163

may become payable under any Act of the
present Session to amend the Enactments relating
to Prize Courts.(Mr. Attorney General.)

Resolution to be reported.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Suply
[17tph June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of this instant June ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put : It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
till fourteen minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 69.]
Thursday, 24th June 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Aitrincham
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.

PRAYERS.
THE House proceeded to take into con-
sideration the Altrincham Gas Bill [Lords],

as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Electric Lighting Provisional Orders
(No. 3) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Pier and Harbour
Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill, as amended in
the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

Vol.. 170.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Irvine and
take into consideration the Irvine and District District Water
Water Board (Emergency Powers) Order Con- Board
firmation Bill [Lords].

(Emergency
Powers) Order
firmation
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third 27 ELord.c.]

time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of
Finance Accounts of the United Kingdom for
the year ended 31st March 1915.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 22nd
June 1915, made by the Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Durham and Darlington Insurance Committees)
Regulations, 1915.

Finance
Accounts.

No. 273.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 275.

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 22nd National
June 1915, made by the Insurance Commis- Insurance
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance commission
(Combination of Insurance Committees) Regu-
lations, 1915.

(ERenggulalantdiOn s)
No. 276.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Balfour presented, by His Majesty's Com- Navy
mand,Estimate of the additional number of (Supple-
Officers and Men required to be voted for the mEsetnimtal
Navy for the year ending 31st March 1916.
1915 -16,)

Ordered, That the said Estimate be referred No. 274.

to the Committee of Supply ; and be printed.

Mr. Runciman presented, pursuant to the Harwich
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy Harbour.
of Abstract of the Accounts of the Receipts
and Expenditure of the Harwich Harbour Con-
servancy Board from the time of their incor-
poration down to and inclusive of the 31st March
1915.

Copy of Report by the Board of Trade Electric
respecting the applications to, and proceedings Lighting
the Board of Trade under the Electric toc1o9882
of,
Lighting Acts, 1882 to 1909, during the past (Proceedings.)
year.

eed2i7n7g.s.)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Electric
Lighting Acts, 1882 to 1909 (Proceedings), be
printed.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant Shops Act,

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912.
Copies of Orders under the Shops Act, 1912,
made by the Councils of the undermentioned
Local Authorities, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department : --
County of Cornwall (Village of Troon).
County of Glamorgan (Parishes of Pyle

and Tythegston Higher).

Urban District of Tottenham (Tottenham

(remainder) area).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

India.)

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain presented, pursuant East India
to the directions of an Act of Parliament, (Loans raised
Return of all Loans raised in India under the
279.
provisions of any Acts of Parliament, charge-
able on the Revenues of India, outstanding at
the commencement of the half-year ended on the
31st March 1915, with the rates of interest and
total amount payable thereon, and the date of
the termination of each Loan, the debt incurred
during the half-year, the moneys raised thereby
Y2

164
during the. half-year, the Loans paid off or
discharged during the half-year, and the Loans
outstanding at
the close of
the half-year ;
stating, so far as the public convenience will
allow, the purpose or service fbr which moneys
have been raised during the half-year.

Table.

24th June.

1915.
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

[No. 69.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Consolidation Mr. Charles Roberts reported from the Select
Bills (Joint
Committee appointed to join with a Committee
Committee.)
of the House of Lords on Consolidation Bills ;
Government of That in the case of the Government of India
India Bill
Bill [Lords], now pending in the House of
[Ldrds.1
Lords, the Committee had considered the Bill
and made Amendments thereunto.

No. 278.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 9) Bill.
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed,]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Local Government
Provisional Orders (No. 9) Bill ; That they had
considered the Orders therein contained ; that
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
without Amendment, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 8) Bill.
(Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Local Government
Provisional Orders (No.8) Bill ; That they had
considered the Orders therein contained; that
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
with Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Pier and Harbour
Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill ; That they had
considered the Orders therein contained ; that
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
with Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

Land
Drainage
(Ravening-
ham)
Provisional
Order Bill.
[Provisional
Order
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Land Drainage
(Raveningham) Provisional Order Bill ; That
they had considered the Order therein contained ;
that the said Order ought to be confirmed ; and
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
with Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Gas and Water
Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill ; That they had
considered the Orders therein contained ; that
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and that
they had directed him to report the Bill, with
Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Electric

from the Committee on the Electric Lighting
Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill ; That they had
considered the Orders therein contained; that (Noo.v4
the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and that [
they had directed him to report the Bill, with I.de°jsconfarmed.]
Amendments, to the House.

Bill.
[Provisional
)s

rridf:i.govhei:soal

ilolg

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

The Deputy Chairman reported the Eastern
Valleys (Monmouthshire) Joint Sewerage Board
Bill [Lords], with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Deputy Chairman reported the Wolver-
hampton Corporation Water Bill [Lords], with
Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Eastern
Valleys
(Monmouth-
shire) Joint
Sewerage
Board Bill
[Lords.]

Wolver-
hampton
Corporation
Water Bill
[Lords.]

The Deputy Chairman reported the Prescot Prescot

Gas Bill [Lords], with Amendments.

[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth;

The Lords have agreed to the Customs Customs
(Exportation Restriction) Bill, without any (E port
Amendment.

tion
Restrictn)
ioa
BBL

The Lords have agreed to the Consolidated Consolidated

Fund (No. 3) Bill, without any Amendment.

Fund
(No. 3) Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Skegness Urban Skegness

District Gas Bill, with Amendments ; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

Urban District
District
ll.
Gas B

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Massy's
Act to dissolve the Marriage of Hugh Eyre [oivorcerds]
Barton Massy, of Stackallan, Navan, in the
County of Meath, Esquire, with Gladys Massy,
his now wife, and to enable him to marry again,
to which the Lords
and for other purposes ;
desire the concurrence of this House.

D

Bill

Massy's Divorce Bill [Lords] was read the Massy's

first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply

Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

[14th allotted
Day.]

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class II.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a
sum not exceeding L234,791 be granted to His
Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray
the charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916 for the Salaries and Expenses of the Local
Government Board :

Whereupon, the Gentleman Usher of
the
Black Rod having come with a Message to

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165
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

No. 69.] 6 GEO. V.

Royal Assent.

attend the Lords Commissioners, the Chairman
left the Chair.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir
Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :
Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :-And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House of
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal
was read, giving, declaring, and notifying the
Royal Assent to the Acts therein mentioned ;
and that the Lords thereby authorised had
declared the Royal Assent to the said Acts, as
follow :

1. Consolidated Fund (No. 3) Act, 1915.
2. Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act,

1915.

3. Forfar Gas Order Confirmation Act, 1915.
4. Great North of Scotland Railway Order

Confirmation Act, 1915.

5. Highland Railway Order Confirmation

Act, 1915.

6. Irvine and District Water Board (Emer-
gency Powers) Order Confirmation Act,
1915.

7. Brighton and Hove Gas Act, 1915.
8. Falmouth Docks Act, 1915.
9. Ormskirk Gas and Electricity Act, 1915.
10. Metropolitan District Railway Act, 1915.
11. Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway

Act, 1915.

12. Streatley and Goring Bridge Act, 1915.
13. Bristol Tramways Act, 1915.
14. Halifax Corporation Act, 1915.
15. Sheffield Corporation (Tramways) Act,

1915.

16. West Gloucestershire Water Act, 1915.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [17th June]
the 17th day of this instant June;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Munitions of

Second Reading of the Munitions of War Bill ; War Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking War Loan
into consideration the War Loan Extension Extension
Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Maintenance
of Live Stock
Bill.

Committee on the Maintenance of Live Stock
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Army Act
Committee on the Army Act Amendment Amendment
(No. 3) Bill.
(No. 3) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Prize Courts
the Report from the Committee on Prize Courts [ Salaries and
[Salaries and Remuneration];

a-

Remuner
tion.]

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the at Courts

Committee on the Prize Courts Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Committee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

Bizi

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

supply.

Then the House again resolved itself into the

Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Question again proposed, That a sum not
exceeding £234,791 be granted to His Majesty,
to complete the sum necessary to defray the
charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916 for the Salaries and Expenses of the Local
Government Board :

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to
sit again-(Mr. Walter Rea),-put, and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means acquainted the
House that the Committee had wade Progress
in the matter to them referred ; and that he was
directed to move, That the Committee may have
leave to sit again.

Vol,. 170.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

(Post pon e-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

A Motion being made, That this House will, .1f1u1aMunitions
uponupon Monday next, resolve itself into a Corn- [Expenses.]
mittee to consider of authorising the payment,
out of moneys provided by Parliament, of any
remuneration and expenses which may become
payable under any Act of the present Session
to make provision for furthering the efficient
manufacture, transport, and supply of munitions
for the present War, and for purposes incidental
thereto-( Mr. Walter Rea) ;

Mr. Long, by His Majesty's Command,
acquainted the House that His Majesty, having
been informed of the subject-matter of this
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of
the House.

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24th-28th June.

1915.

[No. 70.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill,

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the London County
Council (General Powers) Bill, as amended in
the Committee.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 12, by leaving out the words
"lawn tennis courts, croquet lawns, bowling
greens, and grounds for cricket, hockey, football,
and other games and recreations."(Mr. Raw-
linson.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to he left out, to the word
in 1. 12, stand part of the Bill :
" bowling,'
The said proposed Amendment was, with leave
of the House, withdrawn.

Then Amendments were made to the Bill.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 26, by leaving out the
words " courts, lawns, greens, and grounds."
(Mr. Brunner.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
courts, lawns " stand part of the Bill :
words
The said proposed Amendment was, with leave
of the House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Ordered, That Standing Orders 223 and 243
be suspended, and that the Bill be now read
the third time.(The Chairman of Ways and
M eans.)

The Chairman of Ways and Means, by His
Majesty's Command, acquainted the House that
His Majesty, having been informed of the
purport of the Bill, gives His Consent, as far
as His Majesty's interest is concerned, that the
House may do therein as they shall think fit.

Then the Bill was read the third time and

passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And it being one hour after the conclusion
of Government Business, Mr. Deputy
Speaker adjourned the House, without
Question put, pursuant to the Order of
the House of the 3rd day of February
it being then seventeen minutes
last,
after Nine of the clock,
till Monday
next.

[No. 70.]
Monday, 28th June 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Ammanford THE House proceeded to take into considera-
Urban District
tion the Amendments made by the Lords to
Council Bill.
the Ammanford Urban District Council Bill ;
and the same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Friends'
tion the Amendments made by the Lords to the Provident
Friends' Provident Institution Bill ; and the Institution
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Methodist

tion the Amendments made by the Lords to the
Methodist Church in Ireland Bill ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Cleric do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

ICrheularncdh

The Lincoln Corporation Bill was, according Lincoln

to Order, read the third time and passed.

ation

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

A Motion being made, That the Sunderland Sunderland
Corporation (Wearmouth Bridge) Bill [Lords] Corporation
(Wearmouth
be now read the third time ;
Bridge) Bill

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain, by His Majesty's [Lords.]

Command, acquainted the House that His
Majesty, having been informed of the purport
of the Bill, gives His Consent, as far as His
Majesty's interest is concerned, that the House
may do therein as they shall think fit.

Then the Bill was read the third time and

passed, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, with Amendments ;
to
which this House cloth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The Warwick Gas Bill [Lords] was read the Warwick Gag

third time and passed, with Amendments.

Bill

[Lo7 d s.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

Ordered, That the Rotherham Corporation Rotherham
Bill [Lords], as amended in the Committee, be Corporation
taken into consideration upon Monday next.'

Bill [Lords.ii

The Plymouth Corporation Bill [Lords] was Plymouth

read a second time, and committed.

Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

The Local Government Provisional Orders Local

(No. 9) Bill was, according to Order, read the Government
ional
third time and passed.

Provis
Orders

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to (No 9) Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders Pier and
(No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read the Harbour
third time and passed.

Provisional
Orders

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to (No. 2) Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according
take into consideration
Provisional Orders (No.
the Committee).

to Order, proceeded to Electric
the Electric Lighting
4) Bill, as amended in Orders

Lprigovhitsiiiignal

(No, 4) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill

be read the third time

to-morrow.

G GEO. V.

No. 70.]
Gas and Water The House, according to Order, proceeded to
Provisional
take into consideration the Gas and Water
Orders
Provisional Orders ( No. 2) 13ill, as amended in
(No. 2) Bill.
the Committee.

28th June.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Land
Drainage
(Ravening-
ham)
Provisional
Order Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Land Drainage
(Raveningham)
as
amended in the Committee.

Provisional Order Bill,

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 8) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Local Government
Provisional Orders (No. 8) Bill, as amended in
the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Pier and Harbour
Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill, as amended in
the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

National
Education
(Ireland.)

Labourers
(Ireland.)

No. 280.

Labourers'
Cottages
(Ireland.)

No. 281.

Public
Accounts and
Charges Act,
1891.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Section II. of Appendix
to the Eightieth Report of the Commissioners of
National Education in Ireland, for the year
1913-14.

Mr. Birrell also presented,

Order, dated the 6th day of May last,
Returns relative to Labourers (Ireland).

Return to an
for

Return to an Order, dated the 6th day of
May last, for Returns relative to Labourers'
Cottages (Ireland).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon
the said Returns be

the Table ; and that
printed.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Treasury Minute under the Public Accounts
and Charges Act, 1891, dated 24th June 1915,
directing that Receipts in connection with any
Service under the Housing Act, 1914, shall be
applied as an Appropriation in Aid of the Vote
to which the Expenses of that Service (other
than capital) are charged.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

County of the West Riding of Yorkshire
(a specified area within the Urban District
of Bingley).

Borough of Widnes (two).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Coal
Shipments.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of Tables giving details as to
Shipments of Coal abroad, coastwise, and as
bunkers, from each port of the United Kingdom
for each quarter of the years 1913 and 1914.

VOL. 170.

167

Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the Patents,
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of TDe signpi anid
Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks ( Temporary) Arcatds,u191a4r
Rules, 1915, made under the Patents, Designs, (Rules.)
and Trade Marks Acts, 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His Mental

Majesty's Command,Copy of First Annual aDedficLiency
Report of the General Board of Control for (Scotland)
Scotland under the Mental Deficiency and Act, 1913.
Scotland
Lunacy (Scotland) Act, 1913.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His Prisoners

War
Majesty's Command,Copy of Correspondence
iscel
-
with the United States Ambassador respecting laneous,
the treatment of British Prisoners of War and No. 14, 1915.)
Interned Civilians in Germany.

of
(M

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Long presented,--Return to an Order, Pauperism

dated the 28th day of July in the
last
Session of Parliament, for a Return of the
number of Paupers relieved on the 1st day of
July 1914.

(England and
wales.)

282.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented,Return
to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 4th day
of May last, for a Return relative to Crown
Colonies, &c. (Death Sentences).

Crown
Colonies, &c.
(Death
Sentences.)
No. 283.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Munitions of
War Bill.

Closure
claimed, but
Mr. Speaker
withholds his
Assent.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Munitions of War Bill ;
And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time :And a Debate arising thereupon ;
Sir Arthur Markham rose in his place and
claimed to move, That the Question be now
put ; but Mr. Speaker withheld his assent, and
declined then to put that Question :Then the
House resumed the Debate.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

The Bill was accordingly read a second time.
Ordered, That the Bill be committed to
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Bea.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Munitions of
on Munitions of War war[Expenses.]

a Committee

into
[Expenses].

(In the Committee.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That it
is expedient to authorise the payment, out of
moneys provided by Parliament, of any remune-
ration and expenses which may become payable
in pursuance of any Act of the present Session
to make provision for furthering the efficient
manufacture, transport, and supply of Munitions
for the present War.(Mr. Lloyd George.)

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Mr. Lloyd George),--put, and
agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
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168
the Committee had made Progress in the matter
to them referred ; and that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
it again.

28th-29th June.

[No. 71.]

1915.

[No. 71.

Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

War Loan
Extension
Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the War Loan Extension
Bill, as amended in the Committee.

Prize Courts
[Salaries and
Remunera-
tion.]

Prize Courts
Bill.

Army Act
Amendment
(No. 3) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee on Prize Courts
[Salaries and Remuneration] ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Prize Courts Bill ;
Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

to- morrow,

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Army Act Amendment (No. 3)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Maintenance
of Live Stock
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Maintenance of Live Stock
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of this instant June ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.)

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment.

-Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till fourteen minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

Tuesday, 29th June 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

ATR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Private Bills
Ill from one of the Examiners of Petitions for [Lords:.
Private Bills, That in the case of the following (r)srtdaenrdstt
Bill, originating in the Lords, and referred on previously
the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders inquired into
not previously inquired into, which are applicable wc°hP.Iiied
thereto, have been complied with, viz.:

Port of London Authority Bill [Lords].
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,--Report Provisional
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Order B, ills
Private Bills, That in the case of the following [(nLo°7(it'alidini.r.
Bill, brought from the Lords, and referred on Orders
the First Reading thereof, no Standing Orders applicable.)
are applicable, viz. :

Kilmarnock Gas Order Confirmation Bill

[Lords].

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Altrincham Gas Bill [Lords] was read Altrinehain

the third time and passed, with Amendments..

I

GLL a
s rB
o

ds .

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

tion

the Eastern Valleys
(M
Sewerage Board Bill [Lords], as amended shi

The House proceeded to take into considera- Eastern
(Monmouthshire) Valleys
r) Jo
re) Joint
Sewerage
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time. Board Bin

in the Committee.

in

[Lords.]

The Electric Lighting Provisional Orders Electric
(No. 4) Bill was, according to Order, read the Lighting
third time and passed.

Provisional
Orders

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to (No. 4) Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Gas and -Water Provisional Orders Gas and Water-

(No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read the Provisional
Orders
third time and passed.
(No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Land Drainage (Raveningharn) Pro- Land
visional Order Bill was, according to Order, read Drainage
the third time and passed.

(Ravening-

harosional
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Provisional
Order Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

mvi

The Local Government Provisional Orders Local

(No. 8) Bill was, according to Order, read the Government
Provisional
third time and passed.
Orders

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to (No. 8) Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders Pier and
(No. 1) Bill was, according to Order, read the Hu
laorvbiHarbour
third time and passed.

Ord

ers

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to (No. 1) Bill.

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

29th June.

169
and the Metropolitan District Railway Com-
pany,' or any of them, to make agreements
with each other and with the London General
Omnibus Company, Limited, for the purpose of
establishing a common fund ;
the application of
such fund, and for other purposes.

No. 71.] 6 GEO. V.
Agricultural
Statistics
(Ireland.)

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Prices of Crops, Live
Stock, and other Agricultural Products in Ire-
land for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to
Weights and
Measures Act, the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
1878.
of Order in Council under the Weights and
Measures Act, 1878, dated. 25th June 1915,
approving a new Standard Measure of Length
of 11 Metres.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Isle of Man.
No. 284.

Licensing
Statistics,
1914.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Account
of Revenue and Expenditure of the Isle of Man
for the year ended 31st March 1915, with the
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
thereon.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Statistics as to
the operation and administration of the Laws
relating to the sale of Intoxicating Liquor in
England and Wales for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Imperial
Revenue
(Collection
and
Expenditure)
(Great Britain
and Ireland.)

Ordered, That there be laid before

this
House a Return relating to Imperial Revenue
(Collection and Expenditure) (Great Britain
and Ireland) for the year ending the 31st day
of March 1915 (in continuation of Parliamentary
Paper, No. 386 of Session 1914).(Mr. Joseph
Pease.)

Prosecution of Resolved, That an humble Address be pre-
Offences Acts, sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously
1879 to 1908. pleased to give directions that there be laid
before this House a Return showing the working
of the Regulations made in 1886 for carrying
out the Prosecution of Offences Acts, 1879,
1884, and 1908, with Statistics setting forth the
number, nature, result, and cost of the pro-
ceedings instituted by the Director in accordance
with those Regulations from the 1st day of
January 1914 to the 31st day of December
1914 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper,
No. 294 of Session 1914).(Mr. Brace.)

Carnarvon
County
(Northern
or Arfon
Division)
Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his War-
rant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out
a new Writ for the electing of a Member to
serve in this present Parliament for the County
of Carnarvon (Northern or Arfon Division), in
the room of William Jones, Esquire, deceased.
(Mr. Beck.)

London
Electric
Railway
Companies'
Facilities Bill.

[Title
amended.]

Sir Luke White reported from the Committee
on the London Electric Railway Companies'
Facilities Bill ; That they had examined the
allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and amended the same so as to make it
consistent with the provisions of the Bill as
passed by the Committee, and found the same,
as amended, to be true ; and had gone through
the Bill and made Amendments thereunto ;
and had amended the Title, as followeth :A Bill
to authorise the City and South London Railway
Company, the Central London Railway Com-
pany, the London Electric Railway Company,

VoL. 170.

Ordered, That the Report 'do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Sir Luke White reported from the .Committee Railway Bills

on Group 3 of Railway Bills ; That, for the (Group 3.)
the Committee had
convenience of parties,
adjourned till Thursday next, at Eleven of the
clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported Naval and
by Mr. Montagu, Dr. Macnamara, Mr. Forster, Military War
and Mr. _Hayes Fisher, presented a Bill to make
better provision as to the Pensions Grants and
Allowances made in respect of the present War
to officers and men in the Naval and Military
Service of His Majesty and their dependants,
and the care of officers and men disabled in
the present War, and for
consequence
purposes connected therewith : And the same
was ordered to be read a second time tomorrow;
and to be printed.

Bill 110.

of

A Motion was made, and the Question being National
proposed, That leave be given to brino. in a Bill Registration.
for the compilation of a National fiegister
(Mr. Long);

And the Motion being opposed, after a brief Mr. Speaker

explanatory statement from the Member who puts the
made the Motion and from a Member who Question
opposed it, Mr. Speaker put the Question, (pursuant to
pursuant to Standing Order No. 11.
And the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That Mr. Long, Mr. 711`Kinnon Wood,
Mr. Birrell, and Mr. Hayes Fisher do prepare
and bring in the Bill.

No. 11.)

Mr. Long accordingly presented a Bill for the National
compilation of a National Register : And the Registration
same was read the first
be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be Bill 111.
printed.

time, and ordered to Bill

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Finance

(No. 2) Bill.

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill.
(In the Committee.)
A Clause (Extension of relief from income
tax in favour of savings banks, 57 & 58 Viet.
c. 30)(Mr. Montagu)brought up, and read
the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
Another Clause (Relaxation of duty in the
case of spirits used in hospitals)(Mr. Bridge-
man)brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Exemption of motor ambu-

lances in respect of duty on motor spirit)
(Mr. Montagu) brought up, and read the first
and second time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Relief from income tax in
respect of interest on bankers' loans)(Mr. Peto)
brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause he read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Relief for sailors, and soldiers
on the active list)(Mr. Pollock) brought up,
and read the first time.

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29th June.

1915.

[No. 71.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Suspension of land valua-
tion)(Sir Frederick Banbury)brought up,
and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Allowance in respect of duty
on spoilt beer)(Sir George Younger)brought
up, and read the first and second time, and added
to the Bill.

Another Clause (Amendment of 4 & 5 Geo. 5,
c. 10, s. 14)(Sir Frederick Banbury)brought
up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Extension of 4 & 5 Geo. 5,
c. 76)(Mr. Pollock)brought up, and read the
first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Extension of s. 1 of Finance
Act, 1914, to collaterals)(Mr. Rawlinson)
brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Suspension of minimum
brought up, and

duties)(Colonel Walker)
read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Amendment of Currency
and Bank Notes Act, 1914, s. 1, ss. 4)(Mr.
David Mason)brought up, and read the first
time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Allowance on British-grown

tobacco exported or manufactured in bond)
(Mr. Butcher)brought up, and read the first
and second time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Prepayment of death duties)
(Mr. James Mason)brought up, and read
the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Hotels, &c. and receipts from
liquor)(Sir George Younger)brought up, and
read the first and second time, and added to the
Bill.

Another Clause (Restriction of hours, exten-
sion of relief) (Sir George Younger)brought
up, and read the first and second time, and added
to the Bill.

Schedule amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Bill 113.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
taken into consideration to-

Committee, be
morrow ; and be printed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Mr. Speaker's

the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill Certificate.
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate : --

I hereby certify that this Bill is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,

Speaker).

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Munitions of
on Munitions

of War

into a Committee
[Expenses].

W
penses.]
[Expenses.]

(In the Committee.)
Question again proposed, That it is expedient
to authorise the payment, out of moneys provided
by Parliament, of any remuneration and expenses
which may become payable in pursuance of any
Act of the present Session to make provision for
furthering the efficient manufacture, transport,
and supply of Munitions for the present War.

Question put, and agreed to.
Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply.

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Navy Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16.

Additional

number not exceeding 50,000
Officers, Seamen, and Boys, beyond the number
already voted for the year.

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Prize Courts
the Report from the Committee on Prize Courts [Salaries and
[Salaries and Remuneration] ;

Remunera-
tion.]

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the prize Courts

Committee on the Prize Courts Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Munitions-of

Committee on the Munitions of War Bill ;

War Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Army Act
Amendment
n
d)emB e
(
(No.
i
Ilt.

the Army Act Amendment

on

Committee
(No. 3) Bill ;

War Loan
Extension
Bill.

The War Loan Extension Bill was, according

to Order, read the third time and passed.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

No. 71.] 6 GEO. V.
Maintenance
of Live Stock
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Maintenance of Live
Stock Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Power to make orders for the

maintenance of stock).

2911/-30th June.

171
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His
Majesty's Command, acquainted the House that
His Majesty, having been informed of the sub-
ject-matter of this Motion, recommends it to the
consideration of the House.

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 11, after the
to insert the words " except
word " animals
male lambs of ? pure breeds and all cross-bred
lambs."(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 22,
the word

after the word " such,'
"immature." (Sir Frederick Banbury.)

to insert

Question proposed, That the word " imma-
ture " be there inserted :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 22,
after the word " such,'
to insert the words
" immature or pregnant."(Sir Frederick Ban-
bury.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Clause No. 3 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 4 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration:
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :*---The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

A Motion being made, That this House will, National
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to Registration
consider of authorising the payment, out of LExpenses.]
money provided by Parliament, of any expenses
and allowances incurred under any Act of the
present Session for the compilation of a National
Register(Mr. Walter Rea);

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His
Majesty's Command, acquainted the House that
His Majesty, having been informed of the sub-
ject-matter of this Motion, recommends it to the
consideration of the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till three minutes before
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 72.]

Wednesday, 30th June 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
HE House proceeded to take into considera- Prescot Gas
T tion the Prescot Gas Bill [Lords], as amended Bill [Lords.]
in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Suppl

Report.

June]une]

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of this instant June ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Spennymoor

tion the Spennymoor and Tudhoe Gas Bill ant.!
Gas
Bill
[Lords], as amended in the Committee.
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
[Salaries.]

A Motion being made, That this House will,
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to
consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys provided by Parliament, of any salaries
under any Act of the present Session to make
better provision as to the Pensions, Grants, and
Allowances made in respect of the present War
to officers and men in the Naval and Military
Service of His Majesty and their dependants,
and the care of officers and men disabled in
consequence of the present War, and for pur-
poses connected therewith(Mr. Walter Rea) ;

Vol,. 170.

The Order of the day being read, for takinc, London

into consideration the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended (General
in the Committee ;

Powers) Bill
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con- (suspended.)

sideration upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Glasgow

into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the hill
Committee ;

Corporationo
(

(suspended.)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Ordered, That in the case of Massy's Divorce
Bill [Lords] Standing Order 204 be suspended,
and the time for the Second Reading of the
Bill be extended to Wednesday the 7th day of
July next.(The Deputy Chairman.)

rye' es

r1"11°./

2

30th June.

1915.
Closing Order made by the Urban District
Council of Omagh under the Shops Act, 1912.

[No. 72.

172

The Order of the day being read, for taking
Port Glasgow
Gas and Burgh into consideration the Port Glasgow Gas and
Extension
Burgh Extension Order Confirmation Bill
Order
[Lords] ;
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

Kilmarnock
Gas Order
Confirshation
Bill [Lords.]

The Kilmarnock Gas Order Confirmation Bill
[Lords] was, according to Order, read a second
time, and ordered (under Sections 9 and 16 of the
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
1899) to be taken into consideration to-morrow.

Shops Act,
1912.

Secretary Sir. John Simon presented, pur-
suant to the directions of several Acts of
Parliament,Copies of Orders made by the
Councils of the undermentioned Local Autho-
rities under 'the Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed
by the Secretary of State for
the Home
Department :--

Borough of Leigh (Lanes).
Urban District of Wolstanton United.

Copy of a Licence granted to a Convict under
Penal
Servitude Acts the Penal Servitude Acts, discharging her from
(Conditional
Aylesbury Convict Prison on condition that she
Licence.)
enters a Home.

Ordered, That the said Papers do

Table.

lie upon the

Woods,
Forests, and
Land
Revenues.

No. 285.

Post Office
Savings Banks.
No. 286.

Public Works
(Ireland.)

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Agriculture
(Scotland.)

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant

the
directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy of
Ninety-third Report of the Commissioners of
Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues, dated
29th June 1915.

to

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

to the

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Accounts of all Deposits received and paid
during the year 1914, together with a Statement
showing the aggregate amount of the Liabilities
of the Government to Depositors in the Post
Office Savings Banks on the 31st December
1914, and the nature and amount of the
Securities held by the Commissioners for the
Reduction of the National Debt to meet those
Liabilities at that date.

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 23rd June
1915, sanctioning the letting to Mr. William
Ross of a plot of ground at Dalkey, adjoining
Dalkey Avenue, Kingstown Harbour.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Post Office
Savings Banks be printed.

Mr. Secretary Boner Law presented, by
His Majesty's Cornmand,Copies of Colonial
Reports, Nos. 844 (Turk's and Caicos Islands,
Annual Report for 1914), 845 (Weihaiwei,
Annual Report for 1914), and 846 (Seychelles,
Annual Report for 1914).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate presented,

by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Agricultural
Statistics, 1914. Volume III. Part I. Acreage
and Live Stock Returns of Scotland, with a
Summary for the United Kingdom.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr.

ilirrell presented, pursuant
the
directions of an Act of Parliament,-7Copy of

to

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Balfour presented, by His Majesty's Greenwich
Command,Copy of Report of the Astronomer Observatory.
Royal to the Board of Visitors of the Royal
Observatory, Greenwich, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

John Lymbrich Esmonde, Esquire, 'Member New Member

for the County of Tipperary (North Tipperary sworn.
Division), was sworn.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Electric
1) Bill,

Lighting Provisional Orders (No.
without any Amendment.

The Lords

the Local
Government Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill,
without any Amendment.

agreed

have

to

The Lords have

the Local
Government Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill,
without any Amendment.

agreed to

The Lords

the Local
Government Provisional Order (No. 7) Bill,
without any Amendment.

agreed to

have

The Lords have agreed to the Conway
Fisheries Provisional Order Bill, without any
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Sea Fisheries
(Cardigan Bay) Provisional Order Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Sea Fisheries
(Poole) Provisional Order Bill, without any
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the ChelmSford
Corporation Gas Bill, with Amendments ; to
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this
House.

The Lords have agreed to the Tramways

Provisional Orders Bill, with Amendments
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

have

The Lords

to the Local
Government Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill,
to which the Lords desire
with Amendments ;
the concurrence of this House.

agreed

The Lords have agreed to the Lurgan Urban
District Council Bill, with Amendments; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence' of this House.
The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Altrincham Gas
Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Warwick Gas Bill
[Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords communicate that they have come
to the following Resolution, viz., That it
is
expedient that the Indictments Bill [Lords] be
referred to the Joint Committee appointed to
consider all Consolidation Bills of the present
Session.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.
Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.
Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 4) Bill.
Local
Government
Provisional
Order
(No. 7) Bill.
Conway
Fisheries
Provisional
Order Bill.
Sea Fisheries
(Cardigan
Bay)
Provisional
Order Bill.
Sea Fisheries
(Poole)
Provisional
Order Bill.
Chelmsford
Corporation
Gas Bill.

Tramways
Provisional
Orders Bill.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

Lurgan
Urban District
Council Bill.

Altrincham.
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

Warwick Gas
Bill [Lords.]

Tndictments
Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Tramways

Lords to the Tramways Provisional Orders Bill
be taken into consideration to-morrow.

Orders Bill.

30th June.

173
The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

No. 72.] 6 GEO. V.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

War Loan
(Trustees.)

War Loan
(Trustees)
Bill.

Bill 112.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Local Government Provisional
Orders (No. 2) Bill be taken into consideration
to-morrow.

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a
Bill to enable Trustees to borrow money for
the purpose of exercising any option to convert
Securities given under the War Loan Act,
1915, to holders of that Loan, and to indemnify
Trustees for any loss in respect of any such
borrowing or any transaction in relation to the
Loan ; and to authorise the investment of moneys
subject to any trust in any Securities created
under that Act : And that Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Secretary Sir John Simon, and
Mr. Montagu do prepare and bring it in.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly
presented a Bill to enable Trustees to borrow
money for the purpose of exercising any option
to convert Securities given under the War Loan
Act, 1915, to holders of that Loan, and to
indemnify Trustees for any loss in respect of
any such borrowing or any transaction in relation
to the Loan ; and to authorise the investment of
moneys subject to any trust in any Securities
created under that Act : And the same was
read the first time ; and ordered to be printed.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :The Bill was accordingly read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee cf the whole House for to-morrow.
:--(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
Bill.

The Naval and Military War Pensions, &c.
Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
[Salaries.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on Naval and Military War
Pensions, &e. [Salaries].

(In the Committee.)

Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of moneys provided by Parliament,
of salaries to the Chairman and Vice-Chairman
of the Statutory Committee
the Royal
Patriotic Fund Corporation constituted in pur-
suance of any Act of the present Session to
make better provision as to the Pensions, Grants,
and Allowances made in respect of the present
War to officers and men in the Naval and
Military Service of His Majesty and their
dependants.(Mr. Walter Rea.)

of

Resolution to be reported to-morrow.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Com-
the 29th day of this
mittee of Supply of
instant June a Resolution ; which was read, as
followeth :

Navy Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16.
That an additional number not exceeding
50,000 Officers, Seamen, and Boys be employed
for the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916, beyond the number already voted for the
year.

VOL. 170.

Supply
[29th June]
Report.

Sea and
Coast Guard
Services.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Com- Prize Courts
mittee on Prize Courts [Salaries and Remu- [Salaries and
neration]
followeth :

a Resolution ; which was read,

Rtieonm]nera-

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of money to be provided by Parliament, of
remuneration which may
any salaries
become payable under any Act of the present
Session to amend the Enactments relating to
Prize Courts.

and

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Prize Courts

into a Committee on the Prize Courts Bill.

Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 5 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and M cans reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Army Act
into a Committee on the Army Act Amendment Amendment
(No. 3) Bill.
(No. 3) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 2 to No. 9 agreed to.
Schedule agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the National
Second Reading of the National Registration BRielglistration
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the National

Committee on National Registration
penses] ;

[Ex- Registration
[Expenses.]

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee lunitions

on Munitions of War [Expenses] a Resolution ; of War
which was read, as followeth :

[Expenses.]

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of moneys provided by Parliament, of any
remuneration and expenses which may become
z3

174
payable in pursuance of any Act of the present
Session to make provision for furthering the
efficient manufacture, transport, and supply of
Munitions for the present War.

30th June. -1st July.

1915.
Orders Bill; and the same were twice read, and
agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

[No. 73.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Munitions of
War Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Munitions of War Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Finance (No. 2) Bill, as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of this instant June ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put : It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till thirteen minutes before
Nine of
to-
morrow.

the clock, adjourned till

[No. 73.]

Thursday, 1st July 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House, according to Order, proceeded
to take into consideration the Amendments
made by the Lords to the Local Government
Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill ; and the same
were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

Tramways
Provisional
Orders Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Tramways Provisional

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Kilmarnock
take into consideration the Kilmarnock Gas Gas Order
Order Confirmation Bill [Lords

].

Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Report by the Chairman of Committees of the
House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways and
Means in the House of Commons, under Sec-
tion 2 of the Private Legislation Procedure
(Scotland) Act, 1899, that they are of opinion
the Provisional Orders be allowed to
that
proceed, subject to such recommendations as
they may hereafter make with respect to the
several Orders.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Private
Legislation
Procedure
(Scotland)
Act, 1899.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Revenue and
a Return showing, for the year ending the 31st Expenditure
day of March 1915, (1) the amount contributed Lontiganandda'nd
by England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, Ireland.)
of the Revenue collected by the imperial officers ;
(2) the Expenditure on English, Scottish, and
Irish Services met out of such Revenue ; and
(3) the balance of Revenue contributed by
England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively,
which is available for imperial Expenditure
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 387
of Session 1914).(Mr. John 0 Connor.)

The Deputy Chairman reported from the Local

Committee on the Local Government (Ireland) Government
Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill; That they Provisional
had considered the Orders therein contained ; Orders
(No. 2)
that the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and
iVrdreorysisional
that they had directed him to report the Bill,
without Amendment, to the House.

confirmed.]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

The Deputy Chairman reported from the Marriages
Committee on the Marriages Provisional Order Provisional
Bill ; That they had considered the Order therein [provisional
contained ;
confirmed ; and that they had directed him to confirmed.]
report the Bill, without Amendment, to the
House.

that the said Order ought to be Order

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

The Deputy Chairman reported the Sutton Sutton
District Water Bill [Lords], with an Amend - District
Water Bill
ment.
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and he printed.

The Deputy Chairman reported from the London
Committee on the London County Council County
(Money) Bill ; That they had examined the (Cm
allegations contained in the Preamble of the
Bill, and verbally amended the same, and found
the same, as amended, to be true ; and had gone

ouonncei

yl

Bill.

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through the Bill and made Amendments there-
un to.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

The Deputy Chairman reported the Aberdare
Aberdare
Uruncilban District Urban District Council (Tramways, &c.) Bill
Co
(Tramways,
&c.) Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

[Lords], with Amendments.

Table ; and be printed.

Northwich
Gas Bill
[Lords.]

The Deputy Chairman reported the Northwich

Gas Bill [Lords], with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Railway Bills
(Group 3.)

Private Bills
(Group B.)

Message from
the Lords.

Milk and
Dairies Acts
Postpone-
ment Bill.
Sunderland
Corporation
(Wearmouth
Bridge) Bill
[Lords.]

Notification
of Births
(Eat ension)
Bill.

Bill 114.

Sir Luke White reported from the Committee
on Group 3 of Railway Bills ; That, for the
the Committee had
convenience of parties,
adjourned till Tuesday next, at Eleven of the
clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Edwin Cornwall reported from the Com-
mittee on Group B of Private Bills ; That, for
the convenience of parties, the Committee had
adjourned till Tuesday next, at Eleven of the
clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the Milk and
Dairies Acts Postponement Bill, without any
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Sunderland Corpora-
tion (Wearmouth Bridge) Bill [Lords], without
any Amendment.

Mr. Long, supported by Mr. 11PKinnon Wood,
Mr. Birrell, and Mr. Hayes Fisher, presented a
Bill to extend the Notification of Births Act,
1907, to areas in which it has not been adopted,
and to make further provision in connection
therewith for the care of mothers and young
children : And the same was ordered to be read
a second time to-morrow ; and to be printed,

Business of
the House
(Supply.)

Ordered, That the other Government Business
have precedence this day of the Business of
Supply.( The Prime Minister.)

Business of
the House
(Munitions
War Bill and
War Loan
(Tru)tees)
Bill.)

Ordered, That

the proceedings upon the
,,rustees) Bill, if under discussion at Eleven of
of Munitions of War Bill and the War Loan
(Trustees)
the clock this night, be not interrupted under
the Standing Order (Sittings of the House),
and may be entered upon at any hour, though
opposed.(The Prime Minister.)

Business of
the House
(Friday
Sitting.)

Resolved, That the House do sit to-morrow, at
Five of the clock, and that the proceedings be
not interrupted at half an hour after Five of
the clock, and that Mr. Speaker, as soon as he
has reported the Royal Assent to the Bills
which have been agreed on by both Houses, do
adjourn the House without Question put.(The
Prime Minister.)

Munitions of
War Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Munitions of War
Bill.

Vol.. 170.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Settlement of labour differ-

ences).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 6, to leave
(Mr.

out the words " or is apprehended."
Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 11,
to leave out the words " or on behalf of."(Mr.
Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :- -
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 24,
after the word " shall," to insert the words
" (without prejudice to any liability to any
civil proceeding in respect of such contraven-
tion or failure, as the case may be)."(Mr.
King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Prohibition of lock-outs and

strikes in certain cases).

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 3, after the
word " strike," to insert the words " and no
person shall advocate or propose any lock-out
or strike, or attempt to induce any person
(whether any particular person or generally)
to take part in any lock-out or strike."(Mr.
King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment !proposed, in p. 2, 1. 5,
to leave out the words " one month has," in
order to insert the words " three days have."--
(Mr. Snowden.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 6,
to leave out from the word " report " to the end
of the subsection.( Mr. Watt.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " month," in I. 6,
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 8,
at the end, to insert the words " and unless
one week has elapsed since the difference was
(Mr.
referred to
Snowden.)

the selected

tribunal."

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 1C,

at the end, to add the words

" (3) No proceeding in respect of an offence
under this or the last foregoing section, which
relates to the settlement of labour differences,
shall be instituted except by, or with the leave
of, the Board of Trade." (Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Differences to which Part I.

applies).

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Amendment proposed, in p. 2,
differences," to insert

the word
"whether existing or
King.)

apprehended."

1. 12, after
the words
(Mr.

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 14,
(Mr.

the second word " or."

to leave out
King.)

Question proposed, That the second word
" or " stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 15,
after the word " articles," to insert the words
" of a similar character."(Mr. George Terrell.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn,

.Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 17,
to leave out from the word " work " to the end
of 1. 23.(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " of," in 1. 19, stand
part of the Clause :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 19,
to leave out the words " of any 'description,"
in order to insert the words " which may affect
the output of munitions."--(Mr. Snowden.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment,, by leaNie, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 20,
to leave out from the word " difference " to
the end of the Clause, in order to insert the
words " by Resolution of the House of Corn-
mons."(Mr. Ramsay Macdonald.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " on," in 1. 21, stand
part of the . Clause :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 23,
after the words last added, to add the words
" Where this Part of this Act is applied to any
difference concerning work other than munitions
work, the conditions of labour and the remunera-
tion thereof prevailing before the difference
shall be continued until the said difference is
settled in accordance with the provisions of
Schedule I. of this Act."(Mr. flodge.)

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 4 (Controlled establishments).
Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 28, to leave
out from the beginning to the word " to," in
to insert
the words " The
1. 34,
Minister of Munitions may, if he considers it
expedient in the national interest to do so,
make an order declaring any establishment
in which munitions work is carried on."(Mr.
King.)

in order

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " limitations,' in 1. 31,
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 31,
to leave out the words " limitation of employers'
profits and."(Mr. George Terrell.)

Question, That the words proposed to be
left out stand part of the Clause, put, and
agreed to.

1915.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 26,
to leave out the word " controlled."(Mr.
King.)

Question proposed, That the word "con-
trolled " stand part of the Clause :Amend
merit, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 39,
at the end, to insert the words " and if the
owner of any establishment shall wilfully fail
so to pay any such excess, he shall be guilty
of a misdemeanour under this Act."(Mr.
King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 1, to
leave out the word "change," in order to insert
the word " reduction."( Mr. Snowden.)

Question, That the word " change " stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 13,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
no change shall be approved which increases the
recognised working hours before the establish-
ment became a controlled establishment, unless
the additional hours are paid for at overtime
rates."(Mr. Snowden.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :--Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, L 13,
the end, to insert the words "Provided
at
further that in considering any application for
an advance of rates or wages the tribunal shall
take into account any increase in the prices of
necessaries which may have taken place since
the beginning of the war, or since the previous
advance of wages or rates was made."(Mr.
Snowden.)

Question put, That those words he there

inserted.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the f Mr. Clynes,

Yeas,
Tellers for
Noes,

l M r. Thomas Richardson: f

11.

the{ Mr. Gulland,

Mr. George Roberts :

l

79.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 16,
shall," to insert the words " by
after the word
notice in writing effectively published throughout
the establishment."(Mr. Anderson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 19,
after the word " custom," to insert the words
" or threatens, annoys, insults, or molests any
other person on account of the non-compliance
of any person therewith." (Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 34,
at the end, to insert the words " and any employer
failing to carry out such undertaking in any
particular shall be guilty of an offence under this
Act.

If any question arises whether this under-
taking has been carried out, that question shall
be referred to the Board of Trade, and the
Board of Trade shall refer the question for
settlement in accordance with the provision
contained in the First Schedule to this Act.
The decision of the arbitration tribunal shall be
conclusive for all purposes."(Mr. Anderson.)

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in order to insert the words "passing of this
Act."(Mr. John Henderson.)

Question proposed, That those words-be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 2,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
such regulations shall first have been approved
by Parliament."(Mr. Thomas Richardson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 3,
after the word " employed," to insert the word
"persistently. " (Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the word " persis-
Amendment, by

tently " be there inserted :
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 14,
to leave out from the word " Act" to the end
of the subsection.(Mr. Watt.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 5 (Supplementary provisions as
to the limitation of the profits of a controlled
establishment).

Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 21, after the
word " establishment," to insert the words " after
making full allowance for all wearing out and
wasting assets, bad debts, and contingencies."
(Mr. George Terrell.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 22,
after the word " ascertained, ' to insert the words
" by an auditor appointed by the Treasury."
(Mr. Thomas Richardson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 22,
after the word " thereunder," to insert the words
"by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue."
(Mr. George Terrell.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 24,
to leave out the words " exceeding by one-fifth."
( Mr. Snowden.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 27,
to leave out from the first word " the " to the
end of the subsection, in order to insert the
words " amount arrived at by ascertaining the
percentage of profit on the turnover for the two
corresponding periods completed next before
the outbreak of war, and applying that percent-
age to the turnover of the period under review."
(Mr. 31` Curdy.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " two " in p. 4, 1. 28,
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 28,
to leave out the word " two," in order to insert
the word " four."(Mr. Snowden.)

Question, That the word " two " stand part

of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 29,
to leave out the words " outbreak of the war,"

Void. 170,

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 29,
at the end, to insert the words " In arriving at
the net profits the value of any new buildings
erected or plant put down for the purpose of
this Act shall be taken on the following bases :

(a) If the new buildings and plant are required
for the ordinary business of the controlled
establishment, then on the valuation as a
going concern ;

(b) In the case where the controlled estab-
lishment does not require such buildings and
plant, then at the estimated value of a sale
by auction."

(Mr. John Henderson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 31,
after the word " profit," to insert the words " or
losses. " ( Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :--Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 6 agreed to.
Clause No. 7 (Prohibition of the employment
of persons who have left work in munition
factories).

Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 21, after the
to insert the words " engaged

word " person,'
in munition work."(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 31,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
any workman who applies for a situation without
informing the person or firm to whom he is
applying that his last previous employment has
been on or in connection with munitions work
shall commit an offence under this Act."(Mr.
Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 37,

at the end, to insert the words

" (3) Where a munitions tribunal grant a
certificate under the last foregoing subsection
they may also direct the employer to pay to the
workman such sum as compensation as they may
think just, and the sum so ordered to be paid
shall be a civil debt recoverable summarily. '
( Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 37,

at the end, to add the words

" (3) Any person who is employing any work-
man in or about a controlled establishment on
munitions work shall not discharge or suspend
any such workman without the previous assent
of the Minister of Munitions."--( Mr. Hodge.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 8 (Regulations as to badges).

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Original Question again proposed :Motion

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Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 1, after the
word " any," to insert the words " work done
in any."(Mr.
for
Lough.)

the Army or Navy or

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.
Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 9 (Application of Part IL to

docks used by Admiralty).

Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 12, after the
word " work," to insert the words " experiment
or research."(Mr. Edgar Jones.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted --Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Au Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 10 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 11 (Power to require information

from employers).

Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 41, after the
word " Act," to insert the word " knowingly."
(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That the word " know-
Amendment, by

ingly " be there inserted :
leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 12 agreed to.
Clause No. 13 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 14 (Penalties).
Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 6, after the
word " person," to insert the words " who is a
civilian other than a permanent civil servant."
(Mr. Tyson Wilson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, 1. 36,
after the words last inserted, to insert the words
" for a first offence."(Mr. George Terrell.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, 1. 39,
after the word "fit," to insert the words " pro-
viding that no larger sum than five shillings may
be deducted from any one week's wages."(Mr.
Jowett.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 15 agreed to.
Clauses No. 16 and No. 17 amended, and

agreed to.

A Clause (Regulations as to badges) - -(Mr.
Lloyd George)brought up, and read the first
and second time, and added to the Bill.
Another Clause (Rules to be

laid before
Parliament)(Mr. Lloyd George)brought up,
and read the first and second time, and added to
the Bill.

Another Clause (Transfer of powers)(Sir
Henry Dalziel)brought up, and read the first
time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That

the Clause be read a second time :

Friday, 2nd July 1915 :

Motion made, and Question, That the Chair-
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit
again(Mr. Chaplin),put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Power for companies
to
carry on munitions work)( Mr. Cave)brought
up, and read the first and second time, and added
to the Bill.

Schedule 1.
Amendment proposed, in p. 10, 1. 2, to leave
out the word " Schedule," in order to insert the
word " Act."(Mr. Jowett.)

Question proposed, That the word "Schedule
stand part of the Schedule :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Schedule agreed to.
Schedule 2.
Amendment proposed, in p. 10, 1. 25, at the
end, to insert the words " and any dispute as to
whether the former rules and practices have
been re-established shall be referred to the
arbitration tribunal, who shall restore the former
rules and practices by an award which shall be
binding on the employer, who shall be liable to
a penalty of one hundred' pounds for each day
during which he refuses
this
award."( Mr. Jowett.)

recognise

to

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 10, 1. 32,
to leave out the word " men," in order to insert
the word " persons." (Mr. Jowett.)

Question proposed, That the word " men "
stand part of the Schedule :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 11, 1. 8,
to leave out the word "kept," in order to insert
the words "made by the Minister of Munitions
or a person appointed by him in consultation
with the representatives of the trade unions and
the employers."(Mr. Jowett.)

Question proposed, That the word " kept"
stand part of the Schedule :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time, and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself war
into a Committee on the War Loan (Trustees) Bill.
Bill.

(rusLteoeasn)

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 2 and No. 3 agreed to,
Clause No. 4 amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :

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The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

And it being after half-past Eleven of the Adjournment.

clock on Thursday evening, Mr. Speaker
adjourned the House without Question
put, pursuant to the Standing Order, at
one minute before Two of the clock on
Friday morning, till this day.

National
Registration
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the National Registration
Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

National
Registration
[Expenses.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on National Registration [Expenses] ;
Resolved, That. this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
[Salaries.]

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee on Naval and
Military War Pensions, &c. [Salaries] ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
Bill.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Naval and Military War
Pensions, &c. Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Finance (No. 2) Bill, as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Way s and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
[17th Junel
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of June last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, fbr the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, this day,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That so much of the Message from
the Lords of the 30th day of June last as
communicates the Resolution, That it is expedient
that the Indictments Bill [Lords] be referred to
the Joint Committee appointed to consider all
Consolidation Bills of the present Session, be
now taken into consideration.

The House accordingly proceeded to take the

said Message into consideration.

Resolved, That this House doth concur with
(Mr.

said Resolution.

the Lords in the
Gulland.)

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords
to acquaint them therewith : And that the Clerk
do carry the said Message.

Vol.. 170.

[No. 74.1

Friday, 2nd July 1915.
The House met at Five of the clock.

PRAYERS.

THE Lord Advocate
Majesty's Command,

presented, by His Highlands
Islands
Copy of First and

Report of the Medical Service Board of the Serevicicea, Grant
Highlands and Islands, for the period ended Act, 1913.
31st December 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented,Return
to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 29th
day of June last, for a Return relative to the
Prosecution of Offences Acts, 1879 to 1908.

Prosec,ution of
Offences Acts,
1879 to 1908.
No. 287.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and he printed.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the
Message had been brought from
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

House that a Message from
the Lords by the Lords.

The Lords have agreed to the Munition: of Munitions of

War Bill, with Amendments ; to which the War Bill.
Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Munitions of

Lords to the Munitions of War Bill be now taken ;var Bill.
into consideration.(Mr. Gullond.)

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the War Loan

Extension Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Army Act
Amendment (No. 3) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

Message from
the Lords.

War Loan
Extension
Bill.
Army Act
Amendment
(No. 3) Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Prize Courts Prize Courts

Bill, without any Amendment.

Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the War Loan

(Trustees) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Education

Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders made Bpoar(-I.
by the Board of Education under the Education
Acts, 1870 to 1911, to enable
County Council to put in force the Lands (London)
Clauses Acts ;
concurrence of this House.

to which the Lords desire the

the London confirmation

on al

The Education Board Provisional Orders Education

Confirmation (London) Bill [Lords] was read Board
Provisional
the first time.
Orders

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the confirmation

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and (L
Bill
be printed.

ondon)

Bill 115.

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2nd-5th July.

1915.

[No. 75.

Royal Assent.

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir
Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :
Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :-And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House of
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal
was read, giving, declaring, and notifying the
Royal Assent to the several Acts therein men-
tioned ; and that the Lords thereby authorised
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Acts,
as follow :

1. War Loan Act, 1915.
2. Milk and Dairies Acts Postponement Act,

1915.

3. Prize Courts Act, 1915.
4. Army Act Amendment (No. 3) Act, 1915.
5. Munitions of War Act, 1915.
6. War Loan (Trustees) Act, 1915.
7. Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation

(No. 1) Act, 1915.

8. Local Government Board's Provisional

Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Act, 1915.

9. Local Government Board's Provisional
Orders Confirmation (No. 3) Act, 1915.
10. Local Government Board's Provisional
Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act, 1915.

11. Local Government Board's Provisional
Order Confirmation (No. 7) Act, 1915
12. Conway Fisheries Provisional Order Con-

firmation Act, 1915.

13. Sea Fisheries (Cardigan Bay) Provisional

Order Confirmation Act, 1915.

14. Sea Fisheries (Poole) Provisional Order

Confirmation Act, 1915.

15. Tramways Orders Confirmation Act, 1915.
16. Altrincham Gas Act, 1915.
17. Warwick Gas Act, 1915.
18. Ammanford Urban District Council Act,

1915.

19. Friends' Provident Institution Act, 1915.
20. Methodist Church in Ireland Act, 1915.
21. Sunderland

Corporation

(Wearmouth

Bridge) Act, 1915.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 1st day of this
instant July, adjourned the House with-
out Question put, it being then seven
minutes before Six of the clock,
till
Monday next.

[No. 75.]

Monday, 5th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRA TEES.

THE House proceeded to take into considera- Skegness
tion the Amendments made by the Lords li
to the Skegness Urban District Gas Bill ; and Gas
the same were twice read, and agreed to.

rbaBnilDlistrict

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The Eastern Valleys (Monmouthshire) Joint Eastern
Sewerage Board Bill [Lords] was read the third Valleys
time and passed, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
and acquaint them that this House
the Lords;
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

Monmouth-
shire) Joint
Sewerage
o
i[r
cl
,or d

1 1

The Prescot Gas Bill [Lords] was read the Prescot Gas
Bill [Lords.]

third time and passed, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ;
to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The Spennymoor

and Tudhoe Gas Bill Spennymoor
[Lords] was read the third time and passed, with and BTudthoe
Amendments.

Gas

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to [-Lords.]

the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The House proceeded to take into considera- London
Electric
way

tion the London Electric Railway Companies'
Facilities Bill, as amended in the Committee.
And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That Standing Orders 223 and 243
be suspended, and that the Bill be now read
the third time.-(The Chairman of Ways and
Means.)

RCoamthpvaa

'

Facilities Bill.

The Bill was accordingly read the third time

and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Massy's Divorce Bill [Lords] was read a Massy's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

second time, and committed.

was read a second time, and committed.

The Port of London Authority Bill [Lords] Port of
London
Authority Bill
[Lords.]

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Rotherham
take into consideration the Rotherham Cor- Corporation
[Lords.]
poration Bill
Committee.

amended

[Lords],

in the

as

And an Amendment was made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Order of the day being read, for taking London
into consideration the London County Council County
(General Powers) Bill (suspended), as amended (General
in the Committee ;

Powers) Bill
(suspended.)

5th July.

181
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department :

No. 75.] 6 GEO.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill, as amended, be
now taken into consideration ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out from the word
" be " to the end of the Question, and adding
the words " recommitted to the Local Legisla-
tion Committee " (The Chairman of Ways
and Means),--instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques-
tion :It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being put, That those
words be there added :--It was resolved in the
Affirmative.

And the Main Question, so amended, being

put ;

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be re-
committed to the Local Legislation Committee.
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the
Committee to divide the Bill into two Bills
dealing with the provisions relating to Celluloid
and Cinematograph Films, and the remaining
portions of the Bill, respectively, and to report
the Bills, without Amendment, except so far
as is consequential upon the division of the Bill,
to the House.

Ordered, That Standing Orders 211 and 236
be suspended, and that the Committee have
to sit and proceed to-morrow.(The
leave
Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Local
Government
(Ireland)
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

Marriages
Provisional
Order Bill.

The Local Government (Ireland) Provisional
Orders (No. 2) Bill was, according to Order,
read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Marriages Provisional Order Bill was,
according to Order, read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Kilmarnock
Gas Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

The Kilmarnock Gas Order Confirmation Bill
[Lords] was, according to Order, read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

National
Portrait
Gallery.

Civil Service
Commission.

British
Museum.

No. 288.

Mr. Illo:itagit presented, by His Majesty's
Copy of Fifty-eighth Annual
Command,
Report of the Trustees of the National Portrait
Gallery, 1914-15.

Copy of Fifty-ninth Report of His Majesty's

Civil Service Commissioners, with Appendices.

Mr. Montagu also presented,Return to an
Order, dated the 17th day of February last, for
a Return relative to the British Museum.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and that the said Return be printed.

Shops Act,
1912.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the
undermentioned Local Authorities under the

VOL. 170.

Borough of Ryde.
Urban District of Bedwellty (five).

Copy of a Licence granted to a Convict under Penal

the Penal Servitude Acts, discharging her from Servitude Acts
Aylesbury Convict Prison on condition that she Lcencetial
enters a Home.

(Condio
)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's Army
(Oactor

rdnance
of Statement of proposed Factori es.)

Expenditure out of the Vote of Credit on New
Works, &c. of a permanent character amounting
to £2,000 and upwards, for the year ending 31st
March 1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords Divorce Bills.

to request that their Lordships will be pleased
to communicate to this House Copies of the
Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings, together mass 's
with Documents deposited, in the case of Massy's Divorce Bill
Divorce Bill [Lords].

[Lords.]
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Massy's
Select Committee on Divorce Bills that thes Divorce Bill
do hear Counsel and examine Witnesses for [Lords.]
Massy's Divorce Bill [Lords], and also that they
do hear Counsel and examine Witnesses against
the Bill if the parties concerned think fit to be
heard by Counsel and produce Witnesses.(The
Lord Advocate. )

they

Sir Edwin Cornwall reported from the Com- Private Bills
mittee on Group B of Private Bills ; That the (Group B.)
parties promoting the Ashington Urban District
Council Bill [Lords] had stated that the evidence
of William Cash was essential to their case ;
and it having been proved that his attendance
could not be procured without the intervention
of the House, he had been instructed to move
that the said William Cash do attend the said
Committee to-morrow, at Eleven of the clock.

Ordered, That William Cash do attend the
Committee on Group B of Private Bills to-
morrow, at Eleven of the clock.

The Order of the day being read, for the National
Second Reading of the National Registration Registration
Bill ;

Bill.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out from the word
" That " to the end of the Question, and adding
the words "this House declines to proceed
further with this Bill until proof has been
adduced that the powers already possessed by
the Government, amplified by the Munitions of
War Act, are insufficient for the production of
the necessary munitions of war "(Sir Thomas
Whittaker),instead thereof.

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Question :And a Debate arising thereupon ;

Mr. Richard Lambert moved, That the Debate Mr. Speaker

be now adjourned ; but Mr. Speaker, being of declines to
opinion that the Motion was an abuse of the propose
Question
Rules of the House, declined to propose the (Abuse of
Question thereupon to the House.

Rules.)

And the Question being again proposed :

The House resumed the Debate.

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1915.
Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

[No. 75.

182

Question put
(pursuant to
S.O. Closure
of Debate.)

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer rose in his
place and claimed to move, That the Question
be now put.

And the Question being put, That the Question

be now put ;

The House divided.
The Yeas to the Right ;
The Noes to the Left.
Tellers for the
Yeas,

Mr. Gulland,
I Lord Edmund
5

Talbot :I. 259'

Tellers for the j Mr. Hogge,

Noes,

Mr. Richard Lambert :

16.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
And the Question being accordingly put, That
the words proposed to be left out stand part of
the Question ;

The House divided.
The Yeas to the Right ;
The Noes to the Left.
Tellers for the f Lord Edmund Talbot,
'

Yeas,

Mr. Gulland

1.

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Whittaker,

Noes,

I

r. Holt:

I

253.

30.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :The Bill was accordingly read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

National
Registration
[Expenses.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on National Registration
[Expenses].

(In the Committee.)

Motion made, and Question proposed, That it
is expedient to authorise the payment, out of
moneys provided by Parliament, of expenses
incurred and allowances payable in pursuance
of any Act of the present Session to provide for
the compilation of a National Register.(Mr.
Walter Rea.)

And it being after Eleven of the clock, and
objection being taken to further proceeding, the
Chairman left the Chair to make his Report to
the House.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had made Progress in the matter to them
referred ; and that he was directed to move,
That the Committee may have leave to sit
again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Notification
of Births
(Extension)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Notification of Births
(Extension) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
[Salaries.]

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee on Naval and
Military War Pensions, &c. [Salaries] ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Naval and
Military War Committee on the Naval and Military War
Pensions, &e. pensions &e. Bill ;
Du.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Finance
into consideration the Finance (No. 2) Bill, as (No. 2) Bill.
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the eaays

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply

the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of June last ;

[17th
Report.

J une]

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (rent) Dill
[Lords.]

Bill t'[Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put

in the Affirmative.

was resolved

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-five minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 76.]

Tuesday, 6th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

THE House proceeded to take into considera _ Aberdare

tion the Aberdare Urban District Council

CUorubnanilDistrict

(Tramways, &c.) Bill [Lords], as amended in (Tramways,
the Committee.

&c.) Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House proceeded to Lake into considera- London

tion the London County Council (Money) Bill,
as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That Standing Orders 223 and 243
be suspended, and that the Bill be now read
the third tirne. (The Deputy Chairman.)

The Bill was accordingly read the third time

and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House proceeded to take into considera-

tion the Sutton District Water Bill [Lords]
amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Countouncil
(Money) Bill.

District

Na 76.] 6 G

(CEO. N.

6th Jul,.

Port of
London
Authority
[Lords.]

Public
Petitions.
Vide First
Report.

Army
(Ordnance
Factories.)

No. 289.

Ordered, That in the case of the Port of !
Standing ti

London Authority Bill
Orders 211 and 236 be suspended, and that the
Committee on unopposed Bills have leave to
consider the said Bill upon Thursday next.
(The Deputy Chairman.)

[Lords]

A Public Petition was presented, and read ;

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Army
(Ordnance Factories), which was presented upon
the 5th day of this instant July, be printed.

Africa
(No. 1, 1915.) His Majesty's Command,

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by
Copy of further
Correspondence respecting Contract Labour in
Portuguese West Africa.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Naval Prize
Money.

Mr. Balfour presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Account
showing the Receipt and Expenditure of Naval
Prize, Bounty, Salvage, and other Moneys
between 1st April 1914 and 31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the i

Table.

New Member
sworn.

Sir

,S'ivire Smith, Knight, Member for the
County of York, Northern Part of the West
Riding (Keighley Division), was sworn.

mways and

Sir Luke White reported from the Committee
Stalybridge,
Hyde, Mossley, on the Staly bridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukin-
kinfield field Tramways and Electricity Board Bill
and Du
Tra
[Lords j; That they had examined the allega-
Electricity
tions contained in the Preamble of the Bill, and
Board Bill
[Lords.]
amended the same so as to make it consistent
with the provisions of the Bill as passed by
the Committee, and found the same to be true ;
and had gone through the Bill and made
Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Local
Legislation
Committee.
South Shields
Corporation
Bill [Lords,]

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local
Legislation Committee ; That in the case of the
South Shields Corporation Bill [Lords] they
had examined the allegations contained in the
Preamble of the Bill ; and had gone through the
Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Local
Legislation
Committee.

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
(suspended),
divided into
London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill
and
London
County
Council
(Celluloid, &c.)
Bill.

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local
Legislation Committee That
in accordance
with the Order of the House of the 5th day of
this instant July the London County Council
(General Powers) Bill had been recommitted
to them, and in accordance with the Instruction
to the Committee of the same date they had
divided the said Bill into two Bills, viz. :

London County Council (Celluloid, &c.) Bill :
A Bill to make provision with regard to
Cinematograph Films and Celluloid, and
for other purposes.

London County Council (General Powers)
Bill : A Bill to make provision with regard
to high-pressure Gas Meters, Music and
Dancing Licences, Lying-in Homes, Estab-
lishments for Nursing or special treatment,
and dangerous Businesses ; to make pro-
vision as to the administration of powers

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183
under the Lunacy Acts ;
to confer various
powers upon the London County Council,
the Corporation of the City of London, and
the Metropolitan Borough Councils, and for
other purposes.

And that they had directed him to report the
said London County Council (General Powers)
Bill to the House, with such Amendments as
were consequential on such division.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

And that they had also directed him to report
the said London County Council (Celluloid, &c.)
Bill to the House, with such Amendments as
were consequential on such division.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Naval and
on Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. Military War
[Salaries] a Resolution ; which was read, as Pensions, ke'
followeth

[ Salaries.]

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of moneys provided by Parliament, of salaries
to the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the
Statutory Committee of the Royal Patriotic
Fund Corporation constituted in pursuance of
any Act of the present Session to make better
provision as to the Pensions, Grants, and Allow-
ances made iu respect of the present War to
officers and men in the Naval and Military
Service of His Majesty and their dependants.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Naval and
into a Committee on the Naval and Military Military War
Pensions, &c.
War Pensions, &c. Bill.
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No.

(Establishment of Statutory
Committee of Royal Patriotic Fund Corpora-
tion).

1

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 6, to leave
out the words " and allow ances."( Sir Charles
Nicholson.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause : --
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 6,
the word " allowances," to insert
the

after
words " other than separation allowances."
(Sir Charles Nicholson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 10,
the word " constituted," to insert the
the Local

after
words " under the direction
Government Board."(Mr. Anderson.)

of

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 11,
to leave out from the word " Committee " to the
word " consisting," in 1. 12.(Mr. Pratt.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
the Clause :

left out stand part of

to be
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 12,
to leave out the word " twenty-six," in order
to insert the word " twenty-eight."--(Colonel
Yate.)

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[No. 76.

Question proposed, That the word " twenty-
six " stand part of the Clause :-Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 12,
in order
to leave out the word " twenty-six,'
to insert the word " tw enty-nine."-(M r. Hayes
Fisher.)

Question, That the word "twenty -six " stand

part of the Clause, put, and negatived.

Question, That the word " twenty-nine " be

there inserted, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 15,
to leave out the word " ten," in order to insert
the word " twelve."-(Mr. Anderson.)

Question, That the word " ten " stand part of

the Clause, put, and negatived.

Question, That the word " twelve " be there

inserted, put, and agreed to.
Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, to leave
out ls. 5 and 6, in order to insert the words
" Five (of whom not less than two shall be
women) shall be appointed by the Parliamen-
tary Committee of the Trades Union Congress."
-(Mr. Pratt.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :-
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, to

leave out is. 5 and 6.-(Mr. Anderson.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :-
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 7,
after the word "two," to insert the words "(one
of whom shall be a woman)."-(Sir Clement
Kinloch-Cooke.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 15,
the words " subsection (4). "-

to leave out
(Mr. Anderson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 18,

to leave out the word " other."-(Mr. Hogge.)

Question, That the word " other " stand part

of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 22,
to leave out the word " five," in order to insert
the word "nine. " -(Mr. Jonathan Samuel.)

Question proposed, That the word "five"
stand part of the Clause :-Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 24,
to leave out the words " wholly or partly."
-(Mr. Hogge.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 30,
after the word " years," to insert the words
" one-third of the whole number of the members
of the Committee shall retire every year. " -
( Mr. Jonathan Samuel.)

Question, That those words be there inserted :

-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Establishment of local com-

mittees).

1915.
Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 4, after the
word " duties,' to insert the words " the county
boroughs and district councils having pensions
committees under the Old Age Pensions Act,
1908, shall be invited to allow such pensions
committees, and such pensions committees shall
be invited to consent, to serve as local com-
mittees for the purpose of this Act ; failing
such allowance and consent."-(Mr. Jonathan
Samuel.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 5,
to leave out the words " county and county."
-(Mr. George Thorne.)

Question proposed, That the word "county "
stand part of the Clause :-Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 18,
to leave out the words " at least two women
among," in order to insert the words " as many
women as will constitute at least one-fourth
the total number of." - (Mr. Aneurin
of
Williams.)

Question proposed, That the words " at least "
the Clause :-Amendment, by

stand part of
leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 18,
after the word " women," to insert the words
" and two men representative of working-class
industrial organisations."-(Mr. Hodge.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 19,
at the end, to insert the words " (d) for the
inclusion of adequate representation of the
local branch of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families
Association."-( Sir Charles Nicholson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 24,
to leave out from the word " thousand " to the
word "shall," in 1. 26.-(Mr. Dickinson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, to
leave out ls. 27 to 30, inclusive, in order to
insert the words " Such a sub-committee must
contain some members of the committee by which
it is appointed."-(Mr. Hogge.)

Question proposed. That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :-
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 30,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that if
the council of any borough, district, or county
in which a committee is appointed under the
Old Age Pensions Act, 1908, so decide, that
committee shall be the local committee for the
purposes of this Act, instead of a local com-
mittee established in pursuance of the foregoing
provisions of this section ; but in that case, if
the committee does not comprise at least three
members who are women, the council
shall
less than three
add to the committee not
additional members who shall be women. The
committee shall have for the purposes of this
Act the powers contained in the Old Age
Pensions Act, 1908, in regard to the appoint..
ment of and the delegation of powers to sub-
committees."-(Mr. George Thorne.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

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Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, I. 31,
to leave out from the word " committee " to the
end of the subsection, in order to insert the words
" approved by the Statutory Committee shall be
paid by the Statutory Committee."
(Mr.
Dickinson.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left. out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Functions of Statutory Com-

mittee).

Amendment proposed, in p.4, 1. 3, at the end,
to insert the words "to decide by way of appeal
from the Admiralty or War Office whether any
officer, sailor, marine, or soldier, widow, child,
or dependant is entitled to any and what pension,
grant, or separation allowance under the warrant,
order, or regulation made by the Admiralty or
War Office to give effect to the report of the
pensions committee."--(Mr.

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 3,
at the end, to insert the words " among other
relevant matters."(Mr. Hogge.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p, 4, 1. 4,
to leave out from the word " decide " to the
word " the," in L 5, in order to insert the words
"in accordance with scales and regulations
approved by Parliament."(Mr. Dickinson.)

Question, That the words "any question of
fact " stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed
to.

the word " fact,'

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 4,
to insert the words

after
" referred to them by the local committee."
(Mr. Hogge.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 8,
after the word " grants," to insert the words
" including grants in aid of education, training,
and emigration, provided such emigration be to
one of His Majesty's dominions oversea."(Sir
Clement Kinlock-Cooke.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 9,
to leave out the word " exceptional."(Mr.
Aneurin Williams.)

Question, That the word " exceptional " stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, I. 21,

to leave out paragraph (e).( Mr. Hohler.)

Question, That paragraph (e) stand part of

the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, I. 25,
after the word " decide," to insert the words
" on application from the local committee."
(Mr. Hogge.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 39,
after the word " service," to insert the words
" and the widows and children and dependants
of deceased officers and men." (Mr. Dickinson.)

VOL, 170.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 39,
after the word " service," to insert the words
" and, if necessary for the dependants of such
officers and men."(Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke.)
Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, I. 39,
to leave out from the word " service " to the end
of the subsection, in order to add the words
" other than the training for and transference to
employment."(Mr. Charles Duncan.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 40,
after the word " health," to insert the word
"housing. " (Mr. Hogge.)

Question proposed, That the word " housing "

be there inserted :

Motion made, and Question, That the Chair-
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit
again(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer),
put, and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Notification

Second Reading of the Notification of Births of Births
(Extension) Bill ;

(BillExtension)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself National
into a Committee on National Registration Registration
LExpenses.]
[Expenses].

(In the Committee.)
Question again proposed, That it is expedient
to authorise the payment, out
of moneys
provided by Parliament, of expenses incurred
and allowances payable in pursuance of any
Act of the present Session to provide for the
compilation of a National Register :

Amendment proposed, at

the end of the
Question to add the words " Provided that the
expenses for the year 1915-16 shall not exceed
a sum of £50,000 for England and Wales, and
of £25,000 for Scotland, and of £12,000 for
Ireland."(Mr. Clough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, to leave out " £25,000," in order to insert
" £10,000." (Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That "£25,000" stand part

of the proposed Amendment :

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Chair-
man left the Chair to make his Report to the
House.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the matter
to them referred ; and that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

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Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

National
Registration
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the National Registration Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Finance (No. 2) Bill, as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of June last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply,

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Biil
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to
the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put

in the Affirmative.

was resolved

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till two minutes after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 77.]

Wednesday, 7th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Amendments made by the Lords
to the Chelmsford Corporation Gas Bill ; and
the same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Chelmsford
Corporation
Gas Bill:

The House proceeded to take into considera-
Lurgan
urban District tion the Amendments made by the Lords to
Council Bill.
the Luro-an Urban District Council Bill ; and
the same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House proceeded to take into considers- Northwich

tion the Northwich Gas Bill [Lords], as amended Gas Bin
in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Port Glasgow
into consideration the Port Glasgow Gas and Gas and Burgh
Burgh Extension Order Confirmation Bill
Lords];
Confirmation
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con- Bill [Lords.]

rxdtension

I-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

Nr. Arthur Henderson presented, by His Board f

Majesty's Command,
under which Grants to Schools for Mothers in
England and Wales will be made by the Board
of Education.

Copy of Regulations Education.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runcinian presented, by His Majesty's Tramway

Command,Copy of Report by the Board of orders.
Trade of their proceedings under the Tramways
Act, 1870, during the Session of 1914-15.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sir Edwin Cornwall reported the South South
Staffordshire
Staffordshire Water Bill [Lords], with Amend- Water Bill
menu.
[ Lords.]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Eastern Valleys
(Monmouthshire) Joint Sewerage Board Bill
[Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Prescot Gas Bill
[Lords], without any Amendment.

Eastern
Valleys
(Monmouth-
shire) Joint
Sewerage
Board Bill
[Lords.]
Prescot Gas
Bill [Lords.]

The Lords
and Tudhoe
Amendment.

have agreed to the Spennymoor Spennymoor
Gas Bill [Lords], without any
udhoe
an d T
Ga
ill
B
[Lords.1

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Naval and
into a Committee on the Naval and Military Military War
Pensions, Sc.
War Pensions, &c. Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 3 further considered.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 40,
after the word " health," to insert the word
" housing."(Mr. Hogge.)

Question again proposed, That the word

" housing " be there inserted :

Question, That the word " housing " be there

inserted, put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 40,
at the end, to insert the words " and for other
purposes which, in the opinion of the Statutory
Committee, may conduce to the attainment of
such o bj ects."( M r. Roch.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, I. 11:

to leave out subsection (3).(Mr. Hogge.)

Question proposed, That subsection (3) stand
part of the Clause :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 17,
after the word "proceedings," to insert the
words " to both Houses of Parliament."(Mr.
Rogge.)

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Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 13,
to leave out the words after the word " Corpora-
tion," in order to insert the words " and at least
one-third of the members so co-opted shall be
women."(Mr. Wing.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 18,

at the end, to add the words

" (5) For the purpose of enabling the Statu-
tory Committee to discharge their functions, the
Admiralty, the War Office, and any body of
persons administering trusts, whether public or
private, for the benefit of officers, sailors, marines,
and soldiers, their widows, children, or depen-
dants, shall, on request, supply the Statutory
Committee with such particulars as they may
require with regard to any payments made by.
them to any officer, sailor, marine, soldier, widow,
child, or dependant ; and no supplementary grant
shall be made until such particulars have been
obtained."( Sir Charles Nicholson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 4 (Functions

mittees).

of

local com-

Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 20, to leave
out the words " any case referred to them by,"
in order to insert the words " all local cases
for."(Mr. Hogge.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
the Clause :

to be left out stand part of
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 23,
at the end, to insert the words " To report to the
War Office and the Admiralty any claim made
by a person entitled to separation allowance,
dependant's allowance, or motherless children's
allowance, and also in cases when payment is
delayed."(Mr. Jonathan Samuel.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 23,
at the end, to insert the words " and to hear and
determine appeals by any person claiming a
separation allowance against the decision of the
local pensions officer, and such officer shall be
under obligation to attend the hearing of such
appeal."(Sir William Ryland Adkins.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 29,
at the end, to insert the words " and to appoint
some person whose duty it shall be to assist
applicants for such supplementary grants."
(Mr. Aneurin Willianzs.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 30,

to leave out paragraph (d).(Mr. Rogge.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed
to.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 36,

to leave out paragraph (e).(Mr. Hogge.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 5 (Provisions as to Corporation).
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 11,
to leave out the word "thirteen," in order to
insert the word "fifteen."(Mr. Wing.)

Question proposed, That the word " thirteen "
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

VoL. 170.

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " men," in 1. 15,
stand part of the Clause :--Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 15,
after the word " men," to insert the words
" representative of industrial organisations."
(Mr. Anderson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause N o. 6 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the Bill 116.

Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow ; and be printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself National
into a Committee on National Registration Registration
Expenses.]
[Expenses.]

(In the Committee.)
Question again proposed, That it is expedient
to authorise the payment, out of moneys provided
by Parliament, of expenses incurred and allow-.
ances payable in pursuance of any Act of the
present Session to provide for the compilation of
a National Register :

Amendment again proposed, at the end of the
Question to add the words " Provided that the
expenses for the year 1915 -1.6 shall not exceed
a sum of £50,000 for England and Wales, and
of £25,000 for Scotland, and of £12,000 for
Ireland."

Question again proposed, That those words

be there added :

Amendment again proposed to the proposed
Amendment, to leave out " L25,000," in order
to insert " £10,000."

Question again proposed, That " L25,000"
stand part of the proposed Amendment :
Amendment to the proposed Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Main Question put, and agreed to.
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise
the payment, out of moneys provided by Parlia-
ment, of expenses incurred and allowances
payable in pursuance of any Act of the present
Session to provide for the compilation of a
National Register.

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself National
into a Committee on the National Registration Registration
Bill.

Bill.
i

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Register of persons between

the ages of fifteen and sixty-five).

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1915.
for any of such persons as aforesaid residing in
his house."(Mr. Rawlinson.)

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188

Amendment proposed, in p. 1,1. 5, after the
word " A," to insert the word " voluntary."
(Mr. Rogge.)

Question proposed, That the word "voluntary "
be there inserted :Amendment, by leave, with-
drawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5,
register," in order to

to leave out the word
insert the word " census."(Mr. Rawlinson.)

Question proposed, That the word " register "
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 5,
after the word " all," to insert the word " male."
(Mr. Whitehouse.)

Question, That the word " male " be there

inserted, put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5,
to leave out from the word " persons " to the
word " not," in 1. 6, in order to insert the words
" in the case of males between the ages of
fifteen and fifty-five, and in the case of females
between the ages of fifteen and forty- five. "
(Sir Leo Chiozza Money.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " fifteen," in 1. 6,
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 6,
to leave out the word "fifteen," in order to
insert the word " eighteen."(Mr. King.)

Question put, That the word " fifteen " stand

part of the Clause.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the { Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

Lord Edmund Talbot :

Tellers for the f Mr. King,

Noes,

1 Mr. Clough:

F 120.

21.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1,

1. 6,
to leave out from the word " sixty-five " to the
word " subject," in 1. 8.(Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 9,
after the word " in," to insert the words " the
schedule to."(Mr. King.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.
Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Registration authorities and

districts).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 11, to leave

out the word "central. " (Mr. Pratt.)

Question proposed, That the word " central "
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Duty to compile register).
Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 20, to leave
out from the word " area " to the word " and,"
in 1. 21.(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 4 (Duty to fill up and return

forms).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 25, after the
word "aforesaid," to insert the words "for him-
self, and of every occupier of a dwelling-house

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 3,
to leave out from the word " age " to the word
" profession," in 1. 6.(Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " of," in p. 2, 1. 4,
stand part of
the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 4,
after the word " number," to insert the words
" names and ages."(Mr. Ronald IV...Veal.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 5,
after the word " dependants," to insert the words
" number and names of
servants, male and
female, respectively, and their occupations."
(Mr. Jowett.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted, put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 10,
to leave out paragraph (b).(Mr. Whitehouse.)
Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " or," in 1. 11, stand
part of the Clause :A mendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 13,
to leave out the words "and willing."(Sir
Frederick Banbury.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses No. 5 to No. 8 agreed to.
Clause No. 9 postponed.
Clause No. 10 (Right to use schools).
Question proposed, That the Clause stand

part of the Bill :

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Chair-
man left the Chair to make his Report to the
House.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Notification
xtension)
ll.

Second Reading of the Notification of Births of Births
(Extension) Bill ;

(E
Bi

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Finance
into consideration the Finance (No. 2) Bill, (No. 2) Bill
as amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means,

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

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Suply
[17pth June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of June last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Consolidation
Bills (Joint
Committee.)

Ordered, That the Committee appointed by
this House to join with a Committee of the
Lords on Consolidation Bills have leave to sit
notwithstanding the adjournment of the House.
(Mr. Gulland.)

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Mr. ...1/PKinnon Wood presented a Bill to con- Glasgow
firm a Provisional Order under the Private Corporation
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899,
relating. to Glasgow Corporation (Parks, Har- Tunnel, Gas,
bour Tunnel, Gas, &c.) : And the same was &c.) Order
ordered (under Section 7 of the Act)
taken into consideration upon Monday next.

to be CB

canlfirmation

boar

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his War- Glasgow
rant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a Burgh
new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve (central
in this present Parliament for the Burgh of Writ.
Glasgow (Central Division), in the room of the
Right Honourable Charles Scott Dickson, K.C.,
who, since his Election for the said burgh, hath
accepted the Office of Lord Justice Clerk in
Scotland.(Lord Edmund Talbot.)

The Lord Advocate presented,

by His War

Majesty's Command,Copy of First Report of iOnrlhaenisation
the Government Committee appointed by the Distributing
Secretary for Scotland on War Organisation in Trades in
Scotland.
the Distributing Trades in Scotland.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's Civil Services
Command,Estimate of further sum required (Su
to be voted for the Service of the year ending tiapriy5_El s6trmen-ate,
31st March 1916.
No. 290.

pple

Ordered, That the said Estimate be referred

to the Committee of Supply ; and be printed.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till two minutes after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

Griffith Caradoc Bees, Esquire, Member for New Member

the County of Carnarvon (Northern or Arfon sworn.
Division), was sworn.

Rotherham
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

London
County
Council
(General
Powers) Bill'
(suspended.)

[No. 78.]

Thursday, 8th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Rotherham Corporation Bill

[Lords]
was read the third time and passed, with

Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ;
to
which this House cloth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

Ordered, That in the case of the London
County Council (General Powers) Bill (sus-
pended) Standing Orders 84, 214, 215, and 239
the Bill be now taken
be suspended, and that
into consideration, provided amended prints shall
have been previously deposited.(The Chairman
of Ways and Means.)

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill, as amended in the Committee, into con-
sideration.

Ordered, That Standing Orders 223 and 243
be suspended, and that the Bill be now read
the third time.(The Chairman of Ways and
Means.)

The Bill was accordingly read the third time

and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Vol- 170.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Local
from the Committee on the Local Government Government
Provisional
Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill ; That they Orders
had considered the Orders therein contained ; (No. 5) Bill.
that the said Orders ought to be confirmed ; and [Oare
vrsisional
that they had directed him to report the Bill, confirmed.]
with Amendments, to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported Port of
the Port of London Authority Bill [Lords], London
without Amendment.

Authority
Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Education

Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders made Board.
by the Board of Education under the Education orrode
Acts, 1870 to 1911, to enable the Councils of Confirmation
the Administrative Counties of Derby, the Isle (Derbyshire,
of Ely, and Montgomery, the County Borough Lis.]
of West Ham, and the Urban District of Ley-ton,
to put in force the Lands Clauses Acts ; to
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this
House.

Provisional

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Irvine and
Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the District Water
rmOartdieorn
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act
Confirmation
1899, relating to Irvine and District Water Bill [Lords.]
Board ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence
of this House.

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8th July.

1915.

[No. 78.

Education
Board
Provisional
Orders
Confirmation
(Derbyshire,
&c.) Bill
[Lords.]

Bill 117.

The Education Board Provisional Orders Con-
firmation (Derbyshire, &c.) Bill [Lords] was
read the first time.

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the
Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills ; and
be printed.

The Irvine and District Water Board Order
Irvine and
District Water Confirmation Bill [Lords] was read the first
Board Order
time, and ordered (under Section 9 of the Private
Confirmation
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899) to
Bill [Lords.]
Bill 118. be read a second time upon Monday next ; and

to be printed.

Private Bills
(Group B.)

Sir Edwin Cornwall reported from the Com-
mittee on Group B of Private Bills ; That, for
the convenience of parties, the Committee had
adjourned till Tuesday next, at Eleven of the
clock.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Business of
the House
(Supply.)

Ordered, That the other Government Business
have precedence this day of the Business of
Supply.(Mr. Lloyd George.)

Business of
the House
(National
Registration
Bill.)

National
Registration
[Expenses.]

Ordered, That the proceedings upon the
National Registration Bill, if under discussion
at Eleven of the clock this night, be not inter-
rupted under the Standing Order (Sittings of
the House).(Mr. Lloyd George.)

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
on National Registration [Expenses] a Resolu-
tion ; which was read, as followeth :

That it is expedient to authorise the pay-
ment, out of moneys provided by Parliament, of
expenses incurred and allowances payable
in
pursuance of any Act of the present Session
to provide for the compilation of a National
Register.

The said Resolution being read a second

time ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Resolution, in 1. 4, by adding at the end
thereof the words " Provided that the expenses
for the year 1915-16 shall not exceed a sum of
£100,000 for England and Wales, and of £20,000
for Scotland, and of £10,000 for Ireland."
(Mr. Clough.)

And the Question being put, That those words

be there added :It passed in the Negative.

And the Resolution was agreed to.

National
Registration
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the National Registration
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 10.
Question again proposed, That the Clause

stand part of the Bill :

Question put, and negatived.
Clause No. 11.
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 21,
after the word " institution,' to insert the words
"except vagrants in the casual ward, a register
of whom must be prepared by the workhouse
master after consulting the vagrants."(Sir John
Spear.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause No. 12.
Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 33, after the
word " Act," to insert the words " whether paid
or unpaid."--(Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 23,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
no person shall be liable to a penalty under this
section unless seven days' notice of the offence
in writing shall have been given to him by the
the district in
local registration authority of
which he has been registered or in which he
resides, and he has failed within that time to
comply with such notice."
(Mr. Richard
Lambert.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 13.
Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 6, after the
word "authorities," to insert the words "and
the county or burgh assessors."(Sir George
Younger.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted ; Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 8,
after the word " prescribed,' to insert the words
" by the Secretary for Scotland."( Mr. Watt.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 12,

to leave out subsection (3).(Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause:
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 14.
Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 23, at the
beginning, to insert the words " In the applica-
tion of."(Mr. Ronald McNeill.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 15 agreed to.
Postponed Clause No. 9 agreed to.
A Clause (Duty of employers to furnish
information)(Mr. Long)brought up, and read
the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
Another Clause (Application of 52 & 53 Viet.
Curdy)brought up, and read

c. 52)(Mr.
the first time.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Registration in one area
only)(Mr. King)brought up, and read the
first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

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8th-12th July.

191

Notification
of Births
(Extension)
Bill.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
Bill.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Notification of Births (Extension) Bill

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.(Mr. Walter Rea.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Naval and Military War
Pensions, &c. Bill, as amended in the Com-
mittee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Finance (No. 2) Bill, as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of June last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

Adjournment.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Al eans ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
till sixteen minutes after
Eight of the clock, adjourned till Monday
next, pursuant to the Order of the House
of the 3rd day of February last.

[No. 79.]

Monday, 12th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PICA YE It S.

THE Aberdare Urban District Council
Aberdare
Urban District THE(Tramways, &c.) Bill [Lords] was read
Council
(Tramways,
&c.) Bill
[ Lards.]

the third time and passed, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.
VOL. 170.

The Northwich Gas Bill [Lords] was read Northwich

the third time and passed, with Amendments.

Gas Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The Sutton District Water Bill [Lords] was Sutton
District
Bill

read the third time and passed, with an Amend-
ment.

water

[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with an Amendment ;
to which this House doth desire the concurrence
of their Lordships.

Ordered, That the London County Council London
(Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended), as amended ( noLl"t3.1
Mid
in the Committee, be taken into consideration (`'c°,1
upon Wednesday the 21st day of this instant &c.) Bill
(suspended.)
July.

The House proceeded to take into considera- Stalybridge,

and Hyde, Hossley,
tion the Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley,
and Dukinfield
Dukinfield Tramways and Electricity Board Tramways and
Bill [Lords], as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time. [Lords.]

Electricity
Board Bill

The Order of the day being read, for taking Glasgow
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

(suspended.)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Wednesday the 21st day of this
instant July.

The House, according to
take into consideration the
Provisional Orders (No. 5)
the Committee.

Order, proceeded to Local
Local Government Government
Provisional
Bill, as amended in Orders

(No. 5) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Glasgow
take into consideration the Glasgow Corpora- ,Ciorp oration
tion (Parks, Harbour Tunnel, Gas, &c.) Order 'hir'aarrbost.
Confirmation Bill.

Tunnel, Gas,

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 'o.n)ctOnrii'daetl

clei. on

Bill.

to-morrow.

The Irvine and District Water Board Order Irvine and

Confirmation Bill was according to Order, read District
a second time, and ordered to be taken into order
consideration to-morrow.

Water Board

Confirmation
Bill.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, by His Board of
Majesty's Command,Copy of Regulations for Education.
the Training
Schools (in force from 1st August 1915).

for Elementary

of Teachers

Copy of Special Regulations for Grants i n Board of
Aid of Instruction for Housewives in Economical Education.
Cookery.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Greg presented, by His Trade Reports

Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and (Annual
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5445 and series.)
5447.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

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12th July.

[No. 79.

Public
Services in
India (Royal
Commission.)

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Copy of Appendix to
Majesty's Command,
the Report of the Royal Commission on Public
Services in India. Volume XIX. Minutes of
Evidence relating to the Railway Department,
taken at Delhi, Calcutta, and London, with
Appendices.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Army.

Mr. Tennant presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Orders
as to Disability Pensions for Soldiers.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Trustee
Savings
Banks.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return, for the year ending the 20th day of
November 1914, (1) from each Savings Bank in
England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and the
Channel Islands, containing, in columns, the
number of such Banks ; the number of accounts
the total amount owing to
remaining open ;
depositors ; the total amount invested with the
Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, excluding the surplus fund ; the balance
in the hands of the treasurer ; the total amount
of the separate surplus fund in the hands of
the Commissioners ; the other assets, including
the estimated value of the Bank premises, fur-
niture, &c. ; the total assets ; the rate of interest
paid to depositors on the various amounts of
deposit, and the average rate of interest on
the annual expenses of manage-
all accounts ;
ment, inclusive of all payments and salaries ;
the rate per cent. per annum on the capital
of the Bank for the expenses of management ;
the average cost of each transaction ;
the total
amount of Government stock standing to the
credit of depositors, and the total number and
amount of annuities in course of payment ; in-
cluding in such Return a summary of all such
Savings Banks as, under the provisions of the
Act 26 Viet. c. 14, or otherwise, have been
closed and have transferred their funds, or any
part thereof, to the Post Office Savings Bank ;
showing for England, Wales, Scotland, and
Ireland, and the United Kingdom, the number
of such Banks, the number and amount of
depositors' balances on the 20th day of November
previous to date of notice to close, the number
and amount of accounts so transferred, and the
amount of compensation, if any, made to all or
any of the officers of such Banks; and showing
in separate columns the particulars relating to
such Savings Banks as have been closed during
the year : and (2) showing the total number of
depositors in Trustee Savings Banks ; the total
number of deposits; the total number of with-
the average amount of each deposit
drawals ;
the average sums paid in and drawn
account ;
out, and the total number of persons who have
deposited in single sums the entire amount
allowed to be deposited during the year (in
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 347 of
Session 1914).(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Supply
[15th allotted
Day.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class VII.

1. £568,275, for the Salaries and Expenses
of the National Health Insurance Joint Com-
mittee (including sundry Grants in Aid).

1915.
2. £3,300,356, for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Insurance Commission (England), and
for Contributions and Grants in respect of the
cost of Benefits and Expenses of Administra-
tion under Part I. of the National Insurance
Act, 1911, and under the National Insurance
Act, 1913 (including certain Grants in Aid).

3. £177,553, for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Insurance Commission (Wales), and for
Contributions and Grants in respect of the cost
of Benefits and. Expenses of Administration
under Part I. of the National Insurance Act,
1911, and under the National Insurance Act,
1913 (including certain Grants in Aid).

4. £419,027, for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Insurance Commission (Scotland), and
for Contributions and Grants in respect of the
cost of Benefits and Expenses of Administra-
tion under Part I. of the National Insurance
Act, 1911, and the National Insurance Act,
1913 (including certain Grants in Aid).

5. £228,090, for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Insurance Commission (Ireland), and for
Contributions and Grants in respect of the cost
of Benefits and Expenses of Administration
under Part I. of the National Insurance Act,
1911, and the National Insurance Act, 1913
(including certain Grants in Aid).

6. £57,700, for the Salaries and Expenses of
the Audit Staff under the National Insurance
Act, 1911.

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [17th June]
the 17th clay of June last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Notification

Committee on the Notification of Births (Exten- of Births
sion) Bill ;

(Extension)
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Naval and
into consideration the Naval and Military War Military war
Pen
sions, &c.
Pensions, &c. Bill, as amended in the Com- Bill.
mi ttee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Finance
into consideration the Finance (No. 2) Bill, as (No. 2) Bill.
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill he taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

No. 71] 6 GEO. V.
Welsh Church
(Postpone.
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords];

193
Copy of Sixty-fourth Report of the Inspectors
of Lunatics in Ireland, for the year 1914, with
Appendices.

12th -13th July.

Lunacy
([reland.)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morroW.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And it being one hour after the conclusion
of Government Business, Mr. Speaker
adjourned the House without Question
put, pursuant to the Order of the House
of the 3rd day of February last, it being
then seventeen minutes after Seven of
the clock, till to-morrow.

[No. 80.]

Tuesday, 13th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

THE Port of London Authority Bill [Lords]

Port of
London
Authority Bill I was read the third time and passed.
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

South
Staffordshire
Water Bill
[Lords.]

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the South Staffordshire Water Bill [Lords],
as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

W olver-
hampton
Corporation
Water Bill
[Lords.]

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the Wolverhampton Corporation Water
Bill [Lords], as amended in the Committee.
And Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Parks,
Harbour
Tunnel, Gas
&c.) Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Irvine and
District
Water Board
Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

The Glasgow Corporation (Parks, Harbour
Tunnel, Gas, &c.) Order Confirmation Bill
was, according to Order, read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Irvine and District
Water Board Order Confirmation Bill [Lords].
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copies
of Four Orders in Council, dated 6th July 1915,
under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Marriages,
Births, and
Deaths
(Ireland.)

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand,Copy of Fifty-first detailed Annual
Report of the Registrar General of Marriages,
Births, and Deaths in Ireland, 1914.

Vol.. 170.

The. Lord Advocate

presented,

by His Local

Majesty's Command,Copy of Return of the Government
Areas, Population, and Valuation of Counties, (Scotland.)
Burghs, and Parishes in Scotland.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Treasury Minute under the Superannuation Act,
1887, dated .5th July 1915, granting a retired
allowance to Edward Churchill Killeen, Sub-
Postmaster, Clara, Athlone, Post Office.

Super-
annuation
Act, 1887.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Charles Roberts reported from the Select Consolidation

Committee appointed to join with a Committee Bills (Joint
of the House of Lords on Consolidation Bills ; Committee.)
That in the case of the Indictments Bill [Lords],
now pending in the House of Lords,
the
Committee had considered the Bill and made
Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the No. 291.

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Charles Roberts reported from the Select Milk and

Committee appointed to join with a Committee Dairies
of the House of Lords on the Milk and Dairies
(Consolidation) Bill ; That they had considered
the said Bill and taken evidence thereon, which
they had agreed to report to the House ; and
had gone through the Bill and made Amend-
ments thereunto.

oi nrida -
n)iseBoi

Mr. Charles Roberts further reported from the Special
Committee ; That in the case of the Milk and Report.
Dairies (Consolidation) Bill they had agreed to
the following Special Report :

The Committee have considered this Bill, and
in their opinion it represents simply the present
Law. The Committee have amended the Bill
with respect to the date of commencement. This
amendment is necessitated by the passing of the
Milk and Dairies Acts (Postponement) Act, 1915,
which became Law since the introduction of the
present Bill, and the Committee have made a
in the schedule of
consequential amendment
repeals.

The Committee think it right to point out
that the Bill differs from other Consolidation
Bills which they have approved, in that
it
represents a part only of the Law relating to its
subject-matter. They understand, however, that
there are difficulties in including the whole
of the Law affecting Milk and Dairies in one
Bill, and that it is desired that the Law shall be
consolidated to this limited extent.

Ordered, That the Report and Special Report No. 292.

do lie upon the Table ; and be printed.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Joint Committee, he recommitted to a Com-
mittee of the whole House for to-morrow.

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local Local

Legislation Committee ; That in the case of
the Plymouth Corporation Bill [Lords] they
had examined the allegations contained in the Corporation
Preamble of the Bill, and verbally amended the Bill [Lords.]
same, and found the same, as amended, to be
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194
true ; and had gone through the Bill and made
Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

13th July.

1915. [No. 80.

Ashington
Urban District Urban District Council Bill
Council Bill
[Lords.]

Sir Edwin Cornwall reported the Ashington
[Lords], with

Amendments.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Price of Coal
(Limitation)
Bill.

Bill 119.

Mr. Runciman, supported by Mr. Pretyman,
presented a Bill to provide for the limitation
of the price of Coal : And the same was ordered
to be read a second time to-morrow ; and to
be printed.

South West
Africa
(Military
(Operations.)

Finance
( No. 2) Bill.

Bill 120.

Notification
of Births
(Extension)
BMA

Resolved, nemine

contradicente, That

this
House desires to place on record its grateful
appreciation of the distinguished skill and ability
with which General the Right Honourable Louis
Botha planned and conducted the recent military
operations in South West Africa, and of the
eminent services rendered by him and by General
Smuts, and by the officers and the forces of the
Union of South Africa under their command.
(The Prime Minister.)

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Finance (No. 2)
Bill, as amended in the Committee.

A Clause (Repayment in certain cases of tax
on interest paid to banks)(Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer)--was twice read, and made part
of the Bill.

Another Clause (Power to warehouse certain
spirits of wine on drawback for home consump-
tion or for delivery duty-free for use in arts, &c.)
( Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer)was twice
read, amended, and made part of the Bill.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 15, by inserting, after the
word " apply," the words " to cases of off-licences
and."(Mr. John Henderson.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 5, 1. 23, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " except upon the pay of
sailors and soldiers serving in the armed forces
of the Crown, on which income tax shall be
charged at the rates mentioned in section three
of the Finance Act, 1914."(Mr. Peto.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 14, 1. 43, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " Where blends consist of
spirits of different ages the additional duty shall
be levied upon the average ages of the spirits
included in such blends, and not upon the spirit
of the lowest age so included."(Sir J. D.
Rees.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow ; and be printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Notification of Births
(Extension) Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Extension of Notification of

Births Act, 1907).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 17, to leave
out the words " as soon as may be," in order to
the words " within five days."(Mr.
insert
Dickinson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Arrangements for attending to

mothers and young children).

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 1, to leave
out the word " any," in order to insert the word
" every."(Mr. King.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 2,
to leave out from the word " Act" to the end
of 1. 8, in order to insert the words " (whether
a sanitary authority or not) may, for the purpose
of the care of expectant mothers, nursing
children, exercise any
mothers, and young
powers which a sanitary authority has under
the Public Health Acts, 1875 to 1907, or the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, as the case
requires.

(2) Any expenses incurred in the exercise

of these powers."( Mr. Long.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word " make," in 1. 3, stand part of
the Clause, put, and negatived.
Subsequent words omitted.
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, in 1. 1, to leave out the words " for the
purpose of," in order to insert the words " pro-
vide for."(Mr. Dickinson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the proposed Amendment, put,
and agreed to.

Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 12,
to leave out the words " in such manner as the
authority may direct."--(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
the Clause :

to be left out stand part of
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 14,

at the end, to add the words

" (2) Where the Local Government Board
are satisfied that an authority for the purposes
section are refusing or neglecting to
of this
discharge their duties thereunder to the satis-
faction of the Board the Board may exercise, in
respect of the area of that authority, all or any
of the powers of the authority, and may recover
from the authority any sums expended by them
in relation to such exercise.

For the purposes of any inquiry into any
supposed refusal or neglect, as aforesaid, the
Board may apply by Order any enactments
relating to the holding of public inquiries, and
applied shall extend
the enactments
so
accordingly."(Mr. King.)

as

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Application to Scotland and

Ireland).

No. SO.1

Supply.

6 GEO. V.
Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 15, after
"(1)," to insert the words " In the application of
this Act to London the following subsection
shall be substituted for subsection (1) of section
two :

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195
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Any metropolitan borough council may make
such arrangements as they think fit, and as
may be sanctioned by the Local Govern-
ment Board, for attending to the health of
expectant mothers and nursing mothers, and
of children under five years of age who are
not being educated in public elementary
schools."
(Mr. Dickinson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 27,

at the end, to insert the words

" (b) The following subsection shall be sub-

stituted for subsection (1) of section two :

(1) Any local authority within the meaning
of the principal Act may make such arrange-
ments as they think fit, and as may be
sanctioned by the Local Government Board
for Scotland, for attending to the health of
expectant mothers and nursing mothers, and
of children under five years of age within
the meaning of section seven of the Educa-
tion (Scotland) Act, 1908."

(The Lord Advocate.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, in 1. 4, after the word " may," to insert
the words " provide such buildings and may."
( Mr. Watt.)

Question proposed, That those words be there
inserted in the proposed Amendment :Amend-
ment to the proposed Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Proposed words there inserted.
Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 4 amended, and agreed to.
Schedule agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported,

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the

Committee, be now taken into consideration
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day neing read, for taking gaval and

into consideration the Naval and Military War
Pensions, &c. Bill, as amended in the Com- BPeunl
mittee ;

Miry
litans
sio
,

rWa
&c.

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postpone-
t) Bill
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;
s.]

mea
[Lord

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, Navy and
resolve itself into a Committee to consider the ArmyExpenditure,
surpluses and deficits upon Navy and Army 1913-14.
for 1913-14, and the application of
Grants
surpluses to meet expenditure not provided for
in the Grants for that year.--(M r. Gulldnd.)

Ordered, That the Appropriation Accounts
for the Navy and Army Departments, which
were presented upon the 2nd day of February last,
be referred to the Committee.(Mr. Gulland.)

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

to the Aijonvnment.

And the Question being put ;It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till two minutes after Six
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 81.]
Wednesday, 14th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Irvine and District Water Board Order Irvine and

Confirmation Bill [Lords] was accordino. to District Water

Order, read the third time and passed.

Board Order
Confirmation
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Bill [Lords.]

the Lords; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Port Glasgow
into consideration the Port Glasgow Gas and Gas and Burgh
Burgh Extension Order Confirmation Bill
[Lords] ;

Confirmation
Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con- Bill [Lords.]

0Erxdteernsion

sideration to-morrow.

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of June last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply
[12th July]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 12th day of this instant July ;

Vol.. 170.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's National Debt.

Command,Copy of Return showing (1) the
aggregate Gross Liabilities of the State as
represented by the Nominal Funded Debt,
estimated Capital Liability in respect of Ter-
minable Annuities, Unfunded Debt, and other
Liabilities in respect of Debt, the estimated
Assets, and the Exchequer Balances, at the
close of each financial year from 1835-36 to
c c 2

196
1914-15, both inclusive ; and (2) the Gross and
Net Expenditure charged annually during that
period against the Public Revenue on account
of the National Debt, and other payments
connected with Capital Liabilities.

14th July.

Children Act,
1908 (Grant
to Day
Industrial
Schools.)

No. 293.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of Recommendation made by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department under Sec-
tion 80 of the Children Act, 1908, as to the
Parliamentary Grant to certified Day Industrial
Schools.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Lord Advocate presented, by His
Fishery Board
(Scotland.) Majesty's Command, -- Copy of Thirty-third
Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scot-
land, being for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mercantile
Marine
(Examinations
for Certifi-
cates of
Competency.) Service for the year 1914.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,--Copy of Report on the Examinations
,
Candidates for Certificates of Competency
of
in the Mercantile Marine and the Sea-Fishing

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Post Office
Servants.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, by His Majesty's
Command,--Copy of First Report of a Com-
mittee appointed to examine the issues arising
out of the Report of the Select Committee of
the House of Commons on Post Office Servants,
1912-13.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Public Works
Loans Bill.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Statement of particulars of Loans
of which the balances outstanding are proposed
to be remitted or written off; in whole or in part,
from the assets of the Local Loans Fund.

Message from
the Lords.

Southend
Water Bill.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Southend
Water Bill, with Amendments ; to which the
Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

Nottingham
Corporation
(Trent
Navigation
Transfer) Bill, the concurrence of this House.

The Lords have agreed to the Nottingham
Corporation (Trent Navigation Transfer) Bill,
with Amendments ; to which the Lords desire

The Lords have agreed to the Barnoldswick
Barnoldswick
Urban District Urban District Council Water Bill, with
Council Water Amendments
to which the Lords desire the
Bill.

concurrence of this House.

National
Registration
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the National
Registration Bill, with Amendments ; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
The Lords have agreed to the Amendment
Sutton
District Water made by this House to the Sutton District Water
Bill [Lords.] Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.
The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
Rotherham
Corporation made by this House to the Rotherham Corpora-
Bill [Lords.]

tion Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

1915.
The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Northwich Gas Bill
[Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to consolidate Enactments relating to the
Government of India ; to which the Lords desire
the concurrence of this House.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to amend the Game (Scotland) Act, 1772,
with respect to Muir Fowl ;
to which the Lords
desire the concurrence of this House.

[No; 81.

Northwich Gas
Bill [Lords.]

Government of
India Bill
[Lords.]

Grouse
(Close Time)
(Scotland)
Bill [Lords.]

The Government of India Bill [Lords] was Government of

read the first time, and ordered to be read a India Bill
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

[Lords.]

Bill 121.

Sir William Bull reported from the Select Public
Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had First(port.)
Petition
Res
examined the Petitions presented upon the 12th,
16th, 18th, and 26th days of November last,
the 2nd, 4th, 17th, and 18th days of February
last, the 22nd day of April last, the 12th and
17th days of May last, the 9th, 17th, and 23rd
days of June last, and the 6th day of this instant
July, and had directed him to make a Report
thereof to the House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Montagu presented a Bill to continue
various expiring Laws : And the same was
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

Expiring Laws
Continuance
Bill.

Bill 122.

Mr. Montagu presented a Bill to amend the isle of Man
Law with respect to Customs in the Isle of Man : (Customs)
And the same was ordered to be read a second Bill'
time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Bill 123.

Mr. Montagu presented a Bill to grant money Public Works

for the purpose of certain Local Loans out of Loans Bill.
the Local Loans Fund, and for other purposes Bill 124.
relating to Local Loans : And the same was
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow; and
to be printed.

Mr. Attorney General, supported by Mr. Execution. of
ls (War

Solicitor General, presented a Bill to amend and Trusts
t
extend the Execution of Trusts (War Facilities
Act, 1914: And the same was ordered to be Bill.
read a
printed.

second time to-morrow ;

and to be Bill 125.

ent

for

Ordered, That, for the purpose of concluding Business of
the Business of Supply for the present Session, the House
seventeen days shall be allotted under Standing (Supply.)
Order No. 15 for the consideration of the annual
the Army, Navy, and Civil
Estimates
Services, including Votes on Account ; and, as
that Standing
respects
Order shall have effect as if in paragraph 7 of
that Standing Order the sixteenth day were
substituted for the last day but one of the days
so allotted, and as if in paragraph 8 of that
Standing Order the seventeenth day were sub-
stituted for the twentieth day so allotted.(The
Prime Minister.)

the present Session,

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Naval and

take into consideration the Naval and Military M
War Pensions, &c. Bill, as amended in the
Committee.

ry
Ploilitasions

war
, &c.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
Aberdare
Urban District made by this House to the Aberdare Urban
Council
(Tramways., District Council (Tramways, &c.) Bill [Lords],
Zee.) Bill
[Lords.]

without any Amendment.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 9, by leaving out from the
word " dependants " to the word " there," in 1. 10.
--( Mr. Goldstone.)

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14th July.

197
Bill :--The said proposed Amendment was, with
leave of the House, withdrawn,

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 12, by leaving out from
the word " Corporation " to the end of L 14, and
inserting the words " A Statutory Committee
shall consist of twenty-nine members, who shall
be appointed as follows (that is to say) "(Mr.
King),--instead thereof.

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Bill :--The said proposed Amendment was, with
leave of the House, withdrawn.

Then Amendments were made to the Bill.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 31, by leaving out the
words " as they think fit."(Mr. King.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Bill :The said proposed Amendment was, with
leave of the House, withdrawn.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 36, by inserting, after the
word " that," "(a)."--(Mr. King.)

And the Question being put, That " (a) " be
there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 3, I. 28, by leaving out from
the word " thousand " to the word " shall," in
I. 30.(Mr. _Dickinson.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
--It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 3, 1. 33, by leaving out the
words " may, but."( Mr. King.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Bill :--The said proposed Amendment was, with
leave of the House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 3, 1. 41, by leaving out from
the word " burgh " to the word " and," in p. 4,
1. 2.(Mr. Watt.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 9, by leaving out Clause 3.
--(Sir William Ryland Adkins.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out, to the word " decide,"
in p. 4, 1. 10, stand part of the Bill :--It was
resolved in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 10, by leaving out from
the word " decide " to the word "the," in 1. 11,
and inserting the words " in accordance with
scales and regulations approved by Parliament "
(Mr. Dickinson),instead thereof.

And the Question being proposed, That the
-words proposed to be left out stand part of the

VOL. 170.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 16, by leaving out the
word "separation. " -(Mr. King.)

And the Question being put, That the word
" separation " stand part of the Bill :--It was
resolved in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 19, by inserting, after the
word " disposal," the words " to make advances
towards and."( Mr. Raffan.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 5, 1. 4, by leaving out para-
graph (i).--(Mr. Price.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
-It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 5, 1. 23, by leaving out from
the word " be " to the end of Clause 3, and
inserting the words " presented to Parliament "
-(Mr. Goldstone),instead thereof.
And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
--It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 6, 1. 5, by inserting at the end
thereof the words

" (g) a local committee, if it appoints any
officer, shall consider in each case whether
the nature of the duties to be performed
makes it desirable that such officer shall be
a woman."

(Mr. Aneurin Williams.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the (Finor
(No.

Third Reading of the Finance ( No. 2) Bill ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the
third time ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out from the word " be "
to the end of the Question, and adding the
words " recommitted to a Committee of the
whole House "
instead thereof.

(Sir Frederick Banbury),

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Question :The said proposed Amendment was,
with leave of the House, withdrawn.

And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

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14th July.

[No. 81..

Navy and
Army
Expenditure,
1913-14.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on Navy and Army Expendi-
ture, 1913-14.

(In the Committee.)

I. Whereas it appears by the Navy Appro-
priation Account for the year ended the 31st
day of March 1914, and the Statement appended
thereto, that the aggregate expenditure on Navy
Services has not exceeded the aggregate sums
appropriated for those Services, but that, as
shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the
total differences between the Exchequer Grants
for Navy Services and the net expenditure are
as follows, viz. :-

Total Surpluses
Total Deficits

Net Surplus

s.
341,539 17

d.
3

264,861

1 11

£76,678 15

4

-

-

-

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His
Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised
the application of so much of the said total
surpluses on certain Grants for Navy Services as
is necessary to make good the said total deficits
on other Grants for Navy Services :

1. Resolved, That the application of such sums

be sanctioned.-(Dr. Macnamara.)

Schedule.

CD

4-,o
F, V .
..0 4.
0 t5'
Z

Navy Services, 191344.

Votes.

Differences between Exchequer
Grants and Net Expenditure.

Surpluses.

Deficits.

1 Wages, &c. of Officers, Seamen,
and Boys, Coast Guard, and
Royal Marines.

2 Victualling and Clothing for

the Navy.

3 Medical Establishments and

Services.
4 Martial Law -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Educational Services

Scientific Services

-

Royal Naval Reserves

5

6

7

8

Shipbuilding, Repairs, Main-

tenance, &c. :

I. Personnel -

II. Materiel

-

-

III. Contract Work -

9

Naval Armaments -

-

10 Works, Buildings, and Repairs,
at Home and Abroad.
11 Miscellaneous Effective Services

12

13

Admiralty Office

-

Half Pay and Retired Pay

-

-

14 Naval and Marine Pensions,
Gratuities, and Compassion-
ate Allowances.

15

Civil Superannuation, Compen-
sation Allowances, and Gra-
tuities.

- Amount written off as

irre-

coverable.

£

8. d.
99,997 3 10

-
-
-

3,232

8

12,824 11

1

3

35,971 15 4

22,992

7

3

134,170 14 10

-
-
-
-
-

15,566 13 8

7

2

9

16,777

0

3

R.

-

s. d.

16,246 6 10

9,181 10

240

3

8

3

-
-
-
-
-

162,113 17 11

31,829

12,026

2

1

4

1

20,790 17 4

10,220 14 8

-
-
-

2,212 7 10

Total

-

-

-
Net Surplus

341,539 17 3

264,861
,.,
- £76,678 15 4

-

1 11

1915.
II. Whereas it appears by the Army Appro-
priation Account for the year ended the 31st
day of March 1914, and the Statement appende d
thereto, that the aggregate expenditure on
Army Services has not exceeded the aggregate
sums appropriated for those Services, but that,
as shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the
total differences between the Exchequer Grants
for Army Services and the net expenditure are
as follows, viz. :-

Total Surpluses

Total Deficits

Net Surplus

£
295,633

245,735

s.

1

8

d.
9

2

£49,897 13 7

-

-

-

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His
Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised
the application of so much of the said total
surpluses on certain Grants for Army Services
as is necessary to make good the said total
deficits on other Grants for Army Services:

2. Resolved, That the application of such sums

be sanctioned.- -(Dr. Macnamara.)

0
an

z.-O

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Schedule.

Army Services, 1913-14.

Differences between Exchequer
Grants and Net Expenditure.

Votes.

Surpluses.

Deficits.

£

195,621 13

3. d.
5

27,915 15 8

43,657

4

4

3.

ol.

6,818 18

9

5,452

6

3

8,962

4 11

88,644

9

54,342 13

75,418 10

2

9

3-

Pay, &c. of the Army

-

Medical Establishment : Pay,

&c.

Special Reserve

Territorial Forces

-

Establishments
Education.

Quartering,

Remounts.

for Military

Transport,

and

-

Supplies and Clothing

Ordnance Department Estab-
lishments and General Stores.
and

Armaments, Aviation,
Engineer Stores.
Works and Buildings

War Office

-

Half Pay, Retired Pay, and
other Non-effective Charges
for Officers, &c.

Pensions and other Non-effec-
tive Charges for Men, &c.
Civil Superannuation, Compen-

sation, and Gratuities.
irrecoverable

Balances

Claims abandoned.

-

164

1

1

Miscellaneous Effective Services

3,937 18

3

716 10 7

21,247 17 9

2,536

1

9

487

7

4

and

5,444 16 8

Total

-

295,633

1

9

245,735 8

2

Net Surplus

- £49,897 13 7

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ;_ and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the. Committee
had come to several Resolutions.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

14th-15th July.

199

No. 81.] 6 GEO. V.
Milk and
Dairies
(Consolida-
tion) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Milk and Dairies (Consolida-
tion) (recommitted) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

to-morrow,

The Order of the day being read, for the
Price of Coal
(Limitation) Second Reading of the Price of Coal (Limitation)
Bill.

Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of June last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to

morrow.

Supply
[12th July]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 12th day of this instant July ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Readino. of the Welsh Church (Post-
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;
[Lords.]

:,

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

National
Registration
Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the National Registration Bill be now
taken into consideration.(Mr. Walter Rea.)

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till half an hour after Ten
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

VOL. 170.

[No. 82.]
Thursday, 15th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
Af R. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report Provisional
1 from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Order Bills

Private Bills, That in the case of the following Var,dt,]g
Bill, brought from the Lords, and referred on Orders
the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders applicable
which are applicable thereto have been complied complied
with, viz. :

with.)

Education Board Provisional Orders Con-
firmation (Derbyshire, &c.) Bill [Lords].
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukin- Stalybridge,

field Tramways and Electricity Board Bill
[Lords] was read the third time and passed, aTnramwayils and
with Amendments.

Electricity
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to Bizooradis]in

ydd

alVIko s sfilee ird

the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House cloth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The House proceeded to take into considera-
tion the South Shields Corporation Bill [Lords],
as amended in the Committee.

South Shields
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Port Glasgow Gas
and Burgh Extension Order Confirmation Bill
[Lords].

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

Port Glasgow
Gas and Burgh
Extension
Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Regulations for
Technical Schools, Schools of Art, and other
further Education in
forms of provision of
England and Wales (in force from 1st August
1915).

Board of
Education.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented,Return to an Order, Public Works

dated the 14th day of this instant July, for a Loans Bill.
Return relative to the Public Works Loans No. 294.
Bill.

(Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report of the Aircraft
Insurance Committee on the Government War
Risks Insurance Scheme.

Aircraft
Insurance
Committee.

Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the Companies

directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy of OATNi nod:
Twenty-fourth General Annual Report by the
Board of Trade under Section 283 of the
Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908.

u5.p.)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Com-
panies (Winding-up) be printed.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
(Annual
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5446 and Series')
Consular
.5448.

c c 4

15th July.

[No.'82.
The Lords have agreed to the Maintenance maintenance
of Live Stock Bill, with Amendments ; to which of Live Stock
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House, Bill.

1915.

200

Workmen's
Compensation
(Industrial
Diseases.)

Munitions.

Munitions.

Caledonian
Canal.

No. 296.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Majesty's Command,--Copy of Order made by
the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, dated 7th July 1915, extending the
provisions of Section 8 of the Workmen's
Compensation Act, 1906, to other Diseases.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Provisional Regulations made by the Minister
of Munitions under the Munitions of War Act,
1915, with respect to the general ordering of
the work in a controlled Establishment.

Copy of Provisional Rules constituting and
recrulatino. Munitions Tribunals made under the
Munitions of War Act, 1915, by a Secretary of
State as far as relates to offences and by the
Minister of Munitions as far as relates to other
matters.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy of
One Hundred and Tenth Report of the Com-
missioners of the Caledonian Canal.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

Debts.]

Public Works
Loans

A Motion being made, That this House will,
issiou of upon Monday next, resolve itself into a Co-
rn
mittee to consider of authorising the remission of
certain Debts in pursuance of any Act of the
present. Session relating to Local Loans(Mr.
Walter Rea) ;

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by His
Majesty's Command, acquainted the House that
His Majesty, having been informed of the sub-
ject-matter of this Motion, recommends it to
the consideration of the House.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Lord Advocate reported from the Select
Committee on Divorce Bills ; That they had
examined the allegations of Massy's Divorce
Bill [Lords] as to the marriage of the parties,
the adultery charged as the ground for dissolving
the marriage, the verdict at law, and the sentence
of divorce a mensd et thoro in the Probate and
Matrimonial Division of the High Court of
Justice in Ireland, and, upon evidence satis-
factory to the Committee, found the same and
the other allegations to be true, and they saw
reason to suspect collusion between the
no
the Committee had gone
parties ; and that
through the Bill, and directed him to report
the same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time.

Ordered, That the Minutes of Evidence and
Proceedings in the House of Lords on the
Second Reading of Massy's Divexce Bill [Lords],
together with the Documents deposited in the
case, be returned to the House of Lords.---(The
Lord Advocate.)

Massy's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Massy's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

Message nom
the Lords,

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Dunfermline
Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the and District
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
(Extensions )
1899, relating to Dunfermline and District Order
Tramways (Extensions) ;
desire the concurrence of this House.

to which the Lords Confirmation
Bill Lords.]
[

The Dunfermline and District Tramways Dunfermline

(Extensions) Order Confirmation Bill [Lords]
was read the first
time, and ordered (under
Section 9 of the Private Legislation Procedure Order
(Scotland) Act, 1899) to be read a second time Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]
upon Monday next ; and to be printed.
Bill 126.

(Extensions

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Maintenance

Lords to the Maintenance of Live Stock Bill of live e
be taken into consideration upon Monday next ;
and be printed.

'M

The Grouse (Close Time) (Scotland) Bill Grouse
(close
le
Bill

[Lords] was read the first time, and ordered to (
be read a second time upon Monday next ; and
to be printed.

clts Time)

Bill 128.

Ordered, That on this day, notwithstanding Business of
anything in Standing Order No. 15, Supplemen- the House
tary Estimates for new Services may be considered (Supply, &c.)
in Committee of Supply ; and that Business
other than Business of Supply may be taken
before Eleven of the clock.
(The Prime
Minister.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply

into the Committee of Supply.

[16th allotted
Day.]

(In the Committee.)
Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates and
Supplementary Estimates, 1915-16.

Class VI.
1. £446,215, for Superannuation, Compensa-
tion, Compassionate, and additional Allowances,
Statutes,
and Gratuities
under
for
and Gratuities
Allowances
Compassionate
awarded by the Treasury, and for the Salaries
of Medical Referees.

sundry

2. £13,584,

for certain Miscellaneous Ex-
penses, including certain Charitable and other
Allowances, Great Britain.

3. £853, for Hospitals and Infirmaries, and
and other
certain Miscellaneous Charitable
Allowances in Ireland, including sundry Grants
in Aid.

4. £15,000, for the Salaries and other Expenses
of Temporary Commissions, Committees, and
Special Inquiries.

5. £3,387, for making good certain sums
written off from the Assets of the Local Loans
Fund.

6. £5,000, for the Ireland Development Grant

(Grant in Aid).

Class VII.
7. £7,889,000, for the payment of Old Age
Pensions in the United Kingdom, and for certain
Administrative Expenses in connection there-
with.

for

8. £235,000,

payment of Grants
the
towards the cost of the extension of Sanatorium
Benefit to the dependants of insured persons
under the National Insurance Act, 1911, and of
the treatment of Tuberculosis generally.

No. 82.] 6 GEO. V.

15th
Motion made, and Question proposed, That
a sum not exceeding £25,000 be granted to
His Majesty, to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
Grants to assist in the provision of Laboratory
facilities, with a view to the prevention, diagnosis,
and treatment of Disease :-Motion, by leave,
withdrawn.

9. £42,015, for the Expenses of the Highlands
and Islands (Medical Service) Board, and for a
Grant in Aid of the Highlands and Islands
Medical Service.

10. £14,712, for making good the deficiency
on the Income Account of the Fund for Friendly
Societies.

Class I.
11. £22,000, for constructing a new Harbour

of Refuge at Peterhead.

12. £458,000, for Rates and Contributions
in lieu of Rates, &c. in respect of Government
Property, and for Rates on Houses occupied by
Representatives of Foreign Powers, and for
the Salaries and Expenses of the Rating of
Government Property Department, and for a
Contribution towards
the
London Fire Brigade.
for

repairs,
and maintenance of Public Buildings in Ireland,
for the maintenance of certain Parks and Public
the maintenance of Drainage
Works, and for
Works on the River Shannon, and sundry
Grants in Aid.

the Expenses of

13. £160,585,

erection,

the

14. £40,008, for payments under the Tram-
ways and Public Companies (Ireland) Act,
1883, &c., the Railways (Ireland) Act, 1896,
the Marine Works (Ireland) Act, 1902, and for
other purposes connected with Irish Railways.

Motion made, and Question, That a sum not
exceeding £250,000 be granted to His Majesty,
to defray the charge which will come in course
of payment during the year ending on the 31st
day of March 1916 for Works to be carried
in the
the relief of Unemployment
out for
United Kingdom, put, and negatived.

15. Motion made, and Question proposed,
That a sum not exceeding £32,000 be granted
to His Majesty, to defray the charge which
will come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for a
Contribution to the cost of the improvement of
the Approach to the Mall :

Whereupon Motion made, and Question pro-
posed, That a sum not exceeding £25,000 be
granted for the said Service---(Mr. Leif Jones) :
-Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Original Question put, and agreed to.

Class III.
16. £44,754, for the Salaries of the Law
Officers' Department ; the Salaries and Expenses
the Department of the Solicitor for
the
of
Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury and King's
Proctor, and the Department of the Director of
Public Prosecutions ; for the costs of Prosecu-
tions, of other Legal Proceedings, and of
Parliamentary Agency.

17. Motion made, and Question proposed,
That a sum not exceeding £23,166 be granted
to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary
to defray the charge which will come in course
of payment during the year ending on the 31st
day of March 1916 for certain Miscellaneous
Legal Expenses, including Grants in Aid of the
Expenses of the Incorporated Law Societies of
England and Ireland :

VOL. 170.

July.

201
Whereupon, the Yeoman Usher of the Black
Rod having come with a Message to attend the
Lords Commissioners, the Chairman left the
Chair.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

A Message was delivered by Thomas Dacres Royal Assent._

Butler, Esquire, Yeoman Usher of the Black
Rod:

Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :-And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at
the desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of
His Majesty's Commission, had been at the
House of Peers, where a Commission under the
Great Seal was read, giving, declaring, and
notifying the Royal Assent tc the several Acts
therein mentioned ; and that the Lords thereby
authorised had declared the Royal Assent to
the said Acts, as follow :

1. National Registration Act, 1915.
2. Kilmarnock Gas Order Confirmation Act,

1915.

3. Irvine and District Water Board Order

Confirmation Act, 1915.

4. Eastern Valleys (Monmouthshire) Joint

Sewerage Board Act, 1915.

5. Prescot Gas Act, 1915.
6. Spennymoor and Tudhoe Gas Act, 1915.
7. Skegness Urban District Gas Act, 1915.
8. Rotherham Corporation Act, 1915.
9. Chelmsford Corporation Gas Act, 1915.
10. Lurgan Urban District Council Act, 1915.
11. Port of London Act, 1915.
12. Sutton District Waterworks Act, 1915.
13. Aberdare Urban District Council Act,

1915.

14. Northwich Gas Act, 1915.

Then the House again resolved itself into the Supply.

Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)
Question again proposed, That a sum not
exceeding £23,166 be granted to His Majesty,
to complete the sum necessary to defray the
charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916 for certain Miscellaneous Legal Expenses,
including Grants in Aid of the Expenses of the
Incorporated Law Societies of England and
Ireland :

Question put, and agreed to.
18. £180,995, for such of the Salaries and
Expenses of the Supreme Court of Judicature
and Court of Criminal Appeal as are not charged
on the Consolidated Fund.

19, £24,497, for the Salaries and Expenses of

the Office of Land Registry.

20. £5, for the Salaries and Expenses of the

Office of Public Trustee.

21. £68,982, for the Salaries and Expenses

connected with the County Courts.

D D

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15th July.

[No. 82.

22. £35,308, for Criminal Prosecutions and
other Law Charges in Ireland, including a Grant
in relief of certain Expenses payable by statute
out of Local Rates.

23. £67,744, for such of the Salaries and
Expenses of the Supreme Court of Judicature,
and of certain other Legal Departments in
Ireland, as are not charged on the Consolidated
Fund.

24. £470,320, for the Salaries and Expenses

of the Office of the Irish Land Commission.

25. £68,685, for

the Salaries, Allowances,
and Expenses of various County Court Officers
and of Magistrates in Ireland, and the Expenses
of Revision.

26. £40,914, for the Salaries and Expenses of
the Commissioner of Police, the Police Courts,
and the Metropolitan Police Establishment of
Dublin.

27. £774,267, for the Expenses of the Royal

Irish Constabulary.

28. £68,974, for the Expenses of the General
Prisons Board in Ireland and of the Establish-
ments under their control, the Registration of
Habitual Criminals, and the maintenance of
Criminal Lunatics confined in District Lunatic
Asylums.

29. £50,516, for the Expenses of Reformatory

and Industrial Schools in Ireland.

30. £4,452, for the maintenance of Criminal
Lunatics in the Dundrum Criminal Lunatic
Asylum, Ireland.

Class IV.

31. £9,906,378, for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Board of Education, and of the various
Establishments connected therewith, including
sundry Grants in Aid.

32. £84,935,

for the Salaries

and other
Expenses of the British Museum and of the
Natural History Museum, including certain
Grants in Aid.

33. £8,670, for the Salaries and Expenses of
the National Gallery, and of the National
Gallery of British Art, Millbank.

34. £2,493, for the Salaries and Expenses of

the National Portrait Gallery.

35. £4,462, for the Salaries and Expenses of

the Wallace Collection.

36. £2,965, for the Salaries and Expenses
in respect of the London Museum, Lancaster
House.

37. £48,582, for sundry Grants in Aid of
Scientific Investigation, &c., and other Grants.
38. £211,200, for Grants in Aid of the Ex-
penses of certain Universities and Colleges in
Great Britain, and of the Expenses under the
Welsh Intermediate Education Act, 1889.

39. £145,000, for special Grants in Aid of
certain Universities, Colleges, Medical Schools,
and Agricultural Institutions, to meet loss of
Income arising during the War.

40. £825,919, for the Expenses of the Com-
missioners of National Education in Ireland,
including a Grant in Aid of
the Teachers'
Pension Fund, Ireland.

41. £40,000,

for, the Grant towards the
Salaries of Teachers in Secondary Schools in
Ireland.

42. V.00, for the Expenses of the Office of
the Commissioners for managing certain School
Endowments in Ireland.

43. £665, for the Salaries and Expenses of

the National Gallery of Ireland.

1915.
44. £121,287, for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Institutions of Science and Art in Dublin
and of the Geological Survey of Ireland, and
to Schools and Classes of
Annual Grants
Science and Art and Technical Instruction,
including sundry Grants in Aid, administered
by the Department of Agriculture and Technical
Instruction for Ireland.

45. £64,000, for Grants under the Irish

Universities Act, 1908.

Class V.
46. £289,917, for the Expenses in connection
with His Majesty's Embassies, Missions, and
Consular Establishments Abroad, and other
Expenditure chargeable to the Consular Vote.

47. £516,765, for sundry Colonial Services,

including certain Grants in Aid.

48. £23,129, for Subsidies to certain Tele-
graph Companies and a Grant in Aid of the
Annual Expenses of the Pacific Cable.

49. £1,000, for a Grant in Aid of the Revenue

of the Island of Cyprus.

Class II.
50. Motion made, and Question proposed,
That a sum not exceeding £15,785 be granted
to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary
to defray the charge which will come in course
of payment during the year ending on the
31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Offices of the House of Lords:
And it being Ten of the clock, the Chairman
proceeded, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15, to
put forthwith the Question necessary to dispose
of the Vote under consideration.
Question put, and agreed to.
The Chairman then proceeded to put severally
the Questions, That the total amounts of the
Votes outstanding in Classes II., IV., VI., and
VII. of the Civil Services Estimates, including
Supplementary Estimates, and the total amounts
of the Votes outstanding in the Estimates for the
Navy and the Army, and the Revenue Depart.
ments, he granted for the Services defined in
those Classes and Estimates.

Class II.
51. That a sum not exceeding 11,710,386 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure in
respect of the Services included in Class II. of
the Estimates for Civil Services, viz. :-

-

-

2. House of Commons
5. Foreign Office
6. Colonial Office
7. Privy Council Office -
12. Charity Commission -
13. Government Chemist
14. Civil Service Commission
15. Exchequer and Audit Department
16. Friendly Societies Registry
17. Local Government Board -
19. The Mint
-
20. National Debt Office -
21. Public Record Office -
22. Public Works Loan Commission (in-
cluding a Supplementary sum of
£7,200)

-

-

=

23. Registrar General's Office, England -
24. Stationery and Printing
-
26. Office of Woods, Forests, and Land
Revenues
-
26A. Privy Seal Office
27. Secret Service
-

-
-

-

-

-

£
218,649
38,413
37,410
5,233
16,931
15,397
26,273
40,382
10,936
234,791
48
7,903
14,981

7,211
26,251
'531,657

13,346
1,693
70,000

15th July.

Na. 82.] 6 GEO. V.
Scotland :

29. Board of Agriculture, Scotland
33. Local Government Board -

Ireland :

Ireland -

34. Household of Lord Lieutenant of
-

-
35. Chief Secretary for Ireland
-
36. Department of Agriculture and Tech-

-

-

nical Instruction -

-

41,553
14,630

2,054
14,165

84,406

8. Sec. 3. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Main-
tenance, &c.-Conti act Work -

9. Naval Armaments
10. Works, Buildings, and Repairs, at

Home and Abroad

-

11. Miscellaneous Effective Services -
12. Admiralty Office -
13. Half Pay and Retired Pay -
-
14. Naval and Marine Pensions, Gratuities,
and Compassionate Allowances
-
15. Civil Superannuation, Compensation,
-

Allowances, and Gratuities

-

Question put, and agreed to.

203
£

1,000
1,000

1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000

1,000

1,000

£16,000

Army Estimates, 1915-16.
56. That a sum not exceeding £15,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge
which will come in course of payment during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1916
for expenditure in respect of the Army Services,
viz. :-

*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

tion

2. Medical Establishment : Pay, &c.
3. Special Reserve -
-
4. Territorial Forces
5. Establishments for Military Educa-
-
6. Quartering, Transport, and Remounts
7. Supplies and Clothing
-
8. Ordnance Department Establishments
-
9. Armaments, Aviation, and Engineer
-

and General Stores

_
10. Works and Buildings -
-
11. Miscellaneous Effective Services
12. War Office
-
-
13. Half Pay, Retired Pay, and other
Non-effective Charges for Officers .
other Non-effective
-
-
15. Civil Superannuation, Compensation,
-

and
Charges for Men, &c.

and Gratuities

14. Pensions

Stores

-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Ordnance Factories

.
-

£
1,000
1,000
1,000

1,000
1,000
1,000

1,000

1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000
1,000

£15,000

-

-

-

Office

37. Charitable Donations and Bequests
-
-
38. Congested Districts Board for Ireland
39. Local Government Board -
40. Public Record Office -
-
41. Public Works Office
-
42. Registrar General's Office -
-
43. Valuation and Boundary Survey

1,320
105,750
67,266
4,410
26,732
7,862
22,733

--

-
£1,710,386

Question put, and agreed to.

Class IV.
52. That a sum not exceeding £25,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure in
respect of the Services included in Class IV. of
the Estimates for Civil Services, viz.:-

7A. Scientific Investigation, &c.
Question put, and agreed to.

£
25,000

-

Class VI.
53. That a sum not exceeding £11,776 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure
in respect of the Services included in Class VI.
of the Estimates for Civil Services, viz. :-

8. Repayments to the Civil Contingencies
-
-

Fund -

-

11,776

Question put, and agreed to.

Class VII.
54. That a sum not exceeding £50,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending
on the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure
in respect of the Services included in Class VII.
of the Estimates for Civil Services, viz.:-
£

Question put, and agreed to.

Revenue Departments Estimates, 1 915-1 6
57. That a sum not exceeding £2,738,399 be
granted to His M ajesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure in
respect of the Services included in the Estimates
for Revenue Departments, viz. :-

13. Expenses

under

the Unemployed

Workmen Act, 1905
Question put, and agreed to.

-

-

50,000

1. Customs and Excise
2. Inland Revenue -

Navy Estimates, 1915 -16.
55. That a sum not exceeding /16,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge
which will come in course of payment during the
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
expenditure in respect of the Navy Services,
viz. :-

2. Victualling and Clothing for the Navy -
3. Medical Establishments and Services
4. Civilians employed on Fleet Services
5. Educational Services
-
6. Scientific Services
-
7. Royal Naval Reserves -
8. Sec.

1. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Main-

-

tenance, &c.-Fersonnel

A. Sec. 2. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Main-

tenance, &c.-Materiel

-

-

1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000

1,000

1,000

VOL .

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon 'Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

D E. 2

-
-

1,414,607
1,323,792

£2,738,399

204

15th July.

[No. 82.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Navy and
Army
Expenditure,
1913-14.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
on Navy and Army Expenditure, 1913-14,
several Resolutions ; which were
as
follow :

read,

I. Whereas it appears by the Navy Appro-
priation Account for the year ended the 31st
day of March 1914, and the Statement appended
thereto, that the aggregate expenditure on Navy
Services has not exceeded the aggregate sums
appropriated for those Services, but that, as
shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the
total differences between the Exchequer Grants
for Navy Services and the net expenditure are
as follows, viz.:-

Total Surpluses
Total Deficits

-
-

£

341,539 17
264,861

s. d.
3

1 11

Net Surplus

£76,678 15

4

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of
His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily autho
rised the application of so much of the said
total surpluses on certain Grants
for Navy
Services as is necessary to make good the said
total deficits on other Grants for Navy Services :
1. That the application of such sums
be

sanctioned.

Schedule.

Navy Services, 1913-14.

Differences between Exchequer
Grants and Net Expenditure.

Votes.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Wages, &c. of Officers, Seamen,
and Boys, Coast Guard, and
Royal Marines.

Victualling and Clothing for

the Navy.

Medical Establishments

and

Services.

Martial Law -

Educational Services

Scientific Services

-

Royal Naval Reserves

-

Shipbuilding, Repairs, Main-

tenance, &c. :

I. Personnel -

Surpluses.

Deficits.

£

s. d.
99,997 3 10

£

s. d.

16,246 6 10

9,181 10 8

240

3

3

3,232

8

12,824 11

35,971 15

1

3

4

22,992

7

3

II. Matilriel

-

162,113 17 11

III. Contract Work -

134,170 14 10

Naval Armaments

-

-

Works, Buildings, and Repairs,

at Home and Abroad.

Miscellaneous Effective Services

Admiralty Office

-

Half Pay and Retired Pay

-

15,566 13

Naval and Marine Pensions,
Gratuities, and Compassion-
ate Allowances.

Civil Superannuation, Compen-
sation Allowances, and Gra-
tuities.

Amount written off as irre-

coverable.

7

2

16,777 0

31,829

12,026

2

1

4

1

20,790 17 4

10,220 14

8

2,212 7 10

8

9

3

Total

Net Surplus

341,539 17 3

264,861
- £76,678 15 4

1 11

1915.
II. Whereas it appears by the Army Appro-
priation Account for the year ended the 31st
day of March 1914, and the Statement appended
thereto, that the aggregate expenditure on
Army Services has not exceeded the aggregate
sums appropriated for those Services, but that,
as shown in the Schedule hereto appended, the
total differences between the Exchequer Grants
for Army Services and the net expenditure are
as follows, viz. :-

Total Surpluses
Total Deficits

295,633
245,735

s.
1

8

Net Surplus

-

£49,897 13

d.
9

2

7

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of
His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily autho-
rised the application of so much of the said
total surpluses on certain Grants for Army
Services as is necessary to make good the said
total deficits on other Grants for Army Services :
2. That the application of such sums be

sanctioned.

Schedule.

Army Services, 1913-14.

Votes.

Differences between Exchequer
Grants and Net Expenditure.

Surpluses.

Deficits.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Pay, &c. of the Army

-

£

195,621 13

s. d.
5

s. d

Medical Establishment : Pay,

6,818 18 9

&c.

Special Reserve

Territorial Forces

27,915 15 8

Establishments
Education.

Quartering,

Remounts.

for Military

Transport,

and

-

Supplies and Clothing

5,452

6

3

8,962 4 11

88,644 9

2

54,342 13 9

75,418 10 3

Ordnance Department Estab-
lishments and General Stores.
and

Armaments, Aviation,

Engineer Stores.
Works and Buildings

43,657

4

4

-

164

1

1

Miscellaneous Effective Services

3,937 18

3

War Office

Half Pay, Retired Pay, and
other Non-effective Charges
for Officers, &c.

Pensions and other Non-effec-
tive Charges for Men, &c.
Civil Superannuation, Compen-

sation and Gratuities.
irrecoverable

Balances

Claims abandoned.

716 10 7

21,247 17 9

2,536

1

9

487

7

4

and

5,444 16

Total

-

295,633 1

9

245,735 8

Net Surplus

-

- £49,897 13 7

8

2

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

The Order of the day being read, for the Government
of India BillBi

Second Reading of the Government of India
Bill [ Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Expiring Laws Continuance Bill was,

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday next.
-(Mr. Walter .Rea.)

a w s

Continuance
Bill.Bill.

No. 82.] 6 GEO. V.

15th

19th July.

205

Isle of Man
(Customs)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Isle of Man (Customs)
Bill ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
beino. proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time :--And a Debate arising thereupon ;
And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Sir Frederick Banbury) :--It was resolved
in the Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed upon

Monday next.

Public Works
Loans Bill.

The Public Works Loans Bill was, according

to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday next.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Execution of
Trusts (War
Facilities)
Amendment
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Execution of Trusts
(War Facilities) Amendment Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Milk and
Dairies
(Consolida-
tion) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Milk and Dairies (Consolida-
tion) (recommitted) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Price of Coal
(Limitation)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Price of Coal (Limita-
tion) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of June last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Supply

Report.

July]
July]

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 12th day of this instant July ;

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-five minutes after
Ten of the clock, adjourned till Monday
next, pursuant to the Order of the House
of the 3rd day of February last.

VOL. 170.

[No. 83.]

Monday, 19th July 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

P RA YERS.
THE House proceeded to take into con-
sideration the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Barnoldswick Urban District
Council Water Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House

proceeded to take into con-
sideration the Amendments made by the Lords
to the Nottingham Corporation (Trent Naviga-
tion Transfer) Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House proceeded to

take into con-
sideration the Amendments made by the Lords
to the Southend Water Bill ; and the same were
twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Barnoldswick
Urban District
Council Water
Bill.

Nottingham
Corporation
(Trent
Navigation
Transfer) Bill.

Southend
Water Bill,

The Wolverhampton Corporation Water Bill Wolver-

[Lords] was read the third time and passed'
with Amendments.

potroa

m
a
rp
o

tion
Water Bill

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to [Lords.]

the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

Plymouth
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

The House proceeded to take

into con-
Plymouth Corporation Bill

sideration
[Lords], as amended in the Committee.

the

Ordered, That Standing Orders 223 and 243
be suspended, and that the Bill be now read
the third time.(The Chairman of Ways and
Means.)

A Motion being made, That the Bill be now

read the third time ;

The Chairman of Ways and Means, by His
Majesty's Command, acquainted the House that
His Majesty, having been informed of the
purport of the Bill, gives His Consent, as far
as His Majesty's interest is concerned, that the
House may do therein as they shall think fit.

And notice being taken that the interest of
the Prince of Wales, as Duke of Cornwall, is
concerned therein ;

The Chairman of Ways and Means, by
Command of His Royal Highness, acquainted
the House that His Royal Highness, having
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives
His Consent, as far as His Royal Highness's
interest is concerned, that the House may do
therein as they shall think fit.

Then the Bill was read the third time and

passed, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
D D 3

Port Glasgow
Gas
Ext
Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

Education
Board
Provisional
Orders
Confirmation
(Derbyshire,
&c.) Bill
[Lords.]
Dunfermline
and District
Tramways
(Extensions)
Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

Local
Taxation
(Scotland)
Account.

206
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

19th July

The House proceeded to take
into con-
Ashington
Urban District sideration the Ashinaton Urban District Council
Council Bill
[Lords.]

Bill [Lords], as amended in the Committee.

Ordered, That Standing Orders 223 and 243
be suspended, and that the Bill be now read
the third time.(The Chairman of Ways and

eans.)
The Bill was accordingly read the third tune

and passed, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The Port Glasgow Gas and Burgh Extension
end Burgh Order Corporation. Bill [Lords] was, according
to Order, read the third time and passed.

[No. 83..

Navy and
Army Services,
Warlike
Operations,
and other
Expenditure
arising out of
the War,
1915-16
(Supple-
mentary Vote
of Credit.)

No. 297.

Shops Act,
1912.

1915.
The Prime Minister presented, by His
Majesty's Command,- -Supplementary Estimate
of the sum required to be voted for Navy and
Army Services, Warlike Operations, and other
Expenditure arising out of the War.

Ordered, That the said Estimate be referred

to the Committee of Supply ; and be printed.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the undermentioned
Local Authorities under the Shops Act, 1912,
and confirmed by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department :

Council of the County Borough of Burnley.
Council of the Borough of Cheltenham.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

The Education Board Provisional Orders
Confirmation (Derbyshire, &c.) Bill [Lords]
was, according to Order, read a second time, and
committed.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, pursuant to the Munitions.
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of No. 300.
Regulations made by the Minister of Munitions
under the Munitions of War Act, 1915, with
respect to the general ordering of the work in a
controlled Establishment.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Dunfermline and District Tramways
(Extensions) Order Confirmation Bill [Lords]
was, according to Order, read a second time ;
and ordered to be taken into consideration to-
morrow.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House War Charges.

a Return showing (1) the estimated amount of
War Charges incurred up to the 31st day of
March 1915 ; (2) how these charges have been
met ; and (3) how the money borrowed has been
raised. ( Mr. Molteno.)

The Lord Advocate presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Return showing
(1) the principal statutory provisions affecting
payments into and out of the Local Taxation
(Scotland) Account, and (2) the amount of such
payments for the financial year 1914-15.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

East India
(Progress and
Condition.)
No. 298.

Mr. Charles Roberts presented, pursuant to

the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of Statement exhibiting the moral and
material Progress and Condition of India during
the year 1913-14. Fiftieth Number.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Evicted
Tenants
(Ireland)
Act, 1907.

Intermediate
Education
(Ireland.)

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand, Copy of Return giving particulars of
cases in which persons had been reinstated with
the assistance of the Estates Commissioners
during the quarter ended 31st March 1915.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Rule constituting Tramore an additional Centre
of Examination for Intermediate Education in
Ireland in 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runciman presented, pursuant

to the
Merchant
Shipping Acts, directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy of
1894 to 1906
Report by the Board of Trade of the cases in
(Dispensing
which they have exercised their powers under
Powers.)
No. 299. Section 78 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1906,
during the year ended 31st May 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

John Mackintosh Macleod, Esquire, Member New Member

for the Burgh of Glasgow (Central Division), sworn.
was sworn.

A Motion being made, That this House will, Police
Sr-
into a Committee to Magistrates
a nation)

to-morrow, resolve itself
consider of authorising the payment, out of the (
Consolidated Fund and of moneys provided by [Allowances.)
Parliament, of Superannuation Allowances to
Metropolitan Police Magistrates, the Dublin
Divisional Justices, and the Stipendiary Magis-
(Mr.
for Chatham and Sheerness
trates
Gulland) ;

Secretary Sir John Simon, by His Majesty's
Command, acquainted the House that His
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-
matter of this Motion, gives His Consent, as far
as His Majesty's interest is concerned, that the
House may do therein as they shall think fit,
and recommends the same to the consideration
of the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Mr. Pretyman, supported by Mr. Hayes Fisher Special Acts
xtension
e )11B1 il

and Mr. Montagu, presented a Bill to give (Eim
temporary power to Government Departments T
B
to extend the time limited for the performance
of duties or the exercise of powers under Special
Acts : And the same was ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

9.

21.

of

Mr. Solicitor General, supported by Mr.
Attorney General, presented a Bill to amend
the Courts (Emergency Powers) Act, 1914, so
far as it relates to mortgagees in possession :
And the same was ordered to be read a second
time to-morrow; and to be printed.

courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill,
Bill 130.

No. 83.]

Trading with
the Enemy
Amendment
Bill.

Bill 131.

6 GEO. V.
Mr. Attorney General, supported by Mr.
Runciman and Mr. Solicitor General, presented
a Bill to amend the Trading with the Enemy
Acts, 1914 : And the same was ordered to be
read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be
printed.

19th July.

sCustoms (War Mr. Pretyman, supported by Lord Robert
Powers)
Cecil, presented a Bill to amend the Customs
(No. 2) Bill.
( War Powers) Act, 1915 :--And the same was
Bill 132.
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

Price of Coal
(Limitation)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for
the
Second Reading of the Price of Coal (Limita-
tion) Bill ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out the word " now,"
and, at the end of the Question, adding the words
" upon this day three months."(Sir Joseph
Walton.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
word " now " stand part of the Question :The
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of
the House, withdrawn.

And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :The Bill was accordingly read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill he committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

The Execution of Trusts (War Facilities)
Execution
of Trusts (War Amendment Bill was, according to Order, read
Facilities)
Amendment
Bill.

a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Government of The Government of India Bill [Lords] was,
India Bill
[Lords.]

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
isle of Man
(Customs) Bill. the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 15th day of this instant July, That the
Isle of Man (Customs) Bill be now read a second
time ;

And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.

And the Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :The Bill was accordingly read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Grouse (Close Time)
(Scotland) Bill [Lords] ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time :And a Debate arising thereupon ;
And a Motion being made, and the Question

being put, That the Debate be now adjourned-
(Sir Arthur Markham) :It was resolved in the
Affirmative.
VOL. 170.

Grouse
(Close Time)
(Scotland)
Bill [ Lords.]

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-

morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Public Works

into a Committee on Public Works Loans
[Remission of Debts].

L[Roaemnsission of
Debts.]

(In the Committee.)

Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
remission of arrears of principal and interest
due to the Public Works Loans Commissioners
in respect of Eyemouth Harbour, in pursuance
of any Act of the present Session relating to
Local Loans. -( Mr. Montagu.)
Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Public Works

Committee on the Public Works Loans Bill ;

Loans Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Milk and

into a Committee on the Milk and Dairies Dairies
(Consolidation) (recommitted) Bill.
(In the Committee.)

(consolida-
tion) Bill.

Clauses No. 1 to No. 21 agreed to.
Schedules No. 1 to No. 5 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Expiring Laws

into a Committee on the Expiring Laws Con- Continuance
tinuance Bill.

Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Schedule agreed to.
Preamble agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the Naval and
Third Reading of the Naval and Military War xBMieilnili.stiaorTns,W:
Pensions, &c. Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Maintenance
take into consideration the Amendments made of Live Stock

Bill.

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by the Lords to the Maintenance of Live Stock
Bill ; and the same were twice read, and agreed
to.

19th -20th July.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 15th day of this instant July ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 17th day of June last ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Supply

Supply

Report.

July]uly]

Supply

Report.

June]une]

Sul
[12ptp July]uly]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Supply of
the 12th day of this instant July ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means;

Resolved, That this House will, to- morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Welsh Church The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Readino. of the Welsh Church (Post-
(Postpone-
went) Bill
ponement) Bill
[Lords.]

Reading

Lords]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &e.
Bill.

Ordered, That the Naval and Military War
Pensions, &c. Bill, as amended on consideration,
be printed.

Bill 133.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
twenty-nine minutes
after Ten of the clock, adjourned till
to- morrow.

till

[No. 84.]

Tuesday, 20th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

1915.

[No. 84.

which are applicable thereto have been complied complied
with, viz. :

with.)

Education Board Provisional Orders Con-

firmation (London) Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The South Shields Corporation Bill [Lords] South Shields

third time and passed, with Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

was read the
Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ;
to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The South Staffordshire Water Bill [Lords]
was read the third time and passed, with
Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, with Amendments ;
to
which this House doth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The Standing Orders relating to Private

Business were read, and amended, as follow :

South
Staffordshire
Water Bill
Lards.]

Standing
Orders
Private
(
Business .)

Ordered, That the Select Committee on

Divorce Bills shall hear counsel and examine Divorce
witnesses for all Bills committed to them ; and (Counsel

Bills
and
Witnesses.)
shall hear counsel and examine witnesses (s.o. 189a.)
the parties

against such Bills
concerned
think fit to be heard by counsel and produce
witnesses.

if

Ordered, That this Order be a Standing Order

of this House.

Standing Order 196 was read, and amended,
by adding at the end thereof the words "and if
the House is not sitting on the latest day on
which the Bill ought to be laid upon the Table
of the House, then the Bill shall be so laid
on the first clay on which the House again
sits."

Standing Order 224a was read, and amended,
in 1. 11, by inserting, after the word " extended,"
the words " in respect of (a) and ( b)."

And in 1. 12, by inserting, after the word
" adjournment," the words " in respect of (c) to
the second day upon which the House sits after
the adjournment."

Standing Order 225 was read, and amended,
in 1. 4, by leaving out the words from the first
word " List " to the end of 1. 5.

And in 1. 14, by leaving out the words

" 5. First Reading."

Standing Order 238 was read, and amended,
in I. 2, by leaving out the words " Committee
clerk to the."

And in 1. 2, by inserting, after the third word

" the," the words " Committee and."

Standing Order 248 was read, and amended,
in 1. 1, by inserting, after the second word " the,"
the words " Committee and."

And by inserting, after the word " Office,"
the words " and the clerk to the Examiner, as
the case may be."(The Chairman of Ways
and Means.)

PRAYERS.
MR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, That in the case of the following
Bill, brought from the Lords, and referred on
the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders

Ordered, That Standing Orders 220 and 246, Private Iti 1

relating to Private Bills, be suspended for the
remainder of the Session.

Ordered, That as regards Private Bills to be
returned by the House of Lords with Amend-
ments, such Amendments (if unopposed) shall
be considered forthwith.

Provisional
Order Bills
[Lords]
Standing
Orders
applicable
thereto

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20th July.

209

Ordered, That as regards Private Bills returned,
or to be returned, by the House of Lords with
Amendments, such Amendments (if opposed)
shall be considered at such time as the Chair-
man of Ways and Means may determine.

Ordered, That when it is intended to propose
any Amendments thereto a Copy of
such
Amendments shall be deposited in the Com-
mittee and Private Bill Office, and notice given
on the day on which the Bill shall have been
returned from the House of Lords.(The Chair-
man of Ways and Means.)

Dunfermline
and District
Tramways
( Extensions)
Order
Confirmation
Rill [ Lords.]

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Dunfermline and
District Tramways (Extensions) Order Con-
firmation Bill [Lords].

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to- morrow.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, No. 5449.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Factory and
Workshop Majesty's Command,Copy of First Report of
(Lighting in
the Departmental Committee appointed by the
Factories and
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Workshops)
(Departmental to
conditions
Committee.)
necessary for the adequate Lighting of Fac-
tories and Workshops. Volume I., Report and
Appendices. Volume II., Summary of Evidence,
Minutes of Evidence.

inquire and report as to the

i
Ry

pursuant

Secretary Sir John Simon also presented,
Polling
to the directions
Districts
of
tdingof the Parliament,--Copy of Order made by the
(CWoun
West
of Yorkshire.) Council of the County of the West Riding of
Yorkshire, constituting a new polling district
in the Parliamentary Division of Elland, and
assigning a polling place thereto.

au Act

of

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to

the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Order in Council under the Naval and
Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, dated
13th July 1915.

Winter Assizes Copies of Orders in Council under the Winter
Assizes Act, 1876, dated 13th July 1915,
Acts, 1876
and 1877.
respecting Winter Assize Counties. Nos. 1 to
7, for the Winter Assizes, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Chamber of
London.

No. 301.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,
of Colonial
Reports, Nos. 847 (Saint Helena, Annual Report
for 1914) and 848 (Fiji, Annual Report for 1914).
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Copies

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Annual
Accounts of the Chamberlain of London for
the years ending 31st December 1914 and
31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

New Member
sworn.

John Dillon Nugent, Esquire, Member for the
Borough of Dublin (College Green Division),
was sworn.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Glasgow Cor- Glasgow

poration (Parks, Harbour Tunnel, Gas, &c.) (Cpoar
Order Confirmation Bill, without any Amend- liarbo;ir
Tunnel,
merit.
Gas, &c.)
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

a ti on

The Lords have agreed

to the London
Electric Railway Companies' Facilities Bill,
without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Rhondda
Urban District Council (Tramways Extensions,
to which the
&c.) Bill, with Amendments ;
Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

The Lords have agreed to the Weardale and
Consett Water Bill, with Amendments ;
to
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this
House.

London
Electric
Railway
Companies'
Facilities Bill.
Rhondda
Urban District
Council
(Tramways
Extensions,
&c.) Bill.
Weardale and
Consett Water
Bill.

Dr. Macnamara, supported by Mr. Balfour Naval
and Mr. Solicitor General, presented a Bill to Discipline
Bill.
amend the Naval Discipline Act : And the same (No.
ll 134.
was ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ; Bill
and to be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the

Chair.

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

Supply
(Supple-
mentary Vote
of Credit.)

(In the Committee.)
Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16.
Resolved, That a Supplementary sum not
exceeding £150,000,000 be granted to His
Majesty, beyond the ordinary Grants of Par-
liament, towards defraying the Expenses which
may be incurred during the year ending the
31st day of March 1916 for general Navy and
Army Services in so far as specific provision
is not made therefor by Parliament ;
the
conduct of Naval and Military Operations ;
for all measures which may he taken for the
security of the country ;
assisting the
Food Supply, and promoting the continuance
of Trade, Industry, Business, and Communica-
tions, whether by means
insurance or
indemnity against risk, the financing of the
purchase and resale of Foodstuffs and Mate-
relief of Distress ;
rials, or otherwise ;
for
and generally for all Expenses, beyond those
provided tbr in the ordinary Grants of Par-
liament, arising out of the existence of a state
of war.(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

for

for

of

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ways and

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

Means.

(In the Committee.)

Resolved, That, towards making good the
Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service
of the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916, the sum of £183,752,254 be granted out of
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.

Resolution to be reported.

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20th July.

1915.

[No. 84.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
isle of Man
(Customs) Bill. into a Committee on the Isle of Man (Customs)

Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him
to report the same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill he now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
on Public Works Loans [Remission of Debts] a
Resolution; which was read, as followeth :

That it is expedient to authorise the remission
of arrears of principal and interest due to the
Public Works Loans Commissioners in respect
of Eyemouth Harbour, in pursuance of any
Act of the present Session relating to Local
Loans.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Public Works Loans
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Grants for public works).
Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 13, to leave
out the word " four," in order to insert the word
"two."(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question put, That the word " four " stand

part of the Clause.

Public Works
Loans
[Remission
of Debts.]

I ublic Works
Loans Bill.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Mr. King,

Yeas,

iMr. Rogge :

110.10.
Tellers for thei Mr. James Hope,
56.
[ Mr. Walter Rea:
Question, That the word " two " be there

Noes,

I

inserted, put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, That the word
there inserted.(Sir Frederick

" three " be
Banbury.)

Question, That the word " three " be there

inserted, put, and agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses No. 3 and No. 4 agreed to.
Clause No. 5 disagreed to.
Clause No. 6 agreed to.
First Schedule agreed to.
Second Schedule disagreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

The Order of the day being read, for the Naval and
Third Reading of the Naval and Military War Military War
Pensions, &c.
Pensions, &c. Bill ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the
third time ;

Bill.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out from the word " be "
to the end of the Question, and inserting the
words " recommitted to a Committee of the
whole House in respect of the Amendments to
Clause No. 1, p. 1, Is. 12 and 14, and p. 2, 1. 10,
standing on the Notice Paper in the name of
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer as Amend-
ments to be moved on recommittal."(Mr.
Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

And the Question being put, That the words
left out stand part of the

proposed to be
Question :It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being put, That the words
" recommitted to a Committee of
the whole
House in respect of the Amendments to Clause
No. 1, p. 1, ls. 12 and 14, and p. 2, I. 10, standing
on the Notice Paper in the name of Mr.
Chancellor of the Exchequer as Amendments
to be moved on recommittal " be there inserted :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

And the Main Question, so amended, being

put ;

Ordered, That the Bill be recommitted to a
Committee of the whole House in respect of the
Amendments to Clause No. 1, p. 1, ls. 12 and 14,
and p. 2, 1. 10, standing on the Notice Paper in
the name of Air. Chancellor of the Exchequer
as Amendments to be moved on recommittal.

The House immediately resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended on re-
committal, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Police
into a Committee on Police Magistrates (Super - Magistrates
(S
annuation) [Allowances].
an nuauper-tion)
[Allowances.]

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of the Consolidated Fund and of
moneys provided by Parliament, of Superannua-
tion Allowances to Metropolitan Police Magis-
trates, the Dublin Divisional Justices, and the
for Chatham and
Stipendiary Magistrates
Sheerness, and to amend the Law in respect
thereof.(Secretary Sir John Simon.)

Resolution to be reported.

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20th 21st July.

211

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Grouse
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed ( Close Time)
upon the 19th day of this instant July, That Bill
s.]
the Grouse (Close Time) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]
be now read a second time ;

tland)
[Lord

Trading with
the Enemy
Amendment
Bill.

The Trading with the Enemy Amendment
Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 5 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to ,

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day beim:, read, for the
Execution of
Trusts (War Committee on the Execution of Trusts (War
Facilities)
(Amendment)A
Bill.

Facilities) (Amendment) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Courts (Emergency Powers) Bill was,

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Price of Coal
mitation)

Committee on the Price of Coal (Limitation)
Bill ;

(
BLi

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [15th July]
the 15th day of this instant July ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of [17th June]
the 17th day of June last ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving supply
the Report from the Committee of Supply of 112th July]
the 12th day of this instant July ;

Report.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the welsh Church

Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post- (Postpone-
meat) Bill
ponement) Bill [Lords];
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

to the Adjournment.

Special Acts
(Extension of
Time) Bill.

The Special Acts (Extension of Time) Bill

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And then the House, having continued to
till two minutes after Eleven of the

sit
clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

Customs
(War Powers) was, according to Order, read a second time.
(No. 2) Bill..

The Customs (War Powers) (No. 2) Bill

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Government
of India
Bill [Lords.]

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Government of India
Bill [Lords].

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 135 agreed to.
Schedules No. 1 to No. 5 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

VOL. 170.

[No. 85.]

Wednesday, 21st July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 20th day of this instant July,
proceeded to take into consideration the Amend-
ments made by the Lords to the Rhondda Urban
District Council (Tramways Extensions, &c.)
Bill ; and the same were twice read, and agreed
to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Rhondda
Urban District
Council
(Tramways
Extensions,
&c.) Bill.

The House, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 20th day of this instant July,
proceeded to take into consideration the Amend-
ments made by the Lords to the Weardale and
E E 2

Weardale and
Consett Water
Bill.

212
Consett Water Bill; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

21st July.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Massy's Divorce Bill [Lords] was read the

third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

Massy's
Divorce Bill
[Lords.]

LondOn
County
Council
(Celluloid, 8-4c.)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County Council
(Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended), as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon 'Wednesday next.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

Dunfermline
and District
Tramways
(Extensions)
Order
Confirmation
Bill [Lords.]

Education
Board
Provisional
Orders
Confirmation
(London)
Bill [Lords.]
Trade Reports.

Births, Deaths,
and Marriages.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
the Glasgow Corporation
into consideration
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Wednesday next.

The Dunfermline and District Tramways
(Extensions) Order Confirmation Bill [Lords]
was, according to Order, read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

The Education Board Provisional Orders Con-
firmation (London) Bill [Lords] was, according
to Order, read a second time, and committed.

Mr. Runcirnan presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of Index to Reports of His
Majesty's Diplomatic and Consular Representa-
tives Abroad on Trade and Subjects of general
interest (with Appendix), 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Long presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand,Copy of Supplement to the Seventy-
fifth Annual Report of the Registrar General
of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England
and Wales. Part III. Registration Summary
Tables (1901-10).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Greenwich
Hospital and
Travers'
Foundation.
No. 302.

Mr. Balfour presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Statement of the estimated Income and Expen-
diture of Greenwich Hospital and Travers'
Foundation for the year 1915-16.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table; and be printed.

Message from
the Lords.

Finance
(No. 2) Bill.

Notification
of Births
(Extension)
Bill.
Marriages
Provisional
Order Bill.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Finance (No. 2)

Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Notification of
Births (Extension) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Marriages
Provisional Order Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

1915.

[No. 85.

The Lords have agreed to the E
Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 2
without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the
(No.

Lighting Provisional Order
without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Land D

Provisional Order Bill, without any
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Land D

(Raveningham) Provisional Order Bill,
any Amendment.

lectric Electric
Lighting
) Bill,
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

Electric Electric
) Bill Lighting
5

Provisional
Order
(No. 5) Bill.

rainage Land
Amend- Drainage

Provisional
Order Bill.

raina,ge
without Drainage

(Ravening-
ham)
Provisional
Order Bill.

The Lords

have
(Ireland)
Government
Provisional
(No. 2) Bill, without any Amendment.

agreed to

the

The Lords

have
Government Provisional Orders (No.
without any Amendment.

agreed to

the

Local
Orders Government
Provisional
Orders

Local

Local

8) Bill, Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 8) Bill.

have

The Lords

agreed to
Government Provisional Orders (No. 9) Bill, Government
Provisional
without any Amendment.
Orders
(No. 9) Bill.

Local Local

the

The Lords have

agreed

to the Local Local

Government Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill Government
Provisional
with an Amendment ; to which the Lords desire
the concurrence of this House.

(No. 6) Bill.

agreed to

The Lords

the Local
have
(Ireland)
Provisional Orders
Government
(No. 1) Bill, with an Amendment ;
to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
The Lords have agreed to the Dewsbury
Corporation Bill, with Amendments ;
to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
The Lords have agreed to the Metropolitan
Water Board Bill, with Amendments ; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
The Lords have agreed to the Gas and
Water Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill, with
to which the Lords desire the
Amendments ;
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have agreed to the Gas and
Water Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill, with
to which the Lords desire the
Amendments ;
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have agreed to the Gas and
Water Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill, with
to which the Lords desire the
Amendments ;
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have agreed
Harbour Provisional Orders
to which the
Amendments ;
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have agreed
Harbour Provisional Orders
Amendments ; to which the
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have agreed
Lighting Provisional Orders
to which the
Amendments ;
concurrence of this House.

to the Pier and
(No. 1) Bill, with
Lords desire the

to the Pier and
(No. 2) Bill, with
Lords desire the

to the Electric
(No. 4) Bill, with
Lords desire the

have

The Lords

the Land
Drainage (Ouse) Provisional Order Bill, with
to which the Lords desire the
Amendments ;
concurrence of this House.

agreed

to

Local
Government

al

groevi
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.
Dewsbury
Corporation
Bill.

Metropolitan
Water Board
Bill.

Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.
Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 4) Bill.

Land
Drainage
(Ouse)
Provisional
Order Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House
the Stalybridge,
Hyde, Mossley, and Dukinfield Tramways and
Electricity Board Bill
[Lords], without any
/amendment.

to

Stalybridge,
Hyde, Mossley,
and Dukinfield
Tramways and
Electricity
Board
Bill [ Lords.]

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213

No. 85.] 6 GEO. V.
Ashington
Urban District
Council Bill
[Lords.]

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Ashington Urban
[Lords], without any
District Council Bill
Amendment.

South Shields
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

Wolver-
hampton
Corporation
Water Bill
[Lords.]

Scottish
Universities
(Emergency
Powers) Bill
fLords.]

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the South Shields
Corporation Bill [Lords], without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Wolverhampton
Corporation Water Bill [Lords], without any
Amendment.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to extend the powers of the Scottish Univer-
sities to make Ordinances for purposes connected
with the present War ; to which the Lords desire
the concurrence of this House.

Local
Government
Provisional
Orders
(No. 6) Bill

Ordered, That the Amendment made by the
Lords to the Local Government Provisional
Orders (No. 6) Bill be taken into consideration
to-morrow.

Local
Government
Ireland)
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.
Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendment made by the
Lords to the Local Government (Ireland)
Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill be taken into
consideration to-morrow.

Ordered, That
Lords to the Gas
(No. 1) Bill be
morrow.

Ordered, That
Lords to the Gas
(No. 2) Bill be
morrow.

the Amendments made by the
and Water Provisional Orders
taken into consideration to-

the Amendments made by the
and Water Provisional Orders
taken into consideration to-

Gas and Water
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.

Ordered, That
Lords to the Gas
(No. 3) Bill be
morrow.

the Amendments made by the
and Water Provisional Orders
taken into consideration to-

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 4) Bill.

Land
Drainage
(Ouse)
Provisional
Order Bill.

Scottish
Universities
(Emergency
Powers) Bill
[Lords.]

Bill 139.

Cotton
Associations
( E mergency
Action) Bill.
Bill 135.

Business of
the House
(Supply, &c.)

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Pier and Harbour Provisional
Orders (No. 1) Bill be taken into consideration
to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Pier and Harbour Provisional
Orders (No. 2) Bill be taken into consideration
to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
to the Electric Lighting Provisional
Lords
Orders (No. 4) Bill be taken into consideration
to-morrow.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Land Drainage (Ouse) Provisional
Order Bill be
taken into consideration to-
morrow.

[Lords] was

The Scottish Universities (Emergency Powers)
time, and
Bill
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

read the first

Mr. Solicitor General presented a Bill
to
confirm action taken by any Cotton Association
for dealing with emergencies due to the present
War : And the same was ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Ordered, That on this day, notwithstanding
anything in Standing Order No. 15, the Report
of the Supplementary Vote of Credit and of
new Services may be considered before Ten of
the clock. (The Prime Minister.)

VOL. 170.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Supply

of Supply of the 15th day of this instant July [17th allotted
several Resolutions ; which were
follow :

[15th July]
Report.

as Day]

read,

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates and
Supplementary Estimates, 1915-16.

Class VI.
1. That a sum not exceeding £446,215 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
Superannuation, Compensation, Compassionate,
and additional Allowances, and Gratuities under
sundry Statutes, for Compassionate Allowances
and Gratuities awarded by the Treasury, and
for the Salaries of Medical Referees.

2. That a sum not exceeding £13,584 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
certain Miscellaneous
including
certain Charitable and other Allowances, Great
Britain.

Expenses,

a

3. That

sum not exceeding £853 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the
charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
Hospitals and Infirmaries, and certain Miscel-
laneous Charitable and other Allowances
in
Ireland, including sundry Grants in Aid.

Civil Services
and Revenue
Departments
Estimates and
Supple-
mentary
Estimates,
1915-16.
Super-
annuation
and Retired
Allowances.

Miscellaneous
Expenses.

Hospitals
and Charities
(Ireland.)

4. That a sum not exceeding £15,000 be Temporary

Commissions.

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
the Salaries and other Expenses of Temporary
Commissions, Committees, and Special Inquiries.

5. That a sum not exceeding £3,387 be Local Loans

granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge Fund.
which will come in course of payment during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1916
for making good certain sums written off from
the Assets of the Local Loans Fund.

6. That a sum not exceeding £5,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
the Ireland Development Grant (Grant
in
Aid).

Ireland
Development
Grant.

Class VII.

7. That a sum not exceeding £7,889,000 be Old Age
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Pensions.
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
the payment of Old Age Pensions in the
United Kingdom, and for certain Administrative
Expenses in connection therewith.

8. That a sum not exceeding £235,000 be Treatment of

(

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Spec ial
necessary to defray the charge which will Grants.)
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
the payment of Grants towards the cost of the
extension of Sanatorium Benefit to the depen-
dants of insured persons under the N atioual
Insurance Act, 1911, and of the treatment of
Tuberculosis generally.

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21st July.

9. That a sum not exceeding £42,015 be
Highlands and
Islands
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
(Medical
service) Board. necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
the Expenses of the Highlands and Islands
(Medical Service) Board, and for a Grant in
Aid of the Highlands and Islands Medical
Service.

Friendly
Societies'
Deficiencies.

10. That a sum not exceeding £14,712 be
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge
which will come in course of payment during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1916
for making good the deficiency on the Income
Account of the Fund for Friendly Societies.

Peterhead
Harbour.

Rates on
Government
Property.

Class I.
11. That a sum not exceeding £22,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
constructing a new Harbour of Refuge at
Peterhead.

12. That a sum not exceeding £458,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
Rates and Contributions in lieu of Rates, &c.
in respect of Government Property, and for
Rates on Houses occupied by Representatives
of Foreign Powers, and for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Rating of Government Pro-
perty Department,
a Contribution
the London Fire
towards
Brigade.

the Expenses of

and for

Public Works
and Buildings
(Ireland.)

Railways
(Ireland.)

13. That a sum not exceeding £160,585 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for the
erection, repairs, and maintenance of Public
Buildings in Ireland, for the maintenance of
certain Parks and Public Works, and for the
maintenance of Drainage Works on the River
Shannon, and sundry Grants in Aid.

14. That a sum not exceeding £40,008 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
payments under the Tramways and Public Com-
panies (Ireland) Act, 1883, &c., the Railways
(Ireland) Act, 1896, the Marine Works (Ireland)
Act, 1902, and for other purposes connected
with Irish Railways.

15. That a sum not exceeding £32,000 be
Mall Approach
Improvement. granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge
which will come in course of payment during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1916
for a Contribution to the cost of the improve-
ment of the Approach to the Mall.

Law Charges.

Class III.
16. That a sum not exceeding £44,754 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for the
Salaries of the Law Officers' Department ; the
Salaries and Expenses of the Department of
the Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's
Treasury and King's Proctor, and the Depart-
ment of the Director of Public Prosecutions ;
for the costs of Prosecutions, of other Legal
Proceedings, and of Parliamentary Agency.

1915.
17. That a sum not exceeding 123,166 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the
charge which will
come in course of payment during the year
ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
certain Miscellaneous Legal Expenses, including
Grants in Aid of the Expenses of the Incorpo-
rated Law Societies of England and Ireland.

18. That a sum not exceeding £180,995 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for such of the
Salaries and Expenses of the Supreme Court of
Judicature and Court of Criminal Appeal as are
not charged on the Consolidated Fund.

19. That a sum not exceeding £24,497 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Office of Land Registry.

20. That a sum not exceeding £5 he granted
to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary
to defray the charge which will come in course
of payment during the year ending on the 31st
day of March 1916 for the Salaries and Expenses
of the Office of Public Trustee.

[No. 85.

Miscel-
laneous
Legal
Expenses.

Supreme
Court of
Judicature, &c..

Land Registry

Public
Trustee.

21. That a sum not exceeding £68,982 be County Courts.

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses connected with the County Courts.

22. That a sum not exceeding £35,308 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for Criminal Pro-
secutions and other Law Charges in Ireland,
including a Grant in relief of certain Expenses
payable by Statute out of Local Rates.

23. That a sum not exceeding £67,744 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for such of the
Salaries and Expenses of the Supreme Court of
Judicature and of certain other Legal Depart-
ments in Ireland. as are not charged on the
Consolidated Fund.

24. That a sum not exceeding £470,320 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Irish Land
Expenses of
Commission.

the Office of

the

25. That a sum not exceeding £68,685 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries,
Allowances, and Expenses of various County
Court Officers and of Magistrates in Ireland,
and the Expenses of Revision.

26. That a sum not exceeding £40,914 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Commissioner of Police, the
Police Courts, and the Metropolitan Police
Establishment of Dublin.

Law Charges.
and Criminal
Prosecutions
(Ireland.)

Supreme
Court of
Judicature and
other Legal
Departments
(Ireland.)

Irish Land
Commission.

County Court
Officers
(Ireland.)

Dublin
Metropolitan
Police.

27. That a sum not exceeding £774,267 be Royal Irish

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come

Constabulary.

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21st July.

215

Prisons
(Ireland.)

Reformatory
and Industrial
Schools
{Ireland.)

Dundrum
Criminal
Lunatic
Asylum.

Board of
Education.

British
Museum.

-National
Gallery.

National
Portrait
Gallery.

Wallace
Collection.

London
Museum.

Scientific
Investigation,
.&c.

in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Expenses of
theROyal Irish Constabulary.

28. That. a sum not exceeding £68,974 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st March 1916 for the Expenses of the
General Prisons Board in Ireland and of the
Establishments under their control, the Regis -
tration of Habitual Criminals, and the mainten-
ance of Criminal Lunatics confined in District
Lunatic Asylums.

29. That a sum not exceeding £50,516 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will conic
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Expenses of
Reformatory and Industrial Schools in Ireland.
30. That a sum not exceeding £4,452 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the maintenance
of Criminal Lunatics in the Dundrum Criminal
Lunatic Asylum, Ireland.

Class IV.
31. That a sum not exceeding £9,906,378 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Board of Education, and of the
connected therewith,
various Establishments
including sundry Grants in Aid.

32. That a sum not exceeding £84,935 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
other Expenses of the British Museum, and of
the Natural History Museum, including certain
Grants in Aid.

33. That a sum not exceeding £8,670 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the National Gallery, and of the
National Gallery of British Art, Milibank.

34. That a sum not exceeding £2,493 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the National Portrait Gallery.

35. That a sum not exceeding £4,462 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Wallace Collection.

36. That a sum not exceeding £2,965 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses in respect of the London Museum,
Lancaster House.

37. That a sum not exceeding £48,582 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for sundry Grants
in Aid of Scientific Investigation, &c., and other
Grants.

VOL. 170.

38. That a sum not exceeding £211,200 be Universities
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum and Colleges
necessary to defray the charge which will come _I,Grirte:itn), and
in course of payment during the year ending on Intermediate
the 31st day of March 1916 for Grants in Aid Education
of the Expenses of certain Universities and (wale')
Colleges in Great Britain, and of the Expenses
under the Welsh Intermediate Education Act,
1889.

a

39. That a sum not exceeding £145,000 be universities.
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge &c. (Special
which will come in course of payment during the Grants')
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
special Grants in Aid of certain Universities,
Colleges, Medical Schools, and Agricultural
loss of Income arising
Institutions, to meet
during the War.

40. That a sum not exceeding £825,919 be Public
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Education
necessary to defray the charge which will come (Ireland.)
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Expenses
of the Commissioners of National Education in
Ireland, including a Grant in Aid of the
Teachers' Pension Fund, Ireland.

41. That a sum not exceeding £40,000 be Secondary
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge Teachers
which will come in course of payment during the (Ireland.)
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916 for
the Grant towards the Salaries of Teachers in
Secondary Schools in Ireland.

42. That a sum not exceeding £500 be granted Endowed
to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary cSeohmomoliss.
to defray the charge which will come in course sinners.
of payment during the year ending on the
31st day of March 1916 for the Expenses of
the Office of the Commissioners for managing
certain School Endowments in Ireland.

43. That a sum not exceeding £665 be granted National
Gallery
rland.)

to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary
to defray the charge which will come in course
of payment during the year ending on the
31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the National Gallery of Ireland.

Science and
Art (Ireland.)

44. That a sum not exceeding £121,287 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1.916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Institutions of Science and Art
in Dublin and of the Geological Survey of
Ireland, and Annual Grants to Schools and
of Science and Art and Technical
Classes
Instruction, including sundry Grants in Aid
administered by the Department of Agriculture
and Technical Instruction for Ireland.

45. That a sum not exceeding £64,000 be Universities
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum and Colleges
necessary to defray the charge which will come (Ireland.)
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for Grants under
the Irish Universities Act, 1908.

Class V.
46. That a sum not exceeding £289,917 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Expenses in
connection with His Majesty's Embassies, Mis-
sions, and Consular Establishments Abroad, and
other Expenditure chargeable to the Consular
Vote.

Diplomatic
and Consular
Services.

47. That a sum not exceeding £516,765 be Colonial
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Services.
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
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the 31st day of ;larch 1916 for sundry Colonial
Services, including certain Grants in Aid.

21st July.

[No. 85.

Telegraph
Subsidies and
Pacific Cable.

Cyprus (Grant
in Aid.)

House of
Lords Offices.

48. That a sum not exceeding £23,129 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for Subsidies to
certain Telegraph Companies and a Grant in
Aid of the Annual Expenses of the Pacific
Cable.

49. That a sum not exceeding £1,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for a Grant in Aid
of the Revenue of the Island of Cyprus.

Class II.
50. That a sum not exceeding £15,7S5 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
and Expenses of the Offices of the House of
Lords.

51. That a sum not exceeding £1,710,386 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure in
respect of the Services included in Class II. of
the Estimates for Civil Services, viz.:-

-

-

2. House of Commons
5. Foreign Office
-
6. Colonial Office
-
7. Privy Council Office
12. Charity Commission
13. Government Chemist
14. Civil Service Commission
15. Exchequer and Audit Department
16. Friendly Societies Registry -
17. Local Government Board
-
19. The Mint
20. National Debt Office
21. Public Record Office
-
22. Public Works Loan Commission (includ-
ing a Supplementary sum of £7,200)

-

-

-

-

- 218,649
38,413
37,410
5,233
16,931
15,397
26,273
40,382
10,936
-
- 234,791
48
-
7,903
14,981

23. Registrar General's Office, England
24. Stationery and Printing
-
25. Office of Woods, Forests, and Land
Revenues -
-
26A. Privy Seal Office
27. Secret Service
-

-

-

-

7,211
26,251
-
- 531,657

13,346
1,693
70,000

Scotland :

29. Board of Agriculture, Scotland
33. Local Government Board

-

-

14,553
14,630

Ireland :

34. Household
Ireland

of Lord Lieutenant of
-
-
35. Chief Secretary for Ireland -
-
36. Department of Agriculture and Tech-

-
-

-

2,054
14,165

nical Instruction

-

-

-

84,406

-

-

-

Office

37. Charitable Donations

and Bequests
-
38. Congested Districts Board for Ireland -
39. Local Government Board
40. Public Record Office
41. Public Works Office
42. Registrar General's Office
43. Valuation and Boundary Survey -

-

1,320
105,750
67,266
4,410
26,732
7,862
22,733

1915.
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure in
respect of the Services included in Class IV. of
the Estimates for Civil Services, viz. :-

7A. Scientific Investigation, &c.

£
25,000

Class VI.
53. That a sum not exceeding £11,776 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure in
respect of the Services included in Class VI. of
the Estimates for Civil Services, viz. :-

8. Repayments to the Civil Contingencies
-
-

Fund

-

-

-

-

11,776

Class VII.
54. That a sum not exceeding £50,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure in
respect of the Services included in Class VII.
of the Estimates for Civil Services, viz. :-
£

13. Expenses under the Unemployed Work-
-

men Act, 1905 -

-

-

-

50,000

Navy Estimates, 1915-16.
55, That a sum not exceeding £16,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge
which will come in course of payinent during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1916
for expenditure in respect of the Navy Services,
viz. :-

-

tenance, &c.-Materiel

tenance, &c.-Personnel -

2. Victualling and Clothing for the Navy -
3. Medical Establishments arid Services
-
4. Civilians employed on Fleet Services
5. Educational Services
-
6. Scientific Services
-
7. Royal Naval Reserves -
-
8. Sec. 1. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Main-
-
8. Sec. 2. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Main-
-
8. Sec. 3. Shipbuilding, Repairs, Main-
tenance, &c.-Contract Work -
-
9. Naval Armaments
-
-
10. Works, Buildings, and Repairs, at Home
-
-

-
11. Miscellaneous Effective Services -
12. Admiralty Office -
-
-
13. Half Pay and Retired Pay -
-
-
14. Naval and Marine Pensions, Gratuities,
and Compassionate Allowances
-
15. Civil Superannuation, Compensation
-

Allowances, and Gratuities

and Abroad

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,000
1,000
1,000
1,00C
1,000
1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000
1,000

1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000

1,000

1,000

£16,000

Army Estimates, 1915-16.
56. That a sum not exceeding £15,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge
which will come in course of payment during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1916
for expenditure in respect of the Army Services,
viz. :-

£1,710,386

Class IV.
52. That a sum not exceeding £25,000 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come

-

2. Medical Establishment : Pay, &c.
3. Special Reserve
4. Territorial Forces
-
5. Establishments for Military Education
6. Quartering, Transport, and Remounts
7. Supplies and Clothing -
-
8. Ordnance Department Establishments
-

and General Stores -

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000

1,000

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9. Armaments, Aviation,

Stores

and Engineer

-

10. Works and Buildings
-
11. Miscellaneous Effective
12. War Office
13. Half Pay, Retired Pay,
effective Charges for
other
and
Charges for Men, &c.
15. Civil Superannuation,
and Gratuities -
- Ordnance Factories

14. Pensions

Services
-

-
and other Non-
Officers

-

Non - effective

Compensation,

1,000
1,000
1.000
1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000
1,000

£15,000

21st July.

217
of the Prisons in England, Wales, and the
Colonies, including a Grant in Aid of certain
Expenses connected with discharged Prisoners.

5. That a sum not exceeding £161,824 be Reformatory

granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come Britain.)
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Office of the Inspector of
Reformatories, and for
the maintenance of
Juvenile Offenders in Reformatory, Industrial,
and Day Industrial Schools, and in places of
detention under the Children Act, in Great
Britain.

sacnhdoIonlsduustrriaatl

e

Revenue Departments Estimates, 1915-16.
57. That a sum not exceeding £2,738,399 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for expenditure hi
respect of the Services included in the Estimates
for Revenue Departments, viz.:

1. Customs and Excise -
2. Inland Revenue
-

-
-

1,414,607
1,323,792

£2,738,399

The first fifty Resolutions were read a second

time, and postponed.

The subsequent Resolutions, being read a

second time, were agreed to.

Then the postponed Resolutions, being further

considered, were agreed to.

Supply
[17th June]
Report.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Supply of the 17th day of June last several
Resolutions ; which were read, as follow :

Home Office.

Board of
Control.

Police
(England ainV
Wales.)

Prisons
(England and
the Colonies.)

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.
Class II.
1. That a sum not exceeding £167,169 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Office of His Majesty's Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department and
subordinate Offices.

2. That a sum not exceeding £45,603 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries and
Expenses of the Board of Control (Lunacy and
Mental Deficiency), England.
Class III.
3. That a sum not exceeding £58,396 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries of
the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners
of the Metropolitan Police, and of the Receiver
for the Metropolitan Police District, the Con-
tribution towards the Expenses of the Metro-
politan Police, the Salaries and Expenses of
the Inspectors of Constabulary, and Expenses
in connection with Special Constables and the
Police Reserve.

4. That a sum not exceeding £357,990 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Expenses

VOL. 170.

6. That a sum not exceeding £29,120 be Criminal
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Lunatic
Asylums
necessary to defray the charge which will come (England.)
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the maintenance
of Criminal Lunatics in the Criminal Lunatic
Asylums at Broadmoor and Rampton.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Supply
et.
[ 12th
por

of Supply of the 12th day of this instant July R
several Resolutions ; which were
follow :

read,

as

July]

Civil Services and Revenue Departments
Estimates, 1915-16.

Class VII.
1. That a sum not exceeding £568,275 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
and Expenses of the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee (including sundry Grants in
Aid).

2. That a sum not exceeding £3,300,356 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
and Expenses of
the Insurance Commission
(England), and for Contributions and Grants in
respect of the cost of Benefits and Expenses of
Administration under Part I. of the National
Insurance Act, 1911, and under the National
Insurance Act, 1913 (including certain Grants
in Aid).

3. That a sum not exceeding £177,553 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
and Expenses of the Insurance Commission
(Wales), and for Contributions and Grants in
respect of the cost of Benefits and Expenses of
Administration under Part I. of the National
Insurance Act, 1911, and under the National
Insurance Act, 1913 (including certain Grants
in Aid).

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales.)

4. That a sum not exceeding £41 9,02 7 be National
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum Fill iesauirtahr,
necessary to defray the charge which will come commission
in course of payment during the year ending on (Scotland.)
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
and Expenses of
the Insurance Commission
(Scotland), and for Contributions and Grants in
respect of the cost of Benefits and Expenses of
Administration under Part I. of the National
Insurance Act, 1911, and under the National
Insurance Act, 1913 (including certain Grants
in Aid).

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National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland.)

National
Insurance
Audit
Department.

5. That a sum not exceeding 1228,090 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
and Expenses of the Insurance Commission
(Ireland), and for Contributions and Grants in
respect of the cost of Benefits and Expenses of
Administration under Part I. of the National
Insurance Act, 1911, and under the National
Insurance Act, 1913 (including certain Grants
in Aid).

6. That a sum not exceeding £57,700 be
granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum
necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on
the 31st day of March 1916 for the Salaries
and Expenses of the Audit Staff under the
National Insurance Act, 1911.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Suppy
l
[20th
Report.

July]

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
the 20th day of
of Supply of
this instant
July a Resolution ; which was
read, as fol-
loweth

Supple-
mentary Vote
of Credit,
1915-16.

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16.
That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
be granted to His Majesty,
£150,000,000
beyond the ordinary Grants of Parliament,
towards defraying the Expenses which may be
incurred during the year ending the 31st day
of March 1916 for general Navy and Army
Services in so far as specific provision is not
made therefor by Parliament ; for the conduct
of Naval and Military Operations ;
for all
measures which may be taken for the security
of the country ; for assisting the Food Supply,
and promoting the continuance of Trade, In-
dustry, Business, and Communications, whether
by means of insurance or indemnity against risk,
the financing of the purchase and resale of
Foodstuffs and materials, or otherwise ;
for
relief of Distress ; and generally for all Ex-
in the
penses, beyond
ordinary Grants of Parliament, arising out of
the existence of a state of War.

those provided for

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Ways and
Means
[20th July]
Report.

Consolidated
Fund
(Appropria-
tion.)

Consolidated
Fund
(Appropria-
tion) Bill.

Bill 136.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means of the 20th day of this
instant July a Resolution ; which was read, as
followeth

That, towards making good the Supply granted
to His Majesty for the Service of the year ending
on the 31st clay of March 1916, the sum of
£183,752,254 be granted out of the Consolidated
Fund of the United Kingdom.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolution: And that the Chairman of
Ways and Means, Mr. Chancellor of
the
Exchequer, and Mr. Montagu do prepare and
bring it in.

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented a Bill to
apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund
to the Service of the year ending on the thirty-
first day of March, one thousand nine hundred
and sixteen, and to appropriate the Supplies
granted in this Session of Parliament And the
same was read the first time, and ordered to be
read a second time to-morrow; and to be printed.

Mr. Brace reported from the Committee on Police
Police Magistrates (Superannuation) [Allow Magistrates
antes]
followeth :

a Resolution ; which was read,

annuatper-ion)
[Allowances.]

as (

Su

_

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of the Consolidated Fund and of moneys
of Superannuation
provided by Parliament,
Allowances to Metropolitan Police Magistrates,
the Dublin Divisional Justices, and the Stipen-
diary Magistrates for Chatham and Sheerness,
and to amend the Law in respect thereof.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the Police
said Resolution: And that Secretary Sir John Magistrates
Simon, Mr. Montagu, and Mr. Brace do prepare
ation.)
and bring it in.

(Snnuuper-
a

Secretary Sir John Simon accordingly pre-
sented a Bill to amend the Law with respect
to the Superannuation Allowances payable to
the Metropolitan Police Magistrates the Dublin
Divisional Justices, and the Stipendiary Magis-
trates for Chatham and Sheerness : And the
time, and ordered to
same was read the first
be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

Police
Magistrates
(Super-
annuation)

Bill 137.

The Naval Discipline (No. 2) Bill was,

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
( Mr. Walter Rea.)

Naval
Discipline
(No. 2) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Execution of

into a Committee on the Execution of Trusts Facilities)
(War Facilities) Amendment Bill.
Amendment
Bill.
(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Clauses No. 3 and No. 4 amended, and agreed

to.

Clauses No. 5 and No. 6 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Courts (Emergency
Powers) Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Provisions as to mortgagees in

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

possession).

Motion made, and Question proposed, That

the Clause stand part of the Bill :

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Sir Frederick Banbury), put, and
agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had made Progress in the Bill ; and that he was
directed to move, That the Committee may
have leave to sit again.

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219

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Special Acts
(Extension
of Time) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Special Acts (Extension
of Time) Bill ;

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of W ays and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Customs
(War Powers)
(No. 2) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Customs (War Powers)
(No. 2) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Price of Coal
(Limitation)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Price of Coal (Limitation)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Grouse
(Close Time)
(Scotland)
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 19th day of this instant July, That the
Grouse (Close Time) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]
be now read a second time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put : It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
twenty-six minutes
before Eleven of the clock, adjourned
till to-morrow.

till

VOL. 170.

[No. 86.]

Thursday, 22nd July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House, pursuant to the Order of the Dewsbury
House of the 20th day of this instant July, Corporation

proceeded to take into consideration the Amend- Bill.
ments made by the Lords to the Dewsbury
Corporation Bill ; and the same were twice read,
and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 20th day of this instant July,
proceeded to take into consideration the Amend-
ments made by the Lords to the Metropolitan
Water Board Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Water Board
Bill

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Local

take into consideration the Amendment made Government
by the Lords to the Local Government (Ireland) (=`.12a1
Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill ; and the same orders
was twice read, and agreed to.

(No. 1) Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendment made by their
Lordships.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Locai

take into consideration the Amendment made Government
by the Lords to the Local Government Pro- oP
rrveirssionai
visional Orders (No. 6) Bill ; and the same was (No. 6) Bill.
twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their
Lordships.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Electric Lighting Provisional
Orders (No. 4) Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 4) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Gas
take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Gas and Water Provisional orders
Orders (No. 1) Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

;1(01 nlaVla t e r

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Gas and Water

take into consideration the Amendments made Provisional
by the Lords to the Gas and Water Provisional (Nodve2s) Bill.
Orders (No. 2) Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

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Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Gas and Water The House, according to Order, proceeded to
Provisional
take into consideration the Amendments made
Orders
by the Lords to the Gas and Water Provisional
(No. 3) Bill.
Orders (No. 3) Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Land
Drainage
(Ouse)
Provisional
Order Bill.

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 1) Bill.

Pier and
Harbour
Provisional
Orders
(No. 2) Bill.

Prisoners
of War
(Miscel-
laneous,
No. 15, 1915.)

Shops Act,
1912.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Land Drainage (Ouse)
Provisional Order Bill ; and the same were
twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Pier and Harbour Pro-
visional Orders (No. 1) Bill ; and the same were
twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Pier and Harbour Pro-
visional Orders (No. 2) Bill ; and the same were
twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by
Copy of further
His Majesty's Command,
Correspondence with the United States Ambas-
of British
sador
Prisoners of War and Interned Civilians in
Germany.

treatment

respecting

the

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of the ;
undermentioned Local Authorities under
the I
Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

City of Exeter.
County of Brecon (Urban District of Bryn-

mawr).

County Borough of Bolton (two).
Urban District of Hebburn.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Irish Pig-

Command,Copy of Minutes of Evidence taken
before the Departmental Committee on the Irish
Pig-breeding Industry, with Appendices and Committee.)
Index.

y

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the Road Board.
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of No. 303.
Fifth Annual Report of proceedings of the
Road Board.

Copy of Abstract Account of Receipts into Road

and Payments out of the Road Improvement pInipdrovement
Fund in the year ended 31st March 1915 ;
together with the Report of the Comptroller and No. 304.
Auditor General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Runciman presented, pursuant

to the Unemploy.

directions of several Acts of Parliament, merit
Copy of the Unemployment Insurance (Calcula- Insurance.
tion of Interest) Regulations, 1915, made by No. 305.
the Board of Trade on 14th July 1915, in
pursuance of Section 91 of the National Insur-
ance Act, 1911.

Copy of Rule made by the Board of Trade, Assurance
on 7th July 1915, under the Assurance Com- Companies.
panies Act,
Assurance Companies.

relating to Deposits by

1909,

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Unemploy-
ment Insurance be printed.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's British Empire

Command, -Copy of Report of the Military
Court of Inquiry into matters connected with
the British Empire Committee.

Committee.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Accounts of Receipts and Expendi-
ture of the National Physical Laboratory, with
Balance Sheet for the year ending the 31st day
of March 1915.(Mr. Montagu.)

National
Physical
Laboratory.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the Trading with
the Enemy Amendment Bill, with an Amend-
to which the Lords desire the concurrence
ment ;
of this House.

The Lords have agreed to the Electric
Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill, with
to which the Lords desire the
Amendments ;
concurrence of this House.

The Lords have agreed to

the Lincoln
Corporation Bill, with Amendments ; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

Message from
the Lords.

Trading with
the Enemy
Amendment
BiU.

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.

Lincoln
Corporation

The Lords have agreed to the London County Loudon
Council (General Powers) Bill
(changed to CC (ouritm il
London County Council (Parks, &c.) Bill), (General
with Amendments ; to which the Lords desire Powers) Bill
the concurrence of this House.
hanged to

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Mr. Secretary Boner Law presented, by His
Copy of Colonial Re-

Majesty's Command,
port, No. 849 (Bahamas, Report for 1914-1.5).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Plymouth Corpora-
tion Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the South Staffordshire
Water Bill [Lords], without any Amendment.

(c
London
County
Council
(Parks, &c.)
Bill.)
Plymouth
Corporation
Bill [Lords.]

South
Staffordshire
Water Bill
[Lords.]

No. 86.] 6 GEO. V.
Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to amend the Law relating to Indictments
in criminal cases, and matters incidental or
similar thereto ; to which the Lords desire the
concurrence of this House.

22nd July.

221
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 8,
after the word " sold," to insert the words " for
delivery not earlier than the first day of July,
nineteen hundred and thirteen."(Sir John
Harmood-Banner.)

Trading with
the Enemy
Amendment
Bill.

Bill 141.

Ordered, That the Amendment made by the
Lords to the Trading with the Enemy Amend-
ment Bill be
to-
morrow ; and be printed.

consideration

taken into

Electric
Lighting
Provisional
Orders
(No. 3) Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Electric Lighting Provisional
Orders (No. 3) Bill be taken into consideration
to-morrow.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]
Bill 140.

The Indictments Bill [Lords] was read the
first time, and ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Standing
Orders.

No. 306.

Elections and
Registration
Bill.

Bill 138.

Business of
the House
(Friday
Sitting.)

Price of Coal
(Limitation)
Bill.

Ordered, That
amended, be printed.

the Standing Orders,

as

Mr. Long, supported by Mr. MKinnon Wood,
Mr. Birrell, and Mr. Attorney General, presented
a Bill to postpone Elections of Local Authorities
and other bodies and the preparation of the
Parliamentary and Local Government Registers,
and for purposes incidental thereto : And the
same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Resolved, That this House do sit to- morrow.

(The Prime Minister.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Price of Coal (Limita-
tion) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Limitation of price of coal at

the pit's mouth).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 5, after the
word " mouth," to insert the words " for house-
hold and domestic consumption, for railways,
gas, electric lighting, waterworks, and controlled
munition works, where dividends are limited
by Act of Parliament, and also for public
authorities. " ( Sir Joseph Walton.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5,
after the word " mouth," to insert the words
" of any mine the average output of which
exceeds five hundred tons per day."
(Mr.
Ronald

Question proposed, That those words he there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 6,
to leave out the word " coal," in order to insert
the words "mine from which the coal has been
won."( Sir Edwin Cornwall.)

Question proposed, That the word " coal"
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 7,
to leave out from the word " exceeding " to the
word " in," in 1. 11, in order to insert the words
" the average prices realised by rail,
inland
water, or laud sale, respectively, for coal of the
same description at the pit's mouth at the same
coal mine."(Sir Arthur Markham.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 8,
after the word " quantities," to insert the words
" (or as near thereto as, having regard to the
custom of the trade, may be practicable)."
(Sir Edwin Cornwall.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 8,
to leave out the words " under similar conditions."
(Sir Edwin Cornwall.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 14,
to leave out the word " four," in order to insert
the word "three. " (Mr. Anderson.)

Question put, That the word " four " stand

part of the Clause.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the I Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

Noes,

Tellers for the j Mr. Anderson,

1 Mr. Pratt:

Lord Edmund Talbot:

} 77.

} 33.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 19,
after the word "increased," to insert the words
" or decreased."--(Mr. Anderson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 22,

at the end, to insert the words--

" (3) In every contract for the sale of coal
at the pit's mouth under which such coal has
been sold but not delivered at the time of the
passing of this Act it shall be an implied term
that the price of such coal shall not exceed the
lawful price as determined by this Act, and any
disputes arising therefrom shall be submitted to
the Board of Trade for determination in accord-
ance with the Board of Trade Arbitrations, &c.
Act, 1874." (Mr. Goldstone.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 2,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
a person shall not be liable to a fine under this
provision if he shows that he had reasonable
grounds to believe that he was not committing
an offence."(Mr. Samuel Roberts.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Chair-
man left the Chair to make his Report to the
House.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Consolidated

Second Reading of the Consolidated
(Appropriation)bBill

Fund Fund

(Appropria-
tion) Bill.

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word "in," in 1. 8, stand part of the
Clause, put, and agreed to.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time ;

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22n d 23rd July.

1915.
Corporation Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

No. 8

222

And the House having continued to sit till

after Twelve of the clock on Friday morning ;

Friday, 23rd July 1915 :

And the Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :The Bill was accordingly read a second
time, and committed to a Committee of the whole
House for this day-.

Police
Magistrates
(Super-
annuation)
Bill.

The Police Magistrates (Superannuation) Bill

was, according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a

Committee of the whole House for this day.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Cotton
Associations
(Emergency
Action) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Cotton Associations
(Emergency Action) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Naval
Discipline
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Naval Discipline (No. 2)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, this day,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Scottish
Universities
(Emergency
Powers) Bill
[Lords.]

Grouse
(Close Time)
(Scotland)
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Scottish Universities
(Emergency Powers) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 19th day of this instant July, That
the Grouse (Close Time) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]
be now read a second time;

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

And it being after half-past Eleven of
the clock on Thursday evening, Mr.
Speaker adjourned the House without
Question put, pursuant to the Standing
Order, it being then eight minutes after
Twelve of the clock on Friday morning,
till this clay.

[No. 87.]

Friday, 23rd July 1915.

Lincoln
Corporation
Bill.

The House met at Twelve of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 20th day of this instant July,
proceeded to take into consideration the Amend-
ments made by the Lords to the Lincoln

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House, pursuant to the Order of

the London
House of the 20th day of this instant July, co tieontl
proceeded to take into consideration the Amend- (parka, &c.)
ments made by the Lords to the London County Bill
Council (Parks, &c.) Bill (changed from London (changed from
County Council (General Powers) Bill) ; and Coohunty
the same were twice read, and agreed to.
Council
Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to (0

i,

the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Electric

take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Electric Lighting Pro-
visional Orders (No. 3) Bill ; and the same were (No. 3) Bill.
twice read, and agreed to.

on a

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com- Criminal and

mand,Copy of Criminal and Judicial Statistics SJIti detiiiacs intaidel
of Ireland for the year 1914. Part II. Civil (
Statistics.

Copy of Return of Advances made by the I
Irish Land Commission under the Irish Land C
Purchase Acts during the month of December
1914.

risk Land
emmission.

Copy of the Report of

the Intermediate
Education Board for Ireland for the year 1914.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Education
(Ireland.)

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, by His Board o f
Majesty's Command, Copy of Scheme for the Education.
organisation and development of Scientific and
Industrial Research.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented,Return to an Order
dated the 22nd day of this instant July, for
a Return relative to the National Physical
Laboratory.

ytNational
enaall
PNial

La

ratory.
b
1\0. 307.

Return to an Order, dated the 29th day of Imperial

June last, for a Return relative to Imperial
Revenue (Collection and Expenditure) (Great and
Britain and Ireland).

Expenditure)
(Great Britain
and Ireland.)
No. 308.
Return to an Order, dated the 1st day of this Revenue andd
instant July, for Returns relative to Revenue Expenditure
and Expenditure (England, Scotland, and Ire-
land).

0(1) 11: larCid
Ireland.)

d

No. 309.
Pacifie90Clable

310.

m

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Account Act,
showing the money issued from the Consolidated No.
Fund under the provisions of the Pacific Cable
Act, 1901, and of the money received, expended,
and borrowed, and Securities created under the
Pacific Cable Act, 1901, to the 31st March 1915,
together with a Copy of the Report of the
Chairman of the Pacific Cable Board.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

No. 87.1

Pauperism
(England and
Wales.)

(3 GEO. V.
Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Statement of the number of Paupers
relieved on the 1st day of January 1915 (in
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 278
of Session 1914-15).--(Mr. Hayes Fisher.)

23rd July.

Business of
the House
(Friday
Sitting.)

Ordered, That Government Business he not
interrupted this day at Five or half an hour
after Five of the clock, and may be entered
upon at any hour though opposed.(Mr. Long.)

Consolidated
Fund
(Appropria-
tion) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Consolidated Fund
(Appropriation) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 7 agreed to.
Schedules A, B, C agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to
report the same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

Elections and
Registration
Bill.

The Elections and Registration Bill was,

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday next.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Price of Coal
(Limitation)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Price of Coal (Limita-
tion) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Limitation of price of coal at

the pit's mouth).

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 2, at
the end, to insert the words " Provided that a
person shall not be liable to a fine under this
provision if he shows that he had reasonable
grounds to believe that he was not committing
an offence."(Mr. Samuel Roberts.)

Question again proposed, That those words be

there inserted':

Question put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 5,
after the word "railway," to insert the words
" canal, inland waterway."(Sir Arthur Mark-
ham.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 9,

at the end, to add the words.

" (5) It is hereby declared that nothing in
this section shall affect the rights or obligations
of any person under any contract or agreement
for the sale of coal except, in cases where the
sale is
as
respects so much of the price as exceeds the
maximum price which could have been charged
for the coal if there had been no contravention
of this section."(Mr. Samuel Roberts.)

in contravention of

section,

this

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 9,
at the end, to add the words
Provided that
nothing in this section shall prejudice any owner
of coal at the pit's mouth in the sale of coal
by him elsewhere than at the pit's mouth as

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223
a merchant in competition with other coal
merchants."( Sir Clifford Cory.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Decisions of questions by the

Board of Trade).

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 33, after the
word " export," to insert the words " other than
for the use and purposes of the allies of Great
Britain and Ireland in the present war."(Sir
Arthur Markham.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another. Amendment proposed; in p. 2, I. 34,
to leave out the words " or to any sale of coal
to be used on any ship."--(Mr. -Peto.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 35,
to leave out the words "the sale of."(Sir John
Harmood-Banner.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 36,
after the word "contract," to insert the words
"or agreement." (Sir John Harmood-Banner.),
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 37,

at the end, to insert the words

" (3) This Act shall not apply to Ireland."

(Mr. John O'Connor.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, after the word " to," to insert the words
"coal raised in."(Mr. Maurice Healy.)

Question, That those words be there inserted
in the proposed Amendment, put, and negatived.
Another Amendment proposed to the proposed
Amendment, at the end, to add the words " or
Kent."(Mr. Ronald M'Neill.)

Question, That those words be added to the

proposed Amendment, put, and negatived.
Original Question put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 40,
after the word " Act," to insert the words " shall
come into operation on the first day of August,
nineteen hundred and fifteen,
(Mr.
Laurence Hardy.)

and."

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
A Clause (Limitation of charge for waggon
hire)(Sir Edwin Cornwall)brought up, and
read the first and second time.

Amendment proposed to the proposed Clause,
in 1. 4, to leave out the words "by more than
fifty per cent."(Sir Arthur Markham.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the proposed Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause added to the Bill.
Another Clause (Limitation of retail price of
coal in London)(Mr. Dickinson)brought up,
and read the first time.

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23 rd-26 th July.

1915.

[No. 88.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next ; and be printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Police Magistrates
(Superannuation) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him
to report the same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Naval Discipline (No. 2)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Bill 142.

Police
Magistrates
(Super-
annuation)
Bill.

Naval
Discipline
(No. 2) Bill.

Cotton
Associations
(Emergency
Action) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Cotton Associations
(Emergency Action) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Trading with
the Enemy
Amendment
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Amendment made by the
Lords to the Trading with the Enemy Amend-
ment Bill ;

Ordered, That the said Amendment be taken

into consideration upon Monday next.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Scottish
Universities
(Emergency
Powers) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Scottish Universities
(Emergency Powers) Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Welsh Church
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till thirteen minutes after
Six of the clock, adjourned till Monday
next.

[No. 88.]

Monday, 26th July 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Runciman presented,

Return to an Gas

Order, dated the 14th day of July in Undertakings.
the last Session of Parliament, for a Return No. 311.
relating to all authorised Gas Undertakings in
the United Kingdom, other than those belonging
to Local Authorities, for the year ended the 31st
day of December 1913 (in continuation of
Parliamentary Paper, No. 137 of Session 1914).

Return to an Order, dated the 14th day of Gas

July in the last Session of Parliament, for a Undertakings
Return relating to all authorised Gas Tinder- (Autho
takings in the United Kingdom belonging to No. 312.
Local Authorities, for the year ended the 31st
day of March 1914 (in continuation of Parlia-
mentary Paper, No. 138 of Session 1914).

Mr. Runciman also presented, pursuant to the Bankruptcy.
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy No. 313.
of Thirty-second General Annual Report by
the Board of Trade under Section 131 of the
Bankruptcy Act, 1883.

Copy of Returns relating to Pilotage in the Pilotage.

United Kingdom, for the year 1913.

No. 314.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

0.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc- Savings Banks
tions of an Act of Parliament, Account, for and Friendly
the year ended 31st December 1914, showing Societies.
loo. 31
the interest accrued in respect of the securities
standing in the names of the Commissioners for
the Reduction of the National Debt to the
credit of the Post Office Savings Banks Fund,
the interest paid and credited to Depositors in
pursuance of the Acts relating to Post Office
Savings Banks, and the expenses incurred in
the execution of those Acts :--Account, for
the year ended 20th November 1914, showing
the interest accrued in respect of the securities
standing in the names of the Commissioners
for the Reduction of the National Debt to the
credit of the Fund for the Banks for Savings,
and the interest paid and credited to trustees
of Savings Banks :--Account, for the year
ended 20th November
showing the
interest accrued in respect of the securities
standing in the names of the Commissioners for
the National Debt to the
the Reduction of
credit of the Fund for Friendly Societies, and
the interest paid and credited to the trustees of
Friendly Societies.

1914,

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to the Universities
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of pct 1899)
University Court Ordinance, No. 48 (Edinburgh, (ordinance.)
No. 16) (Institution of a Degree in the Theory, No. 316.
History, and Practice of Education, and relative
Regulations), of the Commissioners under the
Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His Coal Mining
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the organisation
(Departmnt
Departmental Committee appointed by the Committeeeal
.)
Secretary of State for the Home Department
to inquire into the conditions prevailing in the

26th July.

225
; of such Courts in the year 1914 (in continuation
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 402 of Session
1914).(Mr. Brace.)

No. 88.] 6 GEO. V.

Shops Act,
1912.

United
Kingdom
(Trade,
Commerce.
and Condition
of People.)

Coal Mining Industry due to the War. Part II.
Minutes of Evidence and Index.

Secretary Sir John Simon also presented,
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par lia-
ment,Copies of Orders made by the Councils
of the undermentioned Local Authorities under
the Shops Act, 1912. and confirmed by the
Secretary of State for the Home Department:
County of Leicester (Urban District of

Coalville).

County of Cardigan (Town of Tregaron).
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return for the United Kingdom, for each of the
years 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1906,
1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, and
1914, showing the following particulars, so far as
available :(1) Population (millions) ; (2) Death
Rate per thousand ; (3) Birth Rate per thousand ;
(4) Paupers, Total average Number, Indoor and
Outdoor ; (5) Number of Paupers per 10,000 of
the Population ; (6) Total Cost of Poor Relief ;
(7) Net Passenger Movement outwards to places
(8) Average Gazette Price
out of Europe ;
per quarter of Wheat, Barley, and Oats ;
(9)
Average Price of Beef at the Metropolitan
Cattle Market ; (10) Total Value of the Imports
of Grain, Corn, and Flour; (11) Total Value of
the Imports of Meat, alive and dead ;
(12)
Total Value of the Imports of Food and Drink
(exclusive of Tobacco) ; (13) Total Value of the
Imports of Food and Drink (exclusive of To-
bacco) from British Colonies and Possessions ;
(14) Total Value of the Imports of Food and
Drink (exclusive
of Tobacco) per head of
(15) Total Quantity of FIome-
Population ;
grown and Imported Wheat and Wheat-flour
retained for Home Consumption ; (16) Consump-
tion of Wheat and Wheat-flour per head of
Population ; (17) Value of Fish of British taking
landed on the Coasts of the United Kingdom ;
(18) Net Imports of Merchandise (deducting
Re-exports), Total Value and Value per head of
Population ; (19) Exports of the Produce and
Manufactures of the United Kingdom, Total
Value and Value per head of Population ; (20)
Imports of Bullion and Specie
(211 Exports of
Bullion and Specie ; (22) Income Tax, yield of
each penny ; (23) Gross Income brought under
Income Tax ; (24) Amount standing to credit of
Depositors in Post Office and Trustee Savings
Banks ; (25) Consumption of Pig Iron per head
of Population ; (26) Total Registered Tonnage
of British Shipping ; (27) Tonnage of British
Shipping entered and cleared in the Foreign
Trade at Ports in the United Kingdom (28)
Tonnage of Foreign Shipping entered and cleared
in the Foreign Trade at Ports in the United
Kingdom ; and (29) Total Clearings at the
London Bankers' Clearing House (in continua-
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 375 of Session
1914).(Sir Walter Essex.)

Ccunty Courts
(Plaints and
Sittings.)

Resolved, That an humble Address be pre-
sented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously
pleased to give directions that there be laid
before this House Returns from every County
Court in England and Wales of the total number
of Plaints, &c. entered in each Court from the
1st day of January to the 31st day of December
1914, both days inclusive, distinguishing those
not exceeding £20, those above £20 and not
exceeding £50, those above £50 and not ex-
ceeding £100, and those by agreement over
£100 ; and of the Sittings of the County Courts
in England and Wales holden before the Judges

VoL. 170.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

the

dsesLsaogref m

The Lords have agreed to the Expiring Laws Expiring Laws

Continuance Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Milk and
Dairies (Consolidation) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Local Govern-
ment Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the London County
Council (Money) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Isle of Man

(Customs) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Public Works

Loans Bill, without any Amendment.

Continuance
Bill.
Milk and
Dairies
(Consolida-
tion) Bill.
Local
Government
Provisicnal
Orders
(No. 5) Bill.
London
County
Council
(Money) Bill.
Isle of Man
(Customs)
Bill.
Public Works
Loans Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Welsh Church (Post-
ponement) Bill [Lords] ;

Welsh Church.
(Postpone-
ment) Bill
[Lords.]

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn.

Consolidated
Fund
(Appropria-
tion) Bill.
Mr. Speaker's
Certificate.

Elections and
Registration

The Consolida ted Fund (Appropriation) Bill
was, according to Order, read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :
I hereby certify that

this Bill is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,

Speaker).

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Elections and Registra-
tion Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Postponement of local elec-

tions).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1,

1. 8, to leave
out the word " existing," in order to insert the
word "retiring. " (Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That the word " existing "
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 9,
after the word " year," to insert the words " In
the year nineteen hundred and sixteen the day
of election of a chairman of a county council
shall be the day of the first ordinary quarterly
meeting of that council after the eighth day of
March in that year ; and nothing in any Act of
Parliament shall require the council to hold a
meeting for the election of the chairman or of
aldermen apart from other county business."-
(Sir William Ryland Adkins.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 13,

to leave out subsection (2).(Mr. Dickinson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the end of 1. 13, stand part of the Clause,
put, and agreed to.

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26th July.

1915.

[No. 88.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 16,
to leave out from the word " until" to the word
" instead," in 1. 17, in order to insert the words
" the first day of November, nineteen hundred
and sixteen."(Mr. Pringle.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 21,
at the end, to insert the words " provided that
no person so chosen shall hold office beyond
the next succeeding election of councillors or
guardians."( Mr. Dickinson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 22,
to leave out subsection (3).(Mr. Jonathan
Samuel.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " if," in 1. 22, stand
part of the Clause :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Postponement of registration).
Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 36,
to leave out the words " thirty-first day of July,"
in order to insert the words " third day of
August."(Mr. Ellis Griffith.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 37,
to leave out from the word " effect " to the end
of subsection (1).(Mr. Rawlinson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 40,
after the word " annulled," to insert the words

or suspended."( Sir George Toulmin.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 41,
to leave out from the word " that " to the end of
the subsection, in order to insert the words
" overseers or any other officer or person shall be
entitled to receive remuneration in respect of
work done before the first day of August under
the Acts relating to the registration of electors
the preparation of the
for
registers in the present year."(Sir James
Dougherty.)

the purposes

of

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " done," in p. 3, 1. 1,
stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Application to Scotland and

Ireland).

Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 16, after the
word " bailie," to insert the words " lord provost,
provost, or."(Mr. llogge.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 4 agreed to.
A Clause (Saving for the city of London)
brought up, and read the first and second time,
and added to the Bill.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

And an Amendment was made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Price of Coal
into consideration the Price of Coal (Limitation) (Limitation)
Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

Bill.

l

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Naval
into a Committee on the Naval Discipline (No. 2) DNo.iscipline.
Bill.

(

2) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Amendment of s. 90 of Naval

Discipline Act).

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, L 16, to leave
out the words " section ninety of."(Mr. Peto.)
Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Clauses No. 4 to No. 6 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Police Magistrates (Superannuation) Police
Bill was, according to Order, read the third Magistrates
(Super-
time and passed.
animation)
Bill.
Mr. Speaker's
Certificate.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :

I hereby certify that this Bill

is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,

Speaker).

The Order of the day being read, for taking Trading with

into consideration the Amendment made by the the Enemy
Lords to the Trading with the Enemy Amend- ilmiendment
ment Bill ;

Ordered, That the said Amendment be taken

into consideration to-morrow.

The

Scottish Universities

(Emergency Scottish

Powers) Bill [Lords] was, according to Order, Universities
(Emergency
read a second time.
Powers) Bill

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a (Lords.]

Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Mr. Waite/ Rea.)

No. 88.] 6 GEO. V.
Cotton
Associations
(Emergency)
Action) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Cotton Associations
(Emergency Action) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And it being half an hour after Eleven of
the clock, Mr. Deputy Speaker adjourned
the House without Question put, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day
of February last, till to-morrow.

[No. 89.]

Tuesday, 27th July 1915.

26th-27th July.

227
the total grants paid to the above two
(iii)
categories of schools during the last financial
year (a) under the code ; (b) under the regula-
tions for grants to schools ; and (c) under
Section 17 of the Education (Scotland) Act,
1908.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His Treaty Series
Copy of Convention (No. 5,1915.)

Majesty's Command,
between the United Kingdom and the Nether-
lands, renewing for a further period of five years
the Arbitration Convention of 15th February
1905. Signed at London, 25th March 1915.
Ratifications exchanged at London, 12th July

Copy of Convention additional to the Treaty Treaty Series
of Friendship, Commerce, and Reciprocal Estab- (No. 6, 1915.)
lishment between the United Kingdom and
Switzerland of 6th September 1855. Signed at
London,
Ratifications
exchanged at London, 12th July 1915.

30th March

1914.

Copy of Treaty of Commerce and Navigation Treaty Series
between the United Kingdom and Honduras. (No. 7, 1915.)
Signed at Guatemala, 5th May 1910. Ratifica-
tions exchanged at Guatemala, 21st June 1915.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented,Return County Courts

to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 26th ( Plaints and
day of this instant July, for Returns relative to sittings')
County Courts (Plaints and Sittings).

o. 319.

N

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Education
Board
Provisional
Orders
Confirmation
(London)
Bill [ Lords.]

Local
Government
Board
(Ireland.)

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That in the case of the Educa-
tion Board Provisional Orders Confirmation
(London) Bill [Lords] Standing Order 211 be
suspended, and that the Committee on unopposed
Bills have leave to consider the Bill this day.
(The Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Mr. Runciman presented,---Return to an Order, United
dated the 26th day of this instant July, for a Kingdom
Return relative to United Kingdom (Trade, (Trade
Commerce, and Condition of People).

Commerce.
and Condition
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the of People.)
No. 320.

r,

,

.

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of Annual Report of the
Local Government Board for Ireland for the
year ended 31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, pursuant to the munitions.

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Provisional Rules, dated 23rd July 1915, made
under Section 8 of the Munitions of War Act,
1915, by the Minister of Munitions as to Badges.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented,Return to an Order,
Trustee
Savings Banks. dated the 12th day of this instant July, for a

No. 317. Return relative to Trustee Savings Banks.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the
National
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Health
Insurance
Regulations, dated 15th July 1915, made by
(Joint
the National Health Insurance Joint Committee
Committee)
(Regulations.) and the Welsh Insurance Commissioners, acting
jointly, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Exempt Persons) Consolidated Regulations
(Wales), 1915.

No. 318.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Education
(S cotl and)
(Teachers'
Salaries.)

The Lord Advocate presented,Return to
an Order, dated the 18th day of June in the
last Session of Parliament, for a Return similar
to Part II. of the Paper [Cd. 5951] issued
by the Board of Education in 1911, but of
wider scope, and giving (i) tables showing the
salaries and ages of head and assistant masters
and mistresses (as in [Cd. 5951] ) in inter-
mediate and secondary schools in Scotland ;
(ii) similar tables relating to primary schools ;

VOL. 170.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's Army (Special

Pensions.)

Command,Copy of Return, for the year ended
31st March 1915, of Pensions specially granted
under Articles 777 and 1201 of the Pay War-
rant.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Board of
Command,Copy of Report of procefediRngeis)raet Agriculture
the Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting
sentatives of Authorities under the Sea Fisheries
Regulation Act, 1888.

and Fisheries.

Copy of Annual Report on the administra-
tion of the Grant for the encouragement and
the Live Stock Breeding
improvement of
Industry for the year ending 31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries_

Table.

Sir George Toulmin reported from the Select
Committee on Publications and Debates Reports ;
That they had considered the matters to them
GG 2

Publications
and Debates
Reports.

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1915. No. 89.

228
referred, and directed him to make a Report
thereof' to the House, together with the Minutes
of the Evidence taken before them, and an
Appendix.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Education Board
Provisional Orders Confirmation (Derbyshire,
Sze.) Bill [Lords] ; That they had considered
the said
the Orders therein contained; that
Orders ought to be confirmed ; and that they
had directed him to report the Bill, without
Amendment, to the House.

.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to- morrow.

No. 321.

Education
Board
Provisional
'Orders
Confirmation
(Derbyshire,
&c.) Bill
[LerdR.1
! Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

Education
Board
Provisional
Orders
Confirmation
(London)
Bill [Lords.]
[Provisional
Orders
confirmed.]

The Chairman of Ways and Means reported
from the Committee on the Education Board
Provisional Orders Confirmation (London) Bill
[Lords] ; That they had considered the Orders
therein contained ; that the said Orders ought
to be confirmed ; and that they had directed him
to report the Bill, without Amendment, to the
House.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Message from
the Lords.

Customs
(War Powers)
(No. 2) Bill,
Execution of
Trusts (War
Facilities)
Amendment
Bill.

Price of Coal
(Limitation)
Bill.

Mr, Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Customs (War
Powers) (No. 2) Bill, without any Amendment.
The Lords have agreed to the Execution of
Trusts (War Facilities) Amendment Bill, with-
out any Amendment.

The House, according to Order, proceeded
to take into consideration the Price of Coal
(Limitation) Bill, as amended in the Com-
mittee.

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill
(Sale of coal in small quantities).(Mr. Dickzn-
son.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the said Clause be read a second
time :It passed in the Negative.

Another Clause was offered to be added to
the Bill (Limitation of retail price of coal in
London).(Mr. Dickinson.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the said Clause be read a second
time :It passed in the Negative.

Then Amendments were made to the Bill.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 3, 1. 14, by inserting, after the
word " export," the words "other than coal sold
to the Admiralty or any other Government
department, or purchased by them on behalf of
the Governments of any country which is or
may be fighting in alliance with the United
Kingdom during the present war."(Sir Arthur
Mark/tam.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill : It passed in the
Negative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 3,
1. 18, by inserting at the
end thereof the words " Provided that where
any contract has been made on or after the first
day of April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, and
before the commencement of this Act, for the
sale of coal by the owner thereof at the pit's
month, coal delivered under that contract after
the expiration of the period fixed under this
provision, and shown to be excepted coal within
the meaning of this provision, shall, if the other
party to the contract within two months after
the commencement of this Act gives notice in
writing to that effect to the owner of the coal
at the pit's mouth, be deemed for the purposes
of this Act to be sold at the time of the delivery
thereof.

If in consequence of this provision the price
to be paid by any person to whom coal is
delivered is reduced by any amount, the price
to be paid by any person to whom the coal is
delivered in pursuance of any subsidiary contract
shall be reduced by an equivalent amount.

For the purpose of this provision excepted
coal' means coal supplied for domestic or house-
hold purposes to any person and coal supplied
for any purpose to any local authority, or to any
undertakers supplying gas, water, or electricity
in any locality in pursuance of authority given
by an Act of Parliament, or by an Order con-
firmed by, or having the effect of, an Act.

The period fixed under this provision shall
be a period of three months after the commence-
ment of this Act, but the owner of the coal at
the pit's mouth may apply to the Board of
Trade for an extension of that period, and the
Board of Trade may, if they are satisfied that
there are special reasons in the case in question
for such an extension, extend the period for such
time as they think just under the circumstances,
and the period as so extended shall in such a
case be the period fixed under this provision."
(Mr. Runciman.)

And the Question being proposed, That those

words be there inserted in the Bill ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the said proposed Amendment to the Bill, in
1. 5, by leaving out the words " and shown to be
excepted coal within the meaning of this pro-
vision."(Mr. Dickinson.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the said
proposed Amendment to the Bill :It was
resolved in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the said proposed Amendment to the Bill, in
1. 6, by leaving out the words " two months,"
and inserting the words " one month "(Mr.
Dundas White),instead thereof.

And the Question being proposed, That the
words " two months " stand part of the said
proposed Amendment
The
Amendment to the said proposed Amendment
to the Bill was, with leave of the House,
withdrawn.

to the Bill :

Then an Amendment was made to the said

proposed Amendment to the Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the said proposed Amendment to -the Bill,
in 1. 13, by inserting, after the word " amount,"
the words " and any purchaser under any such
subsidiary contract shall have the same right to
give notice to the owner of the coal at the pit's

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27th July.

229

mouth as the person who has made the original
contract with that owner ; and any person who
has sold the coal shall, if required, communicate
to the purchaser the name of the person from
whom the coal has been bought."
(Mr.
Runciman.)

And the Question being put, That those words
there inserted: -It was resolved in the

be
Affirmative.

And the Question being put, That the words
" Provided that where any contract has been
made on or after the first day of April, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, and before the commence-
ment of this Act, for the sale of coal by the
owner thereof at the pit's mouth, coal delivered
under that contract after the expiration of the
period fixed under this provision, and shown to
be excepted coal within the meaning of this
provision, shall, if the other party to the contract
within two months after the commencement of
this Act gives notice in writing to that effect
to the owner of the coal at the pit's mouth, be
deemed for the purposes of this Act to be sold
at the time of the delivery thereof.

If in consequence of this provision the price
to be paid by any person to whom coal is
delivered is reduced by any amount, the price
to be paid by any person to whom the coal is
delivered in pursuance of any subsidiary contract
shall be reduced by an equivalent amount ; and
any purchaser under any such subsidiary contract
shall have the same right to give notice to the
owner of the coal at the pit's mouth as the
person who has made the original contract with
that owner ; and any person who has sold the
if required, communicate to the
coal
purchaser the name of the person from whom
the coal has been bought.

shall,

For the purpose of this provision excepted
coal' means coal
supplied for domestic or
household purposes to any person and coal
supplied for any purpose to any local authority,
or to any undertakers supplying gas, water, or
electricity in any locality
in pursuance of
authority given by au Act of Parliament, or
by an Order confirmed by, or having the effect
of, an Act.

The period fixed under this provision shall be
a period of three months after the commencement
of this Act, but the owner of the coal at the
pit's mouth may apply to the Board of Trade
for an extension of that period, and the Board
of Trade may, if they are satisfied that there
are special reasons in the case in question for
such an extension, extend the period for such
time as they think just under the circumstances,
and the period as so extended shall in such a
case be the period fixed under this provision " be
there inserted in the Bill : -It was resolved in
the Affirmative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to
report the same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Scottish

into a Committee on the Scottish Universities
(Emergency Powers) Bill [Lords].
(In the Committee.)

Universities
(Emergency
Powers) Bill
[Lords.]

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him
to report the same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Trading with

take into consideration the Amendment made Bill.
by the Lords to the Trading with the Enemy
Amendment Bill ; and the same was twice read,
and agreed to.

Enemy
ment

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their
Lordships.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ; Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till seventeen minutes after
to-

tinued to sit
Eight of the clock, adjourned till
morrow.

Cotton
Associations
(Emergency
Action) Bill.

The Cotton Associations (Emergency Action)
Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately
resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Gulland.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.
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28th July.

1915.

[No. 90.

[No. 90.]
Wednesday, 28th July 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
T HE Order of the day being read, for taking

into consideration the London County
as

Council (Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended),
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Wednesday the 15th day of
September next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Wednesday the 15th day of
September next.

London
County
Council
(Celluloid,
&c.) Bill
(suspended,)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

Education
Board
Provisional
Orders
Confirmation
(Derbyshire,
&c.) Bill
[Lords.]

The Education Board Provisional Orders
[Lords]
Confirmation
was, according to Order, read the third time
and passed.

(Derbyshire, &c.) Bill

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

Education
Board
Provisional
Orders
Confirmation
(London)
Bill [Lords.]

The Education Board Provisional Orders Con-
firmation (London) Bill [Lords] was, according
to Order, read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

Education
(Scotland)
(Teachers'
Salaries.)

No. 322.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Ordered, That the Return relative to Educa-
tion (Scotland) (Teachers' Salaries), which was
presented upon the 27th day of this instant July,
be printed.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 850 (Gibraltar, Annual Report for 1914).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

East India
(Trade.)

Mr. Charles Roberts presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of Tables relating to the Trade
of British India with the British Empire and
Foreign Countries, 1909-10 to 1913-14.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Boy Labour
in the Post
Office.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented,

by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Fifth Report of
the Standing Committee on Boy Labour in the
Post Office.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Shops Act,
1912.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Orders made
by the undermentioned Local Authorities under
the Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the
Secretary of State for the Home Department :

Council of the County Palatine of Chester
(Urban District of Ellesmere Port and
Whitby).

Council of the County Borough of Sunder-
land (County Borough of Sunderland).
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc- Clergy

tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of ( West Indies.)
Return of amount payable on 5th January 1915 No. 323.
out of the Consolidated Fund for Ecclesiastical
Purposes in the West Indies.

Account of Receipts and Payments under County
the County Officers and Courts (Ireland) Act, Officers and
1877, during the year ended 31st March 1915.

(Ireland)
re and)
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Act, 1877.

Table ; and be printed.

No. 324.

Copy of Report of

Mr. Runcim an presented, by His Majesty's Shipping
formal Casualties

Command,
investigation into the circumstances attendin
the foundering, on 7th May 1915, of the British "Lusitania.")
Steamship " Lusitania," of Liverpool, after being
torpedoed off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland.

p e

a

Copy of Report of a formal investigation into Shipping
the circumstances attending the foundering, on Casualties
28th March, of the British Steamship " Falaba," V't:am"shitphe
of Liverpool, in or near latitude 51° 30' N., " Falaba.")
longitude 6° 36' W., whereby loss of lite ensued.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by Trade Reports

His Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic Annual
and Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5450 (
and 5451.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc- Destructive
Ines and
ctActs
Pessts

tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of
Order under the Destructive Insects and Pests 1877 and
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 175,
dated 19th July 1915, declaring an area de-
scribed in the Schedule thereto to be infected
with American Gooseberry Mildew an infected
area for the purposes of the American Goose-
berry Mildew (Infected Areas) Order of 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Gas

a Return relating to all authorised Gas Under- Undertakings.
takings in the United Kingdom, other than those
belonging to Local Authorities, for the year
ended the 31st day of December 1914 (in con-
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 311 of
Session 1914-15).(Mr. Pretyman.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Gas
a Return relatin, to all authorised Gas Under-
takinus in the United Kingdombelonging to Authorities.)
Local Authorities, for the year ended the 31st
day of March 1915 (in continuation of Parlia-
mentary Paper, No. 312 of Session 1914-15).
(Mr. Pretyman.)

(Local

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Experiments

to His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased An
to give directions that there be laid before this
House a Return showing the number of Experi-
ments on living Animals during the year 1914,
under licences granted under the Act 39 & 40 Viet.
c. 77, distinguishing the nature of the Experi-
ments (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper,
No. 370 of Session 1914).(Mr. Brace.)

on Living
imals.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Output of
a Return showing the estimated quantities of Coal in the
Coal raised in the United Kingdom in each of Kinte,eddo
the quarters ended the 31st day of March and
the 30th day of June 1915, compared with
particulars for the corresponding periods of 19]4.
(Mr. Runci man.)

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28th-29th July.

231

Treasury
Control of
Admiralty
and War
Department
Expenditure.

Business of
the House
(Adjourn-
ment)
(Autumn
Recess.)

Adjournment
of the House
(Autumn
Recess.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Treasury Minutes, dated the Rth day
of December 1914 and the 29th day of March
1915, relative to War Department Expenditure ;
and of Treasury Minute, dated the 29th day of
January 1915, relative to Admiralty and War
Department Contracts for Munitions of War.
( M r. Montagu.)

Ordered, That the proceedings on the Motion
for the Adjournment of the House for
the
Autumn Recess, if under discussion at Eleven of
the clock this night, be not interrupted under the
Standing Order (Sittings of the House).(The
Prime Minister.)

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That to-morrow Mr. Speaker, so soon
as he has reported the Royal Assent to the Bills
which have been agreed on by both Houses, do
adjourn the House, without Question put, till
Tuesday the 14th day of September next
(The Prime Minister) ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, in 1. 1, by leaving out from the
word " That" to the end of the Question, and
adding the words " having regard to the gravity
of the present crisis, it is undesirable that the
House should adjourn for a longer period than
four weeks "(Sir Henry Dalziel), instead
thereof.

stand part of

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out
the
Question :It was resolved in the Affirmative.
And the Main Question being again proposed :
And the House having continued to sit
till
after Twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ;
Thursday, 29th July 1915 :
And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That to-morrow Mr. Speaker, so soon
as he has reported the Royal Assent to the
Bills which have been agreed on by both Houses,
do adjourn the House, without Question put, till
Tuesday the 14th day of September next.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of

the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That

this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

Indictments
r Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Message from
the Lords.

Special Acts
(Ex! elision
of Time) Bill.

Consolidated
Fund (Appro-
priation) Bill.

Naval
Discipline
(No. 2) Bill.
Police
Magistrates
(Super-
annuation)
Bill.
Price of Coal
(Limitation)
Bill.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
ene of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the Special Acts
(Extension of Time) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Consolidated
Fund (Appropriation) Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Naval Discipline

(No. 2) Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Police Magis-
(Superannuation) Bill, without
any

trates
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Price of Coal

(Limitation) Bill, without any Amendment.

Void. 170.

The Lords have agreed to the Elections and Elections and

Registration Bill, with Amendments ;
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House. Ell

to which Registration

The Lords have agreed to the Cotton Associa- Cotton
tions (Emergency Action) Bill, with Amend- Associations
merits ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence (AEcrtia
of this House.

Elections and
Registration
Bill.

Bill 143.

Elections and
Registration
Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Elections and Registration Bill be
printed.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Elections and Registration Bill be
now taken into consideration.

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Cotton
Lords to the Cotton Associations (Emergency Associatio
(AroenT
Action) Bill be now taken into consideration.

ns

Bill.

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Mr. Montagu presented,Return to an Order,
dated the 28th day of this instant July, for a
Return relative to Treasury Control of Admiralty
and War Department Expenditure.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Treasury
Control of
Admiralty
and War
Department
Expenditure.
No. 325.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented,Return
to an Address to His Majesty, dated the 28th
day of this instant July, for a Return relative
to Experiments on Living Animals.

Experiments
on Living
Animals.

No. 326.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Runeiman presented,

Order, dated the 28th day of this instant July,
for a Return relative to Output of Coal in the
United Kingdom.

in the
Un
Kin_gdom.

No. 327.

Return to an Output of Coal
ited

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

And it being after half-past Eleven of
the clock on Wednesday evening, Mr.
Speaker adjourned the House without
Question put, pursuant to the Standing
Order, it being then twenty-five minutes
before Two of the clock on Thursday
morning, till this day.

[No. 91.]
Thursday, 29th July 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Order made upon the 28th day of this Clergy

instant July, That the Paper relative to (West Indies.)

Clergy (West Indies) be printed, was read and
discharged.

G G 4

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29th July.

[No. 91-

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

44.

45.

48.

49.

50.
51.

52.
53.
54.

55.
56.
57.
58.

1915.
Land Drainage (Raveningham) Provisional

Order Confirmation Act, 1915.

Local Government Board (Ireland) Pro-
1)

visional Orders Confirmation (No.
Act, 1915.

Local Government Board (Ireland) Pro-
2)

visional Orders Confirmation (No.
Act, 1915.

Local Government Board's Provisional
Orders Confirmation (No. 5) Act, 1915.
Local Government Board's Provisional
Orders Confirmation (No. 6) Act, 1915.
Local Government Board's Provisional
Orders Confirmation (No. 8) Act, 1915.
Local Government Board's Provisional
Orders Confirmation (No. 9) Act, 1915.
Gas and Water Orders Confirmation (No. 1)

Act, 1915.

Gas and Water Orders Confirmation (No. 2)

Act, 1915.

Gas and Water Orders Confirmation (No. 3;

Act, 1915.

Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation

Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation

(No. 1) Act, 1915.

(No. 2) Act, 1915.

Education Board Provisional Orders Con-
firmation (Derbyshire, &c.) Act, 1915.
Education Board Provisional Orders Con-

firmation (London) Act, 1915.

Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukin-
field Tramways and Electricity Board
Act, 1915.

Ashington Urban District Council Act,

1915.

46.
47.

South Shields Corporation Act, 1915.
Wolverhampton Corporation Water Act)

1915.

Barnoldswick Urban District Council

Water Act, 1915.

Nottingham Corporation (Trent Naviga-

tion Transfer) Act, 1915.

Southend Waterworks Act, 1915.
London Electric Railway Companies'

Facilities Act, 1915.

Plymouth Corporation Act, 1915.
South Staffordshire Waterworks Act, 1915.
Rhondda Urban District Council (Tram-

ways Extensions, &c.) Act, 1915.

Weardale and Consett Water Act, 1915.
Metropolitan Water Board Act, 1915.
Dewsbury Corporation Act, 1915.
London County Council (Money) Act,

1915.

59.

London County Council (Parks, &c.) Act,

1915.

60.
61.

Lincoln Corporation Act, 1915.
Massy's Divorce Act, 1915.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 28th (lay of
this instant July, adjourned the House
it being then
without Question put,
twenty-six minutes before Four of the
till Tuesday the 14th day of
clock,
September next.

Royal Assent.

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir
Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :

Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :-And having
returned

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at
the desire of the Lords authorised by virtue
of His Majesty's Commission, had been at the
House of Peers, where a Commission under the
Great Seal was read, giving, declaring, and
notifying the Royal Assent to the several Acts
therein mentioned ; and that the Lords thereby
authorised had declared the Royal Assent to
the said Acts, as follow :
1. Finance Act, 1915.
2. Appropriation Act, 1915.
3. Maintenance of Live Stock Act, 1915.
4. Government of India Act, 1915.
5. Notification of Births (Extension) Act,

1915.

6. Expiring Laws Continuance Act, 1915.
7. Milk and Dairies

(Consolidation) Act,

1915.

8. Isle of Man (Customs) Act, 1915.
9. Public Works Loans Act, 1915.
10. Customs (War Powers) (No. 2) Act, 1915.
11. Execution of Trusts (War Facilities)

Amendment Act, 1915.

12. Scottish Universities (Emergency Powers)

Act, 1915.

13. Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act,

1915.

14. Special Acts (Extension of Time) Act,

1915.

15. Elections and Registration Act, 1915.
16. Naval Discipline (No. 2) Act, 1915.
17. Police Magistrates (Superannuation) Act,

1915.

18. Price of Coal (Limitation) Act, 1915.
19. Cotton Associations (Emergency Action)

Act, 1915.

20. Port Glasgow Gas and Burgh Extension

Order Confirmation Act, 1915.

21. Glasgow Corporation

(Parks, Harbour
Tunnel, Gas, &c.) Order Confirmation
Act, 1915.
22. Dunfermline

and District
Tramways
(Extensions) Order Confirmation Act,
1915.

23. Provisional Order (Marriages) Confirma-

tion Act, 1915.

24. Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation

(No. 2) Act, 1915.

25. Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation

(No. 3) Act, 1915.

26. Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation

(No. 4) Act, 1915.

27. Electric Lighting Order Confirmation

28. Land Drainage Provisional Order Con-

(No. 5) Act, 1915.

firmation Act, 1915.

29. Land Drainage (Ouse) Provisional Order

Confirmation Act, 1915.

No. 92.] 6 GEO. V.

[No. 92.]

14th September.

233
the Railways of the United Kingdom during
the year 1914.

Tuesday, 14th September 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

following Papers, presented by His
THE
Majesty's Command during the Adjourn-
ment, were delivered to the Librarian of the
House of Commons, pursuant to Standing Order
No. 95.

Copies of Diplomatic and Consular Reports,

Annual Series, Nos. 5452 to 5460.

Copy of Agreement between the United
Kingdom and Russia for the reciprocal waiver
of Consular Fees on Certificates of Origin
relating to Exports. Petrograd, 3rd (16th) July
1915.

Copy of Returns of Shipping and Tonnage
passing through the Suez Canal in the years
1912,1913, and 1914.

Copies of Colonial Reports, Nos. 851 (Sierra
Leone, Annual Report for 1914), 8.52 (Grenada,
Report for 1914-15), 853 (Bermuda, Annual
Report for 1914).

Copy of Correspondence relating to the occu-
pation of German Samoa by an Expeditionary
Force from New Zealand.

Copy of Minutes of Evidence taken in the
Maritime Provinces of Canada in 1914 before
the Royal Commission on the Natural Resources,
Trade, and Legislation of certain portions of
His Majesty's Dominions.

Parliamentary
Papers
(Adjourn-
ment.)

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)
Treaty Series
(No. 8, 1915.)

Suez Canal
(Commercial,
No. 1, 1915.)

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

European
War.

Dominions
(Royal
Commission.)

Copy of Sixth Report of the Commissioners
Ancient
Monuments
appointed to inventory the Ancient and Histori-
an Wales and cal Monuments and Constructions of Wales and
M onm outh-
shire (Royal Monmouthshire, and to specify those which seem
Commission.) most worthy of preservation.

Copy of Eleventh Report of the Royal

Royal
Patriotic Fund Patriotic Fund Corporation, for the year 1914.
Corporation.
Copy of Seventieth Report of the Commis-
Charitable
Donations and sioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests
Bequests
(Ireland.)
Mines and
Quarries.

Copy of Annual Report for the year 1914, by
the Chief Inspector of Mines. Part I. Divi-
sional Statistics.

for Ireland, for the year 1914.

Mines and
Quarries.

Explosives.

Factory and
Workshop
(Industrial
Fatigue.)

Copies of Reports of His Majesty's Inspectors
of Mines to the Secretary of State for the Home
Department under the Coal Mines Acts, the
Metalliferous Mines Acts, and the Quarries Act,
1894, for the year 1914.

Copy of the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of
His Majesty's Inspectors of Explosives, for the
year 1914.

Copy of Interim Report on an investigation
of Industrial Fatigue by Physiological Methods,
by A. F. Stanley .Kent, M.A., D.sc. (Oxon.), the
Henry Overton Wills Professor of Physiology
in the University or Bristol.

Secretary of State for India.

Copy of Memorandum explanatory of East
East India
(Accounts and India Accounts and Estimates, 1915-16, by the
Estimates,
1935-16.)
Agriculture
(Scotland.)

Copy of Agricultural Statistics, 1914. Volume
III, Part II. Returns of Produce of Crops in
Scotland, with a Summary for
the United
Kingdom.

Local
Government
Board
(Scotland.)
Railway
Accidents.

Copy of Twentieth Annual Report of the

Local Government 13oard for Scotland, 1914.

Copy of General Report to the Board of
Trade upon the Accidents that have occurred on

VOL. 170.

Copy of Return relating to the Railways of Railway
Returns
the United Kingdom for the year 1914 (Pre- (Pre liminary
liminary Statement).
statement.)

Copy of Summary of Accidents and Casualties Railway
as reported to the Board of Trade by the several Accidents.
Railway Companies in the United Kingdom
during the three months ending 31st March
1915, together with Reports to the Board of
Trade by the Inspecting Officers upon certain
Accidents which were inquired into.

Copy of Returns of the Capital, Traffic
Receipts, and Working Expenditure of the
Railway Companies of the United. Kingdom
the year 1913, with a General Report
for
thereon and Summary Tables for a series of
years.

Copy of Report by the Board of Trade of
their proceedings under the Gas and Water
Works Facilities Act, 1870, during the Session
of 1914-15.

Railway
Returns.

0-as and Water
Orders.

Copy of Return of all Ships ordered by the
Board of Trade or its Officers, during the period
from 1st July 1914 to 30th June 1915, to be
provisionally detained as unsafe.

Merchant
Shipping Acts,
1891 to 1906
(Vessels
Detained.)

Copy of Report by the House Governor and Osborne.

Medical Superintendent at Osborne for the
year ending 31st March 1915.

Copy of Statistics of Public Education in Board of
Part

Financial Education.

II.

England and Wales.
Statistics, 1912-13.

Annual Report for 1914 of the Chief Medical

Officer of the Board of Education.

Board of
Education.

Copy of Statement of Grants available from Board of
the Board of Education in aid of Technological Education.
and Professional Work in Universities
England and Wales.

in

Copy of Report of the Departmental Com- Food

mittee on Food Production in Ireland.

Production in
ID.eclal

Copy of Report of the Irish Land Commis- Irish band
Commission.

sioners for the year ending 31st March 1915.

mental

Committee.)

Copy of Return under Section 7 of the Land Land Law
Law (Ireland) Act, 1887, of the number of (Irelan,d) Act,
Eviction Notices filed in the High Court of
( 14, victual
7
ies.)
Justice and County Courts in Ireland during
the quarter ended 30th June 1915.

18ot 8

Copy of Return of the number of Evictions Evictions
from Agricultural Holdings in Ireland which (Ireland.)
have come to the knowledge of the Constabu-
lary, and also of the number of Tenancies
determined, in the quarter ended 30th June
1915.

Copy of Abstracts showing the acreage under Agricultural

Crops and the numbers and descriptions of Live s,tatsti','",
Stock in each County and Province in Ireland ('re'all(")
for the year 1914-15.

Copy

of Forty - seventh Report of

the Pubic Records

the Public Records in (Ireland.)

Deputy Keeper of
Ireland.

Copy of Report and Tables relating to Irish Agricultural

Agricultural Labourers for the year 1914.

Copy of Fifty-seventh Report of the Board
of Superintendence of Dublin Hospitals, for the
year 1914-15.

Copy of Order, dated 17th August 1915, National
made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners, Health
insurance
entitled the National Health Insurance (Glas- commission
gow Boundaries Extension) Order, 1915.
(Scotland.)

Copy of Tenth Report of the Meteorological Meteorological

Committee to the Lords Commissioners of His

Committee,

Statistics
(Ireland)
(Agricultural
Labourers.)
Dublin
Hospitals.

14th September.

1915.

[No. 92.

234
Majesty's Treasury,
31st March 1915.

for

the

year

ending

Government
Chemist.

Copy of Report of the Government Chemist
upon the work of the Government Laboratory
the year ended 31st March 1915, with
for
Appendices.

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated 19th July

1915, relative to Currency Note Certificates.

Currency and
Bank Notes
Acts. 1914.
Copy of Reports of Decisions on Appeals
National
and Applications under Section 67 of the
Health
Insurance
National Insurance Act, 1911, and Section 27
Commission
of the National Insurance Act, 1913 (Part II.).
(England.)
Copy of Final Report of the Departmental
Swine Fever
(Departmental Committee appointed by the Board of Agricul-
Committee.)
tune and Fisheries to inquire into Swine Fever,
with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix.
Part IV. Final Report, Minutes of Evidence,
and Appendix.

Copy of Interim Report of the Departmental
Committee appointed by the Board of Agri
culture and Fisheries to consider the Production

Food
Production
(England and
Wales)
(Departmental of Food in England and Wales.
Committee.)
Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries.

Copy of Appendix to the Annual Report of
the Horticulture Branch of the Board of Agri-
culture and Fisheries for the year 1913-14.
Maps.

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries.

Copy of Annual Report of the Chief Veteri-
nary Officer of the Board of Agriculture and
Fisheries for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Navy and
Army Services,
Warlike
Operations,
and other
Expenditure
arising out
of the War,
1915-16
(Supple-
mentary
Vote of
Credit.)

No. 329.
Civil Services
(Supple-
mentary
Estimate,
19(5-16.)

No. 330.
lvar Charges.
No. 323.

Friendly
:Societies.

Superannua-
tion Act, 1887.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Supplementary Estimate of the
Command,
sum required to be voted for Navy and Army
Services, Warlike Operations, and other Ex-
penditure arising out of the War during the
year ending 31st March 1916.

Estimate of a further sum required to be voted
for the Civil Services for the year ending 31st
March 1916.

Mr. Montagu also presented,Return to an
Order, dated the 19th day of July last, for a
Return relative to War Charges.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Regulation, dated 27th August 1915, made
by the Treasury under the Friendly Societies
Act, 1896.

I

Copy of Treasury Minute under the Super-
annuation Act, 1887, dated 31st August 1915,
granting a retired allowance to Richard Percy
Armstrong, Officer, Liverpool, Customs and
Excise.

Copy of Table showing the sum for which an
Immediate
Life Annuities, immediate Life Annuity of £1 will be granted
under the provisions of the Government Annui-
ties Act, 1882.

Copy of Regulations, dated 11th August 1915,
National
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Health
insurance
Committee, acting jointly with the Insurance
tIoint
Commissioners, the Irish Insurance Commis-
Committee)
(Regulations.) sioners, the Scottish Insurance Commissioners,
Insurance Commissioners,
and
entitled the National Health Insurance (Exempt
Irish Migratory Labourers' Benefits) Regula-
tions, 1915.

the Welsh

No. 331,

Copy of Special Order, dated 14th July 1915, National

made by the National Health Insurance Joint Illealth
Committee and the Scottish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance Committee.)
(Employment under Local and Public Autho- No. 332.
rities) Exclusion Order (Scotland), 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table; and that the said Estimates, the said
Return, and the Papers relative to National
Health Insurance (Joint Committee) (Regula-
tions) and National Health Insurance (Joint
Committee) be printed.

Mr. Runciman presented, pursuant to the Unemploy-

directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy went
of the Unemployment Book (War) Regulations,
1915, made by the Board of Trade on 20th
August 1915, in pursuance of Section 91 of the
National Insurance Act, 1911.

Copy of Sixth Annual Report of the Port of Port of
London Authority, for the year ended 31st London
M arch 1915.

Authority.

No. 333.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to the Port
of London Authority be printed.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to Naval and
the directions of several Acts of Parliament, Marine Pay
Copies of Seven Orders in Council under the Aateidt Pmen65sions
Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865,
dated 28th July 1915, approving Memorials of
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

Copies of TwO Orders in Council under the
Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865,
dated 12th August 1915, approving Memorials
of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Copy of Order in Council under the Naval
and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, dated
20th August 1915, approving a Memorial of the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Copy of Order in Council under the Foreign
Jurisdiction Act, 1890, dated 28th July 1915,
entitled the Bahrein (Amendment) Order in
Council, 1915.

Foreign
Jurisdiction
Act, 1890.

Copies of Two Orders in Council under the
Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1890 and 1913,
dated 12th August 1915.

Foreign
Jurisdiction
Acts. 1890
and 1913.

Copy of Statute made by the University of
Universities of
Oxford and
Oxford, on 25th May 1915, under the Univer-
Cambridge
sities of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, and
Act, 1877
sealed on the same day, amending Statute IV., (Oxford.)
section 1, paragraph 3, clause 4 (c), of the No. 334.
Statutes of the University.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877 (Oxford), be printed.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, pursuant to the munitions.

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Rules for constituting and regulating Munitions
Tribunals in Ireland, made in pursuance of
Section 15 of the Munitions of War Act, 1915,
by the Lord Lieutenant as far as relates to
offences, and by the Minister of Munitions as
far as relates to other matters.

Copy of Rules for constituting and regulating Munitions.

Munitions Tribunals, made in pursuance of
Section 15 of the Munitions of War Act, 1915,
by the Secretary for Scotland as far as relates
to offences, and by the Minister of Munitions as
far as relates to other matters.

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14th

15th September.

235

Munitions.

Copy of Rules, dated 29th July 1915, made
under Section 8 of the Munitions of War Act,
1915, by the Minister of Munitions as to Badges.
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5461 to
5463.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, Supply

resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the
Supply to be granted to His Majesty.( Mr.
Gulland.)

Ordered, That the several Estimates presented
to this House this day be referred to the Com-
mittee of Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, Ways and

resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the 31eans.
Ways and Means for raising the Supply to be
granted to His Majesty.( Mr. Gulland.)

Post Office
(Foreign and
Colonial
Parcel Post.)

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
the Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post
of
Amendment (No. 72) Warrant, 1915, dated
11th August 1915.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Metropolitan
Water Board.

Mr. Lour! presented, pursuant to the directions
of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Twelfth
Annual Report of the Metropolitan Water
Board.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Education
(Scotland.)

Private
Legislation
Procedure
(Scotland)
Act, 1899.

No. 335.

Shops Act,
1912.

Shops Act,
1912.

Local
Taxation
(Scotland.)

No. 336.

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Minute of the
Committee of Council on Education in Scotland,
dated 19th August 1915, amending the Code of
Regulations for Continuation Classes, 1915.

The Lord Advocate also presented, pursuant
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Amending General Orders, dated
28th July 1915, for the regulation of proceed-
ings under and in pursuance of the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899.

Copy of Order by the Secretary for Scotland
under the Shops Act, 1912, dated 11th August
1915, with reference to certain classes of Shops
in the City of Aberdeen (excepting Woodside
Ward).

Copy of Order by the Secretary for Scotland
under the Shops Act, 1912, dated 24th August
1915, with reference to certain classes of Shops
in the Burgh of Port Glasgow.

Copy of the Annual Local Taxation Returns

(Scotland) for the year 1913-14.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to the
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
1899, and Local Taxation (Scotland) be printed.

The following Papers, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament, were laid
upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :

Copy of Statement of Receipts and Expendi-
ture of the Conservators of the River Medway
for the year ending 31st March 1915.

Copy of Rules of the Supreme Court, dated

12th August 1915.

Medway
Conservancy.

Supreme
Court (Rules.)

Copyright
(British
Museum) Act,
1915.

Copy of the British Museum (Delivery of
Books) Regulation, 191.5, made under the Copy-
right (British Museum) Act, 1915.

Naval and
Military
Services
(Pensions and
Grants.)

No. 328.

The Clerk of the House, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 24th day of November
1914, laid upon the Table,
Third Special
Report from the Select Committee on Naval
and Military Services (Pensions and Grants),
together with the proceedings of the Com-
mittee.

Ordered, That the Special Report be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the indictments
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ; Bill [Lods.]

Ordered, That the Bill he read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till nine minutes after Four
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 93.]

Wednesday, 15th September 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Order of the day being read, for taking
consideration the London County
Council (Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee ;

into

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Wednesday the 29th day of this
instant September.

London
County
Council
(Celluloid,
Sc.)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
the Glasgow Corporation
into consideration
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Wednesday the 29th day of this
instant September.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Un- unemploy-

employment Insurance, which was presented men(
upon the 14th day of this instant September, be
printed.

insurance.

No 337.

Mr. Tennant presented, pursuant

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Revised Rates for Billeting.

to the Army.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant Polling

to to the directions of an Act of Parliament, (Cou
(County of
Copy of Order made by the Council of the Durham.)

VoL. 170.

H H 2

236
County of Durham, constituting a new Polling
District
in the Parliamentary Division of
Houghton-le-Spring and assigning a Polling
Place thereto.

15th September.

1915.
Ordered, That the Special Report do lie upon

the Table ; and be printed.

Ordered, That the Minutes of the proceedings

of the Committee be printed.

[No. 93.

No. 342.

No. 342.

Irish Land
Commission.

Dublin
Metropolitan
Police.

Education
(Scotland.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Rirrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Advances made under the
Irish Land Purchase Acts during the month of
January 1915.

Copy of Statistical Tables of the Dublin

Metropolitan Police for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Regulations for
the Preliminary Education,
and
Certification of Teachers for various Grades of
Schools, 1915.

Training,

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
National
Insurance :Acts Command, Copy of Report of the Depart-
(Drug Tariff)
(Departmental mental Committee appointed to consider
the
Committee.) Drug Tariff; under the National
Insurance
Acts. Volume I., Report. Volume II., Minutes
of Evidence.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 338.

National
Health
insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 339.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 340.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Ireland)
(Regulations.)
No. 341.
Superannua-
tion Act, 1887.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the

several Acts of Parliament,

directions of
Copy of Regulations, dated 10th September
1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance
and Army) Regulations
(No. 1), 1915.

(Navy

Copy of Regulations, dated 6th September
1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Durham and Darlington Insurance
Committees) Regulations, 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 6th September
1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Combination
Insurance Com-
mittees) Regulations, 191.5.

of

Copy of Regulations, dated 7th September
1915, made by the Irish Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
( Navy and Army) Regulations (Ireland) (No. 1),
1915.

Copy of Treasury Minute under the Super-
annuation Act, 1887, dated 8th September 1915,
granting a retired allowance to Mr. George
Sanderson Hodson, His Majesty's Inspector of
Schools, Board of Education.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to National
Health Insurance Commission (England) Regu-
lations and National Health Insurance Com-
mission (Ireland) (Regulations) be printed.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, No. 5464.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Local
Legislation
Committee
{Special
Report.)

Mr. Middlebrook reported from the Local
Legislation Committee ; That they had con-
sidered the Bills referred to them, and directed
him to make a Special Report to the House.

The Order of the day

Committee of Supply ;

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker

being read, for the Supply
(Supple.
mentary Vote
do now leave the of Credit.)

Chair.

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)
Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16.
Resolved, That a Supplementary sum not
exceeding £250,000,000 be granted to His
Majesty, beyond the ordinary Grants of Parlia-
ment, towards defraying the Expenses which
may be incurred during the year ending the 31st
day of March 1916 for general Navy and Army
Services, in so far as specific provision is not
made therefor by Parliament ; for the conduct
for all
of Naval and Military Operations ;
measures which may be taken for the security
of the country ; for assisting the Food Supply,
continuance of Trade,
and
Industry, Business, and Communications, whether
by means of insurance or indemnity against
risk, the financing of the purchase and resale of
Foodstuffs and materials, or otherwise ;
for
relief of Distress ; and generally for all Ex-
penses, beyond those
the
ordinary Grants of Parliament, arising out of
the existence of a state of War. (Mr. Montagu.)

promoting the

provided for

in

Civil Services Supplementary Estimates,
1915-16.
Class II.

.V200,000,

Supplementary
Majesty's Foreign and other Secret Services.

sum for His

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report he received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ways and

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

Means.

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That, towards making good the
Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service
of the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916, the sum of £250,200,000 be granted out of
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

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15tit-16th September.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill (Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to
the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till thirteen minutes before
to-

tinued to sit
Nine of the clock, adjourned till
morrow.

[No. 94.]

Thursday, 16th September 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
IR. 11P Kinnon Wood presented a Bill

to
confirm a Provisional Order under the
111
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
1899, relating to Clackmannan County Water :
And the same was ordered (under Section 7 of
the Act) to be taken into consideration upon
Tuesday next.

Clackmannan
County
Water Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Glasgow
Water Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Mr. 11PKinnon Wood presented a Bill to con-
firm a Provisional Order under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899,
relating to Glasgow Water : And the same was
ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to be
taken into consideration upon Tuesday next.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant
Penal
Servitude Acts; to the directions of an Act of Parliament,--Copy
(Conditional
of a Licence granted to Arthur John Edward
Licence.)
Newton, to which is annexed a condition other
than those contained in Schedule A of the Penal
Servitude Act, 1864.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Board of
Agri culture
and Fisheries
(Distribution
of Grants.)

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Diseases of
Animals Acts,

Mr. Arland presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Annual Report of
the
Board of Agriculture and Fisheries on the
distribution of Grants for Agricultural Educa-
tion and Research in the year 1914-15, &c.

Mr. Arland also presented, pursuant to the

directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Order 9493, under the Diseases of
Animals Acts, dated 19th August 1915, entitled
the Liverpool (Birkenhead) Foreign Animals
Wharf Order of 1915.

Copy of Order 9496, under the Diseases of
Animals Acts, dated 24th August 1915, entitled
the Foreign Animals Order of 1915.

Vol,. 170.

237
Copy of Order 9499, under the Diseases of
Animals Acts, dated 24th August 1915, entitled
the Bristol (Avonmouth Dock) Foreign Animals
Wharf Order of 1915.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Copy of Order 9500, under the Diseases of Diseases
Animals Act, dated 24th August 1915, entitled Animals
the Cardiff Foreign Animals Wharf Order of

Acts

entitled the Liverpool

Copy of Order 9505, under the Diseases of
Animals Acts, dated 1st September 1915, altering
the date of operation of Orders 9492 and
(Birkenhead)
9493,
Irish Animals Landing Place Order of 1915 and
the Liverpool (Birkenhead) Foreign Animals
Wharf Order of 1915, respectively, from the
1st September 1915 to the 12th September
1915.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Copies of Orders under the Destructive Insects
and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P.
176-235, 237, and 240, declaring the respective'
areas described in the Schedules thereto to be
infected with American Gooseberry Mildew, and
an infected area for the purposes of the American
Gooseberry Mildew (Infected Areas) Order of

Destructive
nsects and
Pests Acts,
877 and 1907.

Copies of Orders under the Destructive Insects Destructive
and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. insects and
Acts,
236, 238, and 239, declaring the respective 1877
877 and 1907.
areas described in the Schedules thereto to be
infected with Wart Disease, and infected areas
for the purposes of the Wart Disease of Potatoes
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, pursuant to the Munitions.

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Rules made by the Minister of Munitions under
Section 5 (4) of the Munitions of War Act,
1915, with respect to the limitation of Profits
(Provisional
of
Rules).

a Controlled Establishment

Ordered, That the_ said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His Colonial
Reports
(

Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 854 (Malta, Report for 1914-15).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this Sittings of
day, do adjourn till Tuesday next.(The Prime the House.
Minister.)

Mr, Walter Rea reported from the Committee
the 15th day of this instant
of Supply of
September several Resolutions ; which were
read, as follow :

Supply Fl5th
September]
Report.

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16.
1. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
£250,000,000 be granted to His Majesty, beyond
the ordinary Grants of Parliament,
towards
defraying the Expenses which may be incurred
during the year ending the 31st clay of March
1916 for general Navy and Army Services, in
so far as specific provision is not made therefor
by Parliament; for the conduct of Naval and
for all measures which
Military Operations ;
may be taken for the security of the country ;
for assisting the Food Supply, and promoting
the continuance of Trade, Industry, Business,
and Communications, whether by means of insur-
ance or indemnity against risk, the financing
of the purchase and resale of Foodstuffs and
materials, or otherwise ; for relief of Distress;
H FI 3

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1915.

[No. 95.

16 th

238
and generally for all Expenses, beyond those
provided for in the ordinary Grants of Parlia-
ment, arising out of the existence of a state of
War.

Secret Service.

Ways and
Means [15th
September]
Report.

Consolidated
Fund (No. 4.)

Consolidated
Fund (No. 4)
Bill.

Bill 144.

Supply

Ways and
Means.

Civil Services Supplementary Estimates,
1915-16.
Class II.
2. That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
£200,000 be granted to His Majesty, to defray
the charge which will come in course of payment
during the year ending on the 31st day of
March 1916 for His Majesty's Foreign and
other Secret Services.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Mr. James Hope reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means of the 15th day of this
instant September a Resolution ; which was
read, as followeth ;

That,

towards making good the Supply
granted to His Majesty for the Service of the
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916, the
sum of £250,200,000 be granted out of the
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.

The said Resolution, being read a second

time, was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolution : And that the Chairman of
Ways and Means, Mr. Chancellor of
the
Exchequer, and Mr. Montagu do prepare and
bring it in.

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented a Bill to
apply a sum out of
the Consolidated Fund
to the Service of the year ending on the thirty-
first day of March, one thousand nine hundred
and sixteen : And the same was read the first
time, and ordered to be read a second time upon
Tuesday next ; and to be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for
the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords];
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute before Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till Tuesday next,
pursuant to the Resolution of the House
of this day.

[No. 95.]
Tuesday, 21st September 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House, according to Order, proceeded to ciackmarman
take into consideration the Clackmannan County

County Water Order Confirmation Bill.

Water Order
Confirmation

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Glasgow
take into consideration the Glasgow Water Water Order
Confirmation
Order Confirmation Bill.
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report of the Intermediate
Education Board for Ireland under the Inter-
mediate Education (Ireland) Act, 1914, as to
the application of the Teachers' Salaries Grant.
Mr. Birrell also presented,Return to an
Order, dated the 10th day of March last, for a
Return relative to Agricultural and Technical
Instruction Schemes
(Local Contributions)
(Ireland).

Intermediate
Education
(Ireland.)

Agricultural
and Technical
Instruction
Schemes
(Local
Contributions)
(Ireland.)

No. 343.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the Department of

ulture
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Agriculture
'Technic
Order made by
Instruction
and Technical Instruction for Ireland, entitled Ireland.
the Black Scab in Potatoes (Special Area,
Ireland) Order, 1915.

the Department of Agriculture

d

forir

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and that the said Return be printed.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His Trade Reports

Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and (,Annual
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5465 series')
to 5468.

Copy of Austrian and German Papers found Austrian and

in the possession of Mr. James F. J. Archibald German
at Falmouth on 30th August 1915.

Papers found
in possession
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the of Mr. James

Table.

F. J. Archibald
(Miscel-
u.
Nla

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's Public
Copy of First Report of

the Retrenchment.

Command,
Committee on Retrenchment
Expenditure.

in the Public

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to Shops Act,

the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy 191
of Order by the Secretary for Scotland under
the Shops Act, 1912, dated 17th September
1915, affecting certain Shops in the Burgh of
Ayr.

2.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc- Diseases of
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Order Ault^ als Acts.
9512, under the Diseases of Animals Acts,
dated 11th September 1915, altering the date
of operation of Orders 9492 and 9493, entitled
(Birkenhead)
Irish Animals
the Liverpool
Landing Place Order of 1915 and the Liverpool
(Birkenhead) Foreign Animals Wharf Order of
1915, respectively, from the 12th September
1915 to the 22nd September 1915.

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239

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Trade
(Foreign
Countries and
British
Possessions.)

Coal
Merchants
London.)

Mr. Runeiman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Annual Statement of the
Trade of the United Kingdom with Foreign
Countries and British Possessions
for
1914,
preceding years.
compared with the
Volume II.

four

Copy of List of Coal Merchants in the London
District who have accepted an arrangement for a
limitation of Profits.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Post Office
Charges.

Mr. Herbert Samuel

presented,
by His
Copy of Statement
Majesty's Command,
showing the proposed increases in Postal Tele-
graph and Telephone Charges, and the additional
revenue and saving in expenditure estimated
therefrom for the years 1915-16 and 1916-17.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 855 (Ceylon, Report for 1914).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Financial
Statement
(1915-16.)

No. 344.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Revised Estimates of Revenue and
the year
Expenditure for
(Mr.
Montagu.)

1915-16.

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented the said

Paper.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Financial
Statement
(1915-16)
(Rates of
Income Tax
and Super
Tax.)

No. 345.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Statements showing the amount of tax
payable on certain Incomes, and the virtual rate
charged in the £ under the existing Law and
under the proposals made by the Chancellor of
the Exchequer on the 21st day of September
19 I 5.--( Mr. Montagu.)

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented the said

Paper.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Business of
the House
(Ways and
Means.)

Ordered, That the proceedings of the Com-
mittee of Ways and Means, if under consideration
at Eleven of the clock this night, be not inter-
rupted under the Standing Order (Sittings of
the House).--(The Prime Minister.)

Ways and
Means.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

1. Resolved, That

(In the Committee.)
Tea.
in lieu of the duty of
Customs payable on tea there shall, on and after
the twenty-second day of September, nineteen
the first day of
hundred and fifteen, until
August, nineteen hundred and
sixteen,
be
charged the following duty (that is to say) :
s. d.
0

Tea
And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

the lb.

-

(1

1

VOL. 170.

Cocoa.
2. Resolved, That in addition to the duties of
Customs now payable on cocoa imported into
Great Britain or Ireland there shall, on and
twenty-second day of September,
after
nineteen hundred and fifteen, until the first day
of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged the following additional duties (that is
to say) :

the

£ s.
0
0
0
0

1

d.
01
0
0

Cocoa
-
Cocoa husks and shells
Cocoa butter
-

the lb.
the cwt.
the lb.

0
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Co

3. Resolved, That inateition to the duties of
Customs now payable on coffee imported into
Great Britain or Ireland there shall, on and
the twenty-second day of September,
after
nineteen hundred and fifteen, until the first day
of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged the following additional duties (that is
to say) : --

ground) -

Coffee (not kiln-dried, roasted, or
the cwt.
-
roasted, or
the lb.
-

kiln-dried,

ground -

Coffee,

0
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

7

0

£ s.

(1.

0

1

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Chicory (Customs).
4. Resolved, That in addition to the duties of
Customs now payable on chicory imported into
Great Britain or Ireland there shall, on and
the twenty-second day of September,
after
nineteen hundred and fifteen. until the first day
of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged the following additional duties (that is
to say) :

Chicory,

raw Or

Chicory,

roasted

kiln - dried
the cwt.
ground
the lb.

or

f.

0

s.

6

d.

7

1

0
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
the provisions of the
statutory effect under
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
Chicory, &e. (Excise).

5. Resolved, That in addition to the duty of
Excise now payable on chicory there shall, on
and after the twenty-second day of September,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, until the first
day of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen,
be charged the following additional duty (that is
to say) :

£ s. d.

0

6

7

Chicory,

raw or

kiln dried
the cwt.

and so in proportion for any less quantity ;
and in addition to the duty of Excise now
payable on any article or substance prepared
or manufactured for the purpose of being in
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imitation of, or in any respect to resemble or to
serve as a substitute for, coffee or chicory, and
on any mixture of any such article or substance
with coffee or chicory, there shall, on and after
the twenty-second day of September, nineteen
first day of
hundred and fifteen, until
the
August, nineteen hundred and
sixteen, be
charged the following additional duty (that is
to say) ;

For every quarter of a pound
of any such article, substance,
or mixture

-

£ s.

d.

0

0

01

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

the provisions of

Sugar (Customs).
6. Resolved, That in lieu of the duties of
Customs now payable on sugar imported into
Great Britain or Ireland there shall, on and
twenty-second day of September,
after
nineteen hundred and fifteen, until the first day
of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged (without prejudice to the continuance
after the said first day of August of the duties
now payable) the following duties :

the

-

98 degrees

ing 76 degrees

Sugar of a polarisation exceeding
the cwt.
-
Sugar of a polarisation not exceed-
the cwt.
and intermediate duties vary-
ing between 9s. 4d. and
4s. 6d. on sugar of
a
polarisation not exceeding
and
76
98
degrees.

exceeding

-

Molasses (including all sugar and
extracts
from sugar which
cannot be tested by the polari-
scope)-

if containing 70 per cent. or
more of sweetening matter
the cwt.
if containing less than 70
per cent. and more than
50 per cent. of sweetening
matter
the cwt.
if containing not more than
50 per cent. of sweetening
matter
the cwt.

-

-

-

£ s. d.

O

O

9

4

4

6

0

5 11

0

4

3

0

2

1

Glucose--
Solid -
Liquid

the cwt.
the cwt.
Saccharin (including substances
of a like nature or use) the oz.
3
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0
0

0

5 11
4
3

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Sugar (Excise).
7. Resolved, That on and after the twenty-
second day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, there shall be charged on
sugar made in Great Britain or Ireland the
following duties of Excise (that is to say) :--
d.

s.

Sugar of a polarisation exceeding
the cwt.
-

98 degrees

-

0

7

0

21st September.

-

ing 76 degrees

Sugar of a polarisation not exceed-
the cwt.
and intermediate duties vary-
ing between 7s. and 3s. 4d.
on sugar of a polarisation
not exceeding 98 and ex-
ceeding 76 degrees.
Molasses (including all sugar and
extracts
from sugar which
cannot be tested by the polari
scope)

if containing 70 per cent. or
more of sweetening matter
the cwt.
if' containing less than 70
per cent. and more than
50 per cent. of sweetening
the cwt.
matter
if containing not more than
50 per cent. of sweetening
matter
the cwt.

-

-

-

-

Glucose

Solid -
Liquid

the cwt.
the cwt.
Saccharin (including substances
of a like nature or use) the oz.

-
-

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1915.
d.
s.

0

3

4

0 4

5

0

3

2

0

1

7

0 5 11
0
4
3

0

3

0

and so in proportion for any less quantity.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

8. Resolved, That there shall be charged on a
licence to be taken out annually by a manu-
facturer of sugar an Excise duty of one pound.
--(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Dried Fruit.
9. Resolved, That in addition to the duties of
Customs now payable on dried fruit imported
into Great Britain or Ireland there shall, on and
the twenty-second day of September,
after
nineteen hundred and fifteen, until the first day
of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged the following additional duties

s.

1

d.
0

0

-

-

Currants
the cwt.
Figs and fig-cake, plums (com-
monly called French plums and
prunelloes), prunes, all other
dried or preserved plums, and
raisins
the cwt.

-

-

3
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

6

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

0

Tobacco (Customs).

the

10. Resolved, That in addition to the duties of
Customs now payable on tobacco imported into
Great Britain or Ireland there shall, on and
twenty-second day of September,.
after
nineteen hundred and fifteen, until the first day
of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged the following additional duties (that is
to say) :

Upon tobacco unmanufactured, viz. :
Containing 10 lbs. or more of
moisture in every 100 lbs.
weight thereof--
Unstripped
Stripped

the lb.
the lb.

-
-

-

s.

d.

0
0

1 10
1 10

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Containing less than 10 lbs. of
moisture in every 100 lbs.
weight thereof
Unstripped
Stripped

the lb.
the lb.

-

-

21st September.
£ s.

d.

O

0

2 Oi

2

0.1,

6
3
O 2 10
2
8
O

0

O

2

2

4

4

0

2

2

factured in bond

Upon tobacco manufactured, viz. :
the lb.
Cigars
Cigarettes -
the lb.
Cavendish or Negrohead the lb.
Cavendish or Negrohead manu-
the lb.
Other manufactured tobacco
the lb.
Snuff containing more than 13 lbs.
of moisture in every 100 lbs.
weight thereof -
the lb.
Snuff not containing more than
13 lbs. of moisture in every
100 lbs. weight thereof
the lb.

-

-

2
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

O

8

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Tobacco (Excise).

11. Resolved, That in addition to the duties of
Excise now payable on tobacco grown in Great
Britain or Ireland there shall, on and after the
twenty-second day of September, nineteen hun-
dred and fifteen, until the first day of August,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, be charged the
following additional duties (that is to say) :
following

lbs. weight

Upon tobacco unmanufactured, viz. :
Tobacco containing 10 lbs. or
more of moisture in every
thereof
100
the lb.
Tobacco containing less than
10 lbs. of moisture in every
thereof
100
the lb.
Upon tobacco manufactured, viz. ;
Cavendish or Negrohead manu-
the lb.

factured in bond

lbs. weight

£ s.

0

1

I()

0

2

01,-

2
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

4

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Motor Spirit (Customs).

12. Resolved, That in addition to the duty of
Customs now payable on motor spirit imported
into Great Britain or Ireland there shall, on and
the twenty-second day of September,
after
nineteen hundred and fifteen, until the first day
of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged the following additional duty (that is
to say) :

d.

£ s.
0
0

-

the gallon

Motor spirit
And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.--
( Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

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241

the

Motor Spirit (Excise).
13. Resolved, That in addition to the duty of
Excise now payable on motor spirit made in
Great Britain or Ireland there shall, on and
after
twenty-second day of September,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, until the first day
of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged the following duty (that is to say) :------
d.
3

Motor spirit
And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.--
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

the gallon

s.
0

0

-

-

Motor Spirit (Allowance).

14. Resolved, That the temporary increase of
the duties on motor spirit shall not operate so as
to increase the allowance or repayment in respect
of the duty now made to persons using motor
spirit for certain purposes.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Medicine Duties.
1.5. Resolved, That the Excise duties now
payable on medicines shall, on and after the
twenty-ninth day of September, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, be doubled, and a duty shall
be charged on the first sale on or after the
twenty-ninth day of September, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, of any medicines on which the duty
now payable has been paid equal to the amount
of the duty originally paid.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under
the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.-
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Motor Cars, &c.
16. Resolved, That on and after the twenty-
ninth day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, there shall be charged on
any of the following articles imported into Great
Britain or Ireland a Customs duty of an amount
equal to thirty-three and one-third per cent, of
the value of the article (that is to say) :

Motor cars, including motor bicycles and

motor tricycles.

Accessories and component parts of motor
cars, motor bicycles, or motor tricycles.

---(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Musical Instruments, &e.
17. Resolved, That on and after the twenty-
ninth day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, there shall be charged on
imported into
any of
Great Britain or Ireland a Customs duty of an
amount equal to thirty-three and one-third per
cent. of the value of the article (that is to
say) :

the following articles

Musical instruments, including gramophones,

pianolas, and other similar instruments.
Accessories and component parts of musical
instruments, and records and other means of
reproducing music.

(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

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21st September.

1915.
section ten of the Finance Act, 1915,
shall also be increased by forty per cent.
for that period.

[No. 95.

Clocks, Watches, &c.
18. Resolved, That on and after the twenty-
ninth day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, there shall he charged on
any of the following articles
imported into
Great Britain or Ireland a Customs duty of an
amount equal to thirty-three and one-third per
cent.. of the value of the article (that is to
say) :--

Clocks, watches, and the component parts of

clocks and watches.

(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Hats, &c.
19. Resolved, That on and after the twenty-
ninth day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, there shall be charged on
any hats (including- all
forms of headgear)
imported into Great Britain or Ireland a Customs
duty of an amount equal to thirty-three and
one-third per cent. of the value of the article.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Plate Glass.
20. Resolved, That on and after the twenty-
ninth day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, there shall he charged on all
plate glass imported into Great Britain or Ireland
a Customs duty of nine shillings and six pence per
cwt., and so in proportion for any less quantity.
( Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Cinematograph Films.
21. Resolved, That on and after the twenty-
ninth day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, there shall be charged on
all films imported into Great Britain or Ireland
for the purpose of the exhibition of pictures, or
other optical effects by means of a cinematograph
or other similar apparatus, the following Customs
duties, namely : --

Per linear
Foot.
s.
d.

-

i.e.,

Blank film on which no picture has
been impressed, known as raw film
or stock
Positives,

films containing a
picture and ready for exhibition -
films containing a
photograph from which positives
can be printed
-
-
Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Negatives,

i.e.,

0

0

0-1-

1

0

8

Spirit (Tables for ascertaining Weight
or Strength).
22. Resolved, That amended tables for ascer-
taining the weight or strength of spirits shall be
substituted for the tables now in use for that
purpose.(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Income Tax (General).

(2) Effect shall be given to the said increase

of tax as follows :

(a) By making such deductions in the
case of dividends, interest, or other
annual sums due or payable after
the fifth day of October, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, as will make
the total amount deducted in respect
of Income Tax for the year equal
to that which would have been
Income Tax for the
deducted if
year had been at the rate of three
shillings ;

(b) By treating the amount payable in
respect of any assessments already
made of tax chargeable otherwise
than by way of deduction as increased
by twenty per cent. ;

(c) By increasing any such assessments
not already made by twenty per
cent. ; and

(d) Where the amount of any exemp-
tion, relief, or abatement under the
Income Tax Acts is to be determined
by reference to the amount of Income
Tax on any stun, by calculating the
amount of the tax at three shillings.
(3) It is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall
have statutory effect under the provisions
of the Provisional Collection of Taxes
Act, 1913.

(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Income Tax (Exemption and Abatement).
24. Resolved, That

(a) The exemption from Income Tax now
granted to persons whose income does
not exceed one hundred and sixty pounds
shall be limited so as to extend only to
persons whose income does not exceed
one hundred and thirty pounds ; and
(h) The abatement of tax allowed under
section thirty-four of the Finance Act,
1894, and section eight of the Finance
Act, 1898, shall be reduced so as not to
exceed

(i) in the case of persons whose incomes
do not exceed tour hundred pounds,
the tax upon one hundred and twenty
pounds ;

(ii) in the case of persons whose incomes
exceed four hundred pounds but do
not exceed six hundred pounds, the
tax on one hundred pounds ;

and any Acts relating to Income Tax shall
have effect accordingly.

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913...(Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer.)

23. Resolved, That

Charge of Income Tax on Persons employed.
(1 ) For the last six months of the current
25. Resolved, That provision may be made for
Income Tax year the rate of Income
charging employed individuals, or any class of
Tax shall be forty I;er cent. higher than
employed individuals, with Income Tax on their
the rate fixed by the Finance Act, 191.5 actual income, and for the application of the
(namely, three shillings and six pence Income Tax Acts to such cases, when required,
instead of two shillings and six pence), as if for the purpose of assessment, charge,
and the rates of the amounts payable in payment, and relief the tax was charged for
respect of earned income and in respect each quarter of a year instead of for the whole
of small incomes under section six of year, and for requiring employers
to make
the Finance Act, 1914, as amended by returns for the purpose of any such provision.

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243
war, exceed the pre-war standard of profits or
gains, a tax of fifty per cent. of that sum.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.(Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer.)

Charge of Schedule B Tax.

Income

26. Resolved, That

Tax under
Schedule 13 shall be charged for the current
year (and for any succeeding year for which
Income Tax is charged) in respect of the occupa-
tion of lands, tenements, hereditaments, and
heritages chargeable under that Schedule for
the annual value
every twenty shillings of
thereof, instead of for every twenty shillings of
one-third of the annual value thereof ; and the
Acts relating to Income Tax (including any
enactments relating to relief from tax) shall
have effect accordingly.

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.(Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer.)

Super Tax (Extension of Scale).
27. Resolved, That the rate at which Super
Tax is charged for the current year (and for any
succeeding year for which Super Tax is charged)
shall be altered so as to charge every pound of
the excess charged under section three of the
Finance Act, 1914, as amended or applied by
any subsequent Act

s. d.

Which is over £8,000 and does not

exceed £9,000, at the rate of

- 2 10

Which is over £9,000 and does not
exceed £10,000, at the rate of
-
is over £10,000, at
the
-
-
-

Which

rate of

-

-

3

3

2

6

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.( Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer.)

Assessment of Bankers in respect of
Interest credited to Customers.
28. Resolved, That in estimating for assess-
ment under Schedule D of the Income Tax
Acts the amount of the profits and gains of any
banker no deduction shall be allowed from the
profits or gains of any year of any interest paid
or credited to any customer or other person,
but the banker shall be allowed to deduct and
retain out of any interest so paid or credited
the amount of Income Tax on such interest.
'(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Deductions in respect of Schedule A Tax
in Scotland.
29. Resolved, That deductions in respect of
Income Tax under Schedule A on lands and
heritages in Scotland made from any rent,
interest, or payment due for a period ending
on 15th May shall be made at
the rate in
force at the commencement of that period.
( Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Tax on Increase of Trade Incomes, &c.
during the War.

30. Resolved, That there shall be charged on
any sum by which the profits or gains arising
from any trade, manufacture, concern in the
nature of trade, or business (including agencies),
in any period of account which includes any
time after the commencement of the present

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Postal Packets and Telegrams.
31. Resolved, (1) That it is expedient to make
such amendments in the enactments relating to
the rates of postage and other sums to be charged
in respect of postal packets as will enable the
rate of postage

(i) for an inland postcard to be increased
from d. to Id. or, if it is a reply postcard,.
from ld. to 2d. ;

1

(ii) for an inland book packet the weight of
which does not exceed two ounces to be
increased from id. to ld.

(iii) for an inland registered newspaper to be

increased from id. to ld.

(2) That it is expedient to make such amend-
ments in the enactments relating to the charges
for the transmission of telegrams as will enable
(i) the charges for the transmission of written
telegrams throughout the United Kingdom
to be fixed at a rate not exceeding 9d. for
each telegram of 12 words, or for each
telegram of less than 12 words, and id. for
each additional word ; and

(ii) the charges for press telegrams to be fixed
at rates not exceeding 2s. 6d. for every
100 words transmitted between the hours of
6 p.m. and 9 a.m., and 2s. 6d. for every
75 words transmitted between the hours of
9 a.m. and 6 p.m., to a single address, with
an additional charge of 8d. for every 100
words or for every 75 words, as the case
may be, of
same telegraphic com-
munication transmitted to every additional
address.

the

(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That.
the Committee had come to several Resolutions_
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,.

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Consolidated
Second Reading of the Consolidated Fund Fund (No. 4)'
(No. 4) Bill;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself' into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Indictments Bill Bill [Lords.)

the

of

Second Reading
[Lords] ;

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1915.

[No. 96,

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time I The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

M cans.

to- morrow.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

re.solve itself into the said Committee.

And accordingly the House, having con-

The Order of the day being read, for the
tinned to sit till two minutes before Nine! Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
Bill ;

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

[No. 96.]

Wednesday, 22nd September 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Clackmannan County Water Order '1
Confirmation Bill was, according to Order,

read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Glasgow Water Order Confirmation Bill '
was, according to Order, read the third time
and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Clackmannan
County
Water Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Glasgow
Water Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1805

Navy and
Marines
(Property of
Deceased)
Act, 1865.

r. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to

the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copies of Three Orders in Council, dated 14th
September 1915, under the Naval and Marine
Pay and Pensions Act, 1865.

Copy of Order in Council, dated 14th Sep-
tember 1915, under the Navy and Marines
(Property of Deceased) Act, 1865, amending the
Order in Council of 28th December 1865.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)
No. 346

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of
Regulations, dated 15th September 1915, made
Insurance Commissioners,
by the Scottish
entitled the National Health Insurance (Navy
and Army) Regulations (Scotland) (No. 2),
1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 856 (Hong Kong, Report for 1914).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Consolidated
Fund (No. 4)
Bill.

The Consolidated Fund (No. 4) Bill was'
according to Order, read a second time, and
committed to a Committee of the whole House
for to-morrow.

Ways and
Means [21st
September]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Ways and
Means of the 21st day of this instant September ;
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
the Indictments Bill Bill [Londe.]

of

) Second Reading
[Lords] ;

Adjournment.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con -
tinned to sit till
twenty-three minutes
before Eight of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

[No. 97.]

Thursday, 23rd September 1915.

The House met, at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Dublin
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown in Borough

Ireland, to make out a new Writ for the electing (iplaur
of a Member to serve in this present Parliament Division)
for the Borough of Dublin (Dublin Harbour -writ.
Division), in the room of William Abraham,
Esquire, deceased.--(Captain Donelan.)

bbohutir

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Munitions, Munitions.
which was presented upon the 15th day of July No. 347.
last, be printed.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Munitions, Munitions.
which was presented upon the 15th day of July No. 348.
last, be printed.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Munitions, Munitions.
which was presented upon the 27th day of J my No. 349.
last, be printed.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Munitions, AIunitions.

which was presented upon the 14th day of this
instant September, be printed.

No. 350.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Munitions, Munitions.
which was presented upon the 14th day of this No. 351.
instant September, be printed.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Munitions, Munitions.
which was presented upon the 14th day of this No. 352.
instant September, be printed.

No. 97.] 6 GEO. V.
Alunitions.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Munitions, ,
which was presented upon the 16th day of this
instant September, be printed.

23rd-28th September.

245

Nu. 353.

Housing,
Town
Planning, Sze.
Act, 1909.

Mr. Lmtg presented, pursuant to the directions
of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Draft Order
of the Local Government Board under the
Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act,
1909,
approving, with modifications, the North Broms-
grove (Rubery) Town Planning Scheme.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by
ilis Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic
and Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5469
to 5472.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sittings of the
House.

Resolved, That
day, do adjourn
Prime Minister.)

this House, at its rising this
till Tuesday next.
(The

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and
Means of the 21st day of this instant September ; negi),toerint.e r

SMeans

[

b21st

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read,

Committee of Supply ;

for the Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order
Committee on
Bill ;

of the day being read, for the Courts
the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bi!l.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Indictments Bill Bill [Lords.)

the

Second Reading of
[Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

Consolidated
Fund (No. 4)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Consolidated Fund
(No. 4) Bill.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Adjournment.

the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Tuesday next.

Ways and
Means.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

(In the Committee.)
Amendment of Law.
1. Resolved, That it is expedient to amend the
Law relating to the National Debt, Customs,
and Inland Revenue (including Excise), and
to make further provision in connection with
Finance.(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Repeal of 2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 8, s. 2.

2. Resolved, That section two of the Finance
Act, 1912 (which relates to the distribution of
payments on account of liquor licence duties in
certain cases), shall cease to have effect, without
prejudice to the validity of any payments already
that
in pursuance of
(Mr.
made
Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
Resolutions to be reported.

section.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Tuesday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
next, again resolve itself into the said Corn.
mittee.

Vol.. 170.

And notice being taken that Forty Members
were not present,
the House was told
by Mr. Deputy Speaker ; and Forty
Members not being present, and it being
then after Four of the clock, the House
was adjourned by Mr. Deputy Speaker
without a Question first put, at
two
minutes before Eleven of the clock, till
Tuesday next, pursuant to the Resolution
of the House of this day.

[No. 98.]

Tuesday, 28th September 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

HE Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to the Shops Act,

directions of an Act of Parliament,---Copy 1912.

of Order by the Secretary for Scotland under the
Shops Act, 1912, dated 24th September 1915,
affecting certain Shops in the Burgh of Dundee.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Account
showing the money issued out of the Consolidated
Fund ; the money borrowed and the Securities
created in respect thereof ; and the expenditure
of a capital nature incurred by the Local Govern-
ment Board, the Local Government Board for
Scotland, and the Commissioners of Works,
respectively, under the Housing Act, 1914, for
the period ended 31st March 1915.

Housing Act,
1914.

No. 351.

Account of Receipts and Expenditure of the Supreme
Paymaster General on behalf of the Supreme Court of
Court of Judicature in respect of the Funds of Judicature.
Suitors of the Court in the year ended 28th No. 355.
February 1915, and Account of the National
Debt Commissioners for the same period in
respect of Funds held by them on behalf of the
Supreme Court of Judicature, with the Report
of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.
113

g

28th September.

1915.
July 1869 (the date of the Irish Church Act), to
31st March 1915 ; together with the Report of
the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

[No. 98.

246

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table; and be printed.

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand, Copy of Annual Report of proceedings
of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries under
the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts, &c.
for the year 1914.

Mr. Aclai.d also presented, pursuant to the
Destructive
Insects and
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
Pests Acts.
1877 and 1907. of Order under the Destructive Insects and
Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 241,
declaring an area described in the Schedule
thereto to be infected with American Gooseberry
Mildew, and an infected area for the purposes
of the American Gooseberry Mildew (Infected
Areas) Order of 1915.

Copy of Order under the Destructive Insects
Destructive
and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907. D.I.P. 242, declaring an area described in the
Schedule thereto to be infected with Wart
Disease, and an infected area fbr the purposes
of the Wart Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas)
Order of 1914.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Trade of
South Africa.

East India
(Military.)

Queenstown
Harbour
Committee.

Copy of Order 9519, under the Diseases of
Animals Acts, dated 21st. September 1915,
postponing the operation of the two Orders
described in the Schedule thereto until the
4th October 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report to the Board of
Trade on the Trade of the Union of South
Africa (and Rhodesia) for the year 1914, by
His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for South
Africa (Mr. H. E. Ganntlett).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain presented, by His
Majesty's Command,
of Despatches
regarding operations in the Persian Gulf and in
Mesopotamia.

Copy

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report from the Committee
appointed by the Postmaster General to consider
the omission of the call at Queenstown on the
American Mail Service, together with Minutes
of Evidence, Appendices, and a Chart of
Queenstown Harbour.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Congested
Districts
Board
(Ireland.)

Criminal
and Judicial
Statistics
(Ireland.)

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,--Copy of Twenty-third Report of
the Congested Districts Board for Ireland, with
references to subsequent transactions, and with
Accounts for the year ended 31st March 1915.

Copy of Criminal and Judicial Statistics of
Ireland for the year 1914. Part I. Criminal
Statistics.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

The following Papers, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament, were laid
upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :

Copy of Accounts of the Irish Land Commis-
sion in respect of Church Temporalities in
Ireland from 1st April 1914, and from 26th

Church
Temporalities
(Ireland.)

1 o. 356.

Copy of Schedule containing a list and par- Public

titulars of classes of Documents existing or Records (High.
accruing in the High Court of Justice, Probate,
Divorce, and Admiralty Division (Admiralty), Probate,
formerly the High Court of Admiralty, which
are not considered of sufficient public value to D(i,,isliloan
justify their preservation therein.

(Admiralty.)

,CTuosujitceo

ty

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Church

Temporalities (Ireland) be printed.

The Consolidated
according to Order,
passed.

Fund (No. 4) Bill was, Consolidated
read the third time and Fund (No. 4}

Bill.

Mr. Speaker's
Certificate.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :

I hereby certify that this Bill is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,

Speaker).

The Order of the clay being read, for receiving ways and

the Report from the Committee of Ways and
Means of the 23rd day of this instant September;
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

Means [23rd
September-I
Report.

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Ways and
Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee of Ways and
Means of the 21st day of this instant September ;
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Ways and
Means [21st
September]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill..
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill Lords] ; Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Standing Order No. 9 was read, as followeth : Standing
(1) Notices of Questions shall be given by Orders.
Members in writing to the Clerk at the Table Membuestions to
without reading them viva voce in the House,
unless the consent of the Speaker to any par-
ticular Question has been previously obtained ;

ers.

Q

(2) Questions shall be taken on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
after
Private Business has been disposed of, and not
later than Three of the clock ;

and Thursday,

(3) No Questions shall be

a
quarter before Four of the clock, except Ques-
tions which have not been answered in conse-
quence of the absence of the Minister to whom
they are addressed, and Questions which have

taken after

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28th

29th September.

247
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

not appeared on the Paper, but which are of an
urgent character, and relate either to matters
of public importance or to the arrangement of
Business ;

(4) Any Member who desires an oral answer
to his Question may distinguish it by an asterisk,
but notice of any such Question must appear, at
latest, on the Notice Paper circulated on the
day before that on which an answer is desired ;
(5) If any Member does not distinguish his

Question by an asterisk, or if he or any other Table.
Member deputed by him is not present to ask it,
or if it is not reached by a quarter before Four
of the clock, the Minister to whom it is addressed
shall cause an answer to be printed and circulated
with the Votes, unless the Member has signified
his desire to postpone the Question :

Adjournment.

And amended, in paragraph 5, 1. 7, by leaving
out the words " and circulated with the Votes,"
and inserting the words " in the Official Report
of the Parliamentary Debates " (Mr. Gullund),
instead thereof.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's Merchant
Command, Copy of Second Report of the shippingui
Committee. appointed by the President. of the of(S
Board of Trade to consider and report on the
Subdivision of Merchant Ships (Home Trade
Passenger Steamers, Cargo Steamers).

Shipsvisi.)

bd

on

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Mr. Aciand presented, by His Majesty's Coin- Board of
mand,Copy of Regulations for Grants in Aid Agriculture
of Agricultural Research in England and Wales, and Fisheries.
1916-17.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu: presented, pursuant

to the Irish

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Universities
Accounts of Receipts
No. 357.
Universities and Colleges, Ireland (including
the Fee Fund Grant), for the year ended 31st
March 1915, together with the Report of the
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

and Expenditure of Act' 1908.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

And accordingly the House, having con- Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to Foreign

till eight minutes before the directions of several Acts of Parliament, Jurisdiction
tinned to sit
Seven of the clock, adjourned till to- Copy of Order in Council under the Foreign Acs, 180
and 11.
morrow.

be taken into con- sealed on 19th June 1915), amending (a) Statute No. 359.
the 14th day of Tit. I., Clauses 3 and 7, and Statute Tit. XVI.,
Clauses 1, 3, and 4; and (b) Statute Tit. II.,
Clause 11, of the Statutes of the College.

[No. 99.]
Wednesday, 29th .September 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYER S.

into

Order of the day being read, for taking
consideration the London County
_1
Council (Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee ;
Ordered, That the Bill
sideration upon Thursday
October next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Thursday the 14th day of
October next.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5473 to
5480.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Copy of Statistics of
_Majesty's Command,
Compensation and of proceedings under the
Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906, and the
Employers' Liability Act, 1880, during the year
1914.

Secretary Sir John Simon also presented, pur-
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of Order made by the Council of the
County of Cardigan under the Shops Act, 1912,
and confirmed by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department.

VOL. 170,

London
County
Council
(Celluloid,
&c.) Bill
(suspended.)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Workmen's
Cornpensation.

Shops Act,
1912.

Jurisdiction Acts, 1890 and 1913, dated 2.1th
September 1915, applying Section 20 of the
Finance Act, 1894, to the Territory of Wei-
haiwei.

Copy of Statute made by the Governing Body Universities of

of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, under the Ocxfo.rd. and
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act, Ao1817"r
1877, on 12th June 1915 (and sealed on 18th (Oxford.)
June 1915), amending Clause 13 (b) of the No. 358.
Statutes of the College,

Copy of Statutes made by the Governing Body Universities of

of Queen's College, Oxford, under the Univer- Oxford and
sities of Oxford and Cambridge Act, 1877, on ACambridge
11th November 1914 and 19th June 1915 (and (oxtford.)

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877 (Oxford), be printed.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Consolidated Consolidated
Fund (No. 4)

Fund (No. 4) Bill, without any Amendment.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Ways and
of Ways and Means of the 21st day of this Means [21st
instant September several Resolutions ; which RSeelt),toermt.ber]
were read, as follow :

Tea.

1. That

in lien of

the duty of Customs Tea.

payable on tea there shall, on and after the
nineteen
twenty-second day
first day of
hundred and fifteen, until
the
August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, be
charged the following duty (that is to say)

of September,

Tea

the lb.

0

s.
1

d.
0

1 1 4

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29//i September.

[No. 99.

Cocoa.

Coffee.

Chicory
(Customs.)

Chicory, &.c.
(Excise.)

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Cocoa.

2. That in addition to the duties of Customs
now payable on cocoa imported into Great
Britain or Ireland there shall, on and after the
twenty-second
nineteen
the first day of
hundred and fifteen, until
August, nineteen hundred and sixteen,
be
charged the following additional duties (that is
to say) :

day of September,

Cocoa
-
Cocoa husks and shells
Cocoa butter
-

the lb.
the cwt.
the lb.

0
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

£ s.

d.
0 Oi

1

0
0

0
01

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public, interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under
the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Coffee.
3. That in addition to the duties of Customs
now payable on coffee imported into Great
Britain or Ireland there shall, on and after the
twenty-second
nineteen
hundred and fifteen, until
the first day of
August, nineteen
sixteen,
be
charged the following additional duties (that is
tosay) :

of September,

hundred and

day

Coffee (not kiln-dried, roasted, or
the cwt.
or

ground) -

kiln-dried,

Coffee,

-
roasted,
-

ground

0
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

the.lb.

-

£ s.

0

7

d.

0

1

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913,

Chicory (Customs).

4. That in addition to the duties of Customs
now payable on chicory imported into Great
Britain or Ireland there shall, on and after the
twenty -second
nineteen
hundred and fifteen, until
first day of
August,
be
charged the following additional duties (that is
to say) :

nineteen hundred and sixteen,

of September,

day

the

Chicory,

raw or

Chicory,

roasted

kiln - dried
the cwt.
ground
the lb.

or

£ s.

0

6

d.

7

1

0
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Chicory, &c. (Excise).
5. That in addition to the duty of Excise
now payable on chicory there shall, on and after
the twenty-second day of September, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, until the first day of August,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, be charged the

following additional duty (that is to say):£ s.

d.

Chicory,

raw or

kiln - dried
the cwt.

0

6

7

1915.
payable on any article or substance prepared
ior manufactured for the purpose of being in
imitation of, or in any respect to resemble or to
serve as a substitute for, coffee or chicory, and
on any mixture of any such article or substance
with coffee or chicory, there shall, on and after
the twenty-second day of September, nineteen
the first day of
hundred and fifteen, until
and sixteen, be
August, nineteen hundred
charged the following additional duty (that is
to say) :

£ s. d.

For every quarter of a pound of
any such article, substance, or
mixture
-

0 Of
And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

0

Sugar (Customs).

6. That in lieu of the duties of Customs now Sugar
payable on sugar imported into Great Britain (Customs.)
or Ireland there shall, on and after the twenty-
second day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
charged (without
hundred
prejudice to the continuance after the said first
day of August of the duties now payable) the
following duties :

sixteen, be

and

-

98 degrees

ing 76 degrees

Sugar of a polarisation exceeding
the cwt.
-
Sugar of a polarisation not exceed-
the cwt.
and intermediate duties vary-
ing between 9s. 4d. and
6d. on sugar of a
4s.
polarisation not
exceed-
ing 98 and exceeding 76
degrees.

-

Molasses

sugar
(including all
and extracts from sugar which
cannot be tested by the polari-
scope)*

-

-

or more
matter

if containing 70 per cent.
sweetening
of
the cwt.
if containing less than 70
per cent. and more than
50 per cent. of sweetening
matter
the cwt.
if containing not more than
50 per cent. of sweetening
matter
the cwt.

-

-

-

-

Glucose--

s. d.

0

0

9

4

4

6

0 5 11

O

4

3

0

O

O

2

1

5 11
4
3

0

Solid -
Liquid

the cwt.
the cwt.
Saccharin (including substances
of a like nature or use) the oz.

-
-.

3
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Sugar (Excise).

7. That on and after the twenty-second day Sugar
of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen, (Excise.)
until the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, there shall be charged on sugar
made in Great Britain or Ireland the following
duties of Excise (that is to say) :

and so in proportion for any less quantity ;
and in addition to the duty of Excise now

Sugar of a polarisation exceeding
the cwt.
-

98 degrees

s.

d.

0

7

0

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29th September.

ceeding 76 degrees -

Sugar of a polarisation not ex-
the cwt.
and intermediate duties vary-
ing between 7s. and 3s. 4d.
on sugar of a polarisation
not exceeding 98 and ex-
ceeding 76 degrees.
Molasses (including all sugar and
extracts
from sugar which
cannot be tested by the polari-
scope):

if containing 70 per cent. or
more of sweetening matter
the cwt.
if containing less than 70
per cent. and more than
50 per cent. of sweetening
matter
the cwt.
if containing not more than
50 per cent, of sweetening
matter
the cwt.

-

-

-

-

Glucose

s. d.

0

3

4

0

4

5

0

3

2

0

1

7

Solid -
Liquid

the cwt.
the cwt.
Saccharin (including substances
of a like nature or use) the oz.
3
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

0 5 11
4
0
3

0

8. That there shall be charged on a licence
to be taken out annually by a manufacturer of
sugar an Excise duty of one pound.

Dried Fruit.

9. That in addition to the duties of Customs
now payable on dried fruit imported into Great
Britain or Ireland there shall, on and after the
twenty-second day of September, nineteen
the first day of
hundred and fifteen, until
and sixteen,
August, nineteen
hundred
be
charged the following additional duties :
£ s.
0

d.
0

1

-

-

the cwt.
Currants
Figs and fig-cake, plums (com-
monly called French plums and
prunelloes), prunes, all other
dried or preserved plums, and
the cwt.
raisins

-

-

3
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Tobacco (Customs).
10. That in addition to the duties of Customs
now payable on tobacco imported into Great
Britain or Ireland there shall, on and after the
twenty-second day of September, nineteen hun-
dred and fifteen, until the first day of August,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, be charged the
following additional duties (that is to say) :
d.

£ s.

249
s. d.

3
6
2 10
8

2

-
-

0
0
0

factured in bond -

Upon tobacco manufactured, viz. :
Cigars
the lb.
Cigarettes
the lb.
Cavendish or Negrohead the lb.
Cavendish or Negrohead manu-
the lb.
Other manufactured tobacco
the lb.
Snuff containing more than 13 lbs.
of moisture in every 100 lbs.
weight thereof -
the lb.
Snuff not containing more than
13 lbs. of moisture in every
100 lbs. weight thereof the lb.
2
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

0

0

0

0

2

2

-

4

4

8

2 2i

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Tobacco (Excise).

11. That in addition to the duties of Excise Tobacco
now payable on tobacco grown in Great Britain (Excise.)
or Ireland there shall, on and after the twenty-
second day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, until the first day of August, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, be charged the following
additional duties (that is to say) :

Upon tobacco unmanufactured, viz. :
Tobacco containing 10 lbs. or
more of moisture in every
thereof
lbs. weight
100
the lb.
Tobacco containing less than
10 lbs. of moisture in every
thereof
100
the lb.
Upon tobacco manufactured, viz. :
Cavendish or Negrohead manu-
the lb.

factured in bond

lbs. weight

0

-

0

0

s. d.

1 10

2

01

2
and so in proportion for any less quantity.

4

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

6

Motor Spirit (Customs).

12. That in addition to the duty of Customs Motor Spirit
spirit

imported into (Customs.)

now payable on motor
Great Britain or Ireland there shall, on and
the twenty-second day of September,
after
nineteen hundred and fifteen, until the first day
of August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged the following additional duty (that is
to say) :

L s. d.
0
3

-

the gallon 0

Motor spirit
And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
the provisions of the
statutory effect under
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Upon tobacco unmanufactured, viz. :
Containing 10 lbs. or more of
moisture in every 100 lbs.
weight thereof
Unstripped
Stripped

the lb.
the lb.
-
Containing less than 10 lbs. of
moisture in every 100 lbs.
weight thereof
Unstripped
Stripped

the lb.
the lb.

-
-

-

-

Motor Spirit (Excise).

0
0

0
0

1

1

10
10

2
2

01
01

13. That in addition to the duty of Excise Motor Spirit

now payable on motor spirit made in Great (Excise.)
Britain or Ireland there shall, on and after
the twenty-second day of September, nineteen
the first day of
hundred and fifteen, until
August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be
charged the following duty (that is to say) :
d.
3

£ s.
0
0

Motor spirit

the gallon

-

VoL. 170.

K K

Dried Fruit.

Tobacco
(Customs.)

250

29th September.

[No. 99.

Motor Spirit
(Allowance.)

Medicine
Duties.

Motor Cars, &c.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Motor Spirit (Allowance).
14. That the temporary increase of the duties
on motor spirit shall not operate so as to increase
the allowance or repayment in respect of the
duty now made to persons using motor spirit for
certain purposes.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of
the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Medicine Duties.
15. That the Excise duties now payable on
medicines shall, on and after the twenty-ninth
day of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
until the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, be doubled, and a duty shall be
charged on the first sale on or after the twenty -
ninth day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifteen, of any medicines on which the duty now
payable has been paid equal to the amount of
the duty originally paid.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall have
statutory effect under the provisions of the
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Motor Cars, &c.
16. That on and after the twenty-ninth day
of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
until the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, there shall be charged on any of the
following articles imported into Great Britain or
Ireland a Customs duty of an amount equal to
thirty-three and one-third per cent. of the value
of the article (that is to say) :

Motor cars,

including motor bicycles and

motor tricycles.

Accessories and component parts of motor
cars, motor bicycles, or motor tricycles.

Musical Instruments, &c.
17. That on and after the twenty-ninth day
of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
until the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, there shall be charged on any of the
following articles imported into Great Britain or
Ireland a Customs duty of an amount equal to
thirty-three and one-third per cent. of the value
of the article (that is to say) : --

Musical instruments, including gramophones,

pianolas, and other similar instruments.

Accessories and component parts of musical
instruments, and records and other means of
reproducing music.

Clocks, Watches, &c.
18. That on and after the twenty-ninth day
of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
until the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, there shall be charged on any of the
following articles imported into Great Britain or
Ireland a Customs duty of an amount equal to
thirty-three and one-third per cent, of the value
of the article (that is to say) :

Clocks, watches, and the component parts of

clocks and watches.

Hats, &c.
19. That on and after the twenty-ninth day
of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
until the first day of August, nineteen hundred

Musical
Instruments,
&c.

Clocks,
Watches, &c.

Hats, &c.

1915.
and sixteen, there shall be charged on any hats
(including all forms of headgear) imported into
Great Britain or Ireland a Customs duty of an
amount equal to thirty-three and one-third per
cent. of the value of the article.

Plate Glass.

20. That on and after the twenty-ninth day Plate Glass.

of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
unA the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, there shall be charged on all plate
glass imported into Great Britain or Ireland a
Customs duty of nine shillings and six pence
per cwt. ; and so in proportion for any less
quantity.

Cinematograph Films.

21. That on and after the twenty-ninth day Cinemato-
of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen, graph Films.
until the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, there shall be charged on all films
imported into Great Britain or Ireland for the
purpose of the exhibition of pictures, or other
optical effects by means of a cinematograph or
other similar apparatus, the following Customs
duties, namely :

Per linear
Foot.
s. d.

-
i.e.,

Blank film, on which no picture has
been impressed, known as raw film
or stock
Positives,

-
containing a
films
picture and ready for exhibition -
containing a
films
photograph from which positives
can be printed
-
-

Negatives,

i.e.,

0

0

0

14

1

8

Spirit (Tables for ascertaining Weight
or Strength).

22. That amended tables for ascertaining the Spirit
weight or strength of spirits shall be substituted ( Tables for
ascertaining
for the tables now in use for that purpose
Weight or
Strength.)

Income Tax
(General.)

Income Tax (General).

23. That

(1) For the last six months of the current
Income Tax year the rate of Income Tax
shall be forty per cent, higher than the
rate fixed by the Finance Act, 1915
(namely, three shillings and six pence
instead of two shillings and six pence), and
the rates of
the amounts payable in
respect of earned income and in respect
of small incomes under section six of the
as amended by
Finance Act,
section ten of the Finance Act, 1915,
shall also be increased by forty per cent.
for that period.

1914,

(2) Effect shall be given to the said increase

of tax as follows

(a) By making such deductions in the
case of dividends, interest, or other
annual sums due or payable after
the fifth day of October, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, as will make
the total amount deducted in respect
of Income Tax for the year equal to
that which would have been deducted
if Income Tax for the year had been
at the rate of three shillings ;

(b) By treating the amount payable in
respect of any assessments already
made of tax chargeable otherwise
than by way of deduction as increased
by twenty per cent. ;

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29th September.

251

(e) By increasing any such assessments
not already made by twenty per
cent. ; and

(d) Where the amount of any exemp-
tion, relief, or abatement under the
Income Tax Acts is to be determined
by reference to the amount of Income
Tax on any sum, by calculating the
amount of the tax at three shillings.
(3) It is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall
have statutory effect under the provisions
of the Provisional Collection of Taxes
Act, 1913.

Income Tax (Exemption and Abatement).
24. That

(a) The exemption from Income Tax now
granted to persons whose income does
not exceed one hundred and sixty pounds
shall be limited so as to extend only to
persons whose income does not exceed
one hundred and thirty pounds ; and
(b) The abatement of tax allowed under
section thirty-four of the Finance Act,
1894, and section eight of the Finance
Act, 1898, shall be reduced so as not to
exceed

(i) in the case of persons whose incomes
do not exceed four hundred pounds,
the tax upon one hundred and twenty
pounds ;

(ii) in the case of persons whose incomes
exceed four hundred pounds but do
not exceed six hundred pounds, the
tax on one hundred pounds;
and any Acts relating to Income Tax shall have
effect accordingly.

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Charge of Income Tax on Persons employed.

25. That provision may be made for charging
employed individuals, or any class of employed
individuals, with Income Tax on their actual
income, and for the application of the Income
Tax Acts to such cases, when required, as
if
assessment, charge,
payment, and relief the tax was charged for
each quarter of a year instead of for the whole
year, and for requiring employers to make
returns for the purpose of any such provision.

the purpose of

for

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Charge of Schedule B Tax.

26. That

Income Tax under Schedule B
shall be charged for the current year (and for
any succeeding year for which Income Tax is
charged) in respect of the occupation of lands,
tenements, hereditaments, and heritages charge-
able under that Schedule for every twenty
shillings of the annual value thereof; instead of
for every twenty shillings of one-third of the
annual value thereof ; and the Acts relating to
Income Tax (including any enactments relating
to relief from tax) shall have effect accordingly.
It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that, this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

VOL. 170.

Income Tax
(Exemption
and
Abatement.)

Charge of
Income Tax
on Persons
employed.

Charge of
Schedule B
Tax.

Super Tax (Extension of Scale).

27. That the rate at which Super Tax is super Tax
charged for the current year (and for any suc- (Extension of
ceeding year for which Super Tax is charged) Scale.)
shall be altered so as to charge every pound of
the excess charged under section three of the
Finance Act, 1914, as amended or applied by
any subsequent Act

exceed £9,000, at the rate of

Which is over £8,000 and does not
-
W hich is over £9,000 and does not
exceed £10,000, at the rate of
-
£10,000, at
the

Which is over

rate of

s.

d.

2 10

3

2

3

6

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Assessment of Bankers in respect of
Interest credited to Customers.
28. That in estimating for assessment under
Schedule D of the Income Tax Acts the amount
of the profits and gains of any banker no deduc-
tion shall be allowed from the profits or gains of
any year of any interest paid or credited to any
customer or other person, but the banker shall
be allowed to deduct and retain out of any
interest so paid or credited the amount of
Income Tax on such interest.

Deductions in respect of Schedule A Tax
in Scotland.
29. That deductions in respect of Income Tax
under Schedule A on lands and heritages in
Scotland made from any rent, interest, or pay-
ment due for a period ending on 15th May
shall be made at the rate in force at the com-
mencement of that period.

Tax on Increase of Trade Incomes, &e.
during the War.
30. That there shall be charged on any sum
by which the profits or gains arising from any
trade, manufacture, concern in the nature of
trade, or business (including agencies), in any
period of account which includes any time after
the commencement of the present war, exceed
the pre-war standard of profits or gains, a tax of
fifty per cent. of that sum.

Assessment of
Bankers in
respect of
Interest
credited to
Customers.

Deductions in
respect of
Schedule A
Tax in
Scotland.

Tax on
Increase of
Trade
Incomes, &c.
during the
War.

Postal Packets and Telegrams.

31.(1) That it is expedient to make such Postal Packets
amendments in the enactments relating to the and Telegrams.
rates of postage and other sums to be charged
in respect of postal packets as will enable the
rate of postage--

(i) for an inland postcard to be increased from
-id. to Id. or, if it is a reply postcard, from
ld. to 2d. ;

(ii) for an inland book packet the weight of
which does not exceed two ounces to be
increased from W. to ld. ;

(iii) for an inland registered newspaper to be

increased from id. to Id.
expedient
is

(2) That

such
amendments in the enactments relating to the
charges for the transmission of telegrams as will
enable--

to make

it

(i) the charges for the transmission of written
telegrams throughout the United Kingdom
to be fixed at a rate not exceeding 9d. for
each telegram of 12 words, or for each
telegram of less than 12 words, and -id. for
each additional word; and

2

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[No. 99.

(ii) the charges for press telegrams to be
fixed at rates not exceeding 2s. 6d. for every
100 words transmitted between the hours
of 6 p.m. and 9 a.m., and 2s. 6d. for every
75 words transmitted between the hours of
9 a.m. and 6 p.m., to a single address, with
an additional charge of 8d. for every 100
words or for every 75 words, as the case
may be, of the same telegraphic commu-
nication transmitted to every additional
address.

The first eight Resolutions, being read a second

lime, were agreed to.

The Ninth Resolution, being read a second
time, was amended, in 1. 6, by leaving out the
words

" Currants

the cwt.
-
--(Mr. Montagu),and agreed to.

-

0

1

0 "

The Tenth to Thirteenth Resolutions, being

read a second time, were agreed to.

The Fourteenth Resolution, being read

second time, was disagreed to.

The Fifteenth Resolution, being read a second
time, was amended, in 1. 2, by leaving out the
words "twenty -ninth day of September," and
inserting the words " twentieth day of October,"
instead thereof ; and in 1. 4, by leaving out the
words " twenty-ninth day of September," and
inserting the words " twentieth day of October "
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer),instead
thereof, and agreed to.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Ways and
the Report from the Committee of Ways and Means [23rd
Means of the 23rd day of this instant September Septe
t.
Repormber]
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the indictments
Indictments Bill Bill [Lords.]

the

of

Second Reading
[Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

The Sixteenth Resolution being read a second

time ;

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Royal Assent.

Ways and
Means [21st
September]
Report
(Sixteenth
Resolution.)

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That this House doth agree
with the Committee in the said Resolution ;

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir
Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :
Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to an Act agreed upon by both Houses,
desire the immediate attendance of this Honour-
able House in the House of Peers, to hear the
Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at
the desire of the Lords authorised by virtue
of His Majesty's Commission, had been at the
House of Peers, where a Commission under the
Great Seal was read, giving, declaring, and
notifying the Royal Assent to the Act therein
mentioned ; and that the Lords thereby autho-
rised had declared the Royal Assent to the said
Act, as followeth

Consolidated Fund (No. 4) Act, 1915.

And the Question being again proposed, That
this House cloth agree with the Committee in
the said Resolution :And a Debate arising
thereupon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. Radford) :It was resolved in the Affirma-
tive.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-

morrow.

Ordered, That the subsequent Resolutions be

taken into further consideration to-morrow.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till seventeen minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 100.]

Thursday, 30th September 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

UR. Montagu presented, pursuant to the National
_II directions of an Act of Parliament, ICHnoesmaul rmt ahins
Copy of Regulations, dated 28th September
1915, made by the Welsh Insurance Commis- (Wales)
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance (Regulations.)
(Navy and Army) Regulations ( Wales) (No. 1), No. 360.
1915.

ieon

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Ordered, That the proceedings on Govern- Business of
ment Business, if under discussion at Eleven the House.
of the clock this night, be not interrupted
under the Standing Order (Sittings of the
House), and may be entered upon at any hour
though opposed.(The Prime Minister.)

for Ways and

The Order of

the day being read,

resuming the adjourned Debate on the Ques- Means [21st
tion proposed upon the 29th day of this instant
September, That this House doth agree with Motor Cars,
the Committee in the Sixteenth of the Resolu- "-
tions which were reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means of the 21st day of this
instant September, That on and after
the
day of September, nineteen
twenty - ninth
hundred and fifteen, until the first day of

Deport.

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253

August, nineteen hundred and sixteen, there
shall be charged on any of the following articles
Ireland a
imported into Great Britain or
Customs duty of an amount equal to thirty-
three and one-third per cent. of the value of
the article (that is to say) :

Motor cars, including motor bicycles and

motor tricycles ;

Accessories and component parts of motor
cars, motor bicycles, or motor tricycles ;
And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.

And the Question being put ;
The House divided.
The Yeas to the Right ;
The Noes to the Left.
Tellers for the J Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

Tellers for the
Noes,

1 Lord Edmund Talbot :
ieutenant-Com-
mander Wedgwood,

L

Mr. Lough:

Cinematograph Films.

21. That on and after the twenty-ninth day of Cinematograph

September, nineteen hundred and fifteen, until Films.
the first day of August, nineteen hundred and
sixteen, there shall he charged on all films im-
ported into Great Britain or Ireland for the
purpose of the exhibition of pictures, or other
optical effects by means of a cinematograph or
other similar apparatus, the following Customs
duties, namely :

Blank film, on which no picture has
been impressed, known as raw film
or stock
-
-
Positives, i.e., films containing a pic-

-

-

ture and ready for exhibition

i.e.,

Negatives,

films containing a
photograph from which positives
can he printed
-
-

-

-

174.

8.

Per linear
Foot.
s. d.

0 0i

0

1

0

8

Ways and
Means [21st
September]
Report.

Musical
Instruments,
&c.

Clocks,
Watches, &c.

Flats, &c.

Plate Glass.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into further consideration the Seventeenth and
subsequent Resolutions which, upon the 29th
day of this instant September, were reported
the Committee of Ways and Means of
fro r,
the 21st day of this instant September ;

Musical Instruments, &c.
17. That on and after the twenty-ninth day
of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
until the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, there shall be charged on any of
the following articles imported into Great Britain
or Ireland a Customs duty of an amount equal
to thirty-three and one-third per cent, of the
value of the article (that is to say) :

Musical instruments, including gramophones,

pianolas, and other similar instruments.

Accessories and component parts of musical
instruments, and records and other means
of reproducing music.

Clocks, Watches, &c.
18. That on and after the twenty-ninth day
of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
until the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, there shall be charged on any of
the following articles imported into Great Britain
or Ireland a Customs duty of an amount equal
to thirty-three and one-third per cent. of the
value of the article (that is to say) :

Clocks, watches, and the component parts of

clocks and watches.

Hats, &c.
19. That on and after the twenty-ninth day
of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
until the first clay of August, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, there shall be charged on any
hats (including all forms of headgear) imported
into Great Britain or Ireland a Customs duty
of an amount equal to thirty-three and one-
third per cent. of the value of the article.

Plate Glass.
20. That on and after the twenty -ninth day of
September, nineteen hundred and fifteen, until
the first day of August, nineteen hundred and
sixteen, there shall be charged on all plate glass
imported into Great Britain or Ireland a Cus-
toms duty of nine shillings and six pence per
cwt. ; and so in proportion for any less quantity.

Vol.. 170.

Spirit (Tables for ascertaining Weight or
Strength).

22. That amended tables for ascertaining the Spirit (Tables

weight or strength of spirits shall be substituted for aseer-
for ''the tables now in use for that purpose.

taining Weight
or Strength.)

Income Tax (General).

23. That

Income Tax
(1) For the last six months of the current (General.)

Income Tax year the rate of Income Tax
shall be fbrty per cent, higher than the
rate fixed by the Finance Act, 1915
(namely, three shillings and six pence
instead of two shillings and six pence), and
the rates of
the amounts payable in
respect of earned income and in respect
of small incomes under section six of the
Finance Act, 1914, as amended by section
ten of the Finance Act, 1915, shall also
be increased by forty per cent. for that
period.

(2) Effect shall be given to the said increase

of tax as follows :

(a) By making such deductions in the
case of dividends, interest, or other
annual sums due or payable after the
fifth day of October, nineteen hun-
dred and fifteen, as will make the
total amount deducted in respect of
Income Tax for the year equal to
that which would have been deducted
if Income Tax for the year had been
at the rate of three shillings ;

(b) By treating the amount payable in
respect of any assessments already
made of tax chargeable otherwise
than by way of deduction as increased
by twenty per cent ;

(c) By increasing any such assessments
not already made by twenty per
cent. ; and

(d) Where the amount of any exemp-
tion, relief, or abatement under the
Income Tax Acts is to be determined
by reference to the amount of Income
Tax on any sum, by calculating the
amount of the tax at three shillings.
(3) It is declared that it is expedient in the
public interest that this Resolution shall
have statutory effect under the provisions
of the Provisional Collection of Taxes
Act, 1913,

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30th September.

1915,
s. d.

[No.100.

-Income Tax
(Exemption
and
Abatement.)

Income Tax ( Exemption and Abatement).
24. That-

(a) The exemption from Income Tax now
granted to persons whose income does
not exceed one hundred and sixty pounds
shall be limited so as to extend only to
persons whose income does not exceed
one hundred and thirty pounds ; and
(b) The abatement of tax allowed under
section thirty-four of the Finance Act,
1894, and section eight of the Finance
Act, 1898, shall be reduced so as not to
exceed--

(i) in the
case of persons whose
not
incomes
four
do
hundred pounds, the tax upon one
hundred and twenty pounds ;

exceed

(ii)

in

the

case of persons whose
incomes exceed four hundred pounds
exceed six hundred
but
pounds, the tax on one hundred
pounds;

do not

and any Acts relating to Income Tax shall
have effect accordingly.

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Charge of Income Tax on Persons employed.

25. That provision may be made for charging
employed individuals, or any class of employed
individuals, with Income Tax on their actual
income, and for the application of the Income
Tax Acts to such cases, when required, as if
for the purpose of assessment, charge, payment,
and relief the tax was charged for each quarter
of a year instead of for the whole year, and for
requiring employers to make returns for the
purpose of any such provision.

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Charge of Schedule B Tax.

26. That Income Tax under Schedule B shall
be charged for the current year (and for any
for which Income Tax is
succeeding year
charged) in respect of the occupation of lands,
tenements, hereditaments, and heritages charge-
able under that Schedule for every twenty
shillings of the annual value thereof, instead of
for every twenty shillings of one-third of the
annual value thereof ; and the Acts relating to
Income Tax (including any enactments relating
to relief from tax) shall have effect accord-
ingly.

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Super Tax (Extension of Scale).
27. That the rate at which Super Tax is
charged for the current year (and for any
for which Super Tax is
succeeding year
charged) shall be altered so as to charge every
pound of
the excess charged under section
three of the Finance Act, 1914, as amended or
applied by any subsequent Act

Which is over /8,000 and does not
exceed £9,000, at the rate of

s.

d.

2 10

Charge of
Income Tax
on Persons
employed.

Charge of
Schedule B
Tax.

Super Tax
(Extension of
6cale.)

Which is over £9,000 and does not
exceed £10,000, at the rate of
-
Which is over £10,000, at the rate
-

of

3

3

2

6

It is declared that it is expedient in the public
interest that this Resolution shall have statutory
effect under the provisions of the Provisional
Collection of Taxes Act, 1913.

Assessment of Bankers in respect of
Interest credited to Customers.

28. That in estimating for assessment under Assessment of

Schedule D of the Income Tax Acts the amount
the profits and gains of any banker no
of
deduction shall be allowed from the profits or
gains of any year of any interest paid or credited
to any customer or other person, but the banker
shall be allowed to deduct and retain out of any
interest so paid or credited the amount of Income
Tax on such interest.

Bankers in
respect of
Interest
credited to
Customers.

Deductions in respect of Schedule A Tax
in Scotland.

29. That deductions in respect of

Income
Tax under Schedule A on lands and heritages
in Scotland made from any rent, interest, or
payment due for a period ending on 15th May
shall be made at the rate in force at the com-
mencement of that period.

Deductions in
respect of
Schedule A
Tax in
Scotland.

Tax on
Increase of
Trade
Incomes. &c.
during the
War.

Postal
Packets and
Telegrams.

Tax on Increase of Trade Incomes, &c.
during the War.
30. That there shall be charged on any sum
by which the profits or gains arising from any
trade, manufacture, concern in the nature of
trade, or business (including agencies), in any
period of account which includes any time after
the commencement of the present war, exceed
the pre-war standard of profits or gains, a tax
of fifty per cent. of that sum.

Postal Packets and Telegrams.
31.(1) That it is expedient to make such
amendments in the enactments relating to the
rates of postage and other sums to be charged
in respect of postal packets as will enable the
rate of postage

(i) for an inland postcard to be increased
from id. to ld. or, if it
is a reply postcard,
from ld. to 2d. ;

(ii) for an inland book packet the weight of
which does not exceed two ounces to be
increased from id. to 1d. ;

(iii) for an inland registered newspaper to be

increased from L,d. to ld.

(2) That it is expedient to make such amend-
ments in the enactments relating to the charges
for the transmission of telegrams as will enable--
(i) the charges for the transmission of written
telegrams throughout the United Kingdom
to be fixed at a rate not exceeding 9d. for
each telegram of 12 words, or for each
telegram of less than 12 words, and 2d. for
each additional word ; and

(ii) the charges for press telegrams to be fixed
at rates not exceeding 2s. 6d. for every
100 words transmitted between the hours
of 6 p.m. and 9 a.m., and 2s. 6d. for every
75 words transmitted between the hours of
9 a.m. and 6 p.m., to a single address, with
an additional charge of 8d. for every 100
words or for every 75 words, as the case
may be, of the same telegraphic com-
munication transmitted to every additional
add ress.

No. 100.] 6 GEO. V.

:30th September.-12th October.

255

The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Resolutions,

being read a second time, were agreed to.

The Nineteenth and Twentieth Resolutions,

being read a second time, were disagreed to.

The Twenty-first to Thirtieth Resolutions,

being read a second time, were agreed to.

The Thirty-first Resolution being read a

second time ;

Ordered, That the further consideration of
the said Resolution be now adjourned. (Mr.
Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken
into further consideration upon Tuesday the
12th day of October next.

Ways and
Means [23rd
September]
Report.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means of the 23rd day of this
instant September several Resolutions ; which
were read, as follow:

Amendment
of Law.

Repeal of
2 S. 3 Geo. 5,
e. 8, s. 2.

Finance
(No. 3.)

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.
Bill 195.

Ways and
Means..

Supply.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill,

Amendment of Law.
1. That it is expedient to amend the Law
relating to the National Debt, Customs, and
Inland Revenue (including Excise), and to
further provision in connection with
make
Finance.

Repeal of 2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 8, s. 2.

2. That section two of the Finance Act, 1912
(which relates to the distribution of payments
on account of liquor licence duties in certain
cases), shall cease to have effect, without preju-
dice to the validity of any payments already
made in pursuance of that section.

The said Resolutions, being read a second

time, were agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolutions, and upon the Resolutions which
were reported from the Committee of Ways and
Means of the 21st day of this instant September,
and agreed to by the House upon the 29th day
of this instant September and this day : And
that the Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Montagu
do prepare and bring it in.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly
to grant certain duties of
presented a Bill
Customs and Inland Revenue (including Excise),
to alter other duties, and to amend the Law relat-
ing to Customs and Inland Revenue (including
Excise) and the National Debt, and to make
further provision in connection with Finance :
And the same was read the first
time, and
ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday
the 12th day of October next ; and to be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
the 12th day of October next, resolve itself into
the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
the 12th day of October next, resolve itself into
the said Committee.

The Order of the day beinc, read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
the 12th day of October next, resolve itself into
the said Committee.

VOL. 170.

The Order of the day being read, for the hilldlictte.(snit.s

!leading

of

the

Indictments Bill

Second
[Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday the.12th day of October next.

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this Sittings of
day, do adjourn till Tuesday the 12th day of the House
Adjoun-r
October next.( Mr. Chancellor of the Exche-
ment.)
uer.)
q

And it being after half-past Eleven of the
clock, Mr. Deputy Speaker adjourned the
House without Question put, pursuant to
the Standing Order, it being then twenty-
seven minutes before Twelve of the clock,
till Tuesday the 12th day of October
next, pursuant to the Resolution of the
House of this day.

[No. 10.1.]

Tuesday, 12th October 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

THE following Papers, presented by His Parliamentary
Majesty's Command during the Adjourn- Papers

ment, were delivered to the Librarian of the (iiildai°t.uryl"
House of Commons, pursuant to Standing Order
No. 95 :

Copies of Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Trade Reports

Copies

Annual Series, Nos. 5481 to 5489.

(Annual
Series.)
of Colonial Reports, Nos.
857 Colonial
Reports
(Bechuanaland Protectorate, Report for 1914- (Annua
15), 858 (Basutoland, Report for 1914-15), 859
(Gold Coast, Report for 1914), 860 (Jamaica,
Report for 1914-15).
Copy of Accounts
Office Funds for 1914.
Copy of Statistics

of

of Public
in Wales (with Monmouthshire).
Financial Statistics, 1912-13.

for the
Colonies.
Education Board of
Part II. Education.

the Crown Agents' Crown Agents

l.)

Copy of Report of the Commissioners of Prisons

Prisons and the Directors of Convict Prisons, (England and
with Appendices, for the year ended 31st March Wales')
1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant Inebriates

to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Report of the Inspector under the
Inebriates Acts, 1879 to 1900, fOr the year
1914.

nc
A

1879 to

Copy of Order under the Shops Act, 1912, Shops Act,

made by the Council of the undermentioned 1912.
Local Authority, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

County Borough of South Shields.

Copies of Orders under the Shops Act, 1912, Shops Act,

made by the Councils of the undermentioned 1912.
Local Authorities, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department :

County of Derby (Urban District of Swad-
lincote and Parishes of Woodville and
Castle Gresley).

County Boroughs of South Shields (two)

and Huddersfield (specified area).

Borough of Luton.

K K 4

256

12th October.

1915.

[No. 101.

Shops Act,
1912.

Shops Act,
1912.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mental
Deficiency
Act, 1913
(Regulations.)

Copies of Orders under the Shops Act, 1912,
made by the Councils of the undermentioned
Local Authorities, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for ;he Home Department :
County Borough of Burnley (two).
Rural District of Swansea.

Copy of Order under the Shops Act, 1912,
made by the Council of the undermentioned
Local Authority, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

Borough of Eccles.

Copies of Orders under the Shops Act, 1912,
made by the Councils of the undermentioned
Local Authorities, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department:

Borough of Ealing.
Rural District of Swansea.

Copy of Regulations made by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department under the
Mental Deficiency Act, 1913, as to the transfer
of Patients from one certified institution to
another, and from a State institution to a certified
institution, and, in cases appropriate to State
institutions, from a certified institution to a
State institution.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Telegraphs.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of the Telephone Regulations, 1915. Dated
28th September 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)
(Regulations.)
No. 361.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 362.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 363.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 364.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 365.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Provisional Regulations, dated 8th October 1915,
made by the National Health Insurance Joint
Committee, and the Welsh Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Medical Benefit) Regulations ( Wales), 1915.

Copy of Provisional Regulations made by the
National Health Insurance Joint Committee,
dated 9th October 1915, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Arrears) Consolidated Regu-
lations, 1915.

Insurance

Copy of Regulations made by the National
Health
dated
1st October 1915, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Societies' Accounts and Adminis-
tration Expenses) Regulations, 1915.

Joint Committee,

Insurance

Copy of Regulations made by the National
Health
dated
29th September 1915, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Persons of Unsound Mind)
Regulations, 1915.

Joint Committee.

Insurance

Copy of Regulations made by the National
Health
dated
29th September 1915, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Transfer Values) Regula-
tions, 1915.

Joint Committee,

urance

National
Health
Ins
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.) Regulations, 1915.

Copy of Regulations made by the National
Health
dated
1st October 1915, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Accounts of Insurance Committees)

Joint Committee,

Insurance

No. 366.

Copy of Regulations made by the National
National
Health
Joint Committee, dated
Insurance
entitled the National
(Joint
Committee) Health Insurance (Lapsed Transfer Values)
(Regulations.) Regulations, 1915.

Health
29th September 1915,

Insurance

No. 367.

Copy of

Provisional Regulations,
30th September 1915, made by the National Health
Health
jointly with
entitled the National Health Insurance (Medical (Regulations.)
Benefit)
Benefit) Regulations, 1915.

Joint Committee, acting
Insurance Commissioners, Committee)

Insurance
the

dated National

Insurance

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com- Prisons

mand,Copy of Thirty-seventh Report of the (
General Prisons Board (Ireland), for 1914-15,
with an Appendix.

Copy of Report of the Estates Commissioners Irish Laud
under the Irish Land Acts, 1903-9, for the year Acts, 1903-9.
ending 31st March 1915, and for the period
from 1st November 1903 to 31st March 1915,
with an Appendix.

Copy of Report of the Department of Agri- Fisheries
(Ireland.)

culture and Technical Instruction for Ireland on
the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Ireland for the
year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain presented, pur- East India
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, (Loans rased
in England.)
Return of all Loans raised in England under No 369.
provisions of any Acts of Parliament,
the
chargeable on the Revenues of India, outstanding
at the commencement of the half-year ended on
the 30th September 1915, with the rates of
interest and total amount payable thereon, and the
date of the termination of each Loan, the debt
incurred during the half-year, the moneys raised
thereby during the half-year, the Loans paid
off or discharged during the half -year, and the
Loans outstanding at the close of the half-year I
stating, so far as the public convenience wil
allow, the purpose or service for which moneys
have been raised during the half-year.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Arland presented, pursuant to the direc- Diseases of
tions of several Acts of Parliament, Copy of Animals Acts>.
Order 9527, dated 2nd October 1915, under the
Diseases of Animals Acts, postponing the
operation of the two Orders described in the
Schedule thereto until the 18th October 1915.

Copies of Orders under

the Destructive Destructive
Insects and

Insects and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, num-
bered D,I.P. 243 to 247, declaring the respective 1877 and 1'907.
areas described in the Schedules thereto to be
infected with Wart Disease, and infected areas
for the purposes of the Wart Disease of Potatoes
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

As at

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His Colonial
Reports
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report, (Annual.)
No. 861 (Gambia, Report for 1914).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Public Records,

tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon
the Table by the Clerk of the House :C
Schedule containing a list and particulars of
classes of Documents existing or accruing in
His Majesty's Customs and Excise which are
not considered of sufficient public value to justify
their preservation therein.

(Cxcustom

s and

: Copy of Eise.)

N 0.101.] 6 GEO. V.
New Member
sworn.

Alfred Byrne, Esquire, Member for
the
Borough of Dublin (Harbour Division), was
sworn.

12th-13th October.

257
I hereby certify that this Bill is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

Message from
the Lords.

Clackmannan
County
Water Order
Confirmation
Bill.
Glasgow
Water Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
Bill.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the Clackmannan
County Water Order Confirmation Bill, without
any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the Glasgow Water
Order Confirmation Bill, with Amendments ;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

The Lords have agreed to the Naval and
Military War Pensions, &c. Bill (now War
Pensions, Help to Disabled Men, &c. Bill), with
to which the Lords desire the
Amendments ;
concurrence of this House.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Glasgow
Water Order Lords to the Glasgow Water Order Confirmation
Confirmation Bill be taken into consideration to-morrow.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
Bill.

Bill 148.

Postal and
Telegraph
Rates
(Statutory
Limits) Bill.
Bill 147.

American
Loan.

American
Loan Bill.

Bill 146.

Mr. Speaker's
Certificate.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Naval and Military War Pensions,
&c. Bill be taken into consideration upon
Thursday next ; and be printed.

Mr. Herbert Samuel, supported by Mr. Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Montagu, and
Mr. Pike Pease, presented a Bill to alter certain
Statutory Limits of Postal and Telegraph Rates,
and for purposes connected therewith : And the
same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a ,

Bill to enable a Loan to be raised in conjunction
with the French Government in the United
States of America : And that Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer and Mr. Montagu do prepare
and bring it in.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly
presented a Bill to enable a Loan to be raised in
conjunction with the French Government in the
United States of America : And the same was
read the first time ; and ordered to be printed.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :The Bill was accordingly read a second
time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :

Vol,. 170.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,

Speaker).

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Finance (No. 3) Bill ;

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Thirty-first of the Reso-
lutions which, upon the 29th day of September
last, were reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means of the 21st day of September last ;

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken

into further consideration to-morrow.

Ways and
Means [21st
September]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Ways and
Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords];
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twelve minutes after
Seven of the clock, adjourned till
to-
morrow.

[No. 102.]

Wednesday, 13th October 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House, according to Order, proceeded to Glasgow
take into consideration the Amendments Water Order
made by the Lords to the Glasgow Water Order Ca lnlfirmation
Confirmation Bill ; and the same were twice
read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Mr. Long presented, by His Majesty's Com- Local

wand, Copy of Supplement to the Forty-fourth Government
Annual Report of the Local Government Board, Board.
for 1914-15, in continuation of the Report of
L L

13th 14th October.

1915.

[No.102.

258
the Medical Officer of the Board for 1914-15,
containing a Report on Maternal Mortality,
in connection with Child-bearing and its relation
to Infant Mortality.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Munitions.

Munitions.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
the Munitions (War Service Badges) Rules,
1915, dated 9th October 1915.

Copy of the Munitions (Ordering of Work)

Regulations, 1915, dated 9th October 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Post Office
(Money
Orders,
Inland.)

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 2)
Regulations, 1915. Dated 1st October 1915.

Message from
the Lords.

American
Loan Bill.

Bank of
England Note
Issue.

Defence of
the Realm
(Evidence)
Bill.

Bill 149.

Ulster Canal
Bill.

Bill 150.

Clubs
(Temporary
Provisions.)

Clubs
(Temporary
Provisions)
Bill.

Bill 151.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

Royal Assent.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth:

The Lords have agreed to the American Loan

Bill, without any Amendment.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Correspondence between the Treasury
and the Bank of England as to the issue of
Notes in excess of the limit fixed by Law at the
time of the outbreak of War.(Mr. Montagu.)

Mr. Tennant presented a Bill

to make
admissible as Evidence in trials under the
Defence of the Realm Acts Evidence given at
preliminary investigations by witnesses who are
unable to attend at the trial by reason of death,
illness, or active service : And the same was
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

Mr. Birrell presented a Bill to authorise the
temporary closing of the Ulster Canal : And
the same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a
Bill to amend the Law with respect to Clubs
during the continuance of the present War :
And that Secretary Sir John Simon, Mr. Long,
Mr. Solicitor General, and Mr. Brace do prepare
and bring it in.

Secretary Sir John Simon accordingly presented
a Bill to amend the Law with respect to Clubs
during the continuance of the present War :
And the same was read the first
time, and
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Finance (No. 3) Bill ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time ;

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir
Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :
Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring his Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers : And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House
of Peers, where a Commission under the Great
Seal was read, giving, declaring, and notifying
the Royal Assent to the several Acts therein
mentioned ; and that the Lords thereby autho-
rised had declared the Royal Assent to the said
Acts, as follow :

1. American Loan Act, 1915.
2. Clackmannan County Water Order Con-

firmation Act, 1915.

And the Question being again proposed, That Finance

the Bill be now read a second time ;

(No. 3) Bill.

And the House having continued to sit till after

Twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ;

Thursday, 14th October 1915 :

And the Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second

time.

The Bill was accordingly read a second time,
and committed to a Committee of the whole
House for this day.

The Order of the day being read, for the Postal and
Second Reading of the Postal and Telegraph Telees graph
Rat
Rates (Statutory Limits ) Bill ;
(Statutory

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Limits) Bill.

this day.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Ways and
into consideration the Thirty-first of the Resold- Means [21st
tions which, upon the 29th day of September Se pto e
last, were reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means. of the 21st day of September last ;

Rep.

rtmber]

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken

into further consideration this day.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, this day,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

The Order

of the day being read, for the Courts

Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Resolved, That

this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Ordered, That the Examiners of Petitions for Ulster Canal

Private Bills do examine the Ulster Canal Bill, Bill.
with respect to compliance with the Standing
Orders relative to Private Bills.

And it being after half-past Eleven of Adjournment.

the clock on Wednesday evening, Mr.
Speaker adjourned the House without
Question put, pursuant to the Standing
Order, it being then sixteen minutes after
Twelve of the clock on Thursday morning,
till this day.

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14th October.

259

[No. 103.]

Thursday, 14th October 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Lou lon
County
Council
(Celluloid,
&c.) Bill
(suspended.)

PRAYERS.
THE Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the London County
(suspended), as

Council (Celluloid, &c.) Bill
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

Fertilizers and Mr. Rirrell presented, by His Majesty's Com-
Feeding Stuffs wand, Copy of Report of proceedings of the
Act, 1906, &c. Department of Agriculture
and Technical
Instruction for Ireland under the Fertilizers
the Weeds and
and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1906 ;
Agricultural Seeds (Ireland) Act, 1909 ;
the
Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) Act, 1908 ; and
the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts, 1877
and 1907, for the year 1914.

The Order of the day being read, for the Defence of
the Realm
(Evidence)
Bill.

Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm
(Evidence) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ulster Canal

Second Reading of the Ulster Canal Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill ;

(No. 3) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Ways and
into consideration the Thirty-first of the Resolu- Mean5i [21st
September]
tions which, upon the 29th day of September Report.
last, were reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means of the 21st day of September last ;

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken

.into further consideration upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Mr. Montagu presented,Return to an Order,
Bank of
England rote dated the 13th day of this instant October, for
a Return relative to Bank of England Note
Issue.
Issue.

No. 370.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Sittings of
the House.

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this
day, do adjourn till Tuesday next.(The Prime
Minister.)

Postal and
Telegraph
Rates
(Statutory
Limits) Bill.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
Bill.

The Postal and Telegraph Rates (Statutory
Limits) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Tuesday
next.(Mr. Walter Rea.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Naval and Military War Pensions,
&c. Bill ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Lords' Amendments be
now taken into consideration :And a Debate
arising thereupon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
beim:, put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. Hayes Fisher) :It was resolved in the
Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed upon

Tuesday next.

Clubs
(Temporary
Provisions)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
the Clubs (Temporary

Second Reading of
Provisions) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

VOL. 170.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts

Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (P
Bill ;

=II1.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ; Bill [Lor ds.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And it being one hour after the conclusion
of Government Business, Mr. Speaker
adjourned the House without Question
put, pursuant to the Order of the House
of the 3rd day of February last, it being
then Eight of the clock, till Tuesday next,
pursuant to the Resolution of the House
of this day.

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19th October.

1915.

[No.104.

[No. 104.]

Tuesday, 19th October 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Ulster Canal
Bill
(no Standing
Orders
applicable.)

1TR. Speaker laid upon the Table,Report
from one of the Examiners of Petitions for
Private Bills, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 13th day of this instant October,
That in the case of the following Bill
no
Standing Orders are applicable, viz. :

Ulster Canal Bill.

Westmoreland Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out
County
(Northern or a new Writ for the electing of a Member to
Appleby
Division) Writ, serve in this present Parliament for the County
of Westmoreland (Northern or Appleby Divi-
sion), in the room of Sir Lancelot Sanderson,
Knight,
his Election for
the said county, hath accepted the Office of
Steward or Bailiff of EIis Majesty's Manor of
Northstead, in the County of York. (Lord
Edmund Talbot.)

:KJ), who, since

East India
(Sanitary
Measures.)

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain presented, by
Copy of Report
His Majesty's Command,
on Sanitary Measures in India in 1913-14.
Vol. XLVII.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Shops Act,
1912.

Children Act,
1908.

No. 371.

Rocket
Li fe-saving
Apparatus.

Trade of New
Zealand.

Trade cf
Australia.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to

the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Order made by the Secretary for
Scotland, dated 15th October 1915, under the
Shops Act, 1912, affecting certain classes of
Shops in the City of Edinburgh.

Copy of Recommendation of the Secretary
for Scotland under the Children Act, 1908, as
to Parliamentary Grant to certified Day Indus-
trial Schools in Scotland.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to the
Children Act, 1908, be printed.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report by the Board of
Trade on the Life-saving Apparatus on the
coasts of the United Kingdom, for the year
ending 30th June 1915.

Copy of Report of the Board of Trade on the
Trade of the Dominion of New Zealand for
the year 1914, by. Mr. W. G. Wickham, His
Majesty's Trade Commissioner for New Zealand.
Copy of Report to the Board of Trade on
the Trade of Australia for the year 1914, by
His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Australia
(Mr. G. 1'. Milne).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Reformatory
and Industrial Majesty's Command,
schools.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Copy of Fifty-eighth
Report, for the year 1914, of the Inspector of
Reformatory and Industrial Schools of Great
Britain.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies of
Orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 248 to
254, inclusive, declaring the areas described in
the Schedule thereto to be infected with Wart
Disease, and infected areas for the purposes of
the Wart Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas)
Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com-
Copy of Fifty-third Report of
mand,
the
Inspector of Reformatory and Industrial Schools
in Ireland, for the year 1914.

Copy of Return of Advances made under the
Irish Land Purchase Acts during the month of
February 1915.

Reformatory
and Industrial
Schools
(Ireland.)

Irish Land
Commission.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of the Foreign and Colonial Post Amendment
(No. 13) Warrant, 1915, dated 30th June 1915.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Post Office
(Foreign and
Colonial Post,
except
Parcels.)

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Regulations made by the National Health
Insurance Joint Committee and the Scottish
Insurance Commissioners, acting jointly, dated
8th October 1915, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regulations (Scot-
land), 1915.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 372.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary Boner Law presented, by
His Majesty's Command,Copies of Colonial
Reports, Nos. 862 (Straits Settlements, Report
for 1914), 863 (Northern Territories of the
Gold Coast, Report for 1914), and 864 (Ashanti,
Report for 1914).

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon the
Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy of
Return to the Lord Chancellor of the number
ofof Visits made and the number of Patients seen
by the several Commissioners in Lunacy during
the six months ending on 30th June 1915.

Lunacy.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Finance

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.
(In the Committee.)

(No. 3) Bill.

Clause No. 1 (Increased duty on tea).
Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 16, to leave

out the words " or Ireland."(Mr.

Question, That the words proposed to be
left out stand part of the Clause, put, and
agreed to.

Question put, That the Clause stand part of

the Bill.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the ( Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

/ Lord Edmund Talbot :

Tellers for the Mr. Tyson Wilson,

Noes,

) Mr. Goldstone:

Clauses No. 2 to No. 5 agreed to.

204.

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19th October.

Clause No. 6 (Increased Custom duties on

sugar, &c.).

Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 17, to leave
out the words " first column of the."(Mr,
Theodore Taylor.)

Question put, That the words proposed

left out stand part of the Clause.

to be

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the 1 Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

l Lord Edmund Talbot :
Tellers for the Mr. Theodore Taylor,

Mr.LlewelynWilliams: J

Noes,
Clause agreed to.
Clauses No. 7 to No. 9 agreed to.
Clause No. 10 (Additional duty on motor

36.

spirit).

Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 14, at the
end, to insert the words " Subsection (1), section
eighty-five, of the Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910,
shall apply to any person using motor spirit for
any of the purposes mentioned in this subsection
as it applies to any person using motor .spirit for
any of the purposes mentioned in Part I. of the
Fifth Schedule to that Act, that is to say, for
the purpose of supplying motive power to a
motor car kept by (a) a clergyman of any
(b) a duly qualified
religious denomination ;
engineer in the exclusive employment of a local
authority ; or (c) a duly qualified veterinary
surgeon, while the car is being used by the
clergyman, engineer, or veterinary surgeon for
the purposes of his ministry or profession, as
the case may be,
the last preceding
and
section shall have effect
this
subsection of
accordingly."(Mr. John O'Connor.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.
Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 11 agreed to.
Clause No. 12 (New import duties).
Amendment proposed, in p. 5,1. 36, to leave
out the words " twenty-ninth day of September,
nineteen hundred and fifteen," in order to insert
the words " passing of this Act."(Mr. Pringle.)
Question, That the words proposed to be
the Clause, put, and

left out stand part of
agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 2,
after the word " Ireland," to insert the words
"except from any other parts of His Majesty's
dominions."--(Sir William Howell Dories.)

Question put, That those words be there

inserted.

The Committee divided.

Tellers for the
Yeas,

f Sir William Howell

Davies,

Sir Tudor Walters:

Tellers for thef Mr. Howard,

20.

J

125.

Noes,

iMr. Bridgeman :
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 2,
after the word " Ireland," to insert the words
" except from the territories of His Majesty's
Allies for the time being."(Sir Alfred Mond.)
Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer),
put, and agreed to.

261
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Clubs

Second Reading of the Clubs (Temporary (
Pr

ovisions) Bill ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

Provisions)
Bill.

166.

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Postal and
Committee on the Postal and Telegraph Rates Telegraph
Rates
(Statutory Limits) Bill ;
(Statutory
Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, Limits) Bill.

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Naval and
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed ilita ry, War
&c.
upon the 14th day of this instant October, That
the Amendments made by the Lords to the
Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. Bill be
now taken into consideration ;

VI

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm
a.
r,
(Evidence) Bill ;

the

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Luster canal

Second Reading of the Ulster Canal Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill he read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Ways and

into consideration the Thirty-first of the Resolu-
tions which, upon the 29th day of September
last, were reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means of the 21st day of September last ;

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken

into further consideration to-morrow.

t

P

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

Indict merits
Bill Lc ). (Is.]

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the Rouse of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;

VftL. 170.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till three minutes after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.
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20th October.

1915.

[No.105..

[No. 105.]

Wednesday, 20th October 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
MR. MKinnon Wood presented a Bill to
confirm a Provisional Order under the
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
1899, relating to Dundee Corporation : And the
same was ordered (under Section 7 of the Act)
to be taken into consideration to-morrow.

A Public Petition was presented, and read ;

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5490
to 5509.

Dundee
Corporation
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Public
Petitions.
Vide Supple-
ment to
First Report.
Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Execution of
Miss Cavell
(Miscellaneous, Miss Cavell at Brussels.
No. 17, 1915.)

Copy of Correspondence with the United
States Ambassador respecting the Execution of

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Universities of
Oxford and
Cambridge
Act, 1877
(Oxford.)

No. 373.

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.
Foreign
Jurisdiction
Act, 1890.

Dockyard
Ports
Regulation
Act, 1865.

Merchant
Shipping
Act, 1894.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to

the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Statute made by the Governing Body
of Saint John's College, Oxford, on 2nd July
1915 (and sealed on 5th July 1915) under the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877, amending Statute XVII. of the Statutes
of the College by adding after Clause 9 thereof
a new Clause numbered 10.

Copy of Four Orders in Council, dated 14th
October 1915, under the Naval and Marine Pay
and Pensions Act, 1865.

Copy of Order in Council, dated 14th October
1915, under
the Foreign Jurisdiction Act,
1890, entitled the Eastern African Protectorates
(Appeal to Privy Council) Amendment Order
in Council (No. 2), 1915.

Copy of Order in Council, dated 14th October
1915, under the Dockyard Ports Regulation
Act, 1865, constituting the Dockyard Ports of
Plymouth and Devonport, and repealing the
Orders in Council dated 11th October 1912
and 9th February 1914.

Copy of Two Orders in Council, dated the
14th October 1915, under the Merchant Shipping
Act, 1894.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877 (Oxford), be printed.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made under the Shops Act,
1912, by the Councils of the undermentioned
Local Authorities,
and
the

Secretary of State for the Home Department:

County of London (portion south of the

confirmed

by

River Thames).

County of Worcester (Urban District of Lye

and Wollescote).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the Foreshores.

directions of an Act of Parliament,--Copy of
Treasury Minute, dated 12th October 1915,
directing the application of moneys received
by the Board of Trade, in the year ended
31st March 1915, in respect of the rights and
interests of the Crown in the Foreshores of the
United Kingdom.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the London County London
Council (Tramways and Improvements) Bill, County
with Amendments ;
to which the Lords desire (j aninciwl
the concurrence of this House.

and Improve-
ments) Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the London County London
Council (General Powers) Bill, with Amend- County
ments; to which the Lords desire the concur- (General
rence of this House.

Powers) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Finance

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.
(In the Committee.)

(No. 3) Bill.

Clause No. 12.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 2,
after the word " Ireland," to insert the words
" except on re-import from the Channel Islands
or Isle of Man."(Mr. Peto.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 3,
to leave out the words " motor cars, including
motor bicycles and motor tricycles."(Sir Alfred
Mond.)

Question put, That the words " motor cars"

stand part of the Clause.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the f Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

1Lord Edmund Talbot :

Tellers for the( Mr. Pringle,

Noes,

1 Sir Tudor Walters:

f 169.

!. 34.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 3, to
leave out the words " including motor bicycles
and motor tricycles."(Mr. Pringle.)

Question put, That the words proposed to be

left out stand part of the Clause.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the { Mr. Gulland,

Lord Edmund Talbot:

Tellers for the Mr. Hoyle,

r Mr. LlewelynWilliams:

Yeas,

Noes,

} 162.

36.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, to
leave out from the beginning of 1. 5 to the word
" musical," in 1. 8.(Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 7, to
leave out the words "thirty -three and one-third,"
in order to insert the word "fifteen. " (Mr.
Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6,
to
leave out from the beginning of 1. 8 to the word
"accessories," in 1. 11.(Sir Tudor Walters.)

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6 GEO. V.
Question, That the words " musical instru-
ments " stand part of the Clause, put, and
agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p.

, 1. 8, to
leave out the word " gramophones."(Sir Alfred
Mond.)

Question, That the word " gramophones "

stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, to leave
out from the beginning of 1. 16 to the end of 1.27.
(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " halfpenny," in 1. 23,
the Clause :Amendment, by
stand part of
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 23,
to leave out the word " one-half," in order to
the word " one - eighth."(Sir Alfred
insert
Mond.)

Question proposed, That the word " one-
half " stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 27.
to leave out the word " eight," in order to insert
the word " one."(Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the word " eight " stand part

of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 29,
to leave out from the word " price " to the word
" and," in 1. 31, in order to insert the words
" at which an exporter agrees to sell the article
free on board at the port of exportation."
(Sir Alfred Mond.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " would," in p. 6,1.29;
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 36,
to leave out from the word " to " to the end of
p. 7, 1. 3, in order to insert the words " whether
any article imported is or is not subject to the
duties payable under this section, or as to the
proper amount of the duty payable, shall be
referred to a competent staff of appraisers at
the port of entry ; and if the importer be
dissatisfied with the award he shall have power
to appeal to a board of general appraisers, which
shall consist of not less than five members, none
of whom shall be engaged in any other business
or occupation. All such appraisers shall be
appointed by the Treasury on such terms and
it may see fit."(Sir Alfred
conditions
Mond.)

as

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " appointed," in p. 6,
1. 38, stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 14,
to leave out from the word " merchandise " to
the end of I. 18.(Sir Alfred Mond.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and negatived.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 25,

to leave out subsection (7).(Mr. Peto.)

Question proposed, That the words " motor
cars " stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, I. 25,
to leave out from the word " cars " to the word
"constructed," in 1. 26.(iV1r. Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

VOL. 170.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, I. 28,
the

after the word " ambulances," to insert
words " or for military or naval purposes."
(Mr. Llewelyn Williams.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, I. 28,
the word " ambulances," to insert the
after
words " or fire-engines, fire-escapes, or similar
appliances utilised for the extinction of fires."
( Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 28,
to leave out from the second word " or " to the
word "in," in 1. 29.(Mr. Peto.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 30,
to leave out the words " which are so proved to
be intended to he. " (Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the words proposed to be
left out stand part of the Clause, put, and
agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 32,
to leave out from the word " section " to the end
of p. 8, 1. 6.(Mr. Llewelyn

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the end of 1. 38, stand part of
the Clause :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, 1. 7,

to leave out subsection (8).( Mr. Radford.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Question put, That the Clause, as amended,

stand part of the Bill.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the I Mr. Howard,

Yeas,

Mr. Bridgeman

}

78.

Tellers for the c Sir Alfred Mond,

Noes,

( Mr. Pringle:
Motion made, and Question, That the Chair-
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit
again(Mr. Lough),put, and negatived.

}

26.

Clause No. 13 agreed to.
Clause No. 14 (Restriction on delivery of

goods from bond).

Amendment proposed, in p. 8, 1. 21., to leave
out the words " and for a period of twelve
months thereafter."( Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed

to be left out stand part of the Clause :

Thursday, 21st October 1915 :

Question put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, to leave out
the words " three months," in order to insert
the words "fourteen days."(Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the words " three months "

stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, I. 27,
to leave out from the word " exceeding " to the
end of the subsection, in order to insert the
words " by more than fifty per cent. the average
three
daily clearances during the
months to any firm."--(Mr. Lough.)

previous

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
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Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, 1. 30,

to leave out subsection (2).(Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the first word " as," in 1. 33, stand part
of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, 1. 33,
to leave out the first word " as."(Mr. Lough.)
Question, That the word " as " stand part

of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask
leave to sit again(Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer),put, and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords]; Bill [Leeds.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Resolved, That the Statement of the estimated Greenwich
Income and Expenditure of Greenwich Hospital Hospital.
and of Travers' Foundation for the year 1915-16
be approved.(Dr. Maenamara.)

And it being after half-past Eleven of Adjournment.

the clock on Wednesday evening, Mr.
Deputy Speaker adjourned the flouse
without Question put, pursuant to the
Standing Order, it being then a quarter
of an hour after One of the clock on
Thursday morning, till this day.

Clubs
(Temporary
Provisions)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Clubs (Temporary
Provisions) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Postal and
Telegraph
Rates
(Statutory
Limits) Bill.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Postal and Telegraph Rates
(Statutory Limits) Bill ;

Resolved, That

this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 14th day of this instant October, That
the Amendments made by the Lords to the
Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. Bill be
now taken into consideration ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till this day.

Defence of
the Realm
(Evidence)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm
(Evidence) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Ulster Canal
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Ulster Canal Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Ways and
Means [21st
September]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Thirty-first of the Resolu-
tions which, upon the 29th day of September
last, were reported from the Committee of
Supply of the 21st day of September last ;

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken

into further consideration this day.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

Ways and
Means.

Supply.

[No. 106.]

Thursday, 21st October 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PR AYER S.

THE House, pursuant to the Order of the London
House of the 20th day of July last, pro- Counc
ceeded to take into consideration the Amend- (General
ments made by the Lords to the London County Powers) Bill
Council (General Powers) Bill ; and the same
were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
L ordships.

The House, pursuant to the Order of the London
House of the 20th day of July last, proceeded Council
C°1211t3;
to take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the London County Council and Improve-
(Tramways and Improvements) Bill ; and the ments) Bill.
same were twice read, and agreed to.

(Tramways

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The Order of the day being read, for taking London
into consideration the London County Council (CC1717101
c
(Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended), as amended in
the Committee ;

&c.) Bill

dcoui

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con- (suspended.)

sideration upon Thursday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Glasgow
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation Corporation
ilelliuloid)
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the 3C
Committee ;

(suspended.)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Thursday next.

The Order of the clay being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Dundee
take into consideration the Dundee Corporation Order
Order Confirmation Bill.

Confirmation

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time Bill'

upon Tuesday next.

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21st October.

Shops Act,
1912.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of
the undermentioned Local Authorities under
the Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the
the Home Depart-
Secretary of State for
ment :

County Borough of Wert Bromwich.
Urban District of Willenhall.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Ac land presented, pursuant to the direc-
Destructive
Insects and
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies of
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907 Orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 255 to
262, inclusive, declaring the respective areas
described in the Schedules thereto to be infected
with Wart Disease, and infected areas for the
purposes of the Wart Disease of Potatoes
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Colonial
Import
Duties, 1915.

Mr. Runciman presented, by His Majesty's
Copy of Return relating to the
Command,
Rates of Import Duties levied upon the principal
and other Articles imported into the British
Self-governing Dominions, Colonies, Posses-
sions, and Protectorates.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sittings of
the House.

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this
(Mr.

day, do adjourn till Tuesday next.
Lloyd George.)

Postal and
Telegraph
Rates
(Statutory
Limits) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Postal and Telegraph
Rates (Statutory Limits) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Variation of statutory limits of

postal and telegraph rates).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 9, to leave

out paragraph (a).(Sir William Bytes.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and negatived.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 15,
to leave out the word " six," in order to insert
the word " eight."(Sir William Bytes.)

Question proposed, That the word " six "
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Clause No. 3 disagreed to.
A Clause (Short title)(Mr. Herbert Samuel)
brought up, and read the first and second
time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Surcharge on postage stamps)
(Mr. Peto)--brought up, and read the first
time.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Void. 170.

265
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Clubs (Temporary Provisions) Bill was, Clubs

according to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill he committed to a Bill.

Committee of the whole House for Tuesday
next.(Mr. Walter Rea.)

(Temporary
Provisions)

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Naval an7
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Military war
upon the 14th day of this instant October, Pensions, &c.
That the Lords' Amendments to the Naval and
Military War Pensions, &c. Bill be now taken
into consideration ;

And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.

And the Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Lords' Amendments be

now taken into consideration.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 1,

The House accordingly proceeded to take
into consideration the said Lords' Amendments.
1. 10, leave
out from (" a ") to (" consisting "), in 1. 12, and
insert (" Board to be called ' the War Allowances
Board,' and hereinafter
' the
Board ' "), being read a second time ;

referred to as

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That this House doth disagree with
the Lords in the said Amendment(Mr. Hayes
Fisher) ;

The House divided.
The Yeas to the Right ;
The Noes to the Left.
Tellers for the r. Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

I Lord Edmund Talbot :}

Tellers for the f Mr. Goldstone,

Noes,

Sir Charles Nicholson:

}

84.

21.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 2, after 1. 7, being
read a second time, were disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 2, after 1. 7,
insert (" two shall be appointed by the Soldiers'
and Sailors' Families Association "), the next
Amendment, being read a second time, was
agreed to.

Then consequential Amendments were made
to the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 12, by leaving out the
words " twenty-five," and in 1. 14, by leaving
out the words "twenty- five," and inserting the
words " twenty-seven," instead thereof.--(Mr.
Hayes Fisher.)

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 2, 1. 20, being read a
second time, were disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 2,
(" and other allowances "),

1. 20, leave
and insert
out
(" expenses "), the next Amendment, being read
a second time, was agreed to.

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 2, 1. 24, being read a
second time, were disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 2, 1. 24, leave
out (" and '), the next Amendment, being read
a second time, was agreed to.

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 3, 1. 1, being read a
second time, were disagreed to.

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21st October.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 3, 1. 1, after
(" with the consent of the
(" may "),
Treasury appoint and "), the next Amendment,
being read a second time, was agreed to.

insert

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 3, 1. 5, being read a
second time, were agreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 3,
(" Statutory Committee "),

1. 5, leave
insert
out
(" Board "), the next Amendment, being read
a second time, was disagreed to.

and

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 3, 1. 16, being read a
second time, were disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 3, 1. 16, after
(" county "), insert (" or "), the next Amendment,
being read a second time, was agreed to.

(" Statutory Committee "),

The Lords' Amendment in p. 3, 1. 17, leave
and insert
out
(" Board "), the next Amendment, being read
a second time, was disagreed to.

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 4, after subsection (3),
being read a second time, were agreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 4, after sub-
the following new subsec-

section (3), insert
tions :-

(" (4) A scheme regulating the constitution of
any such local committee or district committee
as aforesaid shall provide for the substantial
representation on the local or district committee
of persons who have within the area, either as
members of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families
Association, or the Soldiers' and Sailors' Help
Society, or otherwise, been performing functions
similar to those to be performed by local com-
mittees under this Act.

(5) For facilitating the preparation of such
schemes as aforesaid the Board shall, as soon as
practicable, prepare and issue forms of model
schemes.

(6) A local committee or district committee
may also appoint sub-committees, either for any
special purposes or for any special parts of their
area, and any such committee may consist either
wholly or partly of members of the local or
district committee ; and in particular may appoint
a special committee which shall include repre-
sentatives of employers and of labour for the
care of disabled officers and men.

(7) Any two or more local committees may
combine together for the joint exercise of any
of their powers and duties under this Act, and
may for that purpose appoint a joint committee,
and may agree as to the proportions in which
the several local committees represented on the
joint committee are to contribute towards the
expenses of such joint committee.

(8) A local committee may delegate to any
district committee, and a local committee or
district committee may delegate to any sub
committee, whether appointed for any particular
locality or not, any of its powers and duties
under this Act, whether with or without any
restrictions or conditions, as it may think fit "),
the next Amendment, being read a second
time ;

The said Lords' Amendment was divided.
So much of the Lords' Amendment as relates

to inserting new subsection (4) was agreed to.

So much of the Lords' Amendment as relates
to inserting new subsection (5) was amended, by
leaving out the word " Board," and inserting the
words " Statutory Committee," instead thereof-
(Mr. Hayes Fisher),-and, as amended, was
agreed to.

And the remaining parts of

Amendment were agreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 4, 1. 6, leave out
(" Statutory Committee "), and insert ("Board"),
the next Amendment, being read a second time,
was disagreed to.

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p.4, 1. 18, being read a
second time, were agreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 4,1. 18, leave out
(" Statutory Committee "), and insert ("Board"),
the next Amendment, being read a second time,
was disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 4, 1. 27, leave
out (" committee "), and insert (" Board "), the
next Amendment, being read a second time
was disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 4, after 1. 35,

insert the following new paragraph :-

( " (e) out of funds at their disposal, to make
advances on account of pensions or grants
or separation allowances due to any person
out of public funds during any interval
before the payment thereof actually com-
mences, or during which the
payment
thereof has been accidentally interrupted "),
the next Amendment, being read a second time,
was agreed to.

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 5, 1. 30, being read a
second time, were disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 5, 1. 30, after
subsection (2), insert the following new sub-
sections :-

(" (3) For the purpose of making provision for
the care of disabled officers and men, the Board
shall appoint a special sub-committee which shall
include representatives of employers and of
labour.

(4) The Paymaster General

shall be the
treasurer of the Board, and he shall keep such
accounts on behalf of the Board as the Treasury
may from time to time direct, and the accounts
of the receipts and expenditure of the Board
shall be audited in such manner and by such
persons as the Treasury may from time to time
the next Amendment, being read a
direct "),
second time ;

The said Lords' Amendment was divided.
So much of the Lords' Amendment as relates
to inserting new subsection (3) was amended, in
I. 2, by leaving out the word "Board," and
inserting the words " Statutory Committee,"
instead thereof-( Mr. Hayes Fisher),- -and, as
amended, was agreed to.

So much of the Lords' Amendment as relates
to inserting new subsection (4) was disagreed to.
Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 5, Is. 37 and 38, being
read a second time, were disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 5, Is. 37 and 38,
leave out (" which shall be included in the annual
the next
report made by the corporation "),
Amendment, being read a second time, was
agreed to.

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 6, 1. 6, being read a
second time, were disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 6,1. 6, leave out
(" War Office "), and insert (" Army Council "),
the next Amendment, being read a second time,
was agreed t o

The Lords' Amendment in p. 6, 1. 7, leave out
(" Statutory Committee "), and insert (" Board "),

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21st October.

the next Amendment, being read a second time,
was disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 6, 1. 10, leave
out (" Statutory Committee shall "), and insert
(" Board may "), the next Amendment, being
read a second time ;

The said Lords' Amendment was divided.
So much of the Lords' Amendment as relates
to leaving out the words " Statutory Committee,"
and inserting the word " Board," instead thereof
(Mr. Hayes Fisher),was disagreed to.

So much of the Lords' Amendment as relates
to leaving out the word " shall," and inserting
the word " may," instead thereof( Mr. Hayes
Fisher),was agreed to.

Then the subsequent Lords' Amendments, as
far as the Amendment in p. 6, after 1. 34, being
read a second time, were disagreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 6, after 1. 34,

insert as a new paragraph :

(" (e) out of funds at their disposal, to make
advances on account of uensions or grants
or separation allowances due to any persons
out of public funds during any interval
before the payment thereof actually com-
mences, or during which the payment
thereof has been accidentally interrupted "),
the next Amendment, being read a second time,
was agreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 6, Is. 35 and 36,
leave out paragraph (e), the next Amendment,
being read a second time, was agreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 6, 1. 37, after
(" provision "), insert (" subject to the approval
of the Board "), the next Amendment, being
read a second time, was amended, by leaving out
the word " Board," and inserting the words
" Statutory Committee,"
(Mr. Hayes Fisher), and, as amended, was
agreed to.

instead thereof

The Lords' Amendment in p. 6, after I. 39,

insert as a new paragraph :

(" (g) to solicit and receive from the public
contributions towards any such purposes as
aforesaid "),

the next Amendment, being read a second time,
was agreed to.

The Lords' Amendment in p. 7, leave out
Clause 5, and insert Clause A and Clause B:
(" A. Notwithstanding anything in this Act
if in any area functions similar to
contained,
those entrusted to a local committee are at the
time of the passing of this Act being performed
by the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association
or other organisation, such association or other
organisation may, if the local committee so desire,
and so far as the local committee may direct,
discharge within such area the functions of the
local committee during the continuance of the
present war, provided such association or other
organisation shall so long continue to perform
within such area such functions to the satis-
faction of the local committee.

B. If any person, with a view to obtaining
any such pension or grant or allowance as
aforesaid, makes or uses, or has before the
passing of this Act made or used, any declara-
tion, application, or other written statement
knowing the same to be false, he shall be guilty
of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction
under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts to a fine
not exceeding five pounds ; and for the purpose
of proceedings in respect of any such offence
the offence shall be deemed to have been com-
mitted either at the place where it was actually

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Power to
Delegate
Functions to
existing
Organisations.

Summary
Penalty for
False
Declaration.

267
committed or at the place where the offender
may happen to be, and any declaration on an
appropriate official form bearing a stamp pur-
porting to be the office stamp of the Admiralty
or Army Council, or any sub-department thereof,
with a date subsequent to that on which the
declaration purports to have been signed, shall
be evidence that the declaration has been used
with such view as aforesaid, unless the contrary
is proved "), the next Amendment, being read a',
second time ;

The said Lords' Amendment was divided.
So much of the Lords' Amendment as relates
to the leaving out of Clause 5, and inserting new
Clause A, was disagreed to.

So much of the Lords' Amendment as relates

to the inserting new Clause B was agreed to.

Then the remaining Lords' Amendments,.

being read a second time, were disagreed to.

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to
draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for
disagreeing to certain of the Amendments made
by their Lordships to the Bill.

And a Committee was nominated of Sir
William Ryland Adkins, Mr. Hayes Fisher,
Sir Charles Nicholson, Mr. Jonathan Samuel, and
Colonel .Yate.

Ordered, That Three be the quorum of the
Committee : And they are to withdraw imme-
diately.(Mr. Hayes Fisher.)

The Order of the day being read, for the Defence of
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm the Realm
(Evidence)
(Evidence) Bill ;
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

The Ulster Canal Bill was, according to Order, Ulster Canal

read a second time.

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Select Committee of Five Members, Three to
be nominated by the House and Two by the
Committee of Selection.

Ordered, That all Petitions against the Bill
presented Five clear days before the meeting
of the Committee be referred to the Committee ;
that the Petitioners praying to be heard by
themselves, their counsel, or agents be heard
against the Bill, and counsel and agents heard
in support of the Bill.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to

send for persons, papers, and records.

Ordered, That Three be the quorum of the
Ire-

Committee.(Mr. Attorney General for
land.)

The Order of the day being read, for taking Ways and
into further consideration the Thirty-first of the Means [21st
toenaber]
Resolutions which, upon the 29th day of Septem-
ber last, were reported from the Committee of
Ways and Means of the 21st day of September
last ;

Rseeprt

P

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and.

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being

Committee of Supply ;

read, for the Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, iesolve itself into the said Committee.

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21st-26th October.

1915.

[No. 106.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-one minutes before
Ten of the clock, adjourned till Tuesday
next, pursuant to the Resolution of the
House of this day.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

Naval and
Military War
Pensions, &c.
Bill.

Mr. Hayes Fisher reported from the Com-
mittee appointed to draw up Reasons to be
assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain
of the Amendments made by their Lordships to
the Naval and Military War Pensions, Sze. Bill;
That they had drawn up Reasons accordingly,
which they directed him to report to the House ;
and the same were read, as follow :

The Commons disagree to the Amendment
made by the Lords in p. 1,1. 10, for the following
Reason :--Because it is intended that the new
body shall be a voluntary body and not a Govern-
is expedient
ment authority, and therefore it
that it
should be closely associated with the
voluntary body established by Parliament to
deal with kindred matters.

The Commons disagree to the Amendment
made by the Lords in p. 1,1. 15, for the following
is inexpedient to take
Reason :- Because it
away representatives from the Local Government
Board and other bodies, and to give them to the
Crown.

The Commons disagree to the Amendment
made by the Lords in p. 2, 1. 1, for the following
Reason :--Because, owing to the relations which
will exist between the new body and local
in which
authorities and approved societies
disabled men are insured, it is expedient that
the Local Government Board and the National
Health Commissioners should be
represented
upon the body.

The Commons disagree to the Amendments
made by the Lords in p. 2, ls. 8, 9, 10, and
to one of the Amendments made by the
19 ;
Lords in p. 2, I. 20 ; and to the Amendments
made by the Lords in p. 2, ls. 21, 22, 23 ;
to
one of the Amendments made by the Lords
to the Amendments made by
in p. 2, 1. 24 ;
the Lords in p. 2, Is. 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 ; to one
of the Amendments made by the Lords in p. 3,
1 ; and to the Amendments made by the
1.
Lords in p. 3, Is. 5, 6, 10, 11, 17 ; p. 4, ls. 6,
Is. 6, 9, 12, 13, 21, 23, 27, 31,
18, 27 ; p. 5,
36, 40 ; and p. 6, Is. 5, 7, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 27,
and 31,
for the following Reason :--Because
they are consequential on the Amendment made
by the Lords in p. 1, 1. 10.

The Commons disagree to the Amendments
made by the Lords in p. 7, ls. 27 and 28, for
the following Reason
is more
convenient that a Bill dealing mainly with sup-
plementary assistance rather than with primary
should be so described.

Because

it

The said Reasons, being read a second time,

were agreed to.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords
to communicate the said Reasons (with the Bill
and Amendments) : And that the Clerk do carry
the same.-(Mr. Hayes Fisher.)

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :-It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Adjournment.

[No. 107.]

Tuesday, 26th October 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE Dundee Corporation Order Confirmation
Bill was, according to Order, read the third

time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant
to the directions of an Act of Parliament, -
Copies of Orders under the Shops Act, 1912,
made by the Councils of the undermentioned
Local Authorities, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department :-

City of Bradford.
Urban District of Fleetwood (two).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Dundee
Corporation
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Montagu presented,-Return to an Order,
dated the 8th day of June last, for a Return
relative to the Land Registry.

Land Registry.
No. 374.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Agriculture
(Scotland.)

The Lord Advocate presented, by His
Majesty's Command,--Copy of Statement show-
ing, for the year ended 31st March 1915, the
respect of each Land
financial position in
Scheme on Estates taken over by the Board of
Agriculture for Scotland from the Congested
Districts Board.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Aeland presented, by His Majesty's Food

Command, - Copy of Final Report of
Departmental Committee
appointed by
President of
Fisheries to consider the Production of Food in Committee.)
England and Wales.

the Board of Agriculture and (Departmental

the Production
the (WEanlgesla)nd and

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the Destructive
directions of several Acts of Parliament,-Copy PInsetctAs and
of Order under the Destructive Insects and 1877 and 81907.
Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 265,
declaring an area described in the Schedule
thereto to be infected with Wart Disease, and
an infected area for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of
1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, by His Board of
Copy of Statistics of Education.
and Wales.

Majesty's Command,
Public Education in England
Educational Statistics, 1913-14.

Copy of Statistics of Public Education in .Board tof

Educational Education.

Wales (with Monmouthshire).
Statistics, 1913-14.

Copy of Regulations

for

the Training of Board

Teachers for Secondary Schools (in force from
1st August 1915).

Education.

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26th October.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report of proceedings by
the Department of Agriculture and Technical
Instruction for Ireland under the Diseases of
Animals Acts, for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Sailors' and
Soldiers'
Dependants.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Scheme for Allowances
to Dependants of deceased Sailors and Soldiers.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by
His Majesty's Command,Copies of Colonial
Reports, Nos. 865 (Cyprus, Report for 1914-15)
and 866 (Swaziland, Report for 1914-15).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.
(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 15 agreed to.
Clause No. 16 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 17 to No. 19 agreed to.
Clause No. 20 (Reduction of exemption and

abatements).

Amendment proposed, in p. 12, I. 20, to leave

out subsection (2).(Mr. Dillon.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word "five," in I. 29, stand part of the
Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 12, 1. 29,
to leave out from the word " exceed " to the
word " six," in 1. 32.(Mr. James Mason.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 21 (Charge of Schedule B tax).
Amendment proposed, in p. 13, 1. 17, after the
word " effect," to insert the words " except in
the case of woodlands."(Sir George Younger.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 22 agreed to.
Clause No. 23 (Extension of relief in respect

of children).

Amendment proposed, in p. 13, 1. 35, after the
word " section," to insert the words " sixty-eight
of the Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910 (which gives
relief from income tax in respect of children),
and section."--(Mr. Jowett.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 13, 1. 37,
to leave out the words " twenty-five," in order
to insert the word " thirty."--(Mr. Pennefather.)
Question proposed, That the words " twenty-
stand part of the Clause :Amendment,

five
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 13, 1. 38,
at the end, to add the words " and for the

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269
purposes of this section children dependent on
the taxpayer and living under the same roof
shall be reckoned as if they were the taxpayer's
own children."(Mr. Pennefather.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 24 (Quarterly assessment and

charge of employed persons).
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 14, I. 18,

to leave out subsection (3).--(Mr. Rawlinson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 25 (Supplemental provisions as to

quarterly assessment).

Amendment proposed, in p. 14, I. 20, to leave
out subsection (1).(Sir John Harmood-Banner.)
Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word " may," in 1. 24, stand part of
the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 15, 1. 21,
to leave out subsection (4).(Sir Frederick
Banbury.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " and," in 1. 24, stand
part of the Clause : Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 26 agreed to.
Clause No. 27 disagreed to.
Clauses No. 28 and No. 29 agreed to.
Clause No. 30 (Deductions

Schedule A tax in Scotland).

in respect of

Amendment proposed, in p. 17, 1. 30, to leave
out the words " at the commencement of that
period," in order to insert the words "during
the preceding financial year ending fifth April."
(Mr. John Henderson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 31 (Computation of profits in

relation to excess profits duty ).

17,

Amendment proposed, in p.

1. 35, to
leave out the words "in any subsequent year,"
to insert the words "in the year in
in order
which the excess profits are included in the return
of profits, and such excess profits upon which
excess duty is paid or chargeable shall not be
included in any returns for assessment of income
tax or super tax.''(Sir John Harmood-Banner.)
Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Clauses No. 32 and No. 33 agreed to.
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again( Mr. Montagu),----put, and agreed to

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

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[No. cos.

Clubs
(Temporary
Provisions)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Clubs (Temporary Provisions)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Defence of
the Realm
(Evidence)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm
(Evidence) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Ways and
Means.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill,

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Indictments
Bill [Lords.] Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords];
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Publications
and Debates
Reports.

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the
Select Committee on Publications and Debates
Reports to inquire into and report on the
position, duties, and remuneration of the Short-
hand Writer to this House, and of his staff.
( IV] r. Gulland.)

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till eighteen minutes before
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till
to-
morrow.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

[No. 108.]

Wednesday, 27th October 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour

before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

R. A eland presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,

Al
Copies of Orders under the Destructive Insects
and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P.
263 and 264, declaring the respective areas
described in the Schedules thereto to be infected
with Wart Disease, and infected areas for
the purposes of the Wart Disease of Potatoes
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented,

by Colonial
His Majesty's Command,---Copies of Colonial ReP"Ls
(Annual
Reports, Nos. 867 (Somaliland, Report for
1914-15) and 868 (British Honduras, Report
for 1914).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.
(In the Committee.)

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

Clause No, 34 (Charge of

duty).

excess profits

Amendment proposed, in p. 18, 1. 15, to leave
out the words " profits arising from," in order to
insert the words " actual profits earned in respect
of the carrying on of."(Mr. Peto.)

Question, That the word " profits " stand part

of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 18, 1. 15,
after the word " trade," to insert the words
" engaged in the manufacture or provision of
material used in the war."--(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted !Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 18,1. 17,
to leave out the word" ended," in order to insert
the word "commenced. " (Mr. John Henderson.)
Question put, That the word " ended" stand

part of the Clause.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the f Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

i Lord Edmund Talbot ;

Tellers for theiMr. John Henderson,

Noes,

(Mr. Harold Smith:

189.

28.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 18, 1. 18,
to leave out the word "July," in order to insert
the word " August."(Mr. Dickinson.)

Question, That the word " July " stand part

of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 18, 1. 23,
at the end, to insert the words " unless it can be
proved that such excess profit was earned prior
to the first day of August, nineteen hundred
and fourteen."( Mr. Pennefather.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 5,
to leave out from the word " paid " to the end
of the Clause, in order to insert the words " or
payable by him during such two or more succes-
sive accounting periods accord with his profits or
losses during such successive periods in such
manner that duty shall, in the result, be paid
only upon the average rate of excess profits
calculated over the whole of such successive
accounting periods."(Mr. Leslie Scott.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
the Clause :

to be left out stand part of
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again--(Mr. Montagu),put, and agreed
to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and M eans reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that lie was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

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27th

28th October.

Resolved. That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Clubs
(Temporary
Provisions)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Clubs (Temporary Provisions)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Defence of
the Realm
(Evidence)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm
(Evidence) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Ways and
Means.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Ulster Canal
Bill.

Ordered, That the proceedings upon the 21st
day of this instant October, in relation to the
Second Reading and Committal of the Ulster
Canal Bill, be null and void, and that the Bill be
read a second time to-morrow.(Mr. Gulland.)

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till thirteen minutes before
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 109.]
Thursday, 28th October 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Order of the day being read, for taking
THE
into consideration the London County
Council (Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Tuesday next.

Void. 170.

London
County
Council
(Celluloid,
see.) Bill
(suspended.)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

271
to the National

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Provisional Regulations, dated 26th October
1915, made by the National Health Insurance Committee)
1915,
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health (Regulations.)
Insurance (Injuries
in War Compensation) No. 375.
Regulations, 1915.

Health
(Joint

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the Postal and Postal and
Telegraph Rates (Statutory Limits) Bill, without Telegraph
Rates
any Amendment.
(Statutory
Limits) Bill.
The Lords. have passed a Bill, intituled An Indian Civil

Act to enable persons during the continuance service
of the War, and for a period of two years (Temporary
Provisions)
thereafter, to be appointed or admitted to the Bill {Lords.]
Indian Civil Service without examination ;
to
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this
House.

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this Sittings of
(Mr. the House.

day, do adjourn till Tuesday next.
Lloyd George.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Clubs

into a Committee on the Clubs (Temporary
Provisions) Bill.

emrary
s)

(Toms
Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Power to clubs to be closed

during specified hours).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 22, at the end,

to insert the words

" (2) Any licence granted under the proviso to
subsection (1) of this section may be varied or
revoked, and if it is revoked the club to which
it related shall cease to be exempted from the
provisions of the order."(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 1,
after the first word " of," to insert the words
" or non-compliance with."(Mr. King.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 6,
after the word " conviction," to insert the words
" to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or. "
(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Prohibition against use of clubs

by prostitutes and gamesters).

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 23, after the
word " club," to insert the words " whether in an
area in respect of which an order has been
made under section one of this Act or not."
(Mr. King.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 23,
to leave out the word " knowingly. " (Mr. King.)
Question, That the word " knowingly " stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 25,
after the word " prostitutes," to insert the words
" or of women or girls of known immoral
character."(Mr. King.)

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Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 31,
after the word " months," to insert the words
" or to both such fine and such imprisonment."
(Mr. King.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.
Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Inspection of clubs).
Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 35, after the
word " inspector," to insert the words " upon an
order given for that purpose by a justice of the
peace having jurisdiction within the area."
(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 40,
to leave out the word " Commissioners," in order
to insert the word " Commissioner."(Mr. King.)
Question, That the word " Commissioners "

stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Clauses No. 4 to No. 7 agreed,to.
A Clause (Closing of clubs)(Sir J. D. Rees)

brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Ulster Canal Bill;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out the word " now,"
and, at the end of the Question, adding the
words " upon this day three months."(Mr.
Mooney.)

And the Question being proposed, That the

word " now " stand part of the Question :

Ulster Canal
Bill.

Royal Assent.

A Message was delivered by Captain Thomas
Dacres Butler, Yeoman Usher of the Black
Rod :

Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue

of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
.Majesty's Commission, had been at the House of
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal
was read, giving, declaring, and notifying the
Royal Assent to the several Acts therein men-

tioned ; and that the Lords thereby authorised
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Acts,
as follow :

1. Post Office and Telegraph Act, 1915.
2. Glasgow Water Order Confirmation Act,

1915.

3. London County Council (General Powers)

Act, 1915.

4. London County Council (Tramways and

Improvements) Act, 1915.

The proceeding was resumed on the Amend- Ulster Canal

ment proposed to the Question, That the Ulster Bill.
Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Which Amendment was, to leave out the word
" now," and at the end of the Question to add
the words " upon this day three months."

And the Question being again proposed, That
the word " now " stand part of the Question :
The said proposed Amendment was, with leave
of the House, withdrawn.

And the Main Question being again proposed :

And a Debate arising thereupon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. Birrell) :It was resolved in the Affirma-
tive.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed upon

Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill ;

(No. 3) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Defence of
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm the Realm
((Evidence)
(Evidence) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time
Ordered,

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read,

Committee of Supply ;

for the Supply.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ; Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till a quarter of an hour
tinued to sit
before Seven of the clock, adjourned till
Tuesday next, pursuant to the Resolution
of the House of this day.

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2nd November.

273
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

[No. 110.]

Tuesday, 2nd November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Bridlington

tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon Piers and
Harbour.
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy of
Abstract of the General Annual Account of the
Bridlington Piers and Harbour for the year
ending 26th July 1915.

into

THE Order of the day being read, for taking
consideration the London County
Council (Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill he taken into con-
sideration upon Thursday next, at a quarter of
an hour after Eight of the clock.

Mr. Speaker informed the House that he had Execution of
received from Monsieur Cambon, the French miss Cavell.
Ambassador, a telegram from the Chairman and
Members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs
of the Chamber of Deputies, relative to the
execution of Miss Cavell, a translation of which
he read to the House, as followeth :

London
County
Council
(Celluloid,
&c.) Bill
(suspended.)

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended,)

Treaty Series
(No. 9, 1915.)

Treaty Series
(No. 10, 1915.)

Patents,
Designs, and
Trade Marks
Act, 1914.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the
Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Thursday next, at a quarter of
an hour after Eight of the clock.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented,
by
His Majesty's Command, Copy of Exchange
of Notes respecting the accession of Japan to
the Declaration of 5th September 1914, between
the United Kingdom, France,
and Russia,
engaging not
to conclude Peace separately
during the present European War [Treaty Series
(No. 1, 1915) ]. London, 19th October 1915.

Copies of Treaties, &c. between the United
States ; Accessions,
(No. 7,

Kingdom and Foreign
Withdrawals, &c.
1914).]

[Treaty Series

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runciman presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (Tempo-
rary) Rules, 1915 (Second Set), made under the
Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1914.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Factories and
Workshops.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Annual Report
of the Chief Inspector of Factories and Work-
shops for the year 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Mr. Ac land presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of
Order, No. 9530. under the Diseases of Animals
Acts, dated 16th October 1915, postponing the
operation of the Two Orders described in the
Schedule thereto until the 1st November 1915.
Copies of Orders under the Destructive
Insects and Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, num-
bered D.I.P. 266 to 275, inclusive, declaring
the respective areas described in the Schedules
thereto to be infected with Wart Disease, and
infected areas for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of
1914.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Telegraphs
(Inland
Written
Telegrams.)

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of the Telegraph (Inland Written Telegram)
Regulations, 1915, dated 30th October 1915.

-Vol,. 170.

The Chairman and Members of the Com-
mittee of Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of
Deputies, deeply moved by the tragic fate of
Miss Cavell, desire to offer to the Members of
the House of Commons an expression of the
respect and admiration which they feel for this
noble heroine of British patriotism. They beg
the House of Commons to accept, on behalf of
themselves and all their colleagues, this their
message of grief and indignation.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followed! :

The Lords do not insist on their Amendments Naval and
to the Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. Military War
ions, &c.
Bill to which this House hath disagreed,
they agree to the Amendments made by this
House to their Amendments, and to the con-
sequential Amendments made by this House to
the Bill.

Bills

The Indian Civil Service (Temporary Pro- Indian Civil
visions) Bill [Lords] was read the first time, and Service
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow (Temporary
Provisions)
and to be printed.
Bill [ Lords.]
Bill 152.
A Motion was made, and the Question was Adjournment,.

proposed, That this House do now adjourn.
(The Prime Minister.)

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Motion Motion for
for the adjournment of the House lapsed, with- Adjournment
out Question put, pursuant to the Standing olafpthes.House
Order.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill ;

(No. 3) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Lister Canal

the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Bill.
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Defence of
Second Reading of the Defence of ;the Realm Realm
(Evidence)
(Evidence) Bill ;
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

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2nd -3rd November.

1915.

[No.111.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-one minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 111.]

Wednesday, 3rd November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Lancaster
County
(South East
Lancashire)
(Heywood
Division)
Writ.

/ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to
make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
the County of Lancaster, South East Lancashire
(Heywood Division), in the room of Captain
Harold Thomas Cawley, killed in action.(Mr.
Gulland.)

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Cardiff
Borough Writ. Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for the
Borough of Cardiff, in the room of Lieutenant
Colonel Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart (com-
monly called Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart),
killed in action.(Lord Edmund Talbot.)

Middlesex
County
(Uxbridge
Division)
Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for
the
County of Middlesex (Uxbridge Division), in
the room of Lieutenant the Honourable Charles
Thomas Mills, killed in action.(Lord Edmund
Talbot.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by
Treaty Series
(No. 11, 1915.) His Majesty's Command,Copy of Agreement
between the United Kingdom and France, con-
cerning the Exchange of Money Orders between
the British and French Possessions and Pro-
tectorates in West Africa. Signed at London,
22nd September 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself ways and

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

(In the Committee.)

Income Tax.

Taxation of Non-Residents.

1. Resolved, (1) That it is expedient to amend
section forty-one of the Income Tax Act, 1842,
so as to make non-resident persons chargeable
to Income Tax in the name of any branch or
manager as well as in the name of any factor,
agent, or receiver, and to make them so charge-
able although the branch factor, agent, receiver,
or manager may riot have the receipt of the
profits or gains of the non-resident ; and so as to
make the non-resident person chargeable in the
name of the branch factor, agent, receiver,
or manager in respect of any of the profits
or gains of the non-resident person arising,
whether directly or indirectly through or from
the branch factorship, agency, receivership, or
management.

(2) That it is expedient that a non-resident
person carrying on business with a resident
person should be chargeable to Income Tax in
the name of the resident person as if the resident
person were an agent of the non-resident person
in cases where it appears that, owing to the close
connection between the resident person and the
non-resident person, or otherwise, the course
of business between those persons can be so
arranged, and is so arranged, that the business
done by the resident in pursuance of his con-
nection with the non resident produces to the
less than the
resident either no profits, or
ordinary profits which might be expected to
arise from that business.

(3) That in charging a non-resident person to
Income Tax in respect of any profits or gains,
those profits or gains may, where it appears
that the true amount thereof cannot be readily
ascertained, be taken to be a percentage of the
business carried on by the non-resident person.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Mineral Rights Duty.
2. Resolved, That where the amount payable
to any person as rent (including royalties) in
respect of the right to work minerals or of any
mineral wayleaves varies according to the price
of the minerals, and the amount so payable in
respect of any working year ending on any date
after the commencement of the present war
exceeds the pre-war standard of that rent, there
shall be paid as an addition to the mineral rights
duty payable by that person an amount not
exceeding fifty per cent. of the excess.(Mr.
Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
Resolutions to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to several Resolutions.
Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

No.111.] 6 GEO. V.
Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.
(In the Committee.)

3rd -4th November.

Clause No.

.35 (Trades and businesses to

which excess profits duty applies).

Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 8, after the
the words " manu-

word " trades," to insert
factures, concerns in the nature of trade."
(Mr. Dickinson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 10,
the words " or carried on. "

to leave out
(Mr. Pete.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 11,
to leave out from the word " Kingdom " to the
end of the Clause.( Mr. Shirley Benn.)

Question proposed, That the word " excepting"
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 12,
after the word " husbandry," to insert the words
"including fruit and vegetable culture."(Mr.
P eto.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 12,
to leave out the words " in the United King-
dom."(Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 12,
at the end, to insert the words "the sale or
distribution of agricultural products and."
(Mr. Lough.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 12,
at the end, to insert the word " shipowning."
(Mr. Houston.)

Question, That the word " shipowning " be

there inserted, put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 12,
at the end, to insert the words " insurance and
underwriting."(Mr. Holt.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 13,
to leave out paragraph (b).- -(Sir Joseph Walton.)
Question put, That the words proposed to be

left out stand part of the Clause.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Mr. Galland,

Yeas,

Lord Edmund Talbot :

Tellers for the Sir Joseph Walton,

Noes,

1 Sir Arthur Markham:

107.

20.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 14,

to leave out paragraph (c).(Mr. Holt.)

Question, That the words " any profession "

stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 14,
after the word " profession," to insert the words
" or business."(Mr. Pennefather.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19,1. 18,

at the end, to insert the words

" (d) any trade or business the operations of
which are wholly carried on in the British

V oL. 170.

275
Dominions or Colonies, or in India, the
Legislature of which has imposed or may
impose a tax on the excess profits of such
trade or business."
(Mr. Harold Smith.)

Question put, That those words be there

inserted.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the ( Mr. Harold Smith,

Yeas,

) Sir J. D. Rees :

t

13.

Tellers for the J Lord Edmund Talbot,

Noes,

Mr. Gotland :
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 18,

112.

at the end, to insert the words

" (d) universities, colleges, and public schools."

(Mr. Evelyn Cecil.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 18,

at the end, to insert the words

" (d) any railway,

tramway, gas, electric
light, or other company working under any-
special Act of Parliament."

( M r. Lough.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 18,

at the end, to insert the words

" (d) any enterprise in the nature of a trade
or business carried on by municipal autho-
rities."
(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Proposed Amendment amended, by leaving'
out the word " municipal," and inserting the
word " public."(Mr. Holt.)

Question, That the proposed words, as amended,

be there inserted, put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p.19, 1. 19,
after the word " person," to insert the words
" not being a director of a company or an
employee."(Sir Alexander Henderson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 19
after the word " commissions," to insert the
words " (other than commissions on any class of
insurance)."(Mr. John Henderson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p.19, 1. 19,
after the word "commissions," to insert the
words " (other than literary royalties)."(Mr.
Mackinder.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Question proposed, That the Clause stand

part of the Bill :

Thursday, 4th November 1915 :

Question put.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the
Yeas,
Tellers for the {

Noes,

Mr. Gotland,
Lord Edmund Talbot :
Mr. Cowan,
Sir Arthur Markham:

46.

7.

}

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer),
put, and agreed to.

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3rd-4th November.

1915.

[No.112.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had made Progress in the
Bill ; and that he was directed to move, That
the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will,

this day,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Indian Civil
Service
(Temporary
Provisions)
Bill [Lords.]

Ulster Canal
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indian Civil Service
(Temporary Provisions) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till this day.

Defence of
the Realm
(Evidence)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm
(Evidence) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;
Resolved, That

this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for

the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, this clay,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

ndictments
Bill [ Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords];
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Adjournment.

And it being after half-past Eleven of
the clock on Wednesday evening, Mr.
Deputy Speaker adjourned the House
without Question put, pursuant to the
Standing Order, it being then a quarter
of an hour after Twelve of the clock
on Thursday morning, till this day.

[No. 112.]

Thursday, 4th November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the National
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Health
Provisional Regulations, dated 1st November Insurance
(Joni(
1915, made by the National Health Insurance Committee)
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Insur- (Regulations.)
ance Commissioners and the Welsh Insurance No. 377.
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance ( Medical Benefit) Regulations (Eng-
land and Wales), 1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth

The Lords have agreed to the Dundee Cor- Dundee
poration Order Confirmation Bill, without any orporation
C
Order
Amendment.
Confirmation

The Lords have agreed to the Clubs (Tempo- Clubs

rary Provisions) Bill, with Amendments ;
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this
House.

to (Temporary

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Clubs
Lords to the Clubs (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Temporary
PBrilolvisions)
be taken into consideration upon Tuesday next
and be printed.

Bill 154.

Mr. Tennant presented a Bill to provide for Military
the prolongation of Military Service during the Service
present War : And the same was ordered to be
read a second time upon Tuesday next ; and to
be printed.

B l l 1B5i 131..

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this Sittings of
day, do adjourn till Tuesday next.(The Prime the House.
Minister.)

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee Ways and
of Ways and Means of the 3rd day of this instant Means [3rd
November]
November several Resolutions; which were read'
t
as follow :

ep

Income Tax.
Taxation of Non-Residents.

1.(1) That it is expedient to amend section income Tax.
forty-one of the Income Tax Act, 1842, so as Taxation of
to make non-resident persons chargeable to Non-Residents.
the name of any branch or
Income Tax ill
manager as well as in the name of any factor,
agent, or receiver, and to make them so charge-
able although the branch factor, agent, receiver,
or manager may not have the receipt of the
profits or gains of the non-resident ; and so as to
make the non-resident person chargeable in the
came of the branch factor, agent, receiver, or
manager in respect of any of the profits or gains
of the non-resident person arising, whether
indirectly, through or from the
directly or
receivership, or
branch
management.

factorship,

agency,

Winter Assizes
(Ireland.)

Irish Land
Commission
(Account.)

No. 376.

PRAYERS.
,1 R. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,

111
1..
Copies of Four Orders in Council, dated the
1st November 1915, for holding Winter Assizes
in Ireland.

Copy of Account of the Irish Land Commis-
sion for the year ended 31st March 1915, and
from 22nd August 1881 to 31st March 1915 ;
together with the Report of the Comptroller
and Auditor General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Irish
Land Commission (Account) be printed.

(2) That it is expedient that a non-resident
person carrying on business with a resident
person should be chargeable to Income Tax in
the name of the resident person as if the resident
person were an agent of the non-resident person
in cases where it appears that, owing to the close
connection between the resident person and the
non-resident person, or otherwise, the course
of business between those persons can be so
arranged, and is so arranged, that the business
done by the resident in pursuance of his con-
nection with the non-resident produces to the
less than the
resident either no profits, or
ordinary profits which might be expected to
arise from that business.

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277
Another Clause (Notices as to and execution
of works) was twice read, and made part of the
Bill.

No. 112.]

Mineral Bights
Duty.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

h GEO. V.
(3) That in charging a non-resident person to
Income Tax in respect of any profits or gains,
those profits or gains may, where it appears
that the true amount thereof cannot be readily
ascertained, be taken to he a percentage of the
business carried on by the non-resident person.
Mineral Rights Duty.
2. That where the amount payable to any
person as rent (including royalties) in respect of
the right to work minerals or of any mineral
Nvay le av es varies according to the price of the
minerals, and the amount so payable in respect
of any working year ending on any date after
the commencement of the present war exceeds
the pre-war standard of that rent, there shall be
paid as an addition to the mineral rights duty
payable by that person an amount not exceeding
fifty per cent. of the excess.

The said Resolutions, being read a second time,

were agreed to.

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the
Committee on the Finance Bill that they have
power to make provision therein pursuant to the
said Resolutions.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.
(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 36 (Determination of profits and

pre-war standard).

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 34,
to leave out the words " on the average of any
two," in order to insert the words " in any one
of."(Mr. Watson Rutherford.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 19, 1. 37,
to leave out from the word " standard " to the
end of paragraph (2 ). ( Mr. Dickinson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word " six," in 1. 39, stand part of the
Clause, put, and agreed to.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 2,
after the word " capital," to insert the words
" (in this Part of this Act referred to as the
percentage standard).

The statutory percentage shall be six per

cent."--(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, to leave out the word " six," in order to
insert the word " eight."(Sir John Harmood-
Banner.)

Question proposed, That the word " six "

stand part of the proposed Amendment :

And it being a quarter of an hour after Eight
of the clock, and there being Private Business set
down by direction of the Chairman of Ways and
Means under Standing Order No. 8, further
proceeding was postponed without Question put.

London
County
Council
(Celluloid, ke.)
Bill tlih
(suspended.)

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
into consideration the London County
take
Council (Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended), as
amended in the Committee.

A Clause (Provisions as to celluloid stores)

was twice read, and made part of the Bill.

Another Clause (Provisions

to certain
existing celluloid factories and celluloid stores)
was twice read, and made part of the Bill.

as

VOL. 170.

Another Clause (Conditions and requirements
not to be extended except under certain circum-
stances) was twice read, and made part of the
Bill.

Another Clause (Regulations as to celluloid
and cinematograph film in celluloid stores) was
twice read, and made part of the Bill.

Then Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That Standing Orders 223 and 243
be suspended, and that the Bill be now read
the third time.(The Chairman of Ways and
Means.)

The Bill was accordingly read the third time

and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Glasgow
take into consideration the Glasgow Corporation Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended), as amended in the (celluloid)
Committee.

Bill
(suspended.)

A Clause (Provisions as to celluloid stores)

was twice read, and made part of the Bill.

Another Clause (Provisions as

to certain
existing celluloid factories and celluloid stores)
was twice read, and made part of the Bill.

Another Clause (Notices as to and execution
of works) was twice read, and made part of the
Bill.

Another Clause (Conditions and requirements
not to be extended except under certain circum-
stances) was twice read, and made part of the
Bill.

Another Clause (Regulations as to celluloid
and cinematograph film in celluloid stores) was
twice read, and made part of the Bill.

Another Clause (As to application of Police
Acts) was twice read, and made part of the Bill.
Then Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That Standing Orders 223 and 243
be suspended, and that the Bill be now read
the third time.( The Chairman of Ways and
Means.)

The Bill was accordingly read the third time

and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Postponed proceeding on Amendment
consideration

on

Amendment
proposed
Clause No. 36 resumed.

to Finance
of (No. 3) Bill.

Question, That the word " six " stand part of

the proposed Amendment, put, and agreed to.

Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1..5,
after the word "business," to insert the words
" an equitable provision in respect of the per-
sonal services of the proprietor or proprietors."
( Mr. Lough.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 6,
at the end, to insert the words "Provided that
where the trade or business has not for a period
of years paid six per cent. in the case of a com-
pany, and seven per cent. in the case of any
other trade or business, on the said capital the
standard of profits shall be taken at such sum as
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would provide sufficient to pay up such arrears
of interest."(Mr. John Henderson.)

4th November.

1915.

[N0.112_

The Committee divided.
Tellers for thef Mr. Pollock,

Yeas,

t Sir AlexanderHenderson:

Tellers for the f Mr. Gulland,

Noes,

(Lord Edmund Talbot:

8.

J °('

Another Amendment made.
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again--( Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer),
put, and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indian Civil
(Temporary
Provisions)

Second Reading of the Indian Civil
(Temporary Provisions) Bill [Lords];

Service Service

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill [Lords.'

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Ulster Canal

the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Bill.
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Defence of
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm the Realm
(Ey idence)
(Evidence) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts

Committee on the Courts (Emergency.
Bill ;

(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] Bill [Lord'.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

And it being after half-past Eleven of the Adjournment.

clock, Mr. Deputy Speaker adjourned the
House without Question put, pursuant to
the Standing Order, it being then sixteen
minutes before Twelve of the clock, till
Tuesday next, pursuant to the Resolution
of the House of this day.

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 20,
to leave out from the word " that " to the word
" those," in 1. 24, in order to insert the words
" owing to some special circumstances affecting
the trade or business of such taxpayer, some
modification of the provisions of this Act or of
the Fourth Schedule is desirable for the purpose
of avoiding an unfairly or unreasonably low
estimate of the pre-war profits of such trade or
business, or an unfairly or unreasonably high
estimate of the profits made in the accounting
period."(Mr. Stuart-Wortley.)

Question, That those wards be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 21,
after the word " to," to insert the words " his
business having been adversely affected by the
impressment of his vehicles, goods, or chattels by
the military or naval authorities, or owing to the
undertaking of the taxpayer being subject to
statutory obligations in regard to limited tenure,
optional purchase by local or other authority,
or statutory fares or prices, or owing to. "
(Mr. Stuart-Wortley.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 22,
after the word " postponement," to insert the
words " or suspension."(Sir Robert Balfour.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 23,
after the word " of," to insert the words " dead-
work which is customarily charged to working
expenses, and."(Sir Clifford Cory.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 23,
after the word " repairs," to insert the words
"or that such assets have been acquired for the
manufacture of munitions of war or war equip-
ment or provisions, and may be useless to the
taxpayer at the end of the war."--(Mr. George
Terrell.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, I. 24,
to leave out the word "assets. " -(Sir George
Younger.)

Question proposed, That the word " assets "
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 24,
after the word " war," to insert the words " or
to contracts entered into prior to the war, the
fulfilment of which has been prohibited."(Sir
Norval Reline.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 24,
after the word " war," to insert the words " or
that the pre-war standard as calculated in this
section is inequitable or unreasonable." (Mr.
Pollock.)

Question put, That those words be there

inserted.

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Tuesday, 9th Xovember 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
V" Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for the
County of Surrey (Kingston Division), in the
room of the Right Honourable George Cave, K.c.,
who, since his Election for the said county, hath
accepted the Office of His Majesty's Solicitor
General.(Lord Edmund Talbot.)

Ordered, That Mr. Godfrey Collins, Major Publication
Guest, Mr. Ingleby, Captain William Redmond, and Debates
and Mr. Wheler be discharged from the Select Reports.
Committee on Publications and Debates Reports.
Ordered, That Mr. Doris, Mr. Grant, Mr.
Butler Lloyd, Mr. Rock, and Mr. Mac Callum
Scott be added to the Committee.(Mr. Gul-
land.)

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Clubs
take into consideration the Amendments made ,Ten,awns)
T orary
l
by the Lords to the Clubs ( Temporary Pro-
visions) Bill ; and the same were twice read,
and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Surrey County
(Kingston
Division)
Writ.

Committee of
Selection.

Mr. Boland was nominated a Member of the

Committee of Selection.(Mr. Gulland.)

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Corn-
mand,Copy of Annual Report on Sea Fisheries
for the year 1914. Parts I. and II.

Mr. Acland also presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies
of Orders under the Destructive Insects and
Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 276
to 280, inclusive, declaring the respective areas
described in the Schedules thereto to be infected
with Wart Disease, and infected areas for the
the iVart Disease of Potatoes
purposes of
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

Copy of Order 9553, under the Diseases of
Animals Acts, dated 30th October 1915, post-
poning the operation of the Two Orders described
in the Schedule thereto until the 11th November
1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Two Orders under the Shops Act, 1912,
made by the Council of the County of Anglesey,
and confirmed, with amendment, by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department, relating
to the Villages of Moelfre and Valley.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5510
to 5518.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table,

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee.)
National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of First Annual Report of
the Medical Research Committee (National
Health Insurance), 1914-15.

Copy of Order, dated 2nd November 1915,
made by the Insurance Commissioners, entitled
the National Health Insurance (Deposit Con-
tributors' Benefits) Order, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mersey Docks
and Harbour
Board.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy of
Accounts of the Mersey Docks and Harbour
Board for the year ending 1st July 1915.

VOL. 170.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Finance

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.

(No. 3) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 36 (Determination of profits and

pre-war standard).

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 31,
after the word " of," to insert the word "three."
(Mr. Annan Bryce.)

Question, That the word " three " be there

inserted, put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 31,
after the word " Referees," to insert the words
" composed chiefly of business men."
(Mr.
Shirley Bean.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 37 (Special provisions as to pre-

war standard of profits).

Amendment proposed, in p. 20, 1. 36, to leave
out from the word " Where " to the end of sub-
section (1), in order to insert the words " more
capital has been employed in the accounting
period than the average amount of capital
employed during the
trade years
selected for arriving at the pre-war standard
of profits, such deduction shall be made from
the profits of the accounting period as, in the
opinion of the Commissioners, shall be fairly
attributable to the employment of such addi-
tional capital."(Mr. Leslie Scott.)

pre-war

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " at," in 1. 39, stand
part of the Clause :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 21, 1. 2,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
the profits of the accounting period may be
charged with any new expenditure of a capital
nature for the purpose of the extension and
development of the trade or business, where
there is a probability that such expenditure will
cease to be remunerative at the close of the
war."(Sir J. D. Rees.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 21, 1. 10,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
such capital has not been withdrawn for the
payment of dividend, creation of reserve fund,
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280
or any other purpose beneficial to the business."
( M r. Lough.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 21, 1. 11,
to leave out from the word " business " to the
word " has," in 1. 13.

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " three," in 1. 12, stand
part of
the Clause :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 38 (Reference to the Board of

Referees as to increase of percentages).

Amendment proposed, in p. 21, 1. 19, to leave
out the words " a prima facie case is made out,"
in order to insert the words " an application is
made."

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
, An Amendment made.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 21, 1. 22,

at the end, to insert the words

" (2) For an alteration in the rate of deduction
in respect of new capital employed in the
accounting period, or in the rate of addition
in respect of capital withdrawn during the
accounting period under
section thirty-
seven."
(Mr. Holt.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 21, 1. 25,
after the word " materials,' to insert the words
(Mr. John
" war equipment or provisions."
Henderson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 22, 1. 5,
after the words last inserted, to insert the words
"If any person in Ireland shall think himself
aggrieved by the decision or determination of
the Board of Referees appointed for the purposes
of this Part of this Act, it shall be lawful for
such person, on giving notice in writing to the
Commissioners of Inland Revenue within ten
days after such decision or determination, to
require the case to be reheard by the assistant
barrister or county court judge for the county
or riding where such person shall have been
assessed ; or, in case such person shall have been
assessed in the county of Dublin, by the chair-
man of the sessions of the peace for that county ;
or, in case such person shall have been assessed
in the cities of Dublin, Belfast, or Cork, by the
respective recorders of the aforesaid cities ; and
such assistant barrister, county court judge, or
recorder shall rehear and determine such appeal,
and his determination thereon shall be final and
conclusive."( Mr. Patrick Meehan.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 39 (Returns for purpose of Part

III.).

Amendment proposed, in p. 22, 1. 12, to leave
out from the word " years " to the end of sub-
section (1).(Sir John Harmood-Banner.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the end of 1. 13, stand part of
the Clause :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 22, 1. 16,

to leave out subsection (2).( Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word "ten," in 1. 27, stand
part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 22, 1. 35,
at the end, to insert
the words " Increased
expenditure under any head shall be submitted
for the consideration of the Commissioners, and
such portion of it as appears to them either
likely or intended to reduce profits temporarily
and increase them ultimately shall be allowed by
them only in so far as appears equitable, not-
withstanding that no element of the fictitious
or artificial is involved."(Mr. Currie.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 40 (Supplemental provisions as to

excess profits duty).

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 23, to leave

out ls. 18 and 19.(Sir Frederick Banbltry.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 23, 1. 33,
after the word " section," to insert the words
" and in the case of a reference to the Board of
Referees under section thirty-eight, subsection
(2), hereof."(Mr. Pollock.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 41 (Suspension of Road Improve-

ment Grant).

Amendment proposed, in p. 24, 1. 19, to leave
out from the word " shall " to the end of the
Clause, in order to insert the words " be reduced
to the sum of three hundred thousand pounds
per annum, and this shall be without prejudice
to any payments already made."(Mr. Molteno.)
Question, That the word " cease " stand part

of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Clauses No. 42 and No. 43 agreed to.
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer),
put, and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

No. 113.]

Indian Civil
Service
(Temporary
Provisions)
Bill [ Lords.]

6 GEO. V.
The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indian Civil Service
(Temporary Provisions) Bill [Lords] ;

9 th-10 th November.

[No. 114.]

281

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Ulster Canal
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

Defence of
the Realm
(Evidence)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm
(Evidence) Bill ;

Supply.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords];
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Notices of
Amendments.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.
No. 379.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That for the remainder of the Session,
whenever the House adjourns from Thursday to
the following Tuesday, Members desiring to
give notice of new Clauses and Amendments to
Bills may send such Notices to the Clerks at the
Table, and any such Notices received by them
before Five of the clock on a Friday or Monday
shall be printed and circulated with the Votes
( Mr. Walter Rea) :And a Debate arising there-
upon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. James Hope) : It was
resolved in the
Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-

morrow.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Part III. of the Finance (No. 3)
Bill, as amended in Committee.(Mr. Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.)

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly

presented the said Paper.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to
the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :--It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till fourteen minutes after
Nine of the clock, adjourned till
to-
morrow.

VOL. 170.

Wednesday, 10th November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
I ECRETARY Sir John Simon presented, Shops Act,
13 pursuant to the directions of an Act of 1912.
Parliament,Copies of Orders under the Shops
Act, 1912, made by the Councils of the under-
mentioned Local Authorities, and confirmed, with
amendment, by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department :--

County of Lancaster (Failsworth Urban

District).

Borough of South Molton.
Urban District of Royton.

Copies of Two Orders under the Shops Act, Shops Act,

1912, made by the Council of the City of 1912
Wakefield, and confirmed by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

for

the conduct

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Supplementary Estimate of the

Command,
amount required to be voted towards defraying operations,
the Expenses which may be incurred during the aEndeontdhiettu
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916 arising out of
for general Navy and Army Services, in so far the W ar,
as specific provision is not made therefor by 1915-15
Parliament ;
of Naval and (inse"uPtP,Ii?'
for all measures which Vote ofY
Military Operations ;
may be taken for the security of the country ; Credit.)
for assisting the Food Supply, and promoting No. 378.
the continuance of Trade, Industry, Business,
and Communications, whether by means of
insurance or indemnity against risk, the financing
of the purchase and resale of Foodstuffs and
materials, or otherwise ; for relief of Distress ;
and generally for all Expenses, beyond those
provided for in the ordinary Grants of Parlia-
ment, arising out of the existence of a state of
War.

Ordered, That the said Estimate be referred

to the Committee of Supply ; and be printed.

Mr. Pretg man presented a Bill to suspend Patents and

the operation of section twenty-seven of the I)
Patents and Designs Act, 1907, during the sziilipelion)
continuance of the present war and for a period
of six months thereafter : And the same was Bill 155.
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow ;
and to be printed.

A Motion was made, and the Question being Adjournment.

proposed, That this House do now adjourn
( The Prime Minister) :

A Message was delivered by Captain Thomas Royal Assent.

Dacres Butler, Yeoman Usher of the Black
Rod :

Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :And having
returned ;

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[No.115.

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House of
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal
was read, giving, declaring, and notifying the
Royal Assent to the several Acts therein men-
tioned; and that the Lords thereby authorised
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Acts,
as follow :

1. Naval and Military War Pensions, &c.

Act, 1915.

2. Clubs (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1915.
3. Dundee Corporation Order Confirmation

Act, 1915.

Adjournment.

The Question was again proposed, That this

House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till a quarter of an hour
after Ten of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

[No. 115.]

Thursday, 11th November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Clerical and
Commercial
Employments
(Departmental
Committee.)

PRAYERS.
SECRETARY Sir .1 ohn Simon presented, by
His Majesty's Command,Copy of Report
of the Committee appointed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department to consider
the
and Commercial
Employment, with a view to advising what steps
should be taken, by the employment of women
or otherwise, to replace men withdrawn for
service in the military forces.

conditions of Clerical

Secretary Sir John Simon also presented, pur-
Penal
Servitude Acts, suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
(ConOitionah Co
py of Licence granted to Joshua Waldron,
Licence.)
a Convict, to which is annexed a condition other
than those contained in Schedule A of the
Penal Servitude Act, 1864.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

rental of Small Dwelling-houses in Industrial
Districts in Scotland.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Order of the day

Committee of Supply ;

being read, for the Supply
(Supple.
mentary Vote

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the of Credit.)

Chair.

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16.
Resolved, That a Supplementary sum not
exceeding £400,000,000 be granted to His
Majesty, beyond the ordinary Grants of Parlia-
ment, towards defraying the Expenses which
may be incurred during the year ending the
31st day of March 1916 for general Navy and
Army Services, in so far as specific provision
is not made therefor by Parliament ; for the
conduct of Naval and Military Operations ; for
all measures which may be taken for the security
of the country ; for assisting the Food Supply,
and promoting the continuance of Trade, Industry,
Business, and Communications, whether by means
of insurance or indemnity against
the
financing of the purchase and resale of Food-
stuffs and materials, or otherwise ; for relief of
Distress ; and generally for all Expenses, beyond
those provided for in the ordinary Grants of
Parliament, arising out of the existence of a state
of War.(Mr. Montagu.)

risk,

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve 'itself into the said Com-
mittee.

The House, accordino. to Order, resolved itself Ways and

into the Committee of Ways and Means.

Means.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England.)

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of Order, dated 5th November
1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the County Borough of
East Ham (Insurance Committee) Amendment
Order, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

(In the Committee.)

Resolved, That, towards making good the
Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service
of the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916, the sum of £400,000,000 be granted out of
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.
(Mr. Montagu.)

Resolution to be reported.

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's
Copy of Agricultural Statistics,
Command,
1914. Volume XLIX. Part III. Prices and
Supplies of Corn, Live Stock, and other Agri-
cultural Produce in England and Wales.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Rental of
Small
Dwelling -
houses in
Industrial
Districts in
Scotland.

presented,

The Lord Advocate

by His
Copy of Report of the
Majesty's Command,
Committee appointed by the Secretary for
Scotland to inquire into the circumstances con-
nected with the alleged recent increases in the

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

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283
And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

No. 115.] 6 GEO. V.
Indian Civil
Service
(Temporary
Provisions)
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indian Civil Service
(Temporary Provisions) Bill [Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Patents and
Designs Act
(Partial
Suspension)
Bill.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Patents and Designs
Act (Partial Suspension) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Ulster Canal
Bill.

Defence of
the Realm
(Evidence)
Bill.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Defence of the Realm
(Evidence) Bill;

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Notices of
Amendments.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 9th day of this instant November, That
for the remainder of the Session, whenever the
House adjourns from Thursday to the following
Tuesday, Members desiring to give notice of
new Clauses and Amendments to Bills may send
such Notices to the Clerks at the Table, and
any such Notices received by them before Five
of the clock on a Friday or Monday shall be
printed and circulated with the Votes ;

And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.
And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Ordered, That for the remainder of the Session,
whenever the House adjourns from Thursday to
the following Tuesday, Members desiring to give
notice of new Clauses and Amendments to Bills
may send such Notices to the Clerks at the
Table, and any such Notices received by them
before Five of the clock on a Friday or Monday
shall be printed and circulated with the Votes.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till five minutes after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till Monday next,
pursuant to the Order of the House of
the 3rd day of February last.

[No. 116.]

Monday, 15th _November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to
make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
the Borough of Merthyr Tydvil, in the room of
James Keir Hardie, Esquire, deceased.(Mr.
Goldstone.)

Merthyr
Tydvil
Borough
Writ.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Copy of Sixth Report of the
Command,
Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs and
Excise, for the year ended 31st March 1915,
being the Fifty-ninth Report relating to the
Customs and the Fifty-eighth Report relating
to the Excise.

Customs and.
Excise.

Copy of Fifty-eighth Report of the Com-
missioners of Inland Revenue, for the year ended
31st March 1915.

Inland
Revenue.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the

directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Return of the amount of Bank of
England Notes issued more than forty years and
outstanding on 27th October 1915, which have
been written off.

Bank of
England.

Copy of Order, dated 28th October 1915, National

made by the Scottish Insurance Commissioners, Health
entitled the National Health Insurance (Deposit Ionosmu
Contributors' Benefits) Order (Scotland), 1915. (Scotland.)
No. 380.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to the
National Health Insurance Commission (Scot-
land) be printed.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented,

suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 1912.
Copies of Orders made by the Councils of
the undermentioned Local Authorities under
the Shops Act, 1912, and confirmed by the
Secretary of State for the Home Department :

pur- Shops Act,

Borough of Stoke-on-Trent.
County

of Cumberland

Urban District).

(Cockerrnouth

Copy of Order made by the Council of the Shops Act,

Urban District of Whitworth, and confirmed, 1912.
with amendment, by the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, under the Shops Act,
1912.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.
VOL. 170.

Mr. Runeiman presented, by His Majesty's Railway
Command,Copy of Summary of Accidents Aceidente-
and Casualties as reported to the Board of Trade
by the several Railway Companies in the United
Kingdom, during the three months ended 30th
002

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June 1915 ; together with Reports to the Board
of Trade by the Inspecting Officers upon certain
Accidents which were inquired into.

15th November.

Irish Land
Commission.

Education
(Scotland.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's
Command, Copy of Index to Estates com-
prised in Returns of Advances made under the
Irish Land Acts, 1903 to 1909, during the year
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His
Copy of Regulations,
Majesty's Command,
dated 15th November 1915, made by the Scotch
Education Department, as to Grants to School
Boards in respect of the Medical Treatment
the year
of necessitous School Children for
1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Army, 1915-16 Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's
(Vote 10
Copy of Statement of proposed
Command,
Works at!id
Expenditure out of the Vote of Credit on New
Buildings.)
No. 381. Works, &c. of a permanent character amounting
to £2,000 and upwards for the year ending 31st
March 1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Supply 111th
November]
Report.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
of Supply of the 11th day of this instant
November a Resolution ; which was read, as
followeth

Supple-
mentary Vote
of Credit,
1915-16.

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16.
That a Supplementary sum not exceeding
£400,000,000 be granted to His Majesty, beyond
the ordinary Grants of Parliament, towards
defraying the Expenses which may be incurred
during the year ending the 31st day of March
1916 for general Navy and Army Services, in
so far as specific provision is not made therefor
by Parliament ; for the conduct of Naval and
Military Operations; for all measures which
may be taken for the security of the country ;
for assisting the Food Supply, and promoting
the continuance of Trade, Industry, Business,
and Communications, whether by means of
insurance
the
financing of the purchase and resale of Food-
stuffs and materials, or otherwise ; for relief
of Distress ; and generally for all Expenses,
beyond those provided for
in the ordinary
Grants of Parliament,
out of
the
existence of a state of War.

indemnity against

arising

risk,

or

The said Resolution being read a second

time ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That this House doth agree
with the Committee in the said Resolution :
And a Debate arising thereupon ;

1915.

[No.116.

instant November a Resolution ; which was
read, as followeth :

That, towards making

the Supply
granted to His Majesty for the Service of the
year enclitic, on the 31st day of March 1916,
be granted out of the
the sum of
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.

ending

good

The said Resolution, being read a second

time, was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon Consolidated

the said Resolution : And that the Chairman 'und
of Ways and Means, Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and Mr. )Iontaga do prepare and
bring it in.

(tiopnmor.ia2-.)

Mr. Montagu accordingly presented a Bill to Consolidated

apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to Fund
the service of the year ending on the thirty-first
day of March, one thousand nine hundred and Bill.
sixteen, and to appropriate the Supplies granted Bill 156.
in this Session of Parliament : And the same
was read the first time, and ordered to be read
a second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill ;

(No. 3) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indian Civil

Second Reading of the Indian Civil Service Service
(Temporary Provisions) Bill [Lords]

(Temporary
Provisions)
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill [Lords.]

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Patents and
Second Reading of the Patents and Designs Designs Act
(Partial
Act (Partial Suspension) Bill ;
Suspension)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill.

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming ulster Canal

the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Bill.
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

Mr. Speaker
declines to
propose a
Question
(Abuse of
Rules.)

Sir Arthur Markham moved, That the Debate
be now adjourned ; but Mr. Speaker, being of
opinion that the Motion was an abuse of the
Rules of the House, declined to propose the
Question thereupon to the House.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

Mr. W alter Rea reported from the Committee
Ways and
Means [11th of Ways and Means of the 11th day of this
November]
Report.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ; Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

15th--16th November.

285
James Herbert Gory, Esquire, Member for the

Borough of Cardiff, was sworn.

No. 116.]

Adjournment.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

6 GEO. V.
Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till three minutes before
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till
to-
morrow.

[No. 117.]

Tuesday, 16th November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

AlRiviSa

Bta Law j?enorpesyotd,

Report, No.
Report for 1914-15).

869

(British Solomon

ieCboylonHs
Colonial
islands,

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Employment
in Shops
(Depar
Committee.) Departmental Committee

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
tmental Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the
appointed by the
Secretary of State for the Home Department
to consider the conditions of Retail Trade which
can best secure that the further enlistment of
their employment in other national
men, or
services, may not interfere with the operations of
that trade.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Order,
No. 9579, under the Diseases of Animals Acts,
dated 11th November 1915, postponing the
operation of the Two Orders described in the
Schedule thereto until the 25th November 1915.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Four Orders in Council, dated 10th
November 1915, made under the Naval and
Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 186:5.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Public Works
(Ireland.)

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Copy of Eighty-third Annual
Command,
Report of the Commissioners of Public Works
in Ireland, with Appendices, for the year ending
31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Herbert Samuel presented, pursuant to
Post Office
(Inland Post.) the directions of an Act of Parliament,--Copy
16)

inland Post Amendment (No.

of
Warrant, 1915, dated 30th October 1915.

the

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Lieutenant Arthur Robert Mills (commonly
called the Honourable Arthur Robert Mills),
Member for the County of Middlesex (Uxbridge
Division), was sworn.

Mr. JP Kinnon Wood, supported by the Lord Street
Advocate, presented a Bill to provide for the Collections
regulation of Street Collections in Burghs in (Scotland)
Scotland : And the same was ordered to be read Bill.
a second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

(Regulation)

Bill 157.

.

The Consolidated

Fund
(Appropriation) Consolidated
(No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read a Fund ii ti
time, and committed to a Committee of t(i.A0,,PP)1('`'NPorl.a2-)
the whole House for to-morrow.

Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill ;

(No. 3) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indian Civil

Second Reading of the Indian Civil Service Service
(Temporary Provisions) Bill [Lords] ;

(Temporary
Provisions)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill [-L°rds']

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Patents and
Second Reading of the Patents and Designs Designs Act
(Parrial
Act (Partial Suspension) Bill ;
Suspension)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill.

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming ulster Canal

the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Bill.
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ; Bill [Lords.]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

New Members Albert Holden Illingworth, Esquire, Member
the County of Lancaster (South East)
sworn.

for
(Heywood Division), was sworn.

VOL. 170.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

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286

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

16th-17th November.

[No.118.
The House, according to Order, resolved itself Consolidated
into a Committee on the Consolidated Fund 4'upnpdropria.-
(Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill.
Btiiolnl.) (No. 2)

1915.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 4 agreed to.
Schedules A and B agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

[No. 118.]

Wednesday, 17th November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

R. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc-
Destructive
I n see ts and
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copies of
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907. Orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 281 to
299, inclusive, declaring the areas described in
the Schedules thereto to be infected with Wart
Disease, and infected areas for the purposes of
the Wart Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas)
Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Enemy
Merchant
Vessels
(Italian
Decrees and
Prize
Regulations)
(Miscellaneous,
No. 18, 1915.)
Lighthouses,
&c. (Local
-inspections.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic and
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5519 to
5523.

Copy of Italian Decrees relative to Enemy
Merchant Vessels, together with the Italian
Naval Prize Regulations.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Runcirnan presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copies of
Reports to the Board of Trade by the Trinity
House of Deptford Strond, the Commissioners
of Northern Lighthouses, and the Commissioners
of Irish Lights of their Inspection of Local
Lighthouses, Buoys, and Beacons in 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 382.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
CoMmittee)
(Regulations.)
No. 383.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 384.

New Member
sworn.

Mr. _Montagu

presented, pursuant
to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy
of Provisional Regulations, dated 15th Novem-
ber 1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Insur-
ance Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance ( Medical Benefit) Regulations (No. 2),
1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 15th November
1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Insur-
ance Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regulations, 1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 15th November
1915, made by the Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Com-
pensation Agreements) Regulations, 191.5.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Right Honourable George Gave, K.C.,
His Majesty's Solicitor General, Member for the
County of Surrey (Kingston Division), was
sworn.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Finance

(No. 3) Bill.

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.
(In the Committee.)
A Clause (Income tax on securities repre-
senting a bank's subscription to war loan)
( Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer)brought
up, and read the first and second time, and
added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Allowance and repayment of
duty in respect of motor spirit used by veterinary
surgeons)(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer)
brought up, and read the first and second
time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Provisions with respect to
the charge of
income tax on non-residents,
5 & 6 Viet. c. 35)(Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer)brought up, and read the first
and second time.

Amendment proposed, in 1. 4, after the word
"persons," to insert the words " not residing in
any dominion, colony, or dependency of the
Crown, or within the territory of any of our
present allies."(Mr. Molteno.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in 1. 5, to
leave out from the,, word " branch " to the end of
paragraph (a).(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed to
be left out stand part of the proposed Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in 1. 11, after
the word " arising," to insert the words " from
the sale or distribution of commodities within
the United Kingdom."(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :--Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in 1. 11, to
the words " whether directly or

leave out
indirectly."( Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the 'words proposed to be left
out stand part of the proposed Clause, put, and
agreed to.

Amendments made to the proposed Clause.
Another Amendment proposed, in 1. 27, to

leave out subsection (4).(Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the proposed Clause, put, and
agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in 1. 38, at the
end, to insert the words " Provided that for the
purposes of this section of the Act the term
' business ' shall not be held to apply to the sale
or purchase of goods which are imported into
this country and subsequently re-exported within
the space of one year. " (Mr. Denniss.)

No. 118.] 6 GEO. V.

17th November.

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :=Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

(Mr. Peto)brought up, and read the
time.

287
first

Other Amendments made to the proposed

Clause.

Clause, as amended, added to the Bill.
Another Clause (Excess mineral rights duty)
( Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer) brought
up, and read the first and second time.

Amendment proposed to the proposed Clause,
in I. 5, to leave out the word " amount," in order
to insert the words " total sum of money."
( Mr. Stuart-Wortley.)

Question, That the word " amount " stand
part of the proposed Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause added to the Bill.
Another Clause (Power of Treasury to issue

securities free of taxation)(Mr. Montagu)
brought up, and read the first and second time,
and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Provision as to income tax

to he charged on pay of sailors and soldiers)
(Mr. Peto)brought up, and read the first time.
Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Depreciation on shipping)
( Mr. Bigland)brought up, and read the first
time.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Amendment of Currency and
Bank Notes Act, 1914)(Mr. David Illason)
brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Rebate for companies sub-
serving purposes of public utility)(Mr. Annan
Bryce)brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question. That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Clause

Another

executors,
trustees, assignees, and others from the excess
profits duty in certain cases)(Mr. Pennefather)
brought up, and read the first time.

(Exempting

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Equalisation of tax on
colonial investments)(Mr. Hewart) brought
up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

e read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Provisions to prevent excess
profits duty from causing hardship in certain
brought up, and
cases)
read the first time.

(Mr. Pennefather)

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Exemption from excess
profits duty of businesses carried on under the
court)(Mr. John Henderson) brought up, and
read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Life insurance premiums)
(Sir Frederick Banbury)--brought up, and read
the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Extension to estate duty of
Death Duties (Killed in War) Act, 1914)

Void. 170.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Schedule 1.
Motion made, and Question, That the Chair-
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit
again (Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer),
put, and agreed to.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ;
and the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had made Progress in the
Bill ; and that he was directed to move, That
the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Street
Second Reading of the Street Collections (Retru- Collections
(Regulation)
lation) (Scotland) Bill ;
(Scotland)

r,

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill.

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indian Civil

Second Reading of the Indian Civil Service Service
(Temporary Provisions) Bill [Lords]:

(Temporary
Provisions)
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill [Lords.]

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Patents and
Second Reading of the Patents and Designs Designs Act
(Partial
Act (Partial Suspension) Bill ;
Suspension)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill.

to- morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Ulster Canal

the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Bill.
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments
[Lords.]

Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords ;Bill
]
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

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17th -18th November.

1915.

[No. 119.

Adjournment.

And it being after half-past Eleven of
the clock, Mr. Deputy Speaker adjourned
the House without Question put, pursuant
to the Standing Order, it being then
eight minutes before Twelve of the clock,
till to-morrow.

[No. 119.]
Thursday, 18th November 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

RDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to
k_../
make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
the County of Cornwall (Mid or Saint Austell
Division), in the room of Captain the Honourable
Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes, died
of wounds received in action.(Mr. Gotland.)

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his War-
rant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out
a new Writ for the electing of a Member to
serve in this present Parliament for the Borough
of Saint Helens, in the room of Rigby Philip
Watson Swift, Esquire, K.C., who, since his
Election for the said borough, hath accepted
the Office of Recorder of the Borough of Wigan.
(Lord Edmund Talbot.)

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 870 (Tongan Islands Protectorate, Report
for 1914-15).

Copy of Correspondence relative

to the
alleged Ill-treatment of German Subjects cap-
tured in the Cameroons.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Cornwall
County (Mid or
Saint Austell
Division)
Writ,

Saint Helens
Borough Writ.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

European
War.

Liquor Traffic
(Central
Control
Board.)

Regimental
Debts Act,
1893.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of First Report of the Central
Control Board (Liquor Traffic) appointed under
the Defence of the Realm (Amendment) (No.3)
Act, 1915.

Mr. Tennant also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Amendment to the Regulations made under the
Regimental Debts Act, 1893.

Message from
the Lords.

Volunteer
Bill [Lords.]

Consolidated
Land
(Appropria-
tion) (No. 2)
Bill.
Mr. Speaker's
Certificate.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to enable the services of Volunteers to be
accepted in certain cases by His Majesty for
purposes in connection with the present War, and
to make provision in relation thereto ; to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

The Consolidated

(Appropriation)
(No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read the
third time and passed.

Fund

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :

I hereby certify that this Bill is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LOWTHER,

Speaker).

visions) Bill [Lords] was, according to Order 5(
read a second time.

'The Indian Civil Service (Temporary Pro- Indian Civil
orary
Provisions)
And a Motion being made, and the Question Bill [Lords.]

service

being proposed, That this House will imme-
diately resolve itself into the Committee on the
Bill (Mr. Secretary Chamberlain) :The said
Motion was, with leave of the House, with-
drawn.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
the whole House for Monday

Committee of
next.(Mr. Secretary Chamberlain.)

The Patents and Designs Act (Partial Sus- Patents and
Designs ActAct
D
( P
Suspension)

pension) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately Bill'

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Pretyrnan.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Street Collections (Regulation) (Scot-
land) Bill was, according to Order, read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday next.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Street
Collections
(Regulation>
(Scotland)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Ways and
Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Military
Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;

Ordered; That the Debate be further adjourned

till Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ulster Canal
Bill.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

No.119.] 6 GEO. V.
[ndicttnents
Bill Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords];
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

18th

22nd November.

289
According to
the amount
duty
of
paid."

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to
the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
four minutes before
tinued to sit
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till Mon-
day next, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 3rd day of February last.

till

[No. 120.]

Monday, 22nd November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

MR. Montagu presented; by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Order made by the
Welsh Insurance Commissioners, dated 13th
November 1915, entitled the National Health
(Wales)
Insurance
(Deposit Contributors'
Benefits) Order, 1915.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy of
Regulations, dated 11th November 1915, made
by the National Health Insurance Joint Com-
mittee and the Scottish Insurance Commissioners,
acting jointly, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regulations (Scot-
land), 1915 (No. 2).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(wales.)

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scotland)
(Regulations.)

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by
His Majesty's Command,Copies of Diplomatic
and Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5524
to 5533.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Explosions in
Majesty's Command,Copy of Seventh Report
Mines
(Departmental
Committee.) of the Departmental Committee appointed by
the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment to investigate and report on the subject of
Explosions in Mines.
Secretary Sir

John .Simon also presented,
Penal
Servitude Acts pursuant to the directions of several Acts of
(Conditional Parliament, Copy of a Licence under the
Licence.)
Penal Servitude Acts, granted to a Convict,
discharging her from Aylesbury Convict Prison
on condition that she enters a Home.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Schedule 1.
Amendment proposed, in p.

end, to insert the words

Vol,. 170.

27, 1. 10, at the

"Drawback to be allowed to a
brewer on imported sugar used
in the brewing of beer for export-
ation, on shipment or deposit in
bond under regulations
to be
made by the Commissioners of
Customs and Excise.
(Sir George Younger.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Schedule agreed to.
Schedules 2 and 3 agreed to.
Schedule 4.
Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 3, to leave
out the words " computed for," in order to insert
the words " earned during."(Mr. Peto.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Schedule :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, I. 4,
after the word " period," to insert the words
after deduction of such sums which are not
divided as profits but employed in the business."
--(Sir William Pearce.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, to leave out all the words after the word
" such," in order to insert the words " percentage
of the profits as has previously been placed to
reserve."(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the proposed Amendment, put,
and agreed to.

Question again proposed, That those words be
there inserted :Amendment, by leave, with-
drawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 4,
after the word " period," to insert the words
"but in order to place yearly and half-yearly
accounts as far as may be on the same footing,
in determining the profits of a first accounting
period, which is a yearly period commencing on
or before the first day of July, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, any person who proves from his
books to the satisfaction of the Commissioners
that part of the total profits in such yearly
accounting period had been actually earned on
transactions completed prior to the first day
of July, nineteen hundred and fourteen, may
deduct such 60 proved prior profits from the
total profits of the first accounting period."
(Mr. Pennefather.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another _Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 12,

at the end, to insert the words--

" 3. A deduction shall be allowed from profits
of the amount by which the cost of any buildings,
machinery, vessels, plant, or equipment, whether
ashore or afloat, acquired during the accounting
period exceeds the value which such
machinery, vessels, plant, or equipment would
have cost during the years selected fbr com-
puting the profits standard."(Mr. .Holt.)

buildings,

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

I

Another Amendment proposed, in p.30, I. 13,
to leave out from the beginning to the word
" as," in 1. 17, in order to insert the word 4 " The
Commissioners of Inland Revenue shall allow
such deductions for wear and tear and deprecia-
P P

290
tion of plant, and for such plant as may be shown
to be redundant after the war."( Mr. John
Henderson.)

22nd November.

1915.

[No. 120.

Question proposed, That the word " No "
stand part of the Schedule :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 16,
to leaVe out from the word " Acts " to the end
of 1. 19.( Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed

to be left out stand part of the Schedule
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 20,
to leave out the word " No."( Mr. Watson.
Rutherford.)

Question proposed, That the word " No "
stand part of the Schedule :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30,1. 21,
at the end, to insert the words " but a deduction
shall be allowed (if not otherwise allowed by
means of the adoption of the principle of the
Income Tax Acts) for any sum which has been
paid in respect of the profits on account of any
excess profits duty or similar duty imposed in
any country outside the United Kingdom."
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, in 1. 3, after the word "paid," to insert the
words " or may be pay able."(Mr. Denniss.)

Question proposed, That those words be there
inserted in the proposed Amendment :Amend-
ment to the proposed Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

:Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 24,
to leave out the word " not," in order to insert
the words " be ascertained or calculated on the
same basis as in the last pre-war year, and no
deduction in excess of the amount so ascertained
shall be allowed."(Sir Alexander Henderson.)

Question proposed, That the word " not "
stand part of the Schedule :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 25,
after the word " exceed," to insert the words
" by an unreasonable amount."(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 31,

at the end, to insert the words

" 6.

.Where any company, either in its own
name or that of a nominee, owns the whole of the
ordinary capital of any other company carrying
on the same trade or business, or so much of
that capital as a single shareholder can legally
own, the provisions of Part IIi. of this Act as
to excess profits duty and the pre-war standard
Of profits shall apply as if that other company
were a branch of the first-named company, and
the profits of the two 'companies shall not be
separately assessed."(Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, in 1. 2, to leave out the words " the
whole," in order to insert the words " a propor-
tion exceeding ninety per cent."(Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the proposed Amendment, put,
and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed to the proposed
Amendment, in 1. 2, after the word " company,"
to insert the words "incorporated in the United
Kin gdom."( Mr. Denniss.)

Question proposed, That those words be there
inserted in the proposed Amendment :Amend-
ment to the proposed Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed to the proposed
Amendment, in 1. 3, to leave out the words " a
single shareholder can legally own," in order to
insert the words "gives it a controlling interest
in the other company, then the first-named
company shall be entitled to claim that."(Mr.
Annan Bryce.)

Question proposed, That the words
to be left out stand part of the
Amendment :Amendment to the
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30,1. 31,
the

proposed
proposed
proposed

inserted, to insert

alter the words last
w ords

" 6. Where in the case of any trade or

business-

(a) the percentage standard is adopted as the

pre-war standard of profits ; and

(h) the net result of the trade or business
during the three last pre-war trade years
has shown a loss ; and

(c) any part of the profits has been applied

in extinction of that loss ;

then, in estimating the profits a deduction shall
be allowed equal to the amount of profits so
applied."(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposedAmend-
ment, in 1. 2, to leave out paragraph (a).(Mr.
Aneurin Williams.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the proposed Amendment, put,
and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed to the proposed
Amendment, in 1. 4, to leave out paragraphs (h)
and (c), in order to insert the words

" (b) any part of the profits has been applied
in extinguishing or making good a loss
sustained in that trade or business."

(Mr. Aneurin

Question, That paragraph (b) stand part of

the proposed Amendment, put, and agreed to.

Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 31,
after the words last inserted, to insert the words
" Deductions shall be allowed from the actual
profits paid for the accounting period on account
of the payments of interest or dividend on
cumulative preference shares in respect of any
pre-war trade year or years on which such
interest or dividend may be payable."(Mr.
Den n iss )

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 34,
to leave out from the word "of" to the end of
the paragraph, in order to insert the words
" undertakings whose principal business consists
of the making of investments."( Mr. Annan
Bryce.)

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22nd November.

291
earned by his predecessor in respect of such
agency or agencies in the pre-war years in the
same manner as if the present agent had been
such agencies during such
in possession of
period.

6 G-EO. V.
Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Schedule :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 30, 1. 35,
after the words last inserted, to insert the words
" No sums recovered in respect of bad or doubtful
debts previously written off or written down
shall be taken into account in estimating excess
profits."(Mr. Pennefather.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted ;Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 31, I. 7,

at the end, to insert the words--

" 3. Where it is shown to the satisfaction of
the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in the
case of any trade or business, that the three last
pre-war trade years have been years of abnormal
depression, any four of the last six pre-war
trade years may be substituted for the purposes
of the pre-war standard of profits for any two
of the three last pre-war trade years.

The three last pre-war trade years shall not
be considered as years of abnormal depression
unless the average profits of those years have
been at least thirty per cent. lower than the
average profits of the preceding three years."
(Air. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, in 1. 8, to leave out the word " thirty,"
in order to insert the word " fifteen. " (Mr.
Brady.)

Question proposed, That the word " thirty "

stand part of the proposed Amendment :
Amendment to the proposed Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Proposed Amendment amended, in 1. 8, by
leaving out the word "thirty," and inserting
the word "twenty-five."----(Mr. Brady.)

Proposed words, as amended, there inserted.
Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3i, 1. 15,
at the end, to insert
the words " with the
addition, in the case of any trade or business
other than one carried on or owned by a com-
pany or other body corporate, of an equitable
provision in respect of the personal services of
the proprietor or proprietors."(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 31, 1. 24,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
where the trade or business of two or more firms
or companies has been amalgamated during the
three pre-war trade years the pre-war standard
of profits of the individual firms or companies
shall be combined in computing the amount of
the pre-war standard of profits of the amal-
gamated firm or company."(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 31, 1. 24,
at the end, to insert the words "Provided always,
that where agencies have been succeeded to or
granted to a new agent in consequence of the
death or retirement of an agent, or acquired by
purchase or otherwise prior to the first day of
September, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and
there is not a full pre-war trade year available
since such succession, grant, or acquisition, the
pre-war standard of pats may, at the request
of the present agent, be based upon the amount

Vol.. 170.

to

one year prior

Provided also, that if an agency or business
of a nature involving capital of a comparatively
small amount has been acquired or commenced
the first. day of
within
September, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and
if such agency or business is the ordinary and
permanent business of the owner thereof', the
pre-war standard of profits shall be based upon
such amount as such owner shall reasonably
satisfy the Commissioners could have been
earned or obtained by him if he had owned or
carried on such agency or business for the three
years prior to the first day of SepteMher, nineteen
hundred and fourteen."--(Sir J. D. Rees.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again( Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer),
put, and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of VVays and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indian Civil

Committee on the Indian Civil Service (Tempo- (TeService
rary Provisions) Bill [Lords] ;

mporary
Provisions)

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, Bill

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the street.

Committee on the Street Collections
lion) (Scotland)
(Scotland)

d) Bill ;

(Reguia_ collections

(Regulation)
(Scotland)

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, 13it1-

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the sawy.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the ways o0

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Waits.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the clay being read, for the military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Bill.
upon the 28th day of October last, That the
Ulster Canal Bill be now read a second time ;
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn.

Canal

The Order of the day being read, for the courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (EmergclicY
Bill ;

kwm..;)

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow.

resolve itself into the said Committee.

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22nd-23rd November.

1915.

[No.121.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.)

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
twenty-three minutes
before Eleven of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

till

Devon County
(North
Eastern or
Tiverton
Division)
Writ.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Scot land)
(Regulations.)
No. 385.

European
War.

Shops AO.
1912.

[No. 121.]

l'itesday, 23rd November 1915.

The House met. at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to
make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
the County of Devon (North Eastern or Tiver-
ton Division), in the room of Lieutenant the
Honourable William Lionel Charles Walrond,
deceased. (Lord Edmund Talbot.)

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the
National Health Insurance Commission (Scot-
land) (egulations), which was presented upon
the 22nd day of this instant November, be
printed.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Correspondence
respecting Military Operations against German
Possessions in the Western Pacific.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of Order made under the Shops Act,
1912, by the Council of the Urban District of
Abertillery, and confirmed, with amendment, by
the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Universities of Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to
Oxford and
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copies
Cambridge
of Statutes made under the Universities of
Act, 1877
(Cambridge.) Oxford and Cambridge Act,
1877, by the
No. 386. Governing Body of Christ's College, Cambridge,
on the 31st July 1915, repealing the existing
Statutes of the College and substituting therefor
new Statutes.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

N a Holm'
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)
(Regulations.)
No. 387.

Mr. Montagu

presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Provisional Regulations, dated 18th November
1915, made by the Welsh Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
and Donations) Regulations
(Subscriptions
(Wales, 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Consolidated

Fund (No. 2) Bill, without any Amendment.

Consolidated
Fund
(Appropria-
tion) (No. 2)
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Patents and Patents and
Designs Act (Partial Suspension) Bill, without Designs Act
(Partial
any Amendment.
Suspension)
Bill.
Mr. M'Kin710 Wood, supported by the Lord i d

Advocate, presented a Bill to secure the better
training of Midwives in Scotland, and to regulate Bill 159.
their practice : And the same was ordered to
be read a second time to-morrow ; and to be
printed.

nods)

wtliav

Secretary Sir John Simon, supported by Mr. .Evidence

Brace, Mr. Tennant, and Mr. Forster, presented
a Bill to amend the Law of Evidence : And the B160.
same was ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow ; and to be printed.

Pell'

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Finance
into a Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill. Or' 3) Bill'

(In the Committee.)

Schedule 4.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 31, 1. 30,
to leave out from the word " shall " to the end
of the Schedule, in order to insert the words
" be the paid-up capital of individuals, partners,
or shareholders in companies (as the case may
be), including reserves as shown by the capital
account in the balance sheet of the concerns."
(Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the end of 1. 31, stand part of
the Schedule :Amendment, by leave, with-
drawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 31, I. 30,
after the word " shall," to insert the words " be
the excess of assets over liabilities other than
liabilities to the proprietor or proprietors, and."
(Mr. Touche.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 31,1. 39,
after the word " purposes," to insert the words
" guarantees given by third parties to enable a
person or firm to obtain the use of capital or its
equivalent shall be regarded as capital."(Mr.
Pennefather.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 32, 1. 4,

at the end, to insert the words

" (d) Accumulated profits sunk or used in the

business shall also be deemed capital."

(Mr. Watson Rutheiford.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 32, 1. 6,
the word

the word " any," to insert
after
" temporarily." (Sir Alexander Henderson.)

Question proposed, That the word " tempo-

rarily " be there inserted :

Whereupon, the Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod having come with a Message to

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attend the Lords Commissioners,
left the Chair.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair.

23rd November.

293
the Chairman Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the Bill 161.

Committee,
morrow ; and be printed.

be

taken into consideration to-

The Order of the day being read, for the Indian Civil
rve
Committee on the Indian Civil Service (Tempo- Seic
(Temporary
rary Provisions) Bill [Lords] ;
Provisicns)
Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, Bill [Lords.]

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Street
Committee on the Street Collections (Ren aula Collections
(Regulation)
tion) (Scotland) Bill ;
(Scotland)
Bit;.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself' into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, fin. the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Indictments

Second Reading of the Indictments Bill [Lords]

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And it being one hour after the conclusion
of Government Business, Mr. Deputy
Speaker adjourned the House without
Question put, pursuant to the Order of
the House of the 3rd day of February
last, it being then one minute before Nine
of the clock, till to-morrow.

Royal Assent. A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir
Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :
Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House
of Peers, where a Commission under the Great
Seal was read, giving, declaring, and notifying
the Royal Assent to the several Acts therein
mentioned; and that the Lords thereby autho-
rised had declared the Royal Assent to the said
Acts, as follow :

1. Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1915.
2. Patents and Designs Act (Partial Sus-

pension) Act, 1915.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

The House again resolved itself into the

Committee on the Finance (No. 3) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Question again proposed, That the word

" temporarily " be there inserted :
Question put, and negatived.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 32, 1. 7,
after the word " shall," to insert the word " not."
(Sir Fred.?rich Banbury.)

Question, That the word " not " be there

inserted, put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 32, 1. 8,
at the end, to insert the words " and in the case
of a firm which has no capital there shall be
reckoned as capital any capital supplied by an
allied firm."(Sir Archibald Williamson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 32, 1. 9,

to leave out paragraph (b).(Mr. Lough.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word " but," in I. 11, stand part of
the Schedule, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 32, 1. 15,
at the end, to insert the words "patents and secret
processes shall be deemed to be material assets."
(Mr. Bigland.)

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, after the word " processes," to insert the
words " trade names."( Mr. Lough.)

Question proposed, That those words be there
inserted in the proposed Amendment :Anend-
ment to the proposed Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Proposed words there inserted.
Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
Schedule 5 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Vol,. 170.

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294

24th November.

1915.

[No. 122

[No. 122.]

W ednesday , 24th Y ovember 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

P RAYERS.
ill`Kinnwi Wood presented a Bill
in confirm a Provisional Order under the
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
1899, relating to Port Dundas Church and
Parish, gonad Sacra, Glasgow : And the same
was ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to be
taken into consideration to-morrow.

to

Mr. A cland presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies of
Orders made under the Destructive Insects and
Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 301
to 305, inclusive, declaring the areas described in
the Schedules thereto to be infected with Wart
Disease, and infected areas for the purposes of
the Wart Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas)
Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy of
Provisional Regulations, dated 16th November
1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Welsh
Insurance Commissioners, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regulations
(Wales) (No. 2), 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table; and be printed.

A Motion being made, That this House will,
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to
consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys provided by Parliament, and, if those
moneys are insufficient, out of the Consolidated
Fund, of such sums as may be required for
giving effect to obligations incurred for
the
purposes of the present War or in connection
therewith, by or on behalf of His Majesty's
Government, and for other purposes in relation
thereto(Mr. Walter Rea) ;

Mr. Secretary C'handier/ain, by His Majesty's
Command, acquainted the House that His
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-
matter of this Motion, recommends it to the
consideration of the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Indian Civil Service
(Temporary Provisions) Bill [Lords].

(In the Committee.)

Port Dundas
Church and
Parish, Quoad
Sacra,
Glasgow,
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)
(Regulations.)
No. 388.

Government
War
Obi; r.4 a tions.

Indian Civil
Service
(Temporary
Provisions)
Bill [Lords.]

Clause No. I

(Power to appoint to Indian

Civil Service without examination).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 23, after the
word " section," to insert the words " unless he
shall have actually served with the forces of the
Crown and."(Sir J. D. Rees.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-- Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That. the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself street
into a Committee on the Street Collections Collections
(Regulation)
(Regulation) (Scotland) Bill.
(Scotland)

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to
report the same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
tune and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The indictments Bill [Lords] was, accordinv, Indictments
r.Laiyis. ]

to Order, read a second time.

pill

Ordered, That the Bill he committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

The Order of the day being read, for the Midwives
Second Reading; of the Midwives (Scotland) (Scotland)
Bill ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill he read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being
Second Reading of the Evidence
Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read

to-morrow.

read, for the Evidence
(Amendment) (Ame'llnent)

a second time

The Order of the day being read, for taking Finance
into consideration the Finance (No. 3) Bill, as (No. 3) Bill,
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That. this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to- morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

25th November.

295

No.122.]

Adjournment.

(i (ho. V.
Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question. That this House do
now adjourn.

24th

And the Question being put

in the Affirmative.

was resolved

And accordingly the House, having . con-
tinued to sit till twenty-one minutes after
Six of
to-
morrow.

clock, adjourned till

the

[No. 123.]

Thytrsday, 25th November 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYE R S.

THE House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Port Dundas
Church and Parish, Quoad Sacra, Glasgow,
Order Confirmation Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

upon Tuesday next.

Mr. Secretary Boner Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Memorandum
and Tables relating to the Food and Raw
Material requirements of the United Kingdom,
prepared by the Royal Commission on the
Natural Resources, Trade, and Legislation of
certain portions of His Majesty's Dominions.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Rtineinian presented., by His Majesty's
Copy of Account of the sums
Command,
received and paid in respect of Wages and
Effects of Deceased Seamen in the year ended
the 31st March 1915.

Mr. Mtneinlan also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy of
Account of the General Lighthouse Fund,
showing the Income and Expenditure for the
year ending 31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,---Copy
of Order made by the Secretary for Scotland,
dated 24th November 1915, under the Shops
Act, 1912, affecting all Shops in the Parish of
Kincardine, in the County of Russ and Cromarty.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Port [Macias
Church and
Parish, Quoad
Sacra,
Glasgow-,
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

Dominions
(Royal
C'onunission.)

Wages and
Effects of
Deceased
Seamen.

No. 389.

General
Lighthouse
Fund.

No. 390,

Shops Act.
1912.

Sittings of
the House.

Resolved, That this House, at its rising this
day, do adjourn till Tuesday next.--(The Prime
Minister.)

Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest (War
Restrictions.)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a
Bill to restrict, in connection with the present
War, the increase of the Rent of small dwelling-
houses in certain areas, and the increase of the
rate of interest on and the calling in of securities
on such dwelling-houses : And that Mr. Long,
Mr. Birrell, Mr. Al' Kinnon Wood, Mr. Solicitor
General, and Mr. flarjes Fisher do prepare and
bring it in.

VOL. 170.

Mr. Long accordingly presented a Bill

to increase or

in connection with the present War, lilientt and
Interest

restrict,
the increase of the Rent of small dwelling-
houses in certain areas, and the increase of the Restrictions)
rate of interest on and the calling in of securities BM'
on such dwelling- houses : And the same was Bill 162.
read the first time, and ordered to be read a
second time upon Tuesday next ; and to be
printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Government

into a Committee on Government War Oblicra- War
tions.

r3

Obligations.

( In the Committee.)

Resolved, That it

is expedient to authorise
the payment, out of moneys provided by Parlia-
ment, and, if those moneys are insufficient, out
of the Consolidated Fund, of such sums as may
be required for giving effect to obligations
incurred for the purposes of the present War or
in connection therewith, by or on behalf of His
Majesty's Government, and for other purposes
in relation thereto.(Mr. Montagu.)

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Tuesday next.

The Evidence (Amendment) Bill was, accord- Evidence

ing to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Tuesday
next.(Mr. Walter Rea.)

(Amendment)
Bill.

The Midwives (Scotland) Bill was, according Midwives
(Scotland)
Bill.

to Order, read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Tuesday
next.(Mr. M ltinnon Wood.)

The Order of the day being read, for the indictments
Bill [Lords.)

Committee on the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;

Resolved, That this Rouse will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Finance
into consideration the Finance (No. 3) Bill, (No. 3) Bill.
as amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means,

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the military

Second Reading of the Military Service

Service Bill.

;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

P t' 4

296

25th :30th _November.

1915.

[No. 124.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till twenty-seven minutes
tinued to sit
before Eight of the clock, adjourned till
Tuesday next, pursuant to the Resolution
of the House of this day.

into the Civil Service. AppendixMinutes
of Evidence, 11th February 191.5 to 8th July
1915, with Appendices.

Copy of the Report to His Royal Highness National
the Prince of Wales by the Scottish Advisory Relief Fund.
Committee on the administration of the National
Relief Fund in Scotland up to the 31st March
1915.

Secretary Sir John Simon also presented,
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parlia-
ment,Copies of Orders made under the Shops
Act, 1912, by the Councils of the undermentioned
Local Authorities, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department :

Shops Act,
1912.

[No. 124.]

Tuesday, 30th A' orember 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Port Dundas
Church and
Parish, Quoad
Sacra,
Glasgow,
Order
Confirmation
Bill.

fj1HE Port Dundas Church and Parish, Quoad
Sacra, Glasgow, Order Confirmation Bill
was, according to Order, read the third time and
passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

York County,
North Riding
(Cleveland
Division),
Writ.

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for the
County of York, North Riding (Cleveland
Division), in the room of the Right Honourable
Herbert Louis Samuel, who, since his Election
for the said county, hath accepted the Office of
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.(Mr.
Gulband.)

Trade Reports
(Annua) l
Series.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by
His Majesty's Command,Copy of Diplomatic
and Consular Reports, Annual Series, No. 5534.
Copy of Agreement between the United
Treaty Series
(N0.12, 191:-.).) Kingdom and the Netherlands, relating to the
boundary between the State of North Borneo
and the Netherland Possessions
in Borneo.
Signed at London, 28th September 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Army.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Arrangements made for
Water Supply to the Troops during Landing at
Suvla Bay.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

East India
(Indian
Students
Department.)

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report on the
work of the Indian Students Department, July
1914 to June 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Statistical
Abstract
(United
K

Mr. Rnnciman presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Statistical Abstract for
the United Kingdom in each of the last fifteen
years, from 1900 to 1914. Sixty-second Number.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

T able.

Civil Service
(Royal
commission.)

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His
Majesty's Command, Copy of Sixth Report of
the Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire

City of Bradford.
City of Carlisle (Two Orders).
Borough of Louth.
County of Worcester (Urban District of

Stourport).

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Ac/and presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of
Order under the Destructive Insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 300,
declaring an area described in the Schedule
thereto to be infected with Wart Disease, and to
be an infected area for the purposes of the Wart
Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas) Order of
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Pike Pease presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Account
showing the gross amount received and expended
on account of the Telegraph Service during the
year ended 31st March 1915, and the balance
of the expenditure over the receipts, prepared
the Telegraph (Money) Act,
in pursuance of
1876 ; and a Statement additional to the above
Account, and Statements of Account in respect
of the Telegraph and Telephone Services for
the year ended 31st March 1915 ; together with
the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor
General.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon time

Table ; and be printed.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Post Office
Telegraphs and
Telephone,,.
No. 391.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Copy of Treasury Minute, dated the 22nd clay
of November 1915, as to mode of accounting for
Vote of Credit issues.(Mr. Montagu.)

Vote of
Credit.

Brigadier General Henry Cecil Lowther, C.Y.O., New Members

D.S.O., Member for the County of West-
moreland (Northern or Appleby Division), was
sworn.

sworn.

Sir Francis Layland- Barratt, Baronet, Member
for the County of Cornwall (Mid or Saint
Austell Division), was sworn.

Rigby Philip Watson Swift, Esquire,

.K .C.,
Member for the Borough of Saint Helens, was
sworn.

Charles Butt Stanton, Esquire, Member for

the Borough of Merthyr Tydvil, was sworn.

A Motion was made, and the Question was

proposed, That this House do now adjourn.
(Secretary Sir John Simon.)

Adjournment.

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Motion
the adjournment of the House lapsed,
for
without Question put, pursuant to the Standing
Order.

Mot ion for
Adjournment
of the House
lapses.

30th November. -1st December.

No. 124.] G GEO. V.
War Loan
(Supple-
mental
Provisions)
Bill.

Bill 163.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported
by Mr. Montagu, presented a Bill to make pro-
vision, in connection with Loans raised for the
purposes of the present War, for the establish-
ment of a Post Office stock register and as to
stock inscribed in that register, and to make
certain amendments, in connection with such
Loans and generally in connection with War
Finance, in the Law relating to Savings Banks,
Friendly Societies, Trade Unions, and other-
wise : And the same was ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Government
War
Obligations.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving
the Report from the Committee on Government
War Obligations ;

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Evidence
(Amendment)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Evidence (Amendment) Bill ;
Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, I

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Midwives (Scotland) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Increase of Rent and
Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Finance (No. 3) Bill, as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day

read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Midwives
(Scotland)
Bill.

Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest
(War
Restrictions)
Bill.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

Military
Service Bill.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Education
(Small
Population
Grants.)

297
vision, out of moneys provided by Parliament, of
other Grants in lieu thereof(Mr. Walter Rea) ;
Secretary Sir John Simon, by His Majesty's
that His
Command, acquainted the House
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-
matter of this Motion, recommends it to the
consideration of the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

to the Adjournment

And it being half an hour after Eleven of
the clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the
House without Question put, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day
of February last, till to-morrow.

[No. 125.]

Wednesday, 1st December 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
TR. Montagu presented,Return to an Order,
dated the 30th day of November last, for

a Return relative to the Vote of Credit.

Vote of
Credit.

No. 392.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report of the
West African Currency Board for the year
ended 30th June 1915.

West African
Currency
Board.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc- Destructive
d

tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies of
Orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests 1877 and 1907.
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 306 to
316, inclusive, declaring the respective areas
described in the Schedules thereto to be infected
with Wart Disease, and infected areas for the
the Wart Disease of Potatoes
purposes of
(Infected Areas) Order, 1914.

catn

tAs

et

Copy of Order 9600, under the Diseases of Diseases of
Animals Acts, postponing the operation of the Animals Acts.
Two Orders described in the Schedule thereto
until the 24th December 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, by His Majesty's Health of
Command,Copy of Report on Sunday Labour Munition
workersr s
of the Committee on the Health of Munition v
Workers appointed by the Minister of Munitions
with the concurrence of the Home Secretary.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

A Motion being made, That this House will,
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to
consider of authorising the suspension, in con-
nection with the present War, of the Grants
payable under paragraph (2) of section nineteen
of the Elementary Education Act, 1876, and the
Education Code (1890) Act, 1890, and the pro-

VOL. 170.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Workmen's
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon Compensation
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy Act, 1906.
of Rule, dated 18th November 1915, made
under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906,
as to the application of amount
allotted to
Dependant in case of death.
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1915.

[No. 125.

Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest (War
Restrictions)
Bill.

The Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest
(War Restrictions) Bill was, according to Order,
read a second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Government
War
Obligations.

Government
War
Obligations
(No. 2) Bill.
Bill 164.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
on Government War Obligations a Resolution ;
which was read, as followeth

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of moneys provided by Parliament, and, if
those moneys are insufficient, out of the Consoli-
dated Fund, of such sums as may be required
for giving effect to obligations incurred for the
purposes of the present 'War or in connection
therewith, by or on behalf of His Majesty's
Government, and for other purposes in relation
thereto.

The said Resolution being read a second

time ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Resolution, in 1. 2, by leaving out from the
word " Parliament" to the word.'" of," in 1. 3.
(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
said Resolution :The said proposed Amend-
ment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn.

And the Resolution was agreed to.
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolution : And that Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Secretary Sir John Simon, Mr.
.Runciman, and Mr. Montagu do prepare and
bring it in.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly
presented a Bill to make provision with respect
to obligations incurred by or on behalf of His
Majesty's Government for the purposes of the
present War or in connection therewith, and for
other purposes in relation thereto : And the
same was read the first time, and ordered to be
read a second time upon Wednesday next ; and
to be printed.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee on the Indictments Bill [Lords] ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Evidence
(Amendment) Committee on the Evidence (Amendment) Bill ;
Bill.
Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Midwives
(Scotland)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Midwives (Scotland)
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 29 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day beimg read, for the Education

Committee on Education (Small Population (small
Grants) ;

Population
Grants)

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the War Loan
Second Reading of the War Loan (Supplemental (Su pplemental
Provisions) Bill ;

Provisions)
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Finance
into consideration the Finance (No. 3) Bill, as (No. 3) Bill.
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And it being one hour after the conclusion
of Government Business, Mr. Speaker
adjourned the House without Question
put, pursuant to the Order of the House
of the 3rd day of February last, it beimg
then twenty-two minutes after Ten of the
clock, till to-morrow.

[No. 126.]

Thursday, 2nd December 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

SECRETARY Sir Edward Grey presented, Treaty Series,
1.) by His Majesty's Command,
Copy of (N0.13,1915.)
Accession of the Federated Malay States of
Perak, Selangor, Negri, Sembilan, and Pahang
to the Extradition Treaty between the United
Kingdom and Siam of 4th March 1911. Bang-
kok, 30th September 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

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Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant
Penal
Servitude Acts to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,
(Conditional
Copy of a Licence under the Penal Servitude
Licence.)
Acts granted to a Convict, discharging her from
Aylesbury Convict Prison on condition that she
enters a Home.

Horses for
Military
Purposes
(Committee.)

Health of
Munition
Workers
Committee.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report of the Committee
appointed by the President of the Board of
Agriculture and Fisheries to consider and advise
what steps should he taken in England and
Wales to secure an adequate supply of Horses
suitable for Military purposes.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report on Industrial Can-
the Committee on the Health of
teens of
Munition Workers appointed by the Minister
of Munitions with the concurrence of the Home
Secretary.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
Civil
Contingencies a Copy of Accounts of the Civil Contingencies
Fund, 1911-15. Fund, 1914-15, showing (1) the Receipts and
Payments in connection with the Fund in the
year ended the 31st day of March 1915 ; (2) the
Distribution of the Capital of the Fund at the
commencement and close of the year ;
together
with Copy of the Correspondence with the
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.
(Mr. Montagu.)

New Member
sworn.

Charles Robert Sydenham Carew, Esquire,
for the County of Devon
(North

Member
Eastern or Tiverton Division), was sworn.

Indictments
Bill r

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Indictments Bill
[Lords].

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Rules as to indictments).
Amendment proposed, in p. 1,

1. 6, to leave

out the words "with respect to indictments.".
(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed

to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Powers of Rule Committee).
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 16,
to leave out the words " subject to the approval
of the Lord Chancellor."--(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 2,
after the word " thereunder," to insert the words
"or to the power of the Rule Committee to make
any fresh rules."(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses No. 3 to No. 7 agreed to.
Clause No. 8 (Savings and interpretation).
Amendment proposed, in p. 4, L 9, to leave
out the word "laws," in order to insert the word

law."(Mr. King.)
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299
Question proposed, That the word " laws "
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

" (a) The expression

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, I. 11,
after the word " requires," to insert the words
indictment ' means an
indictment for any offence, whether under
an Act passed before the commencement of
this Act, or under an Act passed after the
commencement of this Act, or under the
common law; and
(b)."
(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 17,

at the end, to add the words

" (4) Nothing in this Act shall affect

the
provisions of an Act passed in the first year of
Queen Anne of which the title commences with
the words An Act for explaining a Clause,'
and ends with the words His Majesties Royal
Person and Government,' and which relates to
the effect of the death of the Sovereign."(Mr.
King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 9 (Repeal, extent, short title, and

commencement).

Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 24, to leave
out the word "sixteen," in order to insert the
word " se venteen."( Mr. Rawlinson.)

Question proposed, That the word " sixteen "
stand part of the Clause : Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
A Clause (Statement of

offence)

(Mr.

Mohler)

brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time: Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Schedule 1.
Amendment proposed, in p. 5, L 14, to leave

out paragraph (4).

(M r. Rawlinson.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Schedule :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 36,,
at the end, to insert the words "Provided the
particulars of offence state the material facts on
which the prosecution rely in support of the
charge."(Mr. Holder.)

Question proposed, That those words be there,

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, 1. 9, to
leave out the word " after," in order to insert
the word " before."--(Mr. Rawlinson.)

Question, That the word "after " stand part

of the Schedule, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, 1. 11,
the words "on request."(Mr.

to leave out
George Greenwood.)

Question, That the words proposed to be
left out stand part of the Schedule, put, and
agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, I. 12,
at the end, to add the words "and if the offence
charged is one created by statute, a copy of the

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referred to in the indictment."(Mr.
Greenwood.)

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, 1. 25,

at the end, to add the words

Treason.

at 1.

Statement of Offence.

Particulars of Offence.

A.B., on the

day of

and on divers days between that day and the
, in the county
, committed treason."(Mr.

day of

,

of
King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 9, 1. 22,

at the end, to add the words

"5.
Statement of Offence.
Conspiracy to procure the seduction [or the
prostitution, as the case may be] of a female
person.

Particulars of Offence.

A.B. and C.D., on the

day of
, and on divers days between that;

day and the
in the county of
with intent to procure
prostitution, as the case
( M r. King.)

day of

, conspired together
the seduction [or the
may be] of E.F."

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 10, 1. 9,
to leave out the word "
in order to insert
the words " person under the age of sixteen
years." (Mr. King.)

Question proposed,. That the word " child"
stand part of the Schedule :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 13, to

leave out 1. 8.(Mr. Rawlinson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be
left out stand part of the Schedule, put, and
agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 14, to
Is. 8 to 11, inclusive.---(Mr. Raw-

leave out
linson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be
left out stand part of the Schedule, put, and
agreed to.

Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
Schedule 2 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Com-
mittee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next.

1Cvidence
(Amendment)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Evidence (Amendment)
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

1

Clause No.

(Evidence of depositions of
witnesses engaged on naval or military service).
Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 10, after the
word "war," to insert the words "and subject
to the consent of the judge presiding at the trial."
(Mr. 1?,awlinson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 13,
after the word " engaged," to insert the words
" without the United Kingdom."(Mr. King.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 15,
at the end, to add the words " Provided that this
section shall not apply where the trial is for an
offence punishable with death."(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Power to give in evidence
' statements of witnesses at preliminary investiga-
tions).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 16, to leave
out the words " either by a court-martial or. "
(Sir William Ryland Adkins.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 13,
after the word " offence," to insert the words
"not punishable by death."(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 19,
at the end, to add the words " and it is further
hereby declared that this section shall not apply
in any case where the preliminary investigation
has been held in camera, nor in any case where
the witness has not been cross-examined on
behalf of the accused."---(Mr. Molteno.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Proof of naval or military

service).

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 24,
to leave out the words " shall, for the purposes
of this Act, be conclusive," in order to insert the
words " may, if the court so think fit, be, for
the purposes of this Act, accepted as."(Mr.
King.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 4 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 5 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

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2 nd-6 th December.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Education
(Small
Population
Grants.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on Education (Small Popula-
tion Grants).

301
And it being one hour after the conclusion
of Government Business, Mr. Deputy
Speaker adjourned the House without
Question put, pursuant to the Order of
the House of the 3rd day of February
last, it being then eight minutes before
Ten of the clock, till Monday next.

(In the Committee.)

[No. 127.]

Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
suspension, in connection with the present War,
of the Grants payable under paragraph (2) of
section nineteen of the Elementary Education
Act, 1876, and the Education Code (1890) Act,
1890, and the provision, out of moneys provided
by Parliament, of other Grants in lien thereof.
--(Mr. Herbert Lewis.)

ReSolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Com-
mittee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest (War
Restrictions)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Increase of Rent and Mort-
gage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
War Loan
(Supplemental Second Reading of the War Loan (Supplemental
Provisions)

Provisions) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Finance (No. 3) Bill, as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration upon Monday next.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

VOL. 170.

Monday, (5th December 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the cloch.

PRAYERS.

Command, Copy

presented, b y His Majesty's
IR.T nai
allow-
ances to Dependants of deceased Sailors and
Soldiers.

Sailors' and
Soldiers'
Dependants.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, Return to an Order, Civil

dated the 2nd day of this instant, December Contingencies
1914-15.
for Returns relative to the Civil Contingencies No.
No. 393.
Fund, 1914-15.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the Super-
directions of several Acts of Parliament, annuation
Copy of Treasury Minute under the Super- Act, 1887.
1887, dated 25th November
annuation Act,
1915, granting a retired allowance to Mr. Alfred
O'Hea, Assistant Clerk, General Prisons Board,
Ireland.

Copy of Regulations, dated 30th November
1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Welsh
Insurance Commissioners, entitled the National
Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regulations
(Wales), 1915.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)
(Regulations.)
No. 394.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Return relative to the Civil
Contingencies Fund, 1914-15, and the Paper
relative to the National Health Insurance Corn-
mission (Wales) (Regulations) be printed.

Mr. Long presented,Return to an Order,
dated the 16th day of February last, for a
Return relative to Deaths from Starvation or
accelerated by Privation (England and Wales).
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon

the Table ; and be printed.

Deaths from
Starvation or
accelerated by
Privation
(England and
Wales.)

No. 395.

The Lord Advocate presented, pursuant to universities
the directions of several Acts of Parliament, (Scotland)
Copy of University Court Ordinance, No. 49 Ordinance.)
nance.)
(Edinburgh, No. 17) (Regulations for Degrees No. 396.
in Music, supplementary to Ordinance, No. 34)
(Edinburgh, No. 8), of the Commissioners under
the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889.

Copy of Order under the Shops Act, 1912, Shops Act,

made by the Secretary for Scotland, dated 22nd 1912.
November 1915, affecting certain Shops in the
Burgh of Paisley.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon
the Table; and that the Paper relative to the
Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889 (Ordinance),
be printed.

Ordered, That the Indictments Bill [Lords], Indictments
Bill [Lords.]
Bill 165.

as amended in the Committee, be printed,

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Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Finance (No. 3) Bill,
as amended in the Committee.

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill
(Power for soldiers and sailors to claim pre-war
rates of income tax in certain cases).(Mr.
Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and

read the first and second time.

An Amendment was proposed to be made tol
the proposed Clause, in 1. 7, by leaving out from
the word " objects " to the word " is," in 1. 8.
(Mr. Peto.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of
the proposed Clause :
said proposed
Amendment was, with leave of
the House,
withdrawn.

The

And the Question being put, That the Clause
be added to the Bill :It was resolved in the
Affirmative.

Another Clause ( Relief in respe3t of premiums
on policies)(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer)
was twice read, and made part of the Bill.

Another Clause (Extension of 4 & 5 Geo. 5,
c. 76, to legacy and succession duty)
(Mr.
Chancellor of the Exchequer)was twice read,
and made part of the Bill.

Another Clause was offered to be added to the
Bill (Procedure on death of person entitled to
Government stock).(Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first and second time.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the proposed Clause, at the end of 1. 8, by
inserting, after the word " person," the words
" In the case of any holding of Government
stock, the production of an order or decree
granted by any court in the United Kingdom
having authority to grant the same shall be
sufficient authority to the Banks of England and
Ireland, to the National Debt Commissioners, to
the Postmaster General, and to any savings
bank authority to transfer or otherwise deal
with such holding in accordance with such order
or decree, or as directed by the person autho-
rised or entitled by or by virtue of such order or
decree."(Mr. Currie.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the proposed Clause :
It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being put, That the Clause
be added to the Bill : It was resolved in the
Affirmative.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Bill, in p. 2, I. 1, by leaving out Clause 2.
(Mr. Peto.)

And the Question being put, That Clause 2
stand part of the Bill :It was resolved in the
Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be
made to the Bill, in p. 5, 1. 36, by leaving out
Clause 12.(Mr. Clough.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out, to the word " namely,"
I. 2, stand part of the Bill:It was

p. 6,

resolved in the Affirmative.

Then Amendments were made to the Bill.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 6, 1. 38, by inserting, after the
word " referee,
the words " or board of referees."
(Mr. Montagu.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 7, 1. 14, by inserting at the
end thereof the words

" Provided that in the case of cinematograph

films:

it

if

(a) Where such films arrive by parcels
is desired, facilities shall be
post,
given for re-addressing such films to a
foreign or colonial address without being
removed from the Post Office, any excess
postage being duly paid, and in such
cases no import duty shall be charged ;

(b) Where it

is desired that such films,
instead of being delivered as addressed,
shall be stored in a bonded warehouse,
the Post Office shall accept instructions to
this effect, and no duty shall be claimed
until the films are removed from bond ;
(c) Facilities shall also be given in bond
under satisfactory security to examine,
alter, and repair films which are intended
solely for export, without payment of
duty."

(Mr. Lough.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 9, 1. 5, by leaving out Clause 15.
(Mr. Lough.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out, to the word "and," in
1. 5, stand part of the Bill :It was resolved
in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 9, 1. 5, by leaving out from the
word " war " to the word " the," in 1. 6.
(Mr. Lough.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 10, 1. 29, by inserting, after the
word" made," the words "or due. " (Sir William
Ryland Adkins.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 16, 1. 19, by leaving out sub-
section (4) of Clause 26.(Mr. Butcher.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out, to the word " assess-
ment," in p. 16, 1. 20, stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 18,1. 19, by inserting at the end
thereof the words--

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The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

.ctan

Means.

No. 127.] 6 GEO. V.

" (6) Nothing in section forty-one of the
Income Tax Act, 1842 (as amended by any
subsequent enactment or by this section), shall
render a non-resident person chargeable in the
name of a broker or general commission agent in
respect of prOfits or gains arising from sales or
transactions carried out through such a broker
or general commission agent."---( Mr. Chancellor
of the Exchequer.)

And the Question being proposed, That those

words be there inserted in the Bill :

An Amendment was proposed to he made to
the proposed Amendment to the Bill, in 1. 3,
by leaving out the words "a broker or general
commission," and inserting the word " and "
(Sir Frederick Banbury), instead thereof.

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of
the proposed Amendment to the Bill : And a
Debate arising thereupon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Sir Henry Dalziel) : It was resolved in the
Affirmative.

-Ordered, That

morrow.

the Debate be resumed to-

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Indictments Bill [Lords],
as amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

Education
(Small
Population
Grants.)

Education
(Small
Population
Grants) Bill.
Bill 166.

Mr. Gulland reported from the Committee on
Education (Small Population Grants) a Resolu-
tion ; which was read, as followeth :

That it is expedient to authorise the suspen-
sion, in connection with the present War, of
the Grants payable under paragraph (2) of
section nineteen of the Elementary Education
Act, 1876, and the Education Code (1890) Act,
1890, and the provision, out of moneys provided
by Parliament, of other Grants in lieu thereof.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the
said Resolution : And that Mr. Arthur Hender-
son, Mr. Herbert Lewis, and Mr. Gulland do
prepare and bring it in.

Mr. Gulland accordingly presented a Bill to
suspend, in connection with the present War, the
Grants payable under paragraph (2) of section
the Elementary Education Act,
nineteen of
1876, and the Education Code (1890) Act, 1890,
and to provide for the payment of other Grants
in lieu thereof : And the same was read the first
time, and ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow ; and to be printed.

Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest
(War
Restrictions)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Increase of Rent and Mort-
gage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
War Loan
(supplemental Second Reading of the War Loan (Supplemental
Provisions)
Bill.

Provisions) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And it being half an hour after Eleven of
the clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the
House without Question put, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd
day of February last, till to- morrow.

[No. 128.]

Tuesday, 7th December 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
EVERAL Public Petitions were presented, Public
13 and read ; and ordered to lie upon the petitions.
P
Vide Supple-
Table,
ment to
First Report.
Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc- intermediate

tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Time Education
Table of Examinations for Intermediate Educa- (Ireland.)
tion in Ireland for 1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain presented, pursuant
to the directions of an Act of Parliament, Copy
of Amendment of Rule 2 and Appendix of
Regulations for Examinations for the Civil
Service of India.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

ce.)
(civil Service.)

Mr. Runeiman presented, pursuant to the Assurance
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of companies.
Statements deposited with the Board of Trade
under Section 7 (1) of the Assurance Companies
Act, 1909, during the year 1915. Parts A
and B.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His Mines and

Majesty's Command,Copy of Annual Report
of' His Majesty's Chief inspector of Mines
with Statistics for the year 1914. Part II. Statistics for
Labour.

1914.)

G

1

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to Naval and

the directions of several Acts of Parliament, and
Copy of Order in Council, dated 30th Novem- Act, 1865.

ripneenPsiaoyng

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ber 1915, under the Naval and Marine Pay and
Pensions Act, 1865.

7th December.

1915.

[No. 128.

Foreign
Jurisdiction
Act, 1890.

Merchant
Shipping Act,
1894, and
Merchant
Shipping
(Convention)
Act, 1914.

Copy of Order in Council under the Foreign
Jurisdiction Act, 1890, dated 30th November
1915, entitled the China (Companies) Order in
Council, 1915.

Copy of Order in Council made under the
Merchant Shipping Acts, dated 30th November
1915, further postponing the operation of the
Merchant Shipping (Convention) Act, 1914, to
the 1st July 1916.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Peterhead
Harbour.

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Reports respecting Peter-
head Harbour Works.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Aeland presented, pursuant to the direc-
Destructive
Insects and
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies of
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907. Orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.1.P. 317 to
321, inclusive, declaring the respective areas
described in the Schedules thereto to be infected
with Wart Disease, and infected areas for the
purposes of the Wart Disease of Potatoes
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Publications
and Debates
Reports
(Second
Report.)

No. 398.

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

Sir George Toulmin reported from the Select
Committee on Publications and Debates Reports;
That, in accordance with the Instruction of the
House of the 26th day of October 1915, they had
inquired into the position, duties, and remunera-
tion of the Shorthand Writer to this House
and of his staff, and directed him to make a
Report thereon to the House ; together with the
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them, and
an Appendix.

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed
upon the 6th day of this instant December, on
the proposed Amendment to the Amendment
proposed to be made on consideration of the
Finance (No. 3) Bill, as amended, in p. 18, 1. 19,
by inserting at the end thereof the words

" (6) Nothing in section forty-one of the
Income Tax Act, 1842 (as amended by any
subsequent enactment or by this section), shall
render a non-resident person chargeable in the
name of a broker or general commission agent
in respect of profits or gains arising from sales
or transactions carried out through such a broker
or general commission agent ;"

Which Amendment to the proposed Amend-
ment to the Bill was, in 1. 3, to leave out the
words " a broker or general commission," and
insert the word " an," instead thereof.

And the Question being again proposed, That
the words proposed to be left out stand part of
the proposed Amendment to the Bill :The
House resumed the said adjourned Debate.

And the Amendment to the proposed Amend-
ment to the Bill was, with leave of the House,
withdrawn.

Then Amendments were made to the proposed

Amendment to the Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the proposed Amendment to the Bill, by adding

at the end thereof the words " nor render a non-
resident person chargeable in respect of the sale
or purchase of goods by a non-resident firm or
person through an agent in this country, which
are imported into or purchased in this country
and bought or sold through an agent in the
ordinary way of business, nor shall it apply to
the purchase and sale of raw materials of any
kind."(Mr.

And the Question being put, That those words
be there added to the proposed Ainendment to
the Bill :It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being put, That the pro-
posed words, as amended, be there inserted in
the Bill

was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 20, 1. 6, by inserting, after the
word "year," the words "or any sum of money
to the Exchequer in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Munitions of War Act, 1915, or
any regulation made thereunder."(Mr. Jonzes
Mason.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill ; The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 21,1. 8, by leaving out the words
" or more than a year."(Mr. Peto.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 21, I. 29, by inserting, after the
word " Kingdom," the words " or the production
of sugar in any British colony or dependency."
(Mr. Mitchell-Thomson.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 21, 1. 31, by leaving out the
words "any profession the profits of which are,"
and inserting the words " the profession of a
barrister, solicitor, doctor, architect, or account-
ant, and any profession unconnected with the
purchase or sale of property or commodities of
any description and "(Mr. Montagu), instead
thereof.

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Bill : The said proposed Amendment was, with
leave of the House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
1. 1, by leaving out the

to the Bill, in p. 22,
word " or."(Mr. Peto.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
word " or " stand part of the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Another Ainendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 22, 1. 8, by inserting at the
end thereof the words "Provided that where a
local authority carry on two or more trades or
businesses all of such trades or businesses shall
be deemed to be one trade or business for the
purposes of this Part of this Act.

No. 128.]

711, December.

6 GEO. V.
For the purposes of this Act the expression
local authority' means any body who have
power to raise a rate, or administer money raised
by a rate, and includes any statutory combination
of two or more local authorities ; and the expres-
sion rate ' means a rate the proceeds of which
are applicable to public local purposes, and
which is leviable on the basis of an assessment
in respect of the yearly value of property, and
includes any sum which, though obtained in the
first instance by a precept, certificate, or other
instrument requiring payment from some autho-
rity or officer, is, or can he, ultimately raised out
of a rate as before defined."(Sir John Harmood-
Banner.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 22, I. 8, by inserting at the end
thereof the words

" (4) Where any local authority proves that
during the accounting period they have incurred
expenditure for purposes connected with the war,
such expenditure shall be allowed as a deduction
or set-off against any duty payable by them
under this section.".(Mr. Samuel Roberts.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 22, 1. 24, by leaving out the
word " seven," and inserting the word " eight "
(Mr. Denniss),instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the word
" seven " stand part of the Bill :It was resolved
in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 22, 1. 40, by inserting, after
the word "to," the words " his first accounting
period being a yearly period beginning prior to
the first day of March, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, and more than half of the year's profits
having been actually earned prior to that date."

(Mr. Pennefiither.)
And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 22, 1. 42, by inserting, after
the word "repairs," the words " expenditure on
advertisements."--(Sir Alfred Mond.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 23, 1. 2, by leaving out the words
" specified in regulations made by the Treasury."
(Mr. Lough.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Bill :The said proposed Amendment was, with
leave of the House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 23, 1. 13, by inserting at the

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[ end thereof the words " In the application of
the Act to Ireland, if a board of referees has
been appointed for any trade the case
not
shall be referred to the county court judge."
(Mr. Lough.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 23, 1. 29, by inserting at the
end thereof the words

is

" (3) For the purposes of this section, capital
shall be taken to be increased or decreased, as
the case may be, where the pre-war standard
of profits is a profits standard, if the capital
employed in the trade or business exceeds
less than the average amount of capital
or
employed during the pre-war trade years or year
by reference to which the profits standard has
been arrived at, and, where the pre-war standard
of profits is a percentage standard, if the capital
exceeds or is less than the capital on which the
percentage standard has been calculated."
(Mr. Montagu.)

And the Question being proposed, That those

words be there inserted in the Bill :

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the proposed Amendment to the Bill, in 1. 2,
by inserting, after the word " be," the words
" during the accounting period."Nr. Pete.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the proposed Amend-
to the Bill :The Amendment to the
ment
proposed Amendment to the Bill was, with leave
of the House, withdrawn.

And the Question being put, That the words
" (3) For the purposes of this section, capital
shall be taken to be increased or decreased, as
the case may be, where the pre-war standard
of profits is a profits standard, if the capital
employed in the trade or business exceeds or is
less than the average amount of capital employed
during the pre-war trade years or year by refer-
ence to which the profits standard has been
arrived at, and, where the pre-war standard of
profits is a percentage standard, if the capital
exceeds or is less than the capital on which the
percentage standard has been calculated " be
there inserted in the Bill :--It was resolved in
the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 27, I. 25, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " In the case of any trade or
business which, by reason of its being unable to
pay its debenture holders or creditors, is being
carried on by a liquidator, receiver, and manager
or trustee under the court, no excess profits duty
shall be levied or paid until provision has been
made for payment of such unpaid debenture
holders or creditors."( Mr. John Henderson.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 27, 1. 36, by inserting, after the
first word " Commissioners," the words " or in
Ireland, to the county court judge."
(Mr.
.1)ilion.)

It It

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7th-8th December.

1915.

[No.128.

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 31,1. 34, by inserting at the end
thereof the words

sugar

imported

" (a) An additional drawback
on beer to be allowed under
to be made by
conditions
the Commissioners of Cus-
toms and Excise in respect
and
of
glucose used in the brewing
of beer for export on its
deposit in bond.
(b) An additional drawback
on beer to be allowed under
conditions to be made by the
Commissioners of Customs
and Excise in
respect of
sugar and glucose made in
Great Britain or Ireland,
used in the brewing of beer
for export on its deposit in
bond.

According to
the amount
of the duty
paid
on
such sugar
glu-
and
cose.

According to
duty
the
paid
on
such sugar
and
glu-
cose."

( Sir George Younger.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 34, 1. 20, by inserting at the
end thereof the words " Deductions shall he
allowed from the actual profits paid for the
accounting period on account of the payment of
interest or dividends on cumulative preference
shares in respect of the three pre-war trade
years on which such interest or dividend may
be payable."(Mr. Denniss.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 34, 1. 39, by inserting, after the
word " on," the words " or authorised to carry
on."(Mr. Stuart-Wortley.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
N egative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 36, 1. 11, by inserting, after the
word " years," the words " after deducting the
statutory percentage in respect of any increase
in the average of the capital employed in those
years over the average of the capital employed
in the preceding three years."(Mr, Du Gras.)
And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 37, 1. 3, by inserting at the end
thereof the words

" 6. The amount fixed, or to be fixed, under
the provisions and for the purposes of the
Munitions of War Act, 1915, or any Act
amending or extending the same, as the standard
amount of profits of any controlled establish-
ment, consisting of any establishment used,
whether solely or in conjunction with any other
establishment, for the purposes of, or in con-
nection with, any trade or business to which the
provisions of Part III. of this Act apply, shall,
notwithstanding any other provision of
this
Act

(a) be adopted as the pre-war standard of
profits in the case of that trade or business,
or of that part of that trade or business for
the purposes of, or in connection with,
which the controlled establishment is used
(as the case may be), where such standard.
has not been ascertained under the pro-
visions of this Act before the date on which
the said establishment was declared a con-
trolled establishment ; and

(b) if so required by the person carrying on
that trade or business, be substituted in the
case of that trade or business, or of that part
of that trade or business for the purposes of,
or in connection with, which the controlled
establishment is used (as the case may be),
for any pre-war standard of profits which
shall have been ascertained under the pro-
visions of this Act before the said date."

(Mr. Peto.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

And the House having continued to sit

till
the clock on Wednesday

after Twelve of
morning ;

Wednesday, 8th December 1915 :
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 37,1.27, by leaving out from the
word " acquired" to the end of the paragraph.
(Mr. John Henderson.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out, to the word " sold," in
p. 37, 1. 28, stand part of the Bill :It was
resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 37, 1. 29, by leaving out the
words "of shares in the company," and inserting
the words "held by the person who was owner
of the trade or business "(Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer),instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being proposed, That those

words be there inserted in the Bill :

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the proposed Amendment to the Bill, by adding
at the end thereof the words " for a period not
exceeding seven years."--(Mr. Lough.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there added to the proposed Amendment to
the Bill :It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being put, That the words
" held by the person who was owner of the trade
or business " be there inserted in the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

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Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 37, 1. 32, by inserting, after the
word " processes," the words " trade marks and
trade names."(Mr. Lough.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

this day.

Indictments
Bill I- Lord 8.1

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Indictments Bill [Lords],
as amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration this day.

Education
(Small
Population
Grants) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Education (Small Popu-
lation Grants) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest (War
Restrictions)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Increase of Rent and Mort-
gage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill ;
Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

The Order of the day being read, for the
War Loan
(Supplemental Second Reading of the War Loan ( Supple-
Provisions)

mental Provisions) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That

this House will, this day,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, this day,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

Adjournment.

And it being after half-past Eleven of
clock on Tuesday evening, Mr.
the
Speaker adjourned the House without
Question put, pursuant to the Standing
Order, it being then twenty-nine minutes
after Twelve of the clock on Wednesday
morning, till this clay.

VoL. 170.

[No. 129.]
Wednesday, 8th. December 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
ECRETARY Sir John Simon. presented, Factory and

pursuant to the directions of an Act of (INNToortlii-fislcloaiiAorc;is

Parliament,Copy of Order, dated 27th Novern- of Diseases)
ber 1915, made by the Secretary of State for (Toxic
the Home Department, applying the provisions Jn""dice.)
of Section 73 of the Factory and Workshop Act,
1901, to cases of Toxic Jaundice in Factories
and 'Workshops.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the Finance (No. 3) Bill, as Finance

amended on consideration, be printed.

(No. 3) Bill.
Bill 168.
Lord Robert Cecil, supported by Mr. Pretymon Trading with
and Mr. Solicitor General, presented a Bill to the Enemy
(Extension of
provide for the extension of the restrictions Powers) Bill.
relating to Trading with the Enemy to persons Bill 167.
to whom, though not resident or carrying on
business in enemy territory, it is, by reason of
their enemy nationality or enemy associations,
expedient to extend such restrictions : And the
same was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow ; and to be printed.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Increase of
into a Committee on the Increase of Rent and Rent and
Mortgage
Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill.
-Interest (War
Restrictions)
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Extent of Act).
Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Mr. Long) :Motion, by leave,
withdrawn.

Clause disagreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Restriction on raising rent or

rate of mortgage interest).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 21, to leave

out the words " to which this Act applies."
(Mr. Radford.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed

to be left out stand part of the Clause :

But after Debate thereon it appeared to the Chairman
Chairman that the Amendment was outside the tdheeclQinueesstti(0,11)1u
scope of the Bill, and he therefore informed the 0 the
Committee that he could not put the Question. Amendment.
on the Amendment.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1, 23,
to leave out the words " has been since the
commencement of the present war, or."(Sir
Henry Crnik.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed in p. 2, 1. 5,
at the end, to insert the words " except in the
case of a building society incorporated under
the Building Societies Acts which has obtained
en order for increased interest from a county
court."

(Mr. Aneurin Williams.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 6,
at the end, to insert the words " This subsection
shall not apply to any increase of rent which
does not raise the same to more than five per
cent. higher than the standard rent, nor to any
increase of interest not in excess of one half of
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308
one per cent. per annum."
Banbury.)

(Sir Frederick

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 7, to

leave out paragraph (1).( Mr. Watt.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word "before," in 1. 8, stand part of
the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 8,
after the word " due," to insert the words " on
or."-- ( M r. Hohler.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 10,
after the word " area," to insert the words " or
to any rent where the net income received by
the landlord does not exceed six per cent. on the
capital invested."( Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another .Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 18,
after the word "annum," to insert the words
"from the twenty -fifth day of November, nine-
teen hundred and fifteen."(Mr. Radford.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 20,
after the word " Act," to insert the words " But
no rent shall be increased under this subsection
until a fellow of the Surveyors' Institute has
certified to such expenditure, and the landlord
has delivered a copy of such certificate to the
tenant, together with a month's notice of his
intention to increase the rent so provided in this
subsection."---(Mr. Harold Smith.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 22,
leave out the word "previously. " (Mr.

to
Hohler.)

Question, That the word " previously " stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 32,

at the end, to insert the words " and.

(iv) Where the landlord pays the rates charge-
able on, or which but for the enactments
relating to compounding would be charge-
able on, the occupier of any dwelling-house
an increase of the rent of the dwelling-house
shall not be deemed to be an increase for
the purposes of this Act if the amount of
the increase does not exceed any increase
in the amount payable by the landlord in
respect of such rates."

(Mr. Long.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, at the end, to add the words " But no rent
shall be increased under this subsection until a
certificate has been obtained from the city or
borough treasurer (or the proper officer of the
local authority) that the increase of rate justi-
fying the proposed increase of rent has taken
place, and until a copy of such certificate,
together with a month's notice of the intention
to increase the rent, has been given to the tenant
by the landlord."( Mr. Harold Smith.)

Question proposed, That those words be there
added :Amendment to the proposed Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed to the proposed
Amendment, at the end, to add the words " made
since the commencement of the present war or
during the continuance of the Act."
(Mr.
Liellaway.)

Question proposed, That those words be there
added :Amendment to the proposed Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 32,

at the end, to insert the words

" (iv) This subsection shall not apply to any
rent or mortgage interest which may accrue
in respect of any new building or dwelling-
house which may be created after the passing
of this Act."
--(Mr. David Mason.)

Question proposed, That those words he there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 32,
at the end, to insert the words " This subsection
shall not apply to the case of any reletting of
premises which have been vacated in consequence
of the death or removal of the previous tenant
where the rent paid by such tenant has been
specially low by reason of relationship, conditions
of employment, long previous duration of tenancy,
or other like reason which, in the opinion of the
county court, has previously caused a lower rent
to be accepted than would have been obtained
as the then marketable rent of the premises."
(Mr.

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 32,

at the end, to insert the words

" (iv) Where the mortgagee shall satisfy a
judge of the county court, or any fellow of
the Surveyors' Institute whom he may
to act on his behalf,
that the
appoint
mortgagor is permitting waste, or is neglect-
ing to do repairs necessary for the reasonable
maintenance of the property, and is thereby
diminishing the security the subject of the
mortgage, such judge of the county court,
or such appointee, may order that such
repairs as are reasonably necessary for the
maintenance of the property as security for
the mortgage shall be executed by the
mortgagor, and a failure on the part of the
mortgagor to execute such repairs shall be
deemed to be a sufficient reason to deprive
him of any protection in respect of such
property afforded by this Act, and,
in
making any order under this subsection,
the provisions of subsection (ii) of
this
section may apply to such repairs, or to
such part thereof, as to the judge or his
appointee may see fit and may so order."

(Mr. Harold Smith.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :--Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

to

the

end,

insert

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 32,
the words " Where
at
proceedings are taken in any court for the
recovery of possession of any dwelling-house or
other premises to which this Act applies upon
the determination of the tenancy therein by
notice to quit, and it appears to the court that
the notice to quit was served or not withdrawn
wholly or partially by reason of the refusal of

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309

the tenant to pay an increased rent by this Act
made irrecoverable, all further proceedings shall
be stayed."(Mr.

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2,1. 34,

to leave out the word "or. " (Mr. Rawlinson.)

Question proposed, That the word " or" stand
part of the Clause :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 34,
after the word " dwelling-house," to insert the
words " let at a rack-rent."

(Mr. Prothero.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 36,
the word

the word " the," to insert

after
" standard."(Mr. Anderson.)

The Order of the day being read, for the Education

Second Reading of the Education (Small Popu- (Small
lation Grants) Bill ;

Population
Grants) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to- morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the War Loan
Second Reading of the War Loan (Supplemental ( supplemental
Provisions) Bill ;

Provisions)
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Iuthetments
into consideration the Indictments Bill [Lords], Bill (Lords.]
as amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

Question proposed, That the word " standard "
be there inserted :Amendrnent, by leave, with-
drawn.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 36, Second Reading of
after the word " rent," to insert the words " nor Obligations (No. 2) Bill ;
shall any person, for the consideration aforesaid,
require the payment of any rent in respect of
any dwelling-house to which the Act applies
greater than the standard rent."( Mr. Ander-
son.)

The Order of the day
the

to-morrow.

being read, for the Government

Government War War

Obligations
(No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 3, at
the end, to insert the words " Provided that
this subsection shall not apply to cases where
a fine, premium, or other like sum had been
required to be paid in addition to the rent as a
consideration for the grant, renewal, or con-
tinuance of a tenancy which took place before
the third day of August, nineteen hundred and
fourteen."---(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 10,
after the word " provision," to insert the words
" shall not apply to executors or administrators
of deceased persons and."(Mr. Nie/d,)

The Order of the day being read, for the Finance

Third Reading of the Finance (No. 3) Bill ;

(No. 3) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill he read a second time

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

to-morrow.

Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No.3 (Interpretation and application).
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 20,
after the word " means," to insert the words
" in a case in which the rent has not been
increased
of
November, nineteen hundred and fifteen."
(Mr. Hohler.)

twenty - fifth

before

day

the

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Chair-
man left the Chair to make his Report to the
House.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Vol,. 1.70.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

to the Adjournment.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till two minutes after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

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9th December.

DM. [N0.130.

[No. 130.]

Thursday, 9th December 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

'UR. Arthur Henderson presented, by His
111 Majesty's Command,Copy of Reports
from Universities and University Colleges in
Great Britain which are in receipt of Grant
from the Board of Education, 1913-14. Volumes
I. and II.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented,

by His Majesty's
Copy of Second Report of the
Command,
Committee on Retrenchment in the Public
Expenditure.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Treasury Minute under the Superannuation
Act, 1887, dated 29th November 1915, granting
to Mr. Herbert Albert
a retired allowance
Collins, Architect, His Majesty's Office of
Works.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have agreed to the Port Dundas
Church and Parish, Quoad Sacra, Glasgow,
Order Confirmation Bill, without any Amend-
ment.

The Lords have agreed to the Street Collec-
tions (Regulation) (Scotland) Bill, without any
Amendment.

Mr. Lloyd George, supported by Mr. Attorney
General, Dr. Addison, and Dr. Macnemare,
presented a Bill to amend the Munitions of
War Act, 1915: And the same was ordered to
be read a second time upon Tuesday next ; and
to be printed.

Board of
Education.

Public
Retrenchment.

Superannua-
tion Act, 1887.

Message from
the Lords.

Port Dundas
Church and
Parish, Quoad
Sacra,
Glasgow,
Order
Confirmation
Bill.
St reet
Collections
(Regulation)
(Scotland)
Bill.

Munitions
of War
(Amendment)
Bill.

Bill 169.

Business of
the House
(Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest (War
Restrictions)
Bill.)

Ordered, That the proceedings on the Increase
of Rent and Mortgage Interest (War Restric-
tions) Bill, if under discussion at Eleven of
the clock this night, be not interrupted under
the Standing Order (Sittings of the House), and
may be entered upon at any hour, though
opposed.(The Prime Minister.)

Parliament
and
Registration.

Mr. Speaker
puts the
Question
(pursuant to
(8.0. No. 11.)

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill
to amend the Parliament Act, 1911, in connec-
tion with the present Parliament, and to suspend
further the machinery for the Registration of
Electors( Secretary Sir John Simon) ;

And the Motion being opposed, after a brief
explanatory statement from the Member who
made the Motion and from a AI ember who
opposed it, Mr. Speaker put the Question, pur-
suant to Standing Order No. 11.

And the Question was agreed to.
Ordered, That Secretary Sir John Simon, Mr.
Secretary Boner Lou', Mr. Long, Mr. Lewis
:116 rco urt, Mr. Arthur Henderson, and Mr.

Attorney General do prepare and bring in the
Bill.

Secretary Sir John .Simon accordingly pre- Parliament

sented a Bill to amend the Parliament Act, 1911, and
in connection with the present Parliament, and BRglistration
to suspend further the machinery for the Regis- Bill 158.
tration of Electors : And the same was read the
first time, and ordered to be read a second time
upon Monday next ; and to be printed.

The Finance (No. 3) Bill was, according to

Order, read the third time and passed.

Finance
No. 3) Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself LE
into a Committee on the Increase of Rent and
Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill.

ncrease Of
Rent and
Mortgage
merest (War
jetrictions)

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 3 (Interpretation and application).
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 20,
after the word " means," to insert the words
" in a case in which the rent has not been
increased before the twenty-fifth day of No-
vember, nineteen hundred and fifteen."(Mr.
Hohler.)

Question again proposed, That those words be

there inserted

Question put, and negatived.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, I. 26,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that in
case at any time within a period of ten years
before the third day of August, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, the dwelling-house had been let at
a higher rent than that at which it was let on
that date, then such higher rent shall be deemed
to be the standard rent for the purposes of this
Act."(Mr.

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 26,
at the end, to insert the words " In cases where
the rent of any dwelling-house, or part of a
dwelling-house, was at the third day of August,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, below the rent of
adjacent and similar houses the standard rent on
any new letting shall be deemed to be the rent
at which the greater number of such adjacent
and similar houses were then let."(Mr.

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 26,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
in no case shall the standard rent be taken
as less than the normal and fair rent of any
even if that rent has been
dwelling-house,
payable only since the third day of August,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, and as to whether
such rent is a fair and normal rent, and not
excessive, shall be decided by a house agent
the Ldeal
nominated by the President of
Government Board."(Sir John Rolleston.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 30,
to leave out the words " the rate of interest
payable at that date," in order to insert the words
" interest at the rate of four per cent., or such
higher rate of interest as was payable prior to
the third day of August, nineteen hundred and
fourteen."(Mr. Esslemont.)

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9th December.

311

h GEO. V.
Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
merit, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 30,
after the word " rate," to insert the words " or
rates."(Mr. Prothero.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, after
the words last inserted, to insert the words " The
expression landlord ' shall include any person in
receipt of or entitled to the receipt of any rent
to which this Act applies ; and the expression
tenant' shall include any person paying or
liable to pay any rent to which this Act applies."
(Mr. Tyson Wilson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatiVed.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 2,
after the word " dwelling," to insert the words
" including a room let as a lodging and."
( Mr. Dickinson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 4,
to leave out from the word " where " to the end
of I. 8, in order to insert the words "the standard
rent does not exceed one pound per week."
(Mr. Dickinson.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 7,
to leave out the words "administrative county of
London," in order to insert the words " Metro-
politan police district, including therein the City
of London." (Mr. Iilield.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and negatived.
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend..
went, at the end thereof to add the words
" together with the urban districts of Dartford
and Watford, the petty sessional district of
Romford, and the parishes of Darenth, Stone,
Sutton-at-Hone, Swanscombe, and Walmington."

( M r. James Rowlands.)
Question proposed, That those words be there
added to the proposed Amendment : Amend-
to the proposed Amendment, by leave,
ment
withdrawn.

Proposed words there inserted.
Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 23,
to leave out from the word " applies " to the end
of the paragraph.(Mr. Chancellor.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " it," in p. 4, 1. 23,
stand part of
the Clause :-- Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, I. 26,

to leave out subsection (5).(M r. Dickinson.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word " a," in 1. 26, stand part of the
Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 4 amended, and agreed to.

VoL. 170.

Clause No. 5 ( Short title and duration).
Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 15, to leave
out the word " six," in order to insert the word
" twelve."(Mr. Tyson Wilson.)

Question, That the word " six " stand part of

the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
Title amended.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill ; and
amended the Title, as followeth :A Bill to [Title
restrict,
the increase of the Rent of small dwelling-
houses, and the increase of the rate of interest
on and the calling in of securities on such
d welling-houses.

in connection with the present War, amended.]

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the Bill 170.

Committee, be taken into consideration upon:
Monday next ; and be printed.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the War Loan (Supple-
mental Provisions) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

War Loan
(Supplemetttal
Provisions)
Bill.

The Education (Small Population Grants) Education

Bill was, according to Order, read a second (small
time.

Population
Grants) Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.(Mr. Gnlland.)

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Indictments
take into consideration the Indictments Bill Bill [Lords.]
[Lords], as amended in the Committee.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 24, by inserting at the end
thereof the words
(Mr.
Solicitor General.)

" by that House."

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :And a
Debate arising thereupon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. Booth) :It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It was resolved
in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third
time :And a Debate arising thereupon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate he now adjourned
was resolved in the Affirmative.
(Mr. Booth)
Ordered, That the Debate be resumed upon

Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Government

Second Reading of the Government War
tions (No. 2) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

war
Obligat ions
(No. 2) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for OA Trading with
Second Reading of the Trading with the Enemy (Extension of
(Extension of Powers) Bill ;
Powers) Bill.

the Enemy

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

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9th-13th December.

1915.

[No. 131.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and NI eans ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

with Wart Disease, and infected areas for the
the Wart Disease of Potatoes
purposes
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

of

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant Shops Act,

to the directions of an Act of Parliament, "12
Copy of Order made under the Shops Act, 1912,
by the Council of the Borough of Gravesend,
and confirmed by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's army
Command,Estimate of the additional number (Supple -
of Men required in the year ending 31st March Estim ate);
1916 in consequence of the War.

1915-16.

a1,12t'or

Ordered, That the said Estimate be referred No. 401.

to the Committee of Supply ; and be printed.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February 1
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

The Right Honourable Herbert Louis Samuel, New Member

Member for the County of York, North Riding sworn.
(Cleveland Division), was sworn.

And it being half an hour after Eleven of

The Government War Obligations (No. 2) Government
the clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the Bill was, according to Order, read a second obligations
House without Question put, pursuant to time.
(No. 2) Bill.
the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, till Monday next.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to- morrow.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

[No. 131.]

Monday, 13th December 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

The War Loan (Supplemental Provisions) War Loan
Bill was, according- to Order, read a second (Supplemental
Provisions)
time.
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
( Mr. Bridgeman.)

Treaty Series
(No. 14, 1915.)

Clie1500
Hospital
(Army Prize
Money and
Legacy
Funds.)

No. 399.

Consolidated
Fund.

No. 400.

by His Majesty's Command,

PRA YE 11 S.
SECRETARY Sir Edward Grey presented,
Copy of
between the United Kingdom,
Declaration
France, Italy, Japan. and Russia engaging not
to conclude Peace separately during the present
War. Signed at London, 30th November 1915.
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Account
of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Com-
missioners of Chelsea Hospital (for Services
other than those voted by Parliament) in the
year ended 31st March 1915, with the Report
of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.
Abstract Account showing the Issues made
from the Consolidated Fund of the United
Kingdom in the financial year ended 31st March
1915 for the Interest and Management of the
Debt, for the Civil List, and for all other Issues
in the financial year for Services charged directly
on the said Fund ;
together with the Report of
the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Destructive
Insect s and
Pests Acts.
1577 and 1907.

Mr. Adam/ presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament, Copies of
Orders under the Destructive insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 322 to
329, inclusive, declaring the respective areas
described in the Schedules thereto to be infected

The Order of the day being read, for resuming indictments
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed Bill [Lords.)
upon the 9th day of this instant December, That
the Indictments Bill [Lords] be now read the
third time ;

And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.

And the Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed, with Amendments.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ;
to
which this House cloth desire the concurrence of
their Lordships.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Education

into a Committee on the Education (Small (S
Population Grants) Bill.

mall

Population
Grants) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to- morrow.

13th-1-1th December.

313

No. 131.]

Trading with
t
I enemy
(Extension of
Powers) Bill.)

6 GEo. V.
The Trading with the Enemy (Extension
of Powers) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for to-morrow.
(Ltrd Robert Cecil.)

Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest (War
Restrictions)
Rill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Increase of Rent and
Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill, as
amended in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

Parliament
and
Registration
Bill.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day beim', read, for the
Second Reading of the Parliament and Regis-
tration Bill ;

day being

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Adjournment.

The Order of

the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being pitt :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty minutes before
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 132.]
Tuesday, 14th December 1915.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYER S.

SECRETARY Sir Edward Grey presented,
Prisoners
k..) by His Majesty's Command,Copy of Corre-
of War
(Miscellaneous, spondence with the United States Ambassador
No. 19, 1915.)
respecting the treatment of British Prisoners of
War and Interned Civilians in Germany.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Clyde
Munition
Workers.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Report by Lord Balfour of
Burleigh and Mr. Lyn den Macassey, R.c., to the
Minister of Munitions upon the apprehended
differences affecting Munition Workers in the
Clyde District.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

VoL. 170.

NIr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An Judicial
Act to enable the Judicial Committee of the C?1Committee
Privy Council to sit in more than one Division Bili LLardN'
at the same time ; to which the Lords desire
the concurrence of this House.

The Order of the day being read, for the Parliament
Second Reading of the Parliament and Regis- and
itegist rat ion
tration Bill ;
Bill.

And a Motion being made, and .the- Question
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Question, by leaving out the word " now,"
and, at the end of the Question, adding the
words " upon this day three months."(Mr.
Cowan.)

And the Question being put, That the word
" now " stand part of the Question :It was
resolved in the Affirmative.

And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time : The Bill was accordingly read a second

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of' the whole House for to-morrow.
(Secretary Sir John Simon.)

The Education (Small Population Grants) Education
Population
Grants) Bill.

Bill was according to Order, read the third time Oman
and passed.

Mr. Speaker's
Certificate.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords, and desire their concurrence (the Bill
having been endorsed by Mr. Speaker with the
following Certificate :

I hereby certify that this Bill

is a Money
Bill within the meaning of the Parliament
Act, 1911.

JAMES W. LowTHER,

Speaker).

The Order of the day being read, for the Trading with

Committee on the Trading with the Enemy the Enemy
(Extension of Powers) Bill ;

(Extension of
Powers) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Munitions

the Munitions of War of

inWeanrd

Second Reading of
(Amendment)

;

ent)

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Government
Committee on the Government War Obligations WarObligations
(No. 2) Bill ;
(No. 2) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the War Loan
Committee on the War Loan (Supplemental (supplemental
isions)
Provisions) Bill ;

Prov
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself' into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Increase of
into consideration the Increase of Rent and Rent and
Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill, as Mortgage
amended in the Committee ;

I n ter est (War
Restrictions)

5

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

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14th-15(h December.

1915.

[No.133.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for
the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Lunacy.

tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon the
Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy of
Return to the Lord Chancellor of the number
of Visits made, the number of Patients seen,
and the number of Miles travelled by the
Visitors of Lunatics, between the 1st April 1915
and the 30th September 1915.

The Judicial Committee Bill [Lords] was Judicial

read the first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

[ate:8.
C committee
Bill

Bill 171.

The Munitions of War (Amendment) Bill Munitions

was,was, according to Order, read a second time.

of
(A mendmen t)

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Bill.

Committee of the whole House for Friday next.
(Mr. George Roberts.)

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

The Order of the day being read, for the Parliament

Committee on the Parliament and Registration and
Registration
Bill ;
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till fourteen minutes after
Eight of the clock, adjourned till
to-
morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Trading
adEinnrny,Ixith
into a Committee on the Trading with the Enemy (Extension of
(Extension of Powers) Bill.
Powers) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

[No. 133.]

Wednesday, 15th December 1915.

Clause No. 1 (Power to prohibit trading with

persons of enemy nationality, &c.).
Amendment proposed, in p. 1,

1. 5, to leave
out from the beginning to the word " all."
( M r. Butcher.)

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Question proposed, That the words proposed

to be left out stand part of the Clause

East India
(Loans raised
in India.)

No. 402.

PRAYERS.

R. Secretary Chamberlain presented, pursuant
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Return of all Loans raised in India under
the provisions of any Acts of Parliament,
chargeable on the Revenues of India, outstanding
at the commencement of the half-year ended
on the 30th September 1915, with the rates of
interest and total amount payable thereon, and
the date of the termination of each Loan, the
debt incurred during the half-year, the moneys
raised thereby during the half-year, the Loans
paid off or discharged during the half-year and
the Loans outstanding at the close of the half-
year ; stating, so far as the public convenience
will allow, the purpose or service for which
moneys have been raised during the half-year.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Civil Servants
and the New
Recruiting
Scheme,

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Treasury Circular, dated
30th November 1.915, as to the position of Civil
Servants in connection with the new Recruiting
Scheme.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Army (Pay,
Non-effective
Pay, and
Allowances.)

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of List of Exceptions to the
Army Regulations as to Pay, Non-effective Pay,
sanctioned during the year
and Allowances
1914-15.

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Chair-
man left the Chair to make his Report to the
House.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Government

Committee on the Government War Obligations War
(No. 2) Bill

Obligations
(No. 2) Bill,

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the War Loan
(Supplemental
(PSrigips)
lions
Bill.

Committee on the War Loan (Supplemental
Provisions) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Increase of

into consideration the Increase of Rent and
Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill, as Interest (R
(War
amended in the Committee ;
Restrictions)
Bill.

and
Mortgage

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

16th December.

315
of the Foreign Animals (Quarantine) Order of
1896.

No. 133.] 6 GEO. V.

15th

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee,

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Munitions
of War
[Expenses.]

A Motion being made, That this House will,
to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to
consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys provided by Parliament, of the Salaries
the Members and Officers
and Expenses of
appointed under any Act of the present Session
to amend the Munitions of War Act, 1915
(Mr. Walter Rea) ;

Secretary Sir John Simon, by His Majesty's
Command, acquainted the House
that His
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-
it to the
matter of this Motion, recommends
consideration of the House.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till five minutes after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 134.]

Thursday, 16th December 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

AIR. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of Regulations, dated 10th December
1915,
made by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Com-
pensation Agreements) Regulations (Wales),
1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)
(Regulations.)
No. 403.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, Copies of Orders
9620 and 9625 under the Diseases of Animals
Acts, defining Foreign Animals Quarantine
Stations in the Port of London for the purposes

VoL. 170.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

The Lords have

agreed to the Midwives Midwives
(Scotland) Bill, with Amendments ; to which (e.cotland)
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

Resolved, That this House do meet to-morrow. Friday
Sitting.

(Mr. Gulland.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Government

into a Committee on the Government War War
Obligations (No. 2) Bill.

Obligations
(No. 2) Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Extensions of the Government

War Obligations Act, 1914).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5, to leave
out subsection (1).(Major 1Vorthington-Evans.)
Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 12,
to leave out subsection (2).--( Major Worthington-
Evans.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed

to be left out stand part of
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

the Clause :

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 15,
to leave out the words " in connection with any
such last-mentioned arrangements."
(Major
Worthington-Evans. )

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 15,
after the word " enabling," to insert the word
"Foreign."

(Major Worthington-Evans.)

Question proposed, That the word " Foreign "
there inserted : Amendment, by leave,

be
withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 3 and No. 4 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the War Loan
Committee on the War Loan (Supplemental (Supplemental
Provisions) Bill ;

Provisions)
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Increase of
take into consideration the Increase of Rent Bent and
and Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Bill,
as amended in the Committee.

erest (War
Restrictions)

A Clause (Rules as to procedure)

(Mr.
Long)--was twice read, and made part of the
Bill.

Then Amendments were made to the Bill.
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16th December.

1915.

[No. 134.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 3, 1. 8, by leaving out from the
Word "made " to the word " or," in 1. 9, and
inserting the words " so long as the tenant con-
tinues to pay rent at the agreed rate as modified
by this Act and performs the other conditions
of the tenancy, except on the oyound that the
tenant has committed waste or has been guilty
of conduct which is a nuisance or an annoyance
to adjoining or neighbouring occupiers, or that
the premises are reasonably required by the
landlord for the occupation of himself or some
other person in his employ "(Mr. Long),
instead thereof.

-

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being proposed, That those

words be there inserted in the Bill :

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the proposed Amendment to the Bill, in 1. 5, by
inserting, after the word "occupiers," the words
"or using the premises for illegal or improper
purposes."(Mr. Harold Smith.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the proposed Amend-
ment to the Bill :The Amendment to the said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

And the Question being put, That the words
"so long as the tenant continues to pay rent at
the agreed rate as modified by this Act and
performs the other conditions of the tenancy,
except on the ground that the tenant has com-
mitted waste or has been guilty of conduct
which is a nuisance or an annoyance to adjoining
or neighbouring occupiers, or that the premises
are reasonably required by the landlord for the
occupation of himself or some other person in
his employ " be there inserted in the Bill :It
was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 2, by leaving out the words
"rate of interest payable at that date," and
inserting the words " interest at the rate of four
per cent. or such higher rate of interest as was
payable prior to the third day of August, nine-
teen hundred and fourteen'"(Mr. Watt),
instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the words
-It

" rate of interest " stand part of the Bill :
was resolved in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 2, by inserting, after the
word "interest," the words " whether fixed or
variable, payable or agreed to be paid under the
provisions of the instrument creating the mort-
and of any instrument or agreement
gage,
modifying or governing the same, so far as such
instrument or agreements were valid and existing
on that date."(Mr. 211` Curdy.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Munitions

into a Committee on Munitions of War [Ex-
penses].

of Wr
[xpeanses.]
E

(In the Committee.)
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the
payment, out of moneys to be provided by
Parliament, of the Remuneration and Expenses
of Members of Appeal Courts,
and other
Officers required in connection with such Courts,
appointed in pursuance of any Act of the present
Session to amend. the Munitions of War Act,
1915.--( Dr. Addison.)

Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received to-

morrow.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Trading with

into a Committee on the Trading with the the Enemy
Enemy (Extension of Powers) Bill.

(Extension of
Powers) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Power to .prohibit trading with

persons of enemy nationality, &c.).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5, to leave

out from the beginning to the word " all."
( M r. Butcher.)

Question again proposed, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1, 9,
after the word " enemy," to insert the words
" or with the agents of such persons, wherever
resident or carrying on business. " (Mr. Harold
Smith.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 10,
to leave out the words " or enemy association."
(Mr. Harold Smith.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 18,
at the end, to insert the words " and complete
lists of such persons or bodies of persons shall,
from time to time, be published in the London
Gazette.' "(Mr. Butcher.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn,

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 1,
to leave out the word " substituted," in order to
insert the word "included. " -(Mr. Butcher.)

Question proposed, That the word " substi-
tuted" stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 7,
at the end, to insert the words "and as if clause
six of the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation
(No. 2) were omitted from that Proclamation."
(Mr. Butcher.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Short title).
Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 16, to leave
out the word " Extension," in order to insert
the word " Restriction."--( Mr. Booth.)

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16th-17th
Question proposed, That the word " Exten-
sion " stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Judicial
Committee
Bill [Lords.]

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Judicial Committee Bill
[Lords] ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Parliament
and
Registration
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Parliament and Registration
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

House of
Commons
(Kitchen and
Refreshment
Rooms.)

Ordered, That Mr. Mooney be a Member of
the Select Committee on House of Commons
(Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms).
(Mr.
Walter Rea.)

Midwives
(Scotland)
Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Midwives (Scotland) Bill be now
(Mr. M`Kinnon
taken
Wood.)

consideration.

into

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February

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December.
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put : It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till a quarter of an hour
tinued to sit
before Eleven of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

[No. 135.]
Friday, 17th December 1915.

The House met at Twelve of the clock.

PRAYERS.

UII. Montagu presented, pursuant
lIAL directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy Health
of Regulations, dated 15th December 1915, made let(i)sitnirmainscsieo
by the Irish Insurance Commissioners, entitled (Ireland)
the National Health Insurance (Compensation (Regulations.)
Agreements) Regulations (Ireland), 1915.

to the National

No. 404.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, by His Mines and

Majesty's Command,
Report of His Majesty's Chief Inspector of cliGeepnoerrtaaind
Mines, with Statistics,
for
Part III. Output.

Copy of the Annual Quarries

1914. Statistics
for 1914.)

the year

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the proceedings on the Muni- Business of
tions of War (Amendment) Bill be not inter- the House
rupted this day at Five or half an hour after (0AfiNuv
nailtions
Five of the clock.(Mr. Gulland.)

(amendment)
Bill.)

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee
on Munitions of War [Expenses] a Resolution;
which was read, as followeth :

Munitions
of War
[Expenses.]

That it is expedient to authorise the payment,
out of moneys to be provided by Parliament, of
the Remuneration and Expenses of Members of
Appeal Courts, and other Officers required in
connection with such Courts, appointed in pur-
suance of any Act of the present Session to
amend the Munitions of War Act, 1915.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Munitions of War
(Amendment) Bill.

Munitions
of War
(Amendment)
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Power to declare Government

factories, &c. controlled establishments).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1,

1. 5, at the
beginning, to insert the words " Without pre-
judice and in addition to the provisions of section
four of
1915
the principal Act ')."
t hereinafter referred to as
(Mr. King ,)

the Munitions of War Act,

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 11,
to leave out the second word " establishments,"
in order to insert the words " an establishment."
(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the word " establish-
ments " stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

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Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 14,

at the end, to add the words-

" (2) Notwithstanding any provision in section
the principal Act to the contrary,
four of
wherever any establishment or part of an estab-
lishment is or becomes one in which munitions
work is carried on within the meaning of this
Act or the principal Act, such establishment or
part of an establishment shall, so long as such
munitions work is carried on, be deemed for all
purposes to be a controlled establishment as if
an order had been made under section four of
the principal Act to that effect."-(Mr. Hodge.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

added :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Amendment of section six of

principal Act).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 20, after the
the words " or
word " workman," to insert
causes or allows that workman to be dismissed."
-(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 21,
after the word " and,'
to insert the words
"(without prejudice and in addition to any civil
liability). " -(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 4,

to leave out subsection (3).-(Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :-
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Offences by employers in
connection with munition workers assigned to
them).

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 20,
the words

after the word " and," to insert
" shall be."--(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 4 (Amendment of section seven of

principal Act).

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 32, to leave

Gut the word " from."- (Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the word " from "
stand part of the Clause :-Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 41,

at the end, to add the words-

" (2) If any employer fails to issue a certi-
ficate which, under section seven of the principal
Act, as amended by this section, he is ordered to
issue he shall be guilty of an offence under the
principal Act, and shall be liable to be punished
as though he had failed to comply with an
award."-(Mr. King.)

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 41,
at the end, to add the words " A munitions
tribunal may award compensation to a workman
in respect of any time during which he has been
prevented from earning wages by the failure or
the unreasonable refusal of the employer to
grant such a certificate, and may award also an

allowance for expenses and loss of working time,
and such sums shall be payable by such persons
as the tribunal may decide."-(Mr. Edmund
Harvey.)

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and negatived.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 7,
to leave out the word " he," in order to insert
the words " the employer."--(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That

the word " he "
the Clause :- Amendment, by

stand part of
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, I. 15,
to insert the words
after the word " w ages, '
" or not set continuously to work, or otherwise
prevented from earning wages."-( Mr. Pringle.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 15,
to leave out the words "for a period of more
than three days."-(Mr. Edmund Harvey.)

Question proposed, That the words "for a
period of more than " stand part of the Clause :-
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment made,
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 15,
after the word " days," to insert the words " in
any one week."-(Mr. O'Grady.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :--Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 24,
to leave out the word " twenty - four," in order
the word " forty - eight." - (Mr.
to insert
Denniss.)

Question proposed, That the word " twenty-
four " stand part of the Clause :-Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, I. 27,
after the word " provide," to insert the words
" amongst other things."--(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :-Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 32,
to leave out the words " the circumstances of the
employment or."-(Mr. Tyson Wilson.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :-
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 33,
to leave out the words " the employer had,"
in order to insert the words " there was." -
(Mr. King.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, to
leave out from the beginning of 1. 36 to the end
of 1. 40.-(Mr. Wilkie.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :-
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 37,
to leave out the words " ship repairing," in order
to insert the words "in the repairing of ships or
vessels. " - - (Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :-
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, I. 10,
after the word "consideration," to insert the
words " any complaints, either by the employer

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17 th December.

or the workman, in connection with the case as
to whether the workman has been offered or paid
less than the standard rate of wages and allow-
ances, or has been required to work under other
than the standard conditions of employment
according to the contract of service into which
he has entered ; or has been reduced in status
so as substantially to reduce his earnings, or
whether the employer has refused or failed to
pay him at least the amount of the standard
time wares during the whole period of his
employment, whether or not he has been set
continuously to work ; or."( Mr. Anderson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 12,
after the first word " of," to insert the words
"accepting a situation as foreman or."(Mr.
Edmund Harvey.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

the words

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 15,
at the beginning,
to insert
certificate granted by an employer under section
seven of' the principal Act, as amended by this
section, shall not contain any other matter, and
shall not be expressed, written, typewritten, or
printed in such a way as to convey any other
information or opinion beyond what is required
by the said section, as amended by this section."
(34r. Edmund Harvey.)

"

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 5 (Rates of wages of women em-

ployed on munitions work).

Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 32, at the
beginning, to insert the words " Without preju-
dice and in addition to the provisions of the
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, and of the
Employment of Children Act, 1903."(Mr.
King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, after the words
last inserted, to insert the words " or semi-skilled
or unskilled men."(Mr. Anderson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 32,
to leave out the words " or in connection with."
(Mr. Denniss.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p, 4, 1. 33,
after the word "work," to insert the words
" whether such as is customarily done by men or
not."(Mr. Dickenson. )

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4,1. 33,
to leave out from the word " work " to the word
" the," in 1. 35. ( Mr. Edmund Harvey.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word " Act," in 1. 34, stand part of
the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 35,
after the word " thereunder," to insert the words
" and in which the rates and conditions prevail-
ing in the case of women employed upon women's

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work are lower than those recognised by em-
ployers and in trade societies, or in practice
obtaining amongst good employers in other
districts in which the general industrial conditions
are similar, or, in the case of women employed
on men's work, than those recommended by the
Minister to be paid to women employed on
men's work."(Mr. Denniss.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 36,
after the word " Munitions," to insert the words
with the approval of the Treasury."(Mr.

Leif Jones.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 37,
after the word " establishment," to insert the
words " and any contractor or sub-contractor
employing labour therein."(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 37,
after the word " with," to insert the words " and
not to contravene.'(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 38,
after the word " wages," to insert the words "hours
of labour, overtime, sanitary accommodation,
the heating, lighting, and ventilation of the
work-places."(
r. Anderson.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 1,
after the word " with," to insert the words "or
contravenes, or causes or allows any non-corn-
pliance with or contravention of."(Mr. King.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, I. 1,
to leave out the word " directions," in order to
insert the word " direction."--(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the word " direr -
tions " stand part of the Clause :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 6 (Establishment of special arbi-

tration tribunal for women).

Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 8, after the
word " manufacturer," to insert the word " equip-
ment."--(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the word " equip-
ment " be there inserted : -- Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 9,
after the word " vessels," to insert the word
" boats."(Mr. King.)

Question, That the word " boats " be there

inserted, put, and negatived.
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 13,
to leave out the words " necessary for the success-
ful prosecution of," in order to insert the words
" required in connection with."(Mr. King.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, I. 14,
after the word " metals," to insert the word
" minerals."(Mr. Denniss.)

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the application to the barrister
(d) for
mentioned in the last foregoing paragraph
the provisions of the Summary Jurisdiction
Act, 1857, so far as applicable, and of
section thirty-three of the Summary J uris
diction Act, 1879."

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320

Question proposed, That the word " minerals "
be there inserted :Amendment, by leave, with-
drawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, I. 19,
at the beginning, to insert the words "subject to
notice being given to the persons employed that
the work on which they are engaged comes
within the provisions of the principal Act and
this Act."(Mr. Edmuna Harvey.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 19,
after the word "alteration," to insert the words
" improvement, maintenance."(Mr. Holt.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 7 agreed to.
Clause No. 8 (Explanation of term " work-

man ").

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 11,
to leave out from the word " thereunder " to the
end of I. 16.(Mr. Watt.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 9 agreed to.
Clause No. 10 (Extension of section eleven of

principal Act).

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 15,
to leave out the word " ten," in order to insert
the word "five. " (Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the word " ten "
stand part of the Clause : Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

the word " be," to insert

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 16,
the words
after
" properly and technically qualified to discharge
his duties, and shall be. " (Mr. Tyson Wilson.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 11 (Powers of inspectors).
Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 27, to leave
out from the word " that " to the end of the
paragraph, in order to insert the words " the
assessors in a munitions tribunal shall be deemed
to be members of such tribunal equally with the
chairman thereof."(Mr. O'Grady.)

Question put, That the words proposed to be

left out stand part of the Clause.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the Mr. Howard,

Yeas,

< Mr. James Hope :

Tellers for the j Mr. O'Grady,

Noes,

l Mr. Tyson Wilson;

}

43.

io.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 7, 1. 35,
to leave out paragraph (c), in order to insert the
words

" (c) that one of the assessors upon a muni-
tions tribunal shall be a barrister of not less
than ten years' standing, to whom any
question of law arising in the course of
proceedings before that tribunal shall be
referred, and whose decision thereon shall
be binding upon the munitions tribunal ;

(Mr. King.)

Question, That the words proposed to be
left out stand part of the Clause, put, and
negatived.

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, an negatived.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, after the words

last inserted, to insert the words

" (d) where any establishment has been made
to any of the provisions of the
subject
principal Act or of this Act by any order
or certificate, it shall be a valid defence to
any proceedings against any workman before
any munitions tribunal in respect of a con-
travention of the principal Act or of this
Act, or of rules made in pursuance of
either of them, that sufficient public notice
has not been given to the workpeople in
such establishment that it had by such order
or certificate been made subject to any part
of such Act;
(e) where proceedings are taken against any
workman before any munitions tribunal
in respect of any rules made by any
employer, it shall be a valid defence to
such proceedings that such rules have not
been instituted in conformity with the
principal Act and this Act ;
(f) where any proceedings are taken against
any workman before any munitions tribunal
in respect of any faifure to comply with
any change of working conditions, it shall
be a valid defence to such proceedings that
due notice has not been given to the work-
the
people
Consultation with workmen or their repre-
sentative required by paragraph seven of
the Second Schedule of the principal Act
(g) no proceedings otherwise than with
regard to the granting of certificates of
discharge shall be instituted in any muni-
tions tribunal except upon the authority in
writing of the Minister of Munitions in each
separate case."

establishment,

after

the

in

(Mr. Pringle.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted:Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 8, I. 3,
to insert the words

after
"responsible and who is."(Mr. Denniss.)

the word " is,"

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 12 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 13 agreed to.
Clause No. 14 disagreed to.
Clause No. 15 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 16 and No. 17 agreed to.
Clause No. 18 (Provision as to rules).
Amendment proposed, in p. 9,1. 34, at the end,
to add the words " Provided that such rules and
regulations shall be either immediately presented
to Parliament or published in the next ensuing
issue of the Labour Gazette,' as the Minister of
Munitions may determine."(M r. Anderson.)

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Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

17th-20th December.

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City of Liverpool (a specified area of the

city).

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 19 agreed to.
A Clause (Establishment of special arbitration
( Mr. Lloyd George)
tribunal for women)
brought up, and read the first and second time,
and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Amendment of Schedule 2,
(Mr.

paragraph 7,
Wardle)brought up, and read the first time.

the principal Act)

of

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time : --Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Amendment of section 15 of
brought

the principal Act)(Mr. Goldstone)
up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Amendment of section 1 of
the principal Act)(Mr, Anderson)brought
up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time : Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ;
and the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had gone through the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next ; and be printed.

And it being after half-past Five of the
clock, Mr. Deputy Speaker adjourned
the House without Question put, pur-
suant to Standing Order No. 3, it being
then half an hour after Seven of the
clock, till Monday next.

Bill 172.

Adjournment.

[No. 136.]

Monday, 20th December 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Q E C RE T ARY Sir Edward Grey presented,
by His Majesty's Command,Copies of
Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Annual Series,
Nos. 5535 to 5.537.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Irish
Universities
Act, 1908.

No. 405.

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of
Statute VI. of the National University of
Ireland under the Irish Universities Act, 1908.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Shops Act,
1912.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made under the Shops Act,
1912, by the Councils of the undermentioned
Local Authorities, and confirmed by the Secretary
of State for the Home Department :

County of Durham (Urban District of

Southwick-on- Wear).

VoL. 170.

Borough of Merthyr Tydfil (Dowlais and

Penydarren Wards).

Borough of Reading.
Urban District of Lees.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate presented,

by His Judicial
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report on the Statistics
Judicial Statistics of Scotland for the year (Scotland.)
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Parliament

into a Committee on the Parliament and Reais-b
tration Bill.

and
Registration
Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Amendment of Parliament Act

in connection with the present Parliament).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1,

1. 6, to leave
out the word " six," in order to insert the word
" five."(The Prime Minister.)

Question pat, That the word " six " stand

part of the Clause.

The Committee divided.

Sir William Ryland

Adkins,

I
Tellers for the;
Yeas,

Sir George Scott
Robertson:
Tellers for the (-Mr. Gulland,

Noes,

Lord Edmund Talbot :

23.

158.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 8,
to leave out subsection (2).(Sir Frederick
Banbury.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No.
2

(Suspension of registration

machinery).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 14, to leave
out the words " and local government."(Sir
George Younger.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 21,
at the end, to insert the words " and there shall
be substituted therefor the words ' but in no case
after the thirty-first day of December, nineteen
hundred and seventeen.' "(Mr. Cowan.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.
Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 3 agreed to.
A Clause (Compensation to local officers in
Ireland)(Mr. John O'Connor)brought up,
and read the first and second time, and added to
the Bill.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the Bill 173.

Committee, be taken into consideration to-
morrow ; and be printed.
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1915.

[N0.136.

Adjournment.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
put, That this House do now adjourn(Mr.
Lloyd George) : It passed in the Negative.

War Loan
(Supplemental
Provisions)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the War Loan (Supple-
mental Provisions) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Establishment of Post Office

stock register).

Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 1, to leave
out the word " another," in order to insert the
words " any other person."(Mr. Peto.)

Question proposed, That the word " another "
stand part of the Clause :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses No. 2 and No. 3 agreed to.
Clause No. 4 amended, and agreed to.
Clauses No. 5 to No. 7 agreed to.
Clause No. 8 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 9 (Investment of funds of friendly

societies, &c. in Scotland).

Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 20, to leave
out the words " accountant of court," in order
to insert the words " trustees of the society."
(Mr. Peto.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clauses No. 10 and No. 11 agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
into consideration the Government War
take
Obligations (No. 2) Bill, as amended in the
C ommittee.

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time

to-morrow.

The Judicial Committee Bill [Lords] was,

according to Order, read a second time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the
(Mr. Solicitor General.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That

Government
War
Obligations
(No. 2) Bill.

Judicial
Committee
Bill [Lords.]

the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the same, without Amendment.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Alunitions

into consideration the Munitions of War (Amend- of War
ment) Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

B(Amendment)

ill.

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military
Service

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Bill ;

6

Powers)
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
till nineteen minutes before
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 137.]

Tuesday, 21st December 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
SECRETARY Sir John Simon presented, Shops Act,
pursuant to the directions of an Act of 1912.

Parliament,Copy of Order made under
the
Shops Act, 1912, by the Council of the Borough
of Saint Helens, and confirmed, with amend-
ment, by the Secretary of State for the Home
Department.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His Trade Reports

Majesty's Command,-- Copies of Diplomatic and (Annual
Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 5538 and Series.)
5539.

No. 137.] 6 GEO. V.

Ordered, That the said Paper

Table.

21st-22nd December.
323
do lie upon the Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Sir Henry Dalziel) :Motion, by
e ve, w1
1 a

lawn.

thd

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907.

Mr. Ac/and presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies
of Orders under the Destructive Insects and
Pests Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P.
330 to 335, inclusive, declaring the respective
areas described in the Schedules thereto to be
infected with Wart Disease, and infected areas
for the purposes of the Wart Disease of Potatoes
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Message from
the Lords.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth

Finance
(No. 3) Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Finance (No. 3)

Bill, without any Amendment.

The Lords have agreed to the London County
London
County
Council (Celluloid, &c.) Bill, with Amendments ;
'ouncil &,)to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
(Celluloid,
Bin.

this House.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Glasgow
agreed
Corporation (Celluloid)
with Amendments ;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of
this House.

Evidence
(Amendment) (Amendment) Bill, with Amendments ;
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Evidence
to which
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.
The Lords have agreed to the Amendments
made by this House to the Indictments Bill
[Lords], without any Amendment.

Indictments
Bill [Lords.]

Companies of
Enemy
Character
Bill [Lords.]

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled An
Act to make provision with respect to Com-
panies of Enemy Character ; to which the Lords
desire the concurrence of this House.

Evidence
(Amendment)
Bill.

Bill 174.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Evidence (Amendment) Bill be
taken into consideration to-morrow ; and be
printed.

Business of
the House
(Government
Business.)

Ordered, That the proceedings on Government
Business, if under discussion at Eleven of the
clock this night, be not interrupted under the
Standing Order (Sittings of the House), and
may be entered upon at any hour, though
opposed.(The Prime Minister.)

Supply.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)

Army Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16.
Additional Number of Land Forces.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That
an additional number of Land Forces not
rank's, be maintained
exceeding 1,000,000, all
for the Service of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland at Home and Abroad,
excluding His Majesty's Indian Possessions, in
consequence of the War in Europe, for the
year ending on the 31st day of March 1916 :

Wednesday, 22nd December 1915 :

Mr. King moved, That the Chairman do report
Progress, and ask leave to sit again ; but the
Chairman, being of opinion that the Motion was
an abuse of the Rules of the House, declined
thereupon to the
to propose
C ornmittee.
Vol.. 170.

the Question

Chairman
declines to
propose. a
Question
(Abuse of
Rules.)

Question put, and agreed to.
Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had come to a Resolution.
Ordered, That the Report be received this

day.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will,

this day,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Government War Obligations (No. 2) Government
Bill was, according to Order, read the third WarObligations
time and passed.
(No. 2) Bill.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Munitions

into consideration the Munitions' of War (Amend- of War
ment) Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

(Amendment)
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration this day.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Parliament
into consideration the Parliament and Registra- Registration
tion Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration this day.

The Order of the day being
Committee of Ways and Means ;

read, for the ways and

Means.

Resolved, That

this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That

this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

And it being after half-past Eleven of the Adjournment.

clock on Tuesday evening, Mr. Speaker
adjourned the House without Question
put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it
being then twenty-eight minutes before
Six of the clock on Wednesday morning,
till this day.

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1915.

[No.138.

[No. 138.]

Wednesday, 22nd December 1915.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
THE House, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 20th day of July last, pro-
ceeded to take into consideration the Amendments
made by the Lords to the Glasgow Corporation
(Celluloid) Bill (suspended) ; and the same were
twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do, carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Glasgow
Corporation
(Celluloid)
Bill
(suspended.)

The Order made upon the 6th day of May Congested
last, That there be laid before this House a Districts
(Ireland)
Return relative to Congested Districts ( Ireland)
(Population.)
(Population), was read and discharged.
(Mr.
Flavin.)

,-,

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

sMessage fromm
the Lords.

The Lords have agreed
(Small Population Grants)
Amendment.

The Lords have agreed
(Supplemental Provisions)
Amendment.

to the Education Education
Bill, without any (Sponpluallaltion

Grants) Bill.

to the War Loan War Loan
Bill, without any (Supplemental

Provisions)
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Trading with Trading

the Enemy (Extension of Powers) Bill, with
Amendments
Amendments ;
concurrence of this House.

Enemy
(E teer ns ion of
to which the Lords desire the pow Bin,

London
County
Council
(Celluloid,
&c.) Bill
(suspended.)

The House, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 20th day of July last, proceeded
to take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the London County Council
(Celluloid, &c.) Bill (suspended) ; and the same
were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Midwives
Act, 1902.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, by His
Majesty's Command,
Copy of Report on the
work of the Central Midwives Board for the
year ended 31st March 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lords have agreed to the Increase of Increase of
Rent and Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Rent and
Bill, with Amendments ; to which the Lords ll'Inl°treit.ges7(War
desire the concurrence of this House.
Restrictions)
Bill.

Resolved, That this House do meet to-morrow sittings of
at Twelve of the clock.( The Prime Minister.) the [louse.

Ordered, That the proceedings on Government Business of
Business, if under discussion at Eleven of the the House
clock this night, be not interrupted under the Business.)
Standing Order (Sittings of the House), and
may be entered upon at any hour, though
opposed.(The Prime Minister.)

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Parliament

take into consideration the Parliament and
Registration Bill, as amended in the Committee. Registration

Malay States.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
Majesty's Command,Copy of Reports for 1914 the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 6, by leaving out the words
on the' States of Kedah and Perlis, Kelantan
"five years and eight months," and inserting the
words " six years "(Mr. Hemmerde),----instead
and Trengganu.
thereof.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Munitions
Tribunals.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, by His Majesty's
Command,Copy of Return of cases heard before
Munitions Tribunals from their inception up to
and including Saturday 27th November 1915.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in 'p. 1, 1. 9, by inserting, after the
word " Commons," the words " before the first
day of October, nineteen hundred and sixteen,
and. " ( Sir Robert Finlay.)

Wages and
Effects of
Deceased
Seamen.

Private
Legislation
PrOcedure
(Scotland)
Act, 1899.

The Order made upon the 25th day of Novem-
ber last, That the Paper relative to the Wages
and Effects of Deceased Seamen be printed, was
read and discharged.

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return of all the Draft Provisional Orders
under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scot-
land) Act, 1899, which in the Session of 1914-16
have been reported on by Commissioners ;
together with the names of the Commissioners ;
the first and also the last day of the Sittings in
the number of days on which each
each group ;
body of Commissioners sat ; the number of days
on which each Commissioner has served ; the
number of days occupied by each Draft Pro-
visional Order before the Commissioners ; the
Draft Provisional Orders the Preambles of
which were reported to have been proved, and
the Draft Provisional Orders the Preambles of
which were reported to have been not proved :
--And also a Statement showing how all Draft
Provisional Orders of the Session have been
dealt with.(Mr. 111Kinnon Wood.)

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Munitions

into consideration the Munitions of War (Amend- of War
ment) Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

(Bill.Amendment)

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-

sideration to-morrow.

Mr. Walter Rea reported from the Committee supply [21st

of Supply of the 21st day of this instant December]
December a Resolution ; which was read, as Report.
tbiloweth :

22nd-23rd December.

325
And the Question being put :--It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

No.138.] G GEO. V.

Additional
Number of
Land Forces.

Evidence
(Amendment)
Bill.

Army Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16.

Additional Number of Land Forces.

That an additional number of Land Forces
not exceeding 1,000,000, all ranks, be maintained
for the Service of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland at Home and Abroad,
excluding His Majesty's Indian Possessions,
in consequence of the War in Europe, during
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1916.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Amendments made
by the Lords to the Evidence (Amendment)
Bill ; and the same were twice read, and agreed
to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Trading with
the Enemy
(Extension of
Powers) Bill.

Increase of
Rent and
Mortgage
Interest (War
Restrictions)
Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Trading with the Enemy (Exten-
sion of Powers) Bill be now taken into
consideration.

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Increase of Rent and Mortgage
Interest (War Restrictions) Bill be now taken
into consideration.

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.
Vol,. 170.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit
till twenty-eight minutes
after Eight of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

[No. 139.]

Thursday, 23rd December 1915.

The House met at Twelve of the clock.

PRAYERS.
SECRETARY Sir Edward Grey presented, Trade Reports

by His Majesty's Command,

Copies of (,..11iuu`,'I
Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Annual Series, -enes'i
Nos. 5540 to 5550.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir John Simon presented, pursuant

to the directions of an Act of Parliament,
Copies of Orders made under the Shops Act,
1912, by the Councils of the undermentioned
Local Authorities, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department :

Shops Act,
1912.

Borough of Conway.
County Borough of Oldham (Two Orders).
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Merchant
a Return showing the number and net tonnage Ships
of British Merchant Ships and Fishing Vessels (Casualties.)
reported to the Board of Trade as totally lost,
between the 4th day of August 1914 and the
31St day of October 1915, by enemy action and
by ordinary marine casualties :

Merchant
Ships.

Fishing
Vessels.

Steam. Sailing. Steam. Sailing.

Vessels sunk by enemy war-
than sub-

other

ships
marines.

Vessels sunk by submarines -
Vessels sunk by mines -
-
Vessels sunk by mines or

submarines.
Vessels sunk by
authorities.

Turkish

Vessels destroyed by other

enemy action.

Total -

Vessels lost by founderings
Vessels lost by strandings
Vessels lost by collisions
Missing vessels
-
Vessels lost by other causes -

-

Total -

-

Grand Total

(Mr. Burns.)

Ordered, That there he laid before this House Output of Coal
a Return showing the estimated quantities of in the United
Coal raised in the United Kingdom, in each of Kingdom.
the quarters ended the 31st day of March, the
30th day of June, and the 30th day of September
1915, compared with particulars for the corre-
sponding periods of 1914 (in continuation of
Parliamentary Paper, No.
Session
1914-16). (Mr. Runciman.)

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23rd December.-4th January.

1915.

[No.139.

Message from
the Lords.

Government
War
Obligations
(No. 2) Bill.

Adjournment
(Christmas)]

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a
Message had been brought from the Lords by
one of their Clerks, as folio weth :

The Lords have agreed to the Government
2) Bill, without any

War Obligations (No.
Amendment.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That this House, at its rising this day,
do adjourn till Tuesday the 4th day of January
next-(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer);

Royal Assent.

A Message was delivered by Captain Thomas
Dacres Butler, Yeoman Usher of the Black
Rod :

Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commission read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House,
went up to the House of Peers :-And having
returned ;

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the
desire of the Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House of
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal
was read, giving, declaring, and notifying the
Royal Assent to the several Acts therein men-
tioned; and that the Lords thereby authorised
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Acts,
as follow :

1. Finance (No. 2) Act, 1915.
2. Indian Civil Service (Temporary Pro-

visions) Act, 1915.

3. Street Collections (Regulation) (Scotland)

Act, 1915.

4. Midwives (Scotland) Act, 1915.
5. Judicial Committee Act, 1915.
6. Indictments Act, 1915.
7. Evidence (Amendment) Act, 1915.
8. War Loan (Supplemental Provisions) Act,

1915.

9.' Government War Obligations Act, 1915.
10. Education (Small Population Grants) Act,

1915.

11. Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest

(War Restrictions) Act, 1915.

12. Trading with the Enemy (Extension of

Powers) Act, 1915.

13. Port Dundas Church and Parish, Quoad
Sacra, Glasgow, Order Confirmation Act,
1915.

14. London County Council (Celluloid, &c.)

Act, 1915.

1.5. Glasgow Celluloid Act, 1915.

Adjournment
(Christmas.)

The Question being again proposed, That this
House, at its rising this day, do adjourn till
Tuesday the 4th day of January next ;

And the Question being put :-It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
the 4th day of January next, resolve itself into
the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means,

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
the 4th day of January next, resolve itself into
the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Tuesday the 4th day of January next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday
the 4th day of January next, resolve itself into
the said Committee.

Mr. Runciman presented,-Return to an Order, Output of Coal
itthei United

dated the 23rd day of this instant December,
for a Return relative to the Output of Coal in
the United Kingdom.

Ki

-1":0°1:'3's.9.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant Adjournment.

to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put :-It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-one minutes after
Nine of the clock, adjourned, pursuant to
the Resolution of the House of this day,
till Tuesday the 4th day of January 1916.

[No. 140.]
Tuesday, 4th January 1916.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to Borough (West

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Newington
make out a new Writ for the electinIt)virviits 0 )ng
Member to serve in this present Parliament
for the Borough of Newington (West Division),
in the room of Captain Cecil William Norton,
who, since his Election for the said borough, hath
accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of His
Majesty's Manor of Northstead, in the County
of York.-(Mr. Gullaud.)

electing

of

The

following Papers, presented by His Parliamentary

the Christmas P;Prs
during
Majesty's Command
Adjournment, were delivered to the Librarian gent.)
of the House of Commons during the Adjourn-
ment, pursuant to Standing Order No. 95 :-

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Munitions of War (Amend -

Munitions
of War
(Amendment) ment) Bill, as amended in the Committee ;
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be taken into con-
sideration upon Tuesday the 4th day of January
next.

Copy of Memorandum of the German Govern- Destruction of

ment in regard to incidents alleged to have a Germ an
attended the
destruction of a German Sub- (sAul'i),11,11an_e
its Crew by His Majesty's neous. No. 1,
and
marine
Auxiliary Cruiser " Baralong " on 19th August 1916.)
1915, and Reply of His Majesty's Government
thereto.

No. 140.] 6 GEO. V.
Army.

Copy of Report on Recruiting, by the Earl of

Derby, K.G., Director General of Recruiting.

Board of
Education.

Evictions
(Ireland.)

War Loans
and Small
Investors.

Judicial
Statistics
(England and
Wales.)

Coal Mining
Organisation
(Departmenta
Committee.)

German
Sea-borne
Commerce
(Miscella-
neous, No. 2,
1916.)

Naval and
Marine Pay
and Pensions
Act, 1865.

Local
Government
Board.

Board of
Agriculture
and Fisheries.

Diseases of
Animals Acts.

County Courts
(England)
Fees.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 406.

Copy of (i) List of Certified Schools for Blind,
Deaf, Defective, and Epileptic Children on 31st
July 1915 ; (ii) List of Schools and Classes for
Blind, Deaf; Defective, and Epileptic Students
recognised under the Regulations for Technical
Schools, &c., for the year ending 31st July
1915.

Copy of Return of the number of Evictions
from Agricultural Holdings in Ireland which
have come to the knowledge of the Constabu-
lary, and also of
the number of Tenancies
determined, in the quarter ended 30th September
1915.

Copy of Interim Report of the Committee on
War Loans for the Small Investor, and of the
Treasury Minute thereon, dated 28th December
1915.

Copy of Judicial Statistics, Part I., relating
to Criminal Proceedings, Police, Coroners,
Prisons, Reformatory and Industrial Schools,
and Criminal Lunatics, for England and Wales,
for 1914.

Copy of Second General Report of the
Departmental Committee appointed by the
Secretary of State for the Home Department
to inquire into the conditions prevailing in the
Coal Mining Industry due to the War.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Secretary Sir Edward Grey presented, by His
Majesty's Command,,--Copy of Statement of the
measures adopted to intercept the Sea-borne
Commerce of Germany.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of Five Orders in Council, dated 22nd December
1915, under the Naval and Marine Pay and
Pensions Act, 1865.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Long presented, by His Majesty's Com-
Copy of Supplement to the Forty-
mand,
fourth Annual Report of the Local Government
Board, for 1914-15, containing the Report of
the Medical Officer for 1914-15.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand, Copy of Agricultural Statistics, 1914.
Volume XLIX. Part IV.
Imports and Ex-
ports of Corn, Live Stock, and other Agricultural
Produce.

Copy of Order 9647, under the Diseases of
Animals Acts, postponing the operation of the
Two Orders described in the Schedule thereto
until the 31st March 1916.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Treasury Order, dated 10th December 1915,
regulating Fees in County Courts.

Copy of Regulations, dated 23rd December
1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, entitled the National Health
Insurance
insurance
Commissioners and Societies) Regulations, 1915.

(Transactions

between

Vol,. 170.

4th January.

327

Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 21st National
December 1915, made by the National Health Health
the Insurance
Insurance
Joint Committee,
(Joint
National Health Insurance (Withdrawal
of Committee)
Approval) Amendment Regulations, 1915.

entitled

Copy of Regulations, dated 23rd December
1915, made by the Commissioners of Inland
Revenue under the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1915.
Copy of Fifth Report of the proceedings of
the Development Commissioners, being for the
year 1914-15.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to National
Health Insurance (Joint Committee) (Regula-
tions) and Development Commission be printed.

(Regulations.)
No. 407.

Finance
(No. 2) Act,
1915.

Development
Commission.
o. 408.

Mr. Brace presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Order
under the Shops Act, 1912, made by the Council
of the Urban District of Tottenham, and con-
firmed, with amendment, by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department.

Copies of Orders under the Shops Act, 1912,
made by the Councils of the undermentioned
Local Authorities, and confirmed by the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department :

Shops Act,
1912

Shops Act,
1912.

County Borough of Brighton.
Urban District of Brierley

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Lloyd George presented, by His Majesty's
Command,- -Copy of Report on Welfare Super-
vision of the Committee appointed by the Minister
of Munitions, with the concurrence of the Home
Secretary.

Health of
Munition
Workers
Committee.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Lord Advocate

presented, by His
Copy of Minutes of
Majesty's Command,
Evidence taken before the Committee appointed
by the Secretary for Scotland to inquire into
the circumstances connected with the alleged
recent increases in the rental of Small Dwelling-
houses in Industrial Districts in Scotland.

Rental of
Small
Dwelling-
houses in
Industrial
Districts in
Scotland.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The Order of the day being read, for taking Munitions

into consideration the Munitions of War (Amend- of War
ment) Bill, as amended in the Committee ;

(Al mendment)
Bi

Ordered, That the Bill be recommitted to a
Committee of the whole House in respect of a
new Clause (Remuneration and employment of
semi-skilled and unskilled labour).(Mr. Lloyd
George.)

The House immediately resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)
A Clause (Remuneration and employment of
semi-skilled and unskilled labour)(Mr. Lloyd
George) brought up, and read the first and
second time, amended, and agreed to, and added
to the Bill.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of -Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had added a new Clause to the
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee and on recommittal, be now taken
into consideration :The House accordingly pro-
ceeded to take the Bill into consideration.

T

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4th January.

1916.

[No.140.

A Clause (Amendment of section one of the
principal Act) (Mr. Lloyd George)was twice
read, and made part of the Bill.

Another Clause was offered to be added to the

Bill (Minor amendments of principal Act).
(Mr. Lloyd George.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read
the first and second time, and amended, in 1. 1,
at the beginning, by inserting the words " In
section three of the principal Act there shall be
added, after the words
affecting employment
on,' in both places where those words occur, the
words or in connection with.' "(Mr. King.)

And the Clause, so amended, was made part of

the Bill.

Another Clause was offered to be added to the
Bill (Repeal of section seven of the principal
Act).(Mr. Pringle.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the said Clause be read a second
time :It passed in the Negative.

Another Clause was offered to be added to
the Bill (Refusal to work on Sunday).( Mr.
Pringle.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the said Clause be read a second
The said Motion and Clause were,
time :
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn.

Another Clause was offered to be added to
the Bill (Record of departure from prevailing
conditions).(Mr. Pringle.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the said Clause be read a second
time :It passed in the Negative.

Another Clause (Amendment of section fifteen
of the principal Act)( Mr. Pringle)was twice
read, and made part of the Bill.

Another Clause was offered to be added to the
Bill (Amendment of Schedule two of the principal
Act).(Mr. Hodge.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the said Clause be read a
second time :The said Motion and Clause
were severally, with leave of the House, with-
drawn.

Another Clause was offered to be added to the
Bill (Amendment of section four of the principal
Act).(Mr. Goldstone.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read
the first and second time, and amended, in 1. 2,
by inserting, after the word " agreement," the
words " existing before the establishment became
a controlled establishment."(Mr. Lloyd George.)
And the Clause, so amended, was made part

of the Bill.

Another Clause was offered to be added to the

Bill (Preservation of trade union customs).
(Mr. Rock.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the said Clause be read a second
time :It passed in the Negative.

Then Amendments were made to the Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be
made to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 22, by leaving out
subsection (1), and inserting the words " For
subsections (1) and (2) of section seven of the
principal Act the following subsections shall be
substituted :

(1) A person shall not give employment to a
workman who has within the last previous
six weeks, or such other period as may be
provided by order of the Minister of Muni-
tions as respects any class of establishment,
been employed on or in connection with
munitions work in any establishment of a
class to which the provisions of this section
are applied by order of the Minister of
Munitions, unless he holds a certificate
from the employer by whom he was last
so employed or from a munitions tribunal
that he is free to accept other employment ;
(2) If any workman or his trade union repre-
sentative complains to a munitions tribunal,
in accordance with rules made with respect
to those tribunals, that such a certificate as
aforesaid has been unreasonably refused
by an employer, that tribunal may, after
if it thinks fit,
examining into the case,
itself issue such a certificate, or order the
issue of such a certificate by the employer "

(Mr. Lloyd George),instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being proposed, That those

words be there inserted in the Bill :

The proposed Amendnient to the Bill was
amended, in 1. 13, by leaving out the words
" such a certificate as aforesaid has been un-
reasonably refused by an employer," and inserting
the words " an employer has unreasonably refused
or neglected to issue such a certificate as afore-
said "(Mr. King), instead thereof.

Another Amendment was proposed to be
made to the proposed Amendment to the Bill, in
1. 16, by adding at the end thereof the words " If
any employer fails to issue a certificate so ordered
to be issued he shall be liable to be punished as
though he had failed to comply with an award."
--(Mr. King.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the proposed Amendment
to the Bid :It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being put, That the words
" For subsections (1) and (2) of section seven of
the principal Act the following subsections shall
be substituted :

(1) A person shall not give employment to a
workman who has within the last previous
six weeks, or such other period as may be
provided by order of the Minister of Muni-
tions as respects any class of establishment,
been employed on or in connection with
munitions work in any establishment of a
class to which the provisions of this section
are applied by order of the Minister of
Munitions, unless he holds a certificate
from the employer by whom he was last
so employed or from a munitions tribunal
that he is free to accept other employment ;
(2) If any workman or his trade union repre-
sentative complains to a munitions tribunal,
in accordance with rules made with respect
to those tribunals, that an employer has
unreasonably refused or neglected to issue
such a certificate as aforesaid, that tribunal
may, after examining into the case, if it
itself issue such a certificate, or
thinks fit,

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4th January.

order the issue of such a certificate by the
employer "

be there inserted in the Bill :It was resolved
in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 5, 1. 12, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " No direction given under
this section shall be deemed to relieve the
occupier of any factory or workshop from the
obligation to comply with the provisions of the
Factory and Workshop Acts, 1901 to 1911,
or of any orders or regulations made there-
under."(Mr. Lloyd George.)

And the Question being proposed, That those

words be there inserted in the Bill :

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the proposed Amendment to the Bill, in 1. 4,
by adding at the end thereof the words " or
to affect the liability of any person to be pro-
ceeded against for an offence under the Employ-
ment of Children Act, 1903, so, however, that
no person be twice punished for the same
offence."( Mr. King.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there added to the proposed Amendment to
the Bill :It was resolved in the Affirmative.

And the Question being put, That the words
" No direction given under this section shall
be deemed to relieve the occupier of any factory
or workshop from the obligation to comply with
the provisions of the Factory and Workshop
Acts. 1901 to 1911, or of any orders or regula-
tions made thereunder, or to affect the liability
of any person to be proceeded against for an
offence under the Employment of Children Act,
1903, so, however, that no person be twice
punished for the same offence " be there inserted
in the Bill :It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
1. 13, by leaving out

to the Bill, in p. 5,
Clause 6.(Mr. Anderson.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out, to the word " a," in
p. 5, 1. 13, stand part of the Bill :--It was
resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment
made to the Bill, in p.
at the end thereof, as
words

was proposed to be
1. 24, by inserting
5,
a new subsection, the

" (3) The tribunal

to which matters and
questions relating to female workers are to
be referred under this section shall comprise
one or more women."(Mr. Lloyd George.)

And the Question being proposed, That those

words be there inserted in the Bill :

The proposed Amendment to the Bill was
amended, by leaving out the word " comprise,"
and inserting the word " include "(Mr. Leif
Jones), instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the words
to which matters and
" (3) The tribunal
questions relating to female workers are to
this section shall include
be referred under
one or more women " be there inserted in the
Bill :It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

329
" (c) the construction, alteration, repair, or
maintenance of docks and harbours in cases
where such work is certified by the Admiralty
to be necessary for the successful prosecution
of the war ; and."
(Mr. Lloyd George.)

And the Question being proposed, That those

words be there inserted in the Bill :

The proposed Amendment to the Bill was
amended, in 1. 2, by inserting, after the word
" harbours," the words " and work in estuaries."
( Mr. Holt.)

And the Question being put, That

words

the

" (c) the construction, alteration, repair, or
maintenance of docks and harbours, and
work in estuaries, in cases where such work
is certified by the Admiralty to be necessary
for the successful prosecution of the war ;
and "

be there inserted in the Bill :It was resolved
in the Affirmative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 6, 1. 8, by inserting, after the
words last inserted, the words " and the main-
tenance of sewerage systems of local autho-
rities."(Mr. Percy Harris.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

under

section

eleven of

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 7,1. 16, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " Provided always that infor-
the
mation given
principal Act, as amended by this or any
subsequent Act, shall be used only for
the
purposes of such Acts, and any person commu-
nicating or attempting to communicate such
information to any person to whom the same
ought not, for the purposes aforesaid, to be
communicated shall be guilty of a breach of
official trust within the meaning of the Official
Secrets Act, 1889, and will on conviction be
liable to punishment as provided by that Act."
--( M r. Hi; it.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 8, 1. 3, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " Provided that notice of the
delegation of any powers and ditties to any
other Government Department, with the name
of such Department and the powers and duties
so delegated, shall be first published in the
Gazette' or in the Board of Trade Journal.' "
( M r. Holt.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill : The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 6, 1. 7, by inserting at the end
thereof the words

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 9,1. 26, by leaving out Clause 17.
(Mr. Holt.)

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4th-5th January.

1916.

[No. 141.

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Bill be recommitted to a
Committee of the whole House in respect of a
new Clause (Restriction on change from union
to non-union labour).(Mr. Lloyd George.)

The House immediately resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

A Clause (Restriction on change from union

to non-union labour)(Mr. Lloyd George)
brought up, and read the first and second time,
and added to the Bill.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had added a new Clause to the
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended on recom-
mittal, be now taken into consideration :The
House accordingly proceeded to take the Bill
into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

[No. 141.]

Wednesday, 5th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
AP UBLIC Petition was presented, and read ; Public

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Petitions.
Vide Supple-
ment to
First Report.

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Finance Finance
(No. 2) Act, 1915, which was presented upon (No. 2) Act,
the 4th day of this instant January, be printed. 1915.
No. 409.

Mr. Runcirnan presented, pursuant

to the. Merchant
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Shippingp
Draft Order in Council reverting to the Scale Marine Fund)
and Rules set out in the Second Schedule to Act, 1898.
the Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine
Fund) Act, 1898, for the purpose of the levying
of Light Dues in pursuance of that Act.

(Mercan ile

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc- Supreme Court
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Order of Judicature
Act (
Ireland),
in Council, dated 21st December 1915, under 1877.
the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland),
1877, giving effect to Rules of Court.

Copy of Order made by the Lord Chancellor
and the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland under the
Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland),
1877, with the concurrence of the Treasury,
altering the fee payable by persons appointed to
the Commission of the Peace in Ireland.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Supreme Court
of Judicature
Act (Ireland),
1877.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second, time

to-morrow.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

A Motion was made, and the Question being
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill
to make provision with respect to Military (
Service in connection with the present War
(The Prime Minister) : And a Debate arising
thereupon ;

Military
Service
No. 2.)

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Debate

stood adjourned.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-

morrow.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till thirteen minutes before
to-
Ten. of
morrow.

clock, adjourned till

the

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will,
.resolve itself into the said Committee.

I o-morrow,

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

to-morrow,

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts(ncy
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) PEmerge
Bill ;

owers) Bi

ll.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

5 th 6 th January.

331
Nos. 871 (Barbados, Report for 1914-15) and
872 (Falkland Islands, Report for 1914).

No. 141.] 6 GEO. V.
Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 142.]
Thursday, 6th January 1916.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYE11 s.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for the
Borough of Saint George, Hanover Square, in
the room of Sir Alexander Henderson, Baronet,
who, since his Election for the said borough, bath
accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of His
Majesty's Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke,
Desborough, and Burnham, in the County of
Buckingham.--(Lord Edmund Talbot.)

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Account
showing the money issued from the Consolidated
Fund under the provisions of the Land Registry
(New Buildings) Act, 1900, and of the Expen-
diture; the money borrowed and the Securities
the period
created under
ended the 31st March 1915 ; together with the
Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
thereon,

the said Act, for

Copy of Regulations, dated 31st December
1915, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Insur-
ance Commissioners and the Welsh Insurance
Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regulations (Eng-
land and Wales), 1916.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and to be printed.

Mr. Runciman presented, pursuant

to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Statement of the Income and Expenditure of the
Board of Trade on Ramsgate Harbour for the
year ended 31st March 1915 ; together with an
Account of the Receipt and Issue of Stores.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Brace presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copies of Two
Orders under the Shops Act, 1912, made by the
Council of the Borough of Royal Leamington
Spa, and confirmed by the Secretary of State
for the Home Department.

Copy of Order under the Shops Act, 1912,
made by the Council of the Borough of Royal
Leamington Spa, and confirmed, with amend-
ment, by the Secretary of State for the Home
Department.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copies of Colonial Reports,

VOL. 170.

Saint George,
Hanover
Square,
Borough
Writ.

Land Registry
(New
Buildings)
Act, 1900.

No. 410.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Corn mittee)
(Regulations,)
No. 411.

Ramsgate
Harbour.

Shops Act,
1912.

Shops Act,
1912.

Colonial
Reports
(Annual.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Dr. Macnamara, supported by Mr. Balfour,
presented a Bill to provide for placing certain (
officers and men of His Majesty's Naval Forces
under Military Law whilst serving on Shore :
And the same was ordered to be read a second
time upon Monday next ; and to be printed.

Naval Forces
Service on
Shore) Bill.
Bill 175.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed s
upon the 5th day of this instant January, That (
leave be given to bring in a Bill to make pro-
to Military Service in
vision with respect
connection with the present War(The Prime
Minister) ;

Military
ervice
No. 2.)

And the Question being again proposed :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.

And the Question being put ;
The House divided.
The Yeas to the Right ;
The Noes to the Left.
Tellers for the j Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

) Lord EdmundTalbot :}

403.

Tellers for the { Mr. Hat,

Noes,

Mr. Whitehouse:

} 105.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Ordered, That the Prime Minister, Mr. Secre-
tary Bonar Law, Mr. Balfour, Mr. Long, Mr.
Herbert Samuel, Mr. Attorney General, and
Mr. Tennant do prepare and bring in the Bill.

The Prime Minister accordingly presented a Military
Bill to make provision with respect to Military Service
Service in connection with the present War :
And the same was read the first
time, and
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday
next ; and to be printed.

(No.2) Bill.
Bill 176.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the courts
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
Bill ;

m

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till seventeen minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till Mon-
day next, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 3rd day of February last.
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10th

11th January.

1916.

[No.143.

[No. 143.]
Monday, 10th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Stafford
County (North
Western
Division)
Writ.

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for the
County of Stafford (North Western Division),
in the room of Albert Stanley, Esquire, deceased.
(Mr. Goldstone.)

East India
(Statistical
Abstract.)

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain presented, by His
Majesty's Command,
of Statistical
Abstract relating to British India from 1904-5
to 1913-14. Forty-ninth Number.

Copy

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Malay States.

Dominions
(Royal
Commission.)

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His
Majesty's Command,Copy of Report for 1914
on the Federated Malay States.

Copy of Memorandum and Tables as to the
Trade Statistics and Trade of the Self-governing
Dominions, prepared by the Royal Commission
on the Natural Resources, Trade, and Legis-
lation of certain portions of
flis Majesty's
Dominions.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc-
Destructive
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies of
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907. Orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 336 to
345, inclusive, declaring the respective areas
,described in the Schedules thereto to be infected
with Wart Disease, and infected areas for the
purposes of the Wart Disease of Potatoes
(Infected Areas) Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Food
Product ion
in Ireland
(Departmental
Committee.)

intermediate
Education
(Ireland.)

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Corn-
mand,Copy of Report of the Departmental
Committee on Food Production in Ireland.
Minutes of Evidence, Minutes of Deliberative
Conferences, and Appendices.

Mr. Birrell also presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
Examiners' Rules made by the Intermediate
Education Board for Ireland.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Public Offices
Sites, and
Public
Buildings
Expenses,
1914-15.

No.112.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,--Accounts
showing the moneys issued out of the Consoli-
the moneys borrowed and the
dated Fund,
Securities created in respect thereof, and the
Expenditure, under the provisions of the Public
Offices (Acquisition of Site) Act, 1895, and
other Acts, to the 31st March 1915 ; together
with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor
General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Shops Act.
1912.

Mr. Brace presented, pursuant to the directions
of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Order under
the Shops Act, 1912, made by the Council of

the undermentioned Local Authority, and con-
firmed by the Secretary of State for the Home
Department :

County of Buckingham (Urban District of
Slough and within one hundred yards
thereof).

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Tennant presented, pursuant to the direc- Army

tions of an Act of Parliament,
Schemes made by the Army Council for the Force.)
establishment and constitution of Associations
for the County of the City of London and the
County of the City of Edinburgh under the
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act, 1907.

Copies

of (Territorial

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Resolved, Thai, with a view to increasing the Prosecution of

power of the Allies in the prosecution of the the war.
War, His Majesty's Government should enter
into immediate consultation with the Govern-
ments of the Dominions, in order with their aid
to bring the whole economic strength of the
Empire into co-operation with our Allies in a
policy directed against
(Mr.
Hewins.)

enemy.

the

A Motion was made, and the Question was Adjournment_

proposed, That this House do now adjourn.
(Mr. James Hope.)

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Motion
lapsed,

for the adjournment of the House
without Question put.

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn. Adjournment.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 144.]
Tuesday, 11th January 1916.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Portsmouth

Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make Borough Writ.

out a new Writ for the electing of a Member
to serve in this present Parliament for the
Borough of Portsmouth, in the room of Admiral
Sir Charles William de-la-Poer Beresford, G.C.B.,
G.C.V.O. (commonly called Lord Charles Beres-
ford), who, since his Election for the said borough,
bath accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff
of His Majesty's Manor of Northstead, in the
County of Y ork.(Mr. Bridgeman.)

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com-
Copy of Return of Advances made
mand,
under the Irish Land Purchase Acts during
the month of March 1915.

Irish Land
Commission.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His Colonial
Reportas
(Annu

Majesty's Command,Copy of Colonial Report,
No. 873 (Uganda, Report for 1914-15).

l.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

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11th -12th, January.

333

Public Offices
Site (Dublin)
Act. 1903.

No. 413.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc-

The Order of the day being read, for the Courts

tions of an Act of Parliament,Account showing Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers) (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
the money issued from the Consolidated Iund Bill ;
under the provisions of the Public Offices Site
(Dublin) Act, 1903, and of the Expenditure ;
the money expended and borrowed and the
Securities created under the said Act, for the
period ended the 31st March 1915 ; together
with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor
General thereon.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Post Office
(Foreign and
Colonial
Parcel Post.)

Post Office
(Foreign and
Colonial
Parcel Post.)

Post Office
(Foreign and
Colonial
Parcel Post.)

Mr. Pike Pease presented, pursuant to the
directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of
the Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post Amend-
73) Warrant, 1915, dated 14th
ment (No.
August 1915.

Copy of the Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post
Amendment (No. 74) Warrant, 1915, dated
11th October 1915.

Copy of the Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post
Amendment (No. 76) Warrant, 1915, dated
17th December 1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return of the quantity of Spirits exported to
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Holland for
each month in 1914 and 1915.(Mr. Wing.)

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till one minute after Eleven
of the clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[No. 145.]

Wednesday, 12th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
APUBLIC Petition was presented, and read ; Public

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Petitions.
Vide Supple-
ment to
First Report.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Military Service (No. 2)
Bill ;

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Bank of
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon England.
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Copy
of Statement showing that no applications have
been received by the Bank of England from the
And a Motion being made, and the Question First Lord of the Treasury or the Chancellor
of the Exchequer for advances to Government,
from 5th January 1915 to 5th January 1916.

being proposed, That the Bill be now read a
second time ;

An Amendment was proposed to be made to

the Question, by leaving out the word "now," Reid, G.C.M.G, Member for the Borough of sworn.
and, at the end of the Question, adding the Saint George, Hanover Square, was sworn.
words " upon this day three months."
(Mr.
Anderson.)

The Right Honourable Sir George Houston New Members

James Daniel Gilbert, Esquire, Member for
the Borough of Newington (West Division), was
sworn.

Spirits
(Exports.)

Military
Service
(No. 2) Bill.

And the Question bein, proposed, That the
word " now " stand part of the Question :And
a Debate arising thereupon ;

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Debate

stood adjourned.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed to-

morrow.

Mr. Solicitor General, supported by Lord Customs
Robert Cecil and Mr. Petyman, presented a Bill (War Powers)
to amend the Customs ( War Powers) Acts, 1915 : (BAinendrnent)
And the same was ordered to be read a second
177.,
time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Naval Forces
(Service on
Shore) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Naval Forces (Service
on Shore) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to- morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Military
the adjourned Debate on the Amendment which, Service
upon the 11th day of this instant January, was (No. 2) Bill_
proposed to be made to the Question, That the
Military Service (No. 2) Bill be now read a
second time ;

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ailitary
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

VOL. 170.

Which Amendment was, to leave out the word
" now," and at the end of the Question to add
the words " upon this day three months ;"

And the Question being again proposed, That
the word " now " stand part of the Question :
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate.

And the Question being put ;
The House divided.
The Yeas to the Right ;
The Noes to the Left.
Tellers for the 5 Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

1 Mr. Bridgeman

Tellers for the ( Mr. Anderson,

Noes,

Mr. Whitehouse:

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.

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1916.

[No. 146.

And the Main Question being put ;
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second
time :The Bill was accordingly read a second
time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday next.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

Naval Forces
(Service on
Shore) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Naval Forces (Service
on Shore) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Courts (Emergency Powers)
Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till seventeen minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

[No. 146.]
Thursday, 13th January 1916.
The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to
make out a new Writ for the electing of a
Member to serve in this present Parliament for
the County of Cambridge (Western or Chester-
ton Division), in the room of the Right Honour-
able Edwin Samuel Montagu, who, since his
Election for the said county, hath accepted the
Office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
(Mr. Gulland.)

Cambridge
County
(Western or
Chesterton
Division)
Writ.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc-
Destructive
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies of
Insects and
Pests Acts,
1877 and 1907. Orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 346 to 348,
inclusive, declaring the respective areas described
in the Schedules thereto to be infected with
Wart Disease, and infected areas for the pur-
poses of the Wart Disease of Potatoes (Infected
Areas) Order of 1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Arthur Henderson presented, pursuant to Naval and
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy Marine Pay
of Three Orders in Council under the Naval Aancdt, Pensions
and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, dated
12th January 1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Balfour presented, by His Majesty's Navy
Command,Estimate of the additional number (Supple-
of Officers and Men required to be voted for the mEsetmaar3tre,
Navy for the year ending 31st March 1916.
1915-16.)

Ordered, That the said Estimate be referred No. 414.

to the Committee of Supply ; and be printed.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon
the Table by the Clerk of the House :Accounts
of amount of all Exchequer Bills and other
Government Securities purchased, and amount
of balances of sums issued for the payment of
Dividends, &c., for the year ending 5th January
1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

Bank of
England.

No. 415.

Mr. Tennant, supported by Mr. Forster, pre-
sented a Bill to amend the Army (Suspension
of Sentences) Act, 1915: And the same was
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday
next ; and to be printed.

Army
(Suspension
of Sentences)
(Amendment)
Bill.

Bill 178.

The Naval Forces (Service on Shore) Bill Naval Forces

was, according to Order, read a second time.

(Service on
Shore) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. James Hope.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Application of Army Act to

naval forces serving on shore in certain cases).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 7, after the
" for

word " subject,"
disciplinary purposes."( Mr. King.)

the words

to insert

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 12,
at the end, to add the words " Provided that no
person be twice punished for the same offence."
(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause agreed to.
Clause No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to
report the same, without Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Customs ( War Powers) (Amendment) Customs
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time. (War Powers'
(Amendment)

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Bill.

Committee of the whole House for Monday
next. (Mr. Beck.)

No. 146.]

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

6 G-EO.
The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Courts (Emergency
Powers) Bill.

13th-17th January.

335
And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Provision as to mortgagees in

possession).

Question again proposed, That the Clause stand

part of the Bill :

Question put, and agreed to.
Clause No. 2 amended, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Deputy Chairman reported, That the Committee
had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 5, by leaving out the words
" It is hereby declared that."--(Mr. King.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Bill :The said proposed Amendment was, with
leave of the House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 9, by leaving out the words
" other than mortgagees of land or some interest
in land," and inserting the words " in relation to
securities held by them as cover for account to
account loan on any stock exchange, if those
mortgagees can take, or could have taken, advan-
tage of any scheme agreed to by His Majesty's
Government for advances being made to those
mortgagees in order to enable them to continue
the loans "(Mr. Solicitor General),instead
thereof.

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It passed in the Negative.

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :And a
Debate arising thereupon ;

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned
(Mr. Solicitor General) :It was resolved in
the Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Debate be resumed upon

Monday next.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-seven minutes
before Six of the clock, adjourned till
Monday next, pursuant to the Order of the
House of the 3rd day of February last.

[No. 147.]

Monday, 17th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

P tt A Y E It S.
ORDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Bradford
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make (coerroatTalti
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member Division)
to serve in this present Parliament for the Writ.
Borough of Bradford (Central Division), in the
room of Sir George Scott Robertson,
deceased.(Mr. Gulland.)

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Tower
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make Boroughl gt
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member (Mile End
to serve in this present Parliament for
the Division)
Borough of Tower Hamlets (Mile End Division), Writ
in the room of Colonel the Honourable Harry
Lawson Webster Lawson, who, since his Election
for the said borough, hath accepted the Office
of Steward or Bailiff of His Majesty's Three
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough, and
Burnham, in the County of Buckingham.----(Mr.
Bridgeman.)

Mr. Montagu presented, by His Majesty's Post Office.

Command,Copy of Report of the Postmaster
General on the Post Office for the year 1914-15.

Mr. Montagu also presented, pursuant to the Military

several Acts of Parliament,

Works Acts.
directions of
Account prepared by the War Office under No. 415.
the provisions of the Military Works Acts,
1897, 1899, 1901, and 1903, showing the amount
expended and borrowed and the Securities
created under the Acts, for the year ended
31st March 1915 ; together with the Report of
the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Copy of Regulations relating to Excess Profits Finance

Duty prescribed by the Commissioners of Inland
Revenue under the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1915.
Copy of Regulations, dated 12th January
1916, made by the Insurance Commissioners,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Decision
of Questions) Regulations, 1916.

Act,
1910 (Excess
Profits Duty.)

_INiaeatilotuhal

tcrIomansssurance

ma

(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 417.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table; and that the Papers relative to the
Military Works Acts and National Health
Insurance Commission (England) (Regulations)
be printed.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Mr. Secretary Samuel presented, pursuant to Shops Act,

the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copies 1912.
of Orders under the Shops Act, 1912, made by
the Council of the undermentioned Local Autho-
rity, and confirmed by the Secretary of State for
the Home Department :

Adjournment. Whereupon Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant
to the Order of the House of the 3rd day of
February last, proposed the Question, That this
House do now adjourn.

County of Monmouth (two) (Districts of
Cwmbran, Ynysddu, and Cwmfelinfach).
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Vol,. 170.

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17th January.

1916.

[No. 147.

Local Loans
Fund.

No. 418.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon the
Table by the Clerk of the House :--Accounts
of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the
National Debt in respect of the Capital and
Income of the Local Loans Fund for the year
ended 31st March 1915, with Report of the
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

Question proposed, That the words proposed
left out stand part of the Clause :

to
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

be

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 11,
at the end, to insert the words " or who, after
the date above mentioned, may have attained, or
during the course of the present war may attain,
the age of eighteen years." (Sir Ivor Herbert.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Military
Service
(No. 2) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Military Service (No. 2 )
Bill.

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Chair-
man left the Chair to make his Report to the
House.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Obligation of unmarried men to

serve).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5, to leave out
the words "British subject," in order to insert
the words " person born or naturalised in Great
Britain."(Mr. Ginnell.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5,
after the word " subject," to insert the words
" resident in the United Kingdom at the date of
the passing of this Act."(Mr. Edmund Harvey.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 7,
after the word " in," to insert the words "the
-United Kingdom of."( Mr. Chambers.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1, 7, to
leave out the words " Great Britain," in order
to insert the words " England and Wales."
(Mr. Hogge.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 8,
to leave out the word " eighteen," in order to
insert the word " twenty-one." (Mr. Aneurin

Question put, That the word " eighteen " stand

part of the Clause.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill ;
and that he was directed to move, That the
Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

again resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Army

Second Reading of the Army (Suspension of (Suspension of
Sentences
Sentences) ( Amendment) Bill
(Amendment)
(Amendm)

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Bill'

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Customs
Committee on the Customs (War Powers) (War Po wers)
(Amendment)
( Amendment) Bill ;
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Courts
the adjourned Debate on the Amendment which, (Emergency
upon the 13th day of this instant January, was Powers) Bill.
proposed to be made on consideration of the
Courts (Emergency Powers) Bill, as amended in
the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Debate he further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the( Mr. Howard,

Yeas,

't Mr. Bridgeman:

Tellers for thef Mr. Aneurin Williams,

Noes,

1 Mr. Thomas:
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 9, to
the word " forty-one," in order to

leave out
insert the word " thirty."--( Mr. Holt.)

Question put, That the word " forty-one " stand

part of the Clause.

238.

29.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the ( Mr. Howard,

Yeas,

Mr. Bridyeman :

Tellers for the j Mr. Dolt,

Noes,

1 Mr. Sherwell :
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 9,

to leave out the word " and."( Mr. Cowan.)

Question, That the word " and" stand part of

the Clause, put, and agreed to.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 10,

to leave out the words " dependent on him."
(Mr. Morrell.)

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

to morrow,

The Order of the day being read, for the military.

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, pr,posed the Quest:on, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put : It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
tinued to sit till twenty-nine minutes after
Eleven of the clock, adjourned till
to-
morrow.

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[No. 148.]

18th January.

337
No. 0.120 of Session 1914). (The Deputy
Chairman.)

Finance
(No. 2) Act,
1915 (Excess
P1ofits Duty.)
No. 419.

Spirits
(Exports.)

Business of
the House.

Private Bills
and Private
Business.

Tuesday, 18th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
ORDERED, That the Paper relative to the
Finance (No. 2) Act, 1915 (Excess Profits
Duty), which was presented upon the 17th day
of this instant January, be printed.

Mr. Runeiman presented,Return to an Order,
dated the 11th day of this instant January, for
a Return relative to Spirits (Exports).

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return showing, with reference to Session
1914-16, (1) the total number of days on which
the House sat ; and (2) the days on which
Business of Supply was
(The
Deputy Chairman.)

considered.

Tramroads ; Subways ; Canals

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return of the number of Private Bills, Hybrid
Bills, and Bills for confirming Provisional Orders
introduced into the House of Commons and
brought from the House of Lords, and of Acts
passed, in Session 1914-16, classed according
to the following Subjects :Railways ; Tram-
ways ;
and
Navigations ; Roads
and Bridges ; Water ;
Waterworks ; Gas ; Gas and Water ; Lighting
and Improvement ; Local Legislation ; Corpora-
tions, &c. (not relating to Local Legislation or
to Lighting and Improvement Schemes); Ports,
Piers, Harbours, and Docks ; Churches, Chapels,
and Burying Grounds; Markets and Fairs ; Gaols
and other County Buildings;
Inclosure and
Drainage; Estate; Patent ; Divorce ;
and
Of all the Private Bills,
Miscellaneous ;
Hybrid Bills, and Bills for confirming Pro-
visional Orders which, in Session 1914-16, have
been reported on by Committees on opposed
Private Bills, or by Committees nominated partly
by the House and partly by the Committee of
Selection, together with the names of the selected
Members who served on each Committee ; the
first and also the last day of the Sitting of each
Committee ; the number of days on which each
Committee sat ;
the number of days on which
each selected Member has served ; the number of
days occupied by each Bill in Committee ; the
Bills the Preambles of which were reported to
have been proved ;
the Bills the Preambles of
which were reported to have been not proved ;
and, in the case of Bills for confirming Pro-
visional Orders, whether the Provisional Orders
ought or ought not to be confirmed . Of all
Private Bills and Bills for confirming Provisional
Orders which, in Session 1914-16, have been re-
ferred by the Committee of Selection, or by the
General Committee on Railway and Canal Bills,
to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways
and Means ;
together with the names of the
Members who served on each Committee, the
number of days on which each Committee sat,
and the number of days on which each Member
And of the number of Private
attended :
Bills, Hybrid Bills, and Bills for confirming
Provisional Orders withdrawn or not proceeded
with by the parties, those Bills being specified
which have been referred to Committees and
dropped during the Sittings of the Com-
mittee (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper,

COL. 170.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Public Bills.

a Return of
the number of Public Bills,
distinguishing Government from other Bills,
introduced into this House or brought from the
House of Lords during Session 1914-16, showing
the number which received the Royal Assent ;
the number which were passed by this House
but not by the House of Lords; the number
passed by the House of Lords but not by
this House ; and distinguishing the stages at
which such Bills as did not receive the Royal
Assent were dropped or postponed and rejected
in either House of Parliament (in continuation
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 0.119 of Session
1914).( The Deputy Chairman.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Public
a Return of the number of Public Petitions Petitions
presented and printed in Session 1914-16, with
the total number of signatures in that Session (in
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 0.121
of Session 1914). (The Deputy Chairman.)

Ordered, That there be laid before this House Select
a Return of the number of Select Committees Committees.
appointed in Session 1914-16 and the Court of
Referees ; the Subjects of inquiry ; the names
of the Members appointed to serve on each,
and of the Chairman of each ; the number of
days each Committee met, and the number of
days each Member attended ; the total expense
of the attendance of Witnesses at each Select
Committee, and the name of the Member who
moved for such Select Committee ; also the
total number of Members who served on Select
Committees (in continuation of Parliamentary
Paper, No. 0.122 of Session 1914).(The Deputy
Chairman.)

Sittings of
the House.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House
a Return of the number of days on which the
House sat in Session 1914-16, stating for each
day the date of the month and day of the week,
the hour of the meeting and the hour of
adjournment ; and the total number of hours
the House, and
occupied in the Sittings of
the average time ; and showing the number
of hours on which the House sat each day,
and the number of hours after Eleven p.m. ;
and the number of entries in each day's Votes
(in continuation of Parlia-
and Proceedings
mentary Paper, No. 0.124 of Session 1914).
(The Deputy Chairman.)

Samuel Finney, Esquire, Member for

the New Member

County of Stafford (North Western Division), sworn.
was sworn.

Mr. Solicitor General, supported by Mr. Trading with

Attorney General and Mr. Pretyman, presented the E
a Bill to amend the Trading with the Enemy (No
Bill .t)
Acts : And the same was ordered to be read a Bill 179.
second time to-morrow ; and to be printed.

Ordered, That the proceedings upon the Business of
Military Service (No. 2) Bill, if under discussion the House
at Eleven of the clock this night, be not inter- ZlifilitcaerY
rupted under the Standing Order (Sittings of (No. 2) Bill.)
the House).(The Prime Minister.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself military
into a Committee on the Military Service (No. 2) service
Bill.

(No 2) Bill.;

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18th -19th January.

1916.

[No. 148.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 1 (Obligation of unmarried men to

serve).

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 11,
at the end, to insert the words " or who, after
the date above mentioned, may have attained,
or during the course of the present war may
attain, the age of eighteen years," ( Sir Ivor
Herbert.)

Question again proposed, That those words be

there inserted :

Question put, and negatived.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 13,
the word " Act," to insert the words
after
"apply within fourteen days after the passing
of the Act to the Military Service Tribunal
established under this Act, in order that it may
be determined whether he is entitled to a
certificate of exemption, and if it is determined
that he is not so entitled he shall be forthwith
registered by the said tribunal as a person
available for military service. His Majesty
in Council, declare that the
may, by Order
total number of persons so registered is sub-
stantial, and thereupon those persons shall, as
from the date named in such Order."(Sir John
Simon.)

Question put, That those words be there

inserted.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the ( Mr. Leif Jones,
I Mr. Whitehouse:

Yeas,

Tellers for the J Mr. Beck,

Noes,

1 Mr. James Hope:

53.

283,

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 13,
after the word " been," to insert
the words
" classified in the group to which he belongs by
age and to have been."(Mr. O'Grady.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 17,
to leave out from the word " Act " to the first
word "and," in 1. 19.(Mr. Whitehouse.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p, 1, 1. 20,
after the word "thereunder," to insert the words
" after seven days' notice has been given to him."
(Mr. Snowden.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 22,
after the word " reserve," to insert the words
" with the exception that persons guilty of an
offence under this Act shall be tried by a court
of summary jurisdiction."(Mr. Whitehouse.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Debate arising ;

Mr. Booth rose in his place and claimed to
move, That the Question be now put ; but the
Chairman withheld his assent, and declined then
to put that Question, as he was of opinion that
the Committee was prepared almost immediately
to come to a decision without that Motion :
Debate resumed.

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 22,
after the word " reserve," to insert the words
"Provided that if such a person claims to have
a conscientious objection to military service, the
court may forthwith remit the case to the local

Closure
claimed, but
Chairman
withholds his
Assent.

tribunal, which shall deal with the claim as
though it were an application made before the
appointed date."(Mr. Edmund Harvey.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 22,
to leave out from the word " reserve " to the
end of the subsection.--(Mr. Ring.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " legal," stand part of
the Clause :A mendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 5,
at the end, to insert the words " Where a man is
brought before a court of summary jurisdiction
under this section and satisfies the court that he
was honestly of opinion that he was exempt, the
court shall order him to appear forthwith before
tribunal, and if he then obtains a
the local
certificate of exemption he shall not be deemed
to be guilty of an offence under this section."
(Mr. Edmund Harvey.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 5,
at the end, to insert the words " but no provisions
in any Acts or regulations referred to in this
section which impose the death penalty shall have
effect under this Act."(Mr. Snowden.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 9,
after the word " naval," to insert the words " or
territorial."( Sir William Ryland Adkins.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 10,
after the words last added, to add the words
" If any question arises as to whether a person
is within the exceptions set out in the First
Schedule to this Act or not, that question shall
be determinable by the High Court, or
in
Scotland by the Court of Session, and that
determination shall be conclusive."--(Mr.

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and negatived.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 (Certificates of exemption).
Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 12, after the
word " date," to insert the words " or within
such extended time as the tribunal may allow."
(Mr. Hume Williams.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 16,
the word " that," to insert the words
after
"he is habitually engaged in an employment in
which."

(Mr. Hod g e.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, I. 13,
after the second word " in," to insert the words
"or educated or trained for."(Mr. Aneurire
Williams. )

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :--Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Wednesday, 19th January 1916

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1.19,
after the word " work," to insert the words " in

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18th-19th January.

339

which he is habitually engaged, or in which he
wishes to be engaged."(Mr. Secretary Bonar
Law.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

W hereupon Motion made, and Question pro-
posed, That the Chairman do report Progress,
and ask leave to sit again---Mr. Stephen Walsh) :
Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2,1. 19, at

the end, to insert the words

" (b) on the ground that the man by or in
respect of whom the application is made is
the only son of a widowed mother; or."

(Mr. Mac Callum Scott.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2. 1. 24,
after the word " of," to insert the words " mental
disease or weakness, or of physical disease or."
(Mr. King.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 24,
to leave out the word "infirmity,'' in order to
the words " incapacity to undertake
insert
military service."(Major Newman.)

Question, That the word " infirmity " stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

And it being after half-past Eleven of the Adjournment.

clock on Tuesday evening, Mr. Deputy
Speaker adjourned the House without
Question put, pursuant to the Standing
Order, it being then ten minutes after
Two of the clock on Wednesday morning,
till this day.

[No. 149.]

Wednesday, 19th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

P1i AYER S.
OR DER ED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his York County,
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make West Riding
out a new Writ for the electing of a Member (Dri,voitsbioernh)am
to serve in this present Parliament
County of York, West Riding (Rotherham
Division), in the room of the Right Honourable
Joseph Albert Pease, who, since his Election for
the said county, bath accepted the Office of His
Majesty's Postmaster General.( Mr. Gulland.)

the writ.

for

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again( Mr. Long),put, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Return relative to Spirits Spirits
(Exports), which was presented upon the 18th ( Exports.)
day of this instant January, be printed.

No. 420.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had made Progress in the
Bill ; and that he was directed to move, That
the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Army (Suspension of
Sentences) (Amendment) Bill ;

Ordered, That the 1h

this day.

read a second time

The Order of the day owing read, for the
Committee on the Customs (War Powers)
(Amendment) Bill ;
Resolved, That

this House will, this day,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Amendment which,
upon the 13th day of this instant January, was
proposed to be made on consideration of the
Courts (Emergency Powers) Bill, as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till this day.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That

this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

Vol.,. 170.

Army
(Suspension
of Sentences)
(Amendment)
Bill.

Customs
(War Powers)
(Amendment)
Bill.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

The following Papers were laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the House :

Return to an Order, dated the 18th day
this instant January, for a Return relative
Business of the House.

Return to an Order, dated the 18th day
this instant January, for Returns relative
Private Bills and Private Business.

of Business of
to the House.

No. 421.

of Private Bills
to and Private
Business.

Return to an Order, dated the 18th day of Public Bills.

this instant January, for a Return relative to
Public Bills.

Return to an Order, dated the 18th day
this instant January, for a Return relative
Public Petitions.

Of Public
to Petitions.

Return to an Order, dated the 18th day of Select

this instant January, for a Return relative
Select Committees.

to Committees.

Return to an Order, dated the 18th day of Sittings of
to the House.

this instant January, for a Return relative
Sittings of the House.

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Business
of the House, Private Bills and Private Business,
Public Bills, Public Petitions, and Select Com-
mittees be printed.

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Hedworth Meux New Member

(commonly called the Honourable Sir lledworth sworn.
it eux), G.C.B., x.c.v.o., Member for the Borough
of Portsmouth, was sworn.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a

Message had been brought from the Lords
one of their Clerks, as followeth :

the

fsr. o m

The Lords have agreed to the Munitions of munitions
War (Amendment) Bill, with Amendments ; W
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of Vtilmi endment)
this House.

ar

of

x x 2

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19th January.

1916.

[No. 149.

Munitions
of War
(Amendment)
Bill.

Bill 180.

Business of
the House
(Military
Service
(No. 2) Bill.)

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Munitions of War ( Amendment)
Bill be taken into consideration to-morrow ;
and be printed.

Ordered, That the proceedings upon the Mili-
tary Service (No. 2) Bill, if under discussion at
Eleven of the clock this night, be not interrupted
under the Standino. Order (Sittings of
the
House).(Mr. Secretary Boner Law.)

Military
Service
(No. 2) Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Military Service (No. 2)
Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 2 (Certificates of exemption).
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 25,
to leave out paragraph (d), in order to insert the
words

" (d) on the ground that the applicant was,
on the fifteenth day of August, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, a member of the
Society of Friends, or of any other recog-
nised religious body one of whose funda-
mental tenets is an objection to all war."

(Mr. Joynson- H icks.)
Question, That the words " on the ground "

stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 25,
to leave out from the word " ground " to the end
of the paragraph, in order to insert the words
" that he has made a declaration on oath before
two justices that he entertains a conscientious
objection to the undertaking of military service."

(Mr. Outhwaite.)
Question put, That the words " of a con-

scientious objection " stand part of the Clause.

The Committee
Tellers for the
Yeas,
Tellers for the
Noes,

divided.
Mr. Bridgeman,
Mr. Beck :
Mr. Richard Lambert,
Mr. Trecelyan:
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 26,
to leave out the words " undertaking of com-
batant service," in order to insert the words
" taking of human life."(Major Newman.)

287,

37.

1-

Question, That the words " undertaking of"

stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment

p. 2,
1. 26, after the word " of," to insert the words
(Mr. Edmund
"military service or
Harvey.)

proposed,

of."

in

Question put, That those words be there

inserted.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the ( Mr. Whitehouse,

Yeas,

Mr. Anderson:

Tellers for the J Mr. Walter Rea,

Noes,

Mr. George Roberts :

53.

258.

I

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 26,

at the end, to insert the words

" (e) on the ground of being an ecclesiastical
student, or engaged in the education of
youth."
(Mr. Giiinell.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

(e) on the ground that he is a medical
student who can more
advantageously
complete his medical training, in order
to render national service as a medical
practitioner."
(Mr. Thomas.)
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1, 27,
to leave out the words " if they think it just in
the circumstances. " (Mr. Long.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
the Clause :

to be left out stand part of
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 28,

at the end, to insert the words

a certificate of

" (2) A military service tribunal may also
from the
grant
exemption
this Act in any other case in
provisions of
which, on account of the special circumstances
of the case, they think it reasonable to do so."

(Mr. King.)
Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 29,

to leave out subsection (2). (Mr. Dickinson.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the end of 1. 30, stand part of
the Clause :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 31,
to leave out the words " after consultation with,"
in order to insert the words " with the consent
of."(Mr. Butcher.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 32,
to leave out from the word "men" to the word
" employed," in 1. 33.(Mr. Watt.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " Department," in
p. 2, 1. 32, stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 32,
to leave out from the word "Department" to
the end of 1. 35.(Mr. Ronald 111` Neill.)

Question put, That the first word " on," in

1. 33, stand part of the Clause.
The Committee divided.
Tellers for the f Mr. Bridgman,

Yeas,

{Mr. Howard:

Tellers for the r Sir Godfrey Baring,

Noes,

Captain Amery :

238.

} 24.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2,1. 33,
after the word "employed," to insert the words
" or engaged, or qualified for employment or
engagement. " (Mr. Long.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
the
(Mr.

the word " for,'

to insert

accept."

desiring

" and

to

ment, after
words
Sherwell.)

Question proposed, That those words be there
inserted in the proposed Amendment :Amend-
ment to the proposed Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 26,

at the end, to insert the words " or

Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment made.

No.149.] 6 GEO. V.

19th-20th January,

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 35,
at the end, to insert
the words " and such
certificate of exemption granted under
this
section shall apply to all the men commonly
following the
specified,
irrespective of whether they are at any moment
actually engaged under any contract of service
or not."( Mr. Hodge.)

occupation therein

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 1,
to leave out the words " the Treasury, and the
decision of the Treasury," in order to insert the
words "a Committee of seven Members of the
House of Commons, to be appointed by Mr.
Speaker. " ( Sir Alfred Mond.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed,_in p. 3, 1. 4,
at the beginning, to insert the words " Every
certificate granted on the ground of such con-
scientious objection as is set out in paragraph
(d) of subsection (1) of this section shall be
absolute, but may take the form of an exemption
from combatant service only."(Mr. King.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 4,
to leave out the word " may," in order to insert
the word " shall."(Mr. Anderson.)

Question put, That the word " may " stand

part of the Clause.

The Committee divi
Tellers for the Mr.
) Mr.
Tellers for the J Mr.
Mr.

Yeas,

Noes,

ded.
James Hope,
Beck :
Anderson,
Goldstone:

} 200.

}

44.

Thursday, 20th January 1916 :

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 8,
at the end, to insert the words " No certificate of
exemption shall be conditional upon the person
to whom it is granted continuing in or entering
into employment under any specified employer,
or in any specified place or establishment."
(Sir John Simon.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted : Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 12,
at the end, to add the words " Provided that,
in the case of an application on conscientious
grounds, the appeal shall lie to a special tribunal
constituted as provided in that schedule."(Mr.
Edmund Harvey.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Supplemental provisions as to

certificates of exemption).

Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 13, to leave
out from the beginning to the word " may," in
1. 17, in order to insert the words

" (1) If it is made to appear to the authority
by whom a certificate of exemption from the
provisions of this Act was granted, either upon
the application of the holder of the certificate
or of any person generally or specially authorised
for the purpose by the Army Council, that there
is reason to believe that the circumstances which
led to the granting of the certificate have mate-
rially changed, the authority may, after giving
not less than seven clear days' notice to the

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341
person authorised as aforesaid or the holder, as
the case may be, review the certificate, and upon
such review the certificate."( Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " may," in p. 3, 1. 13,
stand part of the Clause : Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 19,
at the end, tl insert the words " Provided that
the person whose certificate is under review
shall have the right to be present and to speak
or to be represented when the certificate is
reviewed, and provided that at least seven days'
notice shall be given to him before the certificate
is reviewed."(Mr. Edmund Harvey.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 25,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
a man who leaves his employment, or is tempo-
rarily out of employment, shall not be required
to notify that he is out of employment, unless
he does not intend to resume his former employ-
ment, or has not done so for a period of three
months."(Mr. Anderson.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

-inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 34,
to leave out suLsection (4), in order to insert the
words

" (4) If any person

(a) obtains or attempts to obtain, whether
for himself or any other person, by any
false pretence or false representation, or
by any threat, any certificate, or the
renewal or variation of any certificate,
of exemption from the provisions of this
Act ; or

(b) obtains or attempts to obtain by any
false pretence or false representation the
withdrawal of any such certificate ; or
(c) with intent to prevent the issue, with-
drawal, variation, or renewal of any such
certificate makes any false statement ; or
(d) with intent to prevent any person from
applying for, or for the renewal or varia-
tion of, any such certificate uses any
threat ; or

(e) forges,

destroys, defaces,

alters, or

tampers with any such certificate ;
he shall be liable upon summary conviction to
imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for
any term not exceeding three months, or to a
fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds, or to
both such imprisonment an1 such fine."(Mr.
King.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word " exemption," in 1. 34,
the Clause :Amendment, by
stand part of
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 35,
after the word " representation," to insert the
words " with intent to deceive."(Mr. Bower-
man.!

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 39,
to leave out from the word " be " to the word
" until," in 1. 1, p. 4, in order to insert the words
" deemed to have been enlisted."(Mr. White-
house.)

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1916.

[No. 150.

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave
to sit again(Mr. Long),put, and agreed to.

Mr. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair ; and
the Chairman of Ways and Means reported,
That the Committee had made Progress in the
Bill ; and that he was directed to move, That
the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Trading with the Enemy
(Amendment) (No. 2) Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Army (Suspension of
Sentences) (Amendment) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Committee on the Customs (War Powers)
(Amendment) Bill ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

The Order of the day heinc, read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Amendment which,
upon the 13th day of this instant January, was
proposed to be made on consideration of the
Courts (Emergency Powers) Bill, as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till this day.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, this day,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will,
resolve itself into the said Committee.

this day,

Trading with
the Enemy
(Amendment)
(No. 2) Bill.

Army
(Suspension
of Sentences)
(Amendment)
Bill.

CUStOMS
(War Powers)
(Amendment)
Bill.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Supply.

Ways and
Means.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

this day.

Adjournment.

And it being after half-past Eleven of the
Clock on Wednesday evening, Mr. Speaker
adjourned the House without Question
put, pursuant to the Standing Order, it
being then twenty minutes after One of
the clock on Thursday morning, till this
day.

[No. 150.]

_Thursday, 20th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.

R. Secretary Chamberlain presented, pur-
suant to the directions of an Act of (C L

_LI
Parliament, --- Copy of Revised Regulations
relating to Imperial and Provincial Legislative
Councils in India,
incorporating amendments
made from time to time.

oeugnicllast.)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc- Local

tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
Account of Receipts and Payments of Local TI
Taxation in Ireland for the financial year ended No. 422.
31st March 1915.

Aereoaunt).

Copy of Order made by the Department Department of
l. technical
ica

of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Agriculture
Ireland, entitled the Black Scab in Potatoes Inst ruction
nstruction
(Special Area, Ireland) Order, 1916.
for Ireland.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Local
Taxation (Ireland) Account be printed.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the Civil Services

directions of an Act of Parliament,Appropria-
Lion Accounts of the sums granted by Parliament
for Civil Services, Classes I. to VII., and for Accounts.)
the Revenue Departments, for the year ended No. 423.
together with the Reports of
31st March 1915 ;
the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon,
and certain Reports upon Store Accounts.

and 13 enu
te
(tAm4arrotinprveutoll
(Appropriation

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Lord Advocate presented, by His Births,

Majesty's Command,
ort of the
Annual Rep
Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Scotland, for
1914.

Copy of the Sixtieth

Deaths, and
age
Registrar General on the (Scot anc .)

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

(The Prime Minister.)

Resolved, That this House do sit to-morrow. Business of
the House
(Friday
Sitting.)

Ordered, That

the proceedings upon the Business of
!Military Service (No. 2) Bill, if under discussion the House
at Eleven of the clock this night, be not inter- (Military
(Military
rupted under the Standing Order (Sittings of (No. 2) Bill.)
the House).(The Prime Minister.)

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Military
into a Committee on the Nlilitary Service (No. 2) Service
Bill.

(No. 2) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clause No. 4 (Short

ment).

title and commence-

Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 5, to leave
out the words "not being more than fourteen
days after the passing thereof."(Mr. Snowden.)
Question proposed, That the words " not
stand part of the Clause :

being more than
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1, 5,
to leave out the word "fourteen," in order to
insert the word " sixty."(Mr. Whitehouse.)

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20th January.

343
Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Question, That the word "fourteen" stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to.
A Clause (Right of applicant to be heard by
counsel or solicitor)(Mr. King) brought up,
and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Proceedings before tribunals
to be public)(Mr. King)brought up, and
read the first time.

Motion made, and Question, That the Clause

be read a second time, put, and negatived.

Another Clause (Register of persons enlisted)
(Mr. Morrell)brought up, and read the first
time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time : --Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Schedule 1.
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 6,

to leave out paragraph 2.(Mr. Neville.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Schedule :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 7,
to leave out the words "liable for foreign service."
(Mr. Radford.)

Question put, That the words proposed to be

left out stand part of the Schedule.

The Committee divided.
Tellers for the f Mr. Bridgenian,

Yeas,

1Mr. Howard :
Tellers for thef Mr. Bedford,
1:Mr. Rendall:

Noes,

If 259.

1

27.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 9,
after the word " Navy," to insert the words
"merchant service."( Mr. Peto.)

Question proposed, That those words.be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 10,
to leave out from the word " marines " to the
end of paragraph 3.(Mr. Watt.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Schedule :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 12,

to leave out paragraph 4. (Colonel rote.)

Question proposed, That the word " men "
stand part of the Schedule :Amendment, by
leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 13,
at the end, to insert the words " or members
of a teaching religious order, or ecclesiastical
students."(Mr. Ginnell.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 13,
to insert the

the words

inserted,

last

after
words

" 5. Men who at the time of the passing of this
Act were fully qualified medical practitioners,
at any
or
hospital."(Mr. King.)

registered dentists, or

students

VOL. 170.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 15,
to leave out from the word " force " to the end
of paragraph 5.(Captain Amery.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word "rejected," in p. 5,
I. 16, stand part of the Schedule :Amendment,
by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 17,

at the end, to add the words

" (6) Until the last day of July, nineteen
hundred and sixteen, all men who are in attend-
ance at a school or college for purposes of
education, or under articles for the purpose of
entrance into a profession."( Mr. Newdegate.)

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 17,

at the end, to add the words

" (6) Men who, since the fifteenth day of
August, nineteen hundred and fifteen, have
lawfully left the United Kingdom and have
(Mr,
continued
Anenrin Williams.)

be absent therefrom."

to

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 17,

at the end, to add the words

" (6) Men who have offered themselves for
enlistment since the fourth day of August, nine-
teen hundred and fourteen, and been rejected, and
have subsequently married."(Mr. Thomas.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
Schedule 2.
An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 22,
to leave out from the word " Britain " to the
word " consisting," in 1. 24.

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word " registration," in 1. 23, stand
part of the Schedule, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, I. 23,
to leave out the words "registration authority,"
in order to insert the words " Parliamentary
Recruiting Committee."(Mr. Wiles.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Schedule :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 25,
to leave out the word " twenty-five," in order to
insert the word "fifteen. " (Mr. Dickinson.)

Question, That the word " twenty-five " stand

part of the Schedule, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 26,
at the end, to insert the words " and among such
persons there shall be included representatives
of trade unions to the extent of one-half the
number."(Mr. Stephen Walsh.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted ;Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 26,
at the end, to insert the words " and such
tribunals shall be composed of women to the
extent of not less than one-fifth of the whole
number."(Mr. Snowden.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

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1916.

[No.150.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 29,
to leave out the words " by His Majesty," in
order to insert the words "in England and
Wales by the Lord Chancellor, and in Scotland
by the Lord President of the Court of Session
for the time being."(Mr. King.)

Question proposed, That the words "by His
Majesty " stand part of the Schedule :Amend-
ment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 30,

to leave out paragraph (3).(Mr.

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out, to the word "or," in 1. 31, stand
part of the Schedule :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, I. 3,
after the word " regulations," to insert the words
"which shall forthwith be presented to Parlia-
ment."( Mr. Tyson Wilson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 17,
at the end, to add the words " No costs shall be
payable to the Crown or the military authorities
in respect of any proceedings or appeals under
this Act.
Costs of witnesses
to
establish a claim for exemption shall be provided
out of the county funds."

(Mr. Anderson.)

required

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, I. 17,
at the end, to add the words " and such leave
to appeal shall not be refused except by the
unanimous decision of the members of the Appeal
Tribunal that the grounds of appeal are frivo-
lous."( Mr. Edmund Harvey.)

Question, That those words be there added,

put, and negatived.

Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be taken into consideration upon
Monday next ; and be printed.

Bill 181.

Munitions
of War
(Amendment)
Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for taking
into consideration the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Munitions of War (Amendment)
Bill ;

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken

into consideration to-morrow.

Trading with
the Enemy
t
CAmndmen)
e
2) Bill.
(No.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Trading with the Enemy
(Amendment) (No. 2) Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Second Reading of the Army (Suspension of
Sentences) ,

Army
(Suspension
of Sentences) Sentences) (Amendment) Bill ;
(Amendment)
Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the
Customs
(War Powers) Committee on the Customs (War Powers)
(Amendment) (Amendment) Bill ;
Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Courts
the adjourned Debate on the Amendment which, (Emergency
Powers) Bill.
upon the 13th day of this instant January,
proposed to be made on consideration of the
Courts (Emergency Powers) Bill, as amended in
the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the Supply.

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment.

Order of the House of the 3rd clay of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly
tinned to sit
Eleven of the
morrow.

the House, having con-
till two minutes
after
clock, adjourned till
to-

[No. 151.1
Friday, 21st January 1916.
The House met at Twelve of the clock.

P 11 AYER S.

S ECRETARY Sir Edward Grey presented, Prisoners

by His Majesty's Command,

Correspondence with the United States Am- nMeoluseselNlao-
bassador respecting conditions in the Internment 1916.)
Camp at Ruhleben (in continuation of Miscella-
neous, No. 13, 1915).

Copy of of War

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc- National
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of Health
Regulations made by the Scottish Insurance Insurance
a
Commissioners, dated 8th January 1916, entitled (Scotland)
the National Health Insurance (Deposit Con- (Regulations.)
tributors' Administration Expenses) Regulations No. 424.
(Scotland), 1916.

Copy of Abstract Account of the Receipts Development

into and Issues out of the Development Fund Fund.
in the year ended 31st March 1915 ; together No. 425.
with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor
General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain presented, pur- East India
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, (Civil Service.)
Copy of Provisional Rules regarding Indian
Candidates for the Indian Civil Service, dated
11th January 1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

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345

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply.

into the Committee of Supply.

(In the Committee.)

Navy Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16.
50,000, additional number of Officers and Men.
Resolution to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had come to a Resolution.

Ordered, That the Report be received upon

Monday next.

The Chairman of Ways and Means also
acquainted the House that he was directed to
move, That the Committee may have leave to
sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday
next, again resolve itself into the said Com-
mittee.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Munitions

take into consideration the Amendments made of War
by the Lords to the Munitions of War (Amend- BilAmendment)
ment) Bill ; and the same were twice read, and
agreed to.

l.

(

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Courts
the adjourned Debate on the Amendment which, (Emergency
upon the 13th day of this instant January, Powers) Bill.
was proposed to be made on consideration of the
Courts (Emergency Powers) Bill, as amended in
the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till Monday next.

The Order of the day being read, for the Ways and

Committee of Ways and Means;

Means.

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday

next, resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for the Military

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Service Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

upon Monday next.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Adjournment_

Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :--It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till twenty-three minutes
tinued to sit
before Five of the clock, adjourned till
Monday next.

No. 151.] 6 GEO. V.
Shops Act,
1912.

Mr. Secretary Samuel presented, pursuant to
the directions of an Act of Parliament,Copy
of Order made by the Council of the under-
mentioned Local Authority under
the Shops
Act, 1912, and confirmed by the Secretary of
State for the Home Department :

Borough of .Penzance.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

New Member
sworn.

The Right Honourable Edwin. Samuel Montagu,
Member for the County of Cambridge (Western
or Chesterton Division), was sworn.

Business of
the House.

Ordered, That the proceedings on Government
Business be not interrupted this day at Five or
half an hour after Five of the clock, and may
be entered upon at any hour, though opposed.
(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Trading with
the Enemy
(Amendment)
(No. 2) Bill.

The Trading with the Enemy (Amendment)
(No. 2) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time.

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House for Monday
next.( Mr. Walter Rea.)

Customs
(War Powers)
(Amendment)
Bill.

The House, according to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee on the Customs (War Powers)
(Amendment) Bill.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 to No. 5 agreed to.
A Clause (Application of section six of the
Customs (War Powers) Act, 1915)
(Mr.
( Solicitor General)brought up, and read the
first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Army
(Suspension
of Sentences)
(Amendment)
Bill.

The Army ( Suspension of Sentences) (Amend-
ment) Bill was, according to Order, read a
second time.

Resolved, That this House will immediately

resolve itself into the Committee on the Bill.
(Mr. Walter Rea.)

The House accordingly resolved itself into the

Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses No. 1 and No. 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair: and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill,
and directed him to report the same, without
Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Vol,. 170.

346

24th January.

1916.

[No.152.

[No. 152.]

Monday, 24th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

Treaty Series
(No. 15, 1915.)

Alien Enemies
on the
Steamship
" Golconda "
(Miscel-
laneous,
No. 4, 1916.)

Irish Land
Commission.

PRAYERS.
SECRETARY Sir Edward Grey presented,
Copy of

by His Majesty's Command,

Index to Treaty Series, 1915.

Copy of Correspondence with the United
States Ambassador respecting the safety of
Alien Enemies repatriated from India on the
Steamship " Golconda."

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Birrell presented, by His Majesty's Com-
Copy of Return of Advances made
mand,
under the Irish Land Purchase Acts during the
months of April and May 1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

M r. Secretary Samuel presented, by His
Welsh Church
Act. 1914. Majesty's Command, -- Copy of First Report,
with Appendices, of
the Commissioners of
in Wales, 1914-15, of
Church Temporalities
their proceedings under the Welsh Church Act,
1914.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

West
Highland
Railway
(Extension
from Banavie
to Mallaig.)

Railway
Servants
(Hours of
Labour.)

No. 426.

Mr. Runeiman presented, pursuant to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy
of Fourteenth Annual Report by the Board of
Trade as to the condition and working of the
Banavie and Mallaig Railway, the Rates and
and the Receipts and
Charges for Traffic,
Expenditure of any Company in working the
Railway, for the year 1914-15.

Copy of Report by the Board of Trade of
their proceedings under the Railway Regulation
Act, 1893, during the year ended 27th July
1915.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Paper relative to Railway
Servants (Hours of Labour) be printed.

Destructive
Insects and
Pests Acts
18'77 and ia07.

Business of
the House
(Military
Servicz
(No. 2) Bill.)

Military
Service
(No. 2) Bill.

Mr. Acland presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copies of
Orders under the Destructive insects and Pests
Acts, 1877 and 1907, numbered D.I.P. 349 and
350, declaring the respective areas described in
the Schedules thereto to be infected with Wart
Disease, and infected areas for the purposes of
the Wart Disease of Potatoes (Infected Areas)
Order of 1914,

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Ordered, That the proceedings upon the
Military Service (No. 2) Bill, if under discussion
at Eleven of the clock this night, be not inter-
rupted under the Standing Order (Sittings of
the House).(Mr. Secretary Bonar Law.)

The House, according to Order, proceeded to
take into consideration the Military Service
(No. 2) Bill, as amended in the Committee.

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill
(Permission to persons enlisted under this Act
to join Territorial Force).(Captain Cassel.)

And the said Clause was brought up, and read

the first time.

And a Motion being made, and the Question
being proposed, That the said Clause be read a
second time :The said Motion and Clause were
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn.

An Amendment was proposed to be made to
the Bill, in p. 1, 1. 9, by leaving out the word
" forty-one," and inserting the word " thirty "
(Mr. Holt),instead thereof.

And the Question being put, That the word
" forty-one " stand part of the Bill :It was
resolved in the Affirmative.

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 1,
1. 11, by leaving out the
words " or was a widower without children
dependent on him."(Mr. Clough.)

And the Question being put, That the words
"or was a widower without" stand part of the
Bill :It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 2, by inserting, after the
word " not," the words " this question shall be
decided by a court of summary jurisdiction and."
(Mr. Whitehouse.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 5, by inserting, after the
words last inserted, the words " No person to
whom this section applies shall be employed
against his will in any civil trade or industry."

(Mr. Sherwell.)
And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 12, by leaving out sub-
section (4) of Clause 1.(Mr. Holt.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out,
to the word
" hereafter," in 1. 14, stand part of the Bill :
The said proposed Amendment was, with leave
of the House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 22, by inserting, after the
word " or," the words " on behalf or."(Mr.
Aneurin

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :---It passed in the
Negative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 26, by inserting, after the
word " work," the words " whether with a
specified employer or not."(Mr. Holt.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill : It passed in the
Negative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 28, by inserting at the end

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And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

thereof the words " on the ground that, being in
partnership (which partnership commenced prior
to the outbreak of the war) with his brothers or
other relations, all of whom were serving with
the colours before the introduction of this Act,
he is left in sole charge of their and his business
interests."(Mr.

And the Question being put, That those words
It passed in the

be there inserted in the Bill :
Negative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 2, 1. 29, by leaving out para-
graph (b).(Sir Frederick Banbury.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out, to the word " special,"
in 1. 31, stand part of the Bill:
It was resolved
in the Affirmative.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 3, 1. 7, by leaving out from the
word " Council " to the word " or," in 1. 9.
(Mr. Watt.)

And the Question being put, That the words
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :
It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 3, I. 15, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " Provided that each man so
exempted shall be entitled to receive from the
department a separate certificate."( Mr. King.)
And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 3, 1. 35, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " Provided that when a con-
ditional certificate is granted the condition upon
which it is granted shall be stated on the certifi-
cate."(Mr. Morrell.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 12, by inserting, after the
word " exemption," the words " other than an
absolute certificate."(Mr. Whitehouse.)

And the Question being put, That those words
be there inserted in the Bill :It passed in the
Negative.

Then another Amendment was made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 4, 1. 22, by leaving out the
words " such a," and inserting the words " a
conditional "(Mr. Pringle),

instead thereof.

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out stand part of the
Bill : -The said proposed Amendment was, with
leave of the House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 6, I. 10, by leaving out from
the word " marines " to the end of the paragraph.
(Mr. Pringle.)
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Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 6, 1. 16, by leaving out the
word " or."(Mr. Rogge.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
word " or " stand part of the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 6, 1. 24, by inserting, after the
word "enlistment," the words " or for a coin-
mission."(Mr. Leif Jones.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 6, 1. 34, by inserting at the end
thereof the words " such authority shall have
power from time to time to appoint additional
persons to be members of such local tribunal."
(Mr. Aneurin Williams.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there inserted in the Bill The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 7, 1. 4, by leaving out paragraph
(3).(Mr. Watt.)

And the Question being proposed, That the
words proposed to be left out, to the word
" wholly," in 1. 5, stand part of the Bill :The
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

Then other Amendments were made to the

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed to be made
to the Bill, in p. 7, 1. 27, by adding at the end
thereof the words " and such leave to appeal
shall not be refused unless, in the opinion of the
tribunal, the grounds of appeal are frivolous or
vexatious."--t Mr. Morrell.)

And the Question being proposed, That those
words be there added to the Bill :The said
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the
House, withdrawn.

A Motion was made, and the Question being

put, That the Bill be now read the third time ;

The House divided.
The Yeas to the Right ;
The Noes to the Left.
Tellers for the j Mr. Gulland,

Yeas,

) Mr. Bridgman :

Tellers for the j Mr. Thomas,

Noes,

) Mr. Whitehouse:

383.

t

36.

So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
The Bill was accordingly read the third time

and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

The Order of the day being read, for the Trading with

Committee on the Trading with the Enemy the Enemy
(Amendment)
(Amendment) (No. 2) Bill ;
(No. 2) Bill.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [21st.

the Report from the Committee of Supply of Januat. Yi
the 21st day of this instant January ;

Repor

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Ordered, That the Report be received

morrow.

to-

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Supply.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Amendment which,
upon the 13th day of this instant January, was
proposed to be made on consideration of the
Courts (Emergency Powers) Bill, as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

Ways and
Means.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant

to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And the Question being put :It was resolved

in the Affirmative.

And accordingly the House, having con-
till twenty-nine minutes
tinued to sit
after Eleven of the clock, adjourned till
to-morrow.

[No. 153.]

Tuesday, 25th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
A PUBLIC Petition was presented, and read ;

and ordered to lie upon the Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of several Acts of Parliament,Copy of
Regulations, dated 24th January 1916, made by
the National Health Insurance Joint Committee,
entitled the National Health Insurance (Reserve
Values) Regulations, 1916.

Public
Petitions.
Vide Supple-
ment to
First Report.
National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Committee)
(Regulations.)
No. 427.

Treasury
Chest.

Account showing all the sums which have
been received into the Treasury Chest, and
No. 428. which have been paid out of the same, between
the 1st April 1914 and the 31st March 1915,
and of the Liabilities and Assets of the Treasury
Chest on the latter day, with the Report of the
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Runciman presented,

Return to an Merchant
Order, dated the 23rd day of December last, Shipping
for a Return relative to Merchant Shipping (Casualties.)
No. 430.
(Casualties).

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

The Lord Advocate presented,

Return to Private

an Order, dated the 22nd day of December last, Legislation
P(sreocedure
for a Return relative to the Private Legislation
otland)
Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899.
Act, 1899.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the No. 431.

Table ; and be printed.

James Hill, Esquire, Member for the Borough New Member

of Bradford (Central Division), was sworn.

sworn.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth:

The Lords have agreed to the Parliament and Parliament

Registration Bill, without any Amendment.

and
Registration
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Naval Forces Naval Forces
ice on
(Service on Shore) Bill, with an Amendment;
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of Shore) Bill.
this House.

Ordered, That the Military Service (No. 2) Military
(No. 2) Bill.
ice
Bill 182.

Bill, as amended in the Committee and on con-
sideration, be printed.

Ordered, That the proceedings upon Govern- Business of
ment Business be not interrupted this night the House.
under the Standing Order
the
House), and may be entered upon at any time,
though opposed.(Mr. Secretary Bonar Law.)

(Sittings of

The House, according to Order, resolved itself Trading with
into a Committee on the Trading with the Enemy the Enemy
(Amendment)
(Amendment) (No. 2) Bill.
(No. 2) Bill.

(In the Committee.)
Clause No. 1 (Power to deal with businesses

of persons of enemy nationality).

Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 5, to leave
out the words " it appears to the Board of
Trade."(Sir Jain Harmood-Banner.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 6,
after the word " business," to insert the words
" either of principal or agent."(Mr. Fell.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, iu p. 1, 1. 10,
to leave out the words " wholly or mainly," in
order to insert the words " to any considerable
extent."(M r. Pennefather.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, I. 10,
after the word mainly," to insert the words
" and either directly or indirectly."(Mr. Fell.)
Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Irish
Universities
Act, 1908.

No. 429.

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc-
tions of an Act of Parliament,
Copy of
Statute VII. of the National University of
Ireland, made under the Irish Universities Act,
1908.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 12,
to leave out the words "for any reason," in
order to insert the words "in the national
interest."( Mr. Joynson-Hichs.)

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Question, That the words " for any " stand

part of the Clause, put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 12,
to leave out the words " it appears to them,"
in order to insert the words " they desire, with
the consent of the Attorney General, that it is."
(Sir Henry Dalziel.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, 1. 17,

at the end, to insert the words

" (b) requiring the business or any part
thereof to be transferred to any person,
firm, or company named in the order ; or."

(Mr. Ronald Ili-Weill.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 10,
to leave out the words "and shall be charged
on such assets in priority to any other charges."
(Mr. Watt.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
stand part of the Clause : --

to be left out
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2,
to
leave out ls. 10 and 11.(Sir John Harmood-
Banner.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word " and," in p. 2, 1. 12, stand part
of the Clause :Amendment, by leave, with-
drawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 24,
after the word " enemies," to insert the words
firms, or companies of enemy
" or persons,
nationality or enemy association."(Mr. But-
cher.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 25,
after the word " persons," to insert the words
" who are not enemies or controlled by enemies."
(Mr. Rawlinson.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 2, 1. 35,
after the word "territory," to insert the words
" or neutral territory."(Sir Clifford Cory.)

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 8,
at the end, to insert the words " Provided that
the claims of persons who are not
enemies,
whether as creditors, shareholders, partners, or
otherwise interested in the enemy business, or
in any business in enemy territory of which the
enemy business is a part or branch or agency,
shall rank against the assets of the business so
sold or wound up in priority to the claims of
persons in enemy territory."(Mr. Rawlinson.)
Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 34,
after the words last inserted, to add the words
" (8) The Board of Trade shall from time to
time prepare and lay before Parliament lists of

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the persons, firms, and companies as to whom
.orders have been made under
section,
together with short particulars of such orders."
(Mr. Pretgman.)

this

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, in 1. 1, after the second word "time," to
insert the words " at intervals of not more than
two months."(Mr. Peto.)

Question, That those words be there inserted
in the proposed Amendment, put, and negatived.

Proposed words there added.
Another Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 2 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 3 (Power of Board of Trade to

vest enemy property in custodian).

Amendment proposed, in p. 3, 1. 7, to leave
out the words " Board of Trade," in order to
insert the words "High Court."(Sir Clifford
Cory.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Clause :
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 10,
after the word " including," to insert the words
" goodwill, copyright, patent rights, registered
(Mr. Ronald
trade marks,
licences, and."
ill `Neill.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Am endment, by leave, withdrawn.

An Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 15,
after the word " selling," to insert the words
" either for cash or on credit."(Mr. Rawlin-
son.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Arnendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 16,
at the end, to insert the words " or may require
the custodian to transfer the property or any
part thereof to any person, firm, or company
named in the order, subject to such terms or
conditions as the Board may direct."(Mr.
Ronald M'Neill.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Other Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 34,

at the end, to insert the words

" (5) Where a vesting order has been made
by the Board of Trade under the provisions of
this Act, or by the High Court under the
provisions of the Trading with the Enemy
( Amendment) Act, 1914, the Board of Trade
shall, on the application of any person, firm, or
company, not being an enemy, claiming to be a
the enemy in respect of whose
creditor of
property such vesting order has been made,
direct all such accounts and inquiries to be taken
by one of the masters of the Chancery Division
in the High Court as may be necessary or
proper for the purpose of ascertaining, and such
master shall certify what is, the amount owing
from the enemy to such applicant, or, if the
Board of Trade shall think fit, the total debts or
claims of persons, firms, or companies, not being
enemies, against such enemy, and the applicant,
or any such person, firm, or company, whose
debt is so certified shall be entitled to enter at
the Central Office of the High Court final
judgment against the enemy in respect of such
claim."(Sir John Harmood-Banner.)

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Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, 1. 40,
after the first word " Act," to insert the words
" and the Trading with the Enemy (Vesting
and Application of Property) Rules, 1915, made
thereunder."( Sir John Harmood-Banner.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :--Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 4, I.' 40,

at the end, to add the words

" (6) For the purpose of returns to be made
to the custodian under sections two and three
of the Trading with the Enemy (Amendment)
Act, 1914, and sections one and two of the
Trading with the Enemy (Amendment) Act,
1915, where any sums the subject of such returns
are expressed in marks, and for the purposes of
ascertaining the sterling equivalent of debts
owing by any enemy under the said Acts, the
rate of exchange to be taken shall be one pound
for every twenty marks fifty pfennigs."(Sir
John Harmood-Banner.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

added :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 4 (Right of custodian to have

enemy patent granted to him).

Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 1, at the
beginning, to insert the words " The powers
conferred on the Board of Trade by section one
of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks
(Temporary Rules) Act, 1914, and clause one
of the regulations made thereunder, on the
application of any person, to avoid or suspend
patents or licences granted to a subject of any
state at war with His Majesty, shall be and are
hereby extended to the avoidance or suspension,
on or without such application, of any provisional
protection under."(Sir William Beale.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 1,
the word " If."(Sir George

to leave out
Croydon Marks.)

Question proposed, That the word " I f " stand
part of the Clause :Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 5 (Duration of
dealings with enemy property).

restrictions or

Amendment proposed, in p. 5, 1. 15, to leave
out from the word " until " to the end of the
Clause, in order to insert the words " Parlia-
ment shall otherwise determine."(Mr. Ronald
111 N eill.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out, to the word " such," in 1. 15, stand part of
the Clause, put, and agreed to.

An Amendment made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses No. 6 and No. 7 amended, and

agreed to.

Clause No. 8 (Power to refuse registration of

companies in certain cases).

Amendment proposed, in p. 6,1. 8, after the
word " company," to insert the words " or a
limited partnership."(Sir Clifford Cory.)

Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 10,
to leave out the words " a subject of a state at

war with His Majesty," in order to insert the
words " an enemy subject."( Mr. Solicitor
General.)

Question, That the words proposed to be left
out stand part of the Clause, put, and negatived.
Question proposed, That those words be there

inserted :

Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend-
ment, at the end, to add the words " not authorised
to conduct business in the United Kingdom."
(Mr. Annan Bryce.)

Question proposed, That those words be there
added to the proposed Amendment :Amend-
ment to the proposed Amendment, by leave,
withdrawn.

Proposed words there inserted.
Another Amendment made.
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, J. 15,
to leave out the words " unless made with the
consent of the Board of Trade."(Mr. Penne-
fizther.)

Question proposed, That the words proposed
left out stand part of the Clause :--

to be
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 6, 1. 16,
after the word " void," to insert the words " as
(Mr. Annan
against
Bryce.)

the enemy subject."

Question, That those words be there inserted,

put, and negatived.

Other Amendments made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause No. 9 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 10 agreed to.
Clause No. 11 amended, and agreed to.
Clause No. 12 agreed to.
Clause No. 13 amended, and agreed to.
A Clause (Duty of enemy subjects to make
returns as to property)(Mr. Solicitor General)
brought up, and read the first and second
time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Definitions)(Mr. Solicitor
General)brought up, and read the first and
second time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (Determination of contracts)
brought up, and read the

(Mr. Morton)
first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :--Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Another Clause (Trading with branch of
enemy firm in British, allied, or neutral terri-
tory)(Mr. Butcher) brought up, and read
the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That
the Clause be read a second time :Motion and
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and the
Chairman of Ways and Means reported, That
the Committee had gone through the Bill.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended in the
Committee, be now taken into consideration :
The House accordingly proceeded to take the
Bill into consideration.

Then Amendments were made to the Bill.
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third
time :The Bill was accordingly read the third
time and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to

the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

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Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

No.153.]

Supply [21st
January]
Report.

Sea and Coastl
Guard
Services.

Supply.

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

Ways and
Means.

6 GEO. V.
Dr. Macnamara reported from the Committee
of Supply of the 21st day of this instant January
a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth :

Navy Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16.
That an additional number not

exceeding
50,000 Officers, Seamen, and Boys be employed
for the year ending on the 31st day of March
1916, beyond the number already voted for the
year.

The said Resolution, being read a second time,

was agreed to.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Supply ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the A mendment which,
upon the 13th day of this instant January, was
proposed to be made on consideration of the
Courts (Emergency Powers) Bill, as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Committee of Ways and Means ;

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow,

resolve itself into the said Committee.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, for the

Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Naval Forces
(Service on
Shore) Bill.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the
Lords to the Naval Forces (Service on Shore)
Bill be now taken into consideration.(Dr.
Macnamara.)

The House accordingly proceeded to take the
said Amendments into consideration ; and the
same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

Adjournment.

'Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And it being one hour after the conclusion
of Government Business, Mr. Speaker
adjourned the House without Question
put, pursuant to the Order of the House
of the 3rd day of February last, it being
then ten minutes after Eleven of the clock,
till to-morrow.

[No. 154.]

Wednesday, 26th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
SECRETARY Sir Edward Grey presented,
by His Majesty's Command,Copies of
Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Annual Series,
Nos. 5551 to 5554.

Vol,. 170.

Trade Reports
(Annual
Series.)

Mr. Birrell presented, pursuant to the direc- Shops Act,

tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Closing 1912.
Order under the Shops Act, 1912, made by the
Urban District Council of Athlone.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Montagu presented, pursuant to the direc- National
tions of an Act of Parliament,Copy of Account Insurance
of the Unemployment Fund established p
to Section 92 (1) of the National Insurance Act,
Unem
1911, Part II., showing the Receipts and Pay- ment
ments during the period 13th July 1913 to 14th
July 1914 ; together with the Report of the ment Fund
Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.
Account.)

ursuant Ape

(Inusnuermanpeleoy)

at , l9d.

plo"y-

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the No. 432.

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Long presented,Return to an Order, Pauperism
dated the 23rd day of July last, for a Return (England and
relative to Pauperism (England and Wales).

Wales.)

No. 433.

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the

Table ; and be printed.

Mr. Secretary Bonar Law presented, by His Ceylon.

Majesty's Command,Copy of Correspondence
relating to Disturbances in Ceylon.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

The following Paper, pursuant to the direc- Friendly
tions of several Acts of Parliament, was laid Societies, &c.
No. 434.
upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :
Reports of the Chief Registrar of Friendly
year 1915, on Friendly
for
Societies,
Societies, &c.

the

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

Warwick Brookes, Esquire, Member for the New Member

Borough of Tower Hamlets (Mile End Division), sworn.
was sworn.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that a Message from

Message had been brought from the Lords by the Lords.
one of their Clerks, as followeth ;

The Lords have agreed to the Customs (War Customs
Powers) (Amendment) Bill, without any Amend- (War Powers)
(Amendment)
ment.
Bill.
The Lords have agreed to the Army (Sus- Army
s
pension of Sentences) (Amendment) Bill, without (Suspension
Sentences)
o
S
any Amendment.
(Amendment)
Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Military Ser- Military
to which Service

vice (No. 2) Bill, with Amendments ;
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House.

(No. 2) Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Trading with Trading with

the Enemy (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, with the Enemy
Amendments; to which the Lords desire the
concurrence of this House.

2)

iti.mo.

Bieldmnl.t)

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Military
Lords to the Military Service (No. 2) Bill be service
taken into consideration to-morrow ; and be (No. 2) Bill.
Bill 183.
printed.

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Trading with

Lords to the Trading with the Enemy (Amend_ t(hAemEenn
ment (No. 2) Bill be taken into consideration (No. 2) Bill.
to-morrow ; and be printed.
Bill 184.

demmyent)

A Motion was made, and the Question being Enemy Trade.

proposed, That this House, having noted the
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1916.

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352
volume of the imports into neutral countries
bordering on enemy territory of goods essential
to the enemy for the prosecution of the war,
urges the Government to enforce as effective a
blockade as possible, without interfering with the
normal requirements of those neutral countries
for internal consumption-- (Mr. Shirley Beim):
And a Debate arising thereupon ;

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

And it being Eleven of the clock, the Debate

stood adjourned.

The Order of the day being read, for resuming
the adjourned Debate on the Amendment which,
upon the 13th day of this instant January, was
proposed to be made on consideration of the
Courts (Emergency Powers) Bill, as amended
in the Committee ;

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned

till to-morrow.

Military
Service Bill.

The Order of the day being read, fin.
Second Reading of the Military Service Bill ;

the

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time

to-morrow.

Adjournment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the
Order of the House of the 3rd day of February
last, proposed the Question, That this House do
now adjourn.

And it being half an hour after Eleven of
the clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the
House without Question put, pursuant to
the Order of the House of the 3rd day
of February last, till to-morrow.

[No. 155.]

Thursday, 27th January 1916.

The House met at a quarter of an hour
before Three of the clock.

PRAYERS.
MR. Montagu presented, pursuant

to the
directions of several Acts of Parliament,
Copy of Provisional Regulations, dated 25th
January 1916, made by the Insurance Commis-
sioners, entitled the National Health Insurance
(Deposit Contributors' Administration Expenses)
Regulations, 1916.

Copy of Regulations, dated 24th January
1916, made by the National Health Insurance
Joint Committee, acting jointly with the Insur-
ance Commissioners, entitled the National Health
Insurance (Medical Benefit) Regulations (No. 2),
1915.

Copy of Regulations, dated 26th January
1916, made by the Insurance Commissioners,
acting jointly with the Welsh Insurance Com-
missioners, entitled the National Health Insur-
ance (Medical Benefit) Regulations (Wales)
(No. 2), 1915.

Copy of Return for the year ended 31st March
1915 of the Army and Navy Officers permitted,
under Rule 2 of the Regulations drawn up under
Section 6 of the Superannuation Act, 1887, to
hold Civil Employment of profit under Public
Departments.

Copy of Accounts of the National Health
Insurance Fund (England), the Welsh National
Health Insurance Fund, the Scottish National
Health Insurance Fund, and the Irish National
Health Insurance Fund, established pursuant to

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(England)
(Regulations.)
No. 435.

National
Health
Insurance
(Joint
Corn mittee)
(Regulations.)
No. 436.

National
Health
Insurance
Commission
(Wales)
(Regulations.)
No. 437.

Superannua-
tion Act, 1887

National
Insurance
Acts, 1911
to 1913
(Accounts.)
Nc. 438.

' Sections 54 (1), 82 (2), 80 (2) and 81 (2) respec-
tively of the National Insurance Act, 1911,
showing the Receipts and Payments during the
peris)d 15th July 1912 to 11th January 1914 ;
together with the Report of the Comptroller and
Auditor General thereon.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the
Table ; and that the Papers relative to National
Health Insurance Commission (England) (Regu-
lations), National Health Insurance (Joint Com-
mittee) (Regulations), National Health Insurance
Commission ( W ales) ( Regulations), and National
Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1913 (Accounts), be
printed.

Mr. Tennant presented, by His Majesty's Army.

Command,Copy of Report of Recruiting in
Ireland.

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Secretary Samuel presented, by His Spontaneous

Majesty's Command,
Evidence to the First Report of the Depart-
mental Committee on Spontaneous Combustion Committee.)
of Coal in Mines.

Copy of Minutes of Combustion of
Mines
(Departmental

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the

Table.

Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table,--List of Parliamentary

the Bills, Reports, Estimates, and Accounts and Papers.
Papers printed by Order of the House, and of No. 439.
Papers presented by Command, Session 1914-16,
with a General Alphabetical Index thereto.
Thirtieth Parliament, Fifth Session, 5th and 6th
George V., 11th November 1914 to 27th January
1916.

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed.

The Right Honourable Joseph Albert Pease, New Member

Member for the County of York (Southern Part makes
of the West Riding, Rotherham Division), made Affirmation.
and subscribed the Affirmation required by Law.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Military
take into consideration the Amendments made Service
by the Lords to the Military Service (No. 2) Bill ; (No. 2) Bill.
and the same were twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

The House, according to Order, proceeded to Trading with
take into consideration the Amendments mode the Enemy
(Aent).
by the Lords to the Trading with the Enemy (No.mendm
2) Bill.
(Amendment) (No. 2) Bill ; and the same were
twice read, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk do carry the Bill to
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House
bath agreed to the Amendments made by their
Lordships.

A Message was delivered by Admiral Sir Royal Assent.

Henry Frederick Stephenson, Gentleman Usher
of the Black Rod :
Mr. Speaker,

The Lords authorised by virtue of His
Majesty's Commissions, for declaring His Royal
Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both
Houses, and for proroguing the present Parlia-
ment, desire the immediate attendance of this
Honourable House in the House of Peers, to
hear the Commissions read.

Accordingly Mr. Speaker,' with the House,
went up to the House of Peers, where a Com-
mission under the Great Seal was read, giving,

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353

declaring, and notifying the Royal Assent to
the several Acts therein mentioned ; and the
Lords thereby authorised declared the Royal
Assent to the said Acts, as follow :

1. Munitions of War (Amendment) Act,

1916.

2. Parliament and Registration Act, 1916.
3. Naval Forces (Service on Shore) Act,

1916.

4. Military Service Act, 1916.
5. Customs (War Powers) Act, 1916.
6. Army (Suspension of Sentences) Amend-

ment Act, 1916.

7. Trading with the Enemy Amendment

Act, 1916.

And afterwards His Majesty's Most Gracious
Speech was delivered to both Houses of Parlia-
ment by the Lord High Chancellor, in pursuance
of His Majesty's Commands, as followeth :

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

For eighteen months My Navy and Army
have been engaged, in concert with brave and
steadfast Allies, in defending our common liber-
ties and the public law of Europe against the
I am
unprovoked encroachments of the enemy.
sustained by the determination of My people at
home and overseas to carry our flag to a final
and decisive victory.

Gentlemen of the House of Commons,

I thank you for the ungrudging liberality with
which you have made provision for the heavy
demands of the War.

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

In this struggle, forced upon us by those who
hold in light esteem the liberties and covenants
which we regard as sacred, we shall not lay
down our arms until we have vindicated the
cause which carries with it the future of civilisa-
tion.

I rely with confidence upon the loyal and
united efforts of all My subjects, which have
never failed Me, and I pray that Almighty God
may give us His blessing.

Then a Commission for proroguing the Parlia-

ment was read.

After which the Lord Chancellor said :

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

By virtue of His Majesty's Commission
under the Great Seal, to us and other Lords
directed, and now read, we do, in His Majesty's
Name and in obedience to His Commands, pro-
rogue this Parliament to Tuesday the fifteenth
day of February, one thousand nine hundred
and sixteen, to be then here holden ; and this
Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Tuesday
the fifteenth day of February, one thousand nine
hundred and sixteen.

King's Speech.

Vol,. 170

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INDEX

TO THE

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTIETH
VOLUME.

Session 1914-16.

5 4. 6 Geo. V.

Pant. 30.

Sess. 5.

1914-16.

ABERDARE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL ( Tramways,
&c.) [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill should originate
in the House of Lords, 38. Report, Standing Orders
certified not to have been complied with, 41. Examiners'
Report on Petition for Bill, Standing Orders not com-
plied with, referred to Select Committee on Standing
Orders, 41. Report, Standing Orders ought to be dis-
pensed with, 73. Bill brought from the Lords, 117.
Read the first time, and referred to Examiners, 118.
Report, Standing Orders not previously inquired into
complied with ; Bill to be read a second time, 128.
Read a second time, and committed, 135.
Reported,
with Amendments, 175. As amended, considered, 182.
Read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 191.
(Cited as Aberdare
To which the Lords agree, 196.
Urban District Council Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 201.

ABERDEEN CORPORATION ORDER CONFIRMATION; Bill
to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating
read the first
to Aberdeen Corporation ; presented ;
time, and ordered (under Section 9 of the Act) to be
read a second time, 10. Read a second time,
22.
Day appointed for consideration, 39.
Consideration
deferred, 41. Bill considered ; read the third time and
passed, 44. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Aberdeen Corporation Order Con-
ment, 65.
firmation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 89.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS :

NOTE.-(Add.) Address to the Crown.

(Ord.) Order for a Return.
(pres.) presented.
(Corn.) by the King's Command.

(Act) pursuant to Act.

(p.) Order for printing.

ADVANCES TO HIS MAJESTY'S

SELF-GOVERNING
DOMINIONS : Treasury Minute relative thereto (Ord.
15, pres. 15), p. 15 (No. 47).

AERONAUTICS : Report of Advisory Committee for 1914-

15 (Corn.), 147.

AFRICA : Report on Blackwater Fever (Com.), 51.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.
AFRICA (No. 1, 1915) : Further Correspondence respect-
ing Contract Labour in Portuguese West Africa (Com.),
183.

AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION SCHEMES
(Local Contributions) (Ireland) : Return relative thereto
(Ord. 82, pres. 238), p. 238 (No. 343).

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS (Ireland) : Return of Prices
of Crops, &c., 1914 ( Corn.), 169. Abstracts showing
acreage under Crops, number of Live Stock, &c., for
1914-15 (Com.), 233.

Agricultural Labourers :

Report and Tables for 1914 (Coin.), 233.

AGRICULTURE (Scotland) : Third Report of the Board
( Com.), 120. Agricultural Statistics, 1913, Volume II.,
Part III. (Com.), 88. Agricultural Statistics, 1914,
Volume III., Part I. (Com.), 172. Agricultural Statis-
tics, 1914, Volume III., Part II. ( Corn.), 233. State-
ment relative to financial position of various Estates
( Com.), 268.

AIRCRAFT INSURANCE COMMITTEE : Report thereof on
Government War Risks Insurance Schemes (Com.), 199.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Order [11th August 1913]
for a Return relative thereto, and Order [12th August
1913], that the said Return do lie upon the Table, and
be printed, read and discharged, 75.

ALIEN ENEMIES ON THE STEAMSHIP " GOLCONDA "
(Miscellaneous, No. 4, 1916) : Correspondence with the
United States Ambassador relative thereto (Com.), 346.
ALIENS ACT, 1905 : Ninth Annual Report, for the year
1914, Part II., and Statement relative to the expulsion
of Aliens, Part I. (Com.), 159.

ALIENS (Naturalisation) : Return relative thereto (Add.

79, pres. 84), p. 84 (No. 156).

ALKALI, &c. WORKS REGULATION ACT, 1906: Fifty-
first Annual Report of the Inspector under the Act,
for 1914 (Act), 139, p. 139 (No. 253).

ALLEGED GERMAN OUTRAGES (Departmental Com-

mittec): Report thereon (Coin.), 108.

VoL. 170.- Sess. 1914-16.

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INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH VOLUME.

[1914-16.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.
ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN WALES AND MONMOUTH-
SHIRE (Royal Commission) : Sixth Report of
the
Commissioners (Com.), 233.

ANCIENT MONUMENTS (Scotland) (Royal Commission) :

Sixth Report of the Commissioners (Com.), 88.

ARKLOW HARBOUR : Report of the Harbour Commis-

sioners, with Accounts, for 1914 (Act), 137.

AttmY : Statement as to increased Rates of Separation
Interim Report of the Committee
Allowances ( Com.), 4.
on Institutes ( Com.), 9. Amendments to Rules for
Military Detention Barracks, &c. (Act), 11. Amend-
ment to Rules of Procedure for Courts-Martial (Act),
93. Order as to Revised Rates for Billeting (Act), 102.
Regulations under the Regimental Debts Act, 1893
(Act), 102. Amendments to Rules for Military Deten-
tion Barracks, &c. (Act), 121. Memorandum on the
Censorship (Corn.) 129. Memorandum on the Official
Press Bureau (Corn.), 129. Orders as to Disability
Pensions (Act), 192. Revised Rates for Billeting (Act),
235. Arrangements for Water Supply at Suvla Bay
(Corn.), 296. Report on Recruiting, by the Earl of Derby
( Com.), 327. Report on Recruiting in Ireland (Corn.),
352.

Appropriation Account :

Appropriation Account of the sums granted by Par-
liament for Army Services for 1913-14 (Act), 37,
Referred to a Committee of the
p. 38 (No. 87).
whole House, 195.

Clothing Factory :

Annual Accounts of Army Clothing Factory for 1913-

14 (Act), 37, p. 38 (No. 90).

Estimates (1915-16) :

Estimate of Effective and Non-effective Services for
the year ending 31st March 1916 (Com.), 39, p. 39
(No. 104). Referred to the Committee of Supply, 39.

Military Savings Banks :

Statement of amount due by the public to Depositors
on 31st March 1913, and of Receipts, Interest, and
Disbursements during the year ended 31st March 1914
(Act), 82, p. 82 (No. 154).

Ordnance Factories :

Annual Accounts of the Ordnance Factories for 1913-

14 (Act), 37, p. 38 (No. 88).

Statement of proposed Expenditure out of the Vote of
Credit on New Works, &c. of a permanent character
(Com.), 181, p. 183 (No. 289).

Ordnance Factories (Appropriation Account) :

Appropriation Account of the sums granted by Parlia-
ment for the Ordnance Factories for 1913-14 (Act),
37, p. 38 (No. 89).

Ordnance Factories Estimate (1915-16) :

Estimate of the sum required for the year ending
31st March 1916 to defray the Expense of the Ord-
nance Factories (Com.), 123, p. 123 (No. 234). Referred
to the Committee of Supply, 123.

Pay, Non-effective Pay, and Allowances :

List of Exceptions sanctioned during the year 1914-15

(Corn.), 314.

Reserve and Special Reserve (Regulations) :

Further Regulations thereon (Act), 11.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.

Special Pensions :

Return, for year ended 31st March 1915, of Pensions

specially granted (Com.), 227.
Supplementary Estimate:

Estimate of additional number of Men required for the
year ending 31st March 1915 in consequence of the War
( Com.), 9, p. 9 (No. 26). Referred to the Committee
of Supply, 9.

Estimate of additional number of Men required for the
year ending 31st March 1916 in consequence of the War
(Corn.), 312, p. 312 (No. 401). Referred to the Com-
mittee of Supply, 312.
Territorial Force:

Scheme for Association for County of Zetland (Act),

43.

Schemes for Association for Counties of City of

London and City of Edinburgh (Act), 332.

Territorial Force Finances:

Statement on position of County Associations on 31st

March 1914 ( Corn.), 102.

ARMY, 1915-16 (Vote 10, Works and Buildings) : State-
ment of proposed Expenditure for 1915-16 (Corn.),
284, p. 284 (No. 381).

ARUNDEL PORT : Annual Report and General Account
of the Commissioners for the year ended 25th March
1915 (Act), 149.

ASSURANCE COMPANIES : Statements deposited with the
Board of Trade (Act), 20, p. 20 (No. 49).
Statements
deposited with the Board of Trade (Act), 303, p. 303
(No. 397). Rule made by the Board of Trade relating
to Deposits by Assurance Companies (Act), 220.

AUSTRALIA : V. TRADE OF AUSTRALIA.
AUSTRALIA (Meat Export Trade) (Royal Commission) :

Report of the Commissioners ( Com.), 104.

AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN PAPERS found in possession of
Mr. JAMES F. J. ARCHIBALD (Miscellaneous, No. 16,
1915) (Com.), 238.

BANK of ENGLAND : Return of the amount of Notes issued
more than forty years which have not been presented
for payment, written of on 28th October 1914 (Act), 15.
Return of the amount of Notes issued more than forty
years which have not been presented for payment, written
off on 27th October 1915 (Act), 283. Accounts of
Exchequer Bills, &c., and of sums issued for payment
of Dividends, &c., for the year ending 5th January 1915
(Act), 38, p. 38 (No. 103). Accounts of Exchequer
Bills, &c., and of sums issued for payment of Dividends,
&c., for the year ending 5t1t January 1916 (Act), 334,
p. 334 (No. 415). Applications to the Governor and
Deputy Governor of the Bank of England for Advances
to Government, authorised by Parliament, from 5th
January 1914 to 5th January 1915 (Act), 53, p. 53
(No. 123). Statement that no applications made from
5th January 1915 to 5th January 1916 (Act), 333.

BANK OF ENGLAND NOTE ISSUE : Return relative thereto

(Ord. 258, pres. 259), p. 259 (No. 370).

BANKING AND RAILWAY STATISTICS (Ireland): Report
thereon for the half-year ended 30th June 1914 (Com.),
6. Report thereon for the half-year ended 31st December
1914 (Com.), 96.

BANKRUPTCY : Thirty-second Annual Report by the Board

of Trade (Act), 224, p. 224 (No. 313).

BANKRUPTCY AcT, 1883 (Proceedings) : Accounts of
Receipts and Expenditure in Bankruptcy Proceedings
under the Act during the year ended 31st March 1915
(Act), 90, p. 91 (No. 162).

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357

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.
BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1914 (England) (General _Bides) :

Rules under the Act (Act), 43.

BANKRUPTCY COURTS (Ireland): Return of the Official

Assignees for 1914 (Act), 66.

BERMUDA WAR CONTRIBuTioN : Treasury Minute

relative thereto ( Corn.), 152.

BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES :

Seventy-sixth Annual Report for England and Wales,

Supplement to Seventy-fifth Annual Report (Part III.)

1913 (Corn.), 33.

(Com.), 212.

Scotland:

Fifty-eighth Annual Report, 1912 (Com.), 33.
Fifty-ninth Annual Report, 1913 (Corn.), 136.
Sixtieth Annual Report, 1914 (Corn.), 342.

V. MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES: Minutes
constituting Agricultural Education Conference (Com.),
4. Report on Supplies of Home-grown Pitwood (Com.),
33. Annual Report on Administration of Grant for
Light Horse Breeding (Com.), 59. Regulations for
Grants in Aid of Agricultural Education and Research
( Com.), 84. Annual Report of Proceedings under the
Diseases of Animals Acts, &c. (Com,), 90. Annual
Report of Proceedings under the Small Holdings and
Allotments Acts, &c. for 1914 (Part I.) ( Com.), 90.
Annual Report of Proceedings under the Small Holdings
and Allotments Acts, &c. for 1914 (Part II.) ( Com.),
100. Annual Report of Proceedings under the Tithe and
other Acts for 1914 (Com.), 114. Annual Report of Pro-
ceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, &c. for
1914 (Corn.), 136. Annual Report of Proceedings at the
Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting of Authorities under the
Sea Fisheries Regulation Act, 1888 (Com.), 227. Annual
Report on Administration of Grant for Light Horse
Breeding (Com.), 227. Appendix to Annual Report of
Horticulture Branch for 1913-14 (Com.), 234. Appendix
to Annual Report of Chief Veterinary Officer for 1914
(Com.), 234. Appendix to Annual Report of Proceedings
under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts for
1914 (Com.), 246. Regulations for Grants in Aid of
Agricultural Research, 1916-17 (Com.), 247. Annual
Report on Sea Fisheries for 1914 (Parts I. and II.)
(Corn.), 279.

Agricultural Statistics:

Agricultural Statistics for 1914, Vol. XLIX., Part 1.,
Acreage and Live Stock (Com.), 125. Part H., Produce
of Crops (Com.), 149. Part III., Prices and Supplies
of Corn (Com.), 282. Part IV., Imports and Exports
of Corn, &c. ( Coin.), 327.

Distribution of Grants :

Annual Report thereon for 1914-15 (Com.), 237.
BOA.RD OF EDUCATION : Statistics of Public Education,
Part I., Educational Statistics (Corn.), 5. Minute modi:
fying Regulations for Public Elementary Schools ( Corn.),
24. Regulations relative to Grants to Day Nurseries
(Com.), 28. Statistics of Receipts and Expenditure of
Local Education Authorities ( Corn.), 34. Annual Report
of Chief Medical Officer for 1913 (Com.), 34. Seventh
Annual Report on Imperial College of Science and
Technology ( Corn.), 34. Regulations relative to Tech-
nical Schools and Schools of Art (Corn.), 34. List of
Certified Schools for Defective Children (Corn.)
34.
Regulations for Training of Teachers of Domestic Sub-
jects (Com.), 34. Special Regulations for Grants in Aid
of Instruction for Men serving with the Colours (Corn.),
34. Minute modifying Regulations
for Schools for
Defective Children (Com.), 39. Correspondence with

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS- continued.

certain Local Education Authorities relating to School
Attendance (Com.), 49. Regulations relating to Grants
in respect of provision of Meals (Com.), 56. Regulations
for Grants in respect of Medical Inspection and Treat-
ment (Corn.), 90. Regulations for Special Grants in
Aid (Corn.), 90.
Summary of Returns as to School
Attendance and Employment in Agriculture (Corn.), 91.
Report of the Board for 1913-14 (Com.), 136. Statistics
of Public Education, Part I., Educational Statistics,
1912-13 (Corn.), 136. Regulations relative to Grants
to Day Nurseries (Corn.), 136. Summary of Returns
as to School Attendance and Employment in Agriculture
(Com ), 136. Report on Victoria and Albert Museum
and Bethnal Green Museum ( Cont.), 145. Reports on
Science Museum and Geological Survey, &c. (Corn.), 145.
Regulations for Grants to Schools for Mothers ( Com.),
186. Regulations for Training of Teachers for Elemen-
tary Schools (Com.). 191. Special Regulations relative
to Grants for Instruction of Housewives in Economical
Cookery (Com.), 191. Regulations for Technical Schools,
Schools of Art, &c. (Corn.), 199.
Scheme for Organisa-
tion and Development of Scientific and Industrial
Research (Com.), 222. Statistics of Public Education,
II., Financial Statistics, 1912-13 (Com.), 233.
Part
Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer for 1914
(Com.), 233. Statement as to Grants available in aid of
Technological, &c. Work in Universities (Com.), 233.
Statistics of Public Education in Wales ( with Mon-
mouthshire)(Financial Statistics) Com.), 25,5.. Statistics
of Public Education in England and Wales (Educational
Statistics) (Com ), 268.. Statistics of Public Education
in Wales and Monmouthshire (Educational Statistics)
(Corn.), 268. Regulations for Training of Teachers in
Secondary Schools (Corn.) 268. Reports from Univer-
sities and University Colleges, 1913-14 (Corn.), 310.
List of Certified Schools for Defective Children ( Com.),
327.

Welsh. Intermediate Education Act, 1889 :

Report on the Act for 1914 (Act), 137, p.

(No. 239).

137

BOARD OF TRADE:
Employment :

Report on State of Employment in December 1914

( Cont.), 34.

Supplement to Report on State of Employment in

December 1914 (Corn.), 34.

[Order discharged, 133.]

Labour Department :

Seventeenth Abstract of Labour Statistics of United

Kingdom (Corn.), 34.

Labour Department (Changes in Wages,

:

Report on Changes in Wages and Hours of Labour in

1913 ( Com.), 4.

BOILER EXPLOSIONS ACTS, 1882 AND 1890: Report to
the Secretary of the Board of Trade on the working of
the Acts (Com.), 44.

BOY LABOUR IN THE POST OFFICE : Fifth Report of

Standing Committee thereon ( Corn.), 230.

BREWERS' LICENCES : Return relative thereto (Ord, 84,

pres. 86), p. 86 (No. 157).

BRIDLINGTON PIERS AND HARBOUR : Abstract of
General Annual Account of the Commissioners for the
year ending 26th July 1914 (Act), 12.
1915 (Act),
273.

BRITISH EMPIRE COMMITTEE : Report of Military

Court of Inquiry (Com.), 220.

BR [TISH MUSEUM : Return relative thereto ( Ord. 56, pres.

181), p. 181 (No. 288).

Von. 170.-Sess. 1914-16.

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1911-46.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
BRITISH PLAIN SPIRITS IN BOND (Scotland): Return
relative thereto ( Ord. 45, pres. 59), p. 59 (No. 129).

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS continued.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION : Fifty-ninth Report of the

Commissioners, with Appendices (Com.), 181.

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY : Correspondence
Statement of Administrative
relating thereto (Com.), 4.
Revenue and Expenditure in Northern and Southern
Supplemental Charter to the
Rhodesia (Com.), 32.
Company ( Com.), 159.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE : Return relative thereto for
Session 1914-16 (Ord. 337, pres. 339), p. 339 (No. 421).

CALEDONIAN CANAL : One Hundred and Tenth Report

of the Commissioners (Act), 200, p. 200 (No. 296).

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY : v. UNIVERSITIES.
CANADA: Papers relative to the Amendment of the

British North America Act, 1867 (Corn.), 121.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE OBSERVATORY : Report of the

Astronomer thereon for 1914 (Com,), 115.

CENSORSHIP, MEMORANDUM ON : v. ARMY.

CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, 1911 : Census of
Summary

1911, Volume X., Appendix (Com.), 4.
Tables relative thereto (Com.), 136,

CEYLON :

Correspondence

therein ( Corn.), 351.

relating

to Disturbances

CHAMBER OF LONDON : Annual Accounts of the Cham-
berlain of London for years ending 31st December 1914
and 31st March 1915 (Act), 209, p. 209 ( No. 301).

CHARITY COMMISSION ( England and Wales) : Sixty-

second Report of the Commissioners (Corn.), 82.

C HARIT A BEE DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS (Ireland):
Seventieth Annual Report of the Commissioners (Corn.),
233.

CHELSEA HOSPITAL (Army .Prize ,iloney and Legacy
Funds) : Receipts and Expenditure to 31st March 1914
1915 (Act), 312, p. 312
(Act), 37, p. 38 (No. 92).
(No. 399).

CHILDREN ACT,

Secre-
tary for Scotland under the Act (Act), 260, p. 260
(No. 371).

1908 : Recommendation by

CHILDREN ACT, 1908 ( Grant to Day Industrial Schools) :
Recommendation by the Secretary of State relative
thereto (Act), 196, p. 196 (No. 293).

CHURCH ESTATES COMMISSION : Sixty-fourth Report
from the Commissioners, for the year preceding 1st March.
1915 ( Com.), 75.

CHURCH TEMPORALITIES (Ireland): Report of the Comp-
troller and Auditor General upon the Account of the
Irish Land Commission in respect of Church Tempo-
ralities for the year ended 31st March 1914 (Act), 7, p.
1915 (Act), 246, p. 246 (No. 356).
(No. 23).
CIVIL CONTINGENCIES FUND: Return relative thereto,
1914-15

1913-14 (Ord. 9, pres. 10), p. 10 (No. 45).
(Ord. 299, pres. 301), p. 301 (No. 393).

CIVIL LIST PENSIONS : List of all Pensions granted
during the year ending 31st March 1915 and charged upon
the Civil List (Act), 145, p. 145 (No. 256).

CIVIL. SERVANTS AND THE NEW RECRUITING SCHEME :

Treasury Circular relative thereto (Com.), 314.

CIVIL SERVICE (Royal Commission) : Fifth Report of the
Commissioners ( Com.), 33. Sixth Report of the Com-
missioners (Com.), 77. Appendix and Minutes of Evi-
dence (Com.), 296.

CIVIL SERVICES:

Civil Services and Revenue Departments (Appropria-

tion Accounts) :

Appropriation Accounts, Classes I. to VIII., and the
Revenue Departments, for the year ended 31st March
1914 (Act), 37, p. 38 (No. 98).
1915 (Act), 342, p. 342
(No. 423).

Civil Services and Revenue Departments, 1915-16

(Vote on. Account) :

Vote on Account for the year ending 31st March
1916 (Com.), 59, p. 59 (No. 127). Referred to the
Committee of Supply, 59.

Civil Services (Excesses), 1913-14 :

Statement of an excess on the Grant for National
59

Exhibitions
(No. 128). Referred to the Committee of Supply, 59.

to 31st March 1914 (Com.), 59, p.

Civil Services (Supplementary Estimate, 1914-15) :
Estimate of a further sum required for the service of
the year ending 31st March 1915 (Com.), 36, p. 37
(No. 54). Referred to the Committee of Supply, 37.

Ditto

ditto for the year ending 31st March 1915
(Corn.), 61, p. 61 (No. 130). Referred to the Com-
mittee of Supply, 61.

Civil Services (Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16) :
Estimate of a further sum required for the service of
the year ending 31st March 1916 ( Com.), 189, p. 189
(No. 290). Referred to the Committee of Supply, 189.
for the year ending :31st March 1916
the

ditto
234, p. 234 (No. 330). Referred to

Ditto
(Com.),
Committee of Supply, 235.

Civil Services and Revenue Departments ( Estimates,

1915-16) :

Estimates for Civil Services and Revenue Departments
for the year ending 31st March 1916 (Coin.), 82, p. 82
(No. 151). Referred to the Committee of Supply, 82.

CLERGY DISCIPLINE ACT : Rule under the Act (Act),

38.

CLERGY (West Indies) : Return of amount payable on
5th .January 1915 for ecclesiastical purposes in the
West Indies (Act), 230, p. 230 (No. 323).
[Order for
printing discharged, 231.]

CLERICAL AND COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENTS (Depart-
mental Committee) : Report of the Committee thereon
(Corn.), 282.

CLYDE MUNITION WORKERS : Report thereon (Cont.),

313.

COAT. -MERCHANTS ( London) : List thereof who accept

limitation of Profits ( Com.), 239.

CIVIL SERVANTS (Retirement at the Age qf Sixtygive):
Return relative thereto (Ord. 1.12, pres. 114), p. 113
(NG. 229).

COAL MINES ACT, 1911 (First Aid Certcates) (Depart-
mental Committee) : Report of the Committee, with
Minutes of Evidence (Com.), 4.

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359

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.
COAL MINING ORGANISATION (Departmental Committee):
Report of the Committee thereon, Part I., Report (Corn.),
136. Second General Report thereon (Com.), 327.
Minutes of _Evidence and Index, Part II. (Com.), 224.
COAL SHIPMENTS : Tables relative thereto for 1913.-14,

(Com.), 167.

COLONIAL IMPORT DUTIES, 1914 : Return relative

thereto (Com.), 4.

COLONIAL IMPORT DUTIES, 1915: Return relative

thereto ( Com.), 265.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS- continued.

Miscellaneous :

Report, No. 90 (Saint Vincent, Report on Adminis-
tration of the Roads and Lands Settlement Fund (Cum.),
100.

COLONIAL

STATISTICS :

XXXVII., 1912 (Com.), 4.

Statistical

Tables,

Part

COLONIAL STOCK ACT, 1900: Return relative thereto

(Ord. 157, pres. 161), p. 161 (No. 272).

in Council

COLONIAL SURVEY COMMITTEE : V. COLONIES.

COLONIAL PROBATES ACT, 1892: Order

under the Act (Act), 7.
COLONIAL REPORTS: -

Annual Series :

Reports, Nos. 809 (Bahamas), 810 (Cayman Islands),
811 (Fiji), 812 (Ashanti), 813 (Basutoland), 814 (Hong
Kong), 815 (Bechuanaland), 816 (Imperial institute)
(Corn.), 4.

Report, No. 817 (Falkland Islands) (Corn.), 8.
Report, No. 818 (Malta) (Com.), 17.
Report, No. 819 (Trinidad and Tobago) ( Corn.), 22.
Report, No. 820 (Jamaica.) (Cow.), 25.
Reports, Nos. 821 (Northern Nigeria), 822 (Grenada),
823 (Zanzibar), 824 (Barbados), 825 (Southern Nigeria),
826 (Mauritius), 827 (British Honduras) (Com.), 32.

Report, No. 828 (Colonial Survey Committee) (Conn.),

43.

Reports, Nos. 829 (Tongan Islands Protectorate), 830

(Swaziland) (Com.), 47.

Report, No. 831 (Uganda) (Com.), 51.
Report, No. 832 (Nyasaland) ( Com.), 53.
Report, No. 833 (British Guiana).( Corn.), 56.
Report, No. 834 (Imperial Bureau of Entomology)

Reports, Nos. 835 (Saint Vincent), 836 (Saint Lucia)

(Corn.), 62.

(Corn.), 69.

Report, No. 837 (Somaliland) ( Corn.), 88.
Reports, Nos. 838 (Straits Settlements), 839 (Cayman

Islands) (Com.), 89.

Report, No. 840 (East Africa Protectorate) (Corn.),

Report, No. 841 (Leeward Islands) (Com.), 136.
Report, No. 842 (Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protec-

torate) (Com.), 145.

Report, No. 843 (Zanzibar) (Corn.), 159.
Reports, Nos. 844 (Turks and Caicos Islands), 845

(Wei -hai -Wei), 846 (Seychelles) (Com.), 172.

Reports, Nos. 847 (Saint Helena), 848 (Fiji) (Corn.),

100.

209.

Report, No. 849 (Bahamas) (Com.), 220.
Report, No. 850 (Gibraltar) (Com.), 230.
Reports, Nos. 851 (Sierra Leone), 852 (Grenada), 853

(Bermuda) (Corn.), 233.

Report, No. 854 (Malta) (Com.), 237.
Report, No. 855 (Ceylon) (Com.), 239.
Report, No. 856 (Hong Kong) (Com.), 244.
Reports, Nos. 857 (Bechuanaland), 858 (Basutoland),

859 (Gold Coast), 860 (Jamaica) (Corn.), 255.
Report, No. 861 (Gambia) (Com.), 256.
Reports, Nos. 862 (Straits Settlements), 863 (Northern
Territories of the Gold Coast), 864 (Ashanti) ( Com.),
260.

Reports, Nos. 865 (Cyprus), 866 (Swaziland) (Corn.),

269.

Reports, Nos. 867 (Somaliland), 868 (British Honduras)

(Corn.), 270.

Report, No. 869 (British Solomon Islands) (Conn.), 285.
Report, No. 870 (Tongan Islands Protectorate) (Corn.),

Reports, Nos. 871 (Barbados), 872 (Falkland Islands)

288.

(Com.), 331.

Report, No. 873 (Uganda) (Corn.), 332.

COMMERCIAL PAPERS (No. 1, 1915) (Suez Canal ) : v.

SUEZ CANAL.

COMMITTALS (lreland): Returns of the number of persons

committed for Trial in Ireland, 1914 (Act), 66.

COMMITTEES ON QUESTIONS ARISING OUT OF THE
WAR ; List of Committees set up by the Government
( Com.), 90.

COMPANIES (Consolidation) ACT, 1908: Accounts of
Receipts and Expenditure in Proceedings under the Act
during the year ending 31st March 1915 (Act), 90, p. 91
(No. 161).

ComeANIES (Winding-up): Twenty-fourth Annual Report

by the Board of Trade (Act), 199, p. 199 (No. 295).

CONGESTED DISTRICTS BOARD (Ireland) : Report of the

Board for 1913-14 (Com.), 90.

1914-15 (Corn.), 246.

CONGESTED DISTRICTS (Ireland) (Population): Return

relative thereto (Ord. 112).

[Order discharged, 324.]

CONSOLIDATED FUND : Abstract Account of

Issues
made in the year ended 31st March 1914 (Act). 20,
p. 20 (No. 50).

1915 (Act), 312, p. 312 (No. 400).

COPYRIGHT ACT, 1911 : Order in Council under the Act

(Act), 59, 92.

COPYRIGHT (British Museum) ACT, 1915 :

under the Act (Act), 235.

Regulation

CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE WAR (Belgian
Publications) (Miscellaneous, No. 12, 1914) : Diplomatic
Correspondence published by the Belgian Government
(Com.), 4.

CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE WAR (French
Publications) (Miscellaneous, No. 15, 1914) : Diplomatic
Correspondence published by the French Government
(Corn.), 32.

COUNTY COURT RULES : Rules, dated May 1915 (Act),

137.

COUNTY COURTS (England) (Fees) : Treasury Order

relative thereto (Act), 7, 37, 327.

COUNTY COURTS (Plaints and Sittings) : Return relative

thereto (Add.), 225, p. 227 (No. 319).

COUNTY OFFICERS AND COURTS (Ireland) ACT, 1877 :
Account of Receipts and Payments under the Act for
1914-15 (Act), 230, p. 230 (No. 324).

COURT OF PROBATE DIVISION (High Court of Justice)

(Ireland): Annual Accounts for 1914 (Act), 90.

COURT OF SESSION ACT, 1868 Act of Sederunt under

the Act (Act), 12.

COURTS (Emergency Powers) ACT, 1914 (Rules): Rules

under the Act (Act), 28.

VOL. 170.-Sess. 1914-16.

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
CREMATION (England and Wales): Regulations under the

Cremation Act, 1902 (Act), 5.

CRIMINAL

AND

JUDICIAL

(Ireland):
Statistics for 1914, Part II. (Civil Statistics) (Corn.),
222. Statistics for 1914, Part I. (Criminal Statistics)
(Com.), 246.

STATISTICS

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION ACT,

1914 :

Draft Rule making variation in Court Fees (Act), 68.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION ACT, 1914 (Rules
and Forms) (Departmental Committee) : Report and
Supplemental Report (Corn.), 90.

'CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES : Accounts of

Crown Agents' Office Funds for 1914 (Com.), 255.

CROW N COLONIES, &c.

( Death Sentences) : Return
relative thereto (Add. 108, pres. 167), p. 167 (No. 283).
CI OwN.s NOMINEE ACCOUNT ; Abstract Account of
91

Receipts and Payments for 1914 (Act),
(No. 163).

90, p.

CURRENCY AND BANK NOTES ACTS, 1914: Treasury
Minutes relative to the issue of Currency Notes (Com.),
82. Treasury. Minute relative to the interest on Currency
Treasury Minute
Note Advances, &c.
( Com.),
relative to Currency Note Certificates (Com.), 234.

11.4.

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE : Sixth Report of the Commis-
sioners, for the year ending 31st March 1915 (Corn.), 283.

CYPRUS : Annual Report for 1913-14 (Corn.), 4.

DEAF AND DUMB POOR ASYLUM BILL [Lords]: Report
by Attorney General thereon (pursuant to 5.0. 175a), 61.
Referred to the Committee on the Bill, 61.

DEATHS FROM STARVATION, OR ACCELERATED BY
PRIVATION (England and Wales) : Return relative
thereto for 1914 (Ord. 55, pres. 301), p. 301 (No. 395).

DEEDS OF ARRANGEMENT ACT, 1914 (England) (General

Rules) : Rules under the Act (Act), 43.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNICAL IN-
STRUCTION FOR IRELAND: Report on Imports and
Exports for 1913 (Com.), 4. Black Scab in Potatoes
( Special Area, Ireland) Order (No. 2), 1914 (Act), 6.
Compensation for Gooseberry Bushes (County Louth)
Order, 1914 (Act), 34. Fourteenth Annual Report of
the Department, for 1913-14 (Com.), 84. Report of
Proceedings under the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs
Act, 1906, for 1907-14 (Corn.), 86. Compensation for
Gooseberry Bushes ( County Meath) Order, 1915 (Act),
Compensation for Gooseberry Bushes (County
96.
Dublin) Order, 1915 (Act), 125. Black Scab in Potatoes
(Special Area, Ireland) Order, 1915 (Act), 238. Order,
1916 (Act), 342. Report of Proceedings by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland
for 1913 ( Com.), 34.

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES : Alleged German Outrages.
Clerical and Commercial Departments. Coal Mines Act,
1911 (First Aid Certcates). Coal Mining Organisa-
tion. Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914 (Rules
and Forms). Disabled Soldiers and Sailors. Employ-
ment in Shops. Explosions in Mines.
Factory and
Workshop (Lighting in Factories and Workshops). Food
Production in Ireland. Food Production (England and
Wales). Government Belgian Refugees Committee.
Irish Pig-breeding Industry. National Health Insurance
(Joint Committee). National Health Insurance Acts
(Drug Tariff). Reformatory and Industrial Schools
( Scotland). Retail Coal Prices. Spontaneous Combus-
Swine Fever. Use of Lead in Painting.
tion in Mines.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
DESTRUCTION OF A GERMAN SUBMARINE (Miscellaneous,
No. 1, 1916) : Memorandum of German Government
relative thereto (Corn.), 326.

DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS AND PESTS ACTS, 1877 AND
1907 : Orders under the Acts (Act), 7, 14, 15, 20, 24,
30, 34, 39, 45, 47, 51, 53, 65, 68, 136, 139, 230, 237,
246, 256, 260, 265, 268, 270, 273, 279, 286, 294, 296,
297, 304, 312, 323, 332, 334, 346.

DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION : Fifth Report of the Pro-

ceedings (Act), 327, p. 327 (No. 408).

DEVELOPMENT FUND : Abstract Account thereof to 31st
1915 (Act), 344,

March 1914 (Act), 37, p. 38 ( No. 97).
p. 344 (No. 425).

DISABLED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS (Departmental Com-

mittee) (Com.), 112.

DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS : Orders under the Acts
(Act), 56, 237, 238, 246, 256, 273, 279, 285, 297, 315,
327.

DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS : Report of Proceedings in
Ireland under the Acts for 1913 (Com.), 34. For 1914
(Com.), 269.

DocKvARD PORTS REGULATION ACT, 1865: Order in

Council under the Act (Act), 159, 262.

DOGS REGULATION (Ireland) ACT, 1865: Account of
1914

Receipts and Expenditure under
(Act), 137, p. 137 (No. 241).

the Act for

DOMINIONS (Royal Commission) : Minutes of Evidence
taken in Union of South Africa ( Com.), 32. Minutes of
Evidence taken in London (Com.), 45. Fourth Interim
Report of the Commissioners (Corn.), 61. Minutes of
Evidence taken in Newfoundland (Corn.), 136. Minutes
of Evidence taken in the Maritime Provinces of Canada
( Com.), 233. Memorandum relating to Food and Raw
Material requirements of the United Kingdom (
295. Memorandum and Tables as to Trade of Self-
governing Dominions (Com.), 332.

DUBLIN HOSPITALS : Fifty-seventh Report of the Board

of Superintendence, 1914-15 (Com.), 233.

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE :

thereof for 1914 (Corn.), 236.

Statistical Tables

DUCHY OF CORNWALL : Account of Receipts and Dis-

bursements for 1914 (Act), 61, p. 61 (No. 132).

DUCHY OF LANCASTER : Account of Receipts and Dis-

bursements for 1914 (Act), 69, p. 69 (No. 140).

DUKE OF SCHOMBERG (Pension): Return relative thereto

(Ord. 55, pres. 56), p. 56 (No. 126).

DURHAM, COUNTY OF : v. POLLING DISTRICTS.

EAST INDIA :

Accounts and Estimates, 1915-16 :

Explanatory Memorandum on Accounts and Estimates,

1915-16 ( Com.), 233.

Bombay Legislative Council :

Amended Rules for procedure therein (Act), 35.

Civil Service:

Amendment of Regulations for Examination (Act),

303.

Provisional Rules regarding Indian Candidates (Act),

344.

Estimate :

Estimate of Revenue and Expenditure of the Govern-
ment of India for 1914-15 (Act), 110, p. 110 (No. 227).

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.

EAST INDIA-cmitinued.

Excise Administration, Advisory Committees :

Return relative thereto (Add. 23rd June 1914, pres. 86),

p. 95) (No. 200).

Executive and Legislative Councils:
Proclamation relative thereto (Act), 35.

Finance and Revenue Accounts:

Finance and Revenue Accounts of the Government of

India for 1913-14 (Act), 110.

Financial Statement and Budget:

Return relative thereto for 1915-16 (Add. 121, pres.

123) p. 123 (No. 233).

Home Accounts:

Annual Home Accounts of the Government of India

(Act), 110, p. 110 (No. 226).

Income and Expenditure:

Return relative thereto (Add. 49, pres. 51), p. 51

(No. 118).

Indentured Labour :

Report on Condition of Indian Immigrants (Corn.) 33.

India Office (Retirement at Sixty7five):

Return relative thereto (Add. 43, pres. 45), p. 45

(No. 113).

Indian Students Department :

Report thereon for 1913-14 (Com.), 33.

1914-15

(Com.), 296.

Legislative Councils :

Amended Regulations relative thereto (Act), 5.
Revised Regulations relative thereto (Act), 342.

Loans raised in England:

Return of all Loans raised in England, chargeable on
the Revenues of India, outstanding at the commence-
ment of the half-year ending 30th September 1914 (Act),
5, p. 5 (No. 1).
31st March 1915 (Act), 92, p. 92
(No. 194). 30th September 1915 (Act), 256, p. 256,
(No. 369).

Loans raised in India:

Return of all Loans raised in India, chargeable on the
Revenues of India, outstanding at the commencement
of the half-year ending 30th September 1914 (Act), 35,
p. 35 (No. 62). 31st March 1915 (Act), 163, p. 164
(No. 279). 30th September 1915 (Act), 314, p. 314
(No. 402).

Madras Legislative Council :

Amended Rules for procedure therein (Act), 35.

Military:

Papers relating to support in connection with the War

(Com.), 4.

Despatches regarding operations in Persian Gulf and

Mesopotamia (Corn.), 246.

Progress and Condition:

Statement exhibiting the Moral and Material Progress
and Condition of India during 1913-14 (Act), 206, p. 206
(No. 298).

Railways:

(Com.), 4.

Administration Report on Railways for 1913-14

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.
Railways and Irrigation Works:

Return relative thereto (Add. 143, pres. 148), p. 148

(No. 260).

Rise in Prices:

Return relative thereto (Add. 45, pres. 49).

Sanitary Measures :

Report thereon for 1913-14 (Com.), 260.

Statistical Abstract:

Abstract from 1903-4 to

1912-13, Forty-eighth
Number (Corn.), 45. 1904-5 to 1913-14, Forty-ninth
Number (Corn.), 332.

Territorial Troops:

Comparison of Pay, &c. of Privates at Home and in

India (Com.), 148.

Trade:

Review thereof for 1913-14 (Com.), 33.
Tables relative thereto (Com.), 230.

EAST SUFFOLK : v. POLLING DISTRICTS.

ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION : Sixty-seventh Report
from the Commissioners, with Appendix ( Corn.), 70.

EDUCATION :

Ireland :

Annual Report of the Commissioners, 1914 (Com.),

108.

Rule made by the Lord Lieutenant under the National

School Teachers (Ireland) Act, 1879 (Com.), 90.

Scotland:

Code of Regulations as to Medical Treatment (Com.),
33. Minute relative to Grants in Aid of Educational
(Com.), 33. Code of Regulations for
Expenditure
Day Schools, 1915 (Com.), 42. Minute amending Regu-
lations for Day Schools, 1914 and 1915 (Com.), 42..
Minute recognising the Glasgow and West of Scotland
Commercial College as a Central Institution (Corn.), 77..
Statement showing Estimate for 1914-15 ( Corn.), 86.
Amendment of the Superannuation Scheme for Teachers,.
1915 (Com.), 107. Code of Regulations for Continuation
Classes, 1915 ( Com.), 107. Forty-second Annual Report
by the Accountant for Scotland ( Corn.), 110. Report of
the Committee of Council on Education for 1914-15
(Corn.), 133. Minute amending Code of Regulations for
Continuation Classes, 1915 ( Corn.), 235. Regulations for
Preliminary Education of Teachers (Coin.), 236. Regu-
lations as to Grants to School Boards for Medical Treat-
ment (Com.), 284.

Scotland (Teachers' Salaries) :

Return relative thereto (Ord. 18th June 1914, pres.

227), p. 230 (No. 322).

EGYPTIAN GUARANTEED LOAN OF 1885: Account to

31st March 1915 (Act), 94.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING ACTS, 1882 TO 19(19 : Special
Report by the Board of Trade under the Act of 1888
(Corn.), 139. Special Report by the Board of Trade
relative to the Keighley Electric Lighting (Extension)
Order, 1915 (Act), 139, p. 139 (No. 251).

ELECTRIC LIGHTING ACTS, 1882 TO 1909 (Proceedings):
Report by the Board of Trade of their Proceedings
under the Acts during the past year (Act), 163, p. 163
(No. 277).

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[1914-16.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
EMIGRATION: Report on the Emigrants'

Office, 1914 (Corn.), 84.

Information

EMIGRATION STATISTICS ( Ireland): Emigration Statistics

of Ireland for 1914 (Com.), 96.

EMPLOYMENT IN SHOPS ( Departmental Committee) : Re-

port of the Committee thereon (Corn.), 285.

ENEMY MERCHANT VESSELS (Italian Decrees and Prize
Italian

(Miscellaneous, No.

18, 1915) :

Regulations)
Decrees, &c. (Com.), 285.

ESTIMATES V. ARMY, NAVY, AND C [VIE SERVICES.
EUROPEAN CRISIS (Miscellaneous, No. 3, 1915) : Corre-
spondence between His Majesty and the President of
the French Republic relative thereto (Corn.), 59.

EUROPEAN WAR : Correspondence regarding Gifts from
Oversea Dominions and Colonies (Com.), 32. Further
Correspondence regarding Gifts from Oversea Dominions
and Colonies (Com.), 97. Papers relating to Scales of
Pensions and Allowances of the Oversea Contingents
and their Dependants
Correspondence
relative to occupation of Samoa ((Your.), 233. Corre-
spondence relative to German Subjects in the Cameroons
to Military
Correspondence
(Corn.),
Operations in the Western Pacific (Com.), 292.

(Corn.), 69.

relative

288.

Gold Coast :

Correspondence relating to the Military Operations

in Togoland (Corn.), 93.

EUROPEAN WAR (Miscellaneous, No. 10, 1915) : Col-
lected Diplomatic Documents relating to the outbreak
of the European War (Com.), 125.

EVICTED TENANTS (Ireland) ACT, 1907 : Return giving
particulars of persons reinstated under the Act during
the quarters ended 31st March 1914 ( Com.), 4.
30th
30th September 1914 (Com.),
June 1914 (Corn.), 34.
31st March 1915
45.
(Corn), 206.

31st December 1914 (Com.), i9.

EVICTIONS' (Ireland): Return of Evictions in Ireland in
the quarters ended 30th September 1914 (Com.), 34.
31st December 1914 (Corn.), 72. 31st March 1915
30th
(Corn.), 137.
September 1915 (Corn.), 327.

30th June 1915 (Com.), 233.

EXECUTION OF MISS CAVELL (Miscellaneous, No. 17,
1915): Correspondence relative thereto (Corn.), 262.

EXPERIMENTS ON LIVING ANIMALS : Return relative

thereto (Add. 230, pres. 231 p. 231 (No. 326).
EXPLOSIONS : Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, Report

on

Explosion thereat (Corn.), 33.

EXPLOSIONS IN MINES ( Departmental Committee) : Sixth
Report of the Committee thereon (Com.), 5. Seventh
Report (Com.), 289.

EXPLOSIVES : Thirty-eighth Report of the Inspectors,
1913 (Com.), 5. Thirty-ninth Report (Corn.), 233.

EXTRADITION ACT, 1870: Order in Council under the

Act (Act), 59.

FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS : Annual Report of the

Chief Inspector for 1914 ( Com.), 273.

FACTORY AND WORKSHOP :

Charitable Institutions :

Schemes for regulation of Hours of Employment, &c.

in Charitable Institutions (Act), 5, 34.

Industrial Fatigue :

Interim Report on investigation thereon (Com.),

233.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS continued.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP (Lighting in Factories and
Workshops) (Departmental Committee) : First Report
of the Committee, with Appendices and Minutes of
Evidence (Com.), 209.

FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS

(Notification of
Jaundice) : Order under the Acts

(Toxic

Diseases)
(Act), 307.

FALABA, STEAMSHIP, LOSS OF : v. SHIPPING CASUAL-

TIES.

FEE FUND (House of Lords): Accounts from 1st April

1914 to 31st March 1915 (Com.), 143.

FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1906, &C. :
Report of Proceedings by the Department of Agricul-
ture and Technical Instruction for Ireland under the
Act for 1914 ( Com.), 259.

FINANCE ACCOUNTS : Accounts for 1914-15 (Act), 163,

p. 163 (No. 273).

FINANCE (No. 2) ACT, 1915 : Regulations under the

Act (Act), 327, p. 330 (No. 409).

FINANCE (No. 2) ACT, 1915 (Excess Profits Duty):
337

thereto (Act),

relating

335,

p.

Regulations
(No. 419).

FINANCE (No. 3) BILL : Part III. of the Bill as amended
in Committee ( Ord. 281, pres. 281), p. 281 (No. 379).

FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1914-15 : Estimates of Revenue
and Expenditure as revised in view of the War (Ord. 12,
pres. 12), p. 12 (No. 2).
Final Balance Sheet of
estimated Revenue and Expenditure for 1914-15 (Corn.),
32.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1914-15 (Rates of Income and
Super Tax) : Statement of amount of Tax payable,
&e. ( Ord. 14, pres. 14), p. 14 (No. 46).

FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1915-16 : Statement of Revenue
and Expenditure as laid before
the House by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer when opening the Budget
108, pres. 108), p. 108 (No. 222). Revised
(Ord.
Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 1915-16
(Ord. 239, pres. 239), p. 239 (No. 344).

FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1915-16 (Rates of Income Tax
and Super Tax) : Return relative thereto (Ord. 239,
pies. 239), p. 239 (No. 345).

FINES, &c. (lreland): Abstract of Accounts of all Fines
and other penal sums accounted for in 1913 (Act),
137, p. 137 (No. 240).

FISHERIES (Ireland) : Report on Sea and Inland Fisheries

for 1913 (Corn.), 34.

1914 (Com.), 256.

FISHERY BOARD ( Scotland) : Thirty-third Annual Report

thereof ( Com.), 196.

FOOD PRODUCTION (England and Wales) (Departmental
Committee) : Interim Report of the Committee thereon
( Com.), 234. Final Report (Com.), 268. Minutes of
Evidence and Appendices (Corn.), 332.

FOOD PRODUCTION IN IRELAND (Departmental Com-
thereon (Corn.),

the Committee
mittee): Report of
233. Minutes of Evidence, &c., 332.

FOREIGN JURISDICTION ACT, 1890: Orders in Council
under the Act (Act), 7, 59, 63, 86, 149, 234, 262,
304.

FOREIGN JURISDICTION ACTS, 1890 AND 1913 : Orders

in Council under the Acts (Act), 35, 234, 247.

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ACCOUNTS .A.NiDi PAPERS continued.
FOREIGN TRADE AND COMMERCE : Return relative
thereto for 1915 ( Ord. 45, pres. 47), p. 47 (No. 115).
FORESHORES : Treasury Minute relating thereto (Act),

262.

FRANCE : V. TREATY SERIES.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES : Copy of Regulation made by the

Treasury relative thereto (Act), 234.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT
SOCIETIES, BUILDING SOCIETIES, TRADE UNIONS,
&C. : Reports of the Chief Registrar for 1914 (Act), 67,
p. 67 (No. 139).

1915 (Act), 351, p. 351 (No. 434).

GAS AND WATER ORDERS : Report of Proceedings under
the Gas and Water Works Facilities Act, 1870, during
Session 1914 ( Com.), 34. During Session
1914-16,
(Com.), 233.

GAS AND WATER WORKS FACILITIES ACT, 1870 :
Special Reports by the Board of Trade under the Act
( Com.), 137.

GAS UNDERTAKINGS : Return relating to all authorised
Gas Undertakings in the United Kingdom, other than
those of Local Authorities, for 1913 (Ord. 14th July
1914, pres. 224), p. 224 ( No. 311).

1914 (Ord. 230).

GAS UNDERTAKINGS (Local Authorities) : Return relating
to all authorised Gas Undertakings in the United
Kingdom belonging to Local Authorities, for the year
ended 31st March 1914 (Ord. 14th July 1914, pres. 224),
p. 224 (No. 312). Year ended 31st March 1915 ( Ord.
230).

GENERAL LIGHTHOUSE FUND : Accounts for the year

1914-15 (Act), 295, p. 295 (No. 390).

GENERAL PRISONS (Ireland) ACT, 1877, AND CRIMINAL
1914: Orders in

JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION ACT,
Council under the Acts (Act), 51.

GERMAN OUTRAGES : V. ALLEGED GERMAN OUTRAGES.

GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR (Miscellaneous, No. 5,
1915) : Correspondence between His Majesty's Govern-
ment and the United States Ambassador respecting the
treatment thereof' ( Corn.), 86.

GERMAN SEA-BORNE COMMERCE (Miscellaneous, No. 2,
1916: Statement of measures adopted relative thereto
(Com.), 327.

ACCOUNTS AND FAPERScontinned.
GREENWICH HOSPITAL AND TRAVERS' FOUNDATION :
Accounts for the year ended 31st March 1914 (Act),
54, p. 54 (No. 124). Statement of estimated Income
and Expenditure for
1915-16
212.
(No. 302).

(Act),

212,

p.

GREENWICH OBSERVATORY: Report of the Astronomer

Royal to the Board of Visitors, 1915 (Com.), 172.

GUATEMALA : V. TREATY SERIES.
HARWICH HARBOUR : Accounts of the Conservancy

Board to 31st March 1915 (Act), 163.

HEALTH OF MUNITION WORKERS COMMITTEE : Report
on Sunday Labour (Com.), 297. Report on Industrial
Canteens, 299. Report on Welfare Supervision, 327.

HECKMONDWIKE : v. EXPLOSIONS.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE AND COURT OF APPEAL, &C. :
Account showing Receipts and Expenditure during
the year ended 31st March 1915 (Act), 104, p. 104
(No. 217).

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (Probate, Divorce, and Admi-

ralty Division) (Admiralty) : v. PUBLIC RECORDS.

HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS (Medical Service) GRANT
ACT, 1913 : Report under the Act for 1914 (Com.), 179.

HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS (Royal Commission): Report
on Records of City of Exeter (Com.), 5. Report on
Manuscripts of the Marquis of Salisbury (Com.), 86.

HOMELESS POOR : Report of Advisory Committee thereon

( Com. ), 84.

HONDURAS : V. TREATY SERIES.
HORSES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES (Committee) : Report

of the Committee thereon (Corn.), 299.

HOUSING ACT, 1914 : Account of Money issued and
Expenditure incurred under the Act (Act), 245, p. 245
(No. 354).

HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING :

emorandum (No. 4),

of the Local Government Board thereon (Com.), 33.
HOUSING BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES : Return relative
pres. 45), p. 45

June

1914,

15th

thereto (Ord.
(No. 114).

GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO CREDIT AND BUSINESS :

Further Papers relative thereto (Corn.), 8.

HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c. ACT, 1909: Draft.

Order under the Act (Act), 245.

GOVERNMENT

COMMITTEE
(Departmental Committee) : First Report of the Com-
mittee (Com.), 33. Minutes of Evidence, 33.

REFUGEES

BELGIAN

GOVERNMENT CHEMIST : Report on the work of the

Government Laboratory for 1914-15 (Corn.), 234.

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

SECURITIES : Return

relative thereto (Ord. 94., pres. 137), p. 137 (No. 247).

GOVERNMENT INSURANCES AND ANNUITIES : Account
of all Moneys received, and of the disposal thereof, &c.
in the year 1914 (Act), 90, p. 91 (No. 164).

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1858: Order in Council

under the Act (A ct), 59.

GOVERNMENT WAR RISKS INSURANCE SCHEME : Text
of Agreement with the War Risks Insurance Associa-
tions (Com.), 84.

GREEK LOAN : Account up to 31st December 1914

(Act), 37, p. 38 (No. 99).

GREEK LOAN OF 1898 : Account up to 31st March 1915

(Act), 94.

HOWTH (Landing of Arms) (Royal Commission): Report
of the Commissioners (Com.), 5. Minutes of Evidence,,
5.

IMMEDIATE LIFE ANNUITIES : Table showing rates
under the Government Annuities Act, 1882 (Act), 234.

IMPERIAL INSTITUTE : v. COLONIAL REPORTS.

IMPERIAL OTTOMAN GUARANTEED LOAN OF 1855 :

Account for the year 1914 (Act), 45.

IMPERIAL REVENUE (Collection and Expenditure) (Great
Britain and Ireland) : Return relative thereto ( Ord.
169, pres. 222), p. 222 (No. 308).

IMPORTED PIT TIMBER (Supply) : Reports thereon with
reference to Newfoundland and Eastern Canada (Com.),
34.

INEBRIATES ACTS, 1879 to 1900: Report of the Inspector

for 1913 (Corn.), 90.

1914 (Coin.), 255.

INEBRIATES ACTS ( Inspector's Report) (Ireland) :Eleventh
with

Report of the Inspector under the Acts, for 1914,
Appendices (Com.), 99.

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
INLAND REVENUE : Fifty-eighth Report of the Commis-

sioners, for 1914-15 (Cont.), 283.

INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION ( Ireland) : Rules as to the
application of the Teachers' Salaries Grant (Act), 39,
p. 42 (No. 107). Time Table of Examinations for 1916
(Act), 303. Examiners' Rules (Act), 332. Rules and
Programme of Examinations for 1916 (Act), 96, p. 96
(No. 202). Rule relative to Superintendents ( Act), 77.
Rule appointing Places of Examination for 1915 (Act),
99. Rule as to maximum number of Superintendents
(Act), 99. Accounts of Receipts and Expenditure of the
Board for 1914 (Act), 129, p. 129 (No. 236). Report
of the Board for 1914 (Corn.), 222. Rule appointing
an additional Centre of Examination for 1915 (Act), 206.
Report as
to application of Teachers' Salaries Grant
(Com), 238.

INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION (Ireland) ACT, 1914: Rules
as to constitution, &c. of the Registration Council (Act),
96, p. 96 (No. 201).

INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONFERENCE

(Miscellaneous,
No. 4, 1915) : Correspondence relative thereto (Com.),
65.

INTOXICATING LIQUOR (Temporary Restriction) ACT,
1914 (Orders); Return relative thereto (Add. 79, pres.
84), p. 84 (No. 155).

INTOXICATING LIQUOLS (Restrictions in Foreign Coun-
tries during War) : Correspondence relative thereto
(Corn.), 157.

IRELAND (Average Prices) : Return relative thereto ( Ord.

63, pres. 88), p. 88 (No. 1,59).

IRELAND DEVELOPMENT GRANT ACT, 1903: Report of
Proceedings for the year ended 31st March 1915 (Com.),
137.

IRISH LAND ACTS : Regulations made by the Lords

Justices under the Acts (Act), 96.

IRISH LAND ACTS, 1903-9: Report of the Commissioners

for the year 1913-14 (Corn.), 4.

914-15.( Corn.), 256.

IRISH LAND COMMISSION : Report 'for the year ended
it 31st March 1915 (Corn.), 233.
Index to Estates com-
prised in Returns for 1913 (Coin.), 4.
1914 (Com.),
284. Return of Advances made under the Irish Land
Purchase Acts, during March and April 1914 (Com.),
4. May and June 1914, 34.
July 1914, 90. August,
September, October, and November 1914,125. December
January 1915, 236. February 1915, 260.
1914, 222.
March 1915, 332. April and May 1915, 346.

Account :

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General upon
the Account of the Irish Land Commission for the year
ended 31st March 1914, with Accounts (Act), 9, p. 9
<No. 28). 1915, with Accounts (Act), 276, p.
276
(No. 376).

Proceedings :

Return of Proceedings under the Land Law (Ireland)
Acts, &c. during March 1914 (Com.), 10. April 1914,
13. May, June, July, and August 1914, 34. September
1914, 51. October 1914, 53. November 1914, 79.
January 1915, 114. February
December 1914, 107.
1915, 153. March 1915, 332. April and May 1915,
346.

IRISH LAND PURCHASE FUND : Accounts for the year

ended 31st March 1914 (Act), 7, p. 7 (No. 22).

IRISH_ PIG-BREEDING INDUSTRY (Departmental Com-
mittee) : Report of the Committee thereon (Corn.), 100.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.

Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee, with
Appendices (Com.), 220.

IRISH UNIvEusiTiEs ACT, 1908 : Accounts of Receipts
and Expenditure of Universities and Colleges for
1913-14 (Act), 20, p. 20 (No. 51).
1914-15 (Act), 247,
p. 247 (No. 357). Statute IV. of the National Univer-
sity of Ireland (Act), 10, p. 10 (No. 37). Amendment to
Chapter XXXIII. of Statutes of Queen's University of
(No. 38). Statute V. of
Belfast (Act), 10, p.
University College, Cork (Act), 125, p. 125 (No. 235).
Statute V. of the National University of Ireland (Act),
147, p. 147 (No. 259). Statute VI. of the National
University of Ireland ( Act), 321, p. 321 (No. 405).
Statute VII. of the National University of Ireland
(Act), 348, p. 348 (No. 429).

10

ISLE OF MAN : Account of Revenue and Expenditure for
31st March 1915 (Act),
p. 169

169,

year ended
(No. 284).

ITALY : V. TREATY SERIES.

JUDICIAL STATISTICS :

England and Wales :

Statistics

for 1913, Part
Part I. (Criminal) (Cont.), 33.
(Coin.), 327.

Scotland :

II. (Civil)
(Corn.), 53.
1914, Part I. (Criminal)

Report thereon for 1913 (Com.), 34. 1914 (Corn.), 321..
relative

LABOURERS' COTTAGES ( Ireland) : Return
thereto (Ord. 112, pres. 167), p. 167 (No. 281).

LABOURERS (Ireland) : Return relative thereto ( Ord. 112,

pres. 167), p. 167 (No. 280).

LABOUR EXCHANGES ACT, 1909: Supplementary Regu-
lation made by the Board of Trade (Act), 108, p. 110
(No. 224).

LABOUR EXCHANGES AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE :
Report of Proceedings of Board of Trade under the
Labour Exchanges Act, 1909, &c., with Appendices
(Corn.), 84.

LANCASTER, COUNTY OF : v. POLLING DISTRICTS.

LAND JUDGE'S COURT (Ireland) : Return relative

thereto ( Ord. 82).

LAND LAW (Ireland) ACT,

(Eviction Notices) :
Return of Eviction Notices filed during the quarters
ended 30th September 1914 (Com.), 34.
31st December
31st March 1915, 125. 30th June 1915,
1914, 68.
233.

1887

LAND REGISTRY : Account showing Receipts and Pay-
ments for the year ending 31st March 1915 (Act), 104,
p. 104 (No. 218). Return relative thereto (Ord. 141,
pres. 268), p. 268 (No. 374).

LAND REGISTRY (New Buildings) ACT, 1900 : Account
showing Money issued and expended and borrowed
under the Act for the period ended 31st March 1914,
(Act), 37, p. 38 (No. 95). For period ended 31st March
1915 (Act), 331, p. 331 (No. 410).

LEEWARD ISLANDS : New Rules relating to Prisons

(Act), 8.

LICENSING STATISTICS,

to the
operation and administration of the Laws relating to
the sale of Intoxicating Liquors for 1914 (Com.), 169.

1914 : Statistics

as

LIGHTHOUSE FUND: V. GENERAL LIGHTHOUSE FUND.

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS -- continued.

LIGHTHOUSES, &c. (Local Inspections) : Reports to the
Board of Trade of Inspections of Local Lighthouses,
&c. (Act), 286.

LIGHT RAILWAYS ACTS, 1896 AND 1912: Report of
Proceedings of the Board of Trade under the Acts,
and of
the Light. Railway Commissioners, for 1914
(Act), 141, p. 141 (No. 254). Orders made by the Light
Railway Commissioners, and confirmed, or modified
and confirmed, by the Board of Trade, in pursuance of
the Act authorising the construction of certain Light
Railways : York Corporation Light Railways (Exten-
London and North
sions) Order, 1914 (Com.), 14.
Western Railway (Dyserth and Newmarket Light Rail-
way) Order, 1915, 66. Hutton Magna Light Railway
Order, 1915, 136. Clayton le-Moors Light Railway
(Extension of Time) Order, 1915, 141. North Lindsey
Light Railways (Amendment) Order, 1915, 157.

LINCOLN CORPORATION BILL : Report by the Attorney
General thereon (pursuant to S.O. 175a). Referred
to the Committee on the Bill, 82.

LIQUOR TRAFFIC (Central Control Board) : First Report

of the Board (Com.), 288.

LOAN FUND BOARD (Ireland) : Seventy-seventh Annual

Report, 1914 (Com.), 108.

LOAN SOCIETIES : Abstract of Accounts for the year

1912 (Act), 7. For the year 1913 (Act), 100.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES (England and Wales) : Statement

of Receipts, &c. for 1913-14 ( Corn.), 33.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1888: Orders made by the
various County Councils in England and Wales under
the Act, as confirmed by the Local Government Board
(Act), 54.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD : Report on Special Work
arising out of the War (Com.), 33. Supplement to
Forty-fourth Annual Report, containing Report by the
Medical Officer on Maternal Mortality (Com.), 257.
Supplement to Forty-fourth Annual Report, containing
Report by the Medical Officer ( Com.), 327.

Ireland :

Order made by the Council of the Administrative

County of Antrim (Act), 96.

Annual Report for 1914-15 ( Com.), 227.

Scotland :

Twentieth Annual Report, for 1914 ( Corn.), 233.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ( Scotland) : Return of the Areas,
Population, and Valuation of Counties, Burghs, and
Parishes in Scotland (Corn.), 193.

LOCAL LOANS FUND : Accounts of Receipts and Pay -
merits in respect of the Local Loans Fund for the year
ended 31st March 1914 (Act) 39, p. 39 (No. 106).
For the year ended 31st March 1915 (Act), 336, p. 336
(No. 418).

LOCAL TAXATION (Ireland) ACCOUNT : Account of
Receipts and Payments for the year ending 31st March
1914 (Act), 34, p. 34 (No. 55). For the year ending
31st March 1915 (Act), 342, p. 342 (No. 422).

LOCAL TAXATION (Ireland) RETURNS : Returns thereof

for 1913-14 (Com.), 53.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.
LOCAL TAXATION (Scotland) ACCOUNT : Return showing

Provisions and Payments for 1914-15 (Con.), 206.

LONDON : r. POLLING DISTRICTS.

LONDON TRAFFIC REPORT Report of London Traffic

Branch of Board of Trade, 1914 (Coin.), 34.

LORD CLERK REGISTER (Scotland) ACT, 1879, and
SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND ACT, 1885 : Order rela-
tive to A ppoiutments in His Majesty's General Register
House, Edinburgh ( tom.), 86.

LUNACY: Return of the number of Visits made, and the
number of Patients seen, by the Commissioners
in
Lunacy during the six months ending 31st December
1914 (Act), 39. Ending 30th ,Tune 1915 (Act), 260.
the number of
Report by the Visitors of Lunatics of
Visits made, the number of Patients seen, and the
number of Miles travelled by the said Visitors, between
let April and 30th September 1914 (Act), 38. Between
1st October 1914 and 31st March 1915 (Act),
117.
Between 1st April 1915 and 30th September 191.5 (Act),
314. Return of all sums received by the Visitors of
Lunatics for Travelling Expenses, &c. from 1st January
to 31st December 1914 (Act), 92.

Ireland :

Sixty-fourth Report of the Inspectors, for 1914 (Com.),

193.

" LUSITANIA," LOSS OF : V. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

MALAY STATES : Report thereon for 1913 (Com.), 32.
1914 (Com.), 332. Report on States of Kedah and Perlis,
Kelantan and Trengannu, for 1913 (Corn.), 90.
1914
( Corn.), 324.

MANCHESTER : v. POLLING DISTRICTS.

MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS :

England and Wales:

General Abstract of Marriages, Births, and Deaths in

England and Wales in 1914 (Corn.), 77.

Ireland :

Fifty-first detailed Annual Report, 1914 (Corn.), 193.

1. BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES.

MEDICAL COUNCIL : Accounts thereof for 1914 (Act),

93.

MEDWAY CONSERVANCY : Accounts of the Conservancy
Board for the year ending 25th March 1915 (Act), 125.
Statements of Receipts and Expenditure (Act), 235.

MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACT, 1913 (Regulations) : Regu-

lations under the Act (Act), 256.

MENTAL DEFICIENCY AND LUNACY ( Scotland) ACT,
1913 : First Annual Report of the General Board of
Control under the Act (Com.), 167.

MERCANTILE MARINE (Examination for Certificates of

Competency) : Report thereon for 1914 (Com.), 196.

MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND: Account of Receipts and
Expenditure under the Seamen's Fund Winding-up Act
for 1914 (Act), 92, p. 92 (No. 193).

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1894: Orders in Council

under the Act (Act), 7, 59, 262.

LOCAL TAXATION (Scotland): Annual Local Taxation
Returns (Scotland) for 1913-14 (Act), 235, p. 235
(No. 336).

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT,

1894, AND MERCHANT
SHIPPING (Convention) ACT, 1914 ; Orders in Council
under the Acts (Act), 149, 304.

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT,

SHIPPING (Mercantile Marine Fund) Ac T,
Order in Council under the Acts (Act), 139.

1894, AND MERCHANT
1898 :

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS, 1894 TO 1906 (Dispensing
Powers): Report by the Board of Trade (Act), 206,
p. 206 (No. 299).

MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS, 1894 TO 1906 ( Vessels
detained) : Return of all Ships ordered by the Board of
to be provisionally detained as unsafe, from
Trade
1st July 1914 to 30th June 1915 ( Com.), 233.

MERCHANT SHIPPING (Mercantile Marine Fund) ACT,
1898 : Draft Orders in Council under the Act (Act),
53, 330.

MERCHANT SHIPPING (Subdivision of Ships): First
Report of the Committee thereon, Vol. I. (Com.), 34.
Vol. II., 53. Second Report (Com.), 247.

MERCHANT SHIPS ( Casualties) : Return relative thereto

(Ord. 325, pres. 348), p. 348 (No. 430).

MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD : Accounts for
the year ending 1st July 1914 (Act), 7. Ending lit July
1915 (Act), 279.

METEOROLOGICAL COMMITTEE : Tenth Report of the
Committee to the Treasury, for the year ending 31st
March 1915 (Com.), 233.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET : Accounts for 1914,

and an Account of Works executed (Act), 93.

METROPOLITAN POLICE : Accounts of the Metropolitan
Police and Police Pension Funds for the year 1914 -15
(Act), 102, p. 102 (No. 215).

METROPOLITAN

SUPERANNUATION
ACTS, 1875 to 1885 : Draft Order relative to Super-
annuation Allowances (Act), 73.

POLICE

STAFF

METROPOLITAN WATER

Report of the Board (Act), 235.

BOARD : Twelfth Annual

MIDDLESEX: v. POLLING DISTRICTS.

MIDWIVES ACT, 1902 : Report on the work of the Central
Midwives Board for 1913-14 (Com.), 35. For 1914-15
(Corn.), 324,

MILITARY WORKS ACTS : Accounts for the year ended
31st March 1914 (Act), 37, p. 38 (No. 91). Year
ended 31st March 1915 (Act), 335, p. 335 (No. 416).

MILITIA ACT, 1882 (Deputy Lieutenants)

(Ireland) :
Descriptions of Qualifications lodged with the Clerk
of General Meetings of Lieutenancy in Ireland in 1914
(Act), 96.

MINES AND QUARRIES : Reports of Inspectors of Mines
for 1914 (Corn.), 233. Annual Report and Statistics for
1913, Part II. (Labour), 33. For 1913, Part III. (Out-
put), 33. For 1912, Part IV. (Colonial and Foreign
Statistics), 33. For 1914, Part I. (Divisional Statistics),
233. For 1914, Part II. (Labour), 303. For 1914, Part
III. (Output), 317. Explosion at Wharncliffe Silkstone
Colliery, Report thereon (Corn.), 33.

MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS : No. 11, 1914, Negotiations
before the War (Russian Publications). No. 12, 1914,
Correspondence respecting the War (Belgian Publica-
tions). No. 13 and No. 14, 1914, Rupture of relations
with Turkey. No. 15, 1914, Correspondence respecting
the War (French Publications). No. 1, 1915, Mission
to the Vatican. No. 2, 1915, Temperance Measures in
Russia. No. 3, 1915, European Crisis. No. 4, 1915,
International Opium Conference. No. 5, 1915, German
Prisoners of War. No. 6, 1915, Rights of Belligerents.
No. 8, 1915, Release of Prisoners of War. No. 9, 1915,

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.

Sinking of the " Dresden." No. 10, 1915, European War.
Nos. 7, 11 to 15, 19, 191.5, and No. 3, 1916, Prisoners of
War. No.16, 1915, Austrian and German Papers found in
possession of Mr. James F. J. Archibald. No. 17,
1915, Execution of Miss Cavell. No. 18, 1915, Enemy
Merchant Vessels
(Italian Decrees and Prize Regula-
tions). No. 1, 1916, Destruction of a German Submarine.
No. 2, 1916, German Sea-borne Commerce. No. 4,
1916, Alien Enemies on the Steamship " Golconda."

MISSION TO THE VATICAN (Miscellaneous, No. 1, 1915) :

Despatch relative thereto (Corn.), 32.

MOTOR CAR ACTS : Orders made under the Acts for

certain Districts (Act), 54, 73, 121.

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (New Charter of Stourbridge) :

Charter of Incorporation (Act), 5.

as

MUNITIONS : Provisional Regulations

to general
ordering of work in a Controlled Establishment (Act),
200, p. 244 (No. 347). Provisional Rules constituting
(Act), 200, p. 244 (No. 348).
Munitions Tribunals
Regulations as to general ordering of work in a Con-
trolled Establishment (Act), 206, p. 206 (No. 300).
Provisional Rules as to Badges (Act), 227, p. 244 (No.
349). Rules regulating Munitions Tribunals in Ireland
(Act), 234, p. 244 (No. 350). Rules regulating Muni-
tions Tribunals in Scotland (Act), 234, p. 244 (No. 351).
Rules as to Badges (Act), 235, p. 244 (No. 352).
Provisional Rules as to limitation of profits of a Con-
trolled Establishment (Act), 237,
245 (No. 353).
War Service Badges, Rules, 1915 (Act), 258. Ordering
of Work, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 258.

p.

MUNITIONS TRIBUNALS : Return of Cases (Corn.), 324.

NATIONAL DEBT : Return relative thereto ( Ord. 104, pres.
106), p. 106 (No. 219). Return showing, at the close of
each financial year from 1835-6 to 1914-15, the aggregate
gross Liabilities of the State, as represented by the
nominal Funded Debt, &c. ( Corn.), 195.

NATIONAL DEBT ANNUITIES : Account of the gross
amount of all Bank Annuities, and sums of money paid
to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, Ste., within the year ending 5th January 1915
(Act), 90, p. 91 (No. 165).

1 NATIONAL DEBT (Military Savings Banks): Account of
all Moneys received and paid by the Commissioners for
the Reduction of the National Debt, &c., from 19th
September 1845 to 5th January 1915 (Act), 66, p. 66
(No. 136).

NATIONAL DEBT (Savings Banks and Friendly Societies):
Account of all Sums received and paid on account of
Banks for Savings and Friendly Societies, in Great
Britain and Ireland, from 6th August 1817 to 20th
November 1914, &c. (Act), 53, p. 53 (No. 122).

NATIONAL EDUCATION (Ireland): Eightieth Report of
the Commissioners, Appendix, Section I. (Com.), 157.
Section II. ( Com.), 167.

NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND ACT, 1906:
Eighth Report by the Board of Trustees, for 1914-15
(Corn.), 149.

NATIONAL GALLERY : Return thereof ( Ord. 47,pres. 49),

p. 49 (No. 116).

NATIONAL GALLERY COMMITTEE : Report of Committee
90.

the National Gallery (Corn.),

of Trustees of
Minutes of Evidence (Corn.), 90.

NATIONAL GALLERY (Ireland) : Report thereon for 1914

(Corn.), 86.

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367

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION (Eng-

land) :

National Health Insurance : Transfer of Deposit
Contributors Order (No. 3), 1914 ( Corn.), 5. Establish-
ment of Separate Sections Order, 1914 (Com.), 5.
Registration of Branches Order, 191.4 (Com.), 5. Navy
and Army Insurance Fund Order, 1914 (Com.), 5.
Deposit Contributors' Benefits Order, 1914 ( Corn.), 24.
Registration of Branches Order (No. 2), 1914 (Com.), 33.
Deposit Contributors, Adjustment of Accounts Order,
1914 (Corn.), 33. Deposit Contributors' Benefit Order,
(Corn.), 279. County Borough of Plymouth
1915
(Insurance Committee) Order, 1914 (Com.), 10. County
Borough of Plymouth (Insurance Committee) Amend-
ment Order, 1914 (Corn.), 33. County Borough of
Wakefield (Insurance Committee) Order, 1915 ( Com.),
108. County Borough of Darlington (Insurance Com-
mittee) Order, 1915 (Com.), 114. County Borough of
East Ham (Insurance Committee) Order, 1915 (Com.),
114. County Borough of East Ham (Insurance Com-
mittee) Amendment Order, 1915 (Com.), 282. County
Borough of Darlington (Insurance Committee) Amend-
ment Order, 1915 (Com.), 136. County Borough of Wake-
field (Insurance Committee) Amendment Order, 1915
136. Reports of Decisions on Appeals and
(Corn.),
Applications under Section 67 of the National Insur-
ance Act, 1911, and Section 27 of the .National Insurance
Act, 1913 (Com.), 55. Reports of Decisions on Appeals,
&c. under Section 76 of the National Insurance Act,
1911, and Section 27 of the National Insurance Act,
1913 (Part II.), (Com.), 234.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION (Eng-

land) (Regulations) :

National Health Insurance : Decision of Questions,
Regulations (England), 1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 75).
Deposit Contributors' Administration Expenses, Regula-
tions (No. 2), 11114 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 76). Deposit
Contributors' Administration Expenses, Regulations,
1915 (Act), 66, p. 66 (No. 137). Arrears, Amendment,
Regulations, 1915 (Act), 75, p. 75 (No. 147). Naval
and Military Forces, Service during War, Regulations,
1915 (Act), 91, p. 91 (No. 183). Navy and Army,
Regulations (No. 1) 1915 (Act), 98, p. 98 ( No. 206).
Navy and Army Fund, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 115,
p. 115 (No. 230). Durham and Darlington Insurance
Committees, Regulations,
163
(No. 27.5). Combination of Insurance Committees,
Regulations, 1915 (Act), p. 163 (No. 276). Navy and
Army, Regulations (No. 1), 1915 (Act), 236, p. 236
(No. 338). Durham and Darlington Insurance Com-
mittees, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 236, p. 236 (No. 339).
Insurance Committees, Regulations,
Combination of
Compensation
1915
Agreements, Regulations,
286, p.
286
(No. 384). Decision of Questions, Regulations, 1916
(Act), 335, p. 335 (No. 417). Deposit Contributors'
Administration Expenses, Regulations, 1916 (Act), 352,
p. 352 (No. 435).

(Act), 236, p. 236 (No. 340).

(Act),

(Act),

1915

1915

163,

p.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION (Ireland) :
National Health Insurance: Registration of Branches
(Ireland) Order, 1914 (Corn.), 6. Transfer of Deposit
Contributors (Ireland) Order (No. 3), 1914 (Corn.), 20.
Deposit Contributors, Adjustment of Accounts (Ireland)
Order, 1914 (Corn.), 33. Registration of Branches
(Ireland) Order, 1914 (No. 2) (Com.), 47.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION (Ireland)

(Regulations) :

National Health Insurance: Exempt Persons' Bene-
fits, Regulations (Ireland), 1914 (Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 6).
Deposit Contributors' Administration Expenses, Regu-
lations (Ireland), 1915 (Act), 37, p. 37 ( No. 84). Decision

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.

of Questions, Regulations (Ireland), 191.5 (Act), 37, p. 37
(No. 83). Deposit Contributors' Administration Ex-
penses, Regulations (Ireland), 1915 (Act), 86, p. 86,
( No. 158). Subscriptions and Donations, Regulations
(Ireland), 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91 (No. 184). Naval and
Military Forces, Service during War, Regulations
(Ireland), 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91 (No. 185). Navy and
Army, Regulations (Ireland), No. 1, 1915 (Act), 99, p. 99
( No. 208). Navy and Army, Regulations (Ireland)
( No. 1) 1915 (Act), 236, p. 236 (No. 341). Compensation
Agreements, Regulations (Ireland), 1915 (Act), 317,
p. 317 (No. 404).

Provisional Regulations with respect to Officers, War-

rant Officers, and Soldiers (Act), 6, p. 6 (No. 7).

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION (Scotland):
National Health Insurance : Establishment of Separate
Sections, Order (Scotland), 1914 (Com.), 5. Registration
of Branches, Order ( Scotland), 1914 (Corn.), 5. Transfer
( No. 3),
of Deposit Contributors, Order (Scotland)
10. Registration of Branches, Order
1914 (Corn.),
( Scotland) (No. 2), 1914 (Coin.), 33. Deposit Contri-
butors' Benefit, Order ( Scot/and) (No. 2), 1914 (Corn.),
33. Dundee Boundaries Extension, Order, 1914 (Act),
(No. 2), 1914 (Act), 37, p. 38
37, p. 38 (No. 85).
( No. 86). Deposit Contributors, Adjustment of Accounts,
Order (Scotland), 1914 (Corn.), 55. Glasgow Boundaries
Extension, Order, 1915 (Corn.), 233. Deposit Contri-
butors' Benefits, Order (Scotland), 1915 (Act), 283,
p. 283 (No. 380).

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION (Scotland)

(Regulations) :

11

11, p.

(No. 42).

National Health Insurance: Officers, Warrant Officers,
and Soldiers, Regulations (Scotland), 1914 (Act), 6, p. 7
( No. 3). Medical Benefit, Regulations (Scotland), 1914
Deposit Contributors'
(Act),
Administration Expenses, Regulations (Scotland) (No. 2),
1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 77). Appointment of Repre-
sentatives of Insured Persons on Insurance Committees
Amendment., Regulations ( Scotland) (No. 2), 1914 (Act),
36, p. 37 (No. 78). Determination of Questions, Regu-
lations (Scotland), 1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 79). Claims
for Exemption, Consolidated Regulations (Scotland),
1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. SO). Navy and Army
Reserves and Territorial Force, Regulations (Scotland),
1914 (Act), 36. Married Women's Special Benefits,
Regulations (Scotland), 1914 (Act), 36. Drug Accounts
Committee, Regulations
69,
p. 69 (No. 141). Naval and Military Forces, Service
during War Regulations (Scotland), 1915 (Act), 91,
p. 91 (No. 187). Navy and Army Regulations (Scotland)
(No. 1), 1915 (Act), 137, p. 137 (No. 246).
(No. 2),
1915 (Act), 244, p. 244 (No. 346). Medical Benefit,
Regulations (Scotland) (No. 2), 1915 (Act), 289, p. 292
(No. 385). Deposit Contributors' Administration Ex-
penses, Regulations (Scotland), 1916 (Act), 344, p. 344
(N o. 424).

(Scotland), 1914 (Act),

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION ( [Vales) :
National Health Insurance : Registration of Branches,
Order, 1914 (Cora.), 5. Transfer of Deposit Contri-
butors, Order (No. 3), 1914 (Com.), 5. Deposit Con-
tributors' Benefits, Order, 1914 (Corn.), 33, Deposit
Contributors, Adjustment of Accounts, Order,
1914
(Corn.), 33. Registration of Branches, Order (No. 2),
1914 (Corn.), 33. Establishment of Separate Sections,
Order, 1914 ( Com.), 33. Deposit Contributors' Benefits,
Order, 1915 (Corn.), 289. List of Institutions approved
by the Welsh Insurance Commissioners for treatment of
persons suffering from Tuberculosis (Corn.), 49.

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INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH VOLUME.

[1914-16.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS continued.
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION (Wales)

(Regulations) :

National Health Insurance : Officers,Warrant Officers,
and Soldiers, Regulations ( Wales), 1914 ( Act), 11. p. 11
Special Order Inquiry, Regulations ( Wales),
(No. 41).
1914 (Act), 11, p. 11 (No. 40). Decisions of Questions,
Regulations (Wales), 1915 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 81),
Deposit Contributors' Administration Expenses, Regu-
lations (Wales), 1915 (Act), 37, p. 37 (No. 82). Deposit
Contributors' Administration Expenses, Regulations
(Wales), 1915 (Act), 79, p. 79 (No. 149). Naval and
Military Forces, Service during War Regulations
(Wales), 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91 (No. 186). Navy and
Army, Regulations (Wales) (No. 1), 1915 (Act), 100,
p. 100 (No. 210). Navy and Army Fund, Regulations
(Wales), 1915 (Act), 139, p, 139 (No. 250). Navy and
Army, Regulations (Wales) (No. 1), 1915 (Act), 252;
p. 252 (No. 360). Medical Benefit, Regulations (Wales),
Subscriptions and
1915 (Act), 256, p. 256 (No. 361).
Donations, Regulations ( Wales), 1915 (Act), 292, p. 292
(No. 387). Medical Benefit, Regulations ( Wales) (No. 2 ),
1915 (Act), 294, p. 294 (No. 388). Medical Benefit,
Regulations (Wales), 1915 (Act), 301, p. 301 (No. 394):
Compensation Agreements, Regulations ( Wales), 1915
(Act), 315, p. 315 (No. 403). Medical Benefit, Regulations
(Wales) (No. 2), 1915 (Act), 352, p. 352 (No. 435).

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (Joint Con2mittee):

7

National Health Insurance : Normal Rates of Re-
muneration (Ireland) Provisional Order, 1914 (Act), 6,
p. 7 (No. 5 ). Subsidiary Employments Order, 1914
(No. 2) (Act), 6. p. 7 (No. 8). Subsidiary Employ-
(Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 9).
ments Order, 1914 ( No. 3)
Special Employers' Custom Consolidated Order, 1914
(Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 10). Special Customs Consolidated
Subsidiary Employ-
Order, 1914 (Act), 6, p. 7 ( No. 11).
ments Consolidated Order, 1914 (Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 12).
Exempt Persons' Benefits, Eegulations, 1914 (Act), 6,
p. 7 (No. 13). Arrears Amendment, Regulations (No. 2),
1914 (Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 14). Transfer Values, Regu-
lations, 1914 (Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 15). Special Order
Inquiry, Regulations, 1914 (Act), 6, p.
(No. 16).
Societies' Accounts and Administrative Expenses, Regu-
lations, 1914 (Act) 6, p. 7 (No. 17). Navy and Army
Insurance Fund, Persons of Unsound Mind, Regula-
tions, 1914 (Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 18). Aliens' Maternity
Benefit, Regulations, 1914 (Act) 6, p. 7 (No. 19).
Normal Rate of Remuneration, Order ( No. 2), 1914
(Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 20). Normal Rate of Remuneration,
Order (No. 3), 1914 (Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 21). Subsidiary
Employments Consolidated Order (Ireland), 1914 (Act),
Special Customs Consolidated Order
8, p. 8 (No. 25).
(Ireland), 1914 (Act), 8, p. 8 (No. 27). Employment
under Local and Public Authorities, Exclusion Pro-
visional Order (Ireland) (No. 2), 1914 (Act), 10, p. 11
(No. 39). Special Customs, Crown Employment, Order
(No. 1), 1914 (Act), 11, p.
Special
Customs, Crown Employment, Order (No. 2), 1914
(Act), 11, p. 11 ( No. 44). Outstanding Reserve Values,
(Wales) Sub-
Amendment Order, 1914 (Com.), 33.
sidiary Employments Consolidation Order, 1914 (Act),
(Wales) Special Customs Consolidated Order,
36.
Special Employers' Custom (Scot-
1914 (Act), 36.
Subsidiary
land) Consolidation Order, 1914 (Act), 36.
Employments Consolidated Order (Scotland), 1914 (Act),
Special Customs Consolidation Order (Scotland),
36.
1914 (Act), 36. Normal Rate of Remuneration, Pro-
( Scotland), 1914 (No.
(Act), 36.
visional Order
Normal Rate of Remuneration, Order (Scotland), 1914
(No. 1) (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 64). Employment under
Local Public Authorities, Exclusion Order (Ireland)
(No. 2), 1914 (Act), 70, p. 70 (No. 142). Normal Rate
of Remuneration (Ireland) Order 1914 (Act), 70, p. 70

(No. 43).

1)

11

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScon/in/tea.

143).

Special Customs, Crown Employment,
(No.
Order (Scotland) (No. 1), 1915 (Act), 121, p. 121 (No.
231). Special Employers' Custom Order ( Scotland),
1915 (No. 1) (Act), 121, p. 121 (No. 232). Employ-
ment under Local and Public Authorities, Exclusion
Order (Scotland), 1915 (Act), 234, p. 234 (No. 332).
Report of Committee on application of Act to Out-
workers in Ireland ( Com.), 8. First Annual Report of
Medical Research Committee, 1914-15 (Cum.), 279.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (Joint Committee) (Regu-

lations) :

(Ireland),

(Scotland), 1914 (Act),

National Health Insurance : Officers, -Warrant Officers,
and Soldiers, Regulations, 1919 (Act), 6, p. 7 (No. 4).
Medical Benefit, Regulations (Wales), 1914 (Act), 36,
p. 37 (No. 65). Payments to Insurance Committees,
Regulations ( Wales), 1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 66).
Payments to Insurance Committees, Regulations (Ire-
land), 1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 67). Exempt Persons'
Benefits, Regulations (Scotland), 1914 (Act), 36, p. 37
(No. 68). Payments to Insurance Committees, Regula-
36, p. 37 (No. 69).
tions
Amalgamation and Transfer of Engagements, Regula-
tions, 1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 ( No. 70). Dissolution of
Societies, Regulations, 1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 71).
Withdrawal of Approval, Regulations, 1914 (Act), 36,
p. 37 (No. 72). Payments to Insurance Committees,
Regulations, 1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 73). Medical
Benefit, Regulations, 1914 (Act), 36, p. 37 (No. 74).
Collection of Contributions, Consolidated Regulations
(Ireland), 1915 (Act), 90, p. 91 (No. 166). Mercantile
Marine (Collection of Contributions) Regulations (Ire-
lnad), 1914 (Act), 90, p. 91 (No. 167). Payments to
Insurance Committees, Regulations
1914
(Act), 90, p. 91 (No. 168). Exempt Irish Migratory
Labourers' Benefits, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 90, P. 91
Panel and Pharmaceutical Committees,
(No. 169).
Amendment, Regulations (Scotland), 1915 (Act), 91,
p. 91 (No. 170). Mercantile Marine (Collection of
Contributions), Regulations ( Scotland), 1915 (Act), 91,
p. 91 (No. 171). Collection of Contributions, Consoli-
dated Regulations (Scotland), 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91
(No. 172). Collection of Contributions, Consolidated
Regulations (Wales), 1915 (Act), 91, P. 91 (No. 173).
Mercantile Marine (Collection of Contributions), Regu-
lations (Wales), 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91 (No. 174). Pay-
ments to Insurance Committees, Regulations (Wales),
1915 (4-1ct), 91, p. 91 (No. 175).
Panel Committee,
Regulations (England and Wales), 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91
Pharmaceutical Committees, Regulations
(No. 1 76).
(England and Wales), 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91 (No. 177.)
Collection of Contributions, Consolidated Regulations,
1915 (Act), 91, p. 91 (No. 178.) Married Women,
Consolidated Regulations, 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91 (No. 179).
Mercantile Marine (Collection of Contributions), Regu-
lations, 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91 (No. 180). Time for
joining an Approved Society, Amendment, Regulations,
(No. 181). Navy and Army
1915 (Act), 91, p.
Parliamentary Grant, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 91, p. 91
Societies' Accounts and Administration
(No. 182).
Expenses, Amendment, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 108,
p. 108 (No. 221). Collection of Contributions, Amend-
ment, Regulations (Scotland), 1915 (Act), 137, p. 137
(No. 242). Collection of Contributions, Amendment
(Wales, 1915) (Act), 137,
Regulations
(No.
2435. Collection of Contributions, Amendment Re-
gulations, 1915 (Act),
137, p. 137 (No. 244). Navy
and Army, Regulations (No.
2), 1915 (Act), 137,
p. 137 (No. 245). Collection of Contributions, Amend-
ment Regulations (Ireland), 1915 (Act), 139, p. 139
(No. 249). Exempt Persons, Consolidated Regulations,
1915 (Act), 149, p. 149 (No. 262). Transition to Full
Rate of Benefit, Amendment Regulations, 1915 (Act),

p. 137

91

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INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH VOLUME.

369

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (Joint Committee)

(Regulations ) continued.

149, p. 149 (No. 263). Arrears, Amendment Regula-
tions (No. 2), 1915 (Act), 149, p. 149 (No. 264). Value
of Contributions, Exempted Institutions, Regulations,
1915 (Act), 149, p. 149 (No. 265). Time for Joining an
Approved Society, Amendment Regulations, 1915 (Act),
149, p. 149 (No. 266). Exempt Persons, Consolidation
Regulations ( Wales), 1915 (Act), 227, p. 227 (No. 318).
Exempt Irish Migratory Labourers' Benefits, Regula-
lations, 1915 (Act), 234, p. 234 (No. 331). Arrears,
Consolidated Regulations, 1915 (Act), 256, p. 256 (No.
362). Societies' Accounts and Administration Expenses,
Regulations, 1915 (Act), 256, p. 256 (No. 363). Persons
of Unsound Mind, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 256, p. 256
(No.364). Transfer Values, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 256
p. 256 (No. 365). Accounts of Insurance Committees,
Regulations, 1915 (Act), 256, p. 256 (No. 366). Lapsed
Transfer Values, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 256, p. 256
(No. 367). Medical Benefit, Regulations, 1915 (Act),
256, p. 256 (No. 368). Medical Benefit, Regulations
Injuries
(Scotland), 1915 (Act), 260, p. 260 (No. 372).
in War, Compensation, Regulations, 1915 (Act), 271, p.
271 (No. 375). Medical Benefit, Regulations ( England
and Wales), 1916 (Act), 276, p. 276 (No. 377). Medical
Benefit Regulations (No. 2), 1915 (Act), 286, p. 286
(No. 382). Medical Benefit, Regulations, 1915 (Act),
286, p. 286 (No. 383). Transactions between Insurance
Commissioners and Societies, Regulations, 1915 (Act),
327 (No. 406).. Withdrawal of Approval,
327,
Amendment Regulations (Act), 327, p. 327 (No. 407).
Medical Benefit Regulations (England and Wales), 1916
(Act), 331, p. 331 (No. 411). Reserve Values, Regula-
tions, 1916 (Act), 348, p. 348 (No. 427). Medical
Benefit, Regulations (No. 2), 1915 (Act), 352, p. 352
(No. 436).

p.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (Joint Committee)

(Departmental Committee) (Corn.), 8.

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (Medical Research Com-
mittee) : Interim Report of the Committee (Corn.), 124.
NATIONAL INSURANCE ACTS, 1911 to 1913: First Report
on the work of the National Insurance Audit Depart-
ment ( Com.), 98.

NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT, 1911 (Part I.), ACCOUNT :
Account under Section 54 of the Act at 31st December
1914 (Act), 92, p. 92 (No. 195).

NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT, 1911 (Part H.), ACCOUNT :
Account under Section 92 (3) of the Act at 31st March
1915 (Act), 137, p. 137 (Ne. 248).

ACCO UNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY : Fifty-eighth Annual

Report of the Trustees ( Com.), 181.

NATIONAL RELIEF FUND: Report by the Executive
Committee of the National Relief Fund to 31st March
1915 (Corn.), 133. Report by Scottish Advisory Com-
mittee to 31st March 1915 (Com.), 296.

NATIONAL SCHOOL TEACHERS'

PENSION
FUND : Accounts of Receipts and Payments for 1914
(Com.), 147. Rules under National School Teachers
(Ireland) Act (Com.), 20.

(Ireland)

NAVAL AND MARINE PAY AND PENSIONS ACT, 1865 :
Orders in Council approving Memorials of the Admiralty
for sanctioning certain payments, &c. (Act), 7, 12, 35,
59, 63, 86, 87, 92, 117, 139, 149, 193, 209, 234, 244, 262,
285, 303, 327, 334.

NAVAL AND MILITARY OPERATIONS, AND OTHER Ex-
PENDITURE ARISING OUT OF THE WAR, 1914-15
(Supplementary Vote of Credit) : Supplementary Estimate
of the sum required for the year 1914-15 for Naval and
Military Operations and other Expenditure arising out
of the War (Carn.), 8, p. 8 (No. 26). Referred to the
Committee of Supply, 9. Supplementary Estimate of the
sum required Ibr the year 1914-15 for Naval and
Military Operations and other Expenditure arising out
of the War ( Com.), 66, p. 66 (No. 134). Referred to
the Committee of Supply, 66. V. also NAVY AND ARMY
SERVICES, WARLIKE OPERATIONS, AND OTHER Ex-
PENDITURE ARISING OUT OF THE WAR, and VOTE OF
CREDIT.

NAVAL PRIZE ACT, 1864 : Order in Council under the

Act (Act), 86.

NAVAL PRIZE ACT, 1864, AND FRIZE COURTS ACT,

1894: Order in Council under the Act (Act), 117.

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY : Accounts of Naval Prize
Money, &c. for the year ending 31st March 1915 (Act),
183.

NAVAL SAVINGS BANKS : Account of Deposits, &c. in
Naval Savings Banks in 1913-14 (Act), 42, p. 42
(No. 109).

NAVY :

Appropriation Account :

Appropriation Account of the sums granted by Parlia-
ment for Navy Services for 1913-14, with the Report
of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Act), 37, p. 38
96). Referred to a Committee of the whole
(No.
House, 195.

Estimates, 1915-16 :

NATIONAL INSURANCE ACTS, 1911 to 1913, ACCOUNTS:
Accounts under the Acts from 15th July 1912 to 11th
January 1914 (Act), 352, p. 352 (No. 438).

Navy Estimates for the year 1915-16 (Com.), 39,
p. 39 (No. 105). Referred to the Committee of Supply,
39.

NATIONAL INSURANCE ACTS (Drug Tariff) (Depart-
mental Committee) : Report of Committee thereon
(Com.), 236.

NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT, 1911 (Part IL, Unemploy-
ment Insurance) (Unemployment Fund Account) : Account
under Section 92 (1) of the Act to 14th July 1914 (A ct),
351, p. 351 (No. 432).

NATIONAL INSURANCE (Joint Committee) REGULATIONS,
1915: Regulations made by the Treasury under the
96
National
(No. 203).

Insurance Act,

(Act),

1911

96,

p.

Dockyard Expense Accounts, 1913-14 :

Annual Accounts for the year 1913-14, with Report
of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Act), 153,
p. 153 (No. 268).

Exceptions to King's Regulations :
sanctioned

of Exceptions

List
(Com.), 5.

during 1913-14

Gunnery :

Result of Tests of Gunlayers with Heavy Guns and

Light Quick-firing Guns, 1914 (Com.), 115.

Health :

NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY : Return relative

thereto (Ord. 220, pres. 222), p. 222 (No. 307).

Statistical Report for 1913 ( Com.), 5, p. 6 (No. 2).

[Order for printing discharged, 9.]

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.

NAVYcontinued.
Rescues :

Effected from His Majesty's and German Warships

respectively (Com.), 117.

Supplementary Estimate, 1914 -15 :

Estimate of additional numbers of Officers and Men
required for year ending 31st March 1915 (Corn.), 42,
p. 42 (No. 108). Referred to the Committee of Supply,
42.

Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16 :

Estimate of additional numbers of Officers and Men
required for year ending 31st March 1916 (Corn.), 163,
p. 163 (No. 274). Referred to the Committee of Supply,
163. For year ending 31st March 1916 (Com.), 334, p. 334
(No. 414). Referred to the Committee of Supply, 334.

Torpedo Factory, Greenock:

Annual Accounts for the year 1913-14, with Report
of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon (Act),
82, p. 82 (No. 153).

Victualling Yard Manufacturing Accounts, 1913-14 :
Annual Accounts for the year 1913-14, with Report
of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon (Act),
82, p. 82 (No. 152).

NAVY AND ARMY : Statement as

Pensions (Corn.), 4.

to Allowances and

NAVY AND ARMY SUPPLY : Treasury Minute relative to

Navy and Army Supply, 1915-16 ( Com.), 45.

NAVY AND ARMY SERVICES, W UILIKE OPERATIONS,
AND OTHER EXPENDITURE ARISING OUT OF THE
WAR, 1915-16 ( Vote of Credit) : Estimate of the sum
required for the year 1915-16, for Navy and Army
Services, Warlike Operations, and other Expenditure
arising out of the War (Corn.), 66, p. 66 (No. 135).
Referred to the Committee of Supply, 66.

NAVY AND ARMY SERVICES, WARLIKE OPERATIONS,
AND OTIIER EXPENDITURE ARISING OUT OF THE
WAR, 1915-16 ( Supplementary Vote of Credit): Supple-
mentary Estimate of the sum required for the year
1915-16, for Navy and Army Service:,, Warlike Opera-
tions, and other Expenditure arising out of the War
(Com.), 145, p. 145 (No. 258). Referred to the Com-
mittee of Supply, 145. Supplementary Estimate of the
sum required to be voted for Navy and Army Services,
Warlike Operations, and other Expenditure arising out
of the War (Com.), 206, p. 206 (No. 297). Referred to
Supplementary Esti-
the Committee of Supply, 206.
mate of the sum required to be voted for Navy and
Army Services, Warlike Operations, and other Expen-
diture arising out of the War (Coin.), 281, p.
281
(No. 378). Referred to the Committee of Supply, 281.
Supplementary Estimate of the sum required to be voted
for Navy and Army Services, Warlike Operations, and
other Expenditure arising out of the War (Com.), 234,
p. 234 (No. 329). Referred to the Committee of
Supply, 235. V. also NAVAL AND MILITARY OPERA-
TIONS, AND OTHER EXPENDITURE ARISING OUT OF
THE WAR, and VOTE OF CREDIT.

NAVY AND MARINES (Property of Deceased) ACT, 1865 :

Order in Council under the Act (Act), 244.

NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE THE WAR (Russian Publica-
tions) (Miscellaneous, No. 11, 1914): Documents pub-
lished by the Russian Government ( Com.), 4.

NETHERLANDS : v. TREATY SERIES.
NEW ZEALAND (Trade): Report thereon for 1913 (Corn.),

10. V. TRADE OF NEW ZEALAND.

NORWAY : v. TREATY SERIES.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
ORDNANCE SURVEY : Report relative thereto to 31st

March 1915 ( Coin.), 148.

OSBORNE : Report by the House Governor and Medical
Superintendent for the year ending 31st March 1915
(Com.), 233.

OUTPUT OF COAL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ; Return
relative thereto (Ord. 230, pres. 231), p. 231 (No. 327).
Return relative thereto (Ord. 325, pres. 326), p. 326
(No. 389).

OXFORD, UNIVERSITY OF : v. UNIVERSITIES.

PACIFIC CABLE ACT, 1.901 : Accounts under the Act to

31st March 1915 (Act), 222, p. 222 (No. 310).

PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES (Electors, A- c.) (United
Kingdom): Return relative thereto : (Add. 49, pres. 53),
p. 53 ( No. 120).

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS : List

of Bills, Reports,
Estimates, and Accounts and Papers printed by Order
of the House, and of Papers presented by Command,
Session 1914-16, with a General Alphabetical Index
thereto ; 30th Parliament, Fifth Session 5th and 6th
George V., 11th November 1914 to 27th January 1916
(laid upon Table by Mr. Speaker, 352).

PASSENGER MOVEMENT FROM AND TO THE UNITED
KINGDOM: Return relative thereto for each month of
1915 ( Coin.), 51.

PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE MARKS ACT, 1914 :

Temporary Rules under the Act (Act), 167, 273.

PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE MARKS : Thirty-second
Report of the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs,
and Trade Marks, for 1914 (Act), 87, p. 88 (No. 160).
PAUPERISM (England and Wales) : Return relative thereto
(Ord. 28th July 1914, pres. 167), p. 167 (No. 282).
Return relative thereto (Ord. 223, pres. 351), p. 351
(No. 433).

PAUPERISM (England and Wales) (Monthly Statements) :
Return relative thereto, 1915 (Monthly Statements)
(Ord. 45, pres. 53), p. 53 (No. ] 19).

PAWNBROKERS' RETURNS (Ireland) : Return of Accounts

for 1913 (Act), 108.

PENAL SERVITUDE ACTS ( Conditional Licence) : Licences
granted under the Acts to Convicts, with Conditions
(Act), 34, 45, 59, 86, 108, 141, 148, 157, 172, 181, 237,
282, 289, 299.

PETERHEAD HARBOUR : Reports concerning Peterhead

Harbour Works (Com.), 304.

PILOTAGE : Returns relative thereto for 1913 (Act), 224

p. 224 (No. 314).

PLYMOUTH CORPORATION BILL [Lords]: Report by the
Attorney General thereon. Referred to the Committee on
the Bill (pursuant to 5.0. 175a, pres. 61).

PLYMOUTH : v. POLLING DISTRICTS.

POLICE

Counties and Boroughs (England and Wales) :

Reports of the Inspectors of Constabulary for the
year ending 29th September 1914 (Act), 100, p. 100
(No. 209).

Metropolis :

Report of the Commissioner for 1913 (Corn.), 5.

Scotland :

Fifty-seventh Annual Report of the Inspector of

Constabulary for Scotland, for 1914 (Com.), 90.

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.
POLICE ACT, 1890: Correspondence relative to the refusal
of the Certificate of the Secretary of State under the
Act to the River Tyne Police Force for the year ended
29th September 1914 (Act), 100.

POLLING DISTRICTS : Durham, County of (Act), 235.
East Suffolk, County of (Act), 34. Lancaster, County
of (Act), 114. London, County of (Act), 5. Manchester,
City of (Act), 34. Middlesex, County of (Act), 34, 86.
Plymouth, County Borough of (Act),
Salford,
Borough of (Act), 34.
Southampton, County of (Act),
20. Surrey, County of (Act), 34. West Riding of
Yorkshire (Act), 93, 209.

67.

PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY Sixth Annual Report,
for year ended 31st March 1915 (Act), 234, p. 234
(No. 333).

PORTUGAL : V. TREATY SERIES.

POST OFFICE : Report thereon for 1914-15 (Com.), 335.

Foreign and Colonial Parcel Post :

Foreign and Colonial

(No. 67) Warrant, 1914 (Act). 5.
1914 (Act), 35.
(No. 70) Warrant, 1915 (Act), 102.
1915 (Act), 162.
(No. 73) Warrant, 1915 (Act), 333.
1915 (Act), 333.

Parcel Post Amendment
(No. 68) Warrant,
(No. 69) Warrant, 1915 (Act), 91.
(No. 71) Warrant,
(No. 72) Warrant, 1915 (Act), 235.
(No. 74) Warrant,

(No. 75) Warrant, 1915 (Act), 333.

Foreign and Colonial Post:

Foreign and Colonial Post Amendment (No. 12)
Warrant, 1914 (Act), 55. Foreign and Colonial Post
(Cash on Delivery) Amendment (N o. 12) Warrant,
1915 (Act), 108.

Foreign and Colonial Post, except Parcels :

Foreign and Colonial Post Amendment (No. 13)

Warrant, 1915 (Act), 260.

Inland Post :

Inland Post Amendment (No.

15) Warrant, 1914

(Act), 35.

(No. 16) Warrant, 1915 (Act), 28.5.

London Railway Act, 1913 (Account, 1913-14) :
Account under the Act for 1913-14 (Act), 35, p. 35

(No. 63).

Money Orders :

Postal Order (Foreign and Colonial) Regulations,

1914 (Act), 10.

Money Orders (Inland) :

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-continued.
PRISONERS OF WAR ( Miscellaneons, No.

7, 1915):
Correspondence with the United States Ambassador
relative thereto (Com.), 89.

PRISONERS or WAR (Miscellaneous, No.

11, 1915) :
Reports by United States Officials on the treatment of
British Prisoners of War, &c. in Germany (Coin.), 115.
PRISONERS OF WAR (Miscellaneous, No. 12, 1915) :
Statement relative to treatment thereof in England and
Germany (Com.), 151.

PRISONERS OF WAR ( Miscellaneous, No.

1915):
Report on the Internment Camp at Ruhleben (Com.),
157.

13,

PRISONERS OF WAR (Miscellaneous, No. 14,

1915) :
Correspondence with the United States Ambassador
relative to treatment thereof in Germany (Com.), 167.

PRISONERS OF WAR (Miscellaneous, No.

15, 1915) :
Further Correspondence with the United States Ambas-
sador relative to treatment thereof in Germany (Com.),
220.

PRISONERS OF WAR (Miscellaneous, No.

1915) :
Correspondence with the United States Ambassador
relative to treatment thereof in Germany (Coni.), 313.

19,

PRISONERS OF WAR (Miscellaneous, No.

1916) :
Correspondence with the United States Ambassador
respecting conditions at Ruhleben (Com.), 344.

3,

PRISONS :

England and Wales:

Draft Rules relating to Local Prisons (Act), 5. Draft
Rule relating to Convict Prisons (Act), 5. Draft Rule
relating to the constitution of the Visiting Committee of
Plymouth Prison (Act), 68. Draft Rules relating to
classification of Prisoners (Act), 93. Report of Com-
missioners of Prisons for 1914-15 (Com.), 255.

Ireland:

Draft Rule relative to the production of Prisoners
(Act), 68. Thirty-seventh Report of General Prisons
Board, 1914-15 (Com.), 256.

Scotland:

Rule relating to remissions and punishments (Act), 96,
p. 96 (No. 204). Rule relative to places of detention
for Prisoners (Act), 143, p. 143 (No. 2.56).
[Order for
printing
145.]
the
to
appointment of a Visiting Committee (Act), 143, p. 143
(No. 257).

Rule relative

discharged,

Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 2) Regula-

tions, 1915 (Act), 258.

PRISONS (Scotland) AcT, 1877 : Thirty-seventh Report

of the Commissioners ( Com.), 136.

Post Office Charges:

Statement of proposed increases (Com.), 239,

PRIVATE BILLS AND PRIVATE BUSINESS : Return rela-

tive thereto for Session 1914-16 (Ord. 337), p. 339.

POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS : Accounts of all Deposits
received and paid, &c. in 1914 (Act), 172, p. 172
(No. 286).

POST OFFICE SERVANTS : First Report of Committee
appointed to examine issues arising out of the Report of
Select Committee of the House of Commons thereon
(Com.), 196.

POST

OFFICE

TELEGRAPHS

TELEPHONES :
Accounts for the year ended 31st March 1914, with
additional Statement (Act), 44, p. 44 (No. 111). Year
ended 31st March 1915 (Act), 296, p. 296 (No. 391).

AND

POSTPONEMENT OF PAYMENTS ACT, 1914: Proclama-

tions issued under the Act (Com.), 4.

PRESS BUREAU : v. ARMY.

170.-Sess. 1914-16.

PRIVATE LEGISLATION PROCEDURE (Scotland) ACT,
1899 : Return relative thereto (Ord. 324, pres. 348),
p. 348 (No. 431). Report by the Chairman of Com-
mittees of the House of Lords and the Chairman of
Ways and Means in the House of Commons under the
Act (Act), 66, 174. Amending General Orders there-
under (Act), 235, p. 235 (No. 335).

PRIZE COURTS ACT, 1894 : Order in Council under the

Act (Act), 35, 59.

PROSECUTION OF OFFENCES ACTS, 1879 TO 1908:
Return relative thereto (Add. 169, pres. 179), p. 179
(No. 287).

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND CHARGES ACT, 1891 : Treasury
Minute relative to the Housing Act, 1914 (Act), 167.

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (Army Votes): Treasury Minute
authorising the temporary application of Surpluses on
certain Army Votes for 1914-15 to defray part of an
Excess on another Army Vote of the same year (pur-
suant to Resolution, 4th March 1879, pres. 91), p.
91
(No. 188).

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (Navy Votes): Treasury Minute
authorising the temporary application of Surpluses on
certain Navy Votes for 1914-15 to defray part of an
Excess on another Navy Vote of the same year (pur-
suant to Resolution, 4th March 1879, pres. 93), p. 93
(No. 198).

PUBLIC BIERS : Return relative thereto for Session

1914-16 (Ord. 337, pres. 339), p. 339.

PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE: Account of the
gross Public Income and Expenditure in the year ended
31st March 1915, with the Balances in the Exchequer,
&c. (Act), 100, p. 100 (No. 211).

PUBLIC OFFICES SITE (Dublin) ACT, 1903: Accounts
of Money issued, expended, and borrowed under the
Act for the period ended 31st March 1914 (Act), 37,
p. 38 (No, 100). Year ending 31st March 1915 (Act),
333, p. 333 (No. 413).

PUBLIC OFFICES, SITES, AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS
EXPENSES ACCOUNTS, 1913 -14: Accounts of Money
issued, expended, and borrowed, under the Acts for the
period ended 31st March 1914 (Act), 37, p. 38 (No. 101).
Year ending 31st March 1915, with Report of the
Comptroller and Auditor General (Act), 332, p. 332
(No. 412).

PUBLIC PETITIONS : Return relative thereto for Session

1914-16 (Ord. 337, pres. 339), p. 339.

PUBLIC RECORDS : Seventy-sixth Annual Report of the

Deputy Keeper (Corn.), 90.

Ireland :

Forty-seventh Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper

(Corn.), 233.

Schedules of Documents not considered of sufficient

public value to justify their preservation :

Treasury (Slave Compensation Commission) (Act), 7.
High Court

Justice, Probate, Divorce, and

of

Admiralty Division (Admiralty) (Act), 246.

Customs and Excise (Act), 256.

PUBLIC RETRENCHMENT : First Report of Committee
Second Report of Committee

thereon (Corn.), 238.
thereon ( Corn.), 310.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
QUEENSTOWN HARBOUR COMMITTEE : Report thereof,

(Corn.), 246.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS: Returns of Accidents and Casual-
ties, as reported to the Board of Trade by Railway
Companies, during the three months ending 30th June
1914 (Com.), 4. Year 1914 (Com.),137. Three months
ending 30th September 1914 ( Com.), 49. Three months
ending 31st December 1914 ( Com.), 147. Three months
ending 31st March 1915 (Corn.), 233. Three months
ending 30th June 1915 ( Cam.), 283. General Report of
the Board of Trade upon the Accidents which have
occurred on the Railways of the United Kingdom in
1914 (Com.), 233.

RAILWAY AND CANAL TRAFFIC ACTS, 1854 TO 1894:
Twenty-sixth Annual Report of the Railway and Canal
Commission, with Appendix (Corn.), 86.

RAILWAY COMPANIES' POWERS ACT, 1864 : Draft
Certificate under the Act (Act), 35, 75. Report of the
Board of Trade on applications under the Act during
1914 (Act), 141, p. 141 (No. 255).

RAILWAY, &c. BILLS : Report by the Board of Trade
upon all Railway, Canal, Tramway, Railless Electric
Traction, Harbour and Tidal Waters, Electricity, Gas,
and Water Bills, and Provisional Orders, of Session
1914-16 (Com.), 35.

RA ILwAY RETURNS : Return as to the Capital, Traffic
Receipts, and Working Expenditure of Railway Com-
panies of the United Kingdom, for 1913 (Corn.), 233.

Preliminary Statement :

Return relating to the Railways of the United King-

dom, for 1914 (Corn.), 233.

RAILWAY SERVANTS (Hours of Labour) : Report by the
Board of Trade respecting their proceedings relative
thereto, for the year ending 27th ,July 1915 (Act), 346,
p. 346 (No. 426).

RAILWAYS ABANDONMENT Report by the Board of
Trade respecting the Dunfermline and District Tram-
ways (Extensions) Provisional Order Bill (Act), 84.

RAMSGATE HARBOUR : Receipts

1913-14 (Act), 24.

1914-15 (Act), 331.

and Payments for

RED CROSS CONVENTION : v. TREATY SERIES.

REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS :

Great Britain :

Fifty-seventh Report, for 1913 (Com.), 33. Fifty-

eighth Report, for 1914 (Com.), 260.

Ireland :

Fifty-third Report, for 1914 (Com.), 260.

PUBLIC SERVICES

IN INDIA (Royal Commission) :
Appendix to the Report of the Commissioners (Com.),
108, 136, 192.

REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS (Scotland)
(Departmental Committee) : Report of the Committee
thereon, with Minutes of Evidence, &c. (Com.), 98.

PUBLIC TRUSTEE : Seventh Annual Report (Com.), 79.

PUBLIC WORKS (Ireland) : Treasury Minute relative
thereto (Act), 7, 37, 172. Eighty-third Annual Report
of the Commissioners, with Appendices, for the year
ending 31st March 1915 (Com.), 285.

PUBLIC WORKS LOAN BOARD : Fortieth Annual Report
of the Board, 1914-15, with Appendices (Act),153, p. 153
(No. 267).

PUBLIC WORKS LOANS BILL : Return relative thereto

(Ord. 196, pres. 199), p. 199 (No. 294).

QUEEN ANNE'S BOUNTY : Annual Report and Accounts

of the Governors for 1914 ( Com.), 70.

REGIMENTAL DEBTS ACT, 1893: Amendment to Regu-

lations (Act), 288.

RELEASE OF PRISONERS OF WAR (Miscellaneous, No. 8,
1915) : Correspondence between His Majesty's Govern-
ment and the United States Ambassador relative thereto
(Com.), 89.

RENTAL OF SMALL DWELLING HOUSES IN INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICTS IN SCOTLAND: Report of Committee thereon
(Com.), 282. Minutes of Evidence taken before the
Committee (Com.), 327.

RETAIL COAL PRICES (Departmental Committee) : Report
the Committee thereon (Corn.), 90. Minutes of

of
Evidence, with Appendix (Com.), 123.

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE (England, Scotland, and
Ireland) : Return relative thereto (Ord. 174, pres. 222),
p. 222 (No. 309).

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
SHIPBUILDING, MUNITIONS AND TRANSPORT AREAS :
104

Return relative thereto (Ord. and pres. 104), p.
(No. 220).

RIFLE AssociAnoNs (Colonies) (Grants) : Return rela-

tive thereto (Add. 19th February 1913), 35.

RIGHTS OF BELLIGERENTS (Miscellaneous, No. 6, 1915) :
Correspondence thereon between His Majesty's Govern-
ment and the Government of the United States ( Com.),
89.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES :

Loss of the S.S. Lusitania :
Report thereon (Com.), 230.
Loss of the S.S. Falaba :
Report thereon (Corn.), 23 0.

ROAD BOARD : Fifth Annual Report thereof (Act), 220,

p. 220 (No. 303).

ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND: Abstract Accounts thereof

for 1914-15 (Act), 220, p. 220 (No. 304).

ROCKET LIFE-SAVING APPARATUS : Report for the year

1913-14 thereon ( Com.), 4.

1914-15 (Coin.). 260.

ROYAL Commtsstoxs : Ancient Monuments (Scotland).
Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire.
Australia (Meat Export Trade). Civil Service. Domi-
nions. Historical Manuscripts. Howth (Landing qf
Sewage Disposal.
Arms).
Tuberculosis (Human and Bovine).

Public Services. in India.

ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY AND DUBLIN METRO-
POLITAN POLICE : Appendix to Report of Committee
of Inquiry thereon (Com.), 4.

ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY (Pensions) : Return
relative to Pensions to Officers, &c. granted since the
Constabulary Estimate for 1914-15 was prepared (Com.),
7,5.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY (Edinburgh) : Twenty-fifth Annual

Report ( Com.), 100.

ROYAL PATRIOTIC FUND CORPORATION : Eleventh

Report, for the year 1914 (Com.), 233.

RUPTURE OF RELATIONS WITH TURKEY :

Miscellaneous, No. 13, 1914 :

Correspondence relative thereto (Coin.), 4.

Miscellaneous, No. 14, 1914 :

Despatch relative thereto (Corn.), 32.

RUSSIA (New Temporary Customs Tariff) : Statement
showing former and revised rates of Import Duty (Com.),
90.

RUSSIA : V. TREATY SERIES.
SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS' DEPENDANTS : Scheme for

allowances (Corn.), 269, 301.

SALFORD : v. POLLING DISTRICTS.

SAMOA : v. EUROPEAN WAR.

SAVINGS BANKS AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES : Account
showing Interest accrued, &c. in 1914 (Act), 224, p. 224
(No. 315).

SEAL FISHERIES (North Pacific) ACTS, 1895 AND 1912 :

Order in Council under the Acts (Act), 96.

SEAMEN'S SAVINGS BANKS (Money Orders and Trans-
mission of Wages): Account of Deposits, with Statement
of Receipts and Payments to 31st March 1914 (Act), 61,
p. 61. (No. 131).

SELECT COMMITTEES : Return relative thereto for Session

1914-16 ( Ord. 337, pres. 339), p. 339.

SEWAGE DISPOSAL (Royal Commission) : Ninth Report of
the Commissioners. Vol. II. (Corn.), 61. Final Report
of the Commissioners (Corn.), 61.

SHOPS ACT, 1912: Orders made by Local Authorities
under the Act (Act), 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 24, 28, 39, 45, 47,
51, 53, 59, 67, 70, 73, 75, 79, 82, 84, 95, 98, 100, 102, 104,
108, 114, 123, 125, 143, 145, 148, 157, 161, 163, 167, 172,
181, 206, 220, 225, 230, 235, 238, 245, 247, 255, 256, 260,
262, 265, 268, 279, 281, 283, 292, 295, 296, 301, 312, 321,
322, 325, 327, 331, 332, 335, 345, 351.

Stiors ACT, 1912 (Proposed General Early Closing Order
for Nelson) : Report of an Inquiry thereon (Corn.), 90.

SIAM: r. TREATY SERIES.
SINKING FUNDS : Account showing amount received
from the Exchequer in respect of Old and New Sinking
Funds in the year ended 31st March 1915 (Act), 133,
p. 133 (No. 238).

SINKING OF THE " DRESDEN " (Miscellaneous, No. 9,
1915) : Notes exchanged with the Chilean Minister
relative thereto ( Com.), 92.

SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE : Return relative thereto for

1914-16 (Ord. 337, pres. 339).

SMALL LANDHOLDERS (Scotland) ACTS : Third Report by

Scottish Land Court (Com.), 107.

SOANE'S MUSEUM : Statement of the Funds thereof

(Act), 78.

SOUTH AFRICA :

v. BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COM-

PANY AND UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.

SOUTH AFRICA (Trade) : Report thereon for 1913

(Corn.), 4.

SOUTHAMPTON : v. POLLING DISTRICTS.
SPIRITS (Exports) : Return relative thereto (Ord. 333,

pres. 337), p. 339 (No. 420).

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IN MINES (Departmental
Committee) : Minutes of Evidence to First Report of
Committee (Com.), 352.

SPRING ASSIZES ACT, 1879: Two Orders in Council

relating to the ensuing Spring Assizes (Act), 59.

STATE OF EMPLOYMENT : Report thereon by the Board

of Trade (Com.), 28, 90.

STATISTICAL ABSTRACTS :
British Empire :

Statistical Abstract from 1899 to 1913.

Number (Com.), 72.

Eleventh

Colonies

Statistical Abstract from 1899 to 1913. Fifty-first

Number (Com.), 39.

United Kingdom:

Statistical Abstract from 1899 to 1913. Sixty-first
Sixty-second

1900 to 1914.

Number (Com.),
4.
Number (Com.), 296.

STOURBItIDGE : v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

STREET ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY VEHICLES: Return

relative thereto (Add. 79, pres. 82), p. 82 (No. 150).

170.Sess. 1914-16.

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS : Report for 1913, with Statis-

tics (Coin.), 4.

SUEZ CANAL (Commercial, No.

1, 1915) : Returns of
Shipping and Tonnage passing through the Canal, 1912,
1913, and 1914 (Com.), 233.

SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS (England), CRIMINAL JUS-
TICE ADMINISTRATION ACT, 1914 (Rules) : Rules
under the Act (Act), 93.

SUPER TAX : Return relative thereto (Ord. 28th July

1914, pres. 6), p. 10 (No. 36).

SUPERANNUATIONS :

Superannuation Act, 1887 :

Return, for the year ended 31st March 1915, of Army
and Navy Officers permitted under the Act to hold
Civil Employment of profit under Public Departments
(Act), 352.

Superannuation Act, 1887 :

Treasury Minutes granting Retired Allowances

under the Act to

Mr. Harry Bramley Littlewood, Clerk, London
Telephone Service 7. Mr. James Bainbridge, Assis-
tant Superintendent, Post Office,
7. Mrs. Sarah
Katherine Storey, Postmistress, Portarlington Post
Office, 22. Mr. William Vesey Harrel, Dublin Metro-
politan Police ; Charles Cowburn, Overseer, Post Office;
Robert North, Clerk, Admiralty ; John William Millard,
and William Charles Bristow, Overseers, Post Office, 37.
John William Garden, Minor Staff Clerk, Board of
Education, 49. Mr. George E. Ashdowne, Constructor,
Gibraltar Yard, Admiralty, 90. Richard H. Langridge,
Assistant Superintendent, Post Office, 100. Mr. Thomas
Cradoche Chalk, First Class Assistant Accountant,
Army Accounts Branch, War Office, 139.
Richard
Thomas Perry, Assistant Inspector of Postmen, Post
Office, 147. Edward Churchill Killeen, Sub-Postmaster,
Post Office, 193. Richard Percy Armstrong, Office,
Customs and Excise, 234. Mr. George Sanderson
Hodson, Inspector of Schools, Board of Education, 236.
Mr. Alfred O'Hea, Assistant Clerk, General Prisons
Board, Ireland, 301. Mr. Herbert Albert Collins,
Architect, Office of Works, 310.

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE : Accounts for the
(Act), 245, p. 245

year ended 28th February 1915
(No. 355).

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE ACT (Ireland), 1877 :
Order in Council under the Act giving effect to Rules of
Court (Act), 330. Order altering the Fee payable (Act),
330.

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE (Ireland): Return
relative thereto for the year ended 30th September 1914
(Ord. 39, pres. 43), p. 43 (No. 110).

SUPREME COURT ( Rules) : Rule (December),

1914
(Act); 38. Rule (December), 1914 (Act), 38. Rules
(March), 1915 (Act), 92. Rules ( August), 1915 (Act),
235.

SURREY : V. POLLING DISTRICTS.

SWEDEN: V. TREATY SERIES.

SWINE FEVER (Departmental Committee) : Final Report

of Committee thereon, Part IV. (Coin.), 234.

SWITZERLAND: v. TREATY SERIES.

TELEGRAPHS : Telephone Regulations, 1915 (Act), 256.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
TELEGRAPHS (Foreign Written Telegrams) : Telegraph
(Foreign Written Telegram) Amendment (No. 1) Regu-
lations, 1915 (Act), 86.

TELEGRAPHS (inland Written Telegrams) : Telegraph
(Inland Written Telegram) Regulations, 1915 (Act),
273.

TEMPERANCE MEASURES

IN RUSSIA. (Miscellaneous,
No. 2, 1915) : Despatch enclosing Memorandum relative
thereto (Com.), 32.

TEMPORARY LAWS : Register of Temporary Laws for the
Fifth Session of the Thirtieth Parliament of the United
Kingdom (pres.96,purstiant to Report of Select Committee
on Expiring Laws, 1866), p. 96 (No. 205).

TERRITORIAL AND RESERVE FORCES ACT, 1907: Order

in Council under the Act (Act), 117.

THAMES CONSERVANCY : General Report of the Con-
servators for the year 1914, with Statement of Accounts
for the same year ( Act), 108, p. 108 (No. 223).

TRADE AND NAVIGATION : Accounts relative thereto for

1915 ( Ord. 43, pres. 44), p. 45 (No. 112).

TRADE BOARDS ACT, 1909: Regulations under the Act

(Act), 10, 45.

TRADE (Foreign Countries and British Possessions) : Annual
Statement for 1913, Supplement to Vols. I. and II.
1914, Vol. II.
(Coin), 34.
(Com.); 239.

1914, Vol. I. (Com.), 157.

TRADE OF AUSTRALIA : Report thereon (Coin.), 260.
TRADE OF NEW ZEALAND : Report thereon (Com.), 260.

F. NEW ZEALAND ( Trade).

TRADE OF SOUTH AFRICA : Report thereon (Coin.),

246.

TRADE REPORTS (Diplomatic and Consular Reports
(Annual Series) : Reports, Nos. 5390 to 5397 ( Com.),
4. No. 5398, 11. Nos. 5399 to 5421, 32. Nos. 5423
and 5424, 39. Nos. 5425 to 5428, 69. Nos. 5422, 5429,
5430, and 5433 to 5435, 89. Nos. 5431 and 5432, 96.
Nos. 5436 to 5440, 97. No. 5441, 108. No. 5442, 117.
Nos. 5443 and 5444, 121. Nos. 5445 and 5447, 191.
Nos. 5446 and 5448, 199. No. 5449, 209. Nos. 5450
and 5451, 230. Nos. 5452 to 5460, 233. Nos. 5461 to
5463, 235. No. 5464, 236. Nos. 5465 to 5468, 238.
Nos. 5469 to 5472, 245. Nos. 5473 to 5480, 247. Nos.
5481 to 5489, 255. Nos. 5490 to 5499, 262. Nos.
5510 to 5518, 279. Nos. 5519 to 5523, 286. Nos.
5524 to 5533, 289. No. 5334, 296. Nos. 5535 to 5537,
5540 to 5550, 325.
321. Nos. 5538 and 5539, 322.
Nos. 5551 to 5554, 351.
Index to Reports of His
Majesty's Diplomatic and Consular Representatives
abroad on Trade and Subjects of General Interest (with
Appendix), 1914, 212.

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY AMENDMENT ACT, 1914:

Act of Sederunt under the Act (Act), 38.

TRAMWAY ORDERS: Report of Proceedings under the
Tramways Act, 1870, during Session 1914-15 (Com.),
186.

TRAMWAYS AND LIGHT RAILWAYS (Street and Road, and
Trackless Trolley Undertakings) : Return of Street and
Road Tramways and Light Railways, and Trackless
Trolley Undertakings authorised by Parliament, with
Accounts, &c. (Ord. 102).

TREASURY : V. PUBLIC RECORDS.
TREASURY BILLS : Minute prescribing further Regula-
tions relating to the preparation, issue, and cancelling of
Treasury Bills (Act), 94, p. 94 (No. 199).

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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
TREASURY CHEST : Account for 1913-14 (Act), 37, p. 38

(No. 94).

1914-15 (Act), 348, p. 318 (No. 428).

TREASURY CONTROL

OF ADMIRALTY AND WAR
DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURE : Return relative thereto
(Ord. 231, pres. 231), p. 231 (No. 325).

TREATY SERIES :

No. 12, 1914, Additional Protocol

to Extradition
Treaty with Guatemala (Com.), 4.
No.
13, 1914,
Convention with Sweden relative to Arbitration ( Com.),
17. No. 14, 1914, Convention with Norway relative to
Arbitration ( Com.), 32. No. 15, 1914. Agreement with
Portugal relative to Arbitration (Com.), 32. No. 16,
1914, Treaty with United States of America relative to
Peace Commission ( Corn.), 32. No. 17,1914, Declaration
relative to the Red Cross Convention ( Com.), 32. No. 18,
1914, Treaty with the Netherlands relative to Extra-
dition of Fugitive Criminals (Coin.), 32. No. 19, 1914,
Convention with Italy relative to Anglo - Italian Treaty
of Commerce and Navigation (Corn.), 32. No. 20, 1914,
Index to Treaty Series (Com.), 32.

No. 1, 1915, Declaration between United Kingdom,
France, and Russia relative to Conclusion of Peace
(Com.), 32. No. 2, 1915, Convention with France
relative to Prizes (Com.), 32. No. 3, 1915, Convention
with Switzerland relative to Arbitration (Com.), 79.
No. 4, 1915, Accession of Russia to the Convention with
France, relative to Prizes (Com.), 89. Ne. 5, 1915,
Convention with the Netherlands relative to Arbitration
(Com.), 227. No. 6, 1915, Convention with Switzerland
respecting Treaty of Commerce (Com.), 227. No. 7,
1915, Treaty of Commerce
and Navigation with
Honduras ( Com.), 227. N o. 8, 1915, Agreement with
Russia relative to Consular Fees on Certificates of Origin
(Corn.) 233. No. 9, 1915, Exchange of Notes respecting
accession of Japan to Declaration relative to Conclusion
of Peace ( Com.), 273. No. 10, 1915, Treaties, &c., with
Foreign States ( Corn.), 273. No. 11, 1915, Agreement
with France relative to Exchange of Money Orders ( Coin.),
274. No. 12, 1915, Agreement with the Netherlands
relative to Borneo (Com.), 296. No. 13, 1915, Accession
of Federated Malay States to Extradition Treaty with
Siam (Com.), 298. No. 14, 1915, Declaration between
the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, and Russia
relative to Conclusion of Peace (Corn.), 312. No. 15,
1915, Index to Treaty Series (Com.), 346.

TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH FUND : Report of

Advisory Committee thereon for 1914 (Com.), 89.

the Proceedings

TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANKS : Twenty-third Annual Report
Inspection Committee
the
of
of Trustee Savings Banks, for the year ended 20th
November 1914 (Act), 53, p. 53 (No. 121). Return
relative thereto for year ending 20th November 1914
(Ord. 192, pres. 227), p. 227 (No. 317).

of

TUBERCULOSIS (Human and .Bovine) (Royal Commission) :

Final Report of the Commissioners (Com.), 148.

ULTIMUS HRES (Scotland) (Account and List of Estates) :
Return relative thereto (Ord. 102, pres. 104), p. 104
(No. 216).

UNEMPLOYED WORKMEN ACT, 1905 : Report as to
Proceedings in Scotland during the year ended 15th May
1914 ( Corn.), 4.

(Act), 35, p.

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE : (Short Time) Regulations,
Supplementary
1914
Regulations, 1915 (Act), 35, p. 35 (No. 61).
( Courts of
Referees) Emergency Regulations, 1915 (Act), 114, p. 114
(Refunds to Employers) Regulations, 1915
(No. 228).
(Act), 139, p. 139 (No. 252).
(Unemployment Fund

(No.

60).

35

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.

Account) Account of the Unemployment Fund from
15th July 1912 to 12th July 1913 (Act), 66, p. 66
( Calculation of Interest) Regulations, 1915,
(No. 138).
(Act), 220, p. 220 ( No. 305). Unemployment Book
(War) Regulations, 1915 (Act), 234, p. 235 (No. 337).

UNION OF BENEFICES ACT (Saint Saviour, Southwark,
and Saint Peter, Southwark) : Scheme under the Act
(Act), 38.

UNION OF SouTll AFRICA: Correspondence relative to
Indians Relief Act t Com.), 4. Report on the outbreak
of the Rebellion in South Africa (Corn.), 97. Corre-
spondence relative to the Expedition against German
South West Africa (Com.), 97.

UN 1 TED KINGDOM ( Trade, Commerce, and Condition of
People) : Return relative thereto (Ord. 22.5, pres. 227),
p. 227 (No. 320).

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : V. TREATY SERIES.

UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE ACT,

1877 :

Cambridge :

Statutes under the Act (Act)

(Act) 7, p. 10 (No. 30).
(Act) 92, p. 92 (No. 189).
(Act) 292, p. 292 (No. 386).

7, p. 10 (No. 29).
(Act) 35, p. 35 (No. 58).
(Act) 92, p. 92 (No. 190).

Oxford :

Statutes under the Act (Act) 7, p. 10 (No. 31).
(Act) 7, p. 10 (No. 33).
(Act) 7, p. 10 (No. 35).
(Act) 35, p. 35 (No. 57),
(Act) 70, p. 70 (No. 145).
(Act) 92, p. 92 (No. 192).
(Act) 133, p. 133 (No. 237).
(Act) 234, p.234 (No. 334).
p. 247

(Act) 7, p. 10 (No. 32).
p. 10 (No. 34).
(Act) 7,
(Act) 35, p. 35 (No. 56).
(Act) 70, p. 70 (No. 144).
(Act) 92, p. 92 ( No. 191).
(Act) 110, p. 110 (No. 225).
(Act) 161, p. 161 (No. 271).
(Act) 247, p. 247 (N o. 358).
(No. 359).

(Act) 262, p. 262 (No. 373 ).

(Act) 247,

UNIVERSITIES

1889

( Scotland) ACT,

(Ordinance) :
University Court Ordinance, No. 47 (Glasgow, No. 14),
Institution of a Degree in Science in Applied Chemistry
(Act), 38, p. 38 (No. 102). Ordinance (No. 48) (Edin-
burgh, No. 16), Institution of a Degree in the Theory,
and Practice of Education, and relative
History,
Regulations (Act), 224, p. 224 (No. 316). Ordinance
(No. 49) (Edinburgh, No. 17), Regulations for Degrees
in Music (Act), 301, p. 301 (No. 396).

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN : Annual Statistical Report
of the University for the year 1913-14 : (Act), 70, p. 70
(No. 146). Abstract of Accounts for the year 1913-14
(Act), 93, p. 93 (No. 197).

UNIvF,usury OF EDINBURGH : Annual Statistical Report
of the University for the year 1913-14 (A ct), 100, p. 100
(No. 214). Report on the state of the Finances of the
University for the year 1913-14 (Act), 100, p.
100
(No. 213).

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW : Abstract of Accounts for the
year 1913-14 (Act), 100, p. 100 (No. 212).
Annual
Statistical Report of the University for the year 1913-14
(Act), 51, p. 51 (No. 117).

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ACT, 1898: Amendment of

Statute under the Act (Act), 28, p. 28 (No. 52).

UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANDREWS : Annual Statistical
Report of the University for the year 1913-14 (Act);.
149, p. 149 (No. 261). Abstract of Accounts for the
year 1913-14 (Act), 153, p. 153 (No. 269).

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[1914-16.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
USE OF LEAD IN PAINTING (Departmental

Coin-
mittee): Report of Committee thereon, Vol. I. (Com.),
93.

VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM :

v. BOARD OF

EDUCATION.

VOTE OF CREDIT : Treasury Minute relative thereto
( Ord. 296. pres. 297), p. 297 (No. 392). V. also NAVAL
AND MILITARY OPERATIONS, AND OTHER EXPENDI-
TURE ARISING OUT OF THE WAR, and NAVY AND
ARMY SERVICES, WARLIKE OPERATIONS, AND OTHER
EXPENDITURE ARISING OUT OF TIIE WAR.

VOTE ON ACCOUNT : v. CIVIL SERVICES AND REVENUE

DEPARTMENTS, 1915-16.

WAGES AND EFFECTS OF DECEASED SEAMEN : Account
thereof for the year ended 31st March 1914 (Com.), 20,
p. 20 (No. 48).
1915 (Coin.), 295, p. 295 (No. 389).
[Order for printing read and discharged, 324.]

WAR CHARGES : Return relative thereto ( Ord. 206, pres.

234), p. 234 (No. 323).

WAR LOANS AND SMALL INVESTORS :
of the Committee thereon (Com.), 327.

Interim Report

WAR ORGANISATION IN THE DISTRIBUTING TRADES
IN SCOTLAND : First Report of the Committee thereon
(Com.), 189.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES : Report by the Board of
Trade of their Proceedings during the year 1914 (Act),
78, p. 78 (No. 148),

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1878: Order in Council

under the Act (Act), 169.

WELSH CHURCH AcT, 1914 : Order in Council under
the Act (Act), 35. First Report of the Commissioners
( Com.), 346.

WEST AFRICA : Vital Statistics thereof for 1914 (Com.),

90.

WEST AFRICAN CURRENCY BOARD : Report for the
period ended 30th June 1914 (Com.), 45. Year ended
30th June 1915 (Com.), 297.

WEST HIGHLAND RAILWAY ( Extension from Banavie to
Mallaig) : Thirteenth Annual Report thereon, with
Accounts, for 1913-14 (Act), 35, p. 35 (No. 59). Four-
teenth Annual Report thereon, with Accounts,
for
1914-15 (Act), 346.

WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE :

v. POLLING DIS-

TRICTS.

WHARNCLIFFE SILKSTONE COLLIERY : v. EXPLOSIONS.

WINES IMPORTED : Return relative thereto ( Ord. 98, pres.

99), p. 99 (No. 207).

WINTER ASSIZES ACTS, 1876 AND 1677 : Orders in

Council under the Acts (Act), 209.

WINTER ASSIZES (Ireland): Four Orders in Council for

holding Winter Assizes in Ireland (Act), 6, 276.
WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT ( Central Committee) :

Interim

Report ( Com.), 88.

WOODS, FORESTS, AND LAND REVENUES : Abstract
Accounts of the Commissioners for the year ending
31st March 1914 (Act), 37, p. 38 (No. 93). Ninety-
third Report of the Commissioners, 1915 (Act), 172,
p. 172 (No. 285).

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION : Statistics of Proceedings
1914 (Com.),

under the Acts during 1913 (Coln.), 5.
247.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERScontinued.
WoRKMEN'S COMPENSATION AcT, 1906: Rule under

the Act (Act), 297.

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (Industrial Diseases): Order
by Secretary of State under the Workmen's Compen-
sation Act, 1900 (Coin.), 200.

ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS:

Ordered, 9, &c.
Addressed for, 24, &c.
Ordered, and presented accordingly,104, &c.
Presented by Command, 5, &c.

By Command, during Recess, deli-
vered to Librarian of the House of Commons, pursuant
to Standing Order No. 95, &c.

By Address of last Session, 86.
By Order, 10, &c.
By Order of last Session, 6, &c.
By Act, 5, &c.
Pursuant to Standing Order 158b.
Pursuant to Standing Order 175a,

61, &c.

Pursuant to Resolution, 91.
Laid upon the Table by the Clerk of the
House, by Act, 8, &c. Pursuant to Report of Select
Committee on Expiring Laws (1866), 96.

To be printed, 5, &c.
Laid upon the Table by the Clerk of the

to be printed, 7, &c.

Referred

to the Committee of Supply, 37,

House ;

&c.

Referred

to a Committee

of

the whole

Referred

to the Committee on the Bill,

House, 195.

61, &c.

Order for printing discharged, 9, &c.
Order for Return to lie upon the Table,

and be printed, discharged, 69.

Order for Return of former Session and
Order of same Session for Return to lie upon the Table,
and be printed, discharged, 75.

Order for Paper to lie upon the Table

discharged, 133.

Order for Return discharged, 324.

ADDRESSES :
OF THANKS :

KING'S SPEECH ; Motion for Address of Thanks
to His Majesty for His Most Gracious Speech at
the opening of Parliament ; Debate adjourned, 8.
and
Resumed ; Amendment
another Amendment proposed
Question negatived ;
(Censorship of the Press), and Question negatived ;
Main Question put, and agreed to ; Address to be
presented by Privy Councillors or Members of His
Majesty's Household, 9. King's Answer, 15.

(Aliens),

proposed

EARL ROBERTS, FIELD-MARSHAL (Memorial

to);
House resolves itself into Committee ; Resolution for
an humble Address to His Majesty, &c.; Resolution
to be reported, 20. Resolution reported ; read a second
time, and agreed to ; Address to be presented by
Privy Councillors or Members of His Majesty's
Household, 22. King's Answer, 28.

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ADJOURNMENTS of the HOUSE. Vide HOUSE.

ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS ; Motion, That this House is of
opinion that, during the continuance of the War, no
alcoholic liquors shall be sold in the refreshment rooms
or at the bars attached to the House of Commons, and
requests the Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms Com-
mittee to arrange accordingly ; Debate adjourned, 97.

ALIENS; Motion, That, in the opinion of this House,
it is desirable that the whole administration of the Acts
and regulations concerning Aliens and suspected persons
during the war should be concentrated in the hands of
one Minister, who should be responsible to this House ;
Question negatived, 73. Vide ADDRESSES.

read the first

ALTRINCFIAM GAS [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill
should originate in the Lords, 38. Report, Standing
Orders certified to have been complied with, 40. Bill
time, and
brought from the Lords ;
referred to the Examiners, 111. Report, Standing
Orders not previously inquired into complied with ; Bill
to be read a second time, 116. Read a second time, and
committed, 129. Reported, with Amendments, 153.
As amended, considered, 163. Bill read the third time
and passed, with Amendments, 168. To which the
( Cited as Altrincham Gas Act, 1915)
Lords agree, 172.
Royal Assent, 180.

AMENDMENT of LAw. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

AMENDMENTS :

MADE :-To Questions ; by inserting words,
14. By adding words at the end, 14. To Resolutions
reported from Committee of Ways and Means, 252.

Bills in Committee ; by inserting words, 19,

195, 277. By adding words, 175.

On Report ; by leaving out words and
inserting others, 194. Amendments made to a proposed
Amendment to a Bill, 304 By leaving out a subsection,
and inserting words after Amendment made to the pro-
By inserting words after
posed Amendment, 328.
Amendment amended, 329.

On Third Reading; to recommit the Bill,

210.

to add words
NOT MADE :-To Questions ;
to the Address, 9. To leave out words in a Motion, 40.
To leave out words and add others ; Debate adjourned
at Eleven ; not resumed, 57. To leave out words and
add others, 231.

Bills, Second Reading ;

to leave out words

and add others, 181.

In Committee ;

to leave out words and
insert others, 19. To insert words, 26, 71. To leave
To insert proposed words, as
out a paragraph, 187.
amended, 275. To leave out words and insert others
in a proposed Amendment, 277. Amendment to pro-
posed Amendment, to leave out words, 194.

On Report ;

to leave out a Clause, 29, 329.
To leave out words, 81. To leave out words and insert
others, 80. To insert words, 81, 130. To leave out
words, 197. Amendment proposed to proposed Amend-
ment, to add words, 304, 306.' To add words on Report
of Resolution froM Committee on matter, 190.

WITHDRAWN :- To Questions ;

tC leave out

words and insert others, 87.

To Bills on Second Reading ; to leave out
words and add others, 115. To leave out the word
"now," and add " six months," 272.

Committee; To leave out words, 23, 25,
&c. To add words, 19, &c. To insert words, 23, 25,
71, &c. To leave out words and insert others, 21, 71,
&c. To leave out a subsection, 186. To leave out
words in the Schedule, 178. To insert words in the
Schedule, 178. Amendment to proposed Amendment,
195. Amendment proposed to proposed Amendment,
to add words, 308.

On Report ; to insert words, 81, 304. &c.
To leave out words, 165. And insert others, 304.
Amendment to proposed Amendment to a Bill, to
leave out words and insert others, 304. Amendment
to proposed Amendment, to insert words, 305.

On Third Reading ; Amendment proposed,

to recommit the Bill, 197.

Amendment to proposed Amendment in

Committee on matter, 187.

Amendment outside the scope of the Bill ;
Chairman declines to put the Question on the Amend
ment, 307.

for

AMENDMENTS, NOTICES of ; Motion, That

the
remainder of the Session, whenever the House adjourns.
from Thursday to the following Tuesday, Members desir-
ing to give notice of new Clauses and Amendments to Bills
may send such Notices to the Clerks at the Table, and
any such Notices received by them before Five of the
clock on a Friday or Monday shall be printed and
circulated with the Votes ;
Debate adjourned, 281.
Resumed ; Question put, and agreed to ; Order, &c.,
283.

AMERICAN LOAN ; Bill to enable a Loan to be raised in
conjunction with the French Government in the United
States of America ; ordered ; presented accordingly ;
read the first
time, and ordered to be printed ; read
a second time ; House immediately resolves itself into
the Committee on the Bill ; Bill accordingly considered
in Committee, and reported, without Amendment ; read
the third time and passed (endorsed with Mr. Speaker's
Certificate), 257. Agreed to by the Lords, without
( Cited as American Loan Act, 1915)
Amendment, 258.
Royal Assent, 258.

AMMANFORD URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL ; Bill pre-
sented, and read the first time. 41. Day appointed for
Second Reading, 46. Read a second time, and com-
mitted, 48. Reported from Local Legislation Com-
mittee, with Amendments [Title amended], 92. As
amended, considered, 97. Read the third time and passed,
99. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments,
(Cited as
160. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 166.
Ammanford Urban District Council Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 180.

ANGLO-PORTUGUESE COMMERCIAL TREATY ; Bill to
make such provisions as are necessary to enable the
Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty to come into
force ; presented, and ordered to be read a second time,
16. Bill read a
12. Second Reading deferred, 14,
second time ; committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 18. Considered in Committee, and reported,
without Amendment ; read the third time and passed,
21. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment,
(Cited as Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty
25.
Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

ARMY AcT AMENDMENT ; Bill to amend the Army Act ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 57.
Second Reading deferred, 64. Bill read a second time ;
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 65.
Committee deferred, 70. Bill considered in Committee,
and reported, 71. Consideration, as amended, deferred, 74.
Bill, as amended, considered ; read the third time and
passed, 77. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Army Act Amendment Act, 1915)
ment, 83.
Royal Assent, 89.

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11914-16.

ARMY ACT AMENDMENT (No. 2) ; Bill to amend section
eighty-three of the Army Act with respect to transfers
during the present war ; presented, and ordered to be
read a second time. 109. Read a second time ; Bill
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 112.
Committee deferred, 115. Bill considered in Committee,
and reported ; as amended, considered ; read the third
time and passed, 119. Agreed to by the Lords, without
(Cited as Army (Transfers) Act,
Amendment, 130.
1915) Royal Assent, 135.

ARMY ACT AMENDMENT (No. 3) ; Bill to amend the
Army Act ; presented, and ordered to be read a second
time, 149. Second Reading deferred, 152, 156. Bill
read a second time ; committed to a Committee of the
whole House, 158. Committee deferred, 161, 162, 165,
168, 170. Bill considered in Committee, and reported ;
as amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
173. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment,
(Cited as Army Act Amendment (No. 2) Act,1915)
179.
Royal Assent, 180.

ARMY (Annual) ; Bill to provide, during twelve months, for
the discipline and regulation of the Army ; ordered ;
presented accordingly, and read the first time, 64.
Second Reading deferred, 65, 69. Bill read a second
time ; committed to a Committee of the whole House,
72. Committee deferred, 74. Bill considered in Com-
read the
mittee, and reported, without Amendment ;
third time and passed, 77. Agreed to by the Lords,
( Cited as Army (Annual)
without Amendment, 83.
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 89.

ARMY (Suspension of Sentences) ; Bill to authorise the
suspension of Sentences of penal servitude and imprison-
ment passed on soldiers engaged in active service beyond
the seas during the present War ; presented, and ordered
to be read a second time, 73. Read a second time ;
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 77.
Considered in Committee, and reported, without Amend-
ment ; Bill read the third time and passed, 79. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 83.
(Cited as
Army (Suspension of Sentences) Act,
1915) Royal
Assent, 89.

ARMY (Suspension of Sentences) ( Amendment); Bill to
amend the Army (Suspension of Sentences) Act, 1915 ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 334.
Second Reading deferred, 336, 339, 342, 344. Bill read
a second time ; House immediately resolves itself into
Committee on the Bill ; Bill considered in Committee,
and reported, without Amendment ; read the third time
and passed, 345. Agreed to by the Lords, without
( Cited as Army (Suspension of
Amendment, 351.
Sentences) (Amendment) Act, 1916) Royal Assent, 353.

ASCOT DISTRICT GAS and ELECTRICITY ; Bill presented,
and read the first time, 41. Day appointed for Second
Reading, 46. Second Reading deferred, 48. Bill read
a second time, and referred to the Examiners, 50.
Examiners' Report, Standing Orders not previously
inquired into complied with ; Bill
70.
Reported, with Amendments, 82. As amended, con-
sidered, 87. Bill read the third time and passed, 93.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 124.
(Cited as Ascot District Gas and Electricity Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 135.

committed,

.ASHINGTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL [Lords]; Report,
That the Bill should originate in the House of Lords, 38.
Report, Standing Orders certified to have been complied
with, 40. Bill brought from the Lords ; read the first
time, and referred to the Examiners, 134. Report,
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with; Bill to be read a second time, 140. Bill read a
second time, and committed, 147. Attendance of Witness
ordered, 181. Reported, with Amendments, 194. As
Standing Orders suspended;
amended, considered ;

Bill read the third time and passed, with Amendments,
206. To which the Lords agree, 213. Cited as Ashington
Urban District Council Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

ASSESSMENT of BANKERS in

respect

of

INTEREST

CREDITED to CUSTOMERS. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

BALLOT for BILLS, &e. ; Order, That no Bills, other
than Government Bills, be introduced in anticipation of
the Ballot, and no Notices of Motions on going into Com-
mittee of Supply be received before 31st December, 9.

Order, That, until the House otherwise deter-
mines, and so far as the House does not otherwise
determine, no Public Bills other than Government Bills
he introduced, and no Ballot be taken for determining
the precedence of such Bills, 40.

first

BARNOLDSWrICK URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL WATER ;
Bill presented, and read the
time, 41. Day
appointed for Second Reading, 46. Bill read a second
time, and committed, 48. Reported, with Amendments,
103. As amended,
107. Bill read the
considered,
third time and passed, 116. A greed to by the Lords,
with Amendments, 196. Lords' Amendments agreed to,
(Cited as Barnoldswick Urban District Council
205.
Water Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

BEAMISH'S DIVORCE [Lords] ; Bill, intituled An Act to
dissolve the Marriage of Richard Henrik Beamish, of
Ashbourne, Glounthaunc, in the County of Cork, a
Justice of the Peace, and Deputy Lieutenant of the
City of Cork, with Violet Edith Beamish, his wife, and
to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes ;
brought from the Lords ;
time, 80.
Read a second time, and committed, 86. Message to
the Lords requesting Minutes of Evidence and Proceed-
Instruction to the Committee to hear
ings, &c., 94.
Counsel and examine Witnesses, &c., 94. Minutes of
Evidence and Proceedings communicated from the Lords,
96, Bill reported, without Amendment ;
to be read the
third time, 104. Minutes of Evidence, &c. to be returned
to the House of Lords, 105. Bill read the third time
and passed, without Amendment, 110.
(Cited as Beamish
Divorce Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

read the first

BEER. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

BILLS :

PRIVATE :-

List of Bills to originate in the House of Lords,

38.

Mr. Speaker lays upon the Table Report from
the Counsel to Mr. Speaker ; list of Private Bills to
originate in the House of Lords, 38.

---- Certificate of Examiners as to compliance with
Standing Orders, 40. As to non - compliance with
Standing Orders, 41, 52 [Lords' Bills].

Reports from Examiners on Petitions for Bills
[Lords], Standing Orders not complied with, referred
to Select Committee on Standing Orders, 52.

Day appointed for Second Reading, 46. Read a

second time, and referred to the Examiners, 50.

Brought from the Lords ; read the first time, and

referred to the Examiners, 85.

Petitions for additional provision referred to the

Examiners, 44, 89, &c.
- Bills read a

Examiners, 63.

second time, and referred to

Read a second time, and committed, 50.

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BIL LScontinued.

PRI VATE--continued.

Suspended in last Session ; read the first and
second time ; and having been reported in Session 1914,
ordered to lie upon the Table, 9.

Standing Order relating to a Private Bill

suspended in last Session read, &c., 9.

Suspended Bill divided into two Bills, and Bills

reported from Local Legislation Committee, 183.

Suspended Bill ; Standing Orders suspended ;
Bill, as amended. considered ; Standing Orders sus-
pended ; Bill read the third time and passed, 189.

Order for Second Reading discharged ; Bill

withdrawn, 61.

Order, That Standing Orders 204 and 235 be
suspended in the case of any Bill the time for the
Second Reading of which expired during the Whitsun-
tide Recess, and that the Second Reading of any such
Bill shall be set down on Wednesday 9th June, 139.

Report on Petition for additional provision,
Standing Orders not complied with, referred to Select
Committee on Standing Orders, 52.

Report from Examiners, Standing Orders not
previously inquired into complied with ; Bill committed,
70.

Report from Examiners on Petition for Bill
originating in the Lords, Standing Orders not complied
with, referred to Select Committee on Standing Orders,
41.

Instructions to Committees on Bills, 181.
Unopposed Bill Committees (Panel) ; Members

selected to serve, 55.

Report from Select Committee on Standing

Orders read ; Bill committed, 73.

Attendance of Witness ordered, 104, 181.
Order for committal of Bill discharged ; Bill

referred to the Examiners, 151.

Reported, with Amendments, 83. And amended

Title, 130. Without Amendment, 133.

Title amended, 92.
Motion, That a Bill

Amendment proposed,
recommitted, 181.

be now considered ;
to recommit Bill, made ; Bill

Consideration, as amended, deferred, 30, 82, &c.
As amended, considered ; Standing Orders sus-
pended ; King's Consent signified ; Bill read the third
time and passed, 166.

King's Consent and Prince of Wales' Consent
signified ; Bill read the third time and passed, with
Amendments, 205.

King's Consent signified ; Bill read the third
time and passed, 85. With Amendments [Lords], 129,
166, 205.

Lords' Bill passed, with Amendments, 166, &c.
Lords' Amendments, pursuant to Order, agreed
to, 211. Standing Orders 220 and 246 suspended, and
Lords' Amendment to Bill, if unopposed, to be considered
forthwith, 123. Lords' Amendments considered, pur-
suant to Order, and agreed to, 128, &c.

Standing Orders 220 and 246, relating to Lords'
Amendments to Private Bills, suspended for the remainder
of the Session, 208.

REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES ON GROUPS :-

PRIVATE BILLS :-

(Group A) ; Adjournment of Committee, 76, 80.

Attendance of Witness ordered, 104.

(Group B) ; Adjournment of Committee, 162,

175, 190. Attendance of Witness ordered, 181.

RAILWAY BILLS :-

(Group 1); Adjournment of Committee, 80, 103,

110, 124.

(Group 3); Adjournment of Committee, 169,

175.

PUBLIC:
PUBLIC

Motion for leave to bring in Bills, and Mr. Speaker
or Mr. Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to
Standing Order No. 11, 80, 118, 169, 310.

Ordered ; presented accordingly ; read the first

time,

Ordered to be brought in upon Resolutions
reported from Committee of the whole House (Ways
and Means), 18, 74, 134, 156, 21R, 238, 255. Upon
other Resolutions, 20, 61, 158, 218, 298, 303.

Outlawries Bill ; read the first time, 4.
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ; Debate
adjourned, 330. Resumed ; Question put, and agreed
to ; Bill ordered ; presented accordingly ; read the first
time, 331.

Second Reading deferred, 54.
Motion, That the Bill be now read a second time ;
Amendment proposed, to leave out words and add others,
and Question put, pursuant to Standing Order (Closure);
Amendment not made, 181.

Motion, That the Bill be now read a second time ;
Amendment proposed, "three months," withdrawn, 207.
Not made, 313, 333.

Motion, That the Bill be now read a second time ;
Closure claimed, assent withheld ; Bill read a second
time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House,
167.

Motion, That the Bill be now read a second time ;

Debate adjourned, 207.

Motion, That the Bill be now read a second time ;
House sits till after Twelve ; Bill read a second time,
and committed, 222.

Bill read a second time, after Amendment pro-

posed, to leave out words and add others, 115.

Bill
adjourned Debate, 207.

read a second time on resumption of

Bill

read a second time on resumption of
adjourned Debate on Amendment proposed, " three
months," 333.

Bill read a second time, and committed to the

Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills, 128.

Motion, That Bills be now read a second time,
and proceedings interrupted by Message to attend Lords
Commissioners, 258, 272.

Proceedings resumed upon Amendment proposed
on Second Reading of a Bill, after interruption by
Message to attend Lords Commissioners, 272.

Order for resuming adjourned Debate on Second

Reading discharged ; Bill withdrawn, 112, 222.

Considered in Committee, and reported, with an

amended Title, 27.

Considered in Committee ; proceedings inter-
rupted by Message to attend Lords Commissioners, 293.
Recommitted to Committee of the whole House,

193.

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P UBLIC- continued.

Order for consideration, as amended, read ; Bill
recommitted ; considered in Committee, and reported ;
as amended in Committee and on recommittal, con-
recommitted ; considered in Committee, and
sidered ;
reported ;
considered ;
read the third time and passed, 327.

amended on recommittal,

as

Order for

as amended, read ;
consideration,
Motion, That the Bill be recommitted to a Committee of
the whole House, withdrawn ; Bill, as amended, con-
sidered ; read the third time and passed, 30.

Bill, as amended on consideration, to be printed,

208.

Motion, That the Bill he now read the third time ;

Debate adjourned, 311.

Order, That the Third Reading of a Bill may be
taken immediately after the consideration of the Bill, as
amended, notwithstanding the practice of the House
relating to the interval between those two stages of such
a Bill, 28.

Motion, That the Bill be now read the third time;
Amendment proposed, " six months," withdrawn ; Bill
read the third time and passed, 130.

Motion, That the Bill be now read the third
time ; Amendment proposed, to recommit the Bill, with-
drawn, 197.

Motion, That the Bill be now read the third
time ; Amendment made, to recommit the Bill in respect
of Amendments to Clauses ; Bill considered in Com-
as amended on recommittal,
mittee, and reported ;
considered ; Bill read the third time and passed, 210.

Titles amended, 27.
Schedules added, 71.

LORDS' AMENDMENTS TO BILLS :-

Commons' Bills returned from the Lords, with
Amendments ; considered forthwith, and agreed to, 31,
179.

Lords' Amendments considered, and agreed to,

88.

Bills returned from the Lords, without Amend-
ment, 31, 83. With Amendments ; day appointed for
considering them, 85.

Lords' Amendments considered; first Amendment
read a second time ; Motion, That this House doth
agree with the Lords in the said Amendment ; Debate
adjourned, 87. Resumed, and Question, to agree with
the Lords' Amendment, negatived ; an Amendment
made to the Bill, in lieu of Lords' Amendment disagreed
to; remaining Lords' Amendments agreed to ; Message
to acquaint, 88.

Lords' Amendments to be considered forthwith ;

considered, and agreed to, 199, 217.

Lords' Amendments considered ; several agreed
to, several disagreed to ; two Amendments divided ; part
agreed to, part disagreed to ; Committee appointed to
draw up Reasons for disagreeing to certain of the Lords'
Amendments, 265-7. Reasons reported, and agreed to ;
Message to the Lords to acquaint, 268.

Lords do not insist on their Amendments, and
agree to the Amendments made by this House to their
Amendments, and to the consequential Amendments made
by this House to the Bill, 273.

LIST of BILLs endorsed with Mr. Speaker's or
Mr. Deputy Speaker's Certificate under the PAR-
LIAMENT ACT, 1911 :-

Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Bill, 29. Finance
(No. 1) Bill, 29. Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill, 85.

War Loan Extension Bill, 170.
Consolidated Fund
(No. 3) Bill, 162. Police Magistrates (Superannuation)
Bill, 226. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill,
225. Consolidated Fund (No. 4) Bill, 246. American
Loan Bill, 257. Consolidated Fund (Appropriation)
(No. 2) Bill, 288. Education (Small Population Grants)
Bill, 313.

Bills passed with unusual expedition, 19, 27, &c.
Bills ordered ; presented accordingly ; read the
first time, and printed ; read a second time ; committed
to a Committee of the whole House, 80, 172.

Bills read a second time ; House immediately
resolves itself into Committee ; Bill considered in Com-
mittee, and reported, without Amendment ; read the third
time and passed, 30, 83, 113, 127 [ Lords], 322, &c.

Bill read a second time; House immediately
resolves itself into Committee ; Bill considered in Com-
mittee, and reported ; as amended, considered; read the
third time and passed, 288.

Bill ordered ; presented accordingly ; read the
first time ; printed ; read a second time ; considered in
Committee, and reported ; printed, as amended ; con-
sidered ; read the third time and passed, 137. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment ; Royal Assent,
138.

Bill considered in Committee, and reported ; as
amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
27, 29, 81, 142, &c.

Bill considered in Committee, and reported,
without Amendment; read the third time and passed,
72, 78, 81..

Bill considered in Committee, and reported ;
recommitted to Committee of the whole House ; con
sidered in Committee, and reported ; as amended, con-
sidered ; read the third time and passed, 83.

Bill, as amended, considered ;

time and passed, 78.

read the third

Bill, as amended on consideration, to be printed,

307.

HYBRID BILLS :-

Presented, 258.
Examiners to examine Bill with respect to com-

pliance with Standing Orders, 258.

Report, no Standing Orders applicable, 260.
Read a second time, and committed to a Select

Committee of Five Members, &c., 267.

Motion, That a Bill be now read a second time ;
Amendment, " three months," proposed ; proceedings
interrupted by .Royal Assent ; resumed ; Amendment
withdrawn ; Main Question again proposed ; Debate
adjourned, 272.

Proceedings in relation to Second Reading and
committal of a Bill to be null and void, 271. Bill with-
drawn, 291.

BILLS UNDER THE PRIVATE LEGISLATION
PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1899 :-

Report of names of Fifteen Members to form
the Parliamentary Panel of Members to act as Com-
missioners under the Act, .55.

Presented, and ordered (under Section 7 of the

Act) to be considered, 110, 129, 149, 237, &c.

Presented, and ordered (under Section 9 of the

Act) to be read a second time, 10, 39, 160, &c.

Read a second time, and ordered to be con-

sidered, 161, 191.

Read a second time, and ordered under Sections 9

and 16 to be taken into consideration, 172.

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BILLS-continued.

BILLS UNDER THE PRIVATE LEGISLA-
TION PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) ACT,
1899-continued.

Day appointed for consideration, as amended,

Bill considered ; read the third time and passed,

39.

44, 163, &c.

Report by the Chairman of Committees of the
House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways and Means
in the House of Commons, under Section 2 of the Act,
that they are of opinion that the Provisional Orders be
allowed to proceed, subject to such recommendations as
they may hereafter make with respect to the several
Orders,

may

PROVISIONAL ORDER BILLS :

Presented ; read the first time, and referred to

the Examiners, 39.

Presented ; Standing Order 193a suspended ;
Bill read the first time, and referred to the Examiners,
147.

Examiners' Report, no Standing Orders applic-

able, 107, &c.

Examiners' Report, Standing Orders applicable

complied with, 52, 107, &c.

Bill read a second time, and committed, 54.
Standing Order 211 suspended ; Committee

have leave to consider the Bill this day, 227.
reported, with Amendments ;

Bill

Orders confirmed, 76, 121.

Provisional

Bill reported, without Amendment; Provisional

Orders confirmed, 121,

Bill, as amended, considered, 77.
Bill read the third time and passed, 79.
Standing Order of last Session relating to a Bill
suspended in the last Session read ; Bill read the first,
second, and third time and passed, 32.

Bill agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments,

80.

Lords' Amendments agreed to, 82.
Royal Assents, 31, 88, 134, 138, 144, 165, 180,

201, 232, 252, 258, 272, 281, 293, 326, 352.

BLYTII HARBOUR ; Bill presented, and read the first time,
41. Day appointed for Second Reading, 52. Bill read
a second time, and committed, 58. Reported, with
Amendments, 76. As amended, considered, 82. King's
Consent signified ; Bill read the third time and passed,
85. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments,
(Cited as
125. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 135.
Blyth Harbour Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 144.

BRADFORD BOROUGH (Central Division) WRIT. Vide

ELECTIONS.

BRIGHTON and HOVE GAS [Lords]; Report, That the
Bill should originate in the House of Lords, 38. Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with,
40. Brought from the Lords ; read the first time, and
Examiners' Report,
referred to the Examiners, 101.
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with ; Bill to be read a second time, 107. Bill read a
second time, and committed, 117. Reported, with an
Amendment, 133. As amended, considered, 139. Bill
read the third time and passed, with an Amendment,
(Cited as
145. To which the Lords agree,
Brighton and Hove Gas Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 165.
BRISTOL TRAMWAYS [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill
should originate in the House of Lords, 38. Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with,

151.

-40. Bill brought from the Lords ; read the first time,
and referred to the EXaminers, 112. Report, Standing
Orders not previously inquired into complied with; Bill
to be read a second time, 116. Read a second time,
and committed, 129. Reported, with an Amendment,
146. As amended, considered, 150. Read the third
time and passed, with an Amendment, 156. To which
the Lords agree, 162.
(Cited as Bristol Tramways Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 165.

BRITISH MUSEUM (Petition for Aid) ; King's Recom-
referred to the Committee of
PUBLIC PETITIONS.

Vid-e ACCOUNTS.

mendation signified ;
Supply, 56.
SUPPLY.

Read a

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ; Bill to amend the British
North America Act, 1867 ; presented, and ordered to
be read a second time, 121. Second Reading deferred,
time ; House immediately
124.
resolves itself into Committee on the Bill ; Bill con-
sidered in Committee, and reported, without Amend-
ment ; read the third time and passed, 127. Agreed to
by the Lords, without Amendment,
(Cited aw
British North America Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

second

134.

BRITISH SHIPS (Transfer Restriction) ; Bill to restrict
the transfer of British Ships to persons not qualified to
own British Ships ; presented, and ordered to be read a
second time, 51. Second Reading deferred, 54; 58, 61,
64, Bill read a second time ; committed to a Com-
mittee of the whole House, 65. Committee deferred,
Bill considered in Committee, and reported,
70.
without Amendment ; read the third time and passed,
72. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 83.
(Cited as British Ships ( Transfer Restriction) Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 88.

BURY and DISTRICT JOINT WATER BOARD ; Bill pre-
sented, and read the first time, 41. Day appointed for
46. Second Reading deferred, 48.
Second Reading,
read a second time, and committed, 50. Bill
Bill
reported, with an Amendment, 96. As amended, con-
sidered, 100. Read the third time and passed, 107.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 141.
(Cited as Burg and District Joint Water Board Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 144.

BusixEss of the HousE. Vide HousE (Business of).

CALEDONIAN RAILWAY ORDER CONFIRMATION ;
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to
the Caledonian Railway ; presented, and ordered (under
Section 7 of the Act) to be considered, 110. Con-
sidered, 112. Read the third time and passed, 114.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment,
13-1.
(Cited as Caledonian Railway Order Confirmation Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 135.

CAVELL, MISS, EXECUTION of; Telegram from the
Chairman and Members of the Committee of Foreign
Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies in France relative
thereto, 273.

CAMBRIDGE COUNTY (Western or Chesterton Division)

WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

CARMARTHEN BOROUGH WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

CARNARVON COUNTY (Northern or Aifon Division) WRIT.

Vide ELECTIONS.

CINEMATOGRAPH FILMs. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

CENSORSHIP of

the PRESS.

Vide KING'S SPEECH

(Motion for an Address).

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CHAIRMAN OR DEPUTY CHAIR-
MAN OF WAYS AND MEANS :

Clause read the first time ; Motion, That the
Clause be read a second time, and Question negatived,.
80, 169.

Reports list of Bills (Private) to originate in

the House of Lords, 38.

Temporary Chairmen of Committees nominated

by Mr. Speaker, 11.

Takes the Chair as Deputy Speaker, 107, 110,

111, 114.

Withholds his assent to Closure, and gives a

Reason, 338.

---- Declines to put the Question on the Amend-

ment, 307.

Declines to propose Question (abuse of Rules),

323.

Clause added, 26, 71.
Clause amended, and agreed to, 113.
---- Clause amended, and made part of the Bill,

328.

CLERK of the CROWN ;

to make out new Writs, 22,
38, 43, 49, 55, 84, 97, 133, 136, 162, 169, 189, 260, 274
279, 283, 288, 292, 296, 326, 331, 332, 334, 335, 339.

CLERK of the CROWN in IRELAND ;

Writs, 22, 45, 136, 244.

to make out new

Puts Questions in Committee of Supply, pursuant

to Standing Order No. 15, 202.

CLERK OF THE HOUSE :

Acquaints the House of the King's Consent to a

Private Bill on Third Reading, 85.

printing of the Journal, 4.

To

direct

the

Lays Papers upon

Leaves the Chair at Eleven to make his Report

to the House, 47, 309.

Objection having been taken to further proceed-

ing, 181.

Proceedings interrupted by Message to attend

Lords Commissioners, 144, 293.

Declares the Noes have it on a Division, no
Member being willing to act as second Teller for
the Ayes, 119.

Informs the Committee that the Amendment
was outside the scope of the Bill, and he could not put
the Question on the Amendment, 307.

CHARGE Of INCOME TAX On PERSONS EMPLOYED.

Vide WAYS and MEANS.

CHARGE Of SCHEDULE B TAX.

Vide WAYS and

MEANS.

CHELMSFORD CORPORATION GAS ; Bill presented, and
read the first
time, 41. Day appointed for Second
Reading, 46. Second Reading deferred, 48. Bill read
a second time, and committed, 50. Reported, with
Amendments, 107. As amended, considered, 110. Read
the third time and passed, 116.
'Agreed to by the
Lords, with Amendments, 172.
Lords' Amendments
agreed to, 186.
(Cited as Chelmsford Corporation Gas

Ac 1915) Royal Assent, 201.

CHICORY. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

CLACKMANNAN COUNTY WATER ORDER CONFIRMA-
TION ; Bill to confirm .a Provisional Order under the
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1889,
relating to Clackmannan County Water ; presented,
and ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to be con-
sidered, 237. Considered, 238. Bill read the third time
and passed, 244. Agreed to by the Lords, without
Amendment, 257.
(Cited as Clachmannan County
Water Order Confirmation Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
258.

CLAUSES :

Clause read the first time ; Motion, That the
Clause be read a second time ; Motion and Clause with-
drawn; 23, 26, 71, 169, &c.

Clauses twice read, and made part of the Bill,

23, 80, 169, 277.

the Table, 7, &c.

To carry Bills to
the Lords, and acquaint them that this House hath
agreed to the same, with an Amendment or Amendments,.
128, &c. Without Amendment, 29.

sages to the Lords, 14, 75, 94.

To carry M es-

Informs the House
of the unavoidable absence of Mr. Speaker, 107, 110,
111, 114.

CLOCKS and WATCHES, &c. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

CLOSURE OF DEBATE :
QUESTIONS put, pursuant to Standing Order (Closure of
Debate), by Mr. Speaker or Mr. Deputy Speaker :
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, 182.

QUESTIONS declined to he put (Closure of Debate) by

Mr. Speaker or Mr. Deputy Speaker :

Mr. Hodge, 57.
Mr. William Thorne (twice),

Sir Arthur Markham, 57,

167.

57.

QUESTIONS declined to be put (Closure of Debate) by the
Chairman or Deputy Chairman in Committee of the
whole House :

Mr. Booth (Reason given), 238.

CLUBS (Temporary Provisions) ; Bill to amend the Law
with respect to Clubs during the continuance of the
present War ; ordered ; presented accordingly ; read the
first time, 258. Second Reading deferred, 259, 261, 264.
Bill read a second time ; committed to a Committee
of the whole House, 265. Committee deferred, 270, 271.
Bill considered in Committee, and reported, without
read the third time and passed, 271.
Amendment ;
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments; day appointed
fi)r their consideration, 276. Lords' Amendments agreed
(Cited as Clubs (Temporary Provisions) Act,
to, 279.
1915) Royal Assent, 282.

COCOA. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

COFFEE. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

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COMMITTEES :

COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE HOUSE :-
Earl Roberts, Field-Marshal (Memorial to) ;
House resolves itself into Committee for an humble
to His Majesty, &c. ; Resolution to be
Address
reported, 20. Resolution reported ; read a second time,
to be presented
and agreed to ; Address agreed to ;
by Privy Councillors or Members of His Majesty's
Household, 22.

Education (Small Population Grants) ; Com-
mittee to consider ; King's Recommendation signified,
297. Committee deferred, 298. Considered in Com-
mitee, 301. Resolution agreed to ; Bill ordered, 303.

Government War Obligations ; Committee
to consider ;
Icing's Recommendation signified,
16.
Considered in Committee ; Resolution to be reported, 18.
Resolution agreed to ; Bill ordered, 20. Vide BILL.

Government War Obligations ; Committee
to consider ; King's Recommendation signified, 294.
Considered in Committee, 295. Report deferred, 297.
Resolution reported, and, after Amendment proposed, and
withdrawn, agreed to, 298. Vide BILL.

injuries in War (Compensation) [Money] ;
Committee to consider ; King's Recommendation signiried,
Considered in Committee ; Resolution to be
21.
reported, 24. Resolution agreed to, 27.

Injuries

in War (Compensation)

2)
[Money]; Committee to consider; King's Recommendation
signified, 75. Considered in Committee ; Resolution to
be reported, 76. Resolution agreed to, 78.

(No.

Irish Police (Naval and Military Service)
[Pensions, &c.] ; Committee to consider; King's Recom-
mendation signified, 51.
Considered in Committee ;
Resolution to be reported, 54. Report deferred, 57.
Resolution aoreed to ; Bill ordered, 61. Vide BILL.

Land Drainage [Expenses] ; Committee to
consider ; King's Recommendation signified, 13.
Con-
sidered in Committee ; Resolution to be reported, 14.
Report deferred, 16.

Ministry of Munitions [ Salaries, &e.] ; Com-
mittee to consider ; King's Recommendation signified, 138.
Considered in Committee ; Resolution to be reported,
140. Resolution agreed to, 142.

Munitions of War [Expenses] ; Committee to
consider ; King's Recommendation signified, 165. Con-
sidered in Committee ; Progress, 167. Considered in
Committee, 170. Resolution agreed to, 173.

Munitions of War [Expenses, &c.] ; Com-
mittee to consider ; King's Recommendation signified,
315. Considered in Committee, 316. Resolution agreed
to. 317.

Naval

and Military War Pensions, &c.
[ Salaries] ; Committee to consider ; King's Recom-
Considered in Committee ;
mendation signified, 171.
Resolution to be reported, 173. Report deferred, 179, 182.
Resolution agreed to, 183.
National

I. Amendment)
[Money] ; Committee to consider ; King's Recommenda-
tion signified, 76. Considered in Committee ; Resolution
to be reported, 78.
National

Insurance (Part
II. Amendment)
[Money] ; Committee to consider ; King's Recommenda-
tion signified, 70. Considered in Committee ; Resolution
to be reported, 72. Resolution reported ; read a second
time, and agreed to, 74.

Insurance

(Part

National Registration [Expenses] ; Committee
to consider ; King's Recommendation signified,
171.
Committee deferred, 173, 179. Considered in Committee,
182. Again considered in Committee, 185. Resolution

to be reported, 187. Resolution reported, and agreed
to, 190.

Navy and Army Expenditure, 1913 -14; Com-
mittee to consider the surpluses and deficits, &c. upon
Navy and Army Grants ; Appropriation Accounts
referred, 195. Considered in Committee ; Resolutions to
be reported, 198. Resolutions agreed to, 204.

Prize Courts [Salaries and Remuneration] ;
Committee to consider; King's Recommendation signified,
159. Considered in Committee ; Resolution to be reported,
162. Report deferred, 165, 168, 170. Resolution agreed
to, 173.

Police Magistrates (Superannuation) [Allow-
ances] ; Committee to consider ; King's Recommendation
signified, 206. Considered in Committee ; Resolution to
be reported, 210. Resolution agreed to ; Bill ordered,
218. Vide BILL.

Public Works Loans [Remission of Debts] ;
Committee to consider; King's Recommendation signified,
200. Considered in Committee ; Resolution to be reported,
207. Resolution agreed to, 210.
JOINT COMMITTEES :-

-

Consolidation Bills ; The Lords communicate
that they have come to the folio wino- Resolution, viz.,
That it is desirable that all Consolidation Bills in the
present Session be referred to a Joint Committee of
both Houses of Parliament,
108. Lords' Message
considered ; Commons concur with the Lords in their
Resolution ; Message to acquaint, 114. Message from
the Lords appointing a Committee of Five Lords, and
requesting this House to appoint an equal number of
their Members, and proposing place and time of meeting,
118. Lords' Message considered ; Select Committee of
Five Members appointed ; Message to acquaint ; Five
Members nominated ; power to send for persons, papers,
and records ; Three quorum ; Committee of this House
to meet the Lords' Committee as proposed by their
Lordships ; Message to the Lords to acquaint, 123.
Committee have leave to sit notwithstanding the adjourn-
ment of the House, 132, 189.

Bills referred to the Joint Committee, 118, 128.
Bills reported from the Joint Committee ;
Government of
India Bill, with Amendments, 164.
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Bill, with Amendments
and Special Report, 193.

Resolution from the Lords, referring a Bill to
the Joint Committee, 172 ( Indictments Bill [Lords] ).
Lords' Message considered ; Commons concur with the
Lords in their Resolution ; Message to acquaint, 179.
Indictments Bill [Lords] reported, with Amendments,
193.

SELECT COMMITTEES ON BILLS :-

Divorce Bills ; nominated, 11. Vide DIVORCE

BILLS.

Bill reported, without Amendment,
Instruction to Select Committees on Divorce

Bills, 14, 94.

SELECT

COMMITTEES

MATTERS: -

ON VARIOUS

Appointed, 4. Appointed and nominated, 14.
Appointed ; Committee
of Six
Fifteen

Seventeen Members,

to consist

58.

14.

Members,
Members, 47.

That Five be the quorum, 47. Three, 14.

Four, 57.

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COMMITTEE S-continued.

SELECT

COMMITTEES

ON VARIOUS

MATTERS-continued.

Committee have leave to sit during adjournment
to adjourn from place to place ; to send

of the House ;
their Report to the Clerk of the House, 22.
to

the Lords, requesting the
attendance of a Peer before a Select Committee, 75.
Leave given, 76.

Message

after Amendments made ;

Privileges ; Committee appointed, 4.
Naval and Military Services (Pensions and
to
appointed,
Grants) ;
consist of Six Members ; power to send for persons,
papers, and records ; Three quorum, 14.
Committee
nominated, 15. Committee have leave to sit notwith-
to adjourn from
standing the adjournment of the House ;
place to place ; to send their Report to the Clerk of the
House, &c., 22. Special Report, 38. Second Special
Report, 92.

House of Commons (Kitchen and Refreshment
Rooms); appointed and nominated; power to send for
and records ; Three quorum, 58.
persons,
Report, 65.

papers,

Local Legislation Committee ; nominated by
the Committee of Selection ; power to send for persons,
papers, and records, &c. ; Four quorum, 57. Special
Report, 236.

Publications

and Debates Reports ;

ap-
pointed and nominated ; power to send for persons,
papers, and records ; Three quorum, 65. Report, 227.
Second Report,
Instruction to the Committee, 270.
304.

Public Accounts Committee ;

to consist of
Fifteen Members ; nominated ; power to send for per-
First
sons, papers, and records ; Five quorum, 47.
Report, 55. Second, 159.

Selection ; Committee nominated, 47.
Standing Orders ; nominated, 47. Suspension
of Standing Order No. 91, which fixes Five as the
quorum of the Committee ; Three to be quorum, 75.
- --
Public Petitions ;
Three quorum, 148. First Report, 196.
Order, That, until

otherwise
including Com-
determines, all Select Committees,
mittees on Private Bills, have power to sit on Friday
notwithstanding the adjournment of the House, 40.

the House

appointed ;

nominated ;

CHAIRMEN'S PANEL :

Report from the Committee of Selection of

Eight Members to serve on the Chairmen's Panel, 55.

Appointment of Members under the Par-

liament Act, 55.

COMPANIES of ENEMY CHARACTER [Lords] ; Bill,
intituled An Act to make provision with respect to
Companies of Enemy Character; brought from the
Lords, 323.

CONSOLIDATED

(Appropriation) BILLS. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

FUND BILLS and CONSOLIDATED FUND

CONSOLIDATION

BILLS ; Message from the Lords commu-
nicating Resolution, That all Consolidation Bills of this
Session be referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses
Lords' Message considered ;
of ParliaMent,
Commons concur with the Lords in -their Resolution ;
Message to acquaint, 114. Message from the Lords
appointing a Committee of Five Lords to join with a
Committee of this House, and requesting this House

108.

to appoint an equal number of their Members, and
proposing. place and time of meeting, 118.
Lords''
Message considered ; Select Committee of Five Members
appointed ; Message to acquaint ; Five Member's nomi-
nated ; power to send for persons, papers, and records ;
Three quorum ; Committee to meet Committee of the
Lords as proposed ; Message to the Lords to acquaint,.
123. Committee have leave to sit notwithstanding the
adjournment of the House, 132, 189.

Bills referred to the Joint Committee, 118,

128.

reported from the Joint Committee ;.
Bills
India Bill, with Amendments, 164.
Government of
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Bill, with Amendments.
and Special Report, 193.

Resolution from the Lords referring a Bill to
the Joint Committee, 172 (Indictments Bill [Lords] ).
Lords' Message considered ; Commons concur with the
Lords in their Resolution ; Message to acquaint, 179.
Indictments Bill [Lords] reported, with Amendments,
193.

CONWAY FISHERIES PROVISIONAL ORDER ; Bill

to
confirm a Provisional Order under the Salmon and
Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1907, relating to the River
read the first
Conway and other waters ; presented ;
time, and referred to the Examiners, 97. Examiners'
Report, no Standing Orders applicable ; Bill to be read
a second time, 107. Read a second time, and com-
mitted, 110. Reported, with Amendments ; Provisional
Order confirmed, 121. Bill, as amended, considered,
123. Read the third time and passed, 125. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 172.
(Cited as
Conway Fisheries Provisional Order Confirmation Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 180.

COPYRIGHT ( British Museum) ; Bill to amend the Copy-
right Act, 1911, with respect to the delivery of books.
to the British Museum ; presented, and ordered to be
Second Reading deferred, 106,
read a second time, 103.
109. Bill read a second time ; House immediately
resolves itself into Committee on the Bill ; Bill con-
sidered in Committee, and reported, without Amend-
ment ; read the third time and passed, 113. Agreed to
by the Lords, without Amendment, 125.
(Cited as
Copyright (British Museum) Act, 1915) Royal Assent,.
134.

CORNWALL COUNTY (Mid or Saint Austell Division).

WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

COTTON ASSOCIATIONS (Emergency Action); Bill

to.
confirm action taken by any Cotton Association for
dealing with emergencies due to the present War ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 213.
Second Readino. deferred, 222, 224, 227. Bill read a
second time ; House immediately resolves itself into
Committee on the Bill ; Bill considered in Committee,
and reported, without Amendment ; read the third time
and passed, 229. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amend
ments, 231. Lords' Amendments considered forthwith,
(Cited as Cotton Associations (Emer
and agreed to, 231.
gency Action) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

COUNSEL ;

to be heard before Select Committee on

Divorce Bills, 94.

Petitioners to be heard by Counsel against

Hybrid Bill, 267.

COURTS (Emergency Powers); Bill to amend the Courts
(Emergency Powers) Act, 1914, so far as it relates to
mortgagees in possession ; presented, and ordered to be
read a second time, 206. Read a second time ; Bill

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COURTS (Emergency Powers)continued.

committed to a Committee of the whole House, 211.
Bill considered in Committee ; Committee report Pro-
gress, 218. Committee deferred, 222, 227, 229, 231,
235, 236, 238, 243, 244, 245, 246, 252, 255, 257, 258,
259, 261, 264, 268, 270, 271, 272, 274, 276, 278, 281,
283, 284, 285, 287, 288, 291, 293, 294, 295, 297, 298,
301, 303, 307, 309, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 322, 323,
325, 326, 330, 331, 333, 334. Bill considered in Com-
mittee, and reported ; as amended, considered ; Debate
adjourned, 335. Further adjourned, 336, 339, 342, 344,
345, 348, 351, 352.

COURTS (Emergency Powers) (Ireland); Bill to amend
the Courts (Emergency Powers) Act, 1914, in its
application to Ireland ; presented, and ordered to be
read a second time, 25. Bill read a second time ; House
immediately resolves itself into Committee on the Bill ;
Bill considered in Committee, and reported, without
Amendment ; read the third time and passed, 30. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 31.
(Cited as
Courts (Emergency Powers) (Ireland) Act, 1914) Royal
Assent, 31.

1914 ;

CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION (Postponement) ;
the Criminal
Bill to postpone the commencement of
Justice Administration Act,
and
ordered to be read a second time, 15. Read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 19. Considered in Committee, and reported,
21. Consideration, as amended, deferred, 24. Bill, as
amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
27. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 31.
(Cited as Criminal Justice Administration (Postponement)
Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

presented,

CUSTOMS (Exportation Restriction) ; Bill

to amend the
Law relating to the exportation of articles during the
present War ; presented, and ordered to be read a second
time, 157. Bill read a second time ; House immediately
resolves itself into Committee on the Bill ; Bill con-
sidered in Committee, and reported, without Amend-
ment ; read the third time and passed, 160. Agreed to
(Cited as
by the Lords, without Amendment,
(Exportation Restriction) Act, 1915) Royal
Customs
Assent, 165.

164.

CUSTOMS ( War Powers) ; Bill to amend the enactments
relating to Customs during the present War ; presented,
and ordered to be read a second time, 80. Bill read a
second time ; House immediately resolves itself into Com-
mittee on the Bill ; Bill considered in Committee, and
reported, without Amendment ; Bill read the third time
and passed, 83. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Customs (War Powers) Act, 1915)
ment, 87.
Royal Assent, 89.

read a

CUSTOMS ( War Powers) (No. 2) ; Bill to amend the
Customs (War Powers) Act, 1915; presented, and
second time, 207. Read a
ordered to be
second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the
whole House, 211. Considered in Committee, and
reported, without Amendment ; Bill read the third time
and passed, 219. Agreed to by the Lords, without
(Cited as Customs (War Powers)
Amendment, 228.
(No. 2) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

CUSTOMS ( War Powers) (Amendment) ; Bill to amend the
Customs (War Powers) Acts, 1915 ; presented, and
ordered to be read. a second time, 333. Read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 334. Committee deferred, 336, 339, 342, 344.
Bill considered in Committee, and reported ; as amended,
considered ; read the third time and passed, 345. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 351.
(Cited as
Customs (War Powers) Act, 1916) Royal Assent, 353.

the Bill

DEAF and DUMB -POOR ASYLUM [Lords;

Report,
That
should originate in the Lords, 39.
Report, Standing Orders certified to have been com-
plied with, 40. Brought from the Lords ;
read the
first time, and referred to the Examiners, 87. Report,
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied.
with ;
time,
100.
Reported, with Amendments, 110. As amended, con-
sidered, 116. Bill read the third time and passed, with
Amendments, 128. To which the Lords agree, 130.
(Cited as Royal School for Deaf and Dumb Children
(Margate) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

committed,

read a

second

and

DEBATES :

Adjourned Debate on Question resumed ;
Amendment proposed, to leave out words and add others,
57.

Bill be now read a second time, 205.

Debate adjourned on Question, That the

Lords' Amendments be now considered, 259.

Debate adjourned on Motion, That the

Debate adjourned on consideration of
Lords' Amendments, 87. Resumed, and Question to
agree with the Lords' Amendments negatived, 88.

Debate adjourned on Motion, That this
House doth agree with the Committee in a Resolution
reported from the Committee of Ways and Means,
252.

Adjourned Debate resumed on Question,
That this House doth agree with the Committee in
Resolutions reported from the Committee of Ways and
Means, 252.

Adjourned Debate on proposed Amend-
ment to Amendment proposed on consideration of a
Bill, as amended, resumed, 304.

Debate adjourned on Question, That the
Bill be now read the third time, after consideration of
Bill, as amended, 311.

resumption, 57.

Debate adjourned ; no day fixed for

discharged, 112.

Order for resuming adjourned Debate

to bring in a Bill, 330. Resumed, 331.

Debate adjourned on Motion for leave

DEDUCTIONS

in respect of SCHEDULE A TAX in

SCOTLAND. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

DEFENCE of the REALM (Amendment) ; Bill to amend
the Defence of the Realm Consolidation A.-q, 1914 ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 57.
Second Reading deferred, 64. Bill read a second time ;
Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House, 65.
Committee deferred, 70. Bill considered in Committee,
and reported, 71. Consideration, as amended, deferred,
74, 77, 73. Bill, as amended, considered; read the third
time and passed, 80. Agreed to by the Lords, with
Amendments ; day appointed for considering them, 87.
Lords' Amendments considered, and agreed to, 88.
(Cited as Defence of the Realm (Amendment) Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 89.

DEFENCE of the REALM (Amendment) (No. 2); Motion
for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Defence of the
Realm Consolidation Act, 1914 ; Motion being opposed,
Mr. Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing
Order No. 11.; Question agreed to ; Bill ordered ;
presented accordingly ; read the first time, and to be
read a second time ; Bill committed to a
printed ;
Committee of the whole House, 80.
Considered in
Committee, and reported, without Amendment ; recom-
mitted to a Committee of the whole House ; House

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immediately resolves itself into Committee on the Bill ;
Bill considered in Committee, and reported ; as amended,
passed, 83.
considered ;
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 88.
(Cited as Defence of the Realm (Amendment) (No. 2) Act,
1915) Roy-al Assent, 89.

third time

read the

and

DEFENCE of the REALM (Amendment) (No. 3) ; Bill to
extend the Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act,
1914 ; ordered ; presented accordingly ; read the first
Second Reading deferred, 109. Motion,
time, 105.
That the Bill be now read a second time ; Debate
adjourned, 112. Debate resumed ; Amendment pro-
posed, to leave out words and add others, withdrawn ;
Main Question put, and agreed to; Bill read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 115. Considered in Committee, and reported; as
amended, considered ; to be read the third time, 118.
Bill read the third time and passed, 121. Agreed to
(Cited as
by the Lords, without Amendment, 130.
Defence of the Realm (Amendment) (No. 3) Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 135.

the whole House, 20.

DEFENCE of the REALM CONSOLIDATION ; Bill to con-
solidate and amend the Defence of the Realm Acts ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 17.
Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee
Committee deferred, 24.
of
Bill considered in Committee, and reported ; as amended,
considered ; read the third time and passed, 27. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 31.
( Cited as
Defence of the Realm Consolidation Act, 1914) Royal
Assent, 31.

DEFENCE of the REALM ( Evidence) ; Bill to make admis-
sible as evidence in trials under the Defence of the
Realm Acts evidence given at preliminary investigations
by witnesses who are unable to attend at the trial by
reason of death, illness, or active service ; presented,
and ordered to be read a second time, 258. Second
Reading deferred, 259, 261, 264, 267, 270, 271, 272,
273, 276, 278, 281. Bill withdrawn, 283.

DENNY's DIVORCE [Lords] ; Bill,

intituled An Act
to dissolve the Marriage of Phyllis Denny, of Claverdon
Hall, in the County of Warwick, with Gerald Henry
M aynard Denny, her husband, and to enable her to
marry again, and for other purposes ; brought from the
Lords, and read the first time, 83. Read a second time,
and committed, 89. Message to the Lords requesting
Instruc-
Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings, &c., 94.
tion to the Committee to hear Counsel and examine
Witnesses, &c., 94. Minutes of Evidence communicated
from the Lords, 96. Bill reported, without Amendment ;
to be read the third time, 104. Minutes of Evidence,
05. Bill read the third
&c. returned to the Lords,
(Cited as
time and passed, without mendment, 110.
Denny's Divorce Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

DEVON COUNTY (North Eastern or Tiverton Division)

WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

DEWSBURY CORPORATION ; Bill presented, and read the
first time, 41. Day appointed for Second Reading, 46.
Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 52, 58. Bill read a
second time, and committed, 64. Reported from Local
Legislation Committee, with Amendments, 96. Day
appointed for consideration, as amended, 100.
Con-
sideration, as amended, deferred, 102. As amended,
considered, 107. Bill read the third time and passed,
116. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 212.
Lords' Amendments, pursuant to Order, agreed to, 219.
(Cited as Dewsbury Corporation Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
232.

DIVISIONS ; Member appointed Teller for the Yeas, but
no Member being willing to act as the second Teller,
the Chairman declared the Noes had it, 119.

DIVORCE BILLS :

Select Committee nominated, 11. Member
added to the Select Committee, 66.
Standing Order 204
suspended, and time for Second Reading of a Bill
extended, 171.

New Standing Order made, 208.
Beamish's Divorce Bill

[Lords] ; brought
from the Lords ; read the first time, 80. Bill read a
second time, and committed, 86. Message to the Lords
requesting Copies of NI inutes of Evidence, &c.,
94.
Instruction to the Committee to hear Counsel, &c., 94.
Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings, &c. communicated
from the Lords, 96. Bill reported, without Amendment ;
to be read the third time, 104. Minutes of Evidence, &c.
to be returned to the Lords, 105. Bill read the third
time and passed, without Amendment, 110.
(Cited
as Beamish Divorce Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

Denny's Divorce Bill [Lords] ; brought from
the Lords ; read the first time, 83. Read a second time,
and committed, 89. Message to the Lords requesting
Copies of Minutes of Evidence, &c., 94.
Instruction to the
Committee to hear Counsel, &c., 94. Minutes of Evi-
dence and Proceedings communicated from the Lords, 96.
Bill reported, without Amendment ;
to be read the third
time, 104. Minutes of Evidence, &c. to be returned to
the Lords, 105. Bill read the third time and passed,
without Amendment, 110.
(Cited as Denny's Divorce
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

Massy's Divorce Bill [Lords] ; brought from
the Lords ; read the first time, 164.
Standing Ordlielt-
204 suspended, and time for Second Reading of the Bill
extended to date named, 171. Bill read a second time,
and committed, 180. Message to the Lords requesting
Copies of Minutes of Evidence, &c. ; Instruction to the
Committee to hear Counsel, &c., 181. Bill reported,
without Amendment, from the Select Committee on
Divorce Bills, 200. Minutes of Evidence and Proceed-
ings returned to the Lords, 200. Bill read the third
time and passed, without Amendment, 212.
(Cited as
Massy's Divorce Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

Pack-Beresford Divorce Bill [Lords] ; brought
from the Lords; read the first time, 9. Read a second
time ; Standing Orders suspended ; Committee to sit
and proceed forthwith, 13. Message to the Lords
requesting Copies of Minutes of Evidence, &c., 14.
Instruction to the Committee to hear Counsel, &c., 14.
Message from the Lords communicating Minutes of
Evidence, &c., 15. To be returned to the Lords, 15.
Bill reported from Select Committee, without Amend-
ment; to be read the third time, 15. Bill read the third
time and passed, without Amendment, 20.
( Cited as
Pach-Beresford Divorce Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

DONCASTER CORPORATION ; Bill presented, and read the
first time, 41. Day appointed for Second Reading, 46.
Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 52, 58. Bill read a
second time, and committed, 61. Reported from Local
Legislation Committee, with Amendments, 85.
As
amended, considered, 89. Bill read the third time and
passed, 95. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments,
125. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 135.
(Cited as
Doncaster Corporation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 144.

DRIED FRUIT. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

DUBLIN (College Green Division) WRIT. Vide ELEC-

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DUNDEE CORPORATION ORDER CONFIRMATION ; Bill
to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legis-
lation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
relating to
Dundee Corporation ; presented, and ordered (under
Section 7 of the Act) to be considered, 262. Considered,
264. Read the third time and passed, 268. Agreed
(Cited as
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 276.
Dundee Corporation Order Confirmation Act,
1915)
Royal Assent, 282.

1899,

DUNFERMLINE and DISTRICT TRAMWAYS (Extensions)
ORDER CONFIRMATION [Lords] ; Bill, intituled An
Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to
and District Tramways
Dunfermline
( Extensions) ;
brought from the Lords; read the first time, and ordered
(under Section 9 of the Act) to be read a second time,
200. Bill read a second time, and ordered to be con-
sidered, 206. Considered, 209. Read the third time
and passed, without Amendment, 212.
( Cited as Dun-
fermline and District TramIVOIIS
(Extensions) Order
Confirmation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

DURHAM COUNTY (Mid Division) WRIT. Vide ELEC-

TIONS.

EASTERN VALLEYS (Monmouthshire) JOINT SEWER-
AGE BOARD [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill
should
originate in the Lords, 39
Report, Standing Orders
certified to have been complied with, 40. Bill brought
time, and referred
from the Lords; read the first
to the Examiners, 130. Report, Standing Orders not
previously inquired into complied with ; Bill to be read
a second time, 140. Bill read a second time, and com-
mitted,
As
amended, considered, 168. Bill read the third time and
passed, with Amendments, 180. To which the Lords
( Cited as Eastern Valleys ( Monmouthshire)
agree, 186.
Joint Sewerage Board Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 201.

147. Reported, with Amendments, 164.

EAST INDIA (Expenses of Indian Expeditionary Force) ;
Resolution, That, His Majesty having directed military
forces charged upon the revenues of
India to he
despatched out of India for service in the War in which
this country is engaged, this House consents, &c., 28.

EDUCATION BOARD PROVISIONAL ORDERS CONFIRMA-
TION ( London) [Lords] ; Bill, intituled An Act to con-
firm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of
Education under the Education Acts, 1870 to 1911, to
enable the London County Council to put in force the
Lands Clauses Acts ; brought from the Lords ; read the
first time, and referred to the Examiners, 179. Report,

Standing Orders applicable complied with ; Bill to be
read a second time, 20`A. Bill read a second time, and
committed, 212. Standing Order 211 suspended ; Com-
mittee on unopposed Bills have leave to consider the
Bill this day, 227. Reported, without Amendment;
Provisional Orders confirmed, 228. Bill read the third
time and passed, without Amendment, 230.
(Cited as
Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (Lon-
don) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

EDUCATION BOARD PROVISIONAL ORDERS CONFIRMA-
TION (Derbyshire, ^c.)[Lords]; Bill, intituled An Act
to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board
of Education under the Education Acts, 1870 to 1911,
to enable the Councils of the Administrative Counties of
Derby, the Isle of Ely, and Montgomery, the County
Borough of West Ham, and the Urban District of Leyton,
to put in force the Lands.Clauses Acts ; brought from
the Lords, 189. Read the first time, and referred to
the Examiners, 190. Report, Standing Orders applic-
able complied with, 199. Bill read a second time,
and committed, 206. Reported, without Amendment ;
Provisional Orders confirmed, 228. Bill read the third
(Cited as
time and passed, without Amendment, 230.
Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (Derby-
shire, 6,c.) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

EDUCATION (Small Population Grants); Committee to
consider of authorising the suspension,
in connection
with the present War, of the grants payable under
paragraph (2) of section nineteen of the Elementary
Education Act, 1876, and the Education Code (1890)
Act, 1890, and the provision, out of moneys provided
hy Parliament, of other grants in lieu thereof ;
Recom uendati,m signified, 297. Committee deferred,
298. Considered in Committee, 301. Resolution re
ported, and agreed to, 303. Bill ordered, 303.

EDUCATION (Small Population Grants) ; Bill to suspend,
in connection with the present War, the grants payable
under paragraph (2) of section nineteen of the Elemen-
tary Education Act, 1876, and the Education Code
(1800) Act, 1890, and to provide for the payment of
other grants in lieu thereof ; ordered upon Resolution
reported from the Committee of the whole House ; pre-
sented accordingly ; read the first time, 303. Second
Reading deferred, 307, 309. Bill read a second time ;
Bill committed to a Committee of
the whole House,
311. Considered in Committee, and reported, without
Amendment, 312. Bill read the third time and passed
(endorsed with Mr. Speaker's Certificate), 313. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 324.
(Cited as
Education (Small Population Grants) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 326.

ELECTIONS :

ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS :-

Sessional Resolutions and Orders, 3.

WRIT ISSUED DURING THE RECESS.

FOR WHAT PLACE.

IN THE ROOM OF

ON WHAT ACCOUNT.

Sheffield (Attercliffe Division)

-

Joseph Pointer, Esquire -

Deceased, 38.

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ELECTIONS--continued.

WRITS ISSUED DURING THE SESSION.

FOR WHAT PLACE.

IN THE ROOM OF

ON WHAT ACCOUNT.

Londonderry City

David Cleghorn Hogg, Esquire

Deceased, 22.

King's County (Tullamore Division)

Edmund Haviland-Burke, Esquire -

Deceased, 22.

Galway County (East Galway Division)

John Roche, Esquire

-

Right Honourable Percy Holden

Illingworth.

Right

Honourable

Sir

David

Master in Lunacy, 38.

Brymnor Jones, K.C.
Sir Frederick Low, K.C. -

Judge of the High Court of Justice,

(Western

or

Honourable Edwin Samuel Montagu

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,

Arthur Cecil Tyrrell Beck, Esquire

Commissioner of the Treasury, 43.

Walter Russell Rea, Esquire -

-

Commissioner of the Treasury, 43.

Deceased, 22.

Deceased, 38.

38.

43.

West Riding of Yorkshire (Shipley

Division).

Swansea Borough (Swansea District)

Norwich Borough

Essex County (Northern or Saffron

Cambridge

County

Chesterton Division).

Walden Division).
Scarborough Borough -

Wigtown County -

York County (North Riding) (Thirsk

and Ma lton Division).

John James Dalrymple (commonly
called Viscount Dalrymple), now
the Earl of Stair.

Charles William Reginald bun-
combe (commonly called Viscount
Helmsley), now the Earl of Fever-
sham.

Colonel Henry Broadley Harrison-

York County (East Riding) (Howden-

shire Division).

Broadley.

Antrim County (Mid Antrim Division)

Honourable Arthur Edward Bruce

Liverpool Borough (Kirkdale Division)

O'Neill.

Colonel Gerald Kyffin-Taylor -

Maidstone Borough

-

Carmarthen Borough -

Durham County (Mid Division)

Kilmarnock District of Burghs

Preston Borough -

Charles Stewart Henry Marquis of

Londonderry.

William Llewelyn Williams, Esquire,

K.C.

John Wilson, Esquire

Lieutenant William Glynne Charles

Gladstone.

Alfred Aspinall Tobin, Esquire, K.C.

Dublin

Borough

(College Green

Joseph Patrick Nannetti, Esquire

-

Called up to the House of Peers, 43.

Called up to the House of Peers, 43.

Deceased, 43.

Killed in action, 45.

Manor of Northstead, 49.

Chiltern Hundreds, 55.

Recorder of the City of Cardiff, 84.

Deceased, 97.

Killed in action, 133.

Judge of the County Court of Here-

ford, 136,
Deceased, 136.

Tipperary County (North Tipperary

Doctor John Esmonde

-

Deceased, 136.

York County (Northern Part of the
West Riding (Keighley Division).
Carnarvon County (Northern or Arfon

Sir

Stanley Owen Buckmaster,

Knight.

William Jones, Esquire -

Glasgow Burgh (Central Division)

Right Honourable Charles Scott

Dublin Borough

(Dublin Harbour

William Abraham, Esquire

Dickson, K.C.

Lord Chancellor of Great Britain,

162.

Deceased, 169.

Lord Justice Clerk in Scotland, 189.

Deceased, 244.

Division).

Division).

Division).

Division).

Westmoreland County (Northern or

Appleby Division).

Lancaster County (South East Lanca-

Sir Lancelot Sanderson, Knight, K.C.

Manor of Northstead, 260.

Captain Harold Thomas Cawley

-

Killed in action, 274.

shire) (Heywood Division).

Cardiff Borough -

Middlesex County (Uxbridge Division)

Surrey County (Kingston Division)

Merthyr Tydvil Borough

Cornwall

County
A ustell Division).
Saint Helens Borough -

(Mid

or

Saint

Lieutenant Colonel Ninian Edward
Crichton-Stuart (commonly called
Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart).
Lieutenant the Honourable Charles

Thomas Mills.

Right Honourable George Cave,

K.C.

James Keir Hardie, Esquire

Captain

the Honourable Thomas

Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes.
Rigby Philip Watson Swift, Esquire,

K.C.

Killed in action, 274.

Killed in action, 274.

Solicitor General, 279.

Deceased, 283.

Died of wounds received in action,

288.

Recorder of Wigan, 288.

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ELECTIONS-continued.

WRITS ISSUED DURING THE SESSION-continued.

FOR WHAT PLACE.

IN THE ROOM OF

ON WHAT ACCOUNT.

Devon County

(North Eastern or

Lieutenant the Honourable William

Deceased, 292.

Tiverton Division).

Lionel Charles Walrond.

York County (North Riding) (Cleve-

Right Honourable Herbert Louis

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan-

land Division).

Newington Borough (West Division)

Samuel.

Captain William Cecil Norton -

caster, 296.

Manor of Northstead, 326.

Saint George, Hanover Square, Borough

Sir Alexander Henderson, Baronet -

Chiltern Hundreds, 331.

Stafford County

Division).

Portsmouth Borough

-

Cambridge

County

Chesterton Division).

(North Western

Albert Stanley, Esquire -

Deceased, 332.

Admiral Sir Charles William de la
Poer Beresford, G.C.B., G.C.V.O.
(commonly called Lord Charles
Beresford).

Right Honourable Edwin Samuel

Montagu.

Manor of Northstead, 332.

Chancellor of
caster, 334.

the Duchy

of Lan-

(Western

or

Bradford Borough (Central Division)

-

Sir George Scott Robertson, K.C.S.I.

Deceased, 335.

Tower Hamlets Borough (Mile End

Division).

Colonel

the Honourable Harry

Lawson Webster Lawson.

Chiltern Hundreds, 335.

York County (West Riding) (Rother-

ham Division).

Right Honourable Joseph Albert

Pease.

His Majesty's Postmaster General,

339.

ELECT IONS and REGISTRATION ; Bill to postpone Elections
of local authorities and other bodies, and the preparation
of the parliamentary and local government Registers, and
for purposes incidental thereto; presented, and ordered
to be read a second time, 221. Bill read a second time ;
Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House, 223.
Considered in Committee, and reported ; as amended,
considered ; Bill read the third time and passed, 225.
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 231. Lords'
Amendments considered forthwith, and agreed to, 231.
(Cited as Elections and Registration Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 232.

read the first

ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 1) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the
Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts,
1882 to 1909, relating to Clifden and Enniscorthy ;
time, and referred to the
presented ;
Examiners, 100. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders
applicable complied with, 116. Bill read a second time,
and committed, 120. Reported, with Amendments ;
Provisional Orders confirmed, 133. As amended, con-
sidered, 136. Read the third time and passed, 138.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 172.
(Cited as Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 1)
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 2) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the
Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts,
1882 to 1909, relating to Haworth Urban District, Ham,
Kingston-upon-Hull (Extension), Knaresborough, Lither-
lane, Normanton Urban District, Ryde ( Amendment),
Skipton, Stanley (Yorkshire), and Tenby ; presented ;
read the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 100.
Examiners' Report, Standing Orders applicable complied
with, 116. Bill read a second time, and committed, 120.
Reported, with Amendments ; Provisional Orders con-
firmed, 146. As amended, considered, 147. Read the
third time and passed, 149. Agreed to by the Lords,
(Cited as Electric Lighting
without Amendment, 212.
Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
232.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 3) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the
Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882
relating to Andover, Boston and District,
to 1909,
Chipstead and District, Connah's Quay, East Grinstead
Urban District, Selby and District, Southampton (Exten-
sion), and Street and District ; presented; read the first
time, and referred to the Examiners, 110. Report, Stand-
ing Orders applicable complied with, 140. Bill read a
143. Reported, with
second time,
Amendments ; Provisional Orders confirmed, 160. As
amended, considered, 161. Bill read the third time and
passed, 163. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amend-
ments, 220. Day appointed for their consideration, 221.
(Cited as Electric
Lords' Amendments agreed to, 222.
Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 3) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 232.

and committed,

ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 4) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the
Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882
to 1909, relating to Harrogate (Extension), Keighley
(Extension), Teignmouth, Tunbridge Wells (Extension),
Warrington (Extension), and Ystradgynlais; presented ;
read the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 129.
Report, Standing Orders applicable complied with, 145.
Bill read a second time, and committed, 147. Reported,
with Amendments ; Provisional Orders confirmed, 164.
As amended, considered, 166. Bill read the third time
and passed, 168. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amend-
ments, 212. Day appointed for considering them, 213.
Lords' Amendments agreed to, 219.
( Cited as Electric
Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 232.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 5) ;
to confirm a Provisional Order granted by the
Bill
Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882
to 1909, with the concurrence of the Local Government
Board, constituting a Joint Board consisting of repre-
sentatives of the Urban Districts of Wath-upon-Dearne,
in the West
Bolton-upon-Dearne, and Thurnscoe, all
Riding of the County of York, for the joint exercise of

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powers under the Electric Lighting Acts in respect of
their respective districts ; presented ; read the first time,
and referred to the Examiners, 132, Report, Standing
Orders applicable complied with, 141. Bill read a second
time, and committed, 143. Reported, with Amendments;
Provisional Order confirmed, 153. As amended, con-
sidered, 157. Bill read the third time and passed, 159.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 212.
(Cited as Electric Lighting Order Confirmation (No. 5)
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

ENEMY TRADE; Motion, That this House, having noted
the volume of the imports into neutral countriesbarder-
ing on enemy territory of goods essential to the enemy
for the prosecution of the War; urges the Government to
enforce as effective a blockade as possible, without
interfering with the normal requirements of those neutral
countries '"for internal consumption ; Debate adjourned,
351.

ERSKINE, SIR HENRY DAVID, K.C.V.O. ; Resolution,
nemine contradicente, That Mr. Speaker be requested to
acquaint Sir Henry David Erskine, K.C.V.O., that this
House entertains a just sense of the exemplary manner
in which he has uniformly discharged the duties of the
office of Serjeant-at-Arms, and has devoted himself to
the service of the House for a period of upwards of
forty years, 99.

ESSEX COUNTY (Northern or Saffron Walden Division)

WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

EVIDENCE (Amendment) ; Bill to amend the Law of
Evidence ; presented, and ordered to be read a second
time, 292. Second Reading deferred, 294. Bill read a
second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the
whole House, 295. Committee deferred, 297,298. Bill
considered in Committee, and reported ; as amended,
considered ; read the third time and passed, 300. Agreed
to by the Lords, with Amendments ; day appointed for
considering them, 323. Lords' Amendments agreed to,
(Cited as Evidence Amendment Act, 1915) Royal
325.
Assent, 326.

EXAMINERS :

Bills (Private) referred to them, 50.
Provisional Order Bills referred to them, 147.
Petitions for additional provision referred to

them, 44.

In the case of Petition for additional provision,

Standing Orders not complied with [Lords], 52.

COMMONS' BILLS :-Reports relative thereto ;
That the Standing Orders have not been complied with in
the case of Petitions for Bills, 41, 50, &c.

In the case of Bills, Standing Orders not
previously inquired into complied with ; Bills com-
mitted, 70. Standing Orders applicable thereto complied
with in the case of Provisional Order Bills [Lords],
116. No Standing Orders
case
In the case of Hybrid
of Provisional Order Bills, 107.
Bills, no Standing Orders applicable, 260.

applicable in

the

LORDS' BILLS :-Reports, That they had
certified that the Standing Orders have been complied
with in respect of the Bills originating in the House of
Lords, 41. Not to have been complied with, 52. That
the Standing Orders have not been complied with in
the case of Petitions for Bills, and referred to the Select
Committee on Standing Orders, 41, 52, &c. Standing
Orders not previously inquired into complied with, 116.
To examine Bills (Hybrid) with respect to

compliance with Standing Orders, 258.

EXECUTION of MISS CAVELI Vide CAVELL, MISS.
EXECUTION of .TRUSTS (War Facilities) (Amendment) ;
Bill to amend and extend the Execution of Trusts (War
Facilities) Act, 1914 ; presented, and ordered to be read
196. Second Reading deferred, 205.
a second time,
Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of
the whole House, 207. Committee deferred, 211. Bill
considered in Committee, and reported ; as amended,
considered ; read the third time and passed, 218. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 228.
(Cited as
Execution of Trusts (War Facilities) (Amendment) Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 232.

EXPIRING LAWS CONTINUANCE; Bill to continue various
expiring Laws ; presented, and ordered to be rend a
second time, 196. Read a second time ; Bill committed
to a Committee of the whole House, 204. Considered
in Committee, and reported, without Amendment ; Bill
read the third time and passed, 207. Agreed to by the
Lords, without Amendment, 225.
(Cited as Expiring
Laws Continuance Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

EXPORTATION of ARMS ACT (1900) (Amendment) ; Bill
to amend section one of the Exportation of Arms Act,
1900 ; presented, and ordered to he read a second time,
15. Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee
of the whole House, 18. Considered. in Committee, and
reported ; as amended, considered ; read the third time
and passed, 21. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Customs (Exportation Restriction)
ment-, 25.
Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

FALMOUTH DOCKS [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill
should originate in the Lords, 39. Report, Standing
Orders certified to have
been complied with, 40.
Brought from the Lords ; read the first
time, and
referred to the Examiners, 101. Examiners' Report,
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with ; Bill to be read a second time, 107. Bill read a
117. Reported, with
second
Amendments, 133. As amended, considered, 138. Bill
read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 145.
To which the Lords agree, 151.
(Cited as Falmouth
Docks Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 165.

committed,

time,

and

FINANCE BILLS. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS of the ALLIES ; Motion,
That this House, having heard the Chancellor of the
15th February, approves
Exchequer's statement on
generally of the arrangements made by him with the
Finance Ministers of France and Russia ; Member
directed to discontinue his speech ; Question put, and
agreed to ; Resolution, 63.

FISHERY HARBOURS ; Bill to make provision for facili-
tating the improvement, management, and maintenance
of small Harbours principally used by the fishing industry;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 115.
Bill read a second time; Bill committed to a Committee
of the whole House, 119. Committee deferred, 122,
considered in Committee, and reported,
124.
read the third time and passed,
without Amendment ;
128. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 134.
(Cited as Fishery Harbours Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
135.

Bill

FORFAR GAS ORDER CONFIRMATION ; Bill to confirm
a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation
Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Forfar Gas ;
presented, and ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to
be considered, 129. Bill considered, 132. Read the
third time and passed, 136. Agreed to by the Lords,
with an Amendment, 141. Day appointed for its
consideration, 142. Lords' Amendment considered, and
(Cited as Forfar Gas Order Confirmation
agreed to, 143.
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 165.

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FRIENDS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION ; Bill presented, and
read the first time, 41. Day appointed for Second
Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 52.
Reading, 46.
Bill read a second time, and referred to the Examiners,
58. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders not previously
inquired into complied with ; Bill committed,
61,
Reported, with Amendments, 76. As amended, con-
sidered, 111. Bill read the third time and passed, 116.
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 160. Lords'
( Cited as Friends' Provi-
Amendments agreed to, 166.
dent Institution Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

FRIMLEY and FARNBOROUGH DISTRICT WATER [Lords];
Report, That the Bill should originate in the House of
Lords, 39. Report, Standing Orders certified to have
been complied with, 40. Brought from the Lords ;
read
the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 101.
Examiners' Report, Standing Orders not previously
inquired into complied with ; Bill to be read a second
time, 107. Bill read a second time, and committed,
117. Reported, without Amendment, 133. Bill read
the third time and passed, without Amendment, 135.
(Cited as Frimley and Farnborough District Water Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 144.

FUGITIVE OFFENDERS; Bill

to enable the Fugitive
Offenders Act, 1881, to be extended to Protected States ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 109.
Bill read a second time ; House immediately resolves
itself into the Committee on the Bill ; Bill considered in
Committee, and reported, without Amendment ; read the
third time and passed, 113. Agreed to by the Lords,
(Cited as Fugitive Offenders
without Amendment, 125.
(Protected States) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 134.

kLWAY COUNTY (East Galway Division) Willi-.
Vide ELECTIONS.

GAS and WATER PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 1); Bill
to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the
Board of Trade under the Gas and Water Works
Facilities Act, 1870, relating to Oakham Gas, Stavelev
Gas, Thirsk Gas, and Thirsk District Water ; presented;
read the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 104.
Report, .Standing Orders applicable complied with, 116.
Bill read a second time, and committed, 120. Reported,
with Amendments ; Provisional Orders confirmed, 146.
A s amended, considered, 147. Bill read the third time
and passed, 149. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amend-
ments, 212. Day appointed for considering them, 213.
(Cited as Gas and
Lords' Amendments agreed to, 219.
Water Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 232.

GAS and WATER PROVISIONAL ORDERS(No. 2) ; Bill to
confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board
of Trade under the Gas and Water Works Facilities
Act, 1870, relating to Guildford Gas, Melton Mowbray
Gas, Swanage Gas, and Hoylake and West Kirby Gas
and Water ; presented ; read the first time, and referred
107. Report, Standing Orders
to the Examiners,
applicable complied with, 128. Bill read a second time,
and committed, 132. Reported, with Amendments ; Pro-
visional Orders confirmed, 164. As amended, considered,
167. Bill read the third time and passed, 168. Agreed
to by the Lords, with Amendments, 212. Day appointed
for considering them, 213. Lords' Amendments agreed
( Cited as Gas and Water Orders Confirmation
to, 219.
(No. 2) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

GAS and. WATER PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 3) ; Bill
to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the
Board of Trade under the Gas and Water Works
Facilities Act, 1870, relating to Cheadle Gas, Heathfield
and Waldron Gas, Liverpool Gas, Mid Kent Gas Light

and Coke, Rothwell Gas, and Fisherton Anger and
Bemerton Water Works ; presented ; read the first time,
and referred to the Examiners, 107. Report, Standing
Orders applicable complied with,
read a
committed, .132. Reported, with
second time,
and
Amendments ; Provisional Orders confirmed, 153. As
amended, considered, 157. Bill read the third time and
passed, .159. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amend-
ments, 212. Day appointed for considering them, 213.
Lords' Amendments agreed to, 220.
(Cited as Gas
and Water Orders Confirmation (No. 3) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 232.

128. Bill

GLASGOW BuRGII

(Central Division) WRIT. Vide

ELECTIONS.

GLASGOW CORPORATION (Celluloid) BILL (suspended);
Standing Order relating to the Bill suspended in last
read the first and second time ;
Session read ; Bill
reported in Session 1914, and ordered to lie upon the
Table, 9. Day appointed for consideration, as amended,
15. Consideration, as amended, deferred, 30, 32, 41, 50,
58, 66, 68, 75, 82, 95, 104, 112, 123, 132, 143, 151, 161,
171, 181, 191, 212, 230, 235, 247, 259, 264, 271, 273.
Bill, as amended, considered ; Standing Orders suspended ;
Bill read the third time and passed, 277. Agreed to by
the Lords, with Amendments, _323. Lords' Amend-
ments agreed to, pursuant to Order, 324.
(Cited as
Glasgow Celluloid Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 326.

Bill

GLASGOW CORPORATION (Parks,

Tunnel, Gas,
&r. ) ORDER CONFIRMATION ; Bill to confirm a Pro-
visional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure
(Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Glasgow Corporation
(Parks, Harbour Tunnel, Gas, &c.) ; presented, and
ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to be considered,
189. Considered, 191. Bill read the third time and
passed, 193. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Glasgow Corporation (Parks,
ment, 209.
Barbour Tunnel, Gas, 6-c.) Order Confirmation Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 232.

GLASGOW WATER ORDER CONFIRMATION; Bill to con-
firm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation
Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Glasgow
Water ; presented, and ordered (under Section 7 of the
Act) to be considered, 237. Considered, 238. Bill read
the third time and passed, 244. Agreed to by the Lords,
with Amendments, 257. Day appointed for consider-
ing them, 257. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 257.
(Cited as Glasgow Water Order Confirmation Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 272.

GOVERNMENT

DEPARTMENTS

SUPPLY COMMITTEE.

(Expenditure).

Vide

GOVERNMENT of INDIA [Lords] ; Bill referred to the
Joint Committee MI Consolidation Bills, 118. Reported
from the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills, with
Amendments, 164. Bill brought from the Lords ; read
196. Second Reading deferred, 204.
the first time,
Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of
the whole House, 207. Considered in Committee, and
reported, without Amendment ; read the third time and
(Cited as Government of India Act, 1915)
passed, 211.
Royal Assent, 232.

of

GOVERNMENT WAR OBLIGATIONS ; Committee to con-
authorising the payment, out of moneys
sider
if those moneys are
provided by Parliament, and,
insufficient, out of the Consolidated Fund, of such sums
as may be required for giving effect to Obligations
incurred for the purposes of the present War, or in
connection therewith, by or on behalf of His Majesty's
Government, and for other purposes in relation thereto ;
King's Recommendation signified, 16. Considered in
Committee ; Resolution to be reported, 18. Resolution
reported, and agreed to ; Bill ordered, 20. Vide BILL.

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GOVERNMENT WAR OBLIGATIONS; Bill to make pro-
vision with respect to Obligations incurred by or on behalf
of His Majesty's Government for the purposes of the
present War, or in connection therewith, and for other
purposes in relation thereto ; ordered upon Resolution
reported from a Committee of the whole House ; pre-
read the first time, 20. Read a
sented accordingly ;
second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 22. Bill considered in Committee, and reported,
25. Consideration, as amended, deferred, 29. Order
for consideration, as amended, read ; Motion, That the
Bill be recommitted to a Committee of the whole House ;
Motion withdrawn ; Bill, as amended, considered ; read
the third time and passed, 30. Agreed to by the Lords,
(Cited as Government War
without Amendment, 31.
Obligations Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

GOVERNMENT WAR OBLIGATIONS ; Committee to con-
sider of authorising the payment, out of moneys provided
by Parliament, and, if those moneys are insufficient, out
of the Consolidated Fund, of such sums as may be
required for giving effect to obligations incurred for the
purposes of the present War, or in connection therewith,
by or on behalf of His Majesty's Government, and for
other purposes in relation thereto ; King's Recommenda-
Considered in Committee, 295.
tion signified, 294.
Report deferred, 297. Resolution reported ; Resolution
read a second time ; Amendment proposed, and with-
drawn ; Resolution agreed to ; Bill ordered, 298. Vide
BILL.

GOVERNMENT WAR OBLIGATIONS (No. 2) ; Bill to make
provision with respect to Obligations incurred by or on
behalf of His Majesty's Government for the purposes of
the present War, or in connection therewith, and for other
purposes in relation thereto ; ordered upon Resolution
reported from a Committee of the whole House ; pre-
sented accordingly ; read the first time, 298.
Second
Reading deferred, 309, 311. Read a second time ; Bill
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 312.
Committee deferred, 313, 314. Bill considered in Com-
mittee, and reported, 315. As amended, considered,
322. Bill read the third time and passed, 323. Agreed
(Cited as
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 326.
Government War Obligations Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
326.

GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY ; Bill presented, and read the
first time, 41. Day appointed for Second Reading, 46.
52. Bill read a
Second Reading deferred, 48, 50,
second time, and referred to
the Examiners, 58.
Examiners' Report, Standing Orders
not previously
inquired into complied with ; Bill
committed,
68.
Reported, with Amendments, 83. As amended, con-
sidered, 86. Bill read the third time and -passed, 89.
Standing Orders suspended, and Lords' Amendment, if
unopposed, to be considered forthwith, 123. Agreed to
by the Lords, with an Amendment, 126. Lords' Amend-
ment considered, pursuant to Order, and agreed to, 128.
(Cited as Great Central Railway Act,
1915) Royal
Assent, 135.

GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY ; Bill presented, and read
the first time, 41. Day appointed for Second Reading,
46. Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 52. Bill read
a second time, and referred to the Examiners, 57.
Examiners' Report, Standing Orders not previously
committed, 61.
inquired
Reported, with Amendments, 80. As amended, con-
sidered, 95. Read the third time and passed, 100.
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 126. Lords'
(Cited as Great Eastern
Amendments agreed to, 135.
Railway Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 144.

into complied with ; Bill

GREAT NORTH Of SCOTLAND RAILWAY ORDER CON-
-FIRMATION ; Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under
the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899,

relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway ; pre-
sented ; read the first time, and ordered (under Section 9
of the Act) to be read a second time, 117. Bill read a
second time, 132. Considered, 136. Read the third
time and passed, 138. Agreed to by the Lords, without
(Cited as Great North of Scotland
Amendment, 149.
Railway Order Confirmation Act,1915) Royal Assent, 165.
GROUSE (Close Time) (Scotland) [Lords]; Bill, intituled
An Act to amend the Game (Scotland) Act, 1772, with
respect to Muir Fowl ; brought from the Lords, 196.
Read the first time, 200. Motion, That the Bill be now
read a second time ; Debate adjourned, 207. Further
adjourned, 211, 219. Bill withdrawn, 222.

HATS. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

HALIFAX CORPORATION [Lords]; Report, That the Bill
should originate in the House of Lords, 39. Report,
Standing Orders certified not to have been complied with,
41. Examiners' Report, on Petition for Bill, Standing
Orders not complied with ; Report referred to Select
Committee on Standing Orders, 41. Report from Select
Committee on Standing Orders, on Petition for Bill,
That the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ;
Resolution agreed to, 65. Bill brought from the Lords,
117. Read the first time, and referred to the Examiners,
118. Report, Standing Orders not previously inquired
into complied with ; Bill to be read a second time, 128.
Bill read a second time, and committed, 135. Reported,
with Amendments, 146. Bill, as amended, considered,
150. Read the third time and passed, with Amendments,
(Cited as Halifax
156. To which the Lords agree, 162.
Corporation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 165.

HIGHLAND RAILWAY ORDER CONFIRMATION [Lords];
Bill, intituled An Act to confirm a Provisional Order
under the Private Legislation Procedure ( Scotland) Act,
1899, relating to the Highland Railway ; Bill brought
from the Lords, and ordered (under Section 7 of the Act)
to be considered, 149. Bill considered, 151. Read the
third time and passed, without Amendment, 152.
(Cited
as Highland Railway Order Confirmation Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 165.

HOUSE :

MEETS at certain HOURS :-

At Two, opening of the Session, 3. At Twelve

on a Thursday, 324.

Attends His Majesty at the House of Peers

at the opening of Parliament, 3.

Goes up to the House of Peers, Royal Assent

to Bills, 31, 134, &c.

ADJOURNMENT :-

Resolution, That this House, at its rising, do
adjourn till a certain day, 9, 94, 99, 105, 237, 245, 259,
271, 276, 295.

Resolution, That this House do now adjourn ;

adjourns accordingly, 55, 63, 111.

Motion, That this House do now adjourn,

withdrawn, 124. Negatived, 322.

Motion, That this House do now adjourn,
interrupted by Message to attend Lords Commissioners ;
Question again proposed, and Question agreed to, 281.

Motion, That this House do now adjourn,
and at Eleven of the clock the Motion for the adjourn-
ment lapsed without Question put, 68, 273, 290.

Motion, That this House, at

its rising, do
adjourn till, Tuesday 2nd February, interrupted by
Message from the Lords ; Question again proposed, and

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HOUSEcontinued.

ADJOURNMENTcontinued.

Question interrupted by Message to attend Lords Com-
missioners; Question again proposed, and Question put,
and agreed to, 31.

(Easter-), Motion, That to-morrow Mr. Speaker,
so soon as he has reported the Royal Assent to the Bills
which have been agreed on by both Houses, do adjourn
till Wednesday
the House, without Question
14th April, and that Committees have leave to sit up to
and including 25th March, notwithstanding the adjourn-
ment of the House, after Amendment proposed, to leave
out words and insert others, withdrawn ; Order, &c.,
87.

put,

(Whitsuntide), Motion, That this House, at
its rising, do adjourn till Tuesday 8th June, interrupted
by Message- to attend Lords Commissioners ; Question
again proposed, and Question amended, and agreed to,
134.

ADJOURNS FROM :

Friday, 27th November 1914, till Tuesday,

2nd February 1915, 31.

Thursday,

15th April, till Tuesday, 20th

Acquainted by Mr. Speaker of Messages
brought from the Lords, 15, &c. That he had issued a
Warrant for a new Writ during the adjournment, 38.
That he had received a letter from the Seijeant-at-Arms
resigning his office, 92.

Informed by Mr. Speaker,

that he had
received from the French Ambassador a telegram from
the Chairman and Committee of Foreign Affairs of the
Chamber of Deputies relative to the execution of Miss
Cavell, 273.

Ballot for Bills ; Order, That, until the House otherwise
determines, &c., no Public Bills other than Government
Bills be introduced, &c., 46.

Select Committees ; Order, That, until the House other-
wise determines, all Select Committees, including Com-
mittees on Private Bills, have power to sit on Friday
notwithstanding the adjournment of the House, 40.

Moved, That the Standing Order relating to a suspended
Bill might be read, and the same being read, Bill read
the first time, &c., 9. Bill read the first, second, and
third time and passed, 32.

Resolution, That this House will, on a certain day, resolve
itself into Committee to consider of an humble Address
to His Majesty, &e., 12.

April, 95.

April, 99.

105.

Thursday, 22nd April, till Tuesday, 27th

HOUSE, BUSINESS OF THE :

Thursday, 29th April, till Tuesday, 4th May,

ORDERS giving precedence to other Business over

SUPPLY on Thursday : --

Tuesday, 16th March, till Wednesday, 14th

April, 8 (Easter), 87.

Wednesday, 19th May, till Tuesday, 3rd June

(Whitsuntide), 134.

Thursday, 29th July, till Tuesday, 14th Sep-

tember, 232 (Autumn Recess).

(Christmas), Thursday, 23rd December, till
Tuesday, 4th January ; interrupted by Message to attend
Lords Commissioners, 326.

Thursday, 16th September, till Tuesday, 21st

September, 237.

Thursday, 23rd September, till Tuesday, 28th

September, 245.

Thursday, 30th September, till Tuesday, 12th

October, 255.

ADJOURNED

By Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Order of the

House, 11, &c. At half-past Eleven, 58.

At half-past Eleven, the Motion for the
adjournment at Eleven having lapsed without Question
put, 68.

Mr. Speaker proposes the Question, That this

House do now adjourn, pursuant to Order, .52, &c.

Adjourned by Mr. Speaker one hour after the
conclusion of Government Business, without Question
put, pursuant to Order, 61, 79, 166, 259, &c. At half=
past Eleven, 58, 68.

For want of Forty Members at :

Twenty -two minutes before Six, 44.

Seventeen minutes after Nine, 82.
Two minutes before Eleven, 245.
House interrupted in its proceedings by Mes-
sage to attend Lords Commissioners, 31, 134, 144, 164,
258, 272, 281, 292.

Ways and Means, 15.
Necessaries of Life (Prices), 51.
Other Government Business, 28, 76, 85, 105,

112, 175, 190.

EXEMPTION from Standing Order No. 1 (Sitting&

of the HousE) :

Ways and Means, 109, 239.
Munitions of War Bill and War Loan

(Trustees) Bill, 175.

National Registration Bill, 190.

Adjournment (Autumn Recess), 231.

Government Business, 323, 324, 345, 348.
Business of the House, 252.
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (War

Restrictions) Bill, 310.

Munitions of War ( Amendment) Bill, 317.
Military Service (No. 2) Bill, 337, 340, 342,

346.

(Friday Sitting) ; That Government Business
be not interrupted this day at Five or half-past Five,
and may be entered upon at any hour though opposed,
293.

(Government Business) ; Order, That on every
day on which the House sits, until the 31st day of
December, (1) Government Business do have pre-
cedence ; (2) At the conclusion of Government Business
Mr. Speaker shall propose the Question, That this
House do now adjourn, and, if that Question shall not
have been agreed to, Mr. Speaker shall adjourn the
House without Question put, not later than half an hour
after the conclusion of Government Business ; and (3) If
the day be a Friday the House, unless it otherwise
its rising stand adjourned until the
resolves, shall at
following Monday, 9.

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EXEMPTION from Standing Order No. 1, &c.-continued.

(Government War Obligations Bill) ; Order,
That the Third Reading of the Government War
Obligations Bill may be taken immediately after the
consideration of the Bill, as amended, notwithstanding
the practice of the House relating to the interval between
the Report and Third Reading stages of such a Bill, 28.

Order, That, until the House otherwise deter-
mines, and so far as the House does not otherwise
determine, on every day on which this House sits,
(1) Government Business do have precedence ; (2) At
the conclusion of Government Business Mr. Speaker
shall propose the Question, That this House do now
adjourn, and, if that Question shall not have been agreed
to, Mr. Speaker shall adjourn the House without Question
put, not later than one hour after the conclusion of
Government Business if that Business has been concluded
before 10.30 p.m., but, if that Business has not been so
concluded, not later than 11.30 p.m. ; (3) If the day be
a Thursday the House shall at its rising stand adjourned
until the following Monday ; (4) Any Private Business
set down for consideration at a quarter-past Eight of
the clock on any day shall, if Government Business is
concluded before that time, be taken at the conclusion of
Government Business, and, for the purposes of the
preceding provisions of this Order, shall be deemed to
be Government Business ; after Amendment proposed,
and not made, 40.

(Friday Sittings); Order, That the Standing
Orders of the House relating to Friday Sittings be
suspended this day, 30.

(Friday Sitting) ; Resolution, That the House
do sit to-morrow, at Five of the clock, and that the
proceedings be not interrupted at half-past Five of the
clock, and that Mr. Speaker, as soon as he has reported
the Royal Assent to the Bills which have been agreed on
by both Houses, do adjourn the House without Question
put, 175.

Friday Sitting, 221, 315.

(Supply) ; Order, That, for the purpose of
the present
concluding the Business of Supply for
Session, seventeen days shall be allotted under Standing
Order 15 for the consideration of the Annual Estimates
for the Army, Navy, and Civil Services, including Votes
on Account ; and, as respects the present Session, that
Standing Order shall have effect as if in paragraph 7 of
that Standing Order the sixteenth day were substituted
for the last day but one of the days so allotted, and as if
in paragraph 8 of that Standing Order the seventeenth
day were substituted for the twentieth day so allotted,
196.

(Supply, &c.) ; Order, That on this day,
notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 15,
Supplementary Estimates for new Services may be
considered in Committee of Supply ; and that Business
other than Business of Supply may be taken before
Eleven of the clock, 200.

(Supply, &c.) ; Order, That on this day,
notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 15, the
Report of the Supplementary Vote of Credit and of
new Services may be considered before Ten of the
-clock, 213.

HOUSE of

COMMONS

( Commissions

in His Majesty's
'Forces); Bill to prevent the acceptance of a Commission
in His Majesty's Forces vacating the scat of a Member
of Parliament, or rendering a person holding such a
Commission incapable of being erected to, or sitting or
voting in, the Commons House of Parliament ; presented,

and ordered to be read a second time, 12. Read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 14. Committee deferred, 16. Bill considered
in Committee, and reported ; as amended, considered ;
read the third time and passed, 19. Agreed to by
the Lords, without Amendment, 25.
(Cited as House
of Commons (Commissions in His Majesty's Forces) Act,
1919) Royal Assent, 31.

HOUSE of COMMONS (Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms) ;
Select Committee to control the arrangements for
the
Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms in the Department of
the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House ; appointed;
to consist of Seventeen Members ; nominated ; power
persons, papers, and records ; Three
to
send
for
quorum, 58.
Report, 65. Member added to the
Committee, 317.

HOUSE of LORDS (Refreshment Rooms); Message from
the Lords requesting the attendance of a Member before
the Select Committee ; leave given, 96.

HOUSING (Rosyth Dockyard) ; Bill to facilitate the early
provision of dwellings, &c. for or for the convenience of
persons employed by or on behalf of the Admiralty at
Rosyth Dockyard ; presented, and ordered to be read a
second time, 124. Read a second time ; Bill committed
to a Committee of the whole House, 128. Considered in
Committee, and reported, 131. As amended, considered;
Bill read the third time and passed, 133. Agreed to by
the Lords, without Amendment, 134.
( Cited as Housing
(Rosyth Dockyard) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

ILFRACOMBE GAS [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill
should originate in the Lords, 39. Report, Standing
Orders certified to have been complied with, 40. Brought
from the Lords ; read the first time, and referred to the
Examiners, 94. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders
not previously inquired into complied with ; Bill to be
read a second time, 98. Bill read a second time, and
committed,
110.
As amended, considered, 116. Read the third time and
passed, with Amendments, 129. To which the Lords
agree, 130.
( Cited as Ilfracombe Gas Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 135.

102. Reported, with Amendments,

IMMATURE SPIRITS (Restriction) ; Motion for leave to
bring in a Bill to restrict the supply and sale of imma-
ture Spirits ; Motion opposed ; Mr. Speaker puts the
Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 11 ; Question
agreed to ; Bill ordered ; presented accordingly, and
read the first time, 118. Bill read a second time; Bill
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 122.
Committee deferred, 124. Bill considered in Committee,
and reported, 127. As amended, considered ; read the
third time and passed, 130. Agreed to by the Lords,
without Amendment, 134.
(Cited as Immature Spirits
Restriction Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

INCOME TAX. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

INCOME TAXATION of NON-RESIDENTS. Vide WAYS

and MEANS.

INCREASE Of RENT and MORTGAGE INTEREST (War
Restrictions) ; Bill to restrict, in connection with the
present War, the increase of the Rent of small dwelling-
houses in certain areas, and the increase of the rate of
interest on and the calling in of securities on. such
dwelling-houses ; ordered ; presented accordingly ; read
the first time, 295. Second Reading deferred, 297.
Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of
the whole House, 298. Committee deferred, 301, 303,
307. Bill considered in Committee, 307. Considered

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INCREASE of RENT and MORTGAGE INTEREST (War

Restrictions)continued.

in Committee, and reported, 310. Consideration,
as
amended, deferred, 313, 314. Bill, as amended, con-
sidered ; read the third time and passed, 31.5. Agreed
to by the Lords, with Amendments, 324. Lords' Amend-
(Cited as Increase of Rent and
ments agreed to, 325.
Mortyve Interest (War Restrictions) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 326. Chairman declines to put the Question on
the Amendment, 307. Proceedings in Committee not
to be interrupted under Standing Order (Sittings of the
House), 310.

INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE ( Temporary Provisions) [Lords] ;
Bill, intituled An Act to enable persons during the
continuance of the War, and for a period of two years
thereafter, to be appointed or admitted to the Indian
Civil Service without examination ; brought from the
Lords, 271. Read the first time, 273. Second Reading
deferred, 276, 278, 281, 283, 284, 285, 287. Bill read
a second time ; Motion, That this House will immediately
resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill ; Motion
withdrawn ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House for future day, 288. Committee deferred, 291,
293. Considered in Committee, and reported, without
Amendment ; Bill read the third time and passed, with-
(Cited as Indian Civil Service
out Amendment, 294.
(Temporary Provisions) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 326.

INDICTMENTS [Lords] ; Bill,

intituled An Act

to
amend the Law relating to Indictments in criminal
cases, and matters incidental or similar thereto ; reported
from the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills, with
Amendments, 193. Brought from the Lords ; read the
first time, 221. Second Reading deferred, 224, 227, 229,
231, 235, 236, 238, 243, 244, 245, 246, 252, 255, 257,
258, 259, 261, 264, 268, 270, 271, 272, 274, 276, 278,
281, 283, 284, 285, 287, 289, 292, 293. Bill read a
second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the
whole House, 294. Committee deferred, 295, 297, 298.
Bill considered in Committee, and reported, 299. As
amended, to be printed, 301. Consideration, as amended,
deferred, 303, 307, 309. Bill, as amended, considered ;
Motion, That the Bill be now read the third time ;
Debate adjourned, 311. Resumed ; Bill read the third
time and passed, with Amendments, 312. To which
the Lords agree, 323.
( Cited as Indictments Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 326.

INDICTMENTS BILL [Lords]. Vide JOINT COMMITTEE

On CONSOLIDATIoN BILLS.

allowances

INJURIES in WAR (Compensation) ; Bill to provide for the
grant of Pensions and other
to certain
persons if disabled whilst employed abroad in connec-
tion with warlike operations, and to their dependants ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 17.
Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of
the whole House, 21. Committee deferred, 24. Bill
considered in Committee, and reported, with an amended
read the third time
Title, 27. As amended, considered
and passed, 30. Agreed to by the Lords, without
(Cited as Injuries in War (Compensa-
Amendment, 31.
tion) Act, 1914 (Session 2) ) Royal Assent, 31.

INJURIES in WAR (Compensation) [Money] ; Committee
to consider of making provision for the grant of Pensions
and other allowances to certain persons if disabled whilst
employed abroad in connection with warlike operations,
and to their dependants, under any Act of the present
Session relating to such provision ; King's Recommend-
ation signified, 21. Considered in Committee ; Reso-
lution to be reported, 24. Resolution reported, and
agreed to, 27.

INJURIES in WAR (Compensation) (No. 2) ; Bill to pro-
vide for the grant of Pensions and other allowances to
certain persons in respect of disablement due to causes
arising out of the operations of the present War, whilst
they are employed afloat in connection with the tele-
graph and postal services, and to their dependants, and
for purposes connected therewith ; presented, and ordered
to be read a second time, 71. Read a second time ; Bill
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 76. Bill
considered in Committee, and reported, without Amend-
ment ; read the third time and passed, 78. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 83.
(Cited as
Injuries in War (Compensation) Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
89.

INJURIES in WAR (Compensation) (No. 2) [Money] ; Com-
mittee to consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys to be provided by Parliament, of Pensions and
other allowances to certain persons in respect of dis-
ablement due to causes arising out of the operations of
the present War, whilst they are employed afloat in con-
nection with the telegraphic and postai services, and to
their dependants, under any Act of the present Session
to provide for the grant of such Pensions and allow-
ances ; King's Recommendation signified, 75. Con-
sidered in Committee ; Resolution to be reported, 76.
Resolution reported, and agreed to, 78.

INSTRUCTIONS :

Agreed to :
PRIVATE BILLS:

Instruction to the Local Legislation
Committee to divide a Bill into two Bills dealing with
the provisions relating to Celluloid and Cinematograph
Films, and the remaining portions of the Bill, respectively,
and to report the Bills, without Amendment, except so
far as is consequential upon the division of the Bill, to
the House, 181.

PUBLIC BILLS :

Divorce Bills ;
examine Witnesses, 14, 94, 181.

to hear Counsel and

to prepare and bring in the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 134.

Instruction to the Gentlemen appointed

Instruction to the Committee on the
Finance Bill (No. 3) that they have power to make
provision therein pursuant to the said Resolutions, 277.

Instruction to a Select Committee to
inquire into and report on the Duties of the Shorthand.
Writer to the House, 270.

INTERRUPTIONS of Proceedings by Message to attend
Lords Commissioners, 31, 134, 144, 164, 258, 272, 292.
Vide PROCEEDINGS of the HOUSE.

IRISH POLICE (Naval and Military Service) [Pensions,
6^c.]; Committee to consider of authorising the grant,
out of moneys provided by Parliament, of certain Pen-
sions and allowances in respect of members of the Royal
Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police who
are Reservists, or join the Naval or Military Forces ;
King's Recommendation signified, 51. Considered in
Committee ; Resolution to be reported, 54. Report
deferred, 57. Resolution reported, and agreed to ; Bill
ordered, 60. Vide BILL.

IRISH POLICE (Naval and Military Service) ; Bill

to
authorise the grant of certain Pensions and other allow-
ances in respect of members of the Royal Irish Con-
stabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police who are
Reservists, or join the Naval or Military Forces, and
for other purposes incidental thereto ; ordered upon
Resolution reported from a Committee of the whole
House ; presented accordingly ; read the first time 61.

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read

Second Reading deferred, 64. Bill
second
time ; committed to a Committee of the whole House,
65. Committee deferred, 69, 72. Bill considered in
Committee, and reported, 74. As amended, considered,
78. Read the third time and passed, 81. Agreed to
(Cited as Irish
by the Lords, without Amendment, 87.
Police (Naval and Military Service) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 89.

IRVINE and DISTRICT WATER BOARD ( Emergency
Powers) ORDER CONFIRMATION [Lords] ; Bill, intituled
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to
Irvine and District Water Board (Emergency Powers) ;
brought
brought from the Lords, and ordered (under Section 9 of
to be read a second time, 160. Bill read a
the
second time, and ordered to be considered, 161. Con-
sidered ; Bill read the third lime and passed, 163.
(Cited as Irvine and District Water _Board (Emergency
Powers) Order Confirmation Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
165.

IRVINE and DISTRICT WATER BOARD ORDER CON-
FIRMATION [Lords] ; Bill, intituled An Act To confirm
a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Pro-
cedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Irvine and
District Water Board ; brought from the Lords, 189.
Ordered (under Section 9 of the Act) to be read a second
time, 190. Read a second time, and ordered to be con-
read the third
sidered, 191. Considered, 193. Bill
time and passed, without Amendment, 195.
(Cited as
Irvine and District
(Idler Board Order Confirmation
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 201.

ISLE of MAN (Customs) ; Bill to amend the Law with
respect to Customs in the Isle of Man ; presented, and
ordered to be read a second time, 196. Motion, That
the Bill be now read a second time, 196. Debate
adjourned, 205. Debate resumed ; Bill read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 207. Considered in Committee, and reported,
read the third time and
without Amendment ; Bill
passed, 210. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Isle of Man Customs Act, 1915)
ment, 225.
Royal Assent, 232.

JOURNAL ; to be printed,

4.

Mr. Speaker to print the same, 4.

Person licensed

by

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE [Lords] ; Bill, intituled An Act
to enable the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
to sit in more than one Division at the same time ;
brought from the Lords, :313. Read the first time, 314.
Second Reading deferred, 317. Read a second time ;
House immediately resolves itself into Committee ; Bill
considered in Committee, and reported, without Amend-
ment ; read the third time and passed, without Amend-
( Cited as Judicial Committee Act, 1915)
ment, 322.
Royal Assent, 326.

KILMARNOCK GAS ORDER CONFIRMATION [Lords];
Bill, intituled An Act to confirm a Provisional Order
under the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892, relating to
Kilmarnock Gas ; brought from the Lords ; read the
first time, and referred to the Examiners, 160. Report,
no Standing Orders applicable ; Bill to be read a
second time, 168. Bill read a second time, and ordered
(under Sections 9 and 16 of the Private Legislation
Procedure (Scotland) Act)
172.
Considered, 174. Bill read the third time and passed,
without Amendment, 181.
(Cited as Kilmarnock Gas
Order Confirmation Act, 1915) Roy al Assent, 201.

considered,

to be

KING :

Commands the attendance of the House in

the House of Peers, 3.

His Speech at the opening of the Session, 3.

At the close of the Session, 352.

His Speech reported by Mr. Speaker, 7.

His Speech (Motion for an Address), 8.
His Recommendation signified to Motions,
13, 16. 21, 51, 171, &c. To Petition for Aid, British
Museum, 56.

His Consent to Bills on Third Reading

(Private Bills), 8.5, 165, 166, 205.

His Assent to Bills, 31, 88, 134, 138, 165, 180,

201, 232, 252, 258, 272, 281, 293, 326.

His Answers to Addresses, 15, 28.
KING'S COUNTY ( Tullainore Division) WRIT. Vide

ELECTIONS.

LAND DRAINAGE; Bill to make better provision for
the execution and maintenance of Land Drainage works ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 11.
Second Reading deferred, 13. Bill read a second time ;
Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House, 14.
Committee deferred, 16. Bill considered in Committee,
and reported ; as amended, considered ; read the third
time and passed, 19. Agreed to by the Lords, without
(Cited as Land Drainage Act, 1914)
Amendment, 25.
Royal Assent, 31.

LAND DRAINAGE [Expenses] ; Committee to consider of
authorising the payment, out of moneys to be provided
by Parliament, of any expenses that may be incurred in
pursuance of any Act of the present Session to make
better provision for the execution and maintenance of
Land Drainage works ; King's Recommendation signi-
fied, 13. Considered in Committee ; Resolution to be
reported, 14. Report deferred, 16. Resolution reported
and agreed to, 19.

LAND DRAINAGE ( Ouse) PRoyisroN AL ORDER Bill to
confirm a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage
Act, 1914, relating to the River Ouse, in the County of
Norfolk ; presented ; read the first time, and referred
to the Examiners, 125. Report, no Standing Orders
applicable, 140. Bill read a second time, and committed,
143. Reported, with Amendments; Provisional Order
confirmed, 153. As amended, considered, 157.
Bill
read the third time and passed, 159. Agreed to by the
Lords, with Amendments, 212. Day appointed for
considering them, 213. Lords' Amendments agreed to,
(Cited as Land Drainage (Ouse) Provisional Order
220.
Confirmation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

LAND DRAINAGE PROVISIONAL ORDER ; Bill to confirm
a Provisional Order under the Land Drainage Act, 1861,
in the matter of a proposed drainage district in the
Parishes of Fangfoss, Full Sutton, Bolton, High Catton,
Wilberfoss, Newton - upon - Dement, Barmby - on- the-
Moor, Sutton-upon-Derwent, Allerthorpe, Thornton,
Storwood, Melbourne, Wheldrake, Thorganby with West
Cottingwith, East Cottingwith and Bielby, in the East
Riding of the County of York ; presented ; read the first
time, and referred to the Examiners, 117. Report, no
Standing Orders applicable, 140. Bill read a second
time, and committed, 143. Reported, with Amendments ;
Provisional Order confirmed, 153. As amended, con-
sidered, 157. Bill read the third time and passed, 159.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 212.
(Cited as Land Drainage Provisional Order Confirmation
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

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LAND DRAINAGE (Rave/11110am) PROVISIONAL ORDER ;
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Land
Drainage Act, 1861, in the nutter of a proposed drainage
district in the Parishes of Raveningham, North Subcourse,
Thurlton, Loddon, Chedgrave, and Reedliain ; presented ;
read the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 129.
Report, no Standing Orders applicable, 140. Bill read a
second time, and committed, 143. Reported, with Amend-
ments ; Provisional Order confirmed, 164. As amended,
considered, 167. Bill read the third time and passed,
168. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 212.
(Cited as Land Drainage ( Raveningham) Provisional
Order Confirmation Act, 1' 91.5) Royal Assent, 232.

LAW AGENTS APPRENTICESHIP (War Service) (Scot-
land) ; Bill to enable Apprentices to Law Agents in
Scotland to reckon service in connection with the
present War as service under an indenture of apprentice-
ship for the purposes of the Law Agents (Scotland) Act,
1873 ; presented, and ordered to he read a second time,
25. Bill read a
second time ; House immediately
resolves itself into Committee ; Bill considered in Com-
mittee, and reported, without Amendment ; read the third
time and passed, 30. Agreed to by the Lords, without
( Cited as Law Agents Apprenticeship
Amendment, 31.
(War Service) (Scotland) Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS against ENEMIES ; Bill to facilitate
in certain cases ;
legal proceedings against Enemies
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 78.
Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of
the whole House, 80. Considered in Committee, and
reported ; as amended, considered ; read the third time
and passed, 83. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amend-
ments ; day appointed for considering them, 87. Lords'
(Cited as
Amendments considered, and agreed to, 88.
Legal Proceedings against Enemies Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 89.

LINCOLN CORPORATION ; Bill presented, and read the
first time, 41. Day appointed for Second Reading, 46.
Bill read a second time, and committed, 50. Bill reported
from Local Legislation Committee, with Amendments,
151. As amended, considered, 159. Bill read the third
time and passed, 166. Agreed to by the Lords, with
Amendments, 220. Lords' Amendments, pursuant to
(Cited as Lincoln Corporation
Order, agreed to, 222.
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

LIVERPOOL CORPORATION ; Bill presented, and read the
first time, 41. Petition for additional provision referred
to the Examiners, 44. Day appointed.
for Second
Reading, 46. Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 52.
Examiners' Report, on Petition for additional provision,
Standing Orders not complied with ; Report referred to
Select Committee on Standing Orders, 52.
Second
Reading deferred, 52, 58. Bill read a second time, and
committed, 64. Report from Select Committee on
Standing Orders, on Petition f)r additional provision,
That the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with, 73.
reported, with Amendments, 76. As amended,
Bill
considered, 79. Bill read the third time and passed, 85.
Agreed to by the Lords, with an Amendment, 111.
Lords' Amendment agreed to .116.
(Cited as Liverpool
Corporation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

LOAN. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES (Disqualification Relief) ; Bill to
extend, in respect of the present War, the relief from
disqualification for office granted by the Members of
Local Authorities Relief Act, 1900 ; presented, and
ordered to be read a second time, 17. Read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 21. Considered in Committee, and reported, 24.
As amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
28. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 31.

( Cited as Local Authorities (Dispialification Relief) Act,
1914) Royal Assent, 31.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 1) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local
Government Board relating to A beravon, Birkenhead,
Cheltenham, Neath, Newton in Mackerfield, Ulverston,
and Widnes ; presented ; read the first time, and referred
to the Examiners, 39. Examiners' Report, Standing
Orders applicable complied with ; Bill to be read a
second time, 52. Read a second time, and committed, 54.
Reported, with Amendments ; Provisional Orders con-
firmed, 76. As amended, considered, 77. Bill read the
third time and passed, 79. Agreed to by the Lords,
with Amendments, 125. Day appointed for their con-
sideration, 126. Lords' Amendments considered, and
a,reed to, 129.
(Cited as Local Government Board's
Provisional Orders Confirmation ( No.1) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 135.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 2) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local
Government Board relating to Bridlington, Hudders-
field, Saint Helens, Scarborough, and Skelmersdale ; pre-
sented; read the first time, and referred to the Examiners,
95. Examiners' Report, no Standing Orders applicable ;
Bill to be read a second time, 107. Read a second time,
and committed, 110. Reported, without Amendment ;
Provisional Orders confirmed, 121. Bill read the third
time and passed, 123. Agreed to by the Lords, with
Amendments ; day appointed for
their consideration,
172. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 174.
(Cited as
Local Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirma-
tion (No. 2) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 3) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local
Government Board relating to Cowes and East Cowes,
Milford Haven, Southend-on-Sea (two), Stafford, and
Worthing, ; presented ; read the first time, and referred
to the Examiners, 95. Examiners' Report, Standing
Orders applicable thereto complied with ; Bill to be
read a second time, 107. Read a second time, and
committed, 110. Reported, with Amendments ; Pro-
121. Bill, as amended,
visional Orders confirmed,
considered, 123. Read the third time and passed, 125.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 172.
(Cited as Local Government Board's Provisional Orders
Confirmation (No. 3) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 4) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local
Government Board relating to Hursley (Rural), Pudsey,
Ruislip-Northwood, and Whitley and Monkseaton ;
presented ; read the first time, and referred to the
Examiners, 95. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders
applicable thereto complied with ; Bill to be read a
second time, 107. Read a second time, and committed,
Reported, without Amendment ; Provisional
110.
Orders confirmed, 121. Bill read the third time and
passed, 123. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Local Government Board's Pro-
ment, 172.
visional Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 180.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. .5) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local
Government Board relating to Birmingham, Bootle,
Bradford, Liverpool, and Stockton-on-Tees ; presented ;
read the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 99.
Examiners' Report, no Standing Orders applicable, 116.
Second Reading deferred, 120, 123. Bill read a second
time, and committed, 132. Reported, with Amendments ;
Provisional Orders confirmed, 189. As amended, con-
sidered ; read the third time and passed, 191. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 225.
(Cited as
Local Government Board's .Provisional Orders Confirmation
(No. 5) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 6) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local
relating to Cardiff; Coventry,
Government Board
Lytham, Sheffield, and the Rothwell Joint Cemetery
District ; presented ; read the first
time, and referred
to the Examiners, 102. Examiners' Report, Standing
Orders applicable complied with, 116. Bill
read a,
second time, and committed, 120. Reported, without
Amendment ; Provisional Orders confirmed, 153. Bill
read the third lime and passed, 157. Agreed to by the
Lords, with an Amendment, 212. Day appointed for
its consideration, 213. Lords' Amendment considered,
and agreed to, 219.
(Cited as Local Government Board's
Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 6) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 232.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 7);
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order of the Local Govern-
ment Board relating to the County of Nottingham ;
read the first time, and referred to the
presented ;
Examiners, 102. Examiners' Report, no Standing Orders
applicable, 116. Bill read a second time, and committed,
120. Reported, without Amendment ; Provisional Order
confirmed, 133. Bill read the third time and passed,
136. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment,
(Cited as Local Government Board's Provisional
172.
Order Confirmation (No. 7) Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
180.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 8) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local
Government Board relating to Swansea, Wombwell,
the West Kent Main Sewerage District, and Leeds ;
time, and referred to the
presented ; read the first
Examiners, 129. Report, Standing Orders applicable
complied with, 145. Bill read a second time, and
committed, 147. Reported, with Amendments ; Pro-
visional Orders confirmed, 164. As amended, considered,
167. Bill read the third time and passed, 168. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 212.
(Cited as
Local Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirma-
tion (No. 8) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 9) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local
Government Board relating to the Bury and District
Joint Hospital District, the Henley and Wallingford
and the Middlesex Districts Joint Small-pox Hospital
Districts, and the North East Salop United Districts ;
time, and referred to the
presented ;
Examiners, 129. Report, no Standing Orders applicable,
145. Bill read a second time, and committed, 147.
Reported, without Amendment ; Provisional Orders con-
firmed, 164. Bill read the third time and passed, 166.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 212.
(Cited as Local Government Board's Provisional Orders
Confirmation (No. 9) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

read the first

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDER (No. 23)
BILL ; Standing Order of 8th August 1914, relating to
the Bill suspended in Session 1914, read ; Bill read
the first, second, and third time and passed, 32. Agreed
to by the Lords, with Amendments; day appointed for
their consideration, 80. Lords' Amendments agreed to,
(Cited as Local Government Board's Provisional
82.
Order Confirmation (No. 23) Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
89.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ireland) PROVISIONAL ORDERS
(No. 1) ; Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of
the Local Government Board for Ireland relating to
the Urban District of Kingstown, the Rural Districts
of Dingle, Kenmare and Rathdrum, and the London-
derry Port Sanitary Authority ; presented ; read the
first time, and referred to the Examiners, 129. Report,
Standing Orders applicable complied with, 141. Bill
read a second time, and committed, 143. Reported, with

an Amendment ; Provisional Orders confirmed, 153. As
amended, considered, 157. Bill read the third time and
passed, 159. Agreed to by the Lords, with an Amend-
ment, 212. Day appointed for its consideration, 213.
Lords' Amendment considered, and agreed to,
219.
(Cited as Local Government Board (Ireland) Provisional
Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
232.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ireland) PROVISIONAL ORDERS
(No. 2) ; Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of
the Local Government Board for Ireland relating to
the Urban Districts of Armagh and Lisburn, and the
Rural Districts of Carlow and Dungannon ; presented ;
Standing Order 193a suspended ; Bill read the first time,
and referred to the Examiners, 151. Report, Standing
Orders applicable complied with, 159. Bill read a second
time, and committed, 161. Reported, without Amend-
ment ; Provisional Orders confirmed, 174. Bill read
the third time and passed, 181. Agreed to by the
Lords, without Amendment, 212.
(Cited as Local
Government Board (Ireland) Provisional Orders Con-
firmation (No. 2) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

LOCAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE ; Order, That the
Committee of Selection do nominate a Committee, not
exceeding Fifteen Members, to be called the Local Legis-
lation Committee, to whom ;hall be committed all Private
Bills promoted by municipal and other local authorities
by which it
is proposed to create powers relating to
police, sanitary, or other local government regulations
m conflict with, deviation from, or excess of the provi-
sions of the general Law, &e. ; power to send for persons,
papers, and records ; Four quorum, 57.

Bills

reported from the Committee :-
Doncaster Corporation Bill, with Amendments, 85.
Ammanford Urban District Council Bill, with Amend-
ments, and amended Title, 92. Dewsbury Corporation
Bill, with Amendments, 96.
Plymouth Corporation
Bill [Lords], with Amendments, 193. Rhondda Urban
District Council
(Tramways Extension, &c.) Bill,
with Amendments, 98. Lurgan Urban District Council
Bill, with Amendments, 108. London County Council
(General Powers) Bill, with Amendments, and amended
Title, 130. Lincoln Corporation Bill, with Amend-
ments, 151. Rotherham Corporation Bill [Lords], with
Amendments,
South Shields Corporation Bill
[Lords], with Amendments,
London County
Council (General Powers) (suspended) Bill,
divided
from London County Council (General Powers) (sus-
pended) (recommitted) Bill, and reported, with Amend-
ments, 183. London County Council (Celluloid) (sus-
pended) Bill, divided from London County Council
(General Powers) (suspended) (recommitted) Bill, and
reported, with A mendments, 183.
Bill

recommitted to the Committee ;
Standing Orders suspended, and Committee to sit and
proceed to-morrow, 184.

153.

183.

to-morrow, notwithstanding the
House, 132.

That the Committee have leave to sit
adjournment of the

Special Report, 236.
Order, That

if

the Committee

sanitary, or other

shall
report to the Committee of Selection that any Clauses
of any Bill referred to them (other than Clauses con-
taining police,
local government
regulations) are such as, having regard to the terms of
reference, it is not, in their opinion, necessary or advis-
able for them to deal with, the Committee of Selection
shall thereupon refer the Bill to a Select Committee,
who shall consider those Clauses, and so much of the
Preamble of the Bill as relates thereto, and shall deter-
mine the expenditure (if any) to be authorised in respect
of the parts of the Bill referred to them ; that the

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LOCAL LEGISLATION COM3IITTEE-continned.

Committee shall deal with the remaining Clauses of such
Bill, and so much of the Preamble as relates thereto,
and shall determine the period and mode of repayment
of any money authorised by the Select Committee to be
borrowed, and shall report the whole Bill to the House,
stating in their Report what parts of the Bill have been
considered by each Committee.

Order, That the Committee have power,
if they so determine, to sit as two Committees, and in
that event to apportion the Bills referred to the Com-
mittee between the two Committees, each of which shall
have the full powers of, and be subject to the Instructions
which apply to, the undivided Committee ; and that Four
be the quorum of each of the two Committees, 57.

LONDON and NORTFI WESTERN RAILWAY (Redeemable
Stock) [Lords] ; Examiners' Report, on Petition for Bill,
Standing Orders not complied with ; Report referred to
the Select Committee or Standing Orders, 116.

LONDON, CHATHAM, and DOVER RAILWAY ; Bill pre-
sented, and read the first time, 42. Day appointed for
Second Reading, 46. Second Reading deferred, 48, 50,
52. Bill read a second time, and referred to the
Examiners, 58. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders
not previously inquired into complied with ; Bill com-
61. Reported, with Amendments,
83. As
mitted,
amended, considered, 86. Bill read the third time and
passed, 89. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as London, Cltatleam, and Dover
ment, 124.
Railway Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

LONDONDERRY CITY WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (Celluloid, &c.) (suspended)
BILL ; divided from the London County Council
(General Powers'', (suspended) (recommitted) Bill, and
reported, with Amendments, from Local Legislation
Committee, 183. Day appointed for consideration, as
amended, 191. Consideration, as amended, deferred,
212, 230, 235, 247, 259, 264, 271, 273. As amended,
considered ; Standing Orders suspended ; Bill read the
third time and passed, 277. Agreed to by the Lords,
with Amendments, 323. Lords' Amendments agreed to,
pursuant to Order, 324.
( Cited as London County Council
(Celluloid, 6-c.) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 326.

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (General Powers)

(sus-
pended) BILL ; Standing Order relating to the Bill,
suspended in last Session, read ; Bill read the first and
second time ; reported in Session 1914, and ordered to
lie upon the Table, 9. Day appointed for consideration,
as amended, 15. Consideration, as amended, deferred,
:30, 32, 41, 50, 58, 65, 66, 68, 75, 82, 95, 104, 111, 123,
132, 143, 151, 161, 171. Motion, That the Bill, as
amended, be now considered ; Amendment proposed, to
leave out words and add others, made ; words added ;
Main Question, as amended, put, and agreed to ; Bill
recommitted to the Local Legislation Committee ;
Instruction to the Committee to divide the Bill into two
Bills, &c.; Standing Orders suspended, and Committee
to sit and proceed to-morrow, 181. Bill divided from
London County Council (General Powers) (suspended)
(recommitted) Bill, and reported, with Amendments,
from the Local Legislation Committee, 183. Order, That
the Standing Orders be suspended ; Bill, as amended,
considered; Standing Orders suspended ; Bill accordingly
read the third time and passed, 189. Agreed to by the
Lords, with Amendments, 262. Lords' Amendments,
pursuant to Order, agreed to, 264.
(Cited as London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 272.

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (Money) ; Bill

to regulate
the expenditure on capital account and lending of money

by the London County Council during the financial
period from the first day of April, one thousand nine
hundred and fifteen, to the thirtieth day of September,
one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and for other
purposes ; presented ; read the first time, and referred to
the Examiners, 93. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders
applicable complied with ; Bill to be read a second time,
107. Day appointed for Second Reading, 117. Second
Reading deferred, 123, 143. Bill read a second time, and
committed, 161. Reported, with Amendments, 174. As
amended, considered ; Standing Orders suspended ; Bill
read the third time and passed, 182. Agreed to by the
Lords, without Amendment, 225.
(Cited as London
County Council (Money) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

provision

additional

referred to

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (Parks, 4.c.) (changed from
London County Council (General Powers) ; Bill pre-
sented, and read the first time, 42. Day appointed for
Second Readit, 46. Second Reading deferred, 48, 55.
65. Bill read a second time, and committed, 70. Report
from the Select Committee on Staoding Orders, on
Petition for dispensing with Standing Order 128, That
the Standing Order ought to be dispensed with, 73.
Petition for
the
Examiners, 89. Examiners' Report, on Petition for
additional provision, Standing Orders not
complied
with ; Report referred to Select Committee on Standing
Orders, 95. Report from Select Committee on Standing
Orders, on Petition for additional provision, That the
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with, 103. Bill
reported from the Local Legislation Committee, with
Amendments, and amended Title, 130. Day appointed
for consideration, as amended, 138. Consideration, as
amended, deferred, 139, 147, 156, 161. Bill, as amended,
considered; Standing Orders suspended ; King's Consent
signified ; Bill read the third time and passed, 166.
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments (changed to
London County Council (Parks, &c.) Bill), 220. Lords'
Amendments, pursuant to Order, agreed to, 222.
( Cited
as London County Council (Parks, tic.) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 2:32.

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (Tramways and improve-
ments) ; Report, on Petition for Bill, Standing Orders
not complied with ; Report referred to Select Com-
mittee on Standing Orders, 41. Resolution reported
from Select Committee on Standing Orders, That in the
case of the Petition for Bill the Standing Orders ought
to be dispensed with ; Resolution agreed to, 62. Bill
presented, and read the first time, 63. Read a second
time, and committed, 68. Bill reported, with Amend-
ments, 130. As amended, considered, 139. Bill read
the third time and passed, 145. Agreed to by the Lords,
with Amendments, 262. Lords' Amendments, pursuant
to Order, agreed. to, 264.
(Cited as London County
Council ( Tramways and Improvements) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 272.

to be dispensed with,

LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANIES' FACILITIES;
Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders, on
Petition for leave to deposit Petition for Bill, That the
Standing Orders ought
103.
Examiners' Report, on Petition for Bill, Standing Orders
not complied with ; Report referred to Select Committee
on Standing Orders, 116. Report from Select Com-
mittee on Standing Orders, That the Standing Orders
ought to be dispensed with, 130. Bill presented, and
read the first
time, 132. Day appointed for Second
Reading, 143. Second Reading deferred,
145. Bill
read a second time, and committed, 149. Order for
committal discharged ; Bill referred to the Examiners,
151. Report, Standing Orders not previously inquired
into complied with; Bill committed, 159. Bill reported,
with Amendments ; Title amended, 169. As amended,
considered ; Standing Orders suspended ; Bill read the
third time and passed, 180. Agreed to by the Lords,

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-continued.

(Cited as London Electric
without Amendment, 209.
Raitivay Companies' Facilities Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
232.

LONDON ELECTRIC SUPPLY ; Bill presented, and read
the first time, 42. Day appointed for Second Reading,
50. Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders,
on Petition for dispensing with Standing Order 128, That
the Standing Order ought to be dispensed with, 56.
Order for Second Reading discharged ; Bill withdrawn,
61.

LORDS

MESSAGES TO :-

Requesting Copies of Minutes of Evidence,

&c. in the case of a Divorce Bill, 14, 94.

Requesting the attendance of His Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury, to be examined as a Witness
on a Select Committee, 75.

Concurring with the Lords in their Resolution

appointing a Joint Committee, 114.

Concurring with the Lords in their Resolution

referring a Bill to the Joint Committee, 179.
Communicating Reasons

certain Lords' Amendments to Bills, 268.

f( a- disagreeing to

MESSAGES FROM :-

Communicating Minutes of Evidence in the

case of Divorce Bills, 15, 96.

Agreeing to Bills, without Amendment, 31, &c.

With Amendments, 31, &c.

Giving leave to the Archbishop of Canter-
bury to attend to be examined as a Witness on a Select
Committee of this House, 76.

Requesting the attendance of a Member of

this House, to be examined as a Witness befbre
Select Committee ; considered ;
to acquaint, 96.

leave given ; Message

Communicating Resolution that Consolidation

Bills be referred to a Joint Committee, 108.

That a Bill be referred to the Joint Committee

on Consolidation Bills, 172.

Lords' Amendments to Bills. Vide BILLS.

LURGAN URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL ; Bill presented,
and react the first time, 42. Day appointed for Second
Reading, 46. Bill read a second time, and committed,
48. Bill reported from Local Legislation Committee,
with Amendments, 108. As amended, considered, 117.
Bill read the third time and passed, 129. Agreed to by
the Lords, with Amendments, 172. Lords' Amendments
(Cited as Lurgan Urban District
agreed to, 186.
Council Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 201.

MAIDSTONE BOROUGH WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

MAINTENANCE of LIVE STOCK; Bill to make provision
for securing the maintenance of a sufficient stock of
Cattle, Sheep, and Swine, and for purposes connected
therewith ; presented, and ordered to be read a second
time, 157. Bill read a second time ; Bill committed to
a Committee of the whole House, 160. Committee
deferred, 162, 165, 167. Bill considered in Committee,
and reported, as amended, considered ; Bill read the third
time and passed, 171. Agreed to by the Lords, with
Amendments, 200. Day appointed for considering them,
(Cited as
200. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 207.

Maintenance of Live Stock Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
232.

resident

MARRIAGE of BRITISH SUBJECTS ; Bill to facilitate
Marriages between British subjects
in the
United Kingdom and British subjects resident in other
parts of His Majesty's Dominions or in British Protec-
torates ; presented, and ordered to be read a second time,
109. Bill read a second time ; House immediately
resolves itself into Committee on the Bill; Bill considered
in Committee, and reported, without Amendment ; read
the third time and passed, 113. Agreed to by the
(Cited as Marriage
Lords, without Amendment, 125.
of British Subjects (Facilities) Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
134.

MARRIAGES PROVISIONAL ORDER ; Bill to confirm a
Provisional Order made by one of His Majesty's.
Principal Secretaries of State under the Provisional Order
(Marriages) Act, 1905 ;
presented ; Standing Order
193a suspended; Bill read the first time, and referred
to the Examiners, 147. Report, no Standing Orders
applicable, 159. Bill read a second time, and committed,
161. Reported, without Amendment ; Provisional Order
confirmed, 174. Bill read the third time and passed, 181.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 212.
(Cited as Provisional Order (Marriages) Confirmation
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

MAssv's DIVORCE [Lords] ; Bill, intituled An Act to
dissolve the Marriage of Hugh Eyre Barton Massy,
of Stackallan, Navan, in the County of Meath, Esquire,
with Gladys Massy, his now wife, and to enable
him to marry again, and for other purposes ; brought
from the Lords ;
read the first time, 164. Standing
Order 204 suspended, and the time for the Second
Reading extended to day named, 171. Bill read a second
time, and committed, 180. Message to the Lords re-
questing Copies of Minutes of Evidence, &c. ; Instruction
to the Committee to hear Counsel, &c., 181. Bill
reported from the Select Committee on Divorce Bills,
without Amendment, 200. Minutes of Evidence and
Proceedings returned to the House of Lords, 200. Bill
read the third time and passed, without Amendment, 212_
( Cited as Massy's Divorce Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
232.

MEDICINE DUTIES. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

MEMBERS :

their election, 3.

returned for two or more places, to make

touching their Return or Election is in Debate, 3.

to withdraw during the time any matter

draw till their Returns are determined, 3.

returned upon double Returns, to with-

18, &c.

ordered to prepare and bring in Bills,

present Bills, 17, &c.
nominated as ,temporary Chairmen by

Mr. Speaker, 11.

nominated Members of Select Committees,
11, 15, 47. Of Commission under the Private Legisla-
tion Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, 55.

nominated a Member on a Joint Corn-

nominated a Member of the Committee of

mittee, 123.

Selection, 279.

to be the Panel to serve on unopposed

Bills, 55.

Eight Members to be the Chairmen's

Panel under Standing Order No. 47, 55.

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ME M B ERS -continued.

appointed under the Parliament Act, with
whom Mr. Speaker shall consult with regard to a Money
Bill, 55.

Member added to a Committee, 317.
added to a Select Committee, 66.
discharged

from Select Committees ;

others added in substitution, 279.

move, That the Debate be adjourned (abuse

of Rules), 181, 284, 323.

Member directed to

resume his

seat

(irrelevance), 137.

(irrelevance), 63.

Member ordered to discontinue his speech

report Resolutions from Select Committee
on Standing Orders, 65, &c. From Committee of Supply
and Ways and Means, 17, 18, 19, 60, &c.

counted out, 44, 82, 245.

Forty Members

not present ; House I

no Member willing to act as Second Teller

for the Ayes, 119.

claim to move, That the Question be now

put, pursuant to S.O. (Closure of Debate), 57, &c.
report Answers to Addresses, 15, 28.
signify King's
Recommendation

to
Motions, 13, 16, 21, 52, &c. To Petition for Aid
(British Museum), 56.

signify King's Consent to Bills, 85, &c.
report Bills

from Committee Groups,
with Amendments, 130, &c. Attendance of Witness,
104, 181.

killed in action during the War, 45, 133,

274 (3), 288.

to attend to be examined as a Witness
before a Select Committee ; Member consents, leave
given, 96.

NEW MEMBERS SWORN :-

Sir Walter Runciman, Baronet,

for Hartlepool

Boroughs, 3.

Robert Toothill, Esquire, for the Borough of Bolton,

3.

Right Honourable Sir James Brown Dougherty,
K.C.B., K.C.V.O., for the Borough of Londonderry,
38.

William Crawford Anderson, Esquire, for the Borough

of Sheffield ( A ttercliffe Division), 38.

Edward Hilton Young, Esquire, for the Borough of

Norwich, 45.

Edward John Graham, Esquire, for the Tullamore

Division of the King's County, 47.

Walter Russell Rea, Esquire, for the Borough of

Scarborough, 49.

Oswald Partington, Esquire, for the County of York,
Northern Part of the West Riding (Shipley Divi-
sion), 51.

Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Francis Stanley
Jackson, for York County, East Riding (Howden-
shire Division), .51.

Right Honourable Edwin Samuel Montagu, for the
County of Cambridge (Western or Chesterton
Division), 54.

Edmund Russborough Turton, Esquire, for the County
of York, North Biding (Thirsk and Malton Divi-
sion), 54.

Arthur Cecil Tyrrell Beck, Esquire, for the County of
Essex (Northern or Saffron Walden Division),
54.

Thomas Jeremiah Williams, Esquire, for the Borough

of Swansea (Swansea District), 55.

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Hew Hamilton Dalrymple, Esquire (commonly called
the Honourable Hew Hamilton Dalrymple), for
the County of Wigtown, 56.

De Fonblanque Pennefather, Esquire, for the Borough

of Liverpool (Kirkdale Division), 56.

Commander Carlyon Wilfroy Bellairs, for the Borough

of Maidstone, 67.

Robert William Hugh O'Neill, Esquire (commonly
called the Honourable Robert William Hugh
O'Neill), for the County of Antrim (Mid Antrim
Division), 73.

William Llewelyn Williams, Esquire, for the Borough

of Carmarthen, 92.

James Cosgrave, Esquire, for the County of Galway

(East Galway Division), 108.

Samuel Galbraith, Esquire, for the County of Durham

(Mid Durham Division), 108.

Alexander Shaw, Esquire (commonly called the
Honourable Alexander Shaw), for the Kilmarnock
District of Burghs, 137.

Urban Hanlon Broughton, Esquire, for the Borough

of Preston, 148.

John Lymbrick Esmonde, Esquire, for the County of

Tipperary (North Tipperary Division), 172.

Sir Swire Smith, Knight, for the County of York,
Northern Part of the West Riding (Keighley Divi-
sion), 183.

Griffith Caradoc Rees, Esquire, for the County of

Carnarvon (Northern or Arfon Division), 189.

John Macintosh Macleod, Esquire, for the Burgh of

Glasgow (Central Division), 206.

John Dillon Nugent, Esquire, for the Borough of

Dublin (College Green Division), 209.

Alfred Byrne, Esquire, for the Borough of Dublin

(Harbour Division), 257.

Albert Holden Illingworth, Esquire, for the County
of Lancaster (South East) (Heywood Division),
285.

James Herbert Cory, Esquire, for the Borough of

Cardiff, 285.

Lieutenant Arthur Robert Mills (commonly called the
Honourable Arthur Robert Mills), for the County of
Middlesex (Uxbridge Division), 285.

Right Honourable George Cave, K.C., His Majesty's
Solicitor General, for the County of Surrey (Kings-
ton Division), 286.

Brigadier General Henry Cecil Lowther, c.v.o., C.M.G.,
D.s.o., for the County of Westmoreland (Northern
or Appleby Division), 296.

Sir Francis Layland-Barratt, Baronet, for the County
of Cornwall (Mid or Saint Austell Division), 296.
Rigby Philip Watson Swift, Esquire, K.c., for the

Borough of Saint Helens, 296.

Charles Butt Stanton, Esquire, for the Borough of

Merthyr Tydvil, 296.

Charles Robert Sydenham Carew, Esquire, for the
County of Devon (North Eastern or Tiverton Divi-
sion), 299.

Right Honourable Herbert Louis Samuel, for the
County of York, North Riding (Cleveland Division),
312.

Right Honourable Sir George Houston Reid, G.C.M.G.,
for the Borough of Saint George, Hanover Square,
333.

James Daniel Gilbert, Esquire, for the Borough of

Newington (West Division), 333.

Samuel Finney, Esquire, for the County of Stafford

(North Western Division), 337.

Sir Hedworth Meux (commonly called the Honourable
the

Sir Hedworth Meux), G.C.B., K.C.V.O.,
Borough of Portsmouth, 339.

for

Right Honourable Edwin Samuel Montagu, for the
County of Cambridge (Western or Chesterton Divi-
sion), 345.

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MEMBERScontinued.

NEW MEMBERS SWORNcontinued.

James Hill, Esquire, for the Borough of Bradford

(Central Division), 348.

Warwick Brookes, Esquire, for the Borough of Tower

Hamlets (Mile End Division), 351.

NEW MEMBER makes AFFIRMATION :

Right Honourable Joseph Albert Pease, for the County
of York, Southern Part of the West Riding (Rother-
ham Division), 352.

MEMORIAL to FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS. Vide

ADDRESSES. ROBERTS, EARL.

MENTAL TREATMENT ; Bill to facilitate the early treat-
ment of Mental Disorder of recent origin arising from
wounds, shock, and other causes ; presented, and ordered
to be read a second time, 96. Second Reading deferred,
98, 99, 101, 103, 106, 109, 114, 115, 119, 128.

MERCHANT SHIPPING (Employment

by Government).
Vide AMENDMENT on going into SUPPLY (Navy
Estimates).

MERSEY RAILWAY [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill should
originate in the House of Lords, 39. Report, Standing
certified to have been complied with, 40.
Orders
Bill brought from the Lords ; read the first time, and
referred to the Examiners,
Report, Standing
Orders not previously inquired into complied with ; Bill
to be read a second time, 89. Read a second time,
and committed, 95. Reported, without Amendment, 101.
Considered, 107. Read the third time and passed,
(Cited as Mersey Railway
without Amendment, 116.
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

85.

MERTHYR TYDVIL BOROUGH. Vide ELECTIONS.

MESSAGES :

From His Majesty, by the Gentleman Usher,

to attend Him in the House of Peers, 3.

From the Lords Commissioners, by the
Gentleman Usher, Royal Assent to Bills, 31, 88, 134,
138, 144, 165, 201, 232, 252, 258, 272, 292, 326. By
the Yeoman Usher, 201, 281. Vide LouDs.

METHODIST CHURCH in IRELAND ; Bill presented, and
read the first time, 42. Day appointed for Second
Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 52
Reading, 46.
Bill read a second time, and committed, 58. Reported,
with Amendments, 76. Day appointed for consideration,
as amended, 95. As amended, considered, 97. Day
Third Reading
appointed for Third Reading, 100.
deferred, 107. Bill read the third time and passed, 111.
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 160. Lords'
(Cited as Methodist
Amendments agreed to,
Church in Ireland Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

166.

the case of

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY ; Bill presented,
and read the first time, 42. Day appointed for Second
Reading, 46. Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 52.
Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders,
the Petition for dispensing with
in
Standing Order 128, That the Standing Order ought to
be dispensed with, 56. Second Reading deferred, 58,
61. Bill read a second time, and referred to the
Examiners, 63. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders
complied with ; Bill
not previously inquired into
committed, 68. Reported, with Amendments, 83. As
amended, considered, 86. Read the third time and
passed, 89. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments,
(Cited as
141. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 147.
Metropolitan District Railway Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
165.

METROPOLITAN POLICE (Sessional Orders), 3.

METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD ; Bill presented, and
read the first time, 42. Day appointed for Second
Reading, 46. Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 52.
Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders,
in the case of the Petition for dispensing with Standing
to he
Order 128, That the Standino. Order ought
dispensed with, 56, 73, 78. Second Reading deferred,
58, 66. Bill read a second time, and committed, 75.
Bill reported, with Amendments, 104. As amended,
considered, 111. Bill read the third time and passed, 116.
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 212. Lords'
Amendments, pursuant to Order, agreed to, 219.
( Cited
as Metropolitan Water Board Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
232.

MIDWIVES (Scotland) ; Bill to secure the better training
of Midwives in Scotland, and to regulate their practice ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 292.
Second Reading deferred, 294. Bill read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 295. Committee deferred, 297. Bill considered
read
in Committee, and reported, without Amendment ;
the third time and passed, 298. Agreed to by the
Lords, with Amendments, 315. Lords' Amendments to
be considered forthwith ; considered accordingly, and
agreed to, 317.
( Cited as Midwives (Scotland) Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 326.

MILITARY SERVICE ; Bill to provide for the prolongation
of Military Service during the present War ; presented,
and ordered to be read a second time, 276.
Second
Reading deferred, 280, 283, 284, 285, 287, 288, 291, 293,
294, 295, 297, 298, 301, 303, 307, 309, 312, 313, 314, 315,
317, 322, 323, 325, 326, 330, 331, 333, 334, 335, 336, 339,
342, 344, 345, 348, 351, 352.

MILITARY SERVICE (No. 2) ; Motion for leave to bring
in a Bill to make provision with respect to Military
Service in connection with the present War ; Debate
arising ; Debate adjourned, 330.
Debate resumed ;
Question put, and agreed to ; Bill ordered ; presented
accordingly ; read the first time, 331. Motion, That the
Bill be now read a second time ; Amendment proposed,
" three months ;" Debate adjourned, 333. Debate
resumed ; Amendment not made ; Main Question put,
and agreed to ; Bill read a second time ; Bill committed
to a Committee of the whole House, 333. Considered in
Committee, 336, 337, 340, 342. Bill reported ; printed,
344. Bill, as amended, considered ; read the third time
and passed, 346. Bill to be printed, 348. Agreed to by
the Lords, with Amendments ; day appointed for con-
sidering them, 351. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 352.
(Cited as Military Service Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 353.
Proceedings not to be interrupted under Standing Order
(Sittings of the House), 337, 340, 342, 346. Closure
claimed, assent withheld, 338.

MILK and DAIRIES (Consolidation) ; Bill to consolidate
certain enactments relating to Milk and Dairies ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 115.
Second Reading deferred, 119, 125. Bill read a second
time ; Bill committed to the Joint Committee on Consoli
dation Bills ; Message to the Lords to acquaint, 128.
Reported from the Joint Committee on Consolidation
Bills, with Amendments ; Special Report ; Bill recom-
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, 193.
Committee deferred, 199, 205. Bill considered in Com-
mittee, and reported, without Amendment ; Bill read the
third time and passed, 207. Agreed to by the Lords,
(Cited as Milk and Dairies
without Amendment, 225.
Consolidation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

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MILK and DAIRIES ACTS (Postponement) ; 13il1 to post-
pone the operation of the Milk and Dairies Act, 1914,
the Milk and Dairies (Scotland) Act,
and
1914 ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 151.
Second Reading deferred, 156, 158. Bill read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 160. Considered in Committee, and reported,
without Amendment ; Bill read the third time and
passed, 162. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Milk and Dairies Acts (Postpone-
ment, 175.
ment) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

MINERAL RIGHTS DUTY. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

MINISTRY of MUNITIONS [Salaries, Sr'c.] ; Committee to
consider of authorising the payment, out of moneys
to be provided by Parliament, of any Salaries and
Expenses that may become chargeable under the provi-
sions of any Act of the present Session fbr establishing,
in connection with the present War, a Ministry of
Munitions of War, and for purposes incidental thereto ;
King's Recommendation signified, 138. Considered in
Committee ; Resolution to be reported, 140. Resolution
agreed to, 142.

MINISTRY of MUNITIONS ; Bill

for establishing,

in
connection with the present War, a Ministry of M unitions
of War, and for purposes incidental thereto ; ordered ;
presented accordingly ;
13111
read a second time ; Bill. committed to a Committee of
the whole House, 140. Bill considered in Committee,
and reported ; as amended, considered ; read the third
time and passed, 142. Agreed to by the Lords, without
Amendment, 143. Cited as Ministry of Munitions Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 144.

read the first time, 138.

MOTIONS :

QUESTIONS agreed to :-

mittee, 14.

For the appointment of a Select Corn-

QUESTIONS negatived :-

Aliens, 73.
Munitions of War (Unified Administra-

tion of Supply), 98.

That this House do now adjourn, 322.

WITH DRAWN :-

That a Bill be recommitted to a Committee

of the whole House, 30.

itself into Committee on a Bill, 288.

That this House will immediately resolve

In Supply, 64, 144.

LAPSE :-

Without Question put, 68, 273, 296.

MOTOR SPIRIT. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

MULL INGAR and KELLS RAILWAY [Lords] ; Report, That
the Bill should originate in the House of Lords, 39.
to have been
Report, Standing Orders certified not
complied with ; Report referred to Select Committee on
Standing Orders, 52.

MUNITIONS of WAR ; Bill to make provision for further-
ing the efficient manufacture, transport, and supply of
Munitions for the present War, and for purposes inci-
dental thereto ; ordered ; presented accordingly ; read the
Second Reading deferred, 165. Motion,
first time, 162.
That the Bill be now read a second time ; Closure
claimed, assent withheld ; Bill read a second time ; Bill
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 167.
Committee deferred, 170, 174. Proceedings not to be
interrupted under Standing Order (Sittings of
the
House), 175. Considered in Committee, and reported ; as

considered ; Bill

read the third time and
amended,
passed, 175. Agreed to by the Lords, with AMend-
ments ; Lords' Amendments considered forthwith, and
agreed to, 179.
( Cited as Munitions of War Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 180.

MUNITIONS of WAR (Amendment) ; Bill to amend the
Munitions of War Act, 1915 ; presented, and ordered to
be read a second time, 310. Second Reading deferred,
313. Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Com-
mittee of the whole House, 314. Proceedings in Com-
mittee not to be interrupted at Five or half-past Five
under Standing Order No. 1, 317. Considered in Com-
mittee, and reported, 317. Consideration, as amended,
deferred, 322, 323, 324, 326. Order for consideration,
as amended, read; Bill recommitted in respect of a new
Clause ; considered in Committee, and reported ; Bill,
as amended in Committee and on recommittal, considered ;
recommitted; considered in Committee, and re-
Bill
ported ; as amended on recommittal, considered ; Bill
read the third time and passed, 327. Agreed to by the
Lords, with Amendments, 339. Day appointed for
considering them, 340. Consideration of Lords' Amend-
ments deferred, 344.
Lords' Amendments considered,
(Cited as Munitions (f War
and agreed to,
345.
Amendment Act, 1916) Royal Assent, 353.

NI UNIT IONS of WAR [Expenses] ; Committee to consider
of authorising the payment, out of moneys provided by
Parliament, of any Remuneration and Expenses which
may become payable under any Act of the present
Session to make provision for furthering the efficient
manufacture, transport, and supply of Munitions for the
present War, and for purposes incidental thereto ; King's
Recommendation signified, 165. Considered in Com-
mittee ; Progress, 167. Considered in Committee ;
Resolution to be reported, 170. Resolution agreed to,
73.

MUNITIONS of WAR [Expenses] ; Committee to consider
of authorising the payment, out of moneys provided by
Parliament, of the Salaries and Expenses of the Mem-
bers and Officers appointed under any Act of the present
Session to amend the Munitions of War Act, 1915 ;
King's Recommendation signified, 315. Considered in
Committee, 316. Resolution agreed to, 317.

MUNITIONS of WAR ( Uned Administration of Supply) ;
Motion, That this House, while welcoming well-con-
sidered steps for increasing the mobility and efficiency of
labour, is of opinion that it is urgently necessary that the
resources of all firms capable of producing or of co-
operating in producing munitions of' war
should be
enlisted under a unified administration in direct touch
with such firms ; Question negatived, 98.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

Considered in Committee ;

A.T 10 NA L INSURANCE (Part I. Amendment) [Money];
Committee to consider of authorising the payment, out of
moneys provided by Parliament, of any further contribu-
tions that may become payable under any Act of the
present Session to amend Part I. of
the National
Insurance Act, 1911 ; King's Recommendation signified,
Resolution to
76.
be
reported, 78. Resolution reported, and agreed to, 81.
NATIONAL INSURANCE (Part I. Amendment); Bill

to
I. of the National Insurance Act, 1911 ;
amend Part
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 71.
Second Reading deferred, 74. Read a second time ;
Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House, 76.
Committee deferred, 78. Bill considered in Committee,
and reported ; as amended, considered ; read the third
time and passed, 81. Agreed to by the Lords, without
( Cited as National Insurance (Part I.
Amendment, 85.
Amendment) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 89.

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NATIONAL INSURANCE (Part IL Amendment) [Money];
Committee to consider of authorising the payment, out
of moneys to be provided by Parliament, of such additional
sums as may be required for the purposes of any Act of
the present Session to enable contributions to be made
for the purpose of Part II. of the National Insurance
Act, 1911, by workmen employed abroad in insured
trades on work connected with the present War ; King's
Recommendation signified, 70. Considered in Com-
mittee ; Resolution to be reported, 72.
Resolution
reported ; read a eecond time, and agreed to, 74.

NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT (Part II. Amendment);
Bill to enable contributions to he made for the purpose
of Part II. of the National Insurance Act, 1911, by
workmen employed abroad in insured trades on work
connected with or arising out of the present War ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 51.
Second Reading deferred, 54, 58, 61, 64. Bill read a
second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 65. Committee deferred, 70, 72. Bill considered
in Committee, and reported, without Amendment, 74.
Read the third time and passed, 76. Agreed to by
the Lords, without Amendment, 83.
(Cited as National
_Insurance Act (Part H. Amendment) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 89.

NATIONAL INSURANCE (Navy and Army); Bill to amend
section forty-six of the National Insurance Act, 1911, as
respects the present War ; presented, and ordered to be
read a second time, 22. Read a second time ; Bill
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 27.
Considered in Committee, and reported ; as amended,
considered ; read the third time and passed, 29. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 31.
(Cited as
National Insurance (Navy and Army) Act, 1914, Session 2)
Royal Assent, 31.

NATIONAL REGISTRATION [Expenses]; Committee to
consider of authorising the payment, out of money pro-
vided by Parliament, of any Expenses and Allowances
incurred under any act of the present Session for the
compilation of a National Register ; King's Recom-
mendation signified, 171. Committee deferred, 173, 179.
Considered in Committee, and it being after Eleven,
and objection taken to further proceeding, Chairman
leaves the Chair, 182. Again considered in Committee,
and at Eleven Chairman leaves the Chair, 185. Con-
sidered in Committee ; Amendment proposed, to add
words ; Amendment proposed to proposed Amendment,
to leave out a sum and insert lesser sum, withdrawn ;
Amendment withdrawn . Main Question put, and agreed
to ; Resolution, 187. kesolution reported, and agreed
to add words, and
to,
Question negatived, 190.

after Amendment proposed,

NATIONAL REGISTRATION ; Motion for leave to bring in a
Bill for the compilation of a National Register ; Motion
opposed ; Mr. Speaker puts the Question, pursuant to
Standing Order No. 11 ; Question agreed to ; Bill
ordered ; presented accordingly, and read the first time,
Second Reading deferred, 173, 179. Motion,
169.
That the Bill be now read a second time; Amendment
proposed, to leave out words and add others, and Question
put, pursuant to Standing Order (Closure) ; Amendment
not made ; Motion, That the Debate be adjourned ;
Mr. Speaker declines to propose the Question (abuse
of Rules), 181. Question put, pursuant to Standing
Order (Closure), 181. Bill read a second time ; Bill
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 181.
Committee deferred, 186. Considered in Committee ;
Progress, 187. Proceedings not to be interrupted under
Standing Order (Sittings of the House), 190.
Bill
considered in Committee, and reported ; as amended,
considered ; read the third time and passed, 190. Agreed
to by the Lords, with Amendments, 196. Lords' Amend-
ments to be considered forthwith ; considered, and agreed

to, 199.
Royal Assent, 201.

(Cited as National Registration Act, 1915)

NAVAL and MILITARY OPERATIONS and other EXPEN-
DITURE arising out of the WAR, 1914-15 (Supplementary
Votes of Credit). Vide SUPPLY.

NAVAL and MILITARY SERVICES ( Pensions and Grants);
Select Committee appointed to consider a scheme of
Pensions and Grants for officers and men in the Naval
and Military Services disabled by wounds or disease
arising out of the present War, and for the widows,
orphans, and dependants of officers and men who have
lost their lives; and whether the existing scheme of
separation allowances to wives, children, and dependants
should be amended, and,
in what way ; after
Original Question amended ; Committee to consist of Six
Members ; power to send for persons, papers, and records ;
Three quorum, 14. Committee nominated, 15. Com-
mittee have leave to sit notwithstanding the adjourn-
ment of the House ; Committee have leave to adjourn
from place to place ; Committee have leave to send their
Report, if they think fit, to the Clerk of the House if
the House is not sitting, &c., 22. Message to the Lords
requesting the attendance of the Archbishop of Canter-
bury as a Witness, 75. Leave given, 76.
Special
Report, 38. Second Special Report, 92.

if so,

NAVAL and MILITARY SERVICES (Pensions and Grants);
Motion, That this House approves of the Reports of the
Select Committee on Naval and Military Services
(Pensions and Grants), and at 8.15 proceedings postponed,
131. Resumed, and Question put, and agreed to ;
Resolution, 132.

NAVAL and MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, &C. [Salaries];
Committee to consider of authorising the payment, out
of moneys provided by Parliament, of any Salaries
under any Act of the present Session to made better
provision as to the Pensions, Grants, and Allowances
made in respect of the present War to officers and men
in the Naval and Military Services of His Majesty and
their dependants, and the care of officers and men
disabled in consequence of the present War, and for
purposes connected; therewith ; King's Recommendation
signified, 171. Considered in Committee ; Resolution
to be reported, 173. Report deferred, 179, 182. Reso-
lution reported, and agreed to, 183.

NAVAL and MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, 86C. ; Bill to
make better provision as to the Pensions, Grants, and
the present War to
Allowances made in respect of
officers and men in the Naval and Military Service
of His Majesty and their dependants, and the care of
officers and men disabled in consequence of the present
War, and for purposes connected therewith ; presented,
and ordered to be read a second time, 169. Bill read
a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the
whole House, 173. Committee deferred, 178, 182.
Bill considered in Committee ; Progress, 183. Con-
sidered in Committee, and reported, 186. Considera-
tion, as amended, deferred, 191, 192, 195. As amended,
considered, 196. Third Reading deferred, 207. Bill,
as amended on consideration, to be printed, 208. Motion,
That the Bill be now read the third time ; Amendment
proposed, to recommit the Bill, and made ; Bill recom-
mitted ; considered in Committee, and reported ;
as
amended on recommittal, considered ; Bill
read the
third time and passed, 210. Agreed to by the Lords,
with Amendments, 257 (Title changed). Day appointed
for considering them, 257. Order read for considera-
tion of Lords' Amendments ; Debate arising ; Debate
adjourned, 259. Further adjourned, 261, 264. Adjourned
Debate resumed ; Lords' Amendments considered; several
agreed to, several disagreed to ; several Amendments
divided ; part agreed to, part disagreed to ; Committee
appointed to draw up Reasons for disagreeing to certain of

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NAVAL and MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, &e.- continued.
the Lords' Amendments ; nominated ; Three quorum ;
to withdraw, 265-7. Reasons reported for disagreeing to
the Lords' Amendments ; Message to communicate the
Reasons, 268. Message from the Lords, That they do
not insist on their Amendments to the Bill, and agree to
the Amendments made by this House to their Amend-
ments, and to the consequential Amendments made by
this House to the Bill, 273.
(Cited as Naval and
Military War Pensions, 4'-c. Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
282.

NAVY and ARMY EXPENDITURE, 1913-14 ; Resolution
of the House to resolve itself into a Committee to consider
the surpluses and deficits upon Navy and Army Grants
for 1913-14, and the application of surpluses to meet
expenditure not provided for in the Grants for that
year ; Appropriation Accounts for the Navy and Army
Departments referred to the Committee, 195.
Con-
sidered in Committee ; Resolution to be reported, 198.
Resolution reported, and agreed to, 204.

NAVY and MARINES ( Wills) ; Bill to enable the Admiralty
to dispense with compliance with the requirements of
the Navy and Marines (Wills) Acts, 1865 and 1897,
in the case of Seamen and Marines dying during or in
consequence of the present War ; presented, and ordered
to be read a second time, 22. Read a second time ; Bill
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 27.
Considered in Committee, and reported, without Amend-
ment ; read the third time and passed, 30. Agreed to
by the Lords, without Amendment, 31.
(Cited as Navy
and Marines (Wills) Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

NAVAL. DISCIPLINE ; Bill to amend the Naval Discipline
Act ; presented, and ordered to be read a second time,
73. Second Reading deferred, 77. Bill read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 78. Considered in Committee, and reported ;
third time and
as amended, considered ;
passed, 81. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amend-
ments, 85. Day appointed for considering them, 85.
Lords' Amendments considered, and agreed to, 87.
(Cited as Naval Discipline Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
89.

read the

NAVAL DISCIPLINE (No. 2) ; Bill to amend the Naval
Discipline Act ; presented, and ordered to be read a
second time, 209. Bill read a second time ; Bill com-
mitted to a Committee of the whole House. 218.
Committee deferred, 222,
considered in
Committee, and reported, without Amendment ; read
the third time and passed, 226. Agreed to by the
(Cited as Naval
Lords, without Amendment, 231.
Discipline (No. 2) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

224. Bill

NAVAL FORCES (Service on Shore) ; Bill to provide for
placing certain officers and men of His Majesty's Naval
Forces under Military Law whilst serving on shore ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 331.
Second Reading deferred, 333, 334. Bill read a second
time; House immediately resolves itself into Committee ;
Bill considered in Committee,. and reported, without
read the third time and passed, 334.
Amendment ;
Agreed to by the Lords, with an Amendment, 348.
Lords' Amendment agreed to, 351.
(Cited as Naval
Forces (Service on Shore) Act, 1916) Royal Assent,
353.

NAVAL MARRIAGES ; Bill to provide further facilities
for the Marriage of officers, seamen, and marines borne
on the books of any of His Majesty's Ships during the
continuance of the present War ; presented, and ordered
to be read a second time, 73. Second Reading deferred,
77. Bill read a second time ; Bill committed to a
Committee of the whole House, 78. Considered in
Committee, and reported, without Amendment ;
read

the third time and passed, 81. Agreed to by the
85. Day appointed for
Lords, with Amendments,
considering them, 85. Lords' Amendments considered ;
first Amendment read a second time ; Motion, That
this House doth agree with the Lords in the said
Amendment ; Motion, That the Debate be adjourned,
and Question resolved in the Affirmative, 87. Adjourned
Debate resumed, and Question, That this House doth
agree with the Lords in their Amendment, negatived,
and an Amendment made to the Bill in lieu of the
Lords' Amendment disagreed to ;
remaining Lords'
Amendment agreed to, 88. Message to the Lords to
acquaint, 88. The Lords do not insist on their Amend-
ment to which this House bath disagreed, and agree to
the Amendment which this House hath made in lieu
(Cited as Naval Marriages Act, 1915)
thereof, 88.
Royal Assent, 89.

NAVAL MEDICAL COMPASSIONATE FUND ; Bill to make
further and better provision with regard to the Naval
Medical Compassionate Fund ; presented, and ordered
to be read a second time, 49. Second Reading deferred,
58, 61, 64. Bill read a second time ; Bill committed
to a Committee of the whole House, 65. Committee
deferred, 70. Bill considered in Committee, and reported,
without Amendment ; read the third time and passed,
72. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 83.
(Cited as Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 88.

NEATII CANAL NAVIGATION [Lords] ; Report, That the
Bill should originate in the House of Lords, 39. Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with,
40. Brought from the Lords ; read the first time, and
referred to the Examiners, 85. Report, Standing Orders
not previously inquired into complied with ; Bill to be
read a second time, 89. Read a second time, and com-
mitted, 95. Reported, with an Amendment, no. As
amended, considered, 117. Bill read the third time and
passed, with an Amendment, 129. To which the Lords
agree, 130. (Cited as Neath Canal Navigation Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 135.

NECESSARIES of LIFE (Prices); Motion, That this House
regrets the rise in the price of the Necessaries of Life,
and calls upon the Government to use every endeavour
to prevent a continuance of this unfortunate consequence
of war, .which is causitng much hardship, especially to
the poor ; Debate adjourned, 51. Debate resumed ;
Amendment proposed, to leave out words and add others,
and at 8.15 proceeding postponed, pursuant to Standing
Order No. 8 ; resumed ; Question again proposed ; Debate
arising ; Closure claimed (four times), assent withheld,
and at Eleven Debate adjourned ; no day fixed for
resumption, 57.

NEWINGTON BOROUGH ( West Division) WRIT. Vide

ELECTIONS.

NORWICH BOROUGH WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

read the

NORTHWICH GAS [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill should
originate in the House of Lords, 39. Report, Standing
Orders certified to have been complied with, 40. Bill
brought from the Lords ;
first time, and
referred to the Examiners,
111. Report, Standing
Orders not previously inquired into complied with ;
Bill to he read a second time, 116. Bill read a second
time, and committed, 129. Reported, with Amend-
ments, 175. As amended, considered, 186. Bill read
third time and passed, with Amendments, 191.
the
To which the Lords agree, 196.
(Cited as Northivich
Gas Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 201.

NOTTINGHAM CORPORATION ( Trent Navigation Transfer);
Bill presented, and read the first time, 42. Day appointed

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for Second Reading, 46. Second Reading deferred, 48,
50, 52. Bill read a second time, and committed, 59.
Reported, with Amendments, 86. As amended, con-
sidered, 89. Bill read the third time and passed, 95.
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments,
196.
(Cited as lotting-
Lords' Amendments agreed to, 205.
ham Corporation ( Trent Navigation Transfer) Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 232.

NOTICES of AMENDMENTS. Vide AMENDMENTS.

NOTIFICATION of BIRTHS ( Extension) ; Bill to extend
the Notification of Births Act, 1907, to areas in which
it has not been adopted, and to make further provision
in connection therewith for the care of mothers and
young children ; presented, and ordered to be read a
second time, 175. Second Reading deferred, 182, 185,
188. Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Com-
mittee of the whole House. 191. Committee deferred,
Bill considered in Committee, and reported ; as
192.
amended, considered ; Bill read the third time and
passed, 194. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Notification of Births Extensicr,
ment, 212.
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

ORDERS :

Sessional Orders, 3.

Ballot for Bills and Motions, 9.
Ballot for Bills, &c., 40.
Select Committees, 40.
Questions to Ministers, 96.
Joint Committee have leave to sit during the

Recess, 132.

Local Legislation Committee, 132.
Notices of Amendments, 283.
That a Bill, as amended, be committed to the

Local Legislation Committee, 183.

That the Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings
on a Divorce Bill be returned to the House of Lords,
15.

That the Proceedings

in relation to the
Second Reading and committal on a Hybrid Bill be
null and void, 271.

That the number of the quorum of the Select
Committee on Standing Orders be Three for the remainder
of the Session, 75.

As to suspension of Standing Orders relating

to Lords' Amendment to Private Bill, 123.
of

the House.

Business

Vide HOUSE

(Business of).

ORMSKIRK GAS and ELECTRICITY [Lords] ; Report,
should originate in the Lords, 39.
That the Bill
certified to have been complied
Report, Standing
with, 40. Brought from the Lords ; read the first time,
and referred to the Examiners, 101. Examiners' Report,
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with ; Bill to be read a second time, 111. Bill read a
117. Reported, with
second time, and committed,
Amendments, 133. As amended, considered, 139. Read
the third time and passed, with Amendments, 147. To
(Cited as Ormshirk Gas
which the Lords agree, 151.
and Electricity Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 165.

OUTLAWRIES Bill read the first time, 4.

read the first

PACK-BERESFORD DIVORCE [Lords] (suspended);
intituled An Act to dissolve the Marriage of
Bill,
Hen y John Pack-Beresford, of Kellestown House, in
the County of Carlow, Major, with Sybil Maud
Pack-Beresford, his now wife, and to enable him to
marry again, and for other purposes ; brought from
the Lords;
time, 9. Read a second
time ; Standing Orders 211 and 236 suspended ; Com-
mittee to sit and proceed forthwith, 13. Message to the
Lords requesting Copies of Minutes of Evidence, &c. in
Instruction to the Committee
the case of the Bill, 14.
on the Bill to hear Counsel and examine Witnesses, &c.,
14. Message from the Lords communicating Minutes
of Evidence, &c., 15. Minutes of Evidence and Pro-
ceedings, &c. to be returned to the Lords, 15. Bill
reported from Select Committee, without Amendment ;
to be read the third time, 15. Bill read the third time
(Cited as Pack-
and passed, without Amendment, 20.
Beresford. Divorce Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

PARLIAMENT :

Prorogation by Commission, 2.
Meets, 3.
Session opened by the King in person, 3.

rorogued, 353.

PARLIAMENT and REGISTRATION ; Motion for leave to
bring in a Bill to amend the Parliament Act, 1911, in
connection with the present Parliament, and to suspend
further the machinery for the Registration of Electors ;
Motion opposed ; Mr. Speaker puts the Question, pursuant
to Standing Order No. 11 ; Question agreed to ; Bill
ordered ; presented accordingly, and read the first time,
310. Second Reading deferred, 313. Bill read a second
time, after Amendment, " three months," proposed, and
not made ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 313. Committee deferred, 314, 317. Bill con-
sidered in Committee, and reported, 321. Consideration,
as amended, deferred, 323. Bill, as amended, considered ;
read the third time and passed, 324. Agreed to by the
( Cited as Parliament
Lords, without Amendment, 348.
and Registration Act, 1916) Royal Assent, 353.

PATENTS and DESIGNS ACT (Partial Suspension) ; Bill to
suspend the operation of section twenty-seven of the
Patents and Designs Act, 1907, during the continuance
of the present War and for a period of six months
thereafter ; presented, and ordered to be read a second
time, 281. Second Reading deferred, 283, 284, 285, 287.
Bill read a second time ; House immediately resolves
itself into Committee on the Bill ; Bill considered in
Committee, and reported ; as amended, considered ; read
the third time and passed, 288. Agreed to by the Lords,
(Cited as Patents and Designs
without Amendment, 292.
Act (Partial Suspension) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 293.

PETITIONS :

Public ; presented, 8, &c.
Public Petitions ; Select Committee

ap-
pointed and nominated ; Three to be the quorum, 148.
First Report, 196.

for Aid ; King's Recommendation signified ;
referred to the Committee of Supply (British Museum),
56.

Private ;

for additional provision, referred

to the Examiners, 44.

PIER and HARBOUR PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 1) ;
Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the
Board of Trade under the General Pier and Harbour
Act, 1861, relating to Lossiemouth and Portinadoe ;
read the first time, and referred to the
presented ;
Examiners, 129. Report, Standing Orders applicable

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continued.

complied with, 140. Bill read a second time, and com-
mitted, 143. Reported, with Amendments ; Provisional
Orders confirmed, 164. As amended, considered, 167.
Bill read the third time and passed, 168. Agreed to by
the Lords, with Amendments, 212. Day appointed for
considering them, 213. Lords' Amendments agreed to,
(Cited as Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation
220.
(No. 1) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

to

read the first

PIER and HARBOITR PROVISIONAL ORDERS (No. 2);
confirm certain Provisional Orders made
Bill
by the Board of Trade under the General Pier and
Harbour Act, 1861, relating to Cattewater and Poole ;
time, and referred to the
presented ;
Examiners, 129. Report, no Standing Orders applicable,
140. Bill read a second time, and committed, 143.
Reported, with Amendments ; Provisional Orders con-
firmed, 162. As amended, considered, 163. Read the
third time and passed, 166. Agreed to by the Lords,
with Amendments, 212. Day appointed for considering
them, 213. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 220.
( Cited
as Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 232.

PLATE GLASS. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

PLYMOUTH CORPORATION [Lords] ; Report, That the
Bill should originate in the House of Lords, 39. Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with, 40.
Bill brought from the Lords ; read the first time, and
referred to the Examiners, 151. Report, Standing
Orders not previously inquired into complied with ;
Bill to be read a second time, 159. Bill read a second
time, and committed, 166. Reported from Local Legis-
lation Committee, with Amendments, 193. As amended,
considered ; Standing Orders suspended ; King's Con-
read the
sent and Prince of Wales' Consent signified ;
third time and passed, with Amendments, 205.
To
which the Lords agree, 220.
(Cited as Plymouth
Corporation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

POLICE (Emergency Provisions) ; Bill

to amend the
enactments relating to the Police during the present
War ; presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 99.
Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of
the whole House, 101. Committee deferred, 103, 106,
109. Bill considered in Committee, and reported ; as
amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
113. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment,
(Cited as Police (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1915)
125.
Royal Assent, 135.

POLICE MAGISTRATES (Superannuation) [Allowances] ;
Committee to consider of authorising the payment, out
of the Consolidated Fund and of moneys provided by
Parliament, of Superannuation Allowances to Metro-
the Dublin Divisional
politan Police Magistrates,
Justices, and the Stipendiary Magistrate for Chatham
and Sheerness ; King's Recommendation signified, 206.
Considered in Committee ; Resolution to be reported,
210.

POLICE MAGISTRATES (Superannuation) ; Bill to amend
the Law with respect to the Superannuation Allowances
payable to the Metropolitan Police Magistrates, the
Dublin Divisional Justices, and the Stipendiary Magis-
trate
ordered upon
Resolution reported from the Committee of the whole
House ; presented accordingly ; read the first time, 218.
Bill read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee
of the whole House, 222. Considered in Committee,
and reported, without Amendment, 224. Read the

for Chatham and Sheerness ;

third time and passed (endorsed with Mr. Speaker's
Certificate), 226. Agreed to by the Lords, without
( Cited as Police Magistrates (Super-
Amendment, 231.
annuation) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

Poo it RELIEF (Ireland); Bill to authorise the modifica-
repeal of section nine of the Poor Relief
tion or
(Ireland) Act, 1847, as respects certain Poor Law
Unions in Ireland ; presented. And ordered to be read
a second time, 22. Read a second time ; Bill committed
to a Committee of the whole House, 27. Considered in
Committee, and reported ; as amended, considered ; read
the third time and passed, 29. Agreed to by the
Lords, without Amendment, 31.
(Cited as Poor Relief
(Ireland) Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

PORT DUNDAS CHURCH and PARISH, QUOAD SACRA,
GLASGOW, ORDER CONFIRMATION; Bill to confirm 3
Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Pro-
cedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Port Dundas
Church and Parish, Quoad Sacra, Glasgow ; presented,
and ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to be con-
sidered, 294. Considered, 295. Read the third time
and passed, 296. Agreed to by the Lords, without
(Cited as Port Dundas Church and
Amendment, 310.
Parish, Quoad Sacra, Glasgow, Order Confirmation Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 326.

PORT GLASGOW GAS and BURGH EXTENSION ORDER
intituled An Act to
CONFIRMATION [Lords] ; Bill,
confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legis-
lation Procedure (Scotland) Act,
relating to
Port Glasgow Gas and Burgh Extension ; brought from
the Lords, and ordered (under Section 7 of the Act)
to be considered, 160. Consideration deferred, 161,
172, 186, 195. Bill considered, 199. Read the third
time and passed, without Amendment, 206.
(Cited as
Port Glasgow Gas and Burgh Extension Order Con-
firmation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

1899,

PORT of LONDON AUTHORITY [Lords]; Examiners'
Report, on Petition for Bill, Standing Orders not com-
plied with ; Report referred to Select Committee on
Standing Orders, 116. Report from Select Committee on
Standing Orders, That the Standing Orders ought to be
dispensed with, 130. Bill brought from the Lords ; read
time, and referred to the Examiners, 160.
the first
Report, Standing Orders not previously inquired into
complied with ; Bill to be read a second time, 168. Bill
read a second time, and committed, 180. Standing Orders
suspended ; Committee on unopposed Bills to consider
the Bill on day named, 183. Bill reported, without
Amendment, 189. Read the third time and passed,
without Amendment, 193.
(Cited as Port of London
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 201.

PORTSMOUTH BOROUGH WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

POSTAL and TELEGRAPH RATES (Statutory Limits); Bill
to alter certain Statutory Limits of Postal and Tele-
graph Rates, and for purposes connected therewith ;
presented ; read the first time, and ordered to be read
a second time, 257. Second Reading deferred, 258.
Bill read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee
of the whole House, 259. Committee deferred, 261,
264. Bill considered in Committee, and reported ; as
amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
265. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment,
(Cited as Post Office and 'Telegraph Act, 1915)
271.
Royal Assent, 272.

PRESCOT GAS [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill should
originate in the Lords, 39. Report, Standing Orders
certified to have been complied with, 40. Bill brought

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from the Lords ; read the first
time, and referred
to the Examiners, 126. Report, Standing Orders not
previously inquired into complied with ; Bill to be read
a second time, 140. Bill read a second time, and com-
mitted, 147. Reported, with Amendments, 164. As
amended, considered, 171. Read the third time and
passed, with Amendments, 180. To which the Lords
(Cited as Prescot Gas Act, 1915) Royal
agree, 186.
Assent, 201.

PRESTON BOROUGH WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

PRESS BUREAU. Vide ARMY ESTIMATES.

SUPPLY.

PRICE of COAL (Limitation) ; Bill

to provide for the
limitation of the price olCoal ; presented, and ordered to
be read a second time, 194. Second Reading deferred,
199, 205. Bill read a second time, after Amendment,
"three months," proposed, and withdrawn ; Bill com-
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, 207. Com-
mittee deferred, 211, 219. Bill considered in Committee,
221. Bill again considered in Committee, and reported,
223. Consideration, as amended, deferred, 226. Bill,
as amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
228. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment,
( Cited as Price of Coal ( Limitation) Act, 1915)
231.
Royal Assent, 232.

PRISONERS of WAR ; Resolution, That, in view of the
grave statements that have been made regarding the
treatment of prisoners of war in Germany, this House
requests His Majesty's Government to take all the means
in their power to ensure their better treatment in the
future, 102.

PRIZE COURTS ; Bill to amend the enactments relating to
Prize Courts ; presented, and ordered to be read a
second time, 160. Read a second time ; Bill committed
to a Committee of the whole House, 162. Committee
deferred, 165, 167, 170. Bill considered in Committee,
and reported, without Amendment ; read the third time
and passed, 173. Agreed to by the Lords, without
(Cited as Prize Courts Act, 1915)
Amendment, 179.
Royal Assent, 180.

PRIZE COURTS [Salaries and Remuneration] ; Committee
to consider of authorising the payment, out of moneys to
be provided by Parliament, of any Salaries and Remune-
ration which may become payable under any Act of the
present Session to amend the enactments relating to
Prize Courts ; King's Recommendation signified, 159.
Considered in Committee, 162. Report deferred, 165,
168, 170. Resolution reported, and agreed to, 173.

PRIVILEGES ; Committee appointed, 4.

PROCEEDINGS or the HOUSE ; postponed (at a quarter-
past Eight), 57, 131, 277. Resumed, 57, 132, 277.
Interrupted, 31, 134, 144, 164, 258, 272, 292. Resumed
after interruption, 31, 135, 144, 165, 258, 272, 293.

PROSECUTION of the 'WAR ; Resolution, That, with a
view to increasing the power of the Allies in the pro-
secution of the War, His Majesty's Government should
enter into immediate consultation with the Governments
of the Dominions, in order with their aid to bring the
whole economic strength of the Empire into co-operation
with our Allies in a policy directed against the enemy,
332.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS ; Committee to consist of Fifteen
Members ; nominated; power to send for persons, papers,

and records ; Five to be the quorum, 47. First Report,
55. Second, 159.

PUBLICATIONS and DEBATES REPORTS ; Select Com-
mittee appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in the arrange-
ments for the Official Report of Debates, and to inquire
into the expenditure on Stationery and Printing for this
House and the Public Service generally ; nominated;
power to send for persons, papers, and records ; Three
to be the quorum, 135. Members discharged from the
Committee, other Members added, 279. Report, 227.
Instruction to the Committee to inquire into the duties,
&c. of the Shorthand Writer to the House, 270.
Second
Report, 304.

PUBLIC WORKS LOANS ; Bill to grant money for the
purpose of certain Local Loans out of the Local Loans
Fund, and for other purposes relating to Local Loans ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 196.
Read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee
of the whole House, 205. Committee deferred, 207.
Considered in Committee, and reported ; as amended,
considered ;
210.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 225.
(Cited as Public Works Loans Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
232.

read the third time and passed,

PUBLIC WORKS LOANS [ Remission of Debts] ; Committee
to consider of authorising the remission of certain Debts,
in pursuance of any Act of the present Session relating
to Local Loans ; King's Recommendation signified, 200.
Considered in Committee ; Resolution to be reported,
207. Resolution reported, and agreed to, 210.

QUESTIONS :

RESOLVED in the AFFIRMATIVE :-

14.

For the appointment of a Select Committee,

PASSED in the NEGATIVE :-

To add words to the Address, 9.
To add words in Committee on matter,

190.

A liens, 73.

Munitions of War (Unified Administration

of Supply), 98.

Motion for Resolution in Supply, 201.
That this House (loth agree with the Com-
mittee in the Third, Fourth, and Fifth of the Resolu-
tions reported. from the Committee of Ways and Means,
120.

Questions amended, by leaving out words

and inserting others, 135.

Question declined to be put by Mr. Speaker

(abuse of Rules), 181.

Questions again proposed, after interruption

of proceedings by Royal Assent, 31, 135, 258, 272.

QUESTIONS put forthwith :-

Questions put by the Chairman in Com-
mittee of Supply, pursuant to Standing Order N o. 15,
202.

QUESTIONS to MINISTERS ; Order, Whenever the House
adjourns from Thursday to the following Tuesday,
Members desiring to give Notice of Questions for oral
answer on a Tuesday or Wednesday may send Notices
of such Questions to the Clerks at the Table, &c., 96.

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409

RE-ELECTION of MINISTERS ; Bill to make tem-
rendering unnecessary the Re-
porary provision for
election of Members of the House of Commons on
acceptance of Office ; ordered ; presented accordingly ;
read the first time, and ordered to be printed; read a
second time ; House immediately resolves itself into
Committee on the Bill ; Bill accordingly considered in
Committee, and reported ; as amended, to be printed ;
as amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
137. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 138.
(Cited as Re-election of Ministers Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 139.

RESOLUTIONS :

Sessional Resolutions, 3.
Address of Thanks (King's Speech), 9.
That this House will, upon Monday next,
resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the Supply
to be granted to His Majesty, 9, 235. Ways and Means,
9, 235.

Resolution from Committee of Ways and
Means considered forthwith, pursuant to Order, 158.
Vide WAYS and MEANS.

East India (Expenses of Indian Expe-

ditionary Force), 28.

Financial Arrangements of the Allies, 63.
Prisoners of War, 102.
Naval and Military Services (Pensions and

Grants), 132.

South West Africa ( Military Operations) ;

Resolution, nemine contradicente, 194.

Earl Roberts, Field-Marshal, Memorial to ;

Resolution, nemine contradicente, &c., 12.

lution, nemine contradicente,

Sir Henry David Erskine, K.C.V.O. ; Reso-
99.

Prosecution of the War, 332.
Sittings of the House, 94, 99, 105, 134, 237,

245, 255, 259.

RHONDDA URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL (Tramways
Extensions, 4c.) ; Bill presented, and read the first time,
42. Day appointed for Second Reading, 46. Second
Reading deferred, 48, 50, 53, 59. Bill read a second
time, and committed, 64. Reported from Local Legis-
lation Committee, with Amendments, 98. As amended,
considered, 107. Bill read the third time and passed,
116. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 209.
Lords' Amendments, pursuant to Order, agreed to, 211.
(Cited as Rhondda Urban District Council (Tramways
Extensions, 85-c.) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

RIVER GLEN IMPROVEMENT ; Examiners' Report, on
Petition for Bill, Standing Orders not complied with ;
Report referred to Select Committee on Standing Orders,
50. Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders,
Standing Orders to be dispensed with, 56. Bill pre-
sented, and read the first time, 59. Day appointed for
Second Reading, 65 ; Second Reading deferred, 75, 79.
Bill withdrawn, 89.

ROBERTS, FIELD-MARSHAL EARL (Memorial to); Resolu-
tion, nemine contradicente, That this House will, upon
Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider
an humble Address to His Majesty, praying that His
Majesty will give directions that a monument be erected
at the public charge to the memory of the late Field-
Marshal Earl Roberts, with an inscription expressing
the admiration of this House for his illustrious military

12. House resolves itself

career, and its gratitude for his devoted services to the
State,
into Committee ;
Resolution, That an humble Address be presented to
Sze. ; Resolution to be reported, 20.
His Majesty,
Resolution reported, and agreed to ; Address agreed to ;
to be presented by Privy Councillors or Members of His
Majesty's Household, 22. King's Answer, 28. Vide
ADDRESSES.

ROTHERHAM CORPORATION [Lords]; Report, That the
should originate in the House of Lords, 39.
Bill
Report, Standing Orders certified to have been com-
plied with, 40. Brought from the Lords ; read the first
time, and referred to the Examiners, 101. Examiners'
Report, Standing Orders not previously inquired into com-
plied with ; Bill to be read a second time, 107. Read a
second time, and committed, 117. Reported from Local
Legislation Committee, with Amendments, 153. Day
166. Bill,
appointed for consideration, as amended,
as amended, considered, 186. Read the third time and
passed, with Amendments, 189. To which the Lords
agree, 196.
(Cited as Rotherham Corporation Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 201.

ROYAL ASSENT to BILLS, 31, 88, 134, 138, 144, 165,

180, 201, 232, 252, 258, 272, 281, 293, 326, 352.

Interrupts

Proceedings

of Committee of

Supply, 144, 165, 201. Committee on a Bill, 293.

Interrupts Proceedings of the House, 31, 134,

258, 272.

ROYAL MARINES ; Bill to extend the term of service of
the Royal Marine Force during the present War ; pre-
sented, and ordered to be read a second time, 22. Read
a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the
whole House, 27. Considered in Committee, and re-
ported, without Amendment ; read the third time and
passed, 29. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
( Cited as Royal Marines Act, 1914) Royal
ment, 31.
Assent, 31,

S AINT GEORGE'S, HANOVER SQUARE, BOROUGH WRIT.

Vide ELECTIONS.

SAINT HELENS BoROUGEI WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

SALOP COUNTY COUNCIL [Lords] ; Report, That he Bill

should originate in the House of Lords, 39. Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with, 40.
Brought from the Lords ; read the first time, and referred
to the Examiners, 101. Examiners' Report, Standing
Orders not previously inquired into complied with ; Bill
to be read a second time, 107. Bill read a second time, and
committed, 117. Reported, without Amendment, 133.
Bill read the third time and passed, without Amendment,
(Cited as Salop County Council (Shirehall and
141.
Guildhall) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 144.

SCARBOROUGH BOROUGH WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

SCHEDULES ; added, 71.

SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES (Emergency Powers) [Lords];
intituled An Act to extend the powers of the
Scottish Universities to make ordinances for purposes
connected with the present War ; brought from the
Lords, and read the first time, 213. Second Reading
read a second time ; Bill
deferred, 222, 224. Bill
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 226.
Bill considered in Committee, and reported, without
Amendment ; read the third time and passed, without
Amendment, 229.
(Cited as Scottish Universities (Emer-
gency Powers) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

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SEAFORTH and SEFTON JUNCTION RAILWAY ; Bill
presented, and read the first time, 42. Day appointed
for Second Reading, 47. Second Reading deferred, 48,
50, 53. Bill read a second time, and referred to the
Examiners, 59. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders
not previously inquired into complied with ; Bill com-
mitted, 77. Bill reported, with Amendments, 96. As
amended, considered, 100. Bill read the third time and
passed, 107. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amend-
ments, 141. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 147.
(Cited
as Seaforth and Sefton Junction Railway Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 165.

SEA FISHERIES (Cardigan Bay) PROVISIONAL ORDER ;
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Sea
Fisheries Act, 1868, relating to Mussel Fisheries in
parts of the sea adjoining the Counties of Carnarvon,
read the first
Merioneth, and Cardigan ; presented ;
time, and referred to the Examiners, 97. Examiners'
Report, no Standing Orders applicable ; Bill to be read
a second time, 107. Read a second time, and committed,
110. Reported, with Amendments ; Provisional Order
confirmed, 121. As amended, considered, 123. Bill
read the third time and passed, 125. Agreed to by
( Cited as Sea
the Lords, without Amendment, 172.
Fisheries (Cardigan Bay) Provisional Order Confirmation
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

SEA FISHERIES (Poole) PROVISIONAL ORDER ; Bill to
confirm a Provisional Order under the Sea Fisheries
Act, 1868, relating to Oyster, Mussel, and Cockle
Fisheries in and near Poole Harbour ; presented; read
time, and referred to the Examiners, 97.
the first
Examiners' Report, no Standing Orders applicable ; Bill
to be read a second time, 107. Read a second time, and
committed, 110. Reported, with Amendments ; Pro-
visional Order confirmed, 121. As amended, considered,
123. Read the third time and passed, 125. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 172.
(Cited as
Sea Fisheries (Poole) Provisional Order Confirmation
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

SELECTION ; Select Committee nominated, 47. Names
of Fifteen Members to act as Commissioners under the
Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, 55.
Eight Members selected to be the Chairmen's Panel, 55.
Nominates Ten Members to be the Panel to serve on
55. Chairmen's Panel ;
unopposed Bill Committees,
appointment of Members under the Parliament Act with
whom Mr: Speaker shall consult, 55. Nominates Members
on a Select Committee on Bills, 267. Nominates a Com-
mittee not exceeding Fifteen Members, &c., to be called
the Local Legislation Committee, 57. Member nominated
a Member of the Committee, 279.

SELECT COMMITTEES ORDER, 40. Vide COMMITTEES.

SERJE ANT-AT- ARMS ;

to communicate Sessional Orders
to Commissioners of Police, 3. Letter from Sir Henry
David Erskine, K.C.V.O., Serjeant-at-Arrns, announcing
letter read to the House,
the resignation of his office ;
92. Resolution, nemine contradicente, relating thereto,
99.

ITTINGS of the HOUSE. Vide HOUSE.

SHEFFIELD CORPORATION ( Tramways) [Lords] ; Report,
That the Bill should originate in the Lords, 39. Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with,
40. Brought from the Lords ; read the first time, and
referred to the Examiners, 101. Examiners' Report,
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with ; Bill to be read a second time, 107. Bill read
a second time, and committed, 117. Reported, with

Amendments, 146. Bill, as amended, considered, 152.
Read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 159.
To which the Lords agree, 162.
(Cited as Sheffield
Corporation (Tramways) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 165.

SHERIFF COURTS (Scotland) ; Bill

to amend section
sixteen of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act, 1907,
relating to leave of absence to salaried sheriffs-substitute ;
presented, and ordered to be read a second time, 11.
Second Reading deferred, 13, 14, 16. Read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 18. Bill considered in Committee, and reported ;
as amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
21. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 25.
(Cited as Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Amendment Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 31.

SKEGNESS URBAN DISTRICT GAS ; Bill presented, and
read the first time, 53. Read a second time, and com-
Reported, with Amendments, 76. As
mitted, 61.
amended, considered, 82. Day appointed for Third
Reading, 89. Bill read the third time and passed, 98.
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 164. Lords'
Amendments agreed to, 180.
(Cited as Skegness Urban
District Gas Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 201.

SOUTH SHIELDS CORPORATION [Lords] ; Report, That
the Bill should originate in the Lords, 39.
Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with,
40. Bill brought from the Lords, 117. Read the
first time, and referred to the Examiners, 118.
Report,
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with ; Bill to be read a second time,
128. Read a
second time, and committed, 136.
Reported, with
Amendments, from Local Legislation Committee, 183.
As amended, considered, 199. Read the third time and
passed, with Amendments, 208. To which the Lords
(Cited as South Shields Corporation Act,
agree, 213.
1915) Royal Assent, 232.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER [Lords]; Report, That
the Bill should originate in the Lords, 39. Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with,
40. Bill brought from the Lords ;
read the first
time, and referred to the Examiners, 118.
Report,
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with ; Bill to be read a second time, 128. Bill read
a second time, and committed, 136. Reported, with
Amendments,
193.
Read the third time and passed, with Amendments,
208. To which the Lords agree, 220.
(Cited as South
Staffordshire Waterworks Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

As amended, considered,

186.

SOUTHEND WATER ; Bill presented, and read the first
time, 42. Day appointed for Second Reading, 47.
Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 53. Bill read a second
time, and referred to the Examiners, 57. Examiners'
Report, Standing Orders not previously inquired into
complied with ;. Bill committed, 61. Reported, with
Amendments,
110.
Read the third time and passed, 116. Agreed to by the
Lords' Amendments
Lords, with Amendments, 196.
aureed to, 205.
(Cited as Southend Waterworks Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 232.

considered,

amended,

101.

As

SOUTH WEST AFRICA (Military Operations) ; Resolution,
nenzine contradicente, That this House desires to place on
record its grateful appreciation of the distinguished skill
and ability with which General the Right Honourable
Louis Botha planned and conducted the recent military
operations in South West Africa, and of the eminent
services rendered by him and by General Smuts, and by
the officers and the forces of the Union of South Africa
under their command, 194.

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SPEAKER, MR., OR MR.- DEPUTY

SPEAKER :

goes up to the House of Peers to attend

His Majesty at the opening of the Session, 3.

resumes the Chair at Four of the clock, 3.

reports His Majesty's Speech at the opening
of the Session, 7. Reads His Majesty's Speech to the
House, 7.

attends the Lords Commissioners, Royal
Assent to Bills, 31, 88, 134, 138, 144, 165, 180, 201,
232, 252, 258, 272, 281, 293. At the end of the Session,
352.

to issue Warrants for new Writs, 22, 38,
43, 45, 49, 55, 84, 97, 133, 136, 162, 169, 189, 244, 260,
274, 279, 283, 288, 292, 296, 339.

to peruse the Votes and license the printing

thereof, 3.

to license the printing of the Journal, 3.
his nomination of temporary Chairmen, 11.
lays upon the Table Parliamentary Papers,
List of Bills, Reports, Estimates, Accounts and Papers,
and General Index, 352.

lays upon the Table Report from the Counsel
to Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 79, as to the
respective Private Bills to originate in the House of
Lords, 38.

lays upon the Table Reports from Exami-

ners, 40, 52, &c.

puts the Question, pursuant to Standing
Order (Closure of Debate), 181. Withholds his assent
to Closure (four times), 57.

puts the Question, pursuant to Standing
Order No. 11, on introduction of a Bill, 80, 118, 169,
310.

declines

Rules), 181, 284.

to propose Question (abuse of

proposes, pursuant to Order, the Question,
That this House do now adjourn, 52. Puts the Question,
&c., 52.

proposes the Question, That this House do

now adjourn, pursuant to Order of the House, 11, &c.

adjourns the House one hour
the
conclusion of Government Business without Question
put, pursuant to Order, 61, 79, 166, 259, &c.

after

adjourns the House at half-past Eleven,

pursuant to Standing Order, 58, 68.

adjourns the House for want of Forty

Members, 44, 82, 245.

acquaints the House of Messages brought

from the Lords, 15.

informs the House that he had issued during
the adjournment a Warrant for a new Writ for the Election
of a Member, 38.

acquaints the House that he had received a
letter from Sir Henry David Erskine, K.C.Y.O., resigning
the office of Serjeant-at-Arms, 92.

certifies Bills in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Parliament Act, 1911, 29, 85, 170, 162,
225, 226, 246, 257, 288.

unavoidable absence, 107, 110, 111, 114.
leaves the Chair for Committee of Supply

on the Order of the day being read, 93.

resumes the Chair, on proceedings of Supply

being interrupted by Royal Assent to Bills, 144.

directs Member to discontinue his speech

(irrelevance), 63.

directs Member to resume his seat (irrele-

vance), 137.

requested by the House to communicate a

Resolution to the Serjeant-at-Arms, 99.

informs the House that he had received from
the French Ambassador a telegram relative to the
execution of Miss Cavell, 273.

withholds his assent to Closure, 167.

SPECIAL ACTS (Extension of Time) ; Bill to give tempo-
rary power to Government Departments to extend the
time limited for the performance of duties or the exercise
of powers under Special Acts; presented, and ordered
to be read a second time, 206. Read a second time ;
Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House, 211.
Bill considered in Committee, and reported, without
read the third time and passed, 219.
Amendment ;
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 231.
(Cited as Special Acts (Extension of Time) Act, 1915)
Royal Assent, 232.

SPECIAL CONSTABLES (Scotland); Bill to amend the
Law relating to the appointment of Special Constables
in Scotland ; presented, and ordered to be read a second
Second Reading deferred, 125. Read a
time, 118.
second time ; House immediately resolves itself
into
Committee on the Bill ; Bill considered in Committee,
and reported, without Amendment ; read the third time
and passed, 127. Agreed to by the Lords, without
( Cited as Special Constables (Scotland)
Amendment, 134.
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

SPECIAL REPORTS :

Select Committees, 38, 92.
Joint Committee, 193.
Local Legislation Committee, 236.

SPEECH from the Throne at the opening of the Session, 7.
By the Lords Commissioners at the end of the Session,
353.

SPEECHES. Vide KING.

SPEAKER.

SPENNYMOOR and TUDHOE GAS [Lords]; Report, That
the Bill should originate in the Lords, 39. Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with,
Bill brought from the Lords,
read the first
40.
time, and referred to the Examiners,
Report,
98.
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with ; Bill to be read a second time, 128. Bill read a
second time, and committed,
133. Reported, with
Amendments,
171.
Read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 180.
To which the Lords agree, 186.
(Cited as Spennymoor
and Tudhoe Gas Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 201.

As amended, considered,

153.

SPIRITS. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

STAFFORD COUNTY (North Western Division) WRIT.

Vide ELECTIONS.

STALYBRIDGE, HYDE, MOSSL EY,

and DUKINFIELD
TRAMWAY'S and ELECTRICITY BOARD [Lords] ; Report,
That the Bill
should originate in the Lords, 39.
Report, Standing Orders certified not to hive been
complied with, 52, Examiners' Report, on Petition for
Bill, Standing Orders
not complied with ; Report
referred to Select Committee on Standing Orders, 52.
Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders, on
Petition for Bill, That the Standing Orders ought to
he dispensed with, 103. Bill brought from the Lords ;
read the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 126.

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STALYBRIDGE, HYDE, MOSSLEY,

and DUKINFIELD
TRAMWAYS and ELECTRICITY BOARD [Lords]-
continued,

Report, Standing Orders not previously inquired into
complied with ; Bill to be read a second time, 140. Bill
read a second time, and committed, 147. Reported,
with Amendments, 183. As amended, considered, 191.
Read the third time and passed, with Amendments,
199. To which the Lords agree, 212.
(Cited as
Stalyhridge, Hyde, Illossley, and Dukinfleld Tramways
and Electricity Board A.

1915) Royal Assent, 232.

STANDING ORDERS:

nated, 47.

65, 73.

Select Committee nomi-

Reports

from them,

to
them ; That the Standing Orders have not been
complied with in the case of Petitions for Bills, 41.
In
the case of Petition for additional provision, 52, 41
[Lords].

referred

Reports

Reports ;

the
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with in the case
In the case of Petition
of Petitions for Bills, 56, 62, &c.
for leave to deposit Petition for Bill, 103.
In the case
of Petition for dispensing with Standing Order 128,
In the case of Petitions for additional pro-
56, 73.
vision, 73.

That

Standing Order 193a
suspended in the case of Provisional Order Bills ; Bill
read the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 147.
So much of Standing
Order 91 as fixes Five as the quorum of the Select
Committee on Standing Orders suspended ; Three to be
the quorum, 75.

211
suspended ; Committee on unopposed Bills have leave
to consider Bills this day, 227.

Standing Order

Standing Orders relat-
ing to a Private Bill suspended in last Session read ; Bill
read the first time, &c., 9.

Standing Orders 211
and 236 suspended ; Committee on Bill to sit and
proeeed forthwith, 13. On day named, 180, 183.

Standing Order of last
Session read ; Provisional Order Bill suspended in last
Session read the first, second, and third time and passed,
32.

Standing Orders 220
and 246 suspended, and Lords' Amendment to a Private
Bill, if unopposed, to be considered forthwith, 123.

214, 215, and 239 suspended ; Bill considered, 189.

Standing Orders 84,

Standing Orders 220
and 246, with reference to Lords' Amendments to
the
Private Bills,
Session, 208.

the remainder of

suspended for

re-
lating to a Divorce Bill suspended ; time for Second
Reading extended, 171.

Standing Orders

Standing Orders 223
and 243 suspended ; Bills accordingly read the third time
and passed, 180, 189, 277.

Standing Orders 204
and 235 suspended in the case of any Bill the time for
the Second Reading of which expired during the Whit-

suntide Recess ; Second Reading to be set down upon
Wednesday 9th June, 139.

to Standing Order No. 11, 80, 118, 169.

Questions put, pursuant

the outstanding Votes put, pursuant
dispose of
Standing Order No. 15, at the close of Supply, 202.

Questions necessary to
to

at 8.15, pursuant to Standing Order No. 8, 57, 131, &c.

Proceedings postponed

Standing Orders
lating to Private Business read, and amended, 208.

re-

made relating to Divorce Bills, 208.

New Standing Order

read, and amended, by leaving out words, 246.

Standing Order No. 9

amended, to be printed, 221.

Standing Orders,

as

STATUTORY COMPANIES (Redeemable Stock); Bill

to
enable certain Statutory Companies to create and issue
preference shares or stock, and debentures or debenture
stock, so as in each case to be redeemable; presented,
and ordered to be read a second time, 111. Bill read a
second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the
whole House, 113. Bill considered in Committee, and
reported, without Amendment ; read the third time, and
passed, 115. Agreed to by the Lords, without Amend-
(Cited as Statutory Companies (Redeemable
ment, 130.
Stock) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 135.

STREATLEY and GORING BRIDGE ; Bill presented, and
read the first
time, 42. Day appointed for Second
Reading, 47. Second Reading deterred, 48. Bill read
a second time, and committed, 50. Report from Select
Committee on Standing Orders, That in the ease of the
Petition for
128
the Standing Order ought to be dispensed with, 56.
Bill reported, with Amendments, 80. As amended,
considered, 86. Bill read the third time and passed, 89.
Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments, 143. Lords'
(Cited as Streathy and
Amendments agreed to, 150.
Goring Bridge Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 165.

dispensing with Standing Order

STREET COLLECTIONS (Regulation) (Scotland); Bill to
provide for the regulation of Street Collections in Burghs
in Scotland ; presented, and ordered to be read a second
Second Reading deferred, 287. Read a
time, 285.
second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the
Committee deferred, 291, 293.
whole House, 288.
Bill considered in Co umittee, and reported, without
Amendment ; read the third time ant passed, 294. Agreed
(Cited as
to by the 1.4,r,ls, without Amendment, 310.
(Regulation) (Scotland) Act, 1915)
Street Collections
Royal Assent, 326.

SUGAR. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

SUNDERLAND CORPORATION ( Wearmouth Bridge)[Lords] ;
Report, That the Bill should originate in the Lords, 39.
Report, Standing Orders certified to have been com-
plied with, 40. Brought from the Lords ; read the first
time, and referred to the Examiners, 101.
Examiners'
Report, Standing Orders not previously inquired into
complied with ; Bill to be read a second time, 107.
Read a second time, and committed, 117. Reported,
with Amendments, 153. As amended, considered, 161.
King's Consent signified ; Bill read the third time and
passed, with Amendments, 166. To which the Lords
( Cited as Sunderland Corporation (Wearmouth
agree, 175.
Bridge) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE Of CREDIT. Vide SUPPLY.

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SUPPLY :

Resolution, That

this House will, upon
Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider
of the. Supply to be granted to His Majesty ; Estimates
referred, 9.

16, 19,
77, 79,
119,

30, 31, 38,
97, 98,

Committee deferred, 13, 14,
21, 24,
40, 51, 54, 58, 65, 72, 75,
81, 85,
28,
102, 106, 109, 113, 115,
122, 128,
87, 88,
132, 135, 138, 140, 142, 148, 152, 158, 161, 163, 168, 174,
179, 182, 185, 188, 191, 195, 199, 208, 238, 243, 244, 245,
246, 252, 255, 257, 258, 259, 261, 264, 267, 270, 271,'272,
274, 276, 278, 281, 284, 285, 287, 288, 291, 293, 294, 295,
297, 298, 301, 303, 307, 309, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 322,
325, 326, 330, 331, 333, 334, 335, 336, 339, 342, 314, 348,
351.

Considered in Committee, 11, 43, 46, 47,
49, 55, 60, 62, 64, 69, 93, 94, 99, 103, 111, 124, 143,' 146,
149, 153, 164, 170, 192, 209, 236 (reopened), 282, 345.

(Supplementary Vote of Credit) ; Motion,
That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; Amendment
proposed (Government Departments Expenditure), with-
drawn ; Main Question put, and agreed to ; Supply
considered in Committee, 149.

(Army Estimates) ; Motion, That Mr.
Speaker do now leave the Chair ; Amendment proposed.
(Press Bureau), not made ; Main Question put, and
agreed to ; Supply considered in Committee (Land
Forces), and Progress immediately reported ; no Vote,
45.

(Navy Estimates) ; Motion, That Mr.
Speaker do now leave the Chair ; Amendment proposed
(Merchant Shipping (Employment by Government)),
not made ; Main Question put, and agreed to ; Supply
considered in Committee (Officers, Seamen, and Boys),
and Progress immediately reported ; no Vote, 54.

Civil Services and Revenue Departments ;
Order read for Committee of Supply ; Order, That
Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; House accordingly
resolved itself into the Committee ; Progress immediately
reported ; no Vote, 93.

(Business of the House) ; Order, That, for
the purpose of concluding the Business of Supply for the
present Session, seventeen days shall be allotted under
Standing Order No. 15 for the consideration of the
Annual Estimates for the Army, Navy, and Civil Ser-
vices, including Votes on Account, &c., 196.

SUPPLY reopened :-

Resolution, That this House will, to-morrow, resolve itself
into a Committee to consider of the Supply to be granted
to His Majesty, 235.

SUPPLY considered in COMMITTEE ; no Vote :-
Army Estimates ; Land Forces, 46, 43..
Navy Estimates

(Officers, Seamen, and

Boys), 54.

Civil Services and Revenue Departments

(Royal Palaces), 93.

67. Sixth (15th April), 94. Seventh (22nd April), 99.
Eighth (28th April), 103. Ninth (5th May),
I 1 1.
Tenth (13th May), 124. Eleventh (9th June), 143,
Twelfth (10th June), 146. Thirteenth (17th June),
153. Fourteenth (24th June), 164. Fifteenth (12th
July), 192. Sixteenth (15th July), 200. Seventeenth
(21st July), 213.

Suits withdrawn :-

surance Fund, 64.

Labour Exchanges and Unemployment In-

Board of Agriculture (Scotland), 144.
Local Government Board (Scotland), 144.

Local Government Board, 165.
Laboratory Facilities and Treatment of

Disease, 201.

Motion, That this House doth agree with the
Committee in a Resolution ; Member moves, That the
Debate be now adjourned ; Mr. Speaker declines to
propose the Question (abuse of Rules); Resolution
agreed to, 284.

interrupted by Message to
attend Lords Commissioners ; Royal assent to Bills,
165, 201.

Proceedings

Ways and Means to have precedence of

Supply, 15.

Necessaries of Life (Prices) ; Motion to

have precedence of Supply, 51.

Order as to precedence relative to Business
of the House (Supply), 28, 51, 76, 85, 105, 112, 175,
190.

That., notwithstanding anything in Standing
Order No. 15, Supplementary Estimates for new Services
may be considered in Committee of Supply, and that
Business other than Business of Supply may be taken
before Eleven of the clock, 200.

The Report of Supplementary Vote of
Credit and of new Services may be considered before
Ten of the clock, 213.

referred to the Committee of Supply, 56.

Petition of Trustees of the British Museum

Motion for a Resolution negatived, 201.
Motion for reduction of item negatived, 94.
Motion to report Progress withdrawn, and

Motion for reduced sum negatived, 111.

Resolutions reported, and agreed to, 60.
Resolutions reported ; first fifty Resolutions
postponed ; subsequent Resolutions read a second time,
and agreed to ; postponed Resolutions further considered,
and agreed to, 217.

Resolutions read a second time ; Amend-
ment proposed, and not made ; Resolution agreed to,
and it being Ten of the clock, Chairman puts the Ques-
tions necessary to dispose of the Vote, pursuant to
Standing Order No. 15, 202.

Chairman puts the Question on outstanding

Votes, pursuant to Order, 202.

War Office Expenses, 99.
Allotted Days :-First (9th February), 47.
Second (10th February), 49. Third (16th February),
55. Fourth (22nd February), 62. Fifth (25th February),

Chairman declines

(abuse of Rules), 323.

to propose Question

Proceedings in Committee interrupted by

Message to attend Lords Commissioners, 144, 164.

VoL. 170.--Sess. 1914-16.

3G 3

414

INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH VOLUME.

[1914-16.

Subject.

Agreed to
in
Committee.

Sum granted.

Resolutions Reported,
and Agreed to.

Page.

£

s.

d.

Paub e

SUPPLYcontinued.

16 November 1914 :
Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1914-15 -

1 March:
Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1914-15, for all expenses arising
-
Vote of Credit, 1915-16, for all expenses arising out of the

out of the existence of a state of War -

existence of a state of War -

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16

20 July :

15 September :
SUPPLY reopened.

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16

11 November :

Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1915-16

15 June ;

ARMY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1914 -15.

Additional number of Land Forces not exceeding 1,000,000, all
-
-
Additional number of Land Forces not exceeding 1,000,000, all

ranks, for 1914 -15

-

ranks, for 191.5 -16

ARMY ESTIMATES, 1915-16.
10 February :

Land Forces
Pay, &c. -
Question put on outstanding Votes, pursuant to Order

-
-

Army Services

NAVY ESTIMATES, 1914-15.
16 February ;

Sea and Coastguard Services
Wages, &c.
-

18 February :
NAVY SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1914-15.

Additional number of Officers, Seamen, and Boys

-

29 June ;

Navy Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16 -

Navy Supplementary Estimate, 1915-16 -

Question put on outstanding Votes, pursuant to Order

Navy Services -

CIVIL SERVICES.
ESTIMATES, 1914-15.
4 February ;

CLASS I.

11

225,000,000 -

69

69

37,000,000 -

250,000,000

209

150,000,000

236

250,000,000

282

400,000,000

-

-

-

150

250,000,000

-

17

73

218

237

284

151

17

324

11

323

49

49

203

203

55
55

60

]70

345

203

203

3,000,000 Men
1,000 -

-

59
Vide ARMY (AN
NUAL) BILL.

15,000 - -

73

217

250,000 Men

1,000

63

Resolutionution of the 18th

1

I

Forces)
;(LaBlildl
ordered. Vide ARMY
(ANNUAL) BILL.

32,000 Officers,
Seamen, and Boys.

50,000 Officers,
Seamen, and Boys.
50,000 Officers
and Men.

16,000 -

64

173

351

217

Rates on Government Property( Supplementary)

43

40,000

-

60

5 & 6 GEO. V.]

INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH Vourm-E.

415

Subject.

Agreed to
in
Committee.

Sum granted.

Resolutions Reported,
and Agreed to.

SUPPL Y cuntinued.

Page.

£

s.

d.

Page.

CIVIL SERVICEScontinued.
ESTIMATES, 1914-15--continued.

4 Februarycontinued.

CLASS II.

Secret Service (Supplementary)
Charitable Donations and Bequests Office (Ireland) (Supple-
-

mentary)

-

County Courts (Supplementary)
Dublin Metropolitan Police (Supplementary)
Royal Irish Constabulary (Supplementary)

CLASS III.
-

National Gallery (Supplementary)
Science and Art (Ireland) (Supplementary)

CLASS IV.
-

CLASS V.

-

-

-

-

Telegraph Subsidies and Pacific Cable (Supplementary)
Treasury Chest Fund

-

Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)

CLASS VI.

22 February :

VOTE ON ACCOUNT.
Civil Services and Revenue Departments, 1915-16 (Vote on

Account)

CIVIL SERVICES AND REVENUE DEPARTMENTS.

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1914-15.

National Gallery (Supplementary)

-

CLASS IV.

CIVIL SERVICES, EXCESS, 1913-14.

International Exhibitions -

1.5 April :

CLASS I.

-

-

Royal Palaces
Osborne
Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens
Houses of Parliament Buildings
Miscellaneous Legal Buildings -
Art and Science Buildings (Great Britain)
Diplomatic and Consular Buildings, &c.
-
Customs and Excise, &c.
Insurance and Labour Exchange Buildings (Great Britain)
Public Buildings in Great Britain

-

-

-

CLASS II.
Office of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Works and Public

Buildings

-

VOL. 170.Sess. 1914-16.

43

43

43
43
43

44
44

44
44

44

60,000

-

-

100

60,650
2,500
13,990

400
5,000

- -
- -
-

- -
- -

2,000 -
10,759

-

21,000

-

60

62

36,853,000

-

-

67

74

155

64

64

94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94

94

6,600

-

-

441 13 9

-

38,250
3,650
69,400
40,000
28,200
63,800
24,440
538,000
141,800
456,600

92,500

-

-

3G 4

416

INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH VOLUME.

[1914-16.

Subject.

Agreed to
in
Committee.

Sum granted.

Resolutions Reported,
and Agreed to.

SUPPLYcontinued.

Page.

£

s.

d.

Page.

CIVIL SERVICES, &C.continued.
28 April:
CLASS II.

Post Office

Board of Agriculture and Fisheries

-

5 May:

Survey of the United Kingdom

CLASS I.

13 May :
CLASS II.

Treasury -

Board of Agriculture (Scotland)
(Motion withdrawn.)

9 June:
CLASS II.
-

Fishery Board (Scotland) -

-

-

Public Education (Scotland)
National Galleries (Scotland)

CLASS IV.
-
-
CLASS II.
General Board of Control for Scotland
Registrar General's Office (Scotland)
Local Government Board (Scotland) -

(Withdrawn.)

Secretary for Scotland's Office

CLASS III.

Law Charges and Courts of Law (Scotland)
Scottish Land Court -
General Register House, Edinburgh
Prisons (Scotland)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10 June :

CLASS II.

-
Privy Council Office
Mercantile Marine Services
Bankruptcy Department of the Board of Trade -

Labour Exchanges and Unemployment Insurance

CLASS VII.

CLASS I.
Harbours under the Board of Trade -
CLASS VI.
-

International Exhibitions -

17 June :
CLASS II.
-

-

Home Office
Board of Control (Mental Deficiency), England

-

-

-

103

15,336,380

-

111

I

141,648

-

111

49,920

124

70,545

-

144

144

144
144

144
144
144

144

144
144
144
144

146
146
146

146

146

146

153
154

13,030 - -

I

1,609,905
2,278

- --
-

-

6,935
3,211

-

10,421 - -

-

-

52,476
6,084
25,811
63,135

178,549 - -
74,671 - -
6 - -

734,430 -

12,087 -

500

-

167,169 - -
- -

45,603

155

155

155

154

154

217

5 & 6 GEO. AT.]

INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH VOLUME.

417

Subject.

Agreed to
in
Committee.

Sum granted.

Resolutions Reported,
and Agreed to.

SUPPLYcontinued.

Page.

s.

Page.

CIVIL SERVICES, &c. continued.

17 Junecontinued.

CLASS III.

Police, England and Wales
Prisons, England and the Colonies
Reformatory and Industrial Schools, Great Britain
Criminal Lunatic Asylums (England)

-

12 J nly :

CLASS 17 II.

National Health Insurance Joint Committee
National Health Insurance Commission (England)
National Health Insurance Commission (Wales)
National Health Insurance Commission (Scotland)
National Health Insurance Commission (Ireland)
National Insurance Audit Department

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
-

-

15 July:
CLASS VI.

Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Miscellaneous Expenses, Great Britain
Hospitals and Charities, Ireland
Temporary Commissions
Repayments to the Local Loans Fund
Ireland Development Grant

-

CLASS VII.
-

Old Age Pensions
-
Treatment of Tuberculosis (Special Grants)
Highlands and Islands (Nledical Service) Board
Friendly Society Deficiency

-

-

CLASS I.
-

-

Peterhead Harbour -
Rates on Government Property
Public Works and Buildings, Ireland
Railways, Ireland
-
Unemployment Relief, United Kingdom

-

-

-

-
-
-
-

-
-

-

I

(Negatived, 201.)

154
154
154
154

192

192
192
192
192

192

200
200
200
200
200
200

200
200
201
201

201
201
201
201

58,396
357,990
161,824
29,120

568,275
3,300,356
177,553
419,027
228,090
57.700

-

-

446,215
13,584
853
15,000
3,387
5,000

7,889,000
235,000
42,015
14,172

22,000
458,000
160,585
40,008

211

217

217

Mall Approach (Improvement) -

-
(After Motion for a reduced sum withdrawn.)

-

-

CLASS M.

-

201

32,000

-

Law Charges
-
Miscellaneous_ Legal Expenses -
Supreme Court of Judicature and Court of Criminal Appeal
Land Registry -
Public Trustee -
County Courts -
Law Charges and Criminal Prosecutions, Ireland
-
Supreme Court of Judicature and other Legal Departments in

-

-

-

-

Ireland -

-

Irish Land Commission

-

VoL. 170.--Sess. 1914-16.

-

-
-

-

-
-

-
-

201
201
201
201
201
201
202

202
209

41,754
23,166
180,995
24,497

5
68,982
35,308

67,744

-
470,320 - -

3 H

418

INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH VOLUME.

[1911-16.

Subject.

Agreed to
in
Committee.

Sum granted.

Resolutions Reported,
and Agreed to.

S U PPLYcontinued.

Page.

£

s.

d.

Page.

CIVIL SERVICES. &c. continued.
15 Julycontinued.
CLASS III.continued.

County Court Officers, &c., Ireland -
-
Dublin Metropolitan Police
-
Royal Irish Constabulary -
-
Prisons, Ireland
-
..
Reformatory and Industrial Schools, Ireland
Dundrum Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Ireland

-

-
-

CLASS IV.

- i

-

-

-
-
-

Board of Education -
British Museum
-
National Gallery
-
National Portrait Gallery -
Wallace Collection
-
London Museum
Scientific Investigation, &c.
Universities and Colleges, Great Britain, and Intermediate
-

Education, Wales -

-
-

-

-

-

-

-
-

Universities, &c. (Special Grants)
Public Education, Ireland
-
Intermediate Education, Ireland
Endowed Schools Commissioners, Ireland
National Gallery of Ireland
Science and Art, Ireland -
Universities and Colleges, Ireland

-
-

-

-

CLASS V.
Diplomatic and Consular Services
-
Colonial Services
-
Telegraph Subsidies and Pacific Cable
Cyprus (Grant in Aid)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
-

-

1

I

CLASS II.
-

-

Rouse of Lords

-

-

-

(The Chairman, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15, put
forthwith the Question necessary to dispose of the Vote
under consideration.)

Chairman puts Questions on outstanding Votes, pursuant to

Order -

-
Class II., pursuant to Order

Scientific Investigation, &c.

CLASS IV.
-

CLASS VI.

Repayments to the Civil Contingencies Fund

-

-

Expenses under the Unemployed Workmen Act, 1905

CLASS VII.

REVENUE DEPARTMENTS ESTIMATES, 1915-16.

Customs and Excise -
Inland Revenue

Secret Service (Supplementary)

15 September :

202
202

202
202
202
202

202
202
202
202
202

202
202

202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202

202
202
202
202

202

202
202

203

203

203

203
203

236

68,685
40,914
774,267
68,974
50,516
4,452

9,906,378
84,935
8,670
2,493
4,462
2,965
48,582

211,200
145,000
825,919
40,000
500
665
121,287
64,000

289,917
516,765
23,129
1,000

15,785

-

1,710,386

25,000

-

-

11,776 -

217

217

50,000 - -

217

2,738,399

- -

200,000 -

237-8

5 & 6 GEO. v.) INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH VOLUME.

419

SURREY COUNTY (Kingston Division) WEIT.

Vide

ELECTION S.

the Lords, 39.

should originate

SUTTON DISTRICT 'WATER [Lords] ; Report, That the
Report,
Bill
in
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with, 40.
Bill brought from the Lords ; read the first time, and
referred to the Examiners, 111. Report, Standing Orders
not previously inquired into complied with ; Bill to be
read a second time, 116. Bill read a second time,
and committed, 129. Reported, with an Amendment,
174. As amended, considered, 182. Read the third
time and passed, with an Amendment, 191. To which
the Lords agree, 196.
( Cited as ,Sutton District Water-
works Act, 19151 Royal Assent, 201.

SWANSEA DOROUG II WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

TAXATION of NON-RESIDENTS. Vide WATs and

MEANS.

TAX on INCREASE of TR XDE INCOMES, &c. during the

WAR. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

TERRITORIAL FORCE ; Bill to amend the Territorial and
Reserve Forces Act, 1907, with respect to the conditions
of service during the present War ; presented, and
ordered to be read a second time, 99. Motion, That the
Bill be now read a second time ; Debate arising ; Debate
Further adjourned, 103, 106, 109.
adjourned, 102.
Order for resuming adjourned Debate discharged ; Bill
withdrawn, 112.

TIPPERARY (North Tipperary Division) WRIT. Vide

ELECTIONS.

TITLES amended ; Public Bills, 27. Private Bills, 92,

130.

TOBACCO. Vide WATs and MEANS.
TOWER HAMLETS (Mile End Division) WRIT.

Vide

ELECTIONS.

TRADING with the ENEMY ACT (1914) AMENDMENT ;
Bill to amend the Trading with the Enemy Act, 1914,
and for purposes connected therewith ; presented, and
ordered to be read a second time, 14. Read a second
time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House,
19. Committee deferred, 21. Bill considered in Com-
mittee, 23. Considered in Committee, and reported, 25.
As amended, considered ; read the third time and passed,
29. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments ; Lords'
Amendments considered forthwith, and agreed to, 31.
(Cited as Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1914)
Royal Assent, 31.

TRADING with the ENEMY AMENDMENT ; Bill to amend
the Trading with the Enemy Acts, 1914 ; presented,
and ordered to be read a second time, 207. Read
a second time ; House immediately resolves itself into
Committee on the Bill ; Bill considered in Committee,
read the third time
and reported, without Amendment ;
and passed, 211. Agreed to by the Lords, with an
Amendment, 220. Day appointed for its consideration,
221. Consideration of Lords' Amendment deferred,
224, 226. Lords' Amendment considered, and agreed
( Cited as Trading with the Enemy Amendment
to, 229.
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

TRADING with the ENEMY (Amendment) (No. 2) ; Bill
to amend the Trading with the Enemy Acts ; presented,
and ordered to be read a second time, 337.
Second
Reading deferred, 342, 344. Bill read a second time ;
Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House, 345.
Committee deferred, 347. Bill considered in Com-
mittee, and reported; as amended, considered ; read the
third time and passed, 348. Agreed to by the Lords,
with Amendments ; day appointed for considering them,

(Cited as
351. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 352.
Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1916) Royal
Assent, 353.

TRADING with the ENEMY ( Extension of Powers) ; Bill to
provide for the extension of the restrictions relating to
Trading with the Enemy to persons to whom, though
not resident or carrying on business in enemy territory,.
it is, by reason of their enemy nationality or enemy
associations, expedient to extend such restrictions ; pre-
sented, and ordered to be read a second time, 307.
Second Reading deferred, 311. Bill read a second time ;
Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House,
313. Committee deferred, 313. Considered in Com-
mittee, 314. Considered in Committee, and reported ; as
considered ; Bill read the third time and
amended,
passed, 316. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amend-
ments, 324. Lords' Amendments agreed to, 325.
( Cited
as Trading with the Enemy (Extension of Powers) Act,
1915) Royal Assent, 326.

TRAMWAYS PROVISIONAL ORDERS ; Bill to confirm certain
Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under.
the Tramways Act, 1870, relating to Bury Corporation,
Tramways and Hull Corporation Tramways ; presented ;
read the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 93.
Examiners' Report, Standing Orders applicable complied
with ; Bill to be read a second time, 98. Read a second
time, and committed, 100. Reported, with Amend-
ments ; Provisional Orders confirmed, 110. As amended,
considered, 112. Bill read the third time and passed,
114. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments ; day
appointed for their consideration, 172. Lords' Amend-
ments agreed to, 174.
(Cited as Tramways Orders.
CoVirmation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

TRUSTS ; Bill to facilitate the execution of Trusts during
the present War ; presented, and ordered to be read a
second time, 20. Second Reading deferred, 24. Bill
read a second time ; Bill committed to a Committee of
the whole House, 27. Considered in Committee, and
reported ; as amended, considered ; read the third time
and passed, 29. Agreed to by the Lords, without
Amendment, 31.
( Cited as Execution of Trusts ( War
Facilities) Act, 1914) Royal Assent, 31.

ULSTER CANAL ; Bill
to authorise the temporary
closing of the Ulster Canal ; presented, and ordered to
be read a second time, 258. Examiners to examine Bill
with respect to compliance with Standing Orders, 258.
Second Reading deferred, 259. Examiners' Report, no
Standino. Orders
applicable, 260.
Second Reading-
deferred: 261, 264. Bill read a second time, and com-
mitted to a Select Committee of Five Members, three
to be nominated by the House and two by the Committee
of Selection; Petitions referred; Counsel ordered ; power
to send for persons, papers, and records; Three quorum
267. Proceedings in relation to Second Reading and
committal to be null and void, 271. Motion, That the
Bill be now read a second time ; Amendment proposed,.
" three months ;" proceedings
interrupted by Royal
Assent to Bills ; proceedings resumed ; Amendment-
withdrawn ; Main Question again proposed ; Debate
adjourned, 272. Further adjourned, 273, 276, 278, 281,
283, 284, 285, 287, 288. Bill withdrawn, 291.

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF (United Kingdom) ; Motion for
a Resolut:on in Supply, and Question negatived, 201.

UNIVERSITIES and COLLEGES (Emergency Powers); Bill
to amend the Universities and College Estates Acts,.
and to extend the powers of the Universities of Oxford
and Cambridge and the Colleges
therein to make
Statutes for purposes connected with the present War ;
ordered ; presented accordingly ; read the first time, 63..
Second Reading deferred, 65, 69. Bill read a second

VOL. 170. --Sess. 1914-16,

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INDEX to the ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTIETH VOLUME.

[1914-16.

UNIVERSITIES and COLLEGES (Emergency Powers)-

continued.

time ; Bill committed to a Committee of the whole
House, 71. Committee deferred, 74. Bill considered in
Committee, and reported, 77. As amended, considered ;
read the third time and passed, 78. Agreed to by the
Lords, without Amendment, 83.
( Cited as Universities
(Emergency Powers) Act, 1915) Royal
and Colleges
Assent, 89.

the Lords ; read the first
time, and referred to the
Examiners, 101. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders
not previously inquired into complied with ; Bill to be
read a second time, 107. Bill read a second time, and
committed, 117. Reported, with Amendments, 133. As
amended, considered, 161. Read the third time and
passed, with Amendments, 166. To which the Lords
agree, 172.
(Cited as Warwick Gas Act, 1915) Royal,
Assent, 180.

VOLUNTEER [Lords] ; Bill, intituled An Act to
enable the services of Volunteers to be accepted in
certain cases by His Majesty for purposes in connection
with the present War, and to make provision in relation
thereto ; brought from the Lords, 288.

VOTES and PROCEEDINGS ; Sessional Orders, 3.

WALES, PRINCE of ; Consent
Reading of a Private Bill, 205.

signified on Third

WAR LOAN EXTENSION ; Bill to make further provision
for raising money for the present War, and for purposes
incidental thereto ; ordered upon Resolution reported from
the Committee of Ways and Means ; presented accord-
ingly ; read the first time, 158. Bill read a second time ;
Bill committed to a Committee of the whole House, 160.
Considered in Committee, and reported, 162. Considera-
tion, as amended, deferred,
Bill, as amended,
165.
168. Read the third time and passed
considered,
(endorsed with Mr. Speaker's Certificate), 170. Agreed
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 179.
(Cited as
War Loan Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

WAR LOAN (Supplemental Provisions) ; Bill to make
provision, in connection with Loans raised for the
purposes of the present War, for the establishment of a
Post Office stock register, and as to stock inscribed in
that register, and to make certain amendments, in
connection with such Loans and generally in connection
with War Finance, in the Law relating to Savings
Banks, Friendly Societies, Trade Unions, and other-
wise ; presented, and ordered to be read a second time,
Second Reading deferred, 298, 301, 303, 307, 309,
297.
311. Bill read a second time ; Bill committed to a Com-
mittee of the whole House, 312. Committee deferred,
considered in Committee, and
313, 314, 315. Bill
reported ; as amended, considered ; read the third time
and passed, 322. Agreed to by the Lords, without
(Cited as War Loan (Supplemental
Amendment, 324.
Provisions) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 326.

WAR LOAN ( Trustees) ; Bill to enable Trustees to borrow
money for the purpose of exercising any option to
convert Securities given under the War Loan Act, 1915,
to holders of that Loan, and to indemnify Trustees for
any loss in respect of any such borrowing or any trans-
action in relation to the Loan, and to authorise the invest-
ment of moneys subject to any trust in any Securities
created under that Act ; ordered ; presented accordingly ;
read the first time, and printed ; Bill read a second
time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House,
173. Proceedings not to be interrupted under Stand-
ing Order (Sittings of the House), 175. Considered in
Committee, and reported ; as amended, considered ; Bill
read the third time and passed, 178. Agreed to by the
(Cited as War Loan
Lords, without Amendment, 179.
(Trustees) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 180.

WARWICK GAS [Lords] ; Report, That the Bill should
originate in the Lords, 39. Report, Standing Orders
certified to have been complied with, 40. Brought from

WAYS AND MEANS FOR RAISING

THE SUPPLY :

Resolution, That this House will, upon Monday
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the
Ways and Means for raising the Supply to be granted to
His Majesty, 9.

Committee deferred, 11, 14, 19, 21, 24, 28, 30,
31, 38, 40, 44, 46, 47, 49, 51, 58, 61, 64, 65, 72, 75, 77,
79, 81, 85, 87, 88, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 102, 103, 113, 115,
119, 124, 128, 135, 138, 140, 142, 145, 146, 148, 152,
156, 161, 163, 165, 168, 171, 174, 179, 182, 186, 188,
191, 192, 195, 199, 204, 208, 238, 244, 246, 252, 255,
257, 258, 259, 261,
'264, 267, 270, 271, 272, 273,
278, 280, 284, 285, 287, 288, 291, 293, 294, 295, 297,
298, 301, 303, 307, 309, 312, 313, 314, 315, 317, 322,
323, 325, 326, 330, 331, 333, 334, 335, 336, 339, 342,
344, 345, 348, 351.

Considered in Committee, 12, 15, 69, 105, 109,

121, 131, 151, 209, 236 (reopened), 239, 245.

Proceedings on Report of Resolutions interrupted

by Royal Assent to Bills, 252.
reported,

Resolutions

ordered, 18, 74, 134, 156, 218, 238.

and agreed to ; Bills

Resolution, pursuant to Order, considered, and

agreed to, 158.

Resolutions disagreed to, 252, 255.
Question, That this House cloth agree with the
Committee in the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Resolutions
reported from the Committee, negatived, 120.

Further consideration of postponed Resolutions

deferred, 122, 124, 127.

Postponed Resolutions further considered, and
Question, That this House doth agree with the Com-
mittee in the Resolutions, negatived, 131.

Bill ordered upon Resolutions reported from the

Committee of Ways and Means, 18, 255.

Resolutions amended, and agreed to, 252.
Further consideration of Resolution adjourned,

255. Further adjourned, 257.

Ways and Means to have precedence of Supply,

15.

Ways and Means ; proceedings not to be inter-
rupted under Standing Order (Sittings of the House),
109, 239.

WAYS and MEANS reopened :-

Resolution, That this House will, to-morrow,
resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the Ways
and Means for raising the Supply to be granted to His
Majesty, 235.

Business of the House (Ways and Means);
Order, That any Resolution of the Committee of Ways
and Means may be considered this day as soon as it is
reported from the Committee, notwithstanding the
practice of the House relating to the interval between
the Report and consideration of any such Resolution, 157.

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421

WAYS AND MEANS FOR RAISING THE SUPPLY continued.

Subject.

Agreed to
in Committee.

Resolutions Reported, and
Agreed to.

Pare.

Page.

17 November :
For O.:ranting the sum of £225,000,000 for the service of the year

ending on the 31st March 1915 -

Loan -
Tea
Beer (Excise)
Beer (Specific Gravity) Tables

-

19 November :

Income Tax-
Amendment of Law

1 March:
For granting the sum of £37,223,440 13s. 9d. for the service of the

year ending on the 31st March 1914 and 1915

-

-

-

For granting the sum of £286,855,000 for the service of the year

ending on the 31st March 1916 -

I,

-

Spirits (Customs)
Spirits (Excise)
Wine -
Beer (Customs)
Beer (Excise)

-

Income Tax

29 April:

4 May :

12 ,11/ay :

-

Tea
Income TaxSupplemental
Ascertainment of Total Income
Assurance Companies
Amendment of Law -

18 May :

Spirits (Customs)
Spirits (Excise)
i-

12

12

12

12

13

15

15

69

69

105
105
105
106

106

109

121
122
122
122
122

131
131

First Resolution agreed to ; remain-
ing. Resolutions a.,reed to, 17. Bill
ordered. Vide infra..

18

upon

(Bill ordered upon s lid Resolutions,
and
the
Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth of the
Resolutions
reported
from the
Committee of Ways and Means of
the 17th day of November. Vide
infra.

Bill ordered. Vide infra.

74

First two Resolutions postponed ;
Third Resolution read a second
time ; Motion, That this House
(loth agree with the Committee in
the said Resolution, and Question
negatived ;
Fourth
Fifth
Resolutions negatived ; postponed
Resolutions
con-
sidered, 120.
Further considera-
tion
postponed Resolutions
of
deferred, 122, 124, 127. Postponed
Resolutions further considered, :Ind
Question, That this House loth
agree with the Committee in the
Resolutions, negatived, 131.

to be further

and

126

126

Bill ordered. Vide infra.

133

15 Tune :
For granting the sum of £269,888,662 for the service of the year

ending on 31st March 1916

VOL. 170.Sess. 1914-16.

151

Bill ordered. Vide infra.

156

313 3

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[1914-1G.

WAYS AND MEANS FOR RAISING THE SUPPLY-continued.

Subject.

21 June :

War Loan -

20 July :
For granting the sum of £183,752,254 for the service of the year

ending 31st March 1916 -

WAYS and MEANS reopened.

15 September :
For granting the sum of £250,200,000 for the service of the year

ending 31st March 1916 -

21 September :

-

1. Tea
2. Cocoa
3. Coffee
4. Chicory (Customs)
5. Chicory, &c. (Excise)
6. Sugar (Customs)
7. Sugar (Excise)
8. Sugar (Excise)
9. Dried Fruit
-
10. Tobacco (Customs)
11. Tobacco (Excise)
12. Motor Spirit (Customs) -
13. Motor Spirit (Excise)
-
14. Motor Spirit (Allowance)
15. Medicine Duties
16. Motor Cars, &c.
17. Musical Instructions, &c.
18. Clocks, Watches, &c.
19. Hats, &c.
-
20. Plate Glass
-
21. Cinematograph Films
22. Spirit (Tables for ascertaining Weight or Strength)
23. Income Tax (General) -
24. Income Tax (Exemption and Abatement)
-
25. Charge of Income Tax on Persons employed -
26. Charge of Schedule B Tax
27. Super Tax (Extension of Scale)
28. Assessment of Bankers in respect of Interest credited to

-
-

-

Customers -

29. Deductions in respect of Schedule A Tax in Scotland
-
30. Tax on Increase of Trade Incomes, &c. during the War -
31. Postal Packets and Telegrams

23 September :

Amendment of Law -
Repeal of 2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 8, s. 2 -

Agreed to
in Committee.

Resolutions Reported, and
Agreed to.

Page.

157

Page.

158
(Pursuant to the Order of the House.)
Bill ordered. Vide WAR LOAN
EXTENSION BILL.

209

Bill ordered. Vide infra.

218

236

239
239
239
239
239
240
240
240
240
240
241
241
241
241
241
241
241
242
242
242
242
242
242
242
242
243
243

243
243
243
243

245
245

238

Bill ordered. Vide infra.

First eight Resolutions agreed to ;
Ninth Resolution amended, and
agreed to ; Tenth to Thirteenth
Resolutions agreed to ; Fourteenth
Resolution disagreed to ; Fifteenth
Resolution amended, and agreed to ;
Sixteenth Resolution read a second.
time ; Motion, That this House cloth
agree, &c. (interrupted by Royal
; Question again
Assent to
proposed ; Debate arising ; Debate
adjourned, 252. Adjourned Debate
resumed ; Resolution agreed to,
Seventeenth and subsequent
252.
Resolutions further considered, 253.
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Reso-
lutions agreed to ; Nineteenth and
Twentieth Resolutions
disagreed.
Twenty -first to Thirtieth
to, 255.
Resolutions agreed to, 255. Thirty-
first Resolution read a second time ;
further consideration of Resolution
adjourned, 255. Further adjourned,
257, 258, 259, 261, 264, 267.

1

1

( Resolutions agreed to ; Bill ordered
upon said Resolutions, and upon
the Resolutions reported from the
Committee of Ways and Means of
the 21st September, 255. Vide
infra.

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WAYS AND MEANS FOR RAISING THE SUPPLY - continued.

Subject.

3 November :

Income Tax (Taxation of Non-Residents)
Mineral Rights Duty -

11 November :

For granting the sum of £400,000,000 for the service of the year
-
-

ending 31st March 1916

-

-

-

Agreed to
in Committee.

Resolutions Reported, and
Agreed to.

Page.

274
274

Page.

Instruction to the Committee on the
to make provision

Finance Bill
therein, &c., 276

282

Bill ordered. Vile infra.

28L

CONSOLIDATED FUND (No. 1) ; Bill to apply a sum out
of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the year
ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand
nine hundred and fifteen; ordered to be brought in upon
Resolution reported from the Committee of Ways and
Means ; presented accordingly, and read the first time,
18. Bill read a second time, and committed, 20. Con-
sidered in Committee, and reported, without Amend-
ment, 22. Third Reading deferred, 26. Bill read the
third time and passed (endorsed with Mr. Speaker's
Certificate), 29. Agreed to by the Lords, without
( Cited as Consolidated Fund (No. 1)
Amendment, 31.
Act, 1914) (Session 2) Royal Assent, 31.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (No. 2) ; Bill to apply certain
sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the
years ending on the thirty-first day of March, one
thousand nine hundred and fourteen, one thousand nine
hundred and fifteen, and one thousand nine hundred and
sixteen ; ordered to be brought in upon Resolutions
reported from the Committee of Was and Means ;
presented accordingly, and read the first time, 74. Bill
read a second time, and committed, 76. Considered in
Committee, and reported, without Amendment,
78.
Third Reading deferred, 81, 84. Bill read the third time
and passed (endorsed with Mr. Speaker's Certificate), 85.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 88.
(Cited as Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Act, 1915) Royal
Assent, 88.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (No. 3) ; Bill to apply a sum out
of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the year
ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand
nine hundred and sixteen ; ordered upon Resolution
reported from Committee of Ways and Means ; pre-
sented accordingly ; read the first time, 156. Bill read
a second time, and committed, 158. Bill considered in
Committee, and reported, without .Amendment,
160.
Bill read the third time and passed (endorsed with
Mr. Speaker's Certificate), 162. Agreed to by the
Lords, without Amendment, 164. (Cited as Consolidated
Fund (No. 3) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 165.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (No, 4) ; Bill to apply a stun out
of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the year
ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand
nine hundred and sixteen ; ordered upon Resolution
reported from Committee of Ways and Means ; pre-
sented accordingly ; read the first time, 238.
Second
Reading deferred, 243. Bill read a second time, and
committed to a Committee of the whole House, 244.
Considered in Committee, and reported, without Amend-
ment, 245. Bill read the third time and passed (endorsed
with Mr. Speaker's Certificate), 246. Agreed to by the
Lords, without Amendment, 247.
( Cited as Consolidated
Fund (No. 4) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 252.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (Appropriation) ; Bill to apply a
sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of
the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one
thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and to appropriate
the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament ;
ordered upon Resolution reported from the Committee of
Ways and Means ; presented accordingly, and read the
first tune, 218. Bill read a second time, and committed,
221. Considered in Committee, and reported, without
Amendment, 223. Read the third time and passed
(endorsed with Mr. Speaker's Certificate), 223. Agreed
(Cited as
to by the Lords, without Amendment, 231.
Appropriation Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 239.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (Appropriation) (IV o. 2) ; Bill to
apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service
of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one
thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and to appropriate
the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament ;
ordered upon Resolution reported from the Committee
of Ways and Means ; presented accordingly ; read the
first time, 284. Read a second time, and committed to
a Committee of the whole House, 285. Considered in
Committee, arid reported, without Amendment, 286.
Read the third time and passed (endorsed with Mr.
Speaker's Certificate), 288. Agreed to by the Lords,
without Amendment, 292.
(Cited as Appropriation
(No. 2) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 293.

FINANCE ; Bill to grant certain additional duties of
Customs and Inland Revenue, including Excise, to alter
other duties, and to amend the Law relating to Customs
and Inland Revenue, including Excise, and the National
Debt, and to make further provision in connection with
Finance ; ordered upon Resolutions reported from the
Committee of Ways and Means of the 17th and 19th
days of November ; presented accordingly ; read the
first time, 18. Bill read a second time, and committed,
20. Considered in Committee, and reported, 22. As
amended, considered, 27. Read the third time and
passed (endorsed with Mr. Speaker's Certificate), 29.
Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 31.
(Cited as Finance Act, 1914, Session 2) Royal Assent,
31.

'

FINANCE (No. 2) ; Bill to grant certain duties of Customs
and Inland Revenue, including Excise, to alter other
duties, arid to amend the Law relating to Customs and
Inland Revenue, including Excise, and the National
Debt, and to make further provision in connection with
Finance ; ordered upon Resolutions reported from the
Committee of Ways and Means of the 17th and 19th.
days of May ; Instruction to the Gentlemen appointed
to prepare and bring in the Bill ; presented accordingly,
and read the first time, 134. Second Reading deferred,
138, 140, 142, 145, 146. Bill read a second time, and

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WAYS AND MEANS FOR RAISING THE

SUPPLY continued.
FINANCE (No. 2)continued.

committed to a Committee of the whole House, 148.
150. Bill considered in Com-
Committee deferred,
mittee, 151. Committee deferred, 156, 158, 161, 163,
165, 168. Bill considered in Committee, and reported,
169. Consideration, as amended, deferred, 174, 179,
182, 185, 188, 191, 192. Bill, as amended, considered, 194.
Motion, That the Bill be now read the third time ;
Amendment proposed, to recommit the Bill, withdrawn ;
Bill read the third time and passed, 197. Agreed to by
(Cited as Finance
the Lords, without Amendment, 212.
Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 232.

FINANCE (No. 3); Bill to grant certain duties of Customs
and Inland Revenue, including Excise, to alter other
duties, and to amend the Law relating to Customs and
Inland Revenue, including Excise, and the National
Debt, and to make further prDvision in connection with
Finance ; ordered upon Resolutions reported from the
Committee of Ways and Means of the 21st and 23rd
September ; presented accordingly ;
read the first time ;
to be read a
second time, 255.
Second Reading
deferred, 257. Motion, That the Bill be now read a
second time ; proceedings interrupted by Royal Assent to
Bills ; Question again proposed ; Question put, and agreed
to ; Bill read a second time, and committed to a Com-
mittee of the whole House, 258. Committee deferred,
259. Bill considered in Committee, 260, 262, 269, 270.
Committee deferred, 272, 273. Bill considered in Com-
mittee, 275, 277. Proceedings postponed at 8.15, and
Committee deferred, 283, 284, 285.
.resumed, 277.
Considered in Committee, 286, 289.
Proceedings in
Committee interrupted by Message to attend Lords Com-
missioners, 292. Bill reported, 292. Consideration, as
amended, deferred, 294, 295, 297, 298, 301. As amended,
considered, 302, 304. Bill, as amended on consideration,
to be printed, 307. Third Reading deferred, 309. Bill
read the third time and passed, 310. Agreed to by the
(Cited as Finance
Lords, without Amendment, 323.
(No. 2) Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 326.

AI'rEARDALE and CONSETT WATER ; Bill presented, and
read the first time, 42. Day appointed for Second
Readiner, 47. Second Reading deferred, 48, 50, 53.
Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders,
That in the case of the Petition for dispensing with
Standing Order 128 the Standing Order ought to be
dispensed with, 56. Bill read a second time, and
referred to the Examiners, 59. Examiners' Report,
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with ; Bill committed, 70. Attendance of Witness
ordered, 104. Bill reported, with Amendments, 133.
Day appointed for consideration, as amended, 139. Bill,
as amended, considered, 143. Read the third time and
passed, 147. Agreed to by the Lords, with Amendments,
209. Lords' Amendments, pursuant to Order, agreed to,
(Cited as Weardale and Consett Water Act, 1915)
211.
Royal Assent, 232.

WELSH Cnuitcii POSTPONEMENT [Lords] ; Bill, intituled
to postpone the date of Dsiestablishment
An Act
within the meaning of the Welsh Church Act, 1914,
and for other purposes connected therewith ; brought
from the Lords ; read the first
Second
Reading deferred, 84, 85, 87, 88, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99,
102, 103, 106, 109, 114, 115, 119, 128, 132, 135, 140,
142, 145, 146, 148, 150, 152, 156, 158, 161, 163, 165,
168, 171, 174, 179, 182, 186, 189, 191, 193, 195, 199, 205,
208, 211, 219, 222, 224. Bill withdrawn, 225.

time, 80.

WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE WATER [Lords]; Report, That
the Bill should originate in the Lords, 39. Report,

Standing Orders certified to have been complied with, 40.
Bill brought from the Lords, 117. Read the first time,
and referred to the Examiners, 118. Examiners' Report,
Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied
with ; Bill to be read a second time, 128. Bill read a
136. Reported, with
second time,
Amendments, 146. Bill, as amended, considered, 151.
Read the third time and passed, with Amendments, 156.
To which the Lords
(Cited as West
Gloucestershire Water Act, 1915) Royal Assent, 165.
WEST RIDING of YORKSHIRE (Shipley Division) WRIT.

agree, 162.

committed,

and

Vide ELECTIONS.

WESTMORELAND COUNTY (Northern or Applehy Division)

WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

WIGTOWN COUNTY WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

WINE. Vide WAYS and MEANS.

WITNESSES ; Sessional Resolutions, 3.

Message

the Lords requesting the
attendance of the Archbishop of Canterbury as a
Witness before a Select Committee, 75.

to

Ordered to attend on Groups of Private

Bills, 104, 181.

40.

WOLVERHAMPTON CORPORATION WATER [Lords] ;
Report, That the Bill should originate in the Lords,
39. Report, Standing Orders certified to have been
Bill brought from the Lords ;
complied with,
read the first time, and referred to the Examiners, 126.
Report, Standing Orders not previously inquired into
complied with ; Bill to be read a second time, 140.
Bill read a second time, and committed, 147. Reported,
with Amendments, 164. As amended, considered, 193.
Bill read the third time and passed, with Amendments,
205. To which the Lords agree, 213.
( Cited as Wolver-
hampton Corporation Water Act, 1915) Royal Assent,
232.

WORKSOP and BAWTRY RAILWAY ; Bill presented, and
read the first time, 42. Day appointed for Second
Reading, 47. Second Reading deferred, 49, 50, 53.
Bill read a second time, and referred to the Examiners,
59. Examiners' Report, Standing Orders not previously
inquired into not complied with ; Report referred to
Select Committee on Standing Orders, 66. Report from
Select Committee on Standing Orders, That the Standing
Orders ought to be dispensed with, 73. Report from
Select Committee on Standing Orders read ; Bill com-
mitted, 73. Bill reported, with Amendments, 108. As
amended, considered, 117. Bill read the third time and
passed, 129.

WRITS. Vide ELECTIONS.

ORK COUNTY (Ilowdenshire Division) WRIT. Vide
ELECTIONS.

YORK COUNTY (Keighley Division) WRIT. Vide ELEC-

TIONS.

YORK COUNTY, NORTH RIDING (Cleveland Division),

WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

YORK COUNTY (Thirsk and Mahon Division) WRIT.

Vide ELECTIONS.

YORK COUNTY, WEST RIDING (Rotherham Division),

WRIT. Vide ELECTIONS.

YORKSHIRE ELECTRIC POWER [Lords]; Report, That
the Bill should originate in the Lords, 39.
Report,
Standing Orders certified to have been complied with, 40.

