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Printed  by  Order  of  the  House  of  Commons, 

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PKINTER   OF  THE  JOURNALS   OF  THE  HOUSE   OF  COMMONS, 

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

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FOE  THE  CONTROLLER  OF  H.M.  STATIONERY  OFFICE, 

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22nd December  1916. 

Br

  virtue  of  His  Majesty's  Commission  under  the  Great  Seal,  and  in  obedience 
to  His  Majesty's  Commands,  Parliament  was  prorogued  on the  above-mentioned 

day  to  Wednesday  the  Seventh  day  of  February  next,  to  be  then  here  holden. 

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O F  T HE 

H O U SE   O F  C O M M O N S. 

Session  1917_18. 

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

Wednesday, 

1th  February 

1 9 1 7  . 

Prayers  at  Twelve  of the  clock. 

A M E SS  A GE 

  by 
Admiral  Sir  Henry  Frederick  Stephenson, 

from  His  Majesty,

Gentleman  Usher of  the  Black  Rod  : 

Mr.  Speaker, 

James  Daniel  Kiley,  Esquire,  Member  for 
the  Borough  of  Tower  Hamlets  (Whiteohapel 
Division),  was  sworn. 

Christopher Nicholson Johnston, Esquire,  K.O., 
Member  for  the  Universities  of  Edinburgh  and 
Saint Andrews,  was sworn. 

Sir  William Job  Collins,  K.C.V.O.,  M.L>.,   Mem-


ber for  the  Borough   of  Derby, was  sworn.  


Thomas Brash  Morison,  Esquire,  K.C.,  Mem-


ber  for  the  County  of  Inverness,  was  sworn.  


The  King  commands  this  Honourable  House  
 1  Arthur  Warren  Samuels,  Esquire,  K.c.,  Mem­
to  attend  His  Majesty  immediately,  in  the  ber for  the  Borough  of  the  College  of  the  Holy 
House  of  Peers. 
and  Undivided  Trinity of  Queen Elizabeth,  near 

Accordingly  Mr.  Speaker,  with  the  House,  Dublin,  was  sworn. 

went  up  to  attend  His  Majesty  :—And  having 
returned; 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  at  Four  of 
the  clock;  and  acquainted  the  House  that   he 
had  issued,  during  the  Recess,  Warrants  to  the 
Clerk  of  the  Crown,  and  to  the  Clerk  of  the 
Crown  in  Ireland,  to  make  out  new  Writs  for 
the  Election  of  Members to  serve  in  this present 
Parliament— 

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  th?it there  is no  question  upon  the 
Return  for  that  place  j  and   if  anything  shall 
For  Roscommon  County  (North  Roscommon  come  in  question  touching  the  Return  or  Elec-


Division),  in  the  room  of  James  Joseph  tion  of  any  Member,  he  is  to  withdraw  during  

O'Kelly,  Esquire,  deceased. 
the  time  the  matter  is  in  Debate  j  and  that  all  

For  Dublin  University,  in  the  room  of  The  Members  returned  upon  double  Returns  do 

Right  Honourable  James  Henry  Mussen  withdraw  till  the  Returns  are determined. 

Campbell,  who  hath  accepted  the  Office 
of  Lord  Chief  Justice   of  Ireland. 

Resolved, That  no  Peer   of  the  Realm,  except  

such Peers  of  Ireland as shall, for  the time  being,  

For  Lancaster  County,  North  East  Lanca- be  actually  elected,  and  shall  not  have  declined  

shire  (Rossendale  Division),  in  the  room  of  to  serve,  for  any  county,  city,   or  borough  of  

The  Right  Honourable  Lewis  Harcourt,  Great  Britain,  hath  any  right  to  give  his  vote  

in  the  Election  of  any  Member  to  serve  in  

called  up to  th» House   of  Peers. 
Parliament. 

For  York  County,  Southern  Part   of 

the 
Resolved,  That  if  it  shall  appear  that  any  

West  Riding  (Rotherham  Division),   in  the 
room  of  The  Right  Honourable  Joseph  person  hath  been  elected  or  returned  a  Member  

Albert  Pease,  called  up  to  the  House  of  of  this  House,  or  endeavoured  so  to  be,  by  

Bribery,  or  any  other  corrupt  practices,  this  

Peers. 
House  will  proceed  with  the  utmost  severity 
Herbert  Albert  Laurens  Fisher, Esquire,  Mem- against  all  such  persons  as  shall  have  been 
(Hallam  wilfully  concerned  in  such  Bribery  or  oth«r 

for  the  Borough   of  Sheffield 

corrupt  practices. 

ber 
Division),  was  sworn. 

VOL.  172. 

Arthur  Richardson,  Esquire,  Member  for  the 
Southern  Part  of  the  West  Riding  (Rotherham 
Division),  was  sworn. 

Ordered,, That  all  Members  who  are  returned  Elections, 

Message to 
attend His 
Majesty. 

Writs issued 
in the Recess. 

New Members 
sworn. 







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1917. 


Witnesses. 

Metropolitan 
Police. 

Resolved,  That  if 

it  shall  appear  that  any 
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 
thereabouts;  and  that  the  Serjeant-at-Arms 
attending  this House  do  communicate  this  Order 
to  the  Commissioners  aforesaid. 

Votes and 
Proceedings. 	

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. 

Privileges. 

Ordered,  That  a  Committee   of  Privileges  be 

appointed. 

Outlawries 
Bill. 

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

Journal. 

Ordered, That  the Journal   of  this  House,  from 
tlie  end  of  the  last  Session  to  tbe  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 . 8 . I .,  CM.E.J   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. 

Parliamentary 
Papers 
(Recess.) 

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  Stand­
ing  Order  No.  95  :— 

Copy  of  Memorandum  addressed  by  the 
Examination 
a n d  British  Governments  to  the  United 
u 
rM^e}]8 
No!S2  1917.)  ' States  Government  regarding  the  Examination 
of  Parcels  and  Letter  Mails  (in  continuation   of 
Miscellaneous,  No.  23,  1916). 

Interned 
Copy  of  further  Correspondence  respecting 
the  proposed  release  of  Civilians  interned  in 
mvi/ian\ 
(Miscellaneous, the British and German  Empires (in  continuation 
No. l, 1917.)  ' of  Miscellaneous,  No.  35,  1916). 
Allied  Note 
Copy  of  Despatch  to  His  Majesty's  Ambassa­
(Miscelianeous,  d o  r   a t  Washington  respecting  the  Allied  Note 

'  ' 

of  10th  January  1917. 

Treaty Series 
(No.  8,  1916.) 

Copy  of  Index  to  Treaty  Series,  1916. 

Copy  of  Agreement  between  the  United   Treaty  Series 
)

Kingdom  and  France  concerning  the  Exchange   ( N o  -
of  Post  Office  Money  Orders  between  Mauritius 
and  Madagascar.  Signed  at  Paris,  23rd  D e­
cember  1916. 

1 9 1 7 ­

Copy  of  Declaration  between  the  United  Treaty Series 
2' 1 9 1 7^ 

Kingdom  and  France  concerning  the  Exchange  
of  Parcels  by  Post  between  New  Zealand  and 
the  French  Settlements  of  Oceania.  Signed 
at  Paris,  23rd  December  1916. 

Copy  of  Accession  of  the  States  of  J ohore,  Treaty Series 
Kedah  Perlis,  Kelantan,  and  Trengganu  to  the (No- 3>1917-) 
Extradition  Treaty  between  the  United  King­
dom  and  Siam of  4th  March  1911.  Bangkok, 
28th  October  1916. 

Copies  of  Colonial  Reports,  Nos.  913  (Lee-   Colonial 

ward Islands, Report for  1915-16),  914  (Uganda, 
Report  for  1915-16),  915  (British  Honduras, 1 
Report  for  1915),  916  (Mauritius,  Report  for 
1915). 

Copy   of  Report  to  His  Royal  Highness  the   National 

Prince  of  Wales  by  the  Executive  Committee   E e l i ef 
of  the  National  Relief  Fund   on  the  Admini­
stration of  the  Fund  up to  the  30th  September 
1916. 

Copy  of  Annual  Report   of  His  Majesty's  Mines and 

Chief  Inspector  of  Mines,  with  Statistics,  for 
the  year  1915.  Part  II.,  Labour.  Part  III., 
Output. 

Quarries. 

Copy  of  Report  on  the  Health  of  the  Army  Army 

for the  year  1913.  Volume  L V  . 

(Health.) 

Copy  of  Reports  of  the  Court  of 

Inquiry Army (Courts 

of  Inquiry) 
appointed  under  the  Army  (Courts   of  Inquiry)  Act,  1916. 
Act,  1916. 

Copy  of  Statistical  Abstract  for  the  United  Statistical 

Abstract 
Kingdom  in  each  of  the  last  fifteen  years,  from  (United 
1901 to  1915.  Sixty-third  Number. 

Kingdom.) 

Copy   of  Agricultural  Statistics,  1916,  Volume   Board  of 

LI.,  Part  I.,  Acreage  and  Live  Stock  Returns 
of  England  and  Wales,  with  Summaries  for  the  a n 
United  Kingdom. 

18  enes" 

Copy  of  Regulations 

for  Evening  Plav   Board  of 

Centres  for  the year  ending  31st July  1917. 

'  Education. 

Copies  of  the  Barley  and  Malt  (Returns)   Ministry  of 

Order,  1937,  Seed  Potatoes  (Growers'  Prices) F o o d-
Order,  1917,  Manufacture  of  Flour  and  Bread 
Order,  1917,  Oats (Export  from  Ireland)  Order, 
1917,  Milk  (Use  ifl  Chocolate)  Order,  1917, 
Sugar  Confectionery  Order,  1917,  Wheat  R e­
striction  Order,  1917,  and  Feeding   of  Game 
Order,  1917,  made  by 
the  Food  Controller 
under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Copy  of  Letter  from  Mr.  Speaker   to  the  Electoral 

Prime  Minister  on  the  Conference  on  Electoral  E e f o r m-
Reform. 

Copy  of  Prices  of  Crops,  Live  Stock,  and   Agricultural 

other  Agricultural  Products  in  Ireland  for  the  Statistics 
year  19 i5. 
(Ireland.) 

Copy  of  Sixty-fifth  Report  of  the  Inspectors  Lunacy 
of  Lunatics  in  Ireland,  for  the  year  1915,  with  (Treland.) 
Appendices. 

Copy  of  Report  of  the  Estates  Commissioners  Irish Land 

for  the  year  ending'31st  March  1916,  and  for   Acts,  1903-9.  

the  period  from  lst  November  1903  to  31st  

March  1916,  with  Appendix.  


Copy  of  Thirty-eighth  Report  of  the  General  Prisons  


Prisons  Board  (Ireland),  for  1915-16.  •  

(Ireland.) 

Copy  of  Return  giving  particulars   of  cases  Evicted  

in  which  persons  have  been  reinstated  with  the Tenants 

assistance  of  the  Estates  Commissioners  during  ^ ^ 

the  quarter  ended  3lst  December  1916.  


Copy  of  Supplementary  Rule relating  to  Irish  Irish Teachers' 

Teachers'  Pensions,  dated  27th  December  1916,  P e n s i on  Eules ­
made  by  the  Lord  Lieutenant  with  the  consent 



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of  the  Treasury  under  the  National  School 
Teachers  (Ireland) Act,  1879. 

Office  (London)  Railway  Act,  1913,  for  the 
period  ended  3.1st  March  1916. 

Enemy Banks 
(London 
Agencies.) 	

Copy  of  Report  of  Messrs.  W.  Leaf  and
R.  V.  Yassar  Smith, with  Appendix,  dated  12th 
January  1917,  on  the  progress  made  in  dis­
charge  of  the  liabilities  of  the  Enemy  Banks  in 
London. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do  lie  upon  the 
Table;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  Post 
Office  (London)  Railway  Act,  1913  (Account,
1915-16),  be  printed. 

'	 

' 

Copy  of  Final  Report  of  the  Departmental 
Committee  on  Approved  Society  Finance  and 

National 
Insurance 
(Departmental Administration. 
Committee.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

' 

Table. 

•Channel 
Islands 
(Crown 
Eights.) 

No.   1. 

Ordered, That  the  Return  relative to Channel
Islands  (Crown  Rights),  which  was  presented 
upon  the  19tli  day  of  December  in  the  last 
Session  of  Parliament,  be  printed. 

Treaty Series  Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His 
(No.  4,  1917.)  Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  General  Index 

to  Treaty  Series,  1912-16. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave 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:— 

County  of  Anglesey  (Holyhead  Urban 

District). 

City  of  Chester  (confirmed,  with  amend­

ment). 

Borough  of  Keighley. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

No. 2. 

Mr.  Secretary  Chamberlain presented,  pur­
'East India 
( Loans raised  suant to  the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,
in  India.) 
—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  1916, 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. 

Munitions. 

Post Office 
(Money 
Orders.) 

Dr.  Addison  presented,  pursuant 

the 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,— Copy  of 
the  Munitions  Tribunals  (Scotland)  Amend­
ment  Rules,  1917,  dated  16th January  1917. 

to 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Illingworth  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  several Acts  of  Parliament,—Copy
of  the  Money  Order  Amendment  (No.  4)  Regu­
lations,  1916,  dated  24th July  1916. 

Copy  of 

the  Money  Order  Amendment 
(No.  5)  Regulations,  1916, dated  4th  September 
1916. 

Copy  of  Account  showing  the  money  issued 
Post Office 
(London) . 
out  of  the  Consolidated  Fund;  the  monev 
Railway Act,  •• 
J
fw^Account, borrowed  and  the  Securities  -created  in  respect 
1915-16.) 
'thereof;  and  the  expenditure  under  the  Post 
No. 3. 

VOL.  172. 

•. • 

. > 

-. 

i 

. 

. 

Mr.  Charles  Bathurst  presented,  by  His  Ministry of 


Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of 
Milk  Order,  1917,  made  by  the  Food  Controller  

under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm  Regulations.  


the  Price  of  Food-


Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Mr.  Herbert Fisher presented, by His Majesty's  Board of 
Command,—Copy  of (i) List  of  Certified  Schools  Education. 
for Blind,  Deaf,  Defective,  and  Epileptic  Chil­
dren  on  31st  .July  1916]  (ii)  List  of  Schools 
and  Classes  for  Blind,  Deaf,  Defective,  and 
Epileptic  Students  recognised  under  the  Regu­
lations  for  Technical  Schools,  &e.,  for. the  year 
ending  31st  July  1916. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  also  presented,  pursuant Naval and 
to the  directions of several Acts of  Parliament,— Marine Pay 
and Pensions
Copies  of  Two  Orders  in  Council,  dated  24th 
Ad.  1865.
January  1917,  approving  Memorials  of  the 
Lords  Commissioners  of  the  Admiralty  made 
under  the  provisions  of  the  Naval  and  Marine 
Pay  and  Pensions  Act,  1865. 

Copies  of  Two  Orders 

in  Council,  dated 
22nd  December  1916  and  10th  January  1917, 
made  under  the  Naval  and  Marine  Pay  and 
Pensions  Act,  1865. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under the  Foreign Foreign 
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction  Acts,  1890  and  1913,  dated  10th Acts,  1890
January 1917, sanctioning  an Agreement between and 1913. 
the  Governor  of  Hong  Kong  and the  Commis­
sioner  of  Wei-hai-wei  as  to  the  removal  of 
Prisoners  from  the  latter  territory. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Foreign Foreign 
Jurisdiction  Act,  1890,  dated  24th  January  Act,  1890.
1917, entitled the  Bahrein  ( Amendment)  Order 
in  Council,  1917. 

Jurisdiction

Copy  of  Order  of  a  Committee  of  Council  Crown Office 

Act, 1877.

under the  Crown  Office  Act,  1877,  dated  4th 
January  1917,  amending  the  Order  of  the  30th 
August  1916. 

Copies  of  Two  Orders  in. Council  under  the  Spring Assizes 

Act,  1879.

Spring  Assizes  Act,  1879, dated  24th  January
1917,  constituting  Spring Assize Counties Nos. 2 
for  the  Spring  Assizes  until  further 
and  3 
Order. 

Copy  of  Order in Council  under the Merchant  Merchant 
Shipping  Act,  1894, and the Merchant  Shipping  ^jPP'^g  a nd 
(Convention)  Act,  1914,  dated  22nd  December   Merchant 
° 
1916,  postponing  the  date  of  operation  of  the  Shipping
Act  of  1914 to  1st January  1918. 

i ^ m *  0 1  0 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  presented, National 

by  His  Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Order, Health 
dated  21st  November  1916,  made  h j  the  Insur- Commission 

ance  Commissioners, entitled the National Health (England.)

Insurance 
Order,  1916.  


(Deposit  Contributors'  Benefits)


Insurance

Copy  of  Order,  dated  15th December  1916,  National 
made  by  the  Scottish  Insurance  Commissioners, Insurance
entitled  the  National  Health  Insurance  (De- Commission 
posit  Contributors'  Benefits)  Order  (Scotland), (Scotland.) 
1916. 

Health

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  also  pre-National 

sented, pursuant to the  directions of  several  Acts 
of  Parliament,—Copy  of Regulations, dated  30th  commission 
December  1916,  made  by  the  National  Health  (Wales)

(Regulations.)

is  3 

Superanrraa­
tion  Act, 1884.

6 

12th—l'dth 

Insurance Joint Committee and the Welsh  Insur­
ance  Commissioners,  entitled 
the  National 
Health  Insurance (Medical  Benefit) Regulations 
(Wales),  1916  (No,  2). 

Copy  of  Treasury  Minute  under  the  Super­
a m m a t i 0 n  Act,  1884,  dated  11th  January  1917, 
declaring  that  Alfred  Hooper,  Master,  War 
Department Vessel  "  Agnes," and Henry  Pellatt, 
Mate,  War  Department  Vessel  "  Sevastopol," 
War  Office,  were  appointed  without  a  Civil 
Service  Certificate  through  inadvertence  on  the 
part of  the  head  of  their  Department. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Armjr (Special
Pensions.)

  Mr.  Forster  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Return, for the year ended 
31st  March  1916, of  Pensions  specially  granted 
under  Articles  777  and  1201  of  the  Pay  War­
rant. 

Army 
(Territorial 
Force.) 

Mr.  Forster  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions of several Acts of  Parliament,—Copies 
of  Schemes made  by  the  Army  Council  for  the 
establishment  and  constitution  of  Associations 
for  the  Counties  of  Devon,  Stafford,  Wigtown, 
Ross  and  Cromarty,  Perth,  Bute, Clackmannan, 
Caithness,  and  Dumbarton. 

Army. 

Copy  of  revised  Rates  for  billeting  Horses 

under  Section  108a of  the  Army  Act. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers do lie  upon the 

Table. 

Universities 
(Scotland) 
Act,  1889 
(Ordinance.) 
No. 4. 

Locomotives 
on Highways 
Act,  1896. 

Court of 
Session Act, 

Lunacy. 

Supreme 
Court (Rules). 

Lunacy. 

Bank  of 
England. 

No. 5. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to 
the  directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  University  Court  Ordinance,  No.  52 
(Glasgow,  No.  15)  (Foundation  of  Tennant 
Chair of Ophthalmology),  and  No.  53  (Glasgow, 
No.  16)  (Regulations for Degrees   in Education), 
of  the  Commissioners  under  the  Universities 
(Scotland)  Act,  1889. 

Copy  of  the  Locomotives  on  Highways  (Con­
struction  of  Wheels)  (Scotland)  Order,  1917, 
dated  29th  January  1917,  made  by  the  Secre­
tary  for  Scotland  under  the  Locomotives  on 
Highways  Act,  1896.  ^ 

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  Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  tp  Univer­
sities 
(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  Report  to  the  Lord  Chancellor  of 
the  number  of  Visits  made,  the  number  of 
Patients  seen,  and the  number of  Miles travelled 
bv  the Visitors of Lunatics, between the 1 st April 
1916  and the  30th  September  1916. 

Copy  of  Rules of  the  Supreme  Court  (Costs), 

1917, dated  26th  January  1917.  " 

Copy  of  Return  to  the  Lord  Chancellor  of 
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  1916. 

Copy  of  Annual  Accounts  of  Exchequer  Bills 
and  other  Government  Securities  purchased, 
and  amount of  balances of  sums  issued  for  the 
payment  of  Dividends,  &c.,  for  the  year  ended 
5th  January  1917. 

February. 

1917. 

Ordered,  That  the Paper  relative  to the  Bank 

of  England  be  printed. 

Mr.  Speaker  reported,  That  the  House  had,  Mr.  Speaker 
this  day,  attended  His  Majesty  in  the  House  of reports  His; 
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: 

8 

My  Lords,  and  Gentlemen, 

For  the  third  time  in  succession  I  summon 

you  to  your  deliberations  in the  midst  of  war. 

Certain  overtures,  of  which  you  are  aware, 
have  been  made  by  the  enemy  with  a  view  to 
the 
Their 
tenour, however, indicated  no  possible  basis  for 
peace. 

.opening  of  peace  negotiations. 

My  people  throughout  the  Empire  and  My 
faithful and heroic  Allies  remain  steadfastly  and 
unanimously  resolved to  secure  the just  demands 
for reparation  and  restitution  in  respect  of  the 
past  and  the  guarantees  for  the  future  which 
we regard  as essential to the  progress of  civilisa­
tion. 
In  response  to  an  invitation  from  the 
President of  the  United  States  of  America,  we 
have  outlined,  so far  as  can be  done  at  present, 
the  general  objects  necessarily  implied  by  these 
aims.  The  threats  of  further  outrages  upon 
public  law and  the  common  rights of  humanity 
will but  serve  to  steel  our  determination. 

During  the  winter  months  My  Navy  has 
maintained  unchallenged  its  ceaseless  watch  on 
the  seas, and  has enforced with  rigour  the  block­
ade of  the  enemy.  My  Armies have  conducted 
successful  operations  not  only  in  Europe,  but in 
Egypt,  Mesopotamia, and  East  Africa,  and they 
are fully  prepared  to  renew  the  great  struggle, 
in  close  and cordial  co-operation with My  Allies, 
on  every  field.  I  trust that  their  united  efforts 
will  carry  the  successes  already  won  to  a 
victorious  conclusion. 

I  have  invited  representatives  of  My  Domin­
ions  and  of  My  Indian  Empire,  which  have 
borne  so  glorious  a  share  in  the  struggle,  to 
confer with My  Ministers  on important  questions 
of  common  interest  relating  to  the  war.  The 
step  so  taken  will,  I  trust,  conduce  to 
the 
establishment  of  closer  relations  between  all 
parts  of My  Empire. 

Gentlemen  of the  House  of  Commons, 

You  will  be  asked  to  make  the  necessary 
provision  for  the  effective  prosecution  of  the 
war. 

My  Lords,  and  Gentlemen, 

The  accomplishment  of  the  task  to  which  I 
have  set  My  hand will  entail unsparing demands 
on the energies  and  resources  of  all My  subjects. 
I  am  assured,  however,  that  My  people  will 
respond to  every  call  necessary  for  the  success 
of  our cause  with  the  same  indomitable  ardour 
and devotion  that have  filled  Me  with  pride  and 
gratitude since  the  war  began. 

I  therefore  confidently  commend  to  your 
patriotism the  measures which will be laid before 
you,  and  I  pray  that  Almighty  God  may  give 
His  blessing to  your  counsels. 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being  King's  Speech 
proposed,  That  an humble  Address  be  presented  (Motion for  an 
to  His  Majesty,  as followeth  : 

Address.) 

Most  Gracious  Sovereign, 

We,  Your  Majesty's  most  dutiful  and  loyal 
subjects, the  Commons of  the  United  Kingdom 

 
 
 
.  Y. 

7th—$th February. 


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—(Mr.  M(Curdy)-, 

And  a Debate  arising  thereupon;  

And  a Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the Debate  be now  adjourned— 
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot):—It  was  resolved  in 
the Affirmative. 

Haslemere  and District  Gas.  

Heme!  Hempsted  Gas.  


Keoilworlb  Gas. 
Lea  Bridge District  Gas.  

Mansfield  Railway.  

North  Cheshire  Water.  

Nottinghamshire  and  Derbyshire  Tram­

ways. 

South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power  and 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate  be  resumed  to-

Heating). 


morrow. 


Adjournment. 

Resolved, That  this  House  do  now  adjourn.— 

(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having

  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  Nine  of  the  clock,  Services of the year  ending  31st  March  1917. 
adjourned  till  to-morrow. 

West  Kent  Electric  Power. 
Yorkshire  Registries  (North  Riding). 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  presented, Civil Services 

by  His  Majesty's  Command,—Estimate  of  the  (Supple­
mentary 
further  sum required  to  be  voted  for  the  Civil  Estimate, 
1916-17.) 

Supplementary  Estimate  of  the  amount  re- Navy and 

quired  to  be  voted  during  the  year  ending  31st 
March  1917  for  general  Navy  and  Army  Ser- Operations, 
vices,  Warlike  Operations,  and  other  Expen- and other 
diture  arising out of  the  War. 

Army  Services, 
Warlike 

2*0. 6. 

Expenditure 
arising out of 
the War, 
1916-17 
(Supple-
mentary Vote 
of  Credit.) 
No. 7. 

Thursday,  8th February  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Private Bills,  TH E  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  reported, 

Council. 

(1917-18.) 
No. 8. 

Aluminium  Corporation. 
Ashton-under-Lyne  Corporation. 
Bedwas 

That  in accordance with  Standing  Order  79 
he  had  conferred  with  the  Chairman  of  Com-
Estimate  of  the  amount required  to  be  voted (Vote of 
mittee's of the  House of Lords, for  the purpose  of  for  general  Navy  and  Army  Services,  Warlike  Credit) 
determining  in  which  House  of  Parliament  the  Operations,  and  other  Expenditure  arising  out 
respective  Private  Bills  should  be  first  con- of  the  War  for  1917-18.  

sidered,  and they  had  determined  that  the  Bills  
 Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  also  pre- Civil Services 
contained  in  the following  list  should originate 
and Revenue 
in the  House of  Lords,  viz.:— 
Departments 
(Appropriation 

sented,  pursuant  to  the  directions  of  several 
Acts  of  Parliament, —  Appropriation  Accounts 
of  the  stuns  granted  by  Parliament  for  Civil Accounts.) 
Services,  Classes I. to VII.,  and for the Revenue 
and  Machen  Urban  District  Departments,  for  the  year  ending  31st  March 
1916 ;  together  with  the Reports  of  the  Comp-
troller  and Auditor General  tnereon, and  certain 
Reports  upon  Store  Accounts. 

Bolton  Corporation  Water. 
Caerphilly  Urban  District  Council. 
Guardian  Assurance  Company. 
Haslemere and  District  Gas. 
Kernel  Hempsted  Gas. 
Kemlworth  Gas. 
Lea  Bridge  District  Gas. 
Ordered,  That the said Papers do lie  upon  the 
Mansfield  Railway. 
Table  ;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  Civil 
North  Cheshire  Water. 
(Appro-
Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Nottinghamshire  and  Derbyshire  Tram- priation  Accounts),  and the  said  Estimates,  be 

1916,  made  by  the  National  Health  Insurance  Health 
Joint  Committee, acting  jointly  with  the  Insur- (Joint 
ance Commissioners, entitled the National Health  Committee) 
Insurance  (Medical  Benefit)  Regulations,  1916  (Regulations.) 
(No.  2). 

Copy  of  Regulations,  dated  20th  December  National 

No. 9. 

Insurance 

»

ways. 

South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power  and 

Heating). 

West  Kent  Electric  Power. 
Yorkshire  Registries  (North  Riding). 

printed. 

Mr.  Hayes  Fisher  presented,—Return  to  an  Deaths from 
Order,  dated  the  17th  day of  February  in  the  stai7ati°V,£
last  Session  of  Parliament, for a Return  relative  Mradon 
to  Deaths  from  Starvation  or  accelerated  by  (England and 
Privation  (England  and  Wales). 

W a l e  s ) 

Ordered, That  the said  Return do lie  upon the 

Mr.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  Table,—Report 

from  the  Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Table  ;  and  be  printed. 
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  suant to  the  directions of  ah  Act   of  Parliament,1912­
of  Lords,  they  have  certified that the  Standing 
Orders  have  been  complied with in the following 
cases, viz.  :— 

—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:— 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur-Shops Act, 

Aluminium  Corporation. 
Ashton-under-Lyne  Corporation. 
Bedwas 

and  Machen  Urban  District 

Council. 

Bolton  Corporation  Water. 
Caerphilly  Urban  District  Council. 
Guardian  Assurance  Company. 

VOL.   172. 

City  of  Saint  Albans. 
Urban  District  of  Lytham. 

Ordered, That the  said Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant  to 

the  Destructive 
directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—  insects and 
Pests Acts. 

9

B  4 

Private Bill* 
f Lord*.] 

 
8 	

12th—l'dth  February. 

1917. 


Copies  of  Orders  under the  Destructive  Insects 
and  Pests  Acts, numbered  D.I.P.  431  to  436, 
439, and 448 to 453, declaring the 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. 

Diseases  of 
Animals Act..  m ?  >   u n d er 

Copy  of  Order  No.  9831, dated  31st  January 
t he   D j  s e a s e  s   0 f  Animals  Acts, 
postponing  the  operation  of  the  Two  Orders 
described 
in  the  Schedule  thereto  until  the 
1st April  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Army 
(Territorial 
Force.) 

Mr.  Forster  presented,  pursuant to  the  direc­
tions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Scheme made  by  the  Army  Council  under  the 
Territorial  and  Reserve  Forces  Act,  1907,  for 
the  establishment  and  constitution  of  an  Asso­
ciation  for  the  County  of  Warwick. 

Army. 

Copy  of  Amendments  to  Rules  for  Military 

Detention  Barracks  and  Military  Prisons. 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Supreme 
Court of 
Judicature 
(Ireland.) 	

Ordered, That  there  be  laid  before this  House 
an  Account  of  the  Receipts  and  Payments  of 
the Accountant  General  of  the Supreme  Court 
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  1916j 
together  with  a  Statement  of  Liabilities  and 
Assets,  and  particulars  of  Securities  in  Court, 
on  the  30th  day  of  September  1916.—(Mr. 
Baldwin.) 

„ 

National 
Gallery. 

Ordered, That  there  be  laid  before this  House 
a  Copy of  Report  of  the  Director of  the National 
Gallery  for the year  1916.—(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

East  India 
Resolved,  That  an  humble  Address  be  pre­
Retfrerr0ent°at	  s e n t ed   t o  H is  M a j e s t 7 > t h at   He will be graciously 
pleased  to  give  directions  that  there  be  laid 
Sixty-fiVe.) 
before  this  House  a Return   of  Copy  of  Minute 
by  the  Secretary  of  State  for India,  stating  the 
circumstances  under  which 
five  members  of 
his permanent Establishment  have  been  retained 
in  the  Service  after  they  have  attained  the  age 
of  Sixty-five.—(Mr.  Secretary  Chamberlain.)  . 

Ordered, That  the  proceedings  on  the  King's 
Business  of 
Speech  (Motion 
for  an  Address),  if  under 
t^House 
discussion  at  Eleven  of  the  clock  this  night, 
Speech) 
(Motion  for an  be  not  interrupted  under  the  Standing  Order 
(Sittings of  the  House).—(Mr.  Chancellor of the 
Address.) 
Exchequer.) 

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.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

King's Speech 
The Order  of the day being  read, for  resuming 
Address )°r 911  t he  a d j o u r n ed   Debate  on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  7th  day  of  this  instant  February, 
That  an  humble  Address  be  presented  to  His 
Majesty,  as followeth  : 

r e s  ' 

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; 

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

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to be  made to  Food 

the  Question,  by  adding  at  the  end  thereof  Production, 
the  words  " B ut  humbly  regrets  that  Your 
Majesty's  Speech  does  not  mention  the  urgent 
food  production 
necessity  of  stimulating  the 
of  the  country  at  the  present  time,  nor  the 
equally  urgent  necessity  of  presenting  to  Parlia­
ment,  at  the  earliest  possible  date,  proposals 
embodying  a complete  agricultural policy  which, 
by  giving to  the farmer  permanent  security  for 
his  legitimate  profit,  and  to  the  labourer  fair 
wages, good  housing,  and  satisfactory  conditions 
of  life, and  by recognising,  and  where  necessary 
enforcing, the  duty  of  good  cultivation  owed to 
the  State  by  all  owners  and  occupiers of  agri­
cultural  land,  will  guarantee  to the  nation  the 
fullest development of its agricultural  resources." 
—(Mr.  Leslie  Scott.) 

And  the Question  being  put, That those words 

be  there  added :—It  passed in the  Negative. 

And  the  Main Question  being  again proposed; 

And  the  House  having  continued  to  sit  till 

after Twelve  of the  clock  on  Friday  morning; 

Friday,  9th February  1917 : 


And  the  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.— 
(Lord  Edmund Talbot.) 

Ordered, That the several Estimates  presented 

to  this  House  this  day  be  referred to  the  Com­
mittee  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.—(Lord Edmund 
Talbot.) 

Resolved, That  this  House,  at  its  rising  this  Sittings  of 
day,  do  adjourn till  Monday  next.—(Mr.  Chan- the  Hottse­
cellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

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,  it 
being  then  two  minutes  after  Twelve 
of  the  clock  on  Friday  morning,  till 
Monday  next, pursuant  to the  Resolution 
of  the  House  of this  day. 

7  G E O.   Y. 

12 th  February.  


Monday, 

February  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

A  B I LL   to  authorise  Sir  W .  G.  Armstrong, 
Armstrong, 
WMtwont, 
J \  Whitworth,  and  Company,  Limited,  to 
(Railw^s)117  construct  a  branch  railway  in  the  City  of 
Manchester,  and  to  provide  for  the  conveyance 
Bill. 
of  traffic  between  the  works  of  the  company 
in  the  said  city  and  the  Lancashire  and 
Yorkshire  Railway,  was  presented, and  read  the 
first  time;  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second 
time. 

Barrow-in-
Furness 
Corporation 
Water  Bill. 

Barton and 
Stretford 
Railway  Bill, 

A  Bill 

to  amend 

the  Barrow-in-Furness 
Corporation  Act,  1901,  was  presented,  and 
read  the  first  time j  and  ordered  to  be  read  a 
second  time. 

A  Bill  to  authorise  the  construction  of 
railways  and  other  works  in  the  County   of 
Lancaster, ;ind  for other  purposes, was presented, 
and  read  the  first  time;  and  ordered  to  be  read 
a  second  time. 

A  Bill  to  alter  the  boundaries  of  the  Borough 
Blackpool 
Improvement  of  Blackpool;  to empower  the  Mayor,  Aldermen, 
Bill. 
and  Burgesses  of  that  borough  to  construct 
additional  promenades,  street 
improvements, 
tramways,  and  other  works,  and  for  other 
purposes,  was  presented,  and  read  the  first 
time;  and  ordered  to be  read  a second  time. 

Bristol 
Water Bill. 

A  Bill  to  authorise  the  Bristol  Waterworks 
Company  to  construct  new  waterworks,  and  for 
other  purposes,  was  presented,  and  read  the  first 
time ;  and  ordered  to  be  read  a second  time. 

Chepstow 
Water Bill. 

A  Bill  to  confer 

further  powers  on  the 
Chepstow  Water  Company,  and 
other 
purposes, was  presented, and  read  the first time ; 
and  ordered  to  be  read  a second  time. 

for 

1  ' 

Cheshire Lines  A  Bill  to  amend 
Committee  Manchester  Corporation  Act,  1911, 

the  provisions  of  the 
for  the 
protection  of  the  Cheshire  Lines  Committee, 
and  for other  purposes,  was  presented,  and  read 
the  first  time;  and  ordered  to  be read  a second 
time. 

A  Bill  to  confer  further  powers  on  the  Urban 
Ebbw Vale 
OomcilBiiiiCt l > i s t r i ct   Council of  Ebbw Yale  in regard  to  their 
water  and  electricity  undertakings  ;  to  authorise 
the  Council  to  provide  and  run  omnibuses,  and 
to  make  further  provision  for  the  improvement, 
health,  and  good  government  of  the  district; 
and  for  other  purposes,  was presented,  and  rea'l 
the first time  ;  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second 
time. 

A  Bill  to  confer further powers  upon  the  Gas 
Gas Light and 
Coke Company Light  and  Coke  Company  was  presented,  and 
read  the  first  time;  and  ordered  to  be  read  a 
Bl11' 
second  time. 

Levinstein 
(Railways) 
Bill. 

A  Bill  to  authorise  the  construction  by 
Levinstein,  Limited, of  branch  railways  in  the 
City of  Manchester,  for  the  conveyance  of traffic 
between  their  works  and  the  Lancashire  and 
Yorkshire  Railway,  and  for  other  purposes,  was 
presented,  and  read  the  first  time;  and  ordered 
to  be  read  a second  time. 

London Cora 
A  Bill  to  confer  further  powei'S  upon  the 
Com'an^Bill.  London  Corn  Exchange  Company;  to  alter  the 
c a p j t a ]   0 f  the  Company,  and for  other  purposes, 

mpany  i 

V  O L  .  1 7 2. 

was  presented,  and  read  the  first  time;  and 
ordered  to  be  read  a second  time.  


A  Bill  to  authorise  the  Port  of  London  Port of 
Authority  to  construct  further  works  for  the  j ^  ® 
improvement  of  the  Port  of  London,  and  for (Various7 
other  purposes,  was  presented,  and  read  the first  Powers)  Bill, 
time j  and  ordered  to  be  read  a second  time. 

A  Bill  to  confer further  powers on  the  Seaham  Seaham 

Harbour  Dock  Company  was  presented, and read  Harbour Dock 
the  first  time  and  ordered  to  be read  a second 
time 

A  Bill  to  authorise  the  Corporation  of  the Sheffield 
City  of  Sheffield  to  construct  a  generating  Corporation 
station  and other  works  in  connection  with  their  1  ' 
electricity  undertaking  ;  to extend  the boundaries 
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  provide  for  the  conversion   of  the Sheffield 

existing  capital  of  the  Sheffield  United  Gaslight  United 
Company,  and  to  authorise 
additional  capital  ;  to  change  the  name  of  the 
Company,  and for  other purposes,  was presented, 
and  read  the  first  time;  and ordered  to  be  read a 
second  time. 

them 

to 

raise c«m^ny  Bill 

A  Bill  to  empower  the  South  Eastern  Railway  South Eastern 

Company  to  alter  and  strengthen  part  of  the 
Charing  Cross  Railway  Bridge,  and  for  other and\>o™e'r 
purposes,  was  presented,  and read  the  first  time;  Railways Bill, 
and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time. 

London, 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read;  Public 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon the  Table. 

1 

Petitions. 
Vide  First 
Report. 

Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His  Reply to 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Reply  to  the  German Peace 
German  Peace  Note  communicated   by  the (Miscellaneous, 
French  Government,  on  behalf  of  the  Allied  No.  4 ,1 9 1 7 .) 
Powers,  to  the  United  States  Ambassador  in 
Paris,  30th  December  1916. 

Copy  of  Reply   of  the  Allied  Governments  to  Reply to Note 

the  Note  communicated  by  the  United  States 
Ambassador  on  20th  December  1916.
x

' 

Copy  of  Report  drawn  up  by  the  Committee  Order  in 
on  the  Administration  of  the  Order  in  Council  Council  of 
of  March  1915  (1916). 

g & E  U 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers do  lie  upon  the  No. 6,1917.) 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His  Welsh Church 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Second  Report, Act, 1914. 
the  Commissioners  of 
with  Appendices,  of 
Church  Temporalities 
in  Wales,  1915-16,   of 
their  proceedings  under  the  Welsh  Church  Act, 
1914. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Secretary  Chamberlain  presented,—  East India 

Return  to  an  Address  to  His  Majesty,  dated 
the  8th  day  of  this  instant  February,  for  a sixty-five.)* 
Return  relative  to  East  India  (India  Office, 
Retirement  at  Sixty-five). 

Ordered, That  the said  Return  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr. Herbert Fisher presented, by  His Majesty's  Board  of 
Command,—Copy  of  Regulations  under  which  Education. 
Grants  in  respect  of  the  medical  inspection  and 
medical  treatment  and  the  organisation  and 
supervision  of  physical  training  of  children 



 
10 	

12th—l'dth 

February. 

1917. 


attending  Public  Elementary  Schools,  and  the 
medical  treatment and care  of  children  attending 
certain  Special  Schools  in  England  and  Wales, 
are made by  the  Board  of  Education. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Copy  of  Order  by  the  Secretary  for  Scotland  Prisons 
under  the  Prisons  (Scotland)  Acts  closing  the  ^° t°tland)
old  Prison  at  Nelson  Street,  Greenock. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers do  lie  upon the 
Table;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  the 
Universities  (Scotland)  Act,  1889,  be  printed. 

Trading with 
the  Enemy 
(Amendment) 
Act,  1916.  	

Mr.  George  Roberts presented, pursuant  to the 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Supplementary  List  of  Persons,  Firms,  and 
Companies  as  to  whom  Orders  have  been  made 
under  Section  1  (1)  of  the  Trading  with  the 
Enemy  (Amendment)  Act,  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  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-  Irish  Land  


tion  of  the  National  Debt  in  respect  of  the *^cdha8e  

Capital  and  Income  of  the  Irish  Land  Purchase 
Fund  in  the  year  ended  31st  March  1916 j 
together  with  the  Report  of  the  Comptroller  

and  Auditor  General  thereon.  


' 

' 

1fi 

Mr.  Hayes  Fisher presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Census of 
England and  Command,—Copy  of  General  Report  on  the 
Wales, 1911. 
Census  of  England  and  Wales,  1911,  with 
Appendices. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Accounts of  the Commissioners  for the Reduc-  Local  Loans 

tion  of  the  National  Debt 
Capital  and  Income  of  the  Local  Loans  Fund  No. 17. 
for  the  year  ended  31st  March  1916,  with 
Report  of  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General 
thereon. 

in  respect  of  the Fund. 

Table. 

Ordered,That  the said Papers  be  printed. 

National 
Gallery. 

N o.  11. 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer  presented,— 
Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  8th  day  of  this 
instant  February,  for  a  Return  relative  to  the 
National  Gallery. 

Supreme 
Court of 
Judicature 
(Ireland.) 

No.  12. 

Return  to an Order, dated  the 8 th  day  of  this 
instant  February, for  a  Return  relative  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Judicature  (Ireland). 

Ordered, That  the said Returns do lie upon  the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-
Irish Land 
Commission. 	 mand,—Copy  of  Report   of  the  Irish  Land 
Commissioners  for  the  year  ending  31st  March 
1916. 

Copy  of  Return  under  Section  V  of  the  Land 

Land  Law 
re87?EdvicAti?n  L a  7 
(Ireland)  Act,  1887,   of  the  number
Notices.)  1  Eviction  Notices  filed  in  the  High  Court  of 
Justice  and  County  Courts,  and  the  number  of 
Evictions  in  Ireland  during  the  vear  ended 
31st December  1916. 

Agricultural 
Prices 
(Ireland.) 

Mr.  Duke  also  presented, —  Return  to  an 
Order,  dated  21st  December  1916  in  the  last 
Session  of  Parliament, for  a  Return  relative  to 

No. 13.  Agricultural  Prices  (Ireland). 

Mr.  Duke	  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
Irish 
directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,— 
Universities  Copy  of  Statute  V I I I.   of  University  College, 
Act,  1908. 

Cork,  under  the  Irish  Universities  Act,  1908. 

Poisons and 
Pharmacy 
Act,  1908. 

Local 
Taxation 
(Ireland) 
Account. 

No. 14. 

Copy of  Orders  made by  the  Lord  Lieutenant 
and  Privy  Council  in Ireland  under  the  Poisons 
and  Pharmacy  Act,  1908. 

Copy  of  Account  of  Receipts  and  Payments 
of  Local  Taxation  in  Ireland  for  the  financial 
year  ended  31st  March  1916. 

Supreme Court  Copy of  Order in Council, dated  25th  January 
of  Judicature  1917,  under  the  Supreme  Court  of  Judicature 
I877?reland)'  A c  t  ( M a n d ),  1877,  giving  effect   to  Rules  of 

Court. 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers  do lie  upon  the 
Table;  and  that  the  said  Return,  and  the 
Papers  relative  to  the  Irish  Universities  Act, 
1908,  and  Local  Taxation  (Ireland)  Account, 
be  printed. 

Universities 
(Scotland) 
Act,  1889 
(Ordinance.) 
No.  15. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented, pursuant  to 
the  directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  University  Court  Ordinance,  No.  54 
(Edinburgh,  No.  19)  (Foundation   of  Chair  of 
Tuberculosis), under the  Universities  (Scotland) 
Act,  1889. 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do 

issue  his  Perth County 

Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown,  to  make (Western 
out  a  new  Writ  for  the electing   of  a  Member writ!1 
to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament 
for  the 
County of  Perth (Western Division),in  the room 
of  John  George  Stewart-Murray 
(commonly 
called  Marquis  of  Tullibardine),'who,  since  his 
Election  for  the  said county,  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.— 
(Colonel  Craig.) 

Mr.  Attorney  General  presented  a  Bill   to  Grand Juries 
provide  for  the  suspension  of  Grand  Juries  in  ^Suspension) 
connection  with  the  present  war  :  And  the same 
  of was ordered  to be  read  a second  time to-morrow  ; 

Bill  1. 

and  to  be  printed. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave,  supported  by  Ministry of 

Mr.  Brace,  presented  a  Bill  to  enable  two Fp™* 
Secretaries  in  the  Ministry  of  Food  to  sit  in mentiry 
the  House  of  Commons  at  the  same  time,  and  Secretaries) 
for  purposes  connected  therewith:  And  the BiU­
same was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
to morrow  ;  and to  be  printed. 

2. 

A  Motion  was made, and  the  Question  being  Business  of 

S

roposed,  That,  until  the  House  otherwise  ^ H o u s e  ­
etermines,  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
cluded  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  till  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 













7  G  E O.  V. 

12th  February.  	

U 

Business,  and, for  the purposes  of  the  pre­
ceding  provisions  of  this  Order,  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  Government  Business  ; 

(5)  All	   Select  Committees,  including  Com­

mittees  on  Private  Bills,  shall  have  power 
to  sit  on Friday,  and, if  the  House  adjourns 
from  Thursday  or  Friday  till  the  following 
Tuesday,  on  Monday,  notwithstanding  the 
adjournment  of the  House  ; 

(6)  Whenever	  

the  House  adjourns 

from 
Thursday  to  the  following  Monday  or 
Tuesday,  Members  desiring  to  give  Notice 
of  Questions  for  oral  answer  on  a  Monday, 
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  Monday  and  Tuesday,  or 
Wednesday,  respectively,  and  be  printed 
and circulated  with  the  Votes ; 

the  House  adjourns 

from 
(7)	  Whenever 
to  the  following  Monday  or 
Thursday 
Tuesday,  Members  desiring  to give  Notice 
of  new  Clauses  and  Amendments  to  Bills 
or  of  Amendments  to  Motions  may  send 
such  Notices  to  the  Clerks  at  the  Table, 
and  any  such  Notices  received  bv  them 
before  Five  of  the  clock  on  a  Friday  or 
Monday  shall  be  printed  and  circulated 
with the  Votes 

—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer)  ; 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be made  to 
the  Question,  by leaving  out  Is. 9 and  10.—(Mr. 
Dillon.) 

And  the  Question  being  put, That  the  words 
left  out  stand  part  of  the 

proposed  to  be 
Question  ; 

The  House  divided.  

The  Yeas  to  the  Right;  

The  Noes  to  the  Left.  

Tellers  for thef Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  \ ^Q

I Mr.  Primrose  t 

Yeas, 

J 
1 
! Commander  Wedgwood : J 

64. 

Tellers for  the/Mr.  Dillon, 

Noes, 

So 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
cluded  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  till  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-

VOL.   172. 

ceding  provisions  of  this  Order,  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  Government  Business. 

(5)  All	   Select  Committees,  including  Com­

mittees  on  Private  Bills, shall  have  power  

to  sit  on  Friday,  and,  if  the  House  adjourns  

from  Thursday  or  Friday  till  the  following  

Tuesday,  on  Monday,  notwithstanding  the  

adjournment  of  the  House.  


(6)  Whenever	  

the  House  adjourns 

from 
following  Monday  or 
Thursday  to  the 
Tuesday,  Members  desiring  to give  Notice  

of  Questions  for  oral  answer  on  a  Monday,  

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  Monday  and  Tuesday,  or  

Wednesday,  respectively,  and  be  printed  

and  circulated  with  the  Votes.  


(7)  Whenever	 

the 

the  House  adjourns 

from 
Thursday  to 
following  Monday  or 
Tuesday,  Members  desiring  to  give  Notice  

of  new  Clauses  and  Amendments  to  Bills  

or  of  Amendments  to  Motions  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.  


The  House, according  to Order, resolved  itself  Supply, 

into  the  Committee  of  c lupply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1916-17. 

Resolved,  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not 
exceeding  £200,000,000  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  1917  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 
continuance  of  Trade, 
Industry, Business, and Communications, whether 
by  means  of  insurance  or  indemnity  against 
risk, the financing of  the  purchase  and  resale  of 
for 
Foodstuffs  and  Materials,  or  otherwise; 
relief  of  Distress;  and  generally  for  all  E x­
penses,  beyond 
the 
ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament,  arising  out  of 
the existence of  a state of War.—(Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer.) 

those  provided 

the 

for 

in 

Vote  of  Credit,  1917-18. 

a 

sum  not 

Resolved,  That 

exceeding 
to  His  Majesty, 
£350,000,000  be  granted 
beyond  the  ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament, 
towards  defraying  the  Expenses  which  may  be 
incurred  during  the  year  ending  the  31st  day 
of  March  1918,  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 
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 

in  the 

for 

c	  2 

















12 	

12th—l'dth  February. 

1917. 

ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament,  arising  out  of 
the existence of a state of War.—(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. 

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. 

Adjournment.  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  one minute before Eleven 
of  the  clock, adjourned  till  to-morrow. 

Tuesday, 13th February  1917. 

P K A T E E S. 

Land 

I R  Richard  Winfrey  presented  a  Bill 

Drainage  s  confirm  a  Provisional  Order  under 

to 
the 
(Ramsey) 
Land  Drainage  Act,  1914,  relating  to  the 
Provisional  Ramsey  First  Hollow  Drainage  District  :  And 
Order BUI. 
Bill 3. 

the  same  was read  the first time. 

Account  showing  all  the  sums  which  have  Treasury 

been  received  into  the  Treasury  Chest,  and  Chest, 
which  have been  paid  out of  the  same,  between  No.  19. 
the  1st  April  1915  and  the  31st  March  1916, 
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  that  the  Papers  relative  to  the 
National  Insurance  Acts,  1911 to  1914 (Part II., 
(Unemployment 
Insurance) 
Unemployment 
Fund  Account),  and  Treasury  Chest,  be 
printed. 

The  Right  Honourable  Sir  Albert  Henry  New Member 

Stanley, Member  for  the  Borough   of  Ashton- sworn. 
under-Lyne,  was  sworn. 

Ordered, That  Government  Business, if  under  Business  of 

discussion at Eleven of the  clock this night, be not 
interrupted  under  the Standing  Order  (Sittings  g^^^s™611 
of  the  House),  and  may  be  entered  upon  at 
any  hour  though  opposed.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of 
the  Exchequer.) 

House 

Ordered, That  leave  be  given  to  bring  in  a War  Pensions. 

of 

Bill  to  make  provision  with  respect  to  the 
. the  Statutory 
administrative  expenses 
Committee  and  of  local  and  district  committees 
under  the  Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions, 
&c.  Act,  1915,  and  for  certain  other  purposes 
connected  with  pensions  and  allowances  :  And 
that  Mr.  Barnes,  Mr.  Munro,  Mr.  Duke,
Mr.  Hayes  Fisher,  and  Sir  Arthur  Griffith-
Boscqwen do  prepare  and bring  it in. 

Mr.  Barnes  accordingly  presented  a  Bill  to  War Pensions 

make  provision with respect  to the administrative  Bil1* 
expenses  of  the  Statutory  Committee  and  of 
local  and  district  committees  under  the  Naval 
and  Military  War  Pensions,  &c.  Act,  1915, 
and  for  certain  other  purposes  connected  with 
pensions  and  allowances:  And  the  same  was 
read  the  first  time,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a 
second  time  upon  Monday  next;  and  to  be 
printed. 

Bill 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  referred  to  the 
Examiners  of  Petitions for Private  Bills ;  and  be 
printed. 

The  House, according  to  Order, resolved itself  Supply, 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Shops Act, 
1912. 	

Secretary Sir  George Cave presented,  pursuant 
to  the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Order  made under the  Shops Act,  1912, 
by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned  Local 
Authority,  and  confirmed  by  the  Secretary  of 
State  for the  Home  Department:— 

Urban  District  of  Ramsbottom. 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates,  

1916-17. 


C l a ss   I . 

1.  £12,370,  for  the  Survey   of  the  United 
for  minor  services  connected 

Kingdom  and 
therewith. 


Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Class  II. 

Table. 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
Commission 
(England.) 	

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  presented, 
by  His  Majesty's  Command,—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, Part  IV. 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  also 
National 
Insurance 
presented, pursuant  to  the  directions  of  several 
Acts,  1911 to 
1914 (Part  II.,  	 Acts  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Account  of  the 
Unemployment  Fund  established  pursuant  to 
Unemploy-
ment 
Section  92 (1)   of  the  National  Insurance  Act, 
Insurance) 
1911,  Part  II.,  showing 
the  Receipts  and 
(Unemploy-
Payments  during  the  period  15th July  1914  to 
ment Fund 
Account.) 
17th July  1915 ;  together  with the  Report of  the 

No. 18.  Comptroller  and Auditor  General  thereon. 

2.  £3,075, for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  


the  War  Cabinet.  


3.  £41,709, for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  

the  Office  of  the  Committee  of  Privy  Council  

for  Trade  and  Subordinate  Departments.  


4.  £3,800,  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  nf  

the  Board  of  Control  (Lunacy  and  Mental 
Deficiency),  England.  


5.  £1,300, for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  

the  Establishment under the  Public Works  Loan  

Commissioners. 


6.  £120,000, for  His  Majesty's  Foreign  and  


other  Secret  Services.  


7.  £250,  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the  

Department  of the  Registrar  General  of  Births,  

&c. 


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13th—\Ath  February. 

13 


Class  III. 

8.  £13,366,  for  the  Salaries  aDd  Expenses 

connected  with  the  County  Courts. 

the  Metropolitan  Police  District, 
towards  the  Expenses  of 
to 

9.  £1,191,  for  the  Salaries  of  the  Commis­
sioner  and  Assistant  Commissioners  of  the 
the  Receiver 
Metropolitan  Police,  and  of 
the 
for 
the 
Contribution 
Metropolitan  Police,  Repayments 
the 
Metropolitan  Police  Fund,  the  Salaries  and 
Expenses  of  the  Inspectors  of  Constabulary, 
and  Expenses 
in  connection  with  Special 
Constables  and the  Police  Reserye. 

10.  £344,  for  Criminal  Prosecutions  and 
in  Ireland,  including  a 
other  Law  Charges 
Grant  in  relief  of  certain  Expenses  payable 
by  statute  out  of  Local  Rates. 

11.  £10,590,  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses 
the  Commissioner  of  Police,  the  Police 

of 
Courts, and  the  Metropolitan  Police  Establish­
ment of  Dublin. 

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 [12th 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of Report'7-' 
the  12th day  of  this instant  February  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Grand Juries 
Second  Reading  of  the  Grand  Juries  (Suspen- ^Suspension) 
sion)  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

12.  £56,770,  for  the  Expenses  of  the  Royal 

to-morrow. 

Irish  Constabulary. 

Class  Y . 

13.  £4,675,  for  making  good  the  Net  Loss 
on  transactions  connected  with  the  raising  of 
Money  for  the various Treasury  Chests  Abroad 
in the  year  1915-16. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ministry  of 

Second  Reading  of 
(Parliamentary  Secretaries)  Bill  ; 

the  Ministry  of  Food 

Secretaries) 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read  a second  time  Bil1' 

to-morrow. 

Class  VI. 

14.  £25,000,  for  a  Grant 
Government  Hospitality  Fund. 

in  Aid  of  the 

Class  VII. 

15.  £100,915, for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses 
of  the  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Subordinate 
to 
Departments, 
and 
the  Unemployment 
Repayments 
to 
Sections  85  and  106 of  the  National  Insurance 
Act,  1911. 

including  the  Contribution 

to  Associations  pursuant 

Insurance  Fund 

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. 

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 
1917, the  sum of  £200,000,000  be  granted  out  of 
the  Consolidated  Fund  of  the  United  Kingdom. 
—(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

Resolved,  That,  towards  making  good  the 
Supply  granted  to  His  Majesty  for  the  service 
of  the  year  ending  on the  31st  day  of  March 
1918, the sum of  £350,000,000  be granted  out  of 
the  Consolidated  Fund  of  the  United  Kingdom. 
—("Mr. Baldwin.) 

Resolutions  to be  reported. 

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  twenty-
four  minutes  before  Twelve  of  the  clock, 
till  to-morrow. 

Wednesday, 14th February  1917. 

P  R A Y E R S. 

THE  Vice-Chamberlain  of  the  Household  King's Speech  


reported  to  the  House,  That His  Majesty,  

having  been  attended  with  their  Address  of  

Thursday  the  8th  day  of  this  instant  February,  

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. 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  presented,  Greek Loan, 

pursuant  to  the  directions  of  several  Acts  of 
Parliament,— Account  of  the  moneys  paid  out 
of  the  Consolidated  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  was guaranteed  by  this 
country  under  the  authority  of  the  said  Acts, 
and  of  the  amount  repaid  by  the  Greek  Govern­
ment  on account  of  the  same, up  to 3lst  Decem­
ber  1916. 

Copy  of  Account  of  the  Imperial  Ottoman  Imperial 

Guaranteed  Loan  of  1855 for  the  year  1916. 

Guaranteed 

Loan  of  1855, 
Copy  of  Abstract  Account  of  the  Receipts  Development 

into  and  Issues  out  of  the  Development  Fund * 
in  the  period  ended  31st  March  1916 ;  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  the 
Development  Fund  be  printed. 

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12th—l'dth 

Business  o£ 
fGovernment
Business.)

Ordered, That  Government  Business, if  under 
  discussion  at  Eleven  of  the  clock  this  night, be 
not interrupted  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sit­
tings  of  the  House),  and  may  be  entered  upon 
at  any  hour  though  opposed.—(Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer.) 

Supply [12th
February]
^P014­

  Mr.  Baldwin  reported  from  the  Committee  of 
Supply  of  the  12th  day  of  this  instant  February 
several Resolutions  ;  which were read, as follow  : 

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1916-17. 

Supplementary  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding 
Vote of  Credit,  £ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 00   be  granted  
to  H is  M a j e s t y, 
beyond  the  ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament, 
1916-17. 
towards  defraying  the  Expenses which  may  be 
incurred  during  the  year  ending  the  31st  day 
of  March  1917  for  general  Navy  and  Army 
Services,  in  so  far  as  specific  provision  is  not 
made  therefor  by  Parliament j  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, Indus­
try,  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 
in  the 
ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament,  arising  out  of 
the  existence  of  a state of  War. 

those  provided 

for 

Voteof  Credit, 
1917-18. 

Ways and 
Means [13th 
February] 
Report. 

Consolidated 
Fund. 

Consolidated 
Fund. 

Vote  of  Credit,  1917-18. 
T h at  a  sum  not  e x c e e d i ng  £ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 00   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  1918  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  risk,  the  financ­
ing  of  the  purchase  and  resale  of  Foodstuffs 
and  Materials,  or  otherwise; 
for  relief  of 
for  all  Expenses, 
Distress;  and  generally 
beyond  those  provided 
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. 

Mr.  Baldwin  reported  from  the  Committee 
of  Ways  and  Means  of  the  13th  day  of  this 
instant  February  several  Resolutions;  which 
were 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  1917, 
the  sum  o f  £200,000,000  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  1918, 
the  sum  of  £350,000,000  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 
Consolidated 
Fund  (No.  1.)  said  Resolutions!  And  that  the  Chairman  of 
the 
Ways  and  Means,  Mr.  Chancellor   of 
Exchequer,  and  Mr.  Baldwin  do  prepare  and 
bring it  in. 

February. 
Mr.  Baldwin  accordingly  presented  a Bill  to Consolidated 

1917. 


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  seventeen  and  one  thousand  nine  hundred 
and  eighteen  :  And  the  same was  read  the  first 
time, and  ordered  to  be read  a  second  time  to­
morrow :  and  to be  printed. 

Bil] 
g

The Order of  the day being read, for receiving  Supply [13th 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of  J J  ^ 
the  13th  day  of  this instant  February; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to-

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  Grand  Juries  (Suspension)  Bill  was, Grand Juries 
tfhwpension) 

according  to  Order,  read  a second  time. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will  immediately 
resolve  itself  into  the  Committee  on  the  Bill.— 
(Mr.  Attorney  General.) 

The  House  accordingly  resolved  itself  into 

the  Committee. 

(In  the  Committee.) 
Clause  No.  1 (Suspension  of grand juries). 
Amendments  made. 
Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, to leave 
out  from  the  end of  1. 21  to  the  end  of  1. 4, in 
p. 2.—(Mr.	  King.) 

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.  2 (Short  title and  extent). 
Motion  made, and  Question,  That  the  Chair­
man  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave  to  sit 
again—(Mr.  Attorney  General),  —  put,  and 
agreed  to. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair j  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 Ministry of 
of  the  Ministry  of  Food  Food (Parlia­
S S e s  ) 

Second  Reading 
(Parliamentary  Secretaries)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill   be read  a second  time  BiU­

to-morrow. 

Ordered,  That 

the  Committee  of  Public  Public 

Accounts 
Committee. 

Accounts  do  consist of  Fifteen  Members. 

The  Committee  was  accordingly  nominated 
of  Mr.  Arnold,  Mr.  Baldwin, Sir Robert  Balfour, 
Mr.  Reginald  Blair,  Mr.  Brady,  Sir  Hildred 
Carlile, Sir  Henry  Craik, Sir  Edward  Goulding, 
Mr.  Hazleton, Sir  Charles Henry,  Mr.  Higham,
Mr. Leif  Jones, Mr. Jowelt, Mr. MKinnon  Wood,
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.—(Colonel  Craig.) 

 
 
 
Publications
Reports'**68

Public 
Petitions. 

7  GEO.   V. 

•14$—15$
Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
Speakerin  the  arrangements  for the 
t o  a s  ? i st 
Official Report  of  Debates,  and  to  inquire  into 
the  expenditure  on  ^Stationery  and  Printing  for 
this  House  and  the  Public  Service  generally. 

The  Committee  was  accordingly  nominated 
of  Sir  James  Agg-Gardner,  Mr.  Bowerman,  Mr. 
Godfrey  Collins,  Mr. Doris,  Mr.  Fletcher,  Mr. 
Grant,  Mr.  Butler  Lloyd,  Mr. Francis  M'Laren,
Mr.  MacVeagh,  Mr. Partington,  and  Sir  George
Toulmin. 

Ordered,  That  the  Committee  have  power  to 

send for  persons, papers,  and  records. 

Ordered,  That  Three  be  the  quorum  of  the 

Committee.—(Colonel  Craig.) 

Ordered,  That  a  Select  Committee  be  ap­
pointed,  to  whom  shall  be  referred  all  Petitions 
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  to  direct  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. 

The  Committee  was  accordingly  nominated 
of.  Sir  William  Bull,  Mr.  Burt,  Mr.  Dalrymple,
Mr.  Charles Duncan,  Mr. Hackett,  Mr.  Leicester 
Harmsworth,  Mr.  Hughes,  Mr.  Haydn  Jones, 
Mr.  Kenyon,  Mr. Ronald  M'Neill,  Mr.  Marshall,
Mr.  Machinder, Colonel Pryce-Jones,  Mr. Iteddy,
and  Mr.  Turton. 

Ordered, That  Three  be  the  quorum  of  the 

Committee.—(Colonel  Craig.) 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  to 
the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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  twenty-four  minutes 
after  Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 

In  pursuance  of  Standing  Order  No.  1 

(Sittings of  the  House)  I  hereby  nominate— 
The  Right  Honourable  Charles Fenwick, 
The  Right  Honourable  John  William  Wilson, 
The  Right  Honourable  Willoughby  Hyett 

Dickinson, 

Mr.  Thomas Power  O'Connor, and 
Mr.  John Frederick  Peel  Rawlinson, 

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

J A M ES   W  .  L O W T H E E, 
Speaker. 

14th  February  1917. 

VOL,.   172. 

February. 

15 

Thursday,  15th  February 

1917. 

P B A Y E E S. 

SI R  John  Barlow, Mr.  Boland, Mr. Bowerman,  Selection. 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard, Mr.Laurence  Hardy,
Mr.  Holmes,  Colonel  Lockwood,  Sir  John 
Lonsdale, Sir  William  Priestley,  Mr.  Robinson,
and  Mr.  Samuel  Roberts  were  nominated  Mem­
bers  of  the  Committee  of  Selection.  —- (Sir 
John  l.onsdale.) 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do 

issue  his  Warwick 

or 

Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown,  to  make 
out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a  Member  Tamworth 
to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament 
for  the  Division) 
County  of  Warwick  (Northern  or  TamworthWritt 
Division),  in  the  room  of  Francis  Alexander 
Newdigate,  Esquire,  who,  since  his Election  for 
the  said  county,  hath  accepted  the  Office  of 
Steward  or  Bailiff  of  His  Majesty's  Manor  of 
Northstead,  in  the  County  of  York.—(Colonel 
Craig.) 

Sir  Edward  Carson  presented,  by  His Navy 

Majesty's  Command,-Estimate  of  the  further 
sum required  to  be  voted  for  the  Navy  for  the 1916-17.) 
year  ending  31st  March  1917. 

No. 21. 

Estimate  of  the additional numbers of  Officers Navy 

and  Men  required  to  be  voted  for  the  Navy  for  ^ryCmate, 
the year  ending  31st  March  1917. 

1916-17.) 

Navy  Estimates  for the  year  1917-18. 

No. 22. 

Navy 
Estimates, 

Ordered, That  the  said  Estimates  be  referred  1917-18. 

to  the  Committee of  Supply  ;  and be printed. 

No. 23. 

Mr.  Charles  Bathurst  presented,  by  His Ministry  of 

Majesty's Command,—Copies  of Brewers'  Sugar  Food-
Order,  1917,  Dealings  in  Sugar  (Restriction) 
Order,  1917,  and  Brewers'  (Malt  Purchases) 
Order,  1917,  made  by  the  Food  Controller 
under  Regulation  2  F  of  the  Defence  of  the 
Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Mr.  Duke presented, pursuant to  the directions  Local 

of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copies  of  Orders  Government 
made  by  the  Local  Government  Board  for Ire- nrelaLu 
land  under  the  Poor  Relief  (Ireland)  Acts,  (1) 
dissolving  the  Mitchelstown  Union  and  adding 
the  several  townlands  thereof  to  the  Fermoy 
Union  ;  (2)  revoking  Article  37  of  the  General 
Regulations  of  18th  December  1882,  and  sub-
stituting  therefor  a fresh  Article  to be  read  and 
construed  in place  of  the  Article  revoked. 

' 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  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  all  Applications  made  by  the  First  Bank of 

Lord  of the  Treasury  and  the  Chancellor  of  the  England.  

Exchequer to the  Governor  and  Deputy  Gover-  No.  24 

nor  of  the  Bank  of  England  for  advances  to  

Government  authorised  by  Parliament,  from  

5th January  1916 to  5th  January  1917.  


Copy  of  Second  Annual  Report  of  the  Board  Lunacy and 

of  Control  on  Lunacy  and  Mental  Deficiency,  Mental 
for the  year  1915.  Part   I. 

Deficiency. 

. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  be  printed. 
C  4 

No. 25. 

 
 
Armstrong, 
Whitworth, 
and  Company 
(Railways) 
Bill. 

Barrow-in-
Furness 
Corporation 
Water  Bill. 
Barton and 
Stretford 
Railway  Bill. 

Blackpool 
Improvement 
Bill. 

16 	

12th—l'dth February. 

1 9 1 7. 

Mr.  Arthur  Henderson,  supported  by  Secre-

tary  Sir  George  Cave, Dr.  Addison,  Mr.  Hayes  in  the Affirmative. 
Fisher,  and  Mr.  Hodge,  presented  a  Bill  for 
establishing  a Ministry  of  National  Service, and 
for  purposes  incidental  thereto:  And  the same 
was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  upon 
Monday  next;  and to be  printed. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con-
tinued  to  sit till ten  minutes  after  Eleven 
of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Monday  next, 
pursuant  to  the  Order  of  the  House  ot 
the  12 th day of  this instant  February. 

And  the Question being put:—It  was resolved 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave, supported  by  Mr. 

Solicitor  General  and  Mr.  Hayes  Fisher,  pre­
sented  a  Bill  to  make  further  provision  with 
respect to  the  punishment  of  sexual  offences and 
the  prevention  of  indecent  advertisements,  and 
matters  connected  therewith  :  And  the  same 
was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  upon 
Monday  next;  and to  be  printed. 

Monday,  19th February  1917. 

P B AI  EES. 

ORDERED, 

That  the  Armstrong,  Whit-
worth,  and  Company  (Railways)  Bill  be 

Ordered,  That  the  Second  Reading  of  the 

read  a second  time  to-morrow. 

Ministry  of 
National 
Service Bill 
Bill 6. 

Criminal  Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

Bill  7. 

Business of 
the House 
(Supply.) 

Consolidated  Fund  (No.  1)  Bill  and  the  pro­
ceedings  on  the  Grand  Juries  (Suspension) 
Bill  have precedence  this  day  of  the  Business  of 
Supply.—(Mr.  Chancellor of  the  Exchequer.) 

Consolidated
Fund (No. l)
Bill. 

The  Consolidated  Fund  (No.  1)  Bill  was, 
  according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time,  and 
committed  to  a Committee  of  the  whole  House 
for  Monday  next. 

Grand Juries

(Suspension)
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
  Committee  on  the  Grand  Juries  (Suspension) 

Bill  ; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

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. 

Supply  [13th 
February] 
Report. 

The  Order  of  the  day being read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  13th 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. 

Ministry  of 
Food (.'Parlia­
mentary 
Secretaries) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second Reading of  the Ministry  of  Food  (Parlia­
mentary  Secretaries)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Ministry of 
National 
Service 
[Salaries and 
Remunera­
tion.] 

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 
salaries  and  remuneration  under  any  Act  of 
•the present  Session	  for  establishing  a  Ministry 
of  National  Service,  and  for  purposes  incidental 
thereto—(Mr.  Arthur  Henderson)  % 

Mr.  Arthur  Henderson,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,  acquainted  the  House 
that  His 
Majesty,  having  been  informed  of  the  subjects 
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. 

Adjournment.

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

The  Barrow-in-Furness  Corporation  Water 

Bill  was read  a second  time, and  committed. 

The  Barton  and  Stretford  Railway  Bill  was 

read  a second  time,  and  committed. 

The  Blackpool  Improvement  Bill  was read  a 

second  time,  and  committed. 

Ordered, That  the  Bristol  Water  Bill  be  read  Bristol  Water 

a  second  time  upon  Monday  the  12th  day  ofBl11, 
March  next. 

The  Chepstow  Water  Bill  was read  a second  Chepstow 
time ;  and  referred  to  the  Examiners  of  Peti- W a t er  Bin ­
tions  for  Private  Bills. 

The  Cheshire  Lines  Committee  Bill  was  read  Cheshire Lines 

a second  time ;  and  referred  to  the  Examiners  Committee 
of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Ordered, That  the  Ebbw  Yale  Urban  District   fibbw  Vale 

Council  Bill  be read  a second  time  to-morrow.

®rrban.P^lct 
Council Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Gas  Light  and  Coke  Gas Light 
Company  Bill  be  read  a second  time to-morrow.  Company  Bill 

Ordered,  That  the  Levinstein  (Railways)  Bill   Levinstein 
(Railways) 

be read a second  time  to-morrow. 

The  London  Corn  Exchange  Company  Bill   London  Corn 
was  read  a  second  time;  and  referred  to  the  company6 Bill. 
Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Ordered, That  the  Port  of  London  Authority  Port of 

(Various  Powers)  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 
to-morrow. 

(Various 

Powers)  Bill. 

The  Seaham  Harbour  Dock  Bill  was  read  a  Seaham 

second  time ;  and  referred  to  the  Examiners  of 
Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

The  Sheffield  Corporation  Bill  was  read  a Sheffield 

second  time,  and  committed.

Ordered, That  the  Sheffield  United  Gaslight 
Company  Bill  be  read  a second  time  to-morrow. 

Corporation 

Sheffield 
United 
Gaslight 
Company  Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  South Eastern and London, 
Chatham,  and  Dover  Railways  Bill  be  read  a 
second  time  to-morrow. 

Mr.  Vaughan-Davies,  Sir  Thomas  Esmonde, 
Mr.  George  Faber,  Mr.  Fell,  Lord  Claud 
Hamilton,  Sir  Charles Nicholson,  Mr.  O'Grady, 
Major  William Redmond, Mr.  Samuel  Roberts, 
Mr.  Eugene  Wason, and Mr. John William Wilson 
were  nominated  Members  of.  the  Select  Com­

South  Eastern 
and  London, 
Chatham, 
and Dover 
Railways  Bill. 
Standing 
Orders. 

 
 
 
7  G E O.   Y . 

19 th  February.  	

17 


mittee  on  Standing  Orders.  —  (Sir  Charles 
Nicholson.) 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read j  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 
Prices 
(Departmental Command, —  Copies  of  Second  and  Third  Re­

Sir Albert  Stanley presented, by  His  Majesty's 

ommi  ee.)  p 0 r t8   0 f 

Departmental  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Board  of  Trade  to  investigate  the  prin­
cipal causes  which  have  led  to  the  increase  of 
.  Prices  of  commodities  since  the beginning of  the 
war.  Bread, Flour,  and Wheat  Prices;  Freight 
Charges ;  and Potato,  Tea,  and  Sugar Prices. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Civil  Services  Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
for  Civil  Services  and 
and Kevenue  Command,—Estimates 
Departments  Revenue	  Departments  for the  year  ending  31st 
1917-18.) 

March  1918,  with  Memorandum. 

No. 26. 

Imperial 
Preference. 

Copy  of  Resolutions  passed  by  the  Committee 
on  Commercial  and  Industrial  Policy  on  the 
subject  of  Imperial  Preference;  together  with 
Copy of covering  Letter  to the  Prime  Minister. 
Mr.  Baldwin  also presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,  — 
Abstract  Accounts  of  the  Commissioners of  His 
No. 27.  	 Majesty's  Woods,  Forests,  and  Land  Revenues 
for  the year  ended  31st  March  1916,  with  the 
Report of  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General 
thereon. 

Woods, 
Forests, and 
Land 	
Revenues. 

National  Debt 
(Savings 
Banks and 
Friendly 
Societies.) 	

No. 28. 	

(1)   An  Account  of  the  gross  amount  of  all 
sums received  and paid by  the Commissioners for 
the  Reduction  of  the  National  Debt  on  account 
of  Banks  for  Savings  and  Friendly  Societies 
in  Great  Britain  and  Ireland, from  their  com­
mencement  at  6th  August  1817  to  the  20th 
November  1916: 
(2)   An  Account  of  the 
several  transactions  which  have  taken  place 
during  the  year  ended  20th  November  1916,  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  1916,  &c. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Papers  do  lie  upon the 
Table;  that  the  said  Estimates  be  referred  to 
the Committee  of  Supply,  and  be  printed  ;  and 
that the  Papers  relative to  Woods,  Forests, and 
Land  Revenues  and  National  Debt  (Savings 
Banks  and Friendly  Societies)  be  printed. 

National 
Education 
(Ireland.) 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copy of  Eighty-second  Annual  Report 
on Education  in Ireland,  lor  the  year  1915-16. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Foreign 
Trade and 
Commerce. 

Ordered, That  there  be laid  before  this  House 
a  Copy  of  Accounts  relating  to  the  Trade  and 
Commerce  of  certain  Foreign  Countries  and 
British  Possessions for  each  month  of  1917.— 
(Sir  Albert  Stanley,) 

Consolidated 
Fund (No.  1) 
Bill. 

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

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses No.  1 to  No.  4  agreed  to. 
Bill  to  be  reported. 

V O L.   172. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 

Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Com­
mittee  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, accordini  to Order, resolved  itself Supply, 

into the  Committee  of  upply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates,  

1916-17. 


Class  V I I. 

1.  £27,000  (Supplementary  sum), 

for  the 
payment  of  Grants  towards  the  cost  of  the 
extension  of  Sanatorium  Benefit  to  the  Depen­
dants  of  insured  persons  under  the  National 
Insurance  Act,  1911,  and  of  the  treatment  of 
Tuberculosis  generally. 

Ministry  of  Munitions. 
2.  £100  (Supplementary  sum),  for  the  Ex­

penses  of  the  Ministry  of  Munitions. 

Ministry  of  Munitions  (Ordnance  Factories). 

3.  £100  (Supplementary  sum),  for  the  Ex­
pense  of  the  Ordnance  Factories,  the  cost  of 
the  production  of  which  will  be  charged  to  the 
Army,  Navy,  Ministry  of  Munitions, and Indian 
and  Colonial  Governments,  &c. 
Resolutions  to be  reported. 

Mr.  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 info the  said  Committee.  


Colonel  Craig  reported  from  the  Committee  Supply  [13th 

of  Supply  of  the  13th  day  of  this  instant 
February  several Resolutions ;  which were read,
as follow  : 

p

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates,  

1916-17. 


Class  I. 

1.  That  a Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding  Survey of the 

£12,370  be , granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defray  Jj!?^ 
the  charge  which  will  come  in course of  payment
o m
during  the year  ending on  the 31st day of  March 
1917  for  the  Survey  of  the  United  Kingdom, 
and for minor  services  connected  therewith. 

' 

Class  II. 

2.  That a sum not exceeding £3,075 be granted  War  Cabinet, 

to  His  Majesty,  to  defray  the  charge  which  will 
come  in  course  of  payment  during  the  year 
ending  on  the  31st  day  of  March  1917  for  the 
Salaries  and Expenses of the  War  Cabinet. 

3.  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding  Board of 


£41,709  be  granted  to  His  Majesty, to  defray  Trade-

the charge  which will  come  in course of  payment  

during  the year ending  on  the 31st day of  March  

1917  for the  Salaries and  Expenses of  the  Office  

of  the  Committee  of  Privy  Council  for  Trade  

and  Subordinate  Departments.  


4.  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding  Board of i 

£3,800  be  granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defray  Control 
the  charge which will  come  in course of payment Mental  ^ a 
during  the  year ending  on  the 31st day of March  Deficiency.) 



18 

19 th  February.  


Public  Works 
Loan 
Commission. 

Secret  Service.

Registrar 
General's 
Office 
(England.) 

County 
Courts. 

Police 
(England  and 
Wales.) 

Law Charges 
and Criminal 
Prosecutions 
(Ireland.) 

Dublin 
Metropolitan 
Police. 

Royal  Irish 
Constabulary. 

Treasury 
Chests 
Abroad. 

1917  for the  Salaries  and Expenses  of  the  Board 
of  Control  (Lunacy  and  Mental  Deficiency), 
England. 

5.  That  a Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding 
£1,300  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 
1917  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the 
Establishment  under  the  Public  Works  Loan 
Commissioners. 

6.  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding 
£120,000  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 
1917  for  His  Majesty's Foreign  and other  Secret 
Services. 

7.  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding 
£250  be granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defray  the 
charge  which  will  come  in  course of  payment 
during the  year ending  on the 31 at day  of  March 
1917  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the 
Department  of  the  Registrar  General  of  Births, 
&c. 

Class  III. 

8.  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding 
£13,366  be  granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defray 
the charsre which  will  come  in course of  payment 
during  the  year  ending on the 31st  day of  March 
1917  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  connected 
with  the  County  Courts. 

9.  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding 
£1,191  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 
1917  for  the  Salaries of  the  Commissioner  and 
Assistant  Commissioners  of  the  Metropolitan 
Police,  and of  the Receiver  for  the Metropolitan 
Police  District,  the  Contribution  towards  the 
Expenses  of  the  Metropolitan  Police,  Repay­
ments  to  the  Metropolitan  Police  Fund,  the 
Salaries  and  Expenses  of 
the  Inspectors  of 
Constabulary,  and Expenses  in  connection  with 
Special  Constables  and the  Police  Reserve. 

10.  That  a  Supplementary  sum not  exceeding 
£344  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 
1917  for  Criminal  Prosecutions  and  other  Law 
Charges  in  Ireland,  including  a  Grant  in  relief 
of  certain  Expenses  payable  by  statute  out  of 
Local  Rates. 

11.  That  a  Supplementary  sum not  exceeding 
£10,590  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 
1917 
for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the 
Commissioner  of  Police,  the  Police  Courts, 
and  the  Metropolitan  Police  Establishment  of 
Dublin. 

12.  That  a  Supplementary  sum not  exceeding 
£56,770  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 
1917 
for  the  Expenses  of  the  Royal  Irish 
Constabulary. 

Class  Y. 

13.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £4,675  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  1917 
for  making  good  the  Net  Loss  on  transactions 
connected  with  the  raising  of  Money  for  the 
various  Treasury  Chests  Abroad  in  the  year 
1915-16. 

Class  V I. 

14.  T h at  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 2 5 , 0 00   be  Government 

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  1917 
for a Grant in  Aid of the Government  Hospitality 
Fund, 

Class  VII. 

15.  That a  Supplementary  sum not exceeding  Ministry  of 

£100,915  be  granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defray Labour, 
the  charge which  will  come  in course of  payment 
during the  year  ending  on  the  31st  day of  March 
1917  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the , 
Ministry  of  Labour  and  Subordinate  Depart­
ments, including  the  Contribution  to the  Unem­
ployment  Insurance  Fund  and  Repayments  to 
Associations  pursuant to  Sections  85  and  106 of 
the  National  Insurance  Act.  1911. 

The  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a  second 

time, were  agreed  to. 

The  House, according to Order,  resolved itself  Grand juries 
into  a Committee  on  the  Grand  Juries  (Suspen-  ^pension) 
sion)  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  2  (Short  title  and  extent). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,  1.  28, to  leave 
out  the  words  " or  Ireland."  —  (Mr.  T.  M. 
Healy.) 

Question,  That  the  words  "  or  Ireland "  stand 

part of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Clause  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. 

An  Amendment  was proposed  to be  made  to 
the  Bill, in  p.  1,  1. 22,  by  leaving  out from  the 
beginning  to  the  end  of  subsection  (2).—-(Sir 
George  Greenwood.) 

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. 

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  Ministry of 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  Food  (Par-  ^ood(Pariia­
liamentary  Secretaries)  Bill;  
Secretaries) 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be read  a  second  time  BlU" 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War  Pensions 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  Bill;

Bil1­

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ministry  of 

Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  National  National 
* 11 
pj 
service  Bill; 

, 

iSorVlCC  .£>111. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

 
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19$—20th  February. 

19 


Criminal Law 
Amendment  according to  Order, read  a second  time. 
Bill. 

The  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill  was, 

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

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. 

Ministry  of 
National. 
Service 
[Salaries and 
Remunera-
tion.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  Ministry  of  National  Service 
[Salaries  and Remuneration]  ; 

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  12th  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 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

Tuesday,  20th February  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Armstrong,  TH E  Armstrong,  Whitworth,  and  Company 

(Railways)  Bill  was,  according  to  Order, 
read  a second  time;  and referred to  the  Exami-
ners of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Whitworth, 
and Company 
(Railways) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read  for  the 
Ebbw Vale 
Co™ciUMU.Ct  Second  Reading  of  the  Ebbw  Yale  Urban 

District  Council  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

upon  Thursday  next. 

Gas Light 
and Coke 
Company Bill.  referred  to  the  Examiners  of  Petitions 

The  Gas  Light  and  Coke  Company  Bill  was, 
according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time  ;  and 
for 

Private  Bills. 

Levinstein 
(Railways) 
Bill. 

The Levinstein  (Railways)  Bill was, according 
to  Order,  read  a  second  time  ;  and  referred  to 
the  Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Port of 
London 
Authority 
(Various 
Powers) Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Port  of  London  Autho-
rity  (Various  Powers)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Tuesday  next. 

Sheffield 
United 

The  Sheffield  United  Gaslight  Company  Bill 
was,  according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time 
Company  Bill,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners  of  Petitions  for 

Private  Bills 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
South Eastern 
and London,  Second  Reading  of  the  South  Eastern  and 
Chatham, 

and Dover 
Railways Bill. 
 Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

London,  Chatham,  and  Dover  Railways  Bill;  


upon  Thursday  the  1st day  of  March  next. 

Treaty Series  Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His 
(No.  5,  1917.)  Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy  of  Agreement 

between  the  United  Kingdom  and  Italy respect­
ing  the Exchange  of  Parcels  between  Italy  and 

the  Straits  Settlements.  Signed  at  London, 
21st  December  1915. 

Copy  of  Accession  of  Italy  to the Convention  Treaty Series 
of  9th  November  1915  between  the  U n i t ed  (No.  6,1917.) 
Kingdom and France relating  to Prizes  captured 
during  the present War.  London, 15th January 
1917. 

Copy  of  Convention  between 

Kingdom  and the United  States of  America  for  
the  Protection  of  Migratory  Birds  in  Canada 
and  the  United  "States.  Signed  at  Washington, 
16th  August  1916.  Ratifications  exchanged  at 
Washington,  7th  December  1916. 

the  United  Treaty Series 
7*1917')

Ordered, That the said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


A  Motion  being  made,  That this  House  will, War Pensions 

to-morrow,  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee  to [io°gtTbU" 
consider  of  authorising  the  payment,  out  of 
moneys  provided  by  Parliament,  of  sums  equal 
in  the  aggregate  to  one-half  of  the  expenses 
incurred  by  local  and  district  committees  in 
pursuance  of  any  Act  of  the  present  Session 
to  make  provision  with  respect  to  the  admini­
strative  expenses  of  the  Statutory  Committee 
and  of  local  and district  committees  under  the 
Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions,  &c.  Act, 
1915—(Mr.  Baldwin) ; 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer,  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. 

Chairmen's  Panel. 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard  reported  from  the  Com-  Selection 
mittee of  Selection  ;  That  they  had  selected  the  (Chairmen's 
following  Six  Members  to  be  the  Chairmen's1>anel-> 
Panel:—Mr.  Laurence  Hardy,  Mr. T. P.  O' Con­
nor, Mr. Samuel Roberts, Mr. Arthur  Stanley,  Mr. 
Eugene  Wason, and  Mr.  John  William  Wilson. 

Appointment  of  Members under  the  

Parliament  Act,  1911.  


Sir  Daniel  Goddard further  reported  from the  Chairmen's 

Committee  ;  That  in  pursuance  of  Section  1, 
subsection  (3),  of  the  Parliament  Act,  1911,  of Members° 
they  had  appointed  Mr.  Laurence  Hardy  and  under 
Mr.  John  William  Wilson  from  the  Chairmen's 
Panel,  with  whom  Mr.  Speaker  shall consult, if  0 ' 
practicable,  before  giving  his  Certificate  to  a 
Money  Bill. 

. 

Unopposed  Bill  Committees  (Panel). 

Sir Daniel  Goddard further reported  from the  Unopposed 

; 

i 

i 

.i 

-o 

Committee;  That they had selected the following  ®iU  _
i  i 
-»r 
Members  to  be  the  .ranel  to  serve  on  unop- (Panel.) 
posed  Bill  Committees  under  Standing  Order 
No.  109:—Sir  William  Beale,  Mr.  Brunner,
Sir  Francis  Edwards,  Sir  Francis  Layland-
Barratt,  Mr.  Ronald  M'Neill,  Mr.  Mooney,
Colonel  Alan  Sykes,  Mr.  Thomas-Stanford,  and 
Mr.  Turton. 

Committees 

Ordered, That  the  Reports  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  George  Roberts,  supported  by  Sir  Albert  Census  of 
Stanley and  Mr.  Solicitor  General,  presented  a Production 
Bill  to  amend  the  Census  of  Production  Act,   1  ' Bill 8. 
1906,  with  respect  to  the  times  at  which  a 
Census  of  Production  may be  taken:  And  the 
same  was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
to-morrow ;  and to  be  printed. 

V O L.  172. 

D  2 

20 

20th-—21 st February. 

1917. 

Railway 
Passenger 
Duty  Bill. 
Bill  9. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented  a Bill  to  relieve  Rail­
way  Companies  whose  railroads  are  under  the 
control of  His  Majesty  from  keeping  separate 
accounts  in respect  of  Railway  Passenger  Duty, 
and from making  separate  payments  in  respect 
thereof:  And  the  same  was  ordered  to  be read 
a  second  time to-morrow  ;  and to be  printed. 

Consolidated 
Fund (No.  1) 
Bill. 

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

J A M ES   W .  L O W T H E K, 

Speaker). 

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  Ministry  of 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  Food  ( Par- Fo°d  (Parlia­
liamentary  Secretaries)  Bill; 

nifiiitflirT 
Secretaries) 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time  BllL 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War  Pensions 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  Bill  ; 

Bil1, 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  bein; s  read,  for  the  Ways and 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Means, 

Ministry  of 
National 
Service Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  National 
Service  Bill  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

And  it  being  after  Eleven  of  the  clock,  Adjournment. 

Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the  House  with­
out  Question put, pursuant to the Standing 
Order, it  being  then  four  minutes before 
Twelve  of  the  clock,  till  to-morrow. 

Ministry of 
National 
Service 
[Salaries and 
Remunera­
tion.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  Ministry  of  National  Service 
[Salaries  and  Remuneration]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

Supply  [19th 
February] 
Report. 

Colonel  Craig  reported  from  the  Committee 

of  Supply  of  the  19th  day  of  this  instant  Feb­
ruary  several  Resolutions  ;  which  were read,  as 
follow : 

Treatment  of 
Tuberculosis 
(Special 
Grants.) 

Ministry  of 
Munitions. 

Ministry  of 
Munitions 
(Ordnance 
Factories.) 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  .Estimates, 
1916-17. 

Class  V I I. 

1.  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding 
£27,000  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 
1917  for  the  payment  of  Grants  towards  the 
cost of  the  extension  of  Sanatorium  Benefit to 
the  Dependants  of  insured  persons  under  the 
National  Insurance  Act,  1911, and  of  the  treat­
ment  of  Tuberculosis  generally. 

Ministry  of  Munitions. 

2.  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 
1917  for  the  Expenses  of 
the  Ministry  of 
Munitions. 

Ministry  of  Munitions  (Ordnance  Factories). 
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 
1917  for  the Expense of  the  Ordnance  Factories, 
the  cost  of  the  production  of  which  will  be 
charged  to  the  Army,  Navy,  Ministry  of  Muni­
tions,  and  Indian  and  Colonial  Governments, 
&c. 

The  First  Resolution  being  read  a  second 

time; 

And  it  being  after  Eleven  of  the  clock,  and 
objection  being  taken  to  further  proceeding, 
further  consideration  of  the  Resolution  stood 
adjourned  till  to-morrow. 

Wednesday, 21s£ February  1917. 

P E A I E E S.

. X

A P E T I T I ON   of  the  Trustees  of  the  British  Public 

Museum  being  offered  to  be  presented—  vide'sirst 

(Mr.  Herbert  Fisher)  ; 

Report, 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher,  by  His  Majesty's  Com­
mand, 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,  British 

and  read ;  setting  forth,  That  the  only  funds  Museum, 
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  1917-18  to  seven hundred  and  fifty  pounds  ; 
of  a bequest  of  the  eighth  Earl of  Bridgewater, 
the  annual  proceeds  of  which  amount to  about 
three  hundred  and  sixty-five  pounds;  of  a  be­
quest  of  Lord  Farnborough,  the  annual  pro­
ceeds  of  which  amount  to  about  seventy-two 
pounds ; of  a fund  bequeathed  by  the  late  Mr. 
Charles  Drury  Edward  Fortnum,  amounting 
at  the  present  time  to  one  thousand  eight  hun­
dred  and  forty  pounds, of  which  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  five  pounds  are  invested  in 
Five  per cent.  War  Loan,  1929-47,  the  annual 
dividends whereof  amount to  ninety-five pounds; 
and of  a bequest  by  the  late  Mr.  Henry  Louis 
Florence,  invested  in  Six  per cent.  Exchequer 
Bonds,  1920,  the  annual  proceeds  of  which 
amount  to  sixty  pounds  ;  that  the  establish­
ment  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  j  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  knowledge  as to 
the  House  shall seem  meet. 

Ordered,  That  the  subsequent  Resolutions  be 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Petition  be  referred 

taken  into  consideration  to-morrow. 

to  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

7  GEO.   Y. 

21 st February. 	

21 


Foreign 
Trade  and 
Commerce. 
N o.  2 9. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,—Return  to  an 
Order,  dated  the  19th  day  of 
instant 
February,  for  a  Return  relative  to  Foreign 
Trade  and  Commerce. 

this 

Ordered, That  the  said Return do lie upon  the 

Table;  and  be  printed. 

Government of 
India Act, 
1915. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to 
the  directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Government  of 
India  Act,  1915,  dated  6th  February  1917, 
amending  the  Orders  in  Council  of  the  9th 
February  1914,  3rd  February  1915,  and  3rd 
February  1916,  as  to  the  Establishment  of  the 
Secretary  of  State  for  India  in  Council. 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to Merchant 
the  Question,  by  leaving  out  from  the  word Shipping. 
"  That"  to  the  end of  the  Question,  and  adding 
the  words  " in  the  opinion   of  this  House,  the 
protection,  maintenance,  and organisation  of  the 
Mercantile  Marine  are  vital  to  national  life  and 
to the  successful  prosecution of  the war, and  that 
there  should  be  more  frankness  and  consistency 
in  the  statements  of  the  Government  relating 
thereto"—(Mr.  France),—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 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Chair. 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

Motor Car 
Acts. 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur­
suant to  the  directions of  an  Act  of  Parliament, 
—Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authority,  and  confirmed,  with  amend­
ment, by  the  Secretary  of  State  for the  Home 
Department:— 

City  of  Sheffield. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to 
the  directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Order  by  the  Secretary  for  Scotland  under 
the  Motor  Car  Act,  1903, dated  16th  February 
1917, partially  rescinding  the  Motor  Cars  (Pro­
hibition  on  Special  Roads)  (County   of  Perth) 
Order,  1904. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do lie upon  the 

Table. 

The  House  accordingly  resolved  itself  into 

the  Committee  of  Supply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Navy  Estimates,  1917-18. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
400,000  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  1918  : 

Whereupon  Motion made, and Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Sir  Edward  Carson),—  put,  and 
agreed  to. 

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,  to-morrow, 

again  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Births, Deaths,  Mr. Hayes  Fisher presented, by His  Majesty's 
and Marriages. Command, —  Copy  of  Seventy-eighth  A n n u al 
Report  of  the  Registrar  General  of  Births, 
Deaths, and  Marriages  in  England  and  Wales, 
1915. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

New Member 
sworn. 

Sir  John  Henry  Maden,  Member  for  North 
East  Lancashire  (Rossendale  Division),  was 
sworn. 

B i ll  10. 

Mr.  Solicitor General, supported  by  Secretary 
Courts 
(Emergency 
Sir  George  Cave  and  Mr.  Attorney  General, 
Powers)  Bill.  presented  a  Bill  to  amend  the  Courts  (Emer-
gency  Powers)  Acts,  1914   to  1916,  and  the 
Increase  of  Rent  and  Mortgage  Interest  (War 
Restrictions)  Act,  1915, and  to  grant  relief  in 
connection  with the  present  war from  liabilities 
and  disqualifications  arising  out  of  certain  Con­
tracts  :  And  the same  was  ordered  to  be  read 
a  second  time  to-morrow  ;  and to  be  printed. 

Companies 
(Foreign 
Interests) 
Bill. 

Bill  11.  	

Mr.  George  Roberts,  supported  by  Sir  Albert 
Stanley  and  Mr.  Solicitor  General,  presented  a 
Bill  to  prohibit the  alteration,  except  with  the 
consent  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  of  articles  of 
association  or regulations  which  restrict  Foreign 
Interests  in  Companies:  And  the  same  was 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow; 
and to  be  printed. 

The  House,  according  to  Order, proceeded  to  Supply  [19th 

1)0 

take  into  further  consideration  the  First  of  the February] 
Resolutions  which,  upon  the  20th  day  of  this 
instant  February,  were  reported  from the  Com­
mittee of  Supply  of  the  19th  day  of  this instant 
February,  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  ex­
ceeding  £27,000  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  1917  for  the  payment  of  Grants 
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. 

And  the  said Resolution  was agreed  to. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  supply  [19th 

into  consideration  the  Second  and  Third  of  the  February] 
Resolutions  which,  upon  the  20th  day  of  this B*port' 
instant  February,  were  reported  from  the  Com­
mittee  of  Supply  of  the  19th day  of  this instant 
February  ; 

Ordered, That  the  said Resolutions  be  taken 

into consideration  to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  W ar  Pensions 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions]  ; 

[Contribu-

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, tlons J 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Supply (Navy 
Estimates.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply  (Navy  Estimates)  ; 

And  a  Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
being proposed, That  Mr.  Speaker  do  now  leave 
the  Chair—(Sir  Edward  Carson) ; 

V  O L  .  172. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Census  of 
Second  Reading  of  the  Census  of  Production Production 
Bill]  

B l lL 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

D  3 

2 2 

1  2 t h  —  l '  d  t  h  February. 

1917. 


Bailway 
Passenger 
Duty  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of the  Railway  Passenger  Duty 
Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Naval Naval Agency 

Agency  and  Distribution  Act,  1864, dated  6th  ^ 
February  1917,  approving  a  Memorial  of  the 
Lords  Commissioners of the  Admiralty. 

to-morrow. 

Ministry of 
National 
Service Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  National 
Service  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Ministry  of 
National 
Service 
[Salaries and 
Remunera­
tion.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  Ministry  of  National  Service 
[Salaries  and  Remuneration]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Ministry  of 
Pood  (Parlia­
mentary 
Secretaries) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  Food  (Par­
liamentary  Secretaries)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

War Pensions 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of the War  Pensions  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council,  dated  the  14th  Merchant 
October  1915,  under  the  Merchant  Shipping  Shipping 
A o t' 1 8 9 4' 
Act,  1894, increasing  certain  Light  Dues.  

Ordered, That  the said Papers do lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented, pursuant  to  the  direc-  Destructive 
tions of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Order  insects and 
under  the  Destructive  Insects  and  Pests  Acts,  Pests Acts" 
numbered  D.I.P.  456,  declaring  an  area  de­
scribed  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. 

Copy  of  Order numbered D.I.  P. 455, reducing 
the  limits  of  an  area  declared  infected  with 
Wart  Disease  of  Potatoes. 

Ordered, That  the said Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr. Henry Forster  presented, by  His Majesty's  Army 

Command,—Estimate  of the  Effective and  Non­
effective  Services  of  the  Army  for  the  year 
1917-18. 

^ 

Ways and 
Means. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

Ordered, That  the  said  Estimate  be  referred 

to  the  Committee  of  Supply  ;  and be  printed. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrows 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Adjournment.

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

Sir  Albert  Stanley presented, pursuant to  the  Piers and 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Harbours 
Report  by  the  Board  of  Trade  of  their  pro- orders!)0"8 
ceedings  under  the General  Pier  and  Harbour 
Acts,  1861. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

And  the Question being  p u t I  t  was resolved 

Table. 

in the  Affirmative. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  twenty-eight  minutes 
before  Nine  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 

Ordered, That  the proceedings  on the Ministry  Business of 
of  National  Service  Bill  have  precedence  thislh® House 
day  of  the  Business  of  Supply.—(Mr.  Chan- ( S u p p l y0 
cellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved, That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow  Sittings of 
the House 
(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

Thursday, 22nd February  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Kbbw  Vale

Counci?BiU0t

ounci 

I  .

f f l H  E  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
S e c o nd   Reading  of  the  Ebbw  Yale  Urban 

D j s t r j c t  Council  Bill; 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

Naval and 
Marine  Pay 
and  Pensions 
Act,  1865. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read; 

and ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  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  16th  Feb­
ruary  1917, approving  a  Memorial  of  the  Lords 
Commissioners  of  the  Admiralty. 

Copies  of  Two  Orders  in  Council,  dated  6th 
February  1917,  under  the  Naval  and  Marine 
Pay  and Pensions  Act,  1865. 

Foreign 
Jurisdiction 
Act,  1890. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council,  dated  6th  Feb­
ruary  1917, under the Foreign  Jurisdiction  Act, 
1890,  entitled  the  China  (Amendment)  Order 
in  Council,  1917. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  f o  r  t h  e  Ministry of 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  National  ? a t i? n aL„ 
o 
Service Bill 
Service  Bill  ; 

o - ii 

• 

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  agree  to 
a  Bill  conferring  upon  the  Director  General  of 
National  Service an authority which may include, 
without  further  legislation,  powers  to  impose 
industrial  conscription upon the country  "—(Mr. 
Molteno),—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  j 

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.—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

 
 
7  G-EO. V . 

22nd—23rd February. 

23" 


Supply  [19th 
February] 
Report. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Second  and Third  of  the 
Resolutions  which,  upon  the  20th  day  of  this 
instant  February,  were reported  from  the  Com­
mittee  of  Supply  of  the  19th day of  this  instant 
February; 

Ministry  of  Munitions. 

2.  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  1917  for  the  Expenses  of  the  Ministry 
of  Munitions; 

Ministry  of  Munitions  (Ordnance  Factories). 
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 
1917  for the  Expense  of the Ordnance Factories, 
the cost of the production of which will be charged 
to  the Army,  Navy,  Ministry  of  Munitions,  and 
Indian  and  Colonial  Governments,  &c.; 

The  House  accordingly  proceeded  to  take  the 

said  Resolutions  into  consideration. 

And  the  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a second 

time,  were  agreed  to. 

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. 

Ministry of 
National 
Service 
[Salaries and 
Remunera­
tion.] 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved  itself 

into  a Committee  on  Ministry  of  National  Ser­
vice  [Salaries  and  Remuneration]. 
(In  the  Committee.) 

Resolved,  That  it  is  expedient  to  authorise 

the payment,  out of  moneys provided by  Parlia­
ment,  of  an  annual  salary  not  exceeding  two 
thousand  pounds  to ° the  Director  General  of 
National  Service  appointed  under  any  Act  of 
the present  Session  for  establishing  a  Ministry 
of  National  Service,  and  of  other  salaries, 
remuneration,  and  expenses which  may  become 
payable  in  pursuance  of  such  Act.—(Secretary 
Sir  George  Cave.) 

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. 

Courts 
(Emergency 
Powers) Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Emergency 

Second  Reading  of  the  Courts 
Powers)  Bill; 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Companies 
(Foreign 
Interests) 
BiU. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Companies  (Foreign 
Interests)  Bill  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

War  Pensions
[Contribu-

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,' for  the 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions]  ] 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself into  the  Committee. 

Census of 
Production 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Census  of  Production 
Bill; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Railway 
Second  Reading  of  the  Railway  Passenger Passenger 
Duty  Bill;
Duty Bill. 

S

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ministry  of 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  Food  (Par- ^0e°ndta(rParlia* 
liamentary  Secretaries)  Bill; 

Secretaries) 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be read  a  second  time  Bil1' 

upon  Mouday  next. 

.The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War Pensions 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  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. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  Adjournment, 

to  the  Order  of the  House  of  the  12th  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  seven  minutes  after  

Nine  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of  

the House of this day. 


Friday,  23rd February  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

A  P U B L IC  Petition was presented, and  read ;  Public  

/ x  and ordered to  lie upon the  Table. 

r 

Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  by  His  Education 
Majesty's  Command, —  Copy  of  Regulations,  (Scotland.) 
dated  22nd February  1917, made by  the  Scotch 
Education  Department,  as  to  Grants  in  Aid  of 
War  Bonuses  to  Teachers. 

The  Lord  Advocate  also  presented,  pursuant  Private 
to the directions of  an Act  of Parliament,—Copy  Legislation 
of  Report  by  the  Chairman  of  Committees  of (Scotland) 
the  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 
(ScotlandV Act,  1899,  that  they  are  of  opinion 
that certain  Provisional  Orders  for  which  Peti­
tions have  been  presented be allowed  to proceed, 
subject  to  such  recommendations  as  they  may 
hereafter  make  with  respect  to  the  several 
Orders. 

Ordered,  That  the said Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Barnes  presented, by  His Majesty's  Com-  Ministry  of 

mand,— Copy  of  the  Drafts  of  a  Royal  Pensions. 
Warrant  and  of  an  Order  in  Council  for  the 
Pensions  of  Soldiers  and  Sailors  disabled,  and 
of  the families  and  dependants  of  Soldiers  and 
Sailors  deceased,  in  consequence  of  the  present 
war,  to  which  are  appended  an  explanatory 
Note  and  an actuarial  Report. 

Ordered, That the Bill  be read  a second  time 

Ordered,  That the said  Paper  do lie upon  the 

upon  Monday next. 

VOL.   172. 

Table. 

D  4 

 
 
 


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12th—l'dth  February. 

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  1917. —  (Sir  Albert 
Stanley.) 

Adjournment. 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being 
proposed.  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn— 
(The  Prime  Minister)  ; 

And  notice  being  taken  at thirteen  minutes 
before  Two of  the  clock  that  Forty  Members 
were  not  present,  the  House  was  counted  by 
Mr.  Speaker,  and  Seventeen  Members  only-
being  present.  Mr.  Speaker  retired  from  the 
Chair;  and  other  Members  having  come  into 
the  House,  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  again  counted 
the  House,  and  Forty  Members  being ^present, 
Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  :—And 
the  said  Motion  was, with  leave  of  the  House, 
withdrawn. 

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. 

Adjournment,  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant 

to  the 
Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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  two  minutes  before  Five 
of the clock,  adjourned  till  Monday  next. 

Monday,  2Qth  February  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

FTVHE  Ebbw  Yale  Urban  District  Council 
Ebbw Yale 
Urban District  J^  Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  read  a second 
,. 
Council Bill. 
...  n 
time,  and  committed. 

° 

n 

' 

Ordered,  That  the  Committee  of  Selection 
Local 
Legislation 
do nominate  a Committee,  not exceeding  Fifteen 
Coiamittee.  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 
powers  relating  to  police,  sanitary,  or  other 
local  government  regulations  in  conflict  with, 
deviation  from, or  excess of  the provisions  of  the 
general  Law. 

1917. 

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  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 
their  Report  what  parts  of  the  Bill  .have  been 
considered  by  each  Committee. 

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. 
Brace.) 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and  Public 

read ;  and  ordered  to lie  upon the Table. 

vide First 
Report. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His  Dominions 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Fifth  Interim 
Report  of  the  Royal Commission  on the  Natural  ° m nu  ° 
Resources,  Trade,  and  Legislation  of  certain 
portions of  His  Majesty's  Dominions. 

Copy  of  Minutes  of  Evidence  taken  in  the 
Central  and  Western  Provinces  of  Canada  in 
1916  before  the  Royal  Commission  on  the 
Natural  Resources,  Trade,  and  Legislation  of 
certain  portions  of  His  Majesty's  Dominions. 
Parts  I.  and  II. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Billon,  Member  for  East  Mayo,  rose  in  Adjournment 

his place  and asked  leave  to  move  the  adjourn-  of  the  House ­
ment of  the  House  for  the purpose  of  discussing 
a  definite  matter of  urgent  public  importance, 
viz., the  arrest  and  banishment  of  thirty-eight  Arrests in 
persons  in  Ireland  without  any  charge  being  Ireland< 
made  against  them, and  the  declaration  of  the 
Government  that  there  is  nO  intention  to  put 
them  on  trial;  and the  pleasure  of  the  House 
having  been  signified,  the  Motion  stood  over, 
under  Standing  Order No.  10, till  a  quarter  of 
an hour  after  Eight  of the  clock  this  evening. 

Henry  Wilson  Fox,  Esquire,  Member  for  the  New Member 

County  of  Warwick  (Northern  or  Tamworth  sworn-
Division),  was  sworn. 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved  itself  Supply 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

[lst  allotted 

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  qtfbrum  of  the 

Committee. 

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 

sanitary,  or  other 

In  the  Committee.) 

Navy  Estimates,  1917-18. 

1.  Motion  made, and Question  proposed,  That 
400,000  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  1918  : 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and Question, That 
399,900  Officers,  Seamen,  and  Boys,  Coast 
Guard,  and  Royal  Marines  be  maintained  for 
the  said  Service—(Captain  Burgoyne),—put,
and  negatived. 

Original  Question  put,  and  agreed  to. 

7  GEO.  V. 

26th—21th  February. 

25 


2.  £1,000  for  the  Wages,  &c.   of  Officers, 
Seamen,  and  Boys,  Coast  Guard,  and  Royal 
Marines. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Ministry  of 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  Food  (Par-FoodjPariia. 
liamentary  Secretaries)  Bill; 

Secretaries) 

Resolutions to be  reported. 

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

to-morrow. 

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. 

Adjournment, 
under 
Standing 
Order No.  10 
(Arrests in 
Ireland.) 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was 
proposed,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn.— 
(Mr.  Dillon.) 

And  it  being  Eleven  of  the  clock,  the  Motion 
for the  adjournment of  the  House lapsed, without 
Question  put, pursuant  to  the  Standing  Order. 

Ministry of 
National 
Service 
[Salaries and 
Remunera­
tion.] 

The-Order  of  the day being read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  on  Ministry  of 
National  Service  [Salaries  and  Remuneration]  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

Ministry of 
National 
Service Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Ministry  of  National  Service 
Bill i 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Criminal  Law 
Amendment 
BiU. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment 
Bill  ; 

Resolved, That  this  House will,  upon  Wednes­
day  next, resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War  Pensions 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  Bill;  

B1,L 

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. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the  Adjournment. 

Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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  one minute  after Eleven 

of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow.  


Tuesday, 27 th February  1917, 

P R A T ER   8. 

R.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  Table,—Report  Private Bills 
from one of  the Examiners of  Petitions  for ^tending 
13rivate  Bills,  That  in  the case  of  the  following previously 
! Jills,  referred  on  the  Second  Reading  thereof, inquired into 
the Standing  Orders not previously inquired into, 
which  are applicable  thereto, have been complied W1 
with,  viz.:— 

London  Corn  Exchange  Company  Bill.  

Sheffield United  Gaslight  Company  Bill.  


Ordered, That  the  Bills  be  committed.  


Courts 
(Emergency 
Powers)  Bill. 

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

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Port  of 

Second  Reading  of  the  Port  of  London  Autho­
rity  (Various  Powers)  Bill;  

(Various7 

Ordered,That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time Powers^ BiU­

Ordered, That  the  Bill be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Tuesday  next. 

to-morrow. 

Companies 
(Foreign 
Interests) Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Companies  (Foreign 
Interests)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

War  Pensions 
[Contribu­
tions.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions]  j 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

Census of 
Production 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Census  of  Production 
B i l l; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Railway 
Passenger 
Duty Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Railway Passenger  Duty 
Bill; 

Ordered, That  the Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

VOL.  172. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented, and Public 

read ;  and ordered to lie  upon  the  Table. 

videFirst 
Report. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented,  by  His  Cocaine in 
Majesty's  Command  -  Copy  of  Report  of   a  (  ^  m t a  l 
Committee  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  State  Committee.) 
for 
the  Home  Department  to  consider  the 
authorisations  granted  for  the  use  of  Cocaine 
in Dentistry,  and  to  advise  whether  or  not  they 
should  be  continued  or  modified,  and,  if  con­
tinued, in what  cases and  with  what  conditions. 
Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,—Return  to  an  Trade and 
this  instant  Navigation. 
3 1­

Order,  dated  the  23rd  day  of 
February,  for  a  Return  relative  to  Trade  and 
Navigation. 

Ordered, That the  said Return do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to College 

the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Petition  from  Lady  Strathcona  and  Mount 
Royal  and  others,  praying  for  the  grant  of  a 
s 

Aot­

26 
Charter  under  the  College  Charter  Act,  1871, 
to  the  Royal  Victoria  College  of  Montreal; 
together  with  a  Copy  of  the  Draft  Charter 
applied  for. 

27 th  February.  


National  Debt 
(Military-
Savings 
Banks.) 

N o.  32. 

Deaths from 
Starvation or 
accelerated by 
Privation 
(England and 
Wales.) 

Ordered, That the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin presented, pursuant  to the  direc­
tions  of  an  Act  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  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Ordered, That  there be  laid  before  this House 
a  Return  of  Deaths  in  England  and  Wales  in 
the  year  3916  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.  10  of  Session 
1917).—(Mr.  Hayes  Fisher.) 

New Member
sworn.

Lieutenant-Colonel  Archibald Stirling of Keir, 
(Western 

Member  for  the  County  of  Perth 
Division),' was  sworn. 

Coal Mines 
Regulation 
(Amendment) 
Bill. 

Bill  12. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave, supported by  Mr. 
Brace  and Major Sir Laming  Worthington-Evans, 
presented  a  Bill  to  extend  section  four of  the 
Coal  Mines  Regulation  Act,  1908,  to  Mines 
other  than  Coal  Mines:  And  the  same  was 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow  ; 
and to be  printed. 

Criminal Law

Amendment
BiU. 

  A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being 
  put,  That  the  Order  made  upon  the  19th  day  of 
this  instant  February,  That  the  Criminal  Law 
Amendment  Bill  be  committed,  be  read  and 
discharged;  and  that  the  Bill  be  committed  to 
a  Standing  Committee—(Mr.  Chancellor of  the 
Exchequer)  ; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for the J Lord  Edmund Talbot,  1 
J 

[Mr.  Primrose: 

Yeas, 

Ministry of 
National 
Service 
[Salaries and 
Remunera­
tion.] 

Tellers for  thef Sir Frederick  Banbury,  | 
I. Mr.  Dillon: 
J 

Noes, 

So  it  was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 

The  Bill  was  accordingly  committed  to  a 

Standing  Committee. 

.  Mr.  Baldwin reported  from  the  Committee on 
Ministry  of  National  Service  [Salaries  and 
Remuneration]  a Resolution ;  which  was  read, 
as followeth : 

That  it  is expedient  to  authorise  the  payment, 
out  of  moneys  provided  by  Parliament,  of  an 
annual salary not  exceeding  two thousand pounds 
to  the  Director  General  of  National  Service 
appointed  under  any  Act  of  the  present  Session 
for establishing  a  Ministry  of  National  Service, 
and  of  other  salaries,  remuneration,  and  ex­
penses  which  may  become  payable  in  pursuance 
of  such  Act. 

The  said Resolution, being read  a second  time, 

was  agreed  to. 

The  House, according  to  Order, resolved  itself  Ministry of 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Ministry  of  National  :?ationa'  ,
Service  Bill. 
Semce  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1  (Appointment  of  Minister  of 

National  Service). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  6, after the 
word  "persons,"  to  insert  the  words  "between 
eighteen  and  fifty-five  years  of  age." —  (Sir 
Charles  Hobhouse.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1. 6, 
insert  the  word 

after  the  word  "  any,"  to 
"  essential."—(Sir  Charles  Hobhouse.) 

Question  put,  That  the  word  "  essential"  be 

there  inserted. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers for the  
Yeas 
5 

1 
[ 

D ™ ™ s \ 

]   „ 9

Thomas Richard-  >  73.  


son : 

I 

Noes, 

Tellers for  the f Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  
 }188. 

\Mr.  Primrose  : 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  13, 
to leave  out the word  "  whether."—(Sir  Charles 
Hobhouse.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  whether"  stand 

part of  the  Clause,  put, and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  16, 
to  leave  out from the  word  "  concerned  "  to  the 
end of the  Clause.—(Colonel  Sir  Charles Seely.) 
Question  put, That  the  words  proposed  to  be 

left  out  stand part  of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the j  Mr.  Beck, 

Yeas, 

|  Mr. James Hope 

Tellers for  the  ( Mr.  Anderson, 

Noes, 

|  Mr.  Watt: 

124. 

47. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p  1,  1. 19, 
at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  "  but  no  such 
regulation  shall  authorise  the  compulsory  em­
ployment  or  transfer  of  any  person  in  or  to 
any  industry,  occupation,  or  service."  —• (Mr. 
Brace.) 

* 

Question  proposed,  That  those words be  there 

added: 

Proposed  Amendment  amended,  in  1.  1,  by 
leaving  out the  word  "  such,"  and  inserting  the 
words  "  Order  in  Council  or."—(Mr.  Bartley
Denniss.) 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to  proposed 
Amendment,  as amended,  at  the  end, to  add the 
words "  or  shall  impose  any  penalty  for  any 
breach of  a  voluntary  agreement  made  by  any 
person  with  the  Director  General  of  National 
Service."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 
added  :—Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment, 
as amended, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to  proposed 
Amendment,  as amended,  at the  end, to  add  the 
words  " or shall  authorise  the  compulsory  stop­
page of  any  trade, business, or  industry."—(Mr. 
Watt.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Proposed  words,  as amended, there  added. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  19, 

after the  words  last added, to  add  the  words— 

" ( 3  )  The  office  of  Minister  of  National 

Service  and  the  Ministry  of  National  Ser­
vice  shall  cease  to  exist  on  the  termination 

 
 


7  GEO.   V. 

27th February. 


of  a  period  of  twelve  months  after the  conclu­
sion  of  the  present  war,  or  such  earlier  period 
as may  be  fixed  by  His  Majesty  in  Council, and 
then  any  appointments  made  under  the  powers 
conferred  by  this Act  shall  be  determined,  and 
any  powers  or  duties  which  have  been  trans­
ferred to the  Minister of  National  Service  under 
this Act  shall, without  prejudice  to  any  action 
taken  in  pursuance  of  those  powers  or  duties, 
revert  to  the  department  or  authority  from 
which  they  were  transferred."—(Sir  Charles 
Hobhouse.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words be  there 

added:—Amendment, by  leave, withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1. 19, 

after the  words  last added, to  add  the  words— 
"  (4)  The  Director  General  of  National  Ser­
vice  shall from  time  to  time  lay  before  Parlia­
ment  a  schedule  of  trades to  which  labour  has 
been  transferred  under  the  provisions  of  this 
Act,  and no  labour  shall  be  so transferred  until 
such  schedule  has  been  presented  to  Parliament 
for ten  days."—(Sir  Charles  Hobhouse.) 

Question  proposed, That those  words  be  there 

added  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 
«  Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

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. 

o 

Mr.  James  Hope  reported  from  the  Com-   Supply [26th 

mittee  of  Supply  of  the  26th  day  of  this  instant 
February  several Resolutions;  which were read, 
as follow  : 

Navy  Estimates,  1917-18. 

1.  That  400,000  Officers,  Seamen,  and  Boys, Sea and 
Coast  Guard,  and  Royal  Marines  be  employed  g°a^c^naTd 
for  the  Sea  and  Coast  Guard  Services  for  the
year  ending  on  the 31st  day of  March  1918. 

rvi  e

  ' 

2.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £1,000  be  Wages,  4c. 

granted  to His  Majesty,  to  defray  the  Expense 
of  Wages,  &c.  of  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  1918. 

The  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a  second 

Clause  No.  2 (Supplemental  provisions  as  to 

time, were  agreed  to. 

Ministry  of  National  Service). 

Amendment  proposed, in  p.  2,  1.  10,  at  the 
end,  to  add  the  words  "Provided  that  an 
estimate  shall  be  presented  to  Parliament  in 
Committee  of  Supply  of  any  expenditure  to  be 
incurred  under  this  subsection."  —  (Mr,  Leif 
Jones.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words  be  there 

added ;—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  3 (short  title)  agreed  to. 
A  Clause  (Extent  of  Act)—(Mr.  Dillon)—

brought  up, and read  the first time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  put,  That  the 

Clause  be read  a second  time. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for the  ( Mr. Patrick  O'Brien, 

Yeas, 

( Mr. Boland: 
Tellers  for the  ( Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  )  . 

Noes, 

|  Mr.  Primrose: 

} 

Bill,  as amended, to  be  reported. 

I 
f 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Courts 

Second  Reading  of  the  Courts 
Powers)  Bill  j 

(Emergency  ( E m e r  ^ y 

ers) 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Companies 
Second  Reading  of  the  Companies  (Foreign  ^ ^  ^ 
1 Interests) 
Interests)  Bill; 

Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War Pensions 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions]  ; 

[Contribu-
LIONS. J 

Resolved,  That  this  House  wills  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

,. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Census  of 
Second  Reading  of  the  Census  of  Production  Production 
Bill  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time  


• Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  ;  and  the 

to-morrow. 


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 House, according to Order,  resolved  itself 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Navy  Supplementary  Estimates,  1916-17. 
1.  50,000  additional  number  of  Officers  and 
Men  for  the  Sea  and  Coast  Guard  Services, 
beyond  the  number  already provided  in the Navy 
Estimates. 

2.  £10  (Supplementary sum), for  the year  end­
ing  on the  31st day of  March  1917, for  additional 
Expenditure  on  the  Wages,  &c.  of  Officers, 
Seamen,  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. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Railway 

Second  Reading of  the  Railway  Passenger  Duty 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ministry  of 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  Food  (Par-  ^ ( P a r  ­
liamentary  Secretaries)  Bill  ? 
Secretaries) 

Ordered, That  the  said  Order be  discharged.  BiU-

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  withdrawn.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War Pensions 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  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. 

Vol-.  172. 

x  2 

 
2 8 

12th—l'dth February. 

1917. 


Selection. 

Private 
Legislation 
Procedure 
(Scotland) 
Act,  1899. 

Standing 
Committee A. 

standing 
Committee  A. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 
BilL 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard  reported  from the  Com­
mittee of  Selection ;  That,  in  pursuance of  the 
provisions  of  the  Private  Legislation  Procedure 
(Scotland)  Act,  1899,  they  had  selected  the 
following  Fourteen  Members to  form the  Parlia­
mentary  Panel  of  Members  of  this  House  to 
act  as  Commissioners : —  Sir  John  Ainsworth, 
Major  Anstruther-Gray,  Sir  Henry  Craik,  Mr. 
Currie, Mr.  Harry  Hope,  Mr.  John Deans  Hope, 
Mr.  Machinder,  Mr.  Millar,  Mr.  Morton,  Sir 
John  M'Callum,  Mr.  Sutherland,  Mr.  Watson,
Mr.  Watt, and  Mr.  Wilkie. 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard  further  reported 

from 
the  Committee;  That  they  had  nominated  the 
following  Members  to  serve  on  Standing  Com­
mittee  A  :—Sir James Agg-  Gardner,  Mr.  Alden,
Mr.  Archdale,  Sir  John  Barran,  Sir  William 
Beale,  Mr.  Bowerman, Mr.  Burns,  Mr.  Butcher,
Mr.  Cator, Mr.  Chancellor,  Sir  William  Collins, 
Mr.  Dalrymple,  Mr.  Dickinson,  Mr.  George
Faber,  Mr.  Fell,  Mr.  Ferens,  Mr.  Fox,  Sir 
George  Greenwood, Mr.  Rupert  Gwynne,  Mr. 
Hanson,  Mr.  Cecil  Harmsworth,  Mr.  Henry
Percy  Harris,  Mr.  Gordon  Harvey,  Mr. Haslam,
Mr.  Higham,  Mr.  Hills,  Mr.  Haydn  Jones,  Mr. 
Leif  Jones, Mr.  Keating,  Sir  Francis Lowe,  Mr. 
Ramsay  Macdonald,  Mr.  Ronald  M'Neill,  Sir 
Philip  Magnus,  Sir  George  Croydon Marks,  Mr. 
Millar,  Mr.  Nicholson, Mr.  Nield,  Mr.  Nugent,
Mr.  CMalley,  Mr.  Pennefather,  Mr.  Perkins,
Sir  Owen  Philipps,  Mr.  Rendall,  Mr.  Charles 
Roberts,  Sir  Herbert  Roberts,  Mr.  Robinson, Mr. 
Rowntree, Mr.  Solicitor General,  Sir John Spear,
Sir  Albert  Spicer,  Mr.  Stewart,  Mr.  Theodore 
Taylor,  Mr.  Thomas - Stanford,  Mr.  George
Thome,  Mr.  William  Thome,  Lord  Alexander 
Thynne,  Mr.  Turton, Mr.  Watson, Mr.  Whiteley,
Mr.  Tyson  Wilson, and  Viscount  Wolmer. 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard further reported  from the 
Committee;  That  they  had  added  to  Standing 
Committee  A  the  following  Fifteen  Members 
n  respect  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment 

g

ill) :—The  Lord  Advocate,  Mr.  Brace,  Secre­
tary  Sir  George  Cave,  Sir  Henry  Craik,  Mr. 
Bartley  Denniss,  Mr.  Dillon,  Mr.  Hayes  Fisher, 
Mr.  Glyn-Jones, Mr.  King,  Mr.  Hugh  Law,  Sir 
George  Radford,  Mr.  Rawlinson,  Mr.  Herbert 
Samuel, Commander  Wedgwood, and Mr. Aneurin 
Williams. 

Wednesday, 28*A February  1917. 

P E AT  E E S. 

MR.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  Table—Report  Private Bills 

from  one of the  Examiners  of  Petitions for ^a^re not 

Private  Bills, That  in  the  case  of  the following  previously 
Bills,  referred  on  the  Second  Reading  thereof,  inquired into 
the  Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired 
into,  which  are  applicable  thereto,  have  been 
complied  with, viz.  %— 

Seaham  Harbour  Dock  Bill.  

Gas  Light  and  Coke  Company  Bill.  

Armstrong,  Whitworth,  and  Company 

(Railways)  Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bills  be  committed. 

Mr.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  Table,—Report  Provisional 
from  one  of  the  Examiners  of  Petitions  for  ^gjJ^ing 
Private  Bills,  That  in  the case  of  the following  Orders 
Bill,  referred  on  the  First  Reading  thereof, no  applicable.) 
Standing  Orders  are applicable,  viz.:— 

Land  Drainage 
Order  Bill.  


(Ramsey) 

Provisional 

Ordered, That  the Bill be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and Public 

read ;  and ordered  to lie  upon the  Table. 

Vide PiSt 
Report. 

Mr. Prothero  presented, pursuant  to  the  direc-  Destructive 
tions of  an  Act   of  Parliament—Copy  of  Order pesteActf 
under  the  Destructive  Insects  and  Pests  Acts, 
numbered D.I.P.  454,  entitled  the  Wart  Disease 
of  Potatoes  Order  of  1917.' 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Civil Services 
Command,—Estimate  showing  the  several  Ser- 2.n<i Revenue 
vices  for  which  a  Vote  on  Account  is required  1917-18*  n  S' 
for the Civil  Services and Revenue  Departments  (Vote on 
for  the year ending  31st  March  1918. 
Account.) 
& 

No. 33. 

3 

Ordered,  That  the  Reports  do  lie  upon  the 

Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,  pursuant to  the  Army 

Table. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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. 

directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,— (Appropriation 
Appropriation  Account  for  Army  Services  for 
1915-16,  with  the  Report  of  the  Comptroller 
and  Auditor  General  thereon,  and  upon  the 
Store  Accounts  of  the  Army. 

^ 

Annual Accounts of the Royal Army  Clothing   Army 

Factory  for  the  year  1915-16,  with  the  Report 
of the Comptroller and Auditor General  thereon. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  twenty  minutes  after 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

S T A N D I NG 

C O M M I T T E E S. 

Distribution  by Mr. Speaker, pursuant  to  Stand­

ing  Order  No.  47,  of  Bills  committed  to  a 
Standing  Committee. 

Name  of  Bill. 

Standing 
Committee. 

Criminal  L aw  Amendment  Bill 

A . 

Account  prepared  by  the  War  Office  under  Military 
the  provisions  of  the  Military  Works  Acts, W o r ks  Acts ­
1897,  1899,  1901, and  1903, showing  the  amount  N o.  36. 
expended  and  borrowed  and  the  Securities 
created  under  the  Acts,  for  the  year  ended 
31st  March  1916;  together  with  the  Report  of 
the  Comptroller and  Auditor  General  thereon. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Estimate  be  referred 
to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  and  be  printed; 
and  that  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the  Table, 
and  be  printed. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His Education 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Minute  of  the ( S c o t h m d0 
Committee  of  Council  on Education  in Scotland, 
dated  28th  February  1917,  continuing  the 
operation  of  the  Code  of  Regulations  for  Day 
Schools  in  Scotland,  1915,  with  certain  modifi­
cations. 





7  G E O.   Y . 

28th  February. 

2 9 

Ordered, That the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Message' frOm 
"the Lords. 

Consolidated 
Fund (No.  1) 
Bill. 

Ecclesiastical 
Services 
•(Omission  on 
account  of 
War)  Bill 
[Zorrfi.] 

Standing 
Orders. 

Cork 
Improvement. 

South  Eastern 
and London, 
Chatham, 
and  Dover 
Railways  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  Consolidated 

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

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill, intituled   An 
Act to  enable  Ecclesiastical  Services  in  certain 
cases to  be  omitted  on  account  of  the war ;  to 
which the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this 
House. 

Mr.  Vaughan-Duvies reported  from the  Select 

Committee  On Standing  Orders  several  Resolu­
tions  ;  which  were  read,  as  follow: 

1.  That  in the  case  of the  Cork  Improvement, 
Petition  for  leave to  deposit  a Petition  for  Bill, 
the  Standing  Orders  ought  to  be  dispensed 
with;  that  the  parties  be  permitted  to  deposit 
their  Petition  for  a  Bill. 

2.  That  in  the  case  of  the  South  Eastern 
and  London,  Chatham,  and Dover Railways Bill, 
Petition  for dispensing  with  Standing  Order 128 
in  the  case of  the  Petition  of  the  Institute  of 
British  Architects  and  the  London  Society,  the 
Standing  Order  ought  to  be  dispensed  with. 

The  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a  second 

time,  were  agreed  to. 

Selection
standing
£tanS e e S ,)
Committee  A.

Sir  Daniel  Goddard  reported  from  the  Corn­
mittee  of  Selection;  That  they  had  added  the 
following  Member  to  Standing  Committee  A  : 

  —Mr.  Solicitor  General  for  Scotland. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Railway  Passenger  Duty  Bill  w a s,  Railway 

according  to  Order, read  a second  time. 

Passenger 
Duty  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.) 

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  Coal Mines 
Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation  Regulation 
(Amendment)  Bill;  

^Amendment) 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Mr.  James Hope  reported  from the  Committee  Supply  [27th 

of  Supply  of  the  27 th day  of  this  instant  Feb­
ruary  several  Resolutions;  which  were  read,  as
follow: 

e p o r

' 

House of 
Commons 
(Sale of 
Intoxicating 
Liquors.) 

Resolved, That  the  Members  of  this  House 
request  the  Kitchen  Committee  to  observe  in 
the  Sale  of  Intoxicating  Liquors  the  same 
restrictions  as  are  imposed  upon  the  general 
public.—(Mr.  Wing.) 

Navy  Supplementary  Estimates,  1916-17. 
1.  That  an additional  number of  Officers and  Sea and 
Men,  not  exceeding  50,000,  be  employed for  the ge°ray8itc^uard 
Sea  and  Coast  Guard  Services,  for  the  year 
ending  on  the  31st  day of  March  1917. 

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.  Beck.) 

The  Companies  (Foreign  Interests)  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.  James  Hope.) 

2.  That  a  Supplementary  sum not  exceeding  Wages, &c, 

£10  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  1917  for  additional  Expenditure  on  the 
Wages,  &c.  of  Officers,  Seamen,  Boys,  Coast 
Guard,  and  Royal  Marines. 

The  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a  second 

time, were  agreed  to. 

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

Committee  of  Supply  ; 

Companies 
(Foreign 
Interests) 
Bill. 

Census of 
Production 
Bill. 

The  Census of  Production  Bill  was,  according 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

to  Order, read  a second  time. 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

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.) 

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

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 

Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Com­
mittee  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. 

V  O L.   1 7 2. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War  Pensions 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War  Pensions 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  Bill;

Bil1­

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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28 th February.—1st  March.  


Royal Assent. 

A  Message  was delivered by  Captain  Thomas 
Dacres  Butler,  Yeoman  Usher  of  the  Black 
R o d: 

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 
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  Act  therein  mentioned; 
and  that  the  Lords  thereby  authorised  had 
declared  the  Royal  Assent  to  the  said  Act,  as 
followeth  : 

Consolidated  Fund  (No.   1)  Act,  1917. 

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

And  the Question being  put:—It  was resolved 

la  the Affirmative. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  eleven  minutes  after 
Eight  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

Thursday, 

1st  March 

1 9 1 7, 

P R A T E R S. 

South Eastern  Pip H E  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
and  London,  J.  Second  Reading  of  the  South  Eastern  and 
and Dover 
Railways Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

London,  Chatham,  and Dover  Railways  Bill; 

upon  Thursday  next. 

Land Drainage  The  Land  Drainage  (Ramsey)  Provisional 
  to  Order,  read  a 
(Ramsey)
Order^Bm1

Order  Bill  was,  according
second  time,  and  committed. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented, and 

read;  and ordered  to lie  upon  the  Table. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide  First 
Report. 
Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented,  by  His 
Summer  Time
(Departmental  Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Report  of  the 
Committee.)  Departmental  Committee  appointed  by  the 
Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home  Department 
to inquire  into  the  social  and  economic  results 
of the  Summer  Time  Act,  1916, and  to  consider 
(i)  whether  it  is  advisable  that  Summer  Time 
should  be reintroduced in 1917 and  in subsequent 
years,  and, if  so,  (ii)  whether  any  modifications 
in the  arrangements  are  required,  and  (iii)  be­
tween what  dates  Summer Time  should  be  made 
operative. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Charles  Bathurst  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copies  of  Manufacture 
of  Flour  and  Bread  Order  (No.  2),  1917,  Seed 
Potatoes  (Prices)  Order,  1917,  Potatoes  (1916) 
Main  Crop  (Prices)  Order  (No.  2),  1917,  Malt 
(Restriction)  Order,  1917,  and  Price  of  Milk 
Order,  1917, made  by  the Food Controller  under 
the  Defence  of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant to  the  Universities of 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament—Copy  of Cambridge4 
Statute  made  by  the  Governing  Body  of  All Act, 1877 
Souls  College, Oxford, under  the Universities  of  (Oxford.) 
Oxford  and  Cambridge  Act,  1877,  and  sealed  No. 37. 
on  22nd  November  1916,  amending  Statutes 
III.  and  I X.   of  the  Statutes  of  the  College. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Mr.  Prothero presented,  pursuant  to the  direc-  Destructive 

tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Order 
under  the  Destructive  Insects  and  Pests  Acts, 
numbered D.I.P. 457, 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.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 

National 
Insurance 
Command, —  Copy  of  Third  Report  on  the Acts,  1911 
Work  of  the  National  Insurance  Audit  Depart- to 1915. 
ment,  1916. 

Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the National 
directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—Copy  Insurance 
Acts,  1911 
of  Accounts  of  the  National  Health  Insurance 
to 1913 
Fund  (England),  the  Welsh  National  Health  (Accounts.) 
Insurance  Fund,  the  Scottish  National  Health  No. 38. 
Insurance  Fund,  and  the  Irish  National  Health 
Insurance  Fund,  established, pursuant  to  Sec­
tions 54 (1), 82 (2), 80 (2),and  81 (2) respectively 
of  the  National  Insurance  Act,  1911,  showing 
the  Receipts  and Payments  during  the  period 
12th  January  to  31st December  1914  ;  together 
with  the  Report  of  the  Comptroller  and Auditor 
General  thereon. 

Copy  of  the  Appropriation  Account  of  the Navy 
Navy  for  1915-16,  with  the  Report   of  the Account.) 
Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  thereon,  and  No. 39. 
upon  the  Store  Accounts  of  the  Navy. 

(Appropriation 

Copy  of  Appropriation  Account  of  the  sums Ministry  of 
Munitions 
granted  by  Parliament  to  defray the  Expenses (Appropriation 
of the  Ministry  of  Munitions  for the  year  ended Account, 
31st  March  1916;  together  with  the  Report  of  1915-16.) 
the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  thereon. 

No. 40. 

Copy  of  Appropriation  Account  of  the  sums Ministry  of 
granted by  Parliament  for  the  Expenses  of  the Munitions 
(Ordnance 
Ordnance  Factories, the  cost  of  the  production Factories) 
of  which  has  been  charged  to the  Army,  Navy, (Appropriation. 
Ministry  of  Munitions,  and  Indian  and  Colonial Account, 
1915-16.) 
Governments,  &c.,  for  the  year  ended  31st  No. 41. 
March  1916;  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 
Insurance  Acts,  1911  to  1913  (Accounts),  Navy 
(Appropriation  Account),  Ministry of Munitions 
(Appropriation Account,  1915-16), and  Ministry 
of  Munitions  (Ordnance  Factories)  (Appropria­
tion  Account,  1915-16), be  printed. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc- Bankruptcy 

tions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—Annual  ^"f^d") 
Returns  of  the  Official  Assignee  of  the  King's 
Bench  Division  in  Bankruptcy  in  Ireland  and 
the  Local  Courts  in  Belfast  and  Cork, for  the 
year  1916. 

Copy  of  Returns from the Clerks of the Crown  Committals 
and  Peace  of  the  number  of  persons  committed (.Ireland.) 
for  Trial  in  Ireland  in  1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

 
 
 
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1 st March, 

3 1 

Standing 
Committees. 
Chairmen's 
Panel. 
Standing 
Committee  A. 
Criminal  Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

Selection 
(Standing 
Committees.) 
Standing 
Committee A. 

Ecclesiastical 
Services 
(Omission  on 
account of 
War)  Bill 
[Lords.]

Bill 13. 

Supply 
(Army 
Estimates.) 

Army 
(Medical 
Examina­
tions.) 

Mr.  Eugene  Wason  reported  from  the  Chair-
men's  Panel;  That they  had appointed  Mr. John 
William Wilson  to  act  as Chairman  of  Standing 
Committee  A  (in  respect  of  the  Criminal  Law 
Amendment  Bill). 

Mr.  Eugene  Wason  further reported  from  the 
Chairmen's  Panel  ;  That  they  had  agreed  to 
the  following  Resolutions :—• 

That  any  Member  of  the  Chairmen's  Panel 
may  be  and  he  is hereby  empowered  to  ask  any 
other  Member  of  the  Chairmen's  Panel  to  take 
his place  temporarily  in  case  of  necessity. 

That,  in  the  absence  of  the  Chairman  of  the 
Chairmen's  Panel,  the  Panel  may  be  convened 
at the request of any Two Members  of  the  Panel. 

Ordered,  That  the  Reports  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard reported  from  the  Com­
mittee of  Selection;  That  they  had  discharged 
the  following  Members  from  Standing  Com­
mittee  A  :—Mr.  Butcher,  Mr.  Wilson-Fox,  Mr. 
Cecil  Harmsworth,  Mr.  Henry  Percy  Harris,
Mr.  Stewart, and  Viscount  Wolmer;  and  had 
appointed  in  substitution  :  Sir  Frederick  Ban-
bury,  Lord  Henry  Cavendish-Bentinck, Mr.  Boy-
ton,  Sir  Stephen  Collins,  Sir  Charles  Hunter, 
and  Sir John Rees. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Ecclesiastical  Services  (Omission  on 
account  of  War)  Bill  [Lords']  was read  the  first 
time,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
upon  Monday  next;  and  to  be  printed. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply  (Army  Estimates)  ; 

And  a Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do  now  leave 
the  Chair—(Mr.  Forster); 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be made  to 
the  Question,  by  leaving  out  from  the  word 
u  That"  to  the  end  of  the  Question,  and  adding 
the  words  ee in  the  opinion  of  this  House,  the 
classification of  recruits  for the  Army by military 
medical  boards,  particularly  of  men  who  have 
been previously examined  upon attestation  under 
the  Derby  scheme  and  rejected  as  unfit,  has 
been productive  of  great  and  unnecessary  hard­
ship,  as well  as  expense,  by  reason of  the  large 
number of  such men, while  undergoing training, 
being  found unable  to  perform the  military work 
required  of  them in the class to  which  they  have 
been  assigned,  whereby  they  have  had  to  be 
sent  for  hospital  treatment,  and  have  occupied 
accommodation  and medical  attendance  urgently 
required  for  returned  wounded  men;  and  this 
House  is of  opinion  that  an  inquiry  is urgently 
needed  to  alter  and  standardise  these  medical 
examinations, and to ascertain  the extent to which 
hospital  accommodation  and  expense  has  been 
expended  which,  with  proper  care,  might  have 
been  avoided  "—(Mr.  Nield),—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  Mr.  Speaker  do  now  leave  the 

Chair. 

The  House  accordingly  resolved  itself  into 

the  Committee. 
VOL.   172. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Army  Estimates,  19,17-18. 

Motion  made, and  Question  proposed,  That  a 
number of  Land  Forces  not  exceeding  5,000,000, 
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  1918 : 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Mr.  James  Hope),  — put,  and 
agreed  to. 

Mr. Speaker  resumed  the Chair  ;  and  Colonel 
Craig 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  the  Ways  and 

Committee  of  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  courts 
Committee  on  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers)  (Emergency 
'  Powers)  Bill. 
Bill; 

J 

& 

Resolved,  That this House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Coal  Mines  

Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation  illation  

(Amendment)  Bill; 

(Amendment) 
Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War  Pensions 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions] ; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

n e x t,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War Pensions 

Second  Reading  of the  War  Pensions  Bill;

Blil-

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  12th 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  four  minutes  before  

Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Mon­
day  next,  pursuant to  the  Order  of  the  

House  of  the  12th  day  of  February  last.  


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Monday,  5th March  1917. 

P R A T E RS 

5th March. 

1917. 

of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill)  :—Mr. 
Snowden. 

Ordered,  That  the  Reports  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

Ministry of 
Food. 

SE V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented, 

;  and  ordered  to 

lie  upon  the 

and  read 

Table. 

Captain  Charles  Bathurst  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's Command,—Copy  of  the Bread  Order, 
1917,  dated  26th  February  1917,  made  by  the 
Food  Controller  under  the  Defence  of 
the 
Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Church 
Estates 
Commission. 

Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 

Dardanelles 
(Special 
Commission.) 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented, by  His 
Majesty's  Command, —  Copy  of  Sixty-sixth 
Report from the  Church  Estates  Commissioners, 
for  the  year  preceding  1st  March  1917. 

Copy  of  Sixty-ninth  Report  from  the  Eccle­
siastical  Commissioners  for  England,  with  an 
Appendix. 

Copy  of  Report  of  the  Special  Commissioners 
appointed  to  inquire  into  the  origin,  inception, 
and  conduct  of  operations  of  War  in the  Darda­
nelles. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

National Debt 
Annuities.  ,
No. 42. 

Mr.  Baldwin presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc­
tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—An  Account 
of  the gross  amount of  all  Bank  Annuities  and 
any  Annuities  for  terms  of  years  transferred, 
and of  all  sums of  money  paid, to  the  Commis­
sioners for the  Reduction of  the  National  D e b t; 
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  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Army  (Supple­
mentary 
Estimate, 
1916-17.1 

No. 43, 

Mr.  Macpherson presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Estimate of the further sum required 
to  be  voted  for  the Army  for  the  year  ending 
31st  March  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Estimate  be  referred 

to  the  Committee  of  Supply  ;  and  be  printed. 

County Court 
Rules. 

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  County  Court  Rules,  1917,  dated  19th  Feb­
ruary  1917. 

Standing 
Committees. 

Ordered, That  all  Standing  Committees  have 
leave  to  print and  circulate  with  the  Votes  the 
Minutes  of  their  Proceedings  and  any  amended 
Clauses  of  Bills  committed  to  them.  —  (Mr. 
Eugene  Wason.) 

Selection 
(Standing 
Committees.) 
Standing 
Committee A. 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard  reported  from  the  Com­
mittee  of  Selection ;  That  they  had  discharged 
the  following  Members  from  Standing  Com­
mittee A  :—Mr. Alden  and Mr.  Rupert  Gwynne; 
and  had  appointed  in  substitution:  Mr.  Bliss 
and  Mr.  Godfrey  Locker- Lampson. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

Sir Daniel  Goddard further reported  from  the 
Committee;  That  they  bad  added  to  Standing 
Committee  A  the  following  Member  (in  respect 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved  itself  Supply 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

gmt  allotted 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Army  Estimates,  1917-18. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That  a 
number of  Land Forces  not exceeding  5,000,000, 
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  1918  : 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  pro­
posed,  That  a  number  of  Land  Forces  not 
exceeding  4,999,000  be  maintained  for  the  said 
Service.—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

Mr.  Butcher rose  in  his place  and claimed  to  Closure 

move,  That  the  Question  be  now  put;  but  the 
Chairman  withheld  his assent,  and  declined  then  withholds his 
to  put that  Question  :—Debate  resumed. 

Assent. 

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  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. 

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 taking  Ministry of 

into  consideration  the  Ministry  of  National National^ 
Service  Bill,  as amended  in the  Committee  ; 

Service Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Companies 
Committee on the  Companies (Foreign  Interests) Interests) Bill. 
Bill  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ecclesiastical 

Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services Services 
(Omission on 
" " "  " 
(Omission  oh  account  of  War)  Bill  [Zorefe] ; 
account of 
Ordered, That  the  Bill be  read  a second  time  War) Bill 

[Lords.]
J
L

to-morrow.

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Courts 

Committee  on  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers) (Emergency 
Bill;  
S)  • 

Resolved, That  this House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Coal Mines 
Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines Regulation  f^mendZnt) 
(Amendment)  Bill; 

Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

"War Pensions
[tonf;fbU"

7  G E O.   V. 

5th—m
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  "War Pensions  [Contributions]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

War  Pensions
Bil1­

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  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 12th day  of  February 
last, proposed  the  Question,  That  this  House  do 
now  adjourn. 

And the  Question being p u t : — 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. 

March. 

33 

Sir Edward  Carson presented,  pursuant to the Greenwich 

directions  of  an A ct   of  Parliament,—Accounts 
of  the  Receipt  and  Expenditure   of  the  Capital  Foundation, 
and  of  the  Income  derived  from  the  Lands  and 
jjo. 4.4^ 
other  property  held  for  the  benefit  of  Green­
wich  Hospital,  and  the  Foundation  of  Samuel 
Travers,  Esquire,  for  the  year  ended   on  31st 
March  1916;  together  with  the  Report   of  the 
Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  thereon. 

Ordered,  That the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

The  following  Paper,  pursuant   to  the  direc- Bndlmgtoa 

tions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,  was  laid  u p on   Kers and 
the  Table by the  Clerk  of the  House  :— Copy   0 f  Harbour" 
Abstract  of  the  Annual  General  Account   of  the 
Bridlington  Piers  and  Harbour  for  the  year 
ending  26th  July  1916. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  resolved itself  Supply, 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

(In  the  Committee. ) 

Tuesday, 6th March  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Private Bills 
(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 
Bills,  referred  on the  Second  Reading  thereof, 
inquired 
the  Standing  Orders  not  previously 
into,  which  are  applicable  thereto,  have  been 
complied  with,  viz.:— 

Cheshire  Lines  Committee  Bill. 
Levinstein  (Railways)  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bills  be  committed. 

The  Port   of  London  Authority 

(Various 
Powers)  Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  read  a 
second  time,  and  committed. 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates,  

1916-17. 


Ministry  of  Pensions. 

£1,000  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the 

Ministry  of  Pensions,  and  for  sundry  Contribu­
tions  in  respect  of  the  administration  of  the 
Ministry  of  Pensions  Act,  1916. 
Resolution  to  be  reported. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  j  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, 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented, and 

again resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

read;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon, the  Table. 

Mr.  Illingworth  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
the  Postal Order (Foreign  and Colonial)  Amend­
ment  (No.   2)  Regulations,  1917,  dated  31st 
January  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,   by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Final  Report 
of  the  Royal  Commission  on  the  Natural  Re­
sources,  Trade,  and  Legislation  of  certain 
portions  of  His  Majesty's  Dominions. 

Copy  of  Papers  laid  before  the  Royal  Com­
mission  on  the  Natural  Resources,  Trade,  and 
Legislation  of  certain  portions  of  His  Majesty's 
Dominions,  1914-17. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie upon  the 

Table, 

Military 
Service Act, 
1916. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Order  in  Council  under  the  Military  Service 
Act,  1916, dated  23rd  February  1917,  entitled 
the  Military  Service  Regulations  (Amendment) 
Order,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

VOL.   172. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking   Ministry of 
into  consideration  the  Ministry  of  National 5fati?naL. 
Service  Bill,  as amended  in  the  Committee; 

Service Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Coal Mines 
Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation  Regu'ation 
(Amendment)  Bill; 

(Amendment) 
Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Ecclesiastical 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services  ^mission  on 
(Omission  on  account  of  War)  Bill  [Lords]  ; 

account  of 
Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time  Yzwihf 

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   Companies 
Committee on the Companies (Foreign  Interests) (Foreign^ 
B i l l; 

Interests) Bill. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

'i? 

Port of 
London 
Authority 
(V arious 
Powers) Bill. 

Public 
Petitions.  , 
Yide First 
Beport. 

Post Office 
(Money 
Orders.) 

Dominions 
(Royal 
Commission.) 

 
 
 
 
u 

6th—1th March. 

1917. 


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions]  ; 

their  consent  " - -(The  Prime  Minister),—instead 
thereof. 

War  Pensions 
[Contribu­
tions.] 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

War  Pensions 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  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  12th  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. 

Wednesday, 1th March  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
.Report. 

Police 
(Counties  and 
Boroughs, 
England and 
Wales.) 

No. 45. 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

Munitions. 

Irish 
Government. 

SE V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented, 

and  read;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented, pursuant 
to  the  directions  of  several  Acts of  Parliament, 
—Copy  of  Report  of  His  Majesty's  Inspector 
of  Constabulary 
the  year  ended  29th 
September  1916. 

for 

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:— 

Boroughs  of  Chatham  and  Tynemouth 

(North  Shields). 

Urban  District  of  Walthamstow. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 
Table  ;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  Police 
(Counties  and  Boroughs,  England  and  Wales) 
be  printed. 

Dr.  Addison  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command, —  Copy  of  Rules  for  the  use  of 
Trinitrotoluene  made  by  the  Minister  of  Muni­
tions  with  the  concurrence  of  the  Secretary  of 
State,  pursuant  to  the  Defence  of  the  Realm 
(Consolidation)  Regulations,  1914. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  That, with  a view  to  strengthening  the 
hands  of  the  Allies  in  achieving  the  recognition 
of  the  equal  rights  of  small  nations,  and  the 
principle  of  nationality  against 
the  opposite 
German  principle  of  military  domination  and 
government  without the consent of  the  governed, 
it  is  essential  without  further  delay  to  confer 
upon  Ireland  the  free  institutions long  promised 
to  her—(Mr.  T.  P.  O'Connor)  ; 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
thie Question,  in  1.  1, by  leaving  out  from  the 
word  "  T h a t"   to  the  end  of  the  Question,  and 
adding  the  words  "  this  House  would  welcome 
any  settlement  which  would  produce  a  better 
understanding  between  Ireland  and  the  rest  of 
the  United  Kingdom,  but  considers  it  impossible 
to  impose  by  force  on  any  section  or  part  of 
Ireland  a  form  of  government  which  has  not 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the 
Question  :—And  a  Debate  arising  thereupon ; 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Debate  be  now  ad­
journed  —  (Sir  Henry  Dalziel)  :  —  The  said 
Motion  was,  with  leave  of  the  House,  with­
drawn. 

And  the  Question  being  again proposed,  That 
the  words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part 
of  the  Question  : — The  House  resumed  the 
Debate. 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the  Debate   be  now  adjourned— 
(Mr.  David  Mason):—It  was  resolved  in  the 
Affirmative. 

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  [®elh0^arch] 
the  6th  day  of  this instant  March; 

• 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Coal  Mines 
Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation  Regulation 
Binl eU  meD 
(Amendment)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Ecclesiastical 

Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical
(Omission  on  account  of  War)  Bill  [ Lords};  

  S e r v i c es

Ordered, That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

' 
to-morrow. 

  Services 

acrauntof  ° n 
B!111 
\ Lords. \

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   War  Pensions 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions]  ; 
Ordered,  That  the  said  Order  be  discharged. 

jj£j°g tj'ibu" 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   War  Pensions 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  B i l l;

Bil1­

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed  House  of 

to  control  the  arrangements  for  the  Kitchen  and 
Refreshment  Rooms  in  the  Department  of  the  Refreshment 
Serjeant-at-Arms  attending  this  House. 

Rooms.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Committee  do  consist  of  


Seventeen  Members.  


The  Committee  was  accordingly  nominated 
of  Sir  James  Agg-Gardner,  Mr.  Bentham,  Mr. 
Fenwick,  Mr.  Rupert  Gtcynne,  Lord  Claud 
Hamilton, Sir Ivor Herbert,  Mr. John Deans  Hope, 
Mr.  Howard,  Colonel  Loc.kwood, Sir  John  Lons­
dale, Mr.  Macmaster,  Mr.  Mooney,  Mr,  Patrick 
O'Brien,  Major  William  Redmond,  Sir  Harry
Samuel, Mr.  Watt,  and  Mr.  Tyson  Wilson. 

Ordered,  That  the  Committee  have  power  to  


send  for  persons,  papers,  and  records.  


Ordered,  That  Three  be  the  quorum  of  the  


Committee.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.)  


7  GEO.   Y . 

IthSth  March. 

War Pensions 
[Contribu­
tions and 
Bepayments.] 

A  Motion  being  made,  That  this  House  will, 
to-morrow,  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee  to 
consider of  authorising  the  repayment  to  Local 
Authorities,  out  of  moneys  to  be  provided  by 
Parliament,  of  part  of  such  expenses  of  local 
and  district  committees  established  under  the 
Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions,  &c.  Act, 
1915, as, under  any  A ct  of  the  present  Session 
to  make  provision  with  respect  to  the  admini­
strative  expenses  of  the  Statutory  Committee 
and  of local  and  district  committees  as  aforesaid, 
or  any  enactment  repealed  by  that  Act,  may  be 
or  have  been  defrayed  by  Local  Authorities— 
(Mr.  Duke); 

Mr.  Duke,  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. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of  the House  of the 12th  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. 

Thursday, 8th March  1917. 

Mr. Speaker's 
Absence. 

Prayers. 

South Eastern 
and London, 
Chatham, 
and Dover 
Railways Bill. 

TH E  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  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  South  Eastern  and 

Second  Reading  of 
London,  Chatham,  and Dover Railways  Bill; 

Qrdered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 
upon  Tuesday next,  at a quarter of  an hour  after 
Eight  of  the  clock. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide first 
Report. 

Colonial 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read ;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Colonial  Report, 
No.  917 (Northern  Territories of  the Gold  Coast, 
Report  for  1915). 

Ordered, That the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Barbados War 

Contribution. 


Duchy of 
Lancaster. 
N o,  46. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command, —  Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated 
21st  February  1917,  showing  the  manner  in 
which  the  Barbados  War  Contribution  will   be 
applied. 

Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,  pursuant to  the 
directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Account 
of  the  Receipts  and Disbursements  of  the  Duchy 
of  Lancaster  in  the  year  ended  on  the  21st 
December  1916  ;  also  a separate  Account  of  the 
Capital  of  the  said Duchy  to  the same  date. 

VO L  .  172. 

35 

Ordered,  That  the said  Papers do  lie  upon  the 
Table ;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  the 
Duchy  of  Lancaster  be  printed. 

Mr.  Hayes  Fisher presented, by  His Majesty's  Local 

Command,—Copy  of  Supplement to  the  Forty- Government 
fifth  Annual  Report  of  the  Local  Government 
Board,  for  1915-16, 
in  continuation  of  the 
Report  of  the  Medical  Officer of  the  Board  for 
1915-16,  containing  a Report  on Child  Mortality 
at ages  0-5,  in  England  and  Wales. 

' 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered, That  there be laid before  this  House  Supreme 
a  Copy  of  Account   of  the  Receipts  and  Pay- p ^  8  ^ 
ments of  the  Assistant  Paymaster  General  for Deport * 
Supreme  Court business  on  behalf of  the  Admi- Account, 
ralty  Division  in  Prize  for  the  year  ended  the  1915~16­
31st  day of  March  1916, and  for the  period  4th 
day  of August  1914 to  31st  day  of  March  1916 ; 
together  with  Copy  of  the  Correspondence  with 
the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  thereon 
(in  continuation  of  previous  Correspondence 
in  Parliamentary  Paper,  No.  48  of 
printed 
Session  1916, pages 4 to  7, and in  Parliamentary 
Paper,  No.  115 of  Session  1916,  page  306).— 
(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  Message from' 

that  a  Message  had  been  brought  from  thet he Lords. 
Lords  by  one  of  their  Clerks,  as followeth : 

The  Lords  have  passed  a Bill,  intituled  An  Solicitors 
A c  t  to remove  disqualifications   on  the  ground   of (Qualification 
. 
sex  or  marriage  tor  the  admission   ot  persons  as  a n  [imZ».] 
Solicitors,  and  their  acting  and  practising  as 
Solicitors  under  the  Solicitors  Acts;  to  which 
the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of this  House. 

of Women) 

j,1 

., 

& 

, 

. 

The House,  according  to  Order, resolved  itself Supply 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

[3rd allotted 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  and Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1917-18  (Vote  on  Account). 
'1.  Motion  made, and Question  proposed, That 
a  sum not  exceeding  £38,023,000  be granted  to 
His  Majesty,  on  account, for  or  towards  defray­
ing  the  charges for  the following  Civil  Services 
and  Revenue  Departments for  the year  ending 
on the  31st  day  of  March  1918,  viz.:— 

Civil  Services. 

; CLASS   I . 

Eoyal  Palaces 
Osborne 
Royal  Parks  and  Pleasure  Gardens 
Houses  of  Parliament  Buildings
Miscellaneous  Legal  Buildings,
-

Britain­

-

-

-

-

­  

  Great 
-

Art  and  Science  Buildings,  Great  Britain  - 
Diplomatic  and  Consular  Buildings  -
- 
Revenue  Buildings
Ministry  of  Labour,  Employment  Ex­

change  and  Insurance  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

 -

-

-

-

-

-

£ 
23,000 
7,000 
42,000 
18,000 

24,000 
22,000 
10,000 
190,000 

-

80,000 
  516,000 
55,000 
2,000 
4,000 
  420,000 
70,000 
7,000 

CLASS  I I. 

United  Kingdom  and  England  : 

House   of  Lords  Offices 

House   of  Commons  -

-

-

-

-

-

-

20,000 

85,000 

p  2 

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­
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­
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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

War  Cabinet 
Treasury  and subordinate  Departments 
Home  Office 
Foreign  Office
Colonial  Office  -
-
Privy  Council  Office -
Board  of  Trade 
-
Mercantile Marine  Services
. 
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  I I I. 

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
nburgh
Register  House, Edi
. 
. 
. 
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 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

£ 
4,000 
50,000 
110,000 
30,000 
24,000 
4,000 
180,000 
55,000 

3 
330,000 
13,000 
11,000 
17,000 
26,000 
10,000 
275,000 
65,000 
15 
6,000 
9,000 
5,000 
20,000 
700,000 
9,000 
68,000 
230,000 

8,000 
25,000 
8,000 
11,000 
3,000 
18,000 

1,000 

11,000 

75,000 
'  1,000 
64,000 
50,000 
3,000 
18,000 
5,000 
12,000 

55,000 
23,000 
140,000 
15,000 
5 
55,000 
50,000 
400,000 

170,000 
24,000 

28,000 
3,000 
17,000 
50,000 

25,000 

45,000 
315,000 
35,000 
65,000 
675,000 
50,000 
60,000 
4,000 

CLASS 

I V. 

United  Kingdom  and  England: 

£ 

-

. 

. 

- 

-5,450,000 
-
Board of  Education  -
55,000 
- 
. 
-
British Museum 
5,000 
- 
National  Gallery 
-
-
2,000 
- 
National  Portrait  Gallery  -
2,000 
- 
-
Wallace  Collection 
1,000 
- 
London  Museum 
-
Scientific Investigation,  &c. 
50,000 
- 
Department  of  Scientific  and  Industrial 
- 
-
Universities  and  Colleges,  Great  Britain, 

Research 

20,000 

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-

-

-

-

-

and Intermediate  Education, Wales 

-  110,000 

Scotland: 
Public  Education 
National  Galleries 

-
-

-

-

-

Ireland : 
Public Education 
Intermediate  Education, Ireland 
Endowed  Schools  Commissioners 
National  Gallery 
Science and Art 
Universities and  Colleges, Ireland 

-
-

CLASS   V . 

Diplomatic  and Consular  Services 
Colonial  Services 
Telegraph  Subsidies 
Cyprus  (Grant in Aid) 

-

-

-1,000,000 
2,000 
- 

-  960,000 
1,000 
400 
800 
28,000 
55,000 

- 
- 

-

-

-  330,000 
125,000 
16,000 
49,000 

- 

CLASS  V I. 

Superannuation  and Retired Allowances  -  360,000 
28,967 
Miscellaneous Expenses 
-
-
16,000 
Hospitals and  Charities, Ireland 
10,000 
-
Temporary  Commissions  -
180,000 
Ireland Development  Grant 
- 
600 
. 
Statutory  Committee

- 
- 
-

-
-
-

- 

. 

. 

CLASS  V I I. 

-
Old Age  Pensions 
National  Health  Insurance  Joint  Com­

- 

-

-

-5,000,000 

mittee 

75,000 

National  Health  Insurance  Commission 

(England) 

-

-

- 

-1,800,000 

National  Health  Insurance  Commission 

(Wales)  -

-

-  115,000 

National  Health  Insurance  Commission 
-
National  Health  Insurance  Commission 

(Scotland) 

-

260,000 

(Ireland) 

Ministry of  Labonr  -
National Insurance  Audit  Department 
Treatment 
Grants) 

Tuberculosis 

of 

-

-

-

-  150,000 
-  400,000 
50,000 
- 
(Special 

-  150,000 

Highlands  and  Islands  (Medical  Service) 

Board

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,000 

Ministry  of  Munitions
Ministry  of  Munitions (Ordnance Factories) 
Ministry of  Pensions -

  .

- 

­  

. 

-

-

-

.

100 
10 
100 

Revenue  Departments.  


Customs and Excise  . 
Inland Revenue 
* 
Post  Office 

-
-

- 
-

- 

1,100,000 
-1,100,000 
12,500,000 

Total for Civil  Services  and 
Revenue Departments  „  - 

£38,023,000 

The  Chairman  called  the  attention  of  the 
Committee  to  continued  irrelevance  on  the  part 
of  Mr.  King,  Member  for  North  Somerset, and 
directed  the  honourable  Member  to  discontinue 
his  speech. 

Member 
directed to 
discontinue 
his Speech 
(Irrelevance.) 

Question  again  proposed  : 
The  Chairman  called  the  attention  of  the 
Committee  to  continued  irrelevance  on the  part 
of  Mr.  King,  Member  for  North  Somerset,  and 
directed  the  honourable  Member  to  discontinue 
his  speech. 

Member 
directed to 
discontinue 
his. Speech 
(Irrelevance.) 

Question  put, and agreed  to. 

 
 
 
 
 
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Sth—YMh  March. 

37 

Army  Estimates,  1917—18. 

2.  Land  Forces  not  exceeding  5,000,000,  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. 

3.  £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  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. 

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. 

Supply 
[fith March] 
Report. 

The Order of the  day  being read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  6 th day  of this instant  March  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

Coal Mines 
Regulation 
(Amendment.) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation 
(Amendment)  Bill  j 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Ecclesiastical 
Services 
(Omission  on 
account  of 
War) Bill 
I Lords.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services 
(Omission  on  account  of  War)  Bill  [Lords] ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

War Pensions 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of the  War  Pensions  B i l l; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upou  Monday  next. 

War Pensions

r.Oontribu-

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions  and 

Repayments.]

  Repayments]  5 

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  12th  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  Nine 
of  the clock,  adjourned  till  Monday  next, 
pursuant  to  the  Order  of  the  House  of 
the  12th day  of  February  last. 

Monday,  12th  March  1917. 

THE  House  being  met, the  Clerk  at the Table  Mr. Speaker's 


the  House  of  the  unavoidableAbseQce­

informed 

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,  Prayers,  

pursuant  to  the  Standing  Order.  


Ordered, That  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  do  issue  Stoekton-on­
his  Warrant  to the  Clerk  of  the  Crown, to make  ^es.Borough 
out  a new  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a  Member to
serve  in this present Parliament  for  the Borough 

of  Stockton-on-Tees,  in  the  room  of  Jonathan  

Samuel,  Esquire,  deceased.—(Mr.  Gullands)  


  '  


n

The  Bristol  Water  Bill  was,  according  to  Bristol Water 

Order,  read  a  second  time;  and  referred  to  the Bil1­
Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and Public  


read ;  and  ordered  to lie  upon  the  Table.  


1 

Vide  First 
Report. 

Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His  Prisoners 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  further  Corre-  ?LWarn 
spondence  with  the  United  States  Ambassador  $rQ- 7 1917.) 
respecting  the  treatment  of  British  Prisoners  of 
War  and  Interned  Civilians  in  Germany  (in 
continuation  of  Miscellaneous,  No.  26,  1916). 

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  Glasgow, 
of  Annual  Statistical  Report  by  the  University 
Court of the  University  of  Glasgow  for  the  year 
1915-16. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Mr.  Prothero presented,  pursuant to the direc-  Destructive  

tions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  pe^^cts'1  

Order  under  the  Destructive  Insects  and  Pests  

Acts,  numbered  D.I.P.  458,  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.  Baldwin presented,—Return  to  an  Order,  Supreme  

dated  the  8th day  of  this  instant  March, for  a p°™ts&c  

Return  relative  to  the  Supreme  Courts  Prize, deposit  

&C.  Deposit  Account,  1915-16. 
Account, 
N"o 

Ordered, That the  said Return  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur-  Shops Act, 

suant  to the  directions of  an  Act   of  Parliament,  1912­
—Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authority,  and  confirmed,  with  amend­
ment,  by  the  Secretary of  State  for  the  Home 
Department  : — 

City  of  Wells. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-Department  of 

VOL.  172. 

F  3 

mand,—Copy  of  Report  of  the  Department  of  ^ ^  ^ 
and Technical 
Agriculture  and  Technical  Instruction  for  Ire  Instruction for 

Ireland. 

 
 




38 
land  on  the  Trade  in  Imports  and  Exports  at 
Irish  Ports  during the  year  1915. 

12 th March, 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ministry of 
National 
Service Bill. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to 
take into  consideration  the  Ministry  of  National 
Service  Bill,  as amended  in the  Committee. 

1917. 


An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made to 

the  Bill, in p.  1,1.  9, by inserting, after  the word 

"  Service,"  the  words  "  for  Great  Britain,  and  

another  such  Minister under the title  of  Director  

General  of  National  Service  for  Ireland."—  

(Mr.  Hazleton.)  


And  the  Question  being  proposed, That  those  


words  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill;  


And  it  being  Eleven  of  the  clock, the  further  

consideration  of  the  Bill,  as  amended,  stood  

adjourned. 


Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  

Committee, be  taken  into  further  consideration  

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  t h  e  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 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of ^6ethor5farch-1 
the  6th  day of this  instant  March  ;

e p or

  ' 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

177. 

80. 

A  Clause  was offered  to be  added  to  the  Bill 
(Provision  as  to  orders  and  regulations).—(Mr. 
Pringle.) 

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:—And  a  Debate  arising  there­
upon ; 

" 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  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  (Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

j Mr.  Primrose : 

Tellers  for the  ( Captain  Donelan,

Noes, 

( Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien i 
So it  was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 
And  the  Question  being  accordingly  put, That 

the  Clause  be  read  a second  time  ; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas   to  the  Right; 
The  Noes to  the  Left. 
Tellers for  the fMr.  Pringle, 

Yeas, 

[Captain  Donelan: 

Tellers for  the [ Lord  Edmund Talbot, 

Noes, 

\ Mr. Primrose % 

97. 

162. 

So  it  passed  in the  Negative. 
Another  Clause  was  offered  to  be  added  to 

The  Order of  the day being  read, for receiving  Supply 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of  ^'hJ£arch:j 
the  6th day  of this instant  March; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Courts 

Committee  on  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers)  ^wera^Bm 
Bill; 

owers;  1 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

the Bill  (Extent   of  Act).—(Mr.  Farrell.) 

next, resolve itself  into the  said  Committee. 

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:—And  a  Debate  arising  there­
upon ; 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  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  ( Mr.  Beck, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  James Hope : 
Tellers for  the  I Captain  Donelan, 

Noes, 

{  Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien 
So  it was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 
And  the  Question  being  accordingly put, That 

145. 

73. 

the  Clause  be  read  a second  time ; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left.  

Tellers  for the J Captain  Donelan,  


Yeas, 

{ M r.  Anderson: 

Tellers for the/Mr.  Beck, 

Noes, 

! Mr. James  Hope; 

So  it  passed  in the  Negative. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Companies 
Committee on the Companies  (Foreign  Interests)  ^^ests) 
Bill;  

Bill. 

" 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself into the  said  Committee, 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Coal Mines 
Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation  Amendment). 
(Amendment)  Bill;,  

Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ecclesiastical1 

Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services  Services 
(Omission  on  account  of  War)  Bill  [Lords] ;  account 0of°n 
Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time  ^ordff 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War  Pensions. 

Second  Reading   of the  War  Pensions  Bill;  

Bin-

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

} 76. 

1148. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War  Pensions 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions  and  [Contribu­
_ 
tions aud 
KepaymentsJ  ; 
Repayments.} 

L 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Question put 
(pursuant  to 
S.O,  Closure 
of  Debate.) 

Question  pot 
(pursuant to 
S.O.  Closure 
of  Debate.) 

 
T  G E O.   V. 

12th—IM,  March. 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  to 
the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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  Mem­
bers not  being  present, and it  being  then 
after  Four  of  the  clock,  the  House  was 
adjourned  by  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  at 
five  minutes  after  Eleven  of  the  clock, 
without  a  Question  first  put,  till  to­
morrow. 

Tuesday, 13th March  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Private Bill  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.: — 

Petitions 
(Stauding 
Orders not 
complied 
with.) 

Cork  Improvement. 

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  referred  to  the 

Select  Committee  on  Standing  Orders. 

ending  31st  March  1 9 17  for  general  Navy  a nd  Expenditure 
Army  Services,  Warlike  Operations,  and  other  ^ t h f w ll 
Expenditure  arising  out of  the  War. 

1916-17 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Estimate  be  referred  mentary  Vote 

to the  Committee  of  Supply  ;  and  be  printed.  

o f  Credit) 

No. 48, 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard  reported  from  the  Com-  Selection 
mittee  of  Selection;  That  they  had  discharged  rf t a n d^ s 
the 
following  Member  from  Standing  Com- standing 
mittee  A  : —  Mr.  Gordon  Harvey;  and  had  Committee  A. 
appointed  in substitution :  Sir  Francis  Blake. 

Orderedj  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  t he  Lords -
one of  their  Clerks,  as followeth: 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Census  of  Census  of 

Production  Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

Production 
Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Railway  Railway 
Passenger  Duty  Bill,  without  any  Amendment.  ^t^Bm 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to  Ministry  of 

take  into  further  consideration  the  Ministry  of  National 
National  Service  Bill,  as  amended 
Committee. 

in  the f e e r n ce  BllL 

Private Bill 
Petitions 
[  Ijirdnj
(.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,  originating  in the  Lords, 
the  Standing  Orders  have  not  been  complied 
with,  viz.:— 

Lancashire  Power  Construction  Company 

[Lords]. 

And  the  Question  being  again proposed,  That 
the  words  " for  Great  Britain, and another  such 
Minister  under  the title  of  Director  General  of 
National  Service  for  Ireland "  be inserted  after 
the  word  "  Service,"  in p.  I,  1. 9, of the  Bill:— 
And  a Debate  arising  thereupon ; 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  rose  in  his  place 
and  claimed to  move,  That  the  Question  be now 
put. 

Marriages 
Provisional 
Order Bill. 
"Bill 14. 

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  referred  to  the 

Select  Committee  on  Standing  Orders. 

Mr.  Brace  presented  a  Bill  to  confirm  a 
Provisional Order  made by  one of  His  Majesty's 
Principal  Secretaries  of  State  under  the  Pro­
visional  Order  (Marriages)  Act,  1905 :  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. 

be now  put; 

And the Question being put, That the Question  Question put 
(pursuant, to 
S O. Closure 
of  Debate.) 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  R i g h t; 
The  Noes to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for the ( Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

(.Mr.  Beck  : 

Tellers  for  the f Captain Done/an, 

Noes, 

\Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien ; 

So  it  was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 


j l 96 

} 

74. 

Mr.  Hayes  Fisher  presented  a Bill  to  confirm 
Local 
certain  Provisional  Orders of  the  Local  Govern-
Government 
Provisional  ment  Board  relating  to  Brighton,  Eastbourne, 
Orders 
(No: 1)  Bill.  Liverpool,  and  Wells-next-tiie-Sea:  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. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon the  Table. 

Bill  15. 

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

And  the  Question  being  accordingly put, That 


those  words  be there inserted in  the  Bill;  •  


The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right  j 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 
Tellers  for the, Captain  Donelan, 

Yeas, 

I Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien  *.  

Tellers  for  the/ Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  


Noes, 

\Mr.  Beck : 


So  it passed in  the  Negative.  


}  89. 

j  186. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented, pursuant 
to the directions of an Act of  Parliament,—Copies 
of  Orders made  under the  Shops  Act,  1912,  by 
the  Council of  the undermentioned  Local  Autho­
rity,  and  confirmed  by  the  Secretary  of  State 
for  the  Home  Department  t— 

Another Amendment  was proposed to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  1,  1.  10,  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  "Provided  that  the 
Ministry  shall  not  be  continued  for  a  period 
longer  than  three months  after  the  close  of  the 
war."—(Mr.  Hazleton.) 

City  of  Liverpool  (Three). 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Navy and 
wSukeerViC6S' Command,  —- Supplementary  Estimate  of  the 
Operations 
amount  required  to  be  voted  during  the  year 
and other  

y O L< 

1 7 2 , 

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.  16,  by leaving  out  from the 

word  "concerned  "  to  the  end of  the  subsection.  

— ( M r.  Clancy.)  


it 4 



4 0 

12 th  March, 

1 9 1 7. 


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  an  Amendment  was  made  to  the  Bill. 
Another Amendment  was proposed to  be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  1, by  inserting, after the  words 
last  inserted,  the  words  "  And  the  Director  of 
National  Service  shall have  a veto  on  any  pro­
posal  by  any  Government  department  to  remove 
men  or women  from  any  industry  at which  they 
are now  engaged."—(Mr.  Dillon.) 

And  the Question feeing put, That those words 

be  there inserted  in the  Bill; 

The  House  divided.  

The  Yeas to the  Right;  

The  Noes to the  Left.  

Tellers  for the [Captain  Donelan, 

Yeas, 

LMr.  Patrick  O'Brien 

Tellers  for the I Lord  Edmund Talbot, 

Noes, 

l.Mr.  Primrose  : 

So  it passed  in  the  Negative. 

i 
 69. 
J 

j-177 

Another  Amendment  was proposed  to be made 
to the  Bill, in p.  2,1.  2, by  leaving  out  the  word 
"  twelve."—(Mr,  Pringle.) 

» 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 

word  "  twelve "  stand part of  the  Bill; 

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. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
South  Eastern 
Chatham*"0'  Second  Reading  of  the  South  Eastern  and 
and  Dover 
Railways Bill. 

London,  Chatham,  and  Dover  Railways  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  six  months." —  (Sir  Walter 

Essex.) 

, 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 

"  now "  stand  part of  the  Question ; 

The  House  divided.  

The  Yeas to  the  Right  :  

The  Noes  to  the  Left.  

Tellers for  the  ( Mr.  Joynson-Hicks, 

Yeas, 

{ Mr.  Rowlands: 

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  receiving Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of  L6th March] 
the  6th day  of this instant March; 

Beport'' 

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^8etho^aroh^ 
the 8th  day  of  this instant  March; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Companies 

Committee on the Companies (Foreign  Interests) 
Bill; 

Interests) 
Bill. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Coal Mines 
Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation Regulation 
(Amendment)  B i l l; 

(Amendment) 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Ecclesiastical 

Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services Services 
(Omission  on  account  of  War)"Bill  [Lords]  ;  account""/"1 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time  [^Jfo,]1 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War Pensions 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  Bill ; 

BiU> 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

0 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War Pension® 

Committee  on  War  Pensions  ["Contributions  and [Contribu­
tiou3 and 
,, 
Repayments.] 
Repayments]  ; 

,  -, 

L 

1  ^^ 
J 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the said  Committee. 

T e l l N o er   t he   j  Mri_ 

Alfred 

1 

56, 

Harris 

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;  and referred to the Examiners of  Petitions 
for  Private  Bills. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment;. 

Order of  the  House  of  the  12th 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  12th 
day  of  February  last, till  to-morrow.  


The  postponed  proceeding  on  the  Amendment 
Ministry  of 
proposed  on  consideration  of  the  Ministry  of 
National 
Service BiU.  National  Service  Bill, as amended, was  resumed. 

And  the  Question  being  again  proposed,  That 
the word  "  twelve "  stand  part  of  the  Bill:— 
The  said  proposed  Amendment  was, with  leave 
of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow. 





7  G  E O.   V. 

28^—29th


March. 

4 1 

Wednesday, 14th March  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

C J E V E R AL  Public  Petitions  were  presented, 
^ 
and  read  ;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the 
Table. 

East  India 
Revenues 
(Contribution 
towards Cost 
of  the War.) 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  That,  whereas  the  Government  of 
India,  deeming  the  well-being  and  interests  of 
the  Indian  Empire  to  be  vitally  concerned  in 
the  successful  prosecution  of 
the  war,  have 
recommended  that  a  Contribution  charged  on 
the  Revenues  of  India  should  be  made  towards 
the  expenses  of  the  same,  such  Contribution  to 
consist of the sum of  £100,000,000, to be provided 
in part from  the proceeds of  a loan  to  be raised 
in  India and  the  remainder by  assuming  liability 
for  interest  on  British War  Loan of  the  required 
amount, and whereas  this  Contribution  has been 
offered  to  His  Majesty's  Government  and  grate­
fully  accepted  by  them, and  the  Government  of 
India  have  now  made  provision  by  legislation 
and in  their Revenue and  Expenditure  Estimates 
for  meeting,  by  means of  increased  taxation  and 
otherwise,  the  annual  charge  for  interest  and 
sinking  fund  in  respect  of  the  Contribution  as 
aforesaid, this  House  consents  that  a  Contribu­
tion  of  £100,000,000  charged  on  the  Revenues 
of  India  shall be  made towards  the  cost  of  the 
war—(Mr.  Secretary  Chamberlain) ; 

India 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to be  made  to 
the  Question,  in  1.  lj  by  leaving  out  from  the 
word  "  That  "  to  the  end of  the  Question, and 
its 
adding  the  words  " this  House  records 
gratitude  to  the  Government  of 
for 
its  recommendation  that  a  Contribution  of 
£100,000,000  should  be  made by  India  towards 
the  cost  of  the  war,  but  regrets  that  the  pro­
vision  for meeting the charges of  the same should 
include  an alteration  in  the established  system  of 
duties  on  cotton  goods,  thereby  throwing  an 
unnecessary  burden  upon  the  people  of  India 
and  inevitably  causing  a  controversy  between 
different  parts  of  the  Empire,  which  it  was 
most inexpedient to raise during  the war  "—(Mr. 
Barton),— instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the words 

proposed  to  be  left out stand  part  of  the  Ques­
tion 5 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 
Tellers  for  the j  Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  Primrose : 

Tellers  for  the  j Mr.  Barton,

Noes, 

( Sir  Henry  Norman : 

So  it was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 

Resolved,  That,  whereas  the  Government  of 
India,  deeming  the  well-being  and  interests  of 
the  Indian  Empire  to  be  vitally concerned  in  the 
successful  prosecution  of  the war,  have  recom­
mended  that  a  Contribution  charged  on  the 
Revenues  of  India  should  be  made  towards  the 
expenses  of  the  same,  such  Contribution  to 
consist  of  the  sum of  £100,000.000,  to  be  pro­
vided  in  part  from the  proceeds of  a loan  to  be 
raised  in  India  and the  remainder by  assuming 
liability  for  interest  on  British  War  Loan  of  the 
required  amount,  and  whereas  this  Contribution 
has  been  offered  to  His  Majesty's  Government 
and  gratefully  accepted  by 
them,  and  the 
Government  of  India  have  now  made  provision 
by  legislation  and in  their  Revenue  and  Expen­
diture  Estimates 
for  meeting,  by  means  of 
increased  taxation  and  otherwise,  the  annual 
charge  for  interest  and sinking  fund  in  respect 
of  the  Contribution  as  aforesaid,  this  House 
consents  that  a  Contribution  of  £100,000,000 
charged  on  the  Revenues  of  India  shall  be 
made  towards  the cost of  the  war.  The  House, 
at the  same time,  declares  its opinion  that  such 
changes  as  are  proposed  in the  Indian  Budget 
in  the  system  of  Indian  cotton  duties  should  be 
considered  afresh when  the  fiscal  relationship  of 
the  various  parts of  the  Empire  to  one  another 
and to  the  rest of  the world  comes to be reviewed 
as a whole  after the  war. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ministry  of 

Third  Reading  of  the  Ministry   o f 
Service  Bill;  

N a t i o n al   National 

Service Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  the third  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Coal  Mines  Regulation  (Amendment)  Coal Mines 
Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  read  a  second  Regulation 
- . 
time. 

(Amendment) 
Bill. 

° 

. 

' 

' 

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

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ecclesiastical 

Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services  Services 
(Omission  on  account of  War)  Bill  [Lords]  ; 

^c™ nt°of°n 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time War)  BM 

f Lords.] 
J
L 

, 
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 

2 6 5. 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of ^6eth0^aroK^ 
the  6th day  of  this instant  March  ; 

ep01  ' 

1 2 5. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

And  the  Main Question  being  again proposed  ; 

Another Amendment  was proposed  to  be made 
to the  Question,  by  adding  at  the  end  thereof 
the  words  " T he  House,  at  the  same time,  de­
clares its  opinion  that such  changes  as  are  pro­
posed  in  the  Indian  Budget  in  the  system  of 
Indian  cotton  duties  should  be  considered  afresh 
when  the  fiscal  relationship  of  the  various  parts 
of  the  Empire  to  one  another and to  the rest of 
the  world  comes  to be  reviewed  as a  whole  after 
the  war."—(The  Prime  Minister.) 

The  Order  of  the day being  read, for receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of j£th_March] 
the  8th  day  of  this instant  March j 

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. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  those 
words  be  there  added :—It  was  resolved  in  the 
Affirmative. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Companies 

Committee on the  Companies (Foreign  Interests)  j j ^ g  ^ 
Bill: 

Bill. 

And  the  Main  Question,  so  amended,  being 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

put; 

VOL.   172. 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

42 

lith—15th  March. 

1917. 


War  Pensions
BlU-

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Beading  of  the  War  Pensions  Bill  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  he read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow.- •  Business of 

(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

the House 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved  itself  Supply,  


into  the  Committee  of  Supply.  


War Pensions
[Contribu-
Repayments.]

  Repayments]; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee on  War  Pensions  [Contributions  and 

(In  the  Committee.) 

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  12th 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  to­
morrow. 

Thursday, 15th March  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

Loan 
Societies. 

British 
Museum 

SE V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented, 

and  read;  and  ordered  to  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  :—Abstract 
of  Accounts  of  Loan  Societies  in  England  and 
Wales  for  the  year  1915,  furnished  to  the 
Central  Office  for  the  Registry  of  Friendly 
Societies. 

Ordered, That  there  be  laid  before  this House 
an  Account  of  the  Income  and  Expenditure 
of  the  British  Museum  (Special  Trust  Funds) 
for  the  year  ending the 31st  day  of  March  1917 ; 
and  Return  of  the  number  of  Persons  admitted 
to  visit  the  Museum  and  the  British  Museum 
(Natural  History)  in  each  year  from  1911  to 
1916,  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 
1916.—(Mr.  Herbert  Fisherf) 

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 s 

Grand Juries 
(Suspension) 
Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Grand  Juries 
(Suspension)  Bill,  with  Amendments  ;  to  which 
the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

Venereal 
Disease Bill 
[Lfirdn.J 

The  Lords  have  passed  a Bill,  intituled   An 
Act  to  prevent  the  treatment  of  Venereal 
Disease  otherwise  than  by duly qualified medical 
practitioners,  and  to  control 
the  supply  of 
remedies  therefor,  and  for  other  matters  con­
nected  therewith  ;  to  which  the  Lords  desire 
the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

Grand Juries 
(Suspension) 
Bili. 

Bill  16. 

Ordered, That  the  Amendments  made  by  the 
Lords  to the  Grand  Juries  (Suspension)  Bill  be 
taken  into  consideration  to-morrow;  and  be 
printed. 

Venereal 
Disease Bill 
[Lords.']

Bill  17. 

The  Venereal  Disease  Bill  [Lords']  was  read 
the  first  time, and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second 
time  to-morrow  ;  and  to  be  printed. 

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1916-17. 

Motion  made, and  Question  proposed,  That  a 
Supplementary  sum  not exceeding  £60,000,000 
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  1917  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 
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  risk,  the  financing  of  the 
purchase  and resale  of  Foodstuffs and Materials, 
or  otherwise ;  for  relief of  Distress;  and  gene­
rally  for  all  Expenses,  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.) 

Mr.  Pringle  moved,  That  the  Chairman  do  Chairman 
report  Progress,  and  ask  leave  to  sit  again  ; declines to put 
but  the  Chairman,  being  of  opinion  that  the [Abuse of 
Motion  was  an  abuse  of  the  Rules  of  the  Rules.) 
House, declined  to  propose  the  Question  there­
upon  to  the  Committee. 

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  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 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of  & ^  a r c h  ] 
the  6th day  of  this instant  March  j 

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 t8th March] 
the  8th  day  of  this instant  March; 

eport> 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ministry of 
Third  Reading  of  the  Ministry  of  National  g ^ ^  n 
Service  Bill  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

 
 
 
 
7  GEO.   Y. 

15th—16th March. 


Coal  Mines
Regulation
(Amendment)

The  Order   of  the  day  beirig  read,  for  the 
the  Coal  Mines  Regulation 

Committee 

on 

  (Amendment)  Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Ecclesiastical 
Services 
(Omission  on 
account  oE 
War)  Bill 
\_Lordx.~[ 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services 
(Omission  on  account  of  War)  Bill  [Lords]  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Companies 
(Foreign 
Interests) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on the Companies (Foreign  Interests) 
Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

War  Pensions
BiU-

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

War Pensions 
[Contribu­
tions and 
Repayments.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions  and 
Repayments]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Adjournment. 

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

And  the Question  being p u t : — It  was resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  twenty-seven  minutes 
after  Ten  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of 
the  House  of  this  day. 

Friday,  16th March  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

Naval Savings 
Banks. 

No. 49. 

SE V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented, 

and  read;  and  ordered  to 

lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Sir  Edward  Carson presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Account 
of  deposits  in  Naval  Savings  Banks,  and  the 
payments  thereof  and  of  interest  thereon  ;  of 
all  investments  under  the  Naval  Savings  Banks 
Act,  1866,  and  the  application  of  the  interest 
or  dividends  accruing 
thereof; 
and  of  the  proceeds  of  any  sale  of  any  stocks, 
annuities,  or  securities,  during  the  financial  year 
1915-16. 

respect 

in 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented,   by  His University 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  First  Report  of  Education 
the  Commission  appointed  to  inquire  into  and ( R ^ } 6 8 
report  on  University  Education  in  Wales. 

Commission.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


The following  Paper,  pursuant  to  the  direc- Soane's  

tions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,  was  laid  upon  Museum-

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  

1917. 


Mr.  James  Hope  reported  from  the  Com-   Supply 

mittee  of  Supply  of  the  15th  day  of  this
March  a  Resolution;  which  was  read,  as  fol-  e p or  '  

loweth i 


i n s t a nt

March] 

Supplementary  Vote   of  Credit,  1916-17. 

That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding Supple­

£60,000,000  be,granted  to  His  Majesty, beyond  mentary Vote 
the  ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament,  towards 
defraying  the  Expenses  which  may  be  incurred 
during  the  year  ending  the  31st  day   of  March 
1917  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 
the 
insurance 
financing  of  the  purchase  and  resale  of  Food­
stuffs  and  Materials,  or  otherwise;  for  relief 
of  Distress;  and  generally  for  all  Expenses, 
in  the  ordinary 
beyond  those  provided 
the 
Grants  of  Parliament,  arising  out  of 
existence  of  a state  of  War. 

indemnity  against 

risk, 

for  

or 

The  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second  


time,  was  agreed  to.  


The  Ministry  of  National  Service  Bill  was, Ministry  of 

according  to  Order,  read  the  third  time  and National 
passed.  °  

S ™ B i n -

Ordered, That  the Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

The  House, according   to Order, resolved itself  Supply, 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Army  Supplementary  Estimate,  1916-17. 

£10  (Supplementary),  Pay,  &c.  of  the  Army. 

Resolution  to be  reported. 

Temporary 
Buildings, &c. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table ;  and  be  printed. 

Sir  Alfred  Mond  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,  —  Return  of  Temporary  Buildings 
erected  or  contracted  for,  and of  Premises  hired 
or  requisitioned,  by  His  Majesty's  Office   of 
Works during  the  year  1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

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. 

Colonial 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,   by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Colonial  Report, 
No.  918  (Saint  Lucia,  Report  for  1915-16), 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 
next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

V O L.   172. 

G  2 

 
 
 
 


 
 
44 

16 th—1 $th  March. 

1917. 


Ways and 
Means. 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved  itself 

And  the  Question  being put::—It  was resolved 

into  the  Committee  of  Ways  and  Means. 

in  the  Affirmative. 

(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 
1917,  the  sum of  £60,423,575  be  granted  out  of 
the  Consolidated  Fund  of  the  United  Kingdom. 
—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

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 
1918, the sum of  £38,025,000  be granted  out  of 
the  Consolidated  Fund  of  the  United  Kingdom. 
-—(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  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. 

Grand  Juries 
(Suspension) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the Amendments  made  by the 
Lords  to the  Grand  Juries  (Suspension)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  said Amendments  be  taken 

into  consideration  upon  Monday  next. 

Venereal 
Disease Bill 
[Lords,'] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill 
[Lords]  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Supply 
[6th  March] 
Report. 

The  Order of  the day being  read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  6th day  of  this  instant  March  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

Supply 
[8th  March] 
Report. 

The  Order of the day  being read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  8th day  of this instant  March ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

Coal Mines
Regulation
(Amendment)

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Coal  Mines  Regulation 

Committee  on 

  (Amendment)  Bill  ; 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  five  minutes  before 
Five  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Monday  

next. 


Monday,  Vdth March  1917. 

P  R A T E R S. 

SE V E R AL  Public  Petitions  were  presented,   Public 

and  read;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the y®*111®113­
Report. 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His  Dardanelles 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Supplement
  t o
First  Report  of  the  Special  Commissioners
appointed  to  inquire  into  the  origin,  inception, 
and conduct  of operations  of  war  in  the  Darda­
nelles. 

  Emission ) 

0 

18 lon 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  also  presented,  Welsh  Church 

pursuant  to  the  directions  of  several  Acts  of Act> 
Parliament,—Copy  of Account of  Cash Receipts  No. 50; 
and  Payments  of  the Welsh  Church  Commission 
for the year ended  31st December  1916 ;  together 
with  the  Report  of  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor 
General  thereon. 

Copy  of  Draft of  Rules  proposed  to be  made  Prisons 

by  the  Secretary  of  State  for  the Home  Depart-  (England and 
ment  under  the  Prison  Act,  1898,  for  the 
government  of  Local  and  Convict  Prisons. 

s,) 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers do  lie upon  the 
Table  ;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  the 
Welsh  Church  Act,  1914,  be  printed. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long 

presented,  by  His  Dominions 

Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy  of  Memoranda  ^amission) 
and  Tables  as  to  the  chief  Harbours  of  the
British  Empire  and  certain  Foreign  Countries, 
and  as to  the  Suez  and Panama Canals, prepared 
by  the  Royal  Commission  on  the  Natural 
Resources,  Trade,  and  Legislation  of  certain 
portions  of  His  Majesty's  Dominions. 

ommlssl°

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His  Education 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  (1)  an Estimate  (Scotland.) 
of 
the  sums  receivable  by  the  Education 
(Scotland)  Fund  for  the  year  1916-17,   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  A c t;  (2)  the  allocation   of 
such  balance  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of 
the  Department's  Minute  ot  28th June  1912. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Resolved, That  this House  will, upon  Monday 

Mr. Baldwin presented, pursuant  to the  direc- National 

n e x t,  resolve  itself  into  t he  said  C o m m i t t e e. 

Ecclesiastical 
Services 
(Omission on 
account of 
War)  Bill 
\_Lordi.~\ 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services 
(Omission  on  account  of  War)  Bill  [Lords'] ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

tions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Order, 
dated  14th  March  1917, made  by  the  National  ( j ^  1 1 0  0 
Health  Insurance,  Joint  Committee  and by  the  Committee.) 
Insurance  Commissioners, acting jointly,  entitled 
the  National  Health  Insurance 
(Temporary 
Employment  in  Agriculture)  Order,  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie upon the 

Table. 

Adjournment.

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

The  following  Paper,  pursuant  to  the  direc- Union  of 
tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  was  laid  upon  BeneficesAct. 
the  Table  by  the  Clerk  of  the  House:—Copy 
of  Scheme  under  the  Union  of  Benefices  Acts, 

 
 


Death of 
Her Boy3l 
Highness the 
Duchess of 
Connaught. 

Death of 
Her Koyal 
Highness the 
Duchess of 
Connaught. 

7  G E O.   V. 

1 dth  March. 

4 5 


1860  and  1898,  for  effecting  an  union  of  the 
Benefices  of  Saint  Alphage,  London  Wall,  and 
Saint  Mary,  Alderinanbury. 

Army  Supplementary  Estimate,  1916-17. 

That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding  Army 

£10  be  granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defray  the  Supplementary 
charge  which  will  come  in  course  of  payment  i9i6-i7.e' 

Resolved, nemine contradicente, That  an humble  during  the  year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of 

Address  be  presented  to  His Majesty,  to  express 
the  deep  concern  of  this  House  at the  loss which 
His  Majesty  has  sustained  by  the  death of  Her 
Royal  Highness  the  Duchess  of  Connaught,  and 
to  condole  with  His  Majesty  on  this  melancholy 
occasion;  and  to  assure  His  Majesty  that  this 
House  will  ever  participate  with  the  most affec­
tionate  and  dutiful  attachment 
in  whatever 
may  concern  the  feelings  and  interests  of  His 
Majesty.—(The  Prime  Minister.) 

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, nemine contradicente, That this House 
do  condole  with  His  Royal  Highness  the  Duke 
of  Connaught  on  the  great  loss  which  he  has 
sustained  by  the  death  of  Her  Royal  Highness 
the  Duchess  of  Connaught,  —  (The  Prime 
Minister.) 

Ordered,  That  a  Message  of  Condolence  be 

sent  to  His  Royal  Highness  the  Duke   of  Con­
naught,  and  that  Brigadier-General  Lowther and 
Major  William  Redmond  do  attend  His  Royal 
Highness  with  the  said  Message.—(The  Prime 
Minister.) 

March  1917  for  Pay,  &c.  of  the  Army. 

Pay, &c. 

The  said  Resolution,  being read a second  time,  


was  agreed  to.  


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


the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Ways  and  J ^ ? 8 ^  

Means  of  the  16th  day  of this instant  March ; 

Report.  ^ 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   War Pensions 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Pensions  Bill;  

Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  War Pensions 
Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contributions  and   [Contributions 
Repayments]; 

_ 

_ 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Ecclesiastical 

Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services Services 
(Omission  on  account  of  War)  Bill  [Lords]   ; 

account°of°n 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow.

J

Supply 
[6th  March] 
Report. 

Mr.  Barnes  reported  from  the  Committee  of 
Supply  of  the  6th  day  of  this  instant  March 
a. Resolution;  which  was read, as  followeth : 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Coal Mines 
Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation  Regulation  ^ 
, n r>-n 
/ A 
(Amendment) 
giu. 
( A m e n d m e n t)  B i l l; 

j 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates, 
1916-17. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


J 

• 

That  a  sum not  exceeding  £1,000  be  granted 
Civil  Services
Supplementary  t o  jjis  Majesty,  to  defray  the  charge  which  will 
Estimates, 
1916-17. 

J 
come  in  course  of  payment  during  the  year 
ending  on  the  31st  day  of  March  1917  for  the 
Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the  Ministry  of  Pen-
sions,  and  for  sundry  Contributions  in  respect 
of  the'  administration  of  the  Ministry  of  Pen­
sions  Act,  1916. 

Ministry  of 
Pensions. 

, 

3 

The  said  Resolution  being  read  a  second 

time  ; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be. made  to 
the  Resolution,  by  leaving  out  "  £l,000,"  and 
"  £900 "  —  (Mr.  Hogge),  —  instead 
inserting 
thereof. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Courts  


Committee  on  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers)   (Emergency  


rowers;  JJIII0 .. 

| 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

iesolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Companies 

Committee  on the Companies (Foreign  Interests)  (foreign 
Bill;  

BIIL 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

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

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  "  £1,000  " 

Committee  of  Supply  ; 

stand  part  of  the  said  Resolution; 

The  House  divided.  

The  Yeas to  the  Right;  

The  Noes  to  the  Left.  

Tellers  for  the j  Lord  Edmnnd Talbot, 

Yeas, 

Noes, 

|  Mr.  Primrose: 

)  ^  

j 
j 
|  Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien  :  ) 

51. 

Tellers  for  the j  Mr.  Hogge, 

So  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  Ways and 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means ; 

Meaus, 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking   Grand Juries 
into  consideration  the Amendments  made  by  the  (Suspension) 
Lords  to  the  Grand  Juries (Suspension)  Bill;  

Bl11, 

And  the  Resolution  was  agreed  to. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Amendments  be  taken 

into  consideration  to-morrow. 

Supply 
[8th March] 
Report. 

The Order  of  the  day being  read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of 
of this instant  March  ; 
the  8th 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Venereal 
Second  Reading  of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill  Disease Bill 
"  ^Lordt'} 
\_Lords'\  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Mr.  Primrose  reported  from  the  Committee 
Supply 
fi6th  March]   0f  Supply  of  the  16th  day  of  this instant  March 
Report. 

a  ji e s oi ution  ;  which  was  read,  as  followeth: 

VOL.  172. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the  Adjournment. 

Order  of  the House  of  the  12th day  of  February 
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12  th

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  before 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

March, 
( 2)  Voluntary  infant  welfare centres   or clinics 


1917. 

and  voluntary  health  visitors  ;  

( 3)  Total  grants  under  ( I)  and  ( 2 ); 

(4)  The  names   of  the	  institutions  on  account  

of  which grants  were given, showing whether 

municipal  or  voluntary  ;  


showing  under  (1),  (2),  and  (3)  the  totals  for 
Loudon  and  the  five  Cities,  respectively.—(Mr. 
Acland.) 

Tuesday,  20th March  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Private Bills 
(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 
Bills, referred on the Second  Reading thereof, the 
Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired  into, 
which are applicable thereto, have  been  complied 
with,  viz.:— 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report, 

Board of 
Education. 

Naval and 
Marine Pay 
and  Pensions 
Act,  1865. 

Merchant 
Shipping 
Act, 1894. 

Crown Office 
Act,  1877. 

Lighthouses, 
&c. (Local 
Inspections.) 

Chepstow  Water  Bill. 
South  Eastern  and  London,  Chatham,  and 

Dover  Railways  Bill. 

Bristol  Water  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bills   be  committed. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read  ;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Mr.  Herbert 

Fisher  presented,   by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Regulations  for 
Special  Schools  {i.e.,  Schools  for  Blind,  Deaf, 
Defective,  and  Epileptic  Children),  together 
for  Institutions  providing 
with  Regulations 
Instruction 
for  a  Trade  for 
Students  formerly  in  attendance  at  Special 
Schools. 

in  preparation 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  also  presented,  pursuant 
to  the  directions  of  several  Acts   of  Parliament, 
—Copies  of  Three  Orders 
in  Council,  dated 
13th  March  1917,  made  under  the  Naval  and 
Marine  Pay  and  Pensions  Act,  1865. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council,  dated  13tli  March 
1917,  made  under  the  Merchant  Shipping  Act, 
1894. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Crown 
Office  Act,  1877,  dated  13th  March  1917, 
making  Rules  as to  the  form   of  Letters  Patent 
to  be  used 
in  the  creation  of  Peers  and 
Baronets. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  A ct   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  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Infant Welfare
(Grants from
the Local 
Government 
Board.) 

Ordered,  That  there  be  laid  before  this  House 

a  Return  of  Grants  given  by  the  Local  Govern­
ment  Board  in  the  year  1916-17  to  the  twenty-
seven  London  Boroughs  and  the  City   of  West­
minster,  and  to 
the  Cities  of  Birmingham, 
Manchester,  Liverpool,  Leeds,  and  Bradford, 
in  aid  of— 

(1)  Municipal  iufant welfare  centres  or  clinics 

and municipal  health  visitors; 

Ordered,  That  there  be  laid  before  this House   infant Welfare 

a  Return  of  Expenditure  from  Rates   by  the  (Expenditure 
twenty-seven  London  Boroughs  and  the  City   of  £rom  Kates  :) 
Westminster,  and  by  the  Cities  of  Birmingham, 
Manchester,  Liverpool,  Leeds,  and  Bradford, 
during  the  year  1915-16,  for— 

(1)  Municipal  infant welfare  centres   or  clinics  


and  municipal  health  visitors  ;  


(2)  Voluntary  infant welfare  centres  or clinics 


and  voluntary  health  visitors ; 


(3)  The  total  expenditure  under  (1)  and  ( 2 ); 

(4)  The	   rate  in  the  pound  which  it  repre­

sents;  and  


( 5)	   T he  amount   b y  which  the  total  rate   in  

the  pound  f or  all  public  local  services  Was  

less   or  more  f or  the  year   1915-16  than  for  

the  year  1913-14;  


showing  under  (1),  (2),  and  (3)  the  totals  for 
London  and  the  five  Cities,  respectively.—(Mr. 
Acland.) 

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 H?1*^1 
quarter  of  the  year  1916,  compared  with  par­
ticulars  for  the  corresponding  periods   of  1915 
(in  continuation  of  Parliamentary 
and  1914 
Paper,  No.  120  of  Session  1916).—(Sir  Albert 
Stanley.) 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was  Adjournment, 

proposed,  That  this  House   do  now  adjourn— 
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot)  :—And  the  said  Motion 
was,  with  leave  of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

Mr.  James  Hope  reported  from the  Committee 
of  Supply  of  the  8th  day  of  this  instant  March 
several Resolutions  ;  which were  read, as follow  : 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1917-18  (Vote  on Account). 

Supplv 
[4th allotted 
Day] 
[8th  March] 
Report. 

1.  That  a sum  not  exceeding  £38,023,000   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  1918, 
vizi  :— 

Civil Services 
and  Revenue 
Departments 
Estimates, 
1917-18  (Vote 
on  Account.) 

Civil  Services. 

CLASS   I . 

-

-

Royal  Palaces 
Osborne 
Royal  Parks  and  Pleasure  Gardens
Houses of  Parliament  Buildings 
Miscellaneous  Legal  Buildings,
-

  Great 
-
Art  and  Science  Buildings,  Great  Britain  -
Diplomatic  and  Consular  Buildings 
Revenue  Buildings
-
Ministry   of  Labouf,  Employment  E x­

Britain

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

change,  and  Insurance  Buildings,  Great 
-
Britain

-

-

-

-

-

-
Public  Buildings,  Great  Britain 
Surveys  of  the  United  Kingdom 
Harbours  under  the  Board  of  Trade 
Peterhead  Harbour 
Bates on  Government  Property 
Public  Works  and  Buildings,  Ireland 
Railways,  Ireland 

-

-

-

^ 

£ 
23,000 
7,000 
42,000 
18,000 

24,000 
22,000 
10,000 
190,000 

80,000 
516,000 
55,000 
2,000 
4,000 
420,000 
70,000 
7,000 

 
	
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March. 

47 

United  Kingdom  and England  : 

CLASS  I I. 

-

-

-

  -

House  of  Lords Offices 
House  of  Commons
War  Cabinet 
Treasury and subordinate Departments 
Home Office 
-
Foreign  Office
Colonial  Office
  -
Privy  Council Office  ­
Board of  Trade 
Mercantile Marine  Services 
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: 

Lord Lieutenant's Household 
Chief  Secretary's  Offices  and  subordinate 

Departments

  -

-

-

-

-

-

-

Instruction 

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  I I I. 

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 

VOL.  172. 

£ 
20,000 
85,000 
4,000 
50,000 
110,000 
30,000 
24,000 
4,000 
180,000 
55,000 

3 
330,000 
13,000 
11,000 
17,000 
26,000 
10,000 
275,000 
65,000 
15 
6,000 
9,000 
5,000 
20,000 
700,000 
9,000 
68,000 
230,000 

8,000 
25,000 
8,000 
11,000 
3,000 
18,000 

1,000 

11,000 

75,000 
1,000 
64,000 
50,000 
3,000 
18,000 
5,000 
12,000 

55,000 
23,000 
140,000 
15,000 
5 
55,000 
50,000 
400,000 

170,000 
24,000 

28,000 
3,000 
17,000 
50,000 

25,000 

45,000 
315,000 
35,000 
65,000 
675,000 
50;000 
60,000 
4,000 

CLASS  I V. 

United  Kingdom  and England : 

Board of  Education  -
British  Museum 
-
National  Gallery 
National Portrait  Gallery  -
Wallace  Collection 
-
London  Museum 
Scientific Investigation,  &c. 
Department  of  Scientific  and  Industrial 
-

Research

-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Universities  and  Colleges,  Great  Britain, 

and Intermediate Education,  Wales 

£ 
5,450,000 
55,000 
5,000 
2,000 
2,000 
1,000 
50,000 

20,000 

110,000 

Scotland: 
Public Education
National Galleries

~ 

Ireland: 
Public Education 
Intermediate Education, Ireland 
Endowed Schools  Commissioners 
National  Gallery 
Science and Art 
Universities and Colleges,  Ireland 

-
-

CLASS   V . 

Diplomatic and Consular Services 
Colonial Services 
-
Telegraph  Subsidies  -
Cyprus  (Grant  in Aid) 

-
-

-

« 

-

-

-

C L A SS  V I. 

Superannuation and Retired  Allowances 
Miscellaneous Expenses 
Hospitals  and Charities,  Ireland 
Temporary  Commissions 
Ireland Development  Grant 
Statutory  Committee 

-

-

-

• 1,000,000 
2,000 

•  960,000 
1,000 
400 
800 
28,000 
•  55,000 

330,000 
125,000 
16,000 
49,000 

360,000 
28,967 
16,000 
10,000 
180,000 
600 

CLASS  Y I I. 

Old Age Pensions 
National  Health  Insurance  Joint  Com­

5,000,000 

mittee 

75,000 

National  Health  Insurance  Commission 

(England) 

-1,800,000 

National  Health  Insurance  Commission 

(Wales) 

115,000 

National  Health  Insurance  Commission 

(Scotland)

-

-

-

-

-

-

260,000 

-

-

-

-

-

(Ireland)

National  Health  Insurance  Commission 
150,000 
-
- 400,000 
50,000 

Ministry  of  Labour  -
National Insurance Audit  Department 
Treatment 
Grants)

(Special 
-
Highlands  and  Islands  (Medical  Service) 
-

of  Tuberculosis 
  -

Board

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

150,000 

2,000 

100 
10 
100 

—.  —  —  — 
Ministry  of  Munitions 
Ministry  of  Munitions  (Ordnance Factories) 
Ministry  of  Pensions

- 

. 

. 

. 

Revenue  Departments. 

Customs and Excise
Inland Revenue 
Post Office 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,100,000 
-1,100,000 
12,500,000 

Total  for  Civil  Services  and 
- 

Revenue  Departments	 

£38,023,000 

Army  Estimates,  1917-18. 

2.  That a number  of  Land Forces  not  exceed- Army 

ing  5,000,000,  all ranks,  be  maintained  for  the 
Service of  the  United Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  Land  Fo Forces. 
and  Ireland  at  Home  and  Abroad,  excluding 
His  Majesty's  Indian  Possessions,  during  the 
year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of  March  1918. 

3.  That  a  sum  not	  exceeding  £1,000   be  Pay, &c. 

granted	  to  His  Majesty,   to  defray  the  Expense 
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20$—21st

of  the  Pay,  &c.   of  His  Majesty's  Army  (in­
cluding  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  1918. 

March. 
Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

1917. 

resolve itself  into  the said  Committee. 

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

Committee  of  Supply  ; 

The  First  Resolution  being  read  a  second 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

time; 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

An  Amendment  was proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  Resolution,  by  leaving  out  "  £38,023,000," 
and  inserting  "  £38,022,900" —  (Mr.  Dillon),
—instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That 
"  £38,023,000 " stand part of the said Resolution  ; 

And  it being Eleven  of  the clock, Mr.  Speaker 
Mr. Speaker 
Forthwithti0DS P r o c e e d e d >  pursuant  to  Standing  Order  No.  15, 
(pursuant to 
to  put  forthwith  the  Questions  necessary  to 
s.o. No. 15.)  dispose of  the  Report  of  the  Vote. 

And 

put,  That 
"  £38,023,000 " stand part of the said Resolution  ; 

the  Question 

being 

The  House  divided.  

The  Yeas  to  the  Right;  

The  Noes to  the  Left.  

Tellers for  thej Lord  Edmund Talbot, 

Yeas, 

1  Mr.  Primrose % 

Tellers for  the ("Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien, 

Noes, 

\Mr.  Boland: 

So it  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

] 
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j 

45. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That this  House 
in  the  said 

doth  agree  with  the  Committee 
Resolution  ;—It  was  resolved  in  the  Affirma­
tive. 

Ordered,  That  the  remaining  Resolutions  be 

taken into  consideration  to-morrow. 

Ways and 
Means 

The  Order  of  the day being read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Ways  and 

^eportMar°h^  Means of  the  16th day  of  this instant  March  ; 
Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  t o­

morrow. 

War  Pensions 
Bil1­  

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of the  War  Pensions  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

War Pensions 
[Contributions  Committee  on  War  Pensions 
and  Repayments]  ; 
menteefay" 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
[Contributions 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

Ecclesiastical 
Services 
(Omission on 
account of 
War) BiU 
[ Lords.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services 
(Omission  on account of  War)  Bill  [Lords]  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Coal  Mines 
Regulation 
(Amendment)  (Amendment)  Bill; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation 

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  taking Grand Juries 
into consideration  the  Amendments  made  by  the (Suspension) 
Lords  to  the  Grand  Juries  (Suspension)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  said  Amendments  be  taken 

into  consideration  upon  Thursday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Venereal 
Second  Reading  of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill  Disease Bill 
[Lords];

^  ^ 

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 12th 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-nine  minutes 
after Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  

to-morrow. 


Wednesday, 21 st March  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

TH E  Vice-Chamberlain  of  the  Household  Death  of 

reported  to  the  House,  That  their  Address 

of  the  19th  day of  this  instant  March  relative  t^e  Duchess 
to  the  Death  of  Her  Royal  Highness  the  of  Connaught 
Duchess  of  Connaught  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 : 


re88 '' 


to

I  return you  My  most sincere  thanks for  your 
loyal  and  dutiful  Address  expressing  sympathy 
with  Me  in  the  bereavement  which  I  have 
sustained  by  the  death  of  My  beloved  Aunt, 
the  Duchess  of  Connaught.  The  assurance  of 
your  affectionate  and dutiful  participation  in  all 
that  concerns  My  feelings  and  interests  is  a 
source to  Me  of  comfort in My  great  loss. 

Brigadier-General  Lowther  having  been  ap-  Death  of 
pointed,  together  with  Major  William  Redmond,  Her  Royal 
to  attend  upon  His  Royal  Highness  the  Duke  th<? Duchess 
of  Connaught  with  a  Message  of  Condolence  of  Connaught. 
from  this  House,  appeared  at  the  Bar  and 
reported  His  Royal  Highness's  Answer,  as 
followeth  ; 

Courts 
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Emergency  Committee  on  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers) 
Powers) Bill.   B  m 

. 

Clarence  House, 

Saint James's,  S.W. 

Resolved, That  this House  will,  upon  Monday 

n e x t,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  C o m m i t t e e. 

Companies 
(Foreign 
Interests) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee on the  Companies (Foreign  Interests) 
Bill; 

I  desire to  express  to  the  House  of  Commons 

my  most  heartfelt thanks for  their  Vote  of  Con­
dolence  on  the  death  of  my  beloved  wife. 
I 
deeply  appreciate  their  thought  of  me  at  this 
sad  moment. 

A R T H U R. 


21st  March  1917.  




 


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28^—29th 

March. 

49 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

Board of 
Education. 

Medical 
Council. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read  ;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Mr. Herbert Fisher presented, by  His Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Minute  of  the  Board  of 
Education,  dated  21st  March  1917,  modifying 
the  Regulations for  Public  Elementary  Schools, 
1912, in  England  and  Wales, as already  modified 
by  the  Minutes  dated  4th  July  1913,  24th  June 
1914, and  25th  November  1914. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur­
suant  to  the  directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament, 
—Accounts  of  the  General  Medical  Council 
and  Branch  Councils,  and  of  the  Dental  Regis­
tration  Fund, for  1916. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

output  of  Coal
l n ^ I  n i t e  d
Kingdom, 

  Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,—Return  to  an 
  Order,  dated the 20th  day of  this instant  March, 
for  a Return  relative  to  the  output  of  Coal  in 
the  United  Kingdom. 

N o.   51 

National 
Insurance 
Act,  1911 
(Part  I.), 
Account. 

No. 52. 

Ordered, That  the said Return  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  :—Account 
showing  the nature and amount of  the  Securities 
held  by  the  Commissioners  for  the  Reduction 
of  the  National  Debt  at  31st  December  1916, 
as  investments  for  moneys  forming  part  of  the 
National  Health  Insurance  Fund,  paid  over  to 
them  by 
for 
England,  Wales,  Scotland,  and  Ireland,  respec­
tively,  under  Section  54  (3)  of  the  National 
Insurance  Act,  1911. 

the  Insurance  Commissioners 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  be  printed. 

Standing 
Orders, 

Mr.  Vaughan-Davies reported from the  Select 
Committee  on  Standing  Orders  several  Resolu­
tions ;  which  were  read,  as follow  : 

Cork 
Improvement. 

1.  That  in the  case of  the  Cork Improvement, 
Petition  for  Bill,  the  Standing  Orders  ought  to 
be dispensed  with ;  that  the parties  be permitted 
to  proceed  with  their  Bill. 

Lancashire 
Power 
Construction 
Company 
[Lords.'] 

2.  That  in the  case  of  the  Lancashire  Power 
Construction  Company 
[Lords],  Petition  for 
Bill,  the  Standing  Orders  ought  to  be  dispensed 
with;  that  the  parties  be permitted to  proceed 
with their  Bi\l. 

Port of 
London 
Authority 
(Various 
Powers) Bill, 

3.  That  in  the  case  of  the  Port  of  London 
Authority  (Various  Powers)  Bill,  Petition  for 
dispensing  with  Standing  Order  128  in  the  case 
of  the  Petition  of  the  Essex  Count}'  Council 
against  the  Bill,  the  Standing  Order  ought  to 
be  dispensed  with. 

The  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a  second 

time, were  agreed  to. 

Business of 
the House  ­
(Government 
Business.) 

Ordered, That  the proceedings on  Government 
Business  be  not  interrupted  this  day  under  the 
Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House),  and 
may  be  entered  upon  at  any  hour  although 
opposed.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Supply 
|"8th March] 
Report. 

The  Order of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Second  and  Third  of 
the Resolutions  which, upon  the  20th day of this 
instant'March,  were  reported  from  the  Com­
mittee  of  Supply  of  the  8th  day  of  this instant 
March,  viz.:— 

V O L . 1 7 2. 

Army  Estimates, 1917—18® 

2.  That  a  number  of  Land  Forces  not * ex­
ceeding  5,000,000,  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 
1918  ; 

3.  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  1918 ; 

The  House  accordingly  proceeded  to  take  the 

said  Resolutions  into  consideration. 

And  the  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a second 

time, were  agreed  to. 

Ordered,  That  the  Resolution  which,  upon 
the  27th  day  of  February  last,  was  reported 
from  the  Committee  of  Supply,  and  which  was 
then  agreed  to  by  the  House,  be  now  read; 
and  the  same was again read,  as followeth : 

That  400,000  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  1918. 

Ordered,  That  leave  be  given  to  bring  in  a Army 
Bill  to  provide,  during  twelve  months,  for  the ( A n n u a l0 
Discipline  and  Regulation  of  the  Army:  And 
that  Mt.  Macpher son,  Sir  Edward  Carson,  Dr. 
Maenamara,  and  Mr.  Forster  do  prepare  and 
bring  it in. 

Mr.  Macpher son  accordingly  presented  a Bill  Army  • 
to  provide,  during  twelve  months,  for  the  Dis- ( A n u n a l ) : B l lL 
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. 

Bill  19. 

Mr.  Baldwin reported  from  the  Committee of  Ways and 
Ways  and  Means  of  the  16 th day of this  instant ngthMarchl 
March  several  Resolutions;  which  were  read, as import, 
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  1917, 
the  sum  of  £60,423,575  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  1918, 
the  sum  of  £38,025,000  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  Consolidated 

said Resolutions:  And that the Chairman of Ways 
and  Means,  Mr.  Chancellor of  the  Exchequer, 
and  M r.  Baldwin do  prepare  and  bring it  in. 

Mr. Baldwin  accordingly  presented  a  Bill  to Consolidated 

apply certain  sums out of the  Consolidated  Fund 
to  tie  service  of  the years ending  on  the  thirty-
first  day  of  March,  one  thousand  nine hundred 
and seventeen and  one thousand nine hundred and 
eighteen  :  And  the  same was read the  first  time, 
and  ordered  to be  read  a second  time to-morrow; 
and to be  printed. 

(No. 2) Bill. 
Bill  18. 

The  War  Pensions  Bill  was,  according  to  War Pension* 

Order, read  a second  time. 

Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
—(Colonel  Sir  Arthur  Grifjith-Boscawen.) 

Ecclesiastical 
Services 
accovmt°of°n 
rS&fi* 
L^""*  ••! 

Coal Mines 
Regulation 
(Amendment) 

Zlst—22nd  March.  


War Pensions 
[^o^nbutiong i n t  o  a  Committee  on  War  Pensions  [Contribu­
ments.fay" 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved  itself 

tions  and  Repayments]. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Resolved,  That it is expedient to  authorise  the 
repayment  to  Local  Authorities,  out of  moneys 
to  be provided  by  Parliament,  of  part  of  such 
expenses of  local  and  district  committees  esta­
blished  under  the  Naval  and  Military  War 
Pensions,  &c.  Act,  1915,  as,  under  any  Act   of 
the  present  Session  to  make  provision  with 
respect  to  the  administrative  expenses  of  the 
Statutory  Committee  and  of  local  and  district 
committees  as  aforesaid,  or  any  enactment  re­
pealed  by  that  Act,  may  be  or  have  been 
defrayed  by  Local  Authorities.—(Mr.  Barnes.) 

Resolution  to be  reported. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  by  His  Majesty's Reconstruction 

Command,—  Copy  of  Part  I.  of  the  Report Committee, 
of  the  Agricultural  Policy  Sub-Committee, 
appointed  in  August  1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

The  Deputy  Chairman  reported  from  the Land 

Committee  on  the  Land  Drainage  (Ramsey) 
Provisional  Order  Bill;  That  they  had  con- provi^onal 
sidered  the  Order  therein  contained;  that  the Order Bill, 
said  Order ought to be confirmed ;  and that they  [ j ^  i 8 i o n al 
had  directed  him  to  report  the  Bill,  without confirmed,] 
Amendment, to  the  House. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  Colonel 
Craig  reported,  That  the  Committee  had  come 
to  a  Resolution. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

The  Deputy  Chairman  reported  the  London  London Com 

Corn  Exchange  Company  Bill,  with  Amend­
ments. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Services 
(Omission  on  account  of  War)  Bill  [Lords']  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Deputy  Chairman  reported  the  Gas Gag Light 

Light  and  Coke  Company  Bill,  with  Amend-  
ments. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

BilL 

Table. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the,  Coal  Mines  Regulation 

Committee  on 
( A m e n d m e n t) 

B i ] 1 . 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Companies 
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
In0rri8ts) Bill  Committee  o n   t ' i e  Companies (Foreign  Interests) 

• 

'  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  proceedings  on  the  Motion  Business  of 

relative  to  Russia  (Congratulations  to  Duma),  
on  the  Consolidated  Fund  (No.   2)  Bill,  and  on 
the  consideration  of  the  Lords'  Amendments  to 
the  Grand  Juries  (Suspension)  Bill  have  prece­
dence  this day  of  the  Business  of  Supply.—(Mr. 
Chancellor of  the  Exchequer.) 

H°Uf» 

Resolved, That  this House  do  sit to-morrow.—  Business of 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

(Mr.  Chancellor   of the  Exchequer.) 

resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

(FridjT 
Sitting.) 

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. 

Resolved, That  this  House  sends  to  the  Duma Russia 

its fraternal greetings and tenders to the Russian 
people  its  heartfelt  congratulations  upon  the Duma.) 
establishment  among them of free  institutions,  in 
full  confidence  that  they  will  lead  not  only  to 
the  rapid  and  happy  progress  of  the  Russian 
nation,  but  to  the  prosecution  with  renewed 
steadfastness  and vigour  of  the  war against  the 
stronghold  of  an  autocratic  militarism  which 
threatens  the  liberty  of  Europe.—(Mr.  Chan­
cellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant 
to  the  Order of  the  House  of  the  12th 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  a  quarter  of  an  hour 
after  Eight  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 

Thursday, 22nd March 1917. 

P E A T B E S. 

Public  SE V E R A  L  Public. Petitions  were  presented, 

and  read;  and  ordered  to  lie  Upon  the 

Petitions. 
Vide  First 
Report. 

•Table.-' 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Consolidated 
... 
(No. 2) Bill. 

Second  Reading  of  the  Consolidated  Fundf»n<* 
(No.   2)  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 
"  having  regard  to the  state of  affairs in  Ireland 
and the  supreme  importance  to  the cause of  the 
Allies  of  a  settlement  being  effected  without 
further delay, it is, in the  opinion  of  this  House, 
imperative  that  the  Government  should  take 
such  steps  as  may be necessary  to  achieve  this 
e n d "—(Sir  Henry  Dalziel),—instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to be  left  out  stand  part of  the  Ques­
tion  s—It was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 
And  the  Main  Question  being  p u t; 

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28^—29th  March. 

51 


Grand Juries 
(Suspension) 
Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  now  read  a second 
time :—1The  Bill  was  accordingly  read  a  second 
time, and  committed to a Committee  of the whole 
House  for to-morrow. • 

The  House, according  to  Order,  proceeded  to 
take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made 
by  the  Lords  to  the  Grand  .1 uries  (Suspension) 
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. 

The  House, according to  Order, resolved  itself Coal Mines 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Regula- ^Amendment) 
tion ( Amendment)  Bill. 

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. 

Army 
(Annual) Bill.  Second  Reading  of  the Army  (Annual)  Bill  ; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

The  House,  according to Order,  resolved itself Companies 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Companies  (Foreign 
Interests)  Bill. 

Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

War Pensions 
BlU- 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  War  Pensions  Bill; 

Resolved, That  this  House will, upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

War Pensions  Mr. Baldwin reported  from  the  Committee  on 
IndReSJ-0118  W a  r  p e n s . i o ns   [Contributions  and  Repayments] 
ments.f 

a Resolution;  which  was read,  as followeth  : 

That  it is  expedient  to  authorise  the  repay­
ment to  Local  Authorities,  out  of  moneys  to  be 
provided by  Parliament, of part of  such  expenses 
of  local and  district committees established  under 
the  Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions,  &c. 
Act,  1915,  as,  under  any  Act   of  the  present 
Session to  make  provision  with  respect  to  the 
administrative  expenses  of  the  Statutory  Com­
mittee,  and of  local  and  district  committees  as 
aforesaid,  or  any  enactment  repealed  by  that 
Act,  may  be  or  have  been  defrayed, by  Local 
Authorities. 

Clause  No.  1  (Prohibition  of  alteration  of 
articles  restricting  foreign 
interests/  in  com­
panies  except  with  consent  of Board  of  Trade). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1. 10, to  leave 
out  the  word  "  foreigners,"  in  order  to  insert 
the  words  "  alien  enemies."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

Question, That'the  word  "foreigners"  stand 

part of the  Clause, put,  and  agreed  to. 

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  said Resolution,  being read a  second  time, 

the  Lords, and  desire their  concurrence. 

was agreed  to. 

The  Ecclesiastical  Services 

(Omission  on 
account  of War)  Bill  [Lords]  was,  according  to 

Ecclesiastical 
Services 
(Omission  on 
account of .  Order, read  a second  time. 
War)  Bill 
\_Lords,\ 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will  immediately 
resolve  itself  into  the  Committee  on  the  Bill.— 
(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

(In  the  Committee.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read  for  t he  Ways and 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

Means. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the  Adjournment. 

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

Clauses  No.  1 and  No.  2  agreed  to. 

And  the Question being put  :- -It was resolved 

Bill  to be  reported. 

in the  Affirmative. 

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.  172. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued to  sit till two minutes before  Eight 

of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow,  

pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of  the  House  

of  this  day.  


H  2 

52 

23rd—26th  March 

1917. 

Land 
Drainage 
(Ramsey) 
Provisional 
Order Bill. 

Cork 
Improvenaen 
Bill. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

Local 
Taxation 
(Ireland) 
Returns. 

Local 
Government 
Board. 

Police 
(Scotland.) 

Friday,  23rd March  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

TH E  Land  Drainage  (Ramsey)  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. 

A  Bill  to  confer further powers  on  the  Lord 
Mayor,  Aldermen,  and  Burgesses  of  the  County 
Borough  of  Cork  and  the  Cork  Harbour  Com­
missioners, and for other purposes, was presented, 
and  read the  first  time ;  and  ordered  to  be  read 
a  second  time. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Mr.  Duke  presented, by  His  Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copy  of  Returns  of  Local  Taxation  in 
Ireland  for  the  year  1915-16,  collected  and 
compiled  under  the  direction  of  the  Local 
Government  Board  for  Ireland  by  desire  of  his 
Excellency  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Hayes Fisher  presented,  by  His Majesty's 
Command,—  Copy  of  I.  Recommendations  of 
the  Royal  Commission  on  Venereal  Diseases  ; 
II.  Particulars   of  certain  Schemes  for  preven­
tion  and  treatment  of  Venereal  Diseases. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His 
Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy  of  Fifty-ninth 
Annual  Report  of  His  Majesty's  Inspector  of 
Constabulary  for  Scotland, for the  year  1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

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 Colonel 
Craig 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. 

Supply 
(Civil Services 
and Revenue 
Departments 
Estimates.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Civil  Services  and 

Committee  of  Supply 
Revenue  Departments  Estimates); 

And  a Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  Mr.  Speaker do  now  leave 
the  Chair—(Mr.  Baldwin)  ; 

and  other  necessaries "—(Mr.  John  Henderson), 
—instead  thereof. 

And  the Question  being  put,  That  the words 

proposed   to   b e  l e ft  o ut  stand  part   of  the  Q u e s­

tion  : —  I t  was  resolved   in  the  A f f i r m a t i v e. 

And  the  Main  Question  being  put; 
Ordered, That  Mr.  Speaker  do  now  leave  the 

Chair. 

The  House  accordingly resolved itself into  tho 

Committee. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1917-18. 
Class  I. 
£33,230  for  Expenditure  in  respect  of  Royal 

Palaces,  including  a Grant  in  Aid. 

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  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  Monday 

next, resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the  Adjournment. 

Order of  the  House of the  12th  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  before  Four  

of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Monday  next.  


Monday, 26th March  1917. 

P R A T ER   S. 

QRDERED, 

That  Mr.  Speaker  do  issue  his Oxford 

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  Oxford,  in  the  room  of  Sir  Arthur 
Annesley,  Viscount  Valentia,  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.) 

Sale  of  Coal 
Local 
Dep6ts.) 

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  " i  n  the  opinion  of  this  House,  the 
Government  should  issue  regulations  under  the 
Defence  of  the  Realm  Act  directing  the  Local 
Authorities  throughout  the  country , to  establish 
depSts  for  the  sale and delivery  of  Coal,  Sugar, 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker,  do  issue  his Aberdeen 
Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown, to  make  Burgh  (South 
out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing   of  a Member writ? 
to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament  for  the 
Burgh  of  Aberdeen  (South  Division),  in  the 
room  of  George  Birnie  Esslemont,  Esquire, who, 
since  his  Election  for  the  said  burgh,  hath 
accepted  the  Office of  Steward  or  Bailiff of  His 

7  GEO.	   V. 
Majesty's  Manor of  Northstead,  in  the  County 
of  York.—(Mr.  Gulland.) 

28^—29th 

March. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

53 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

put,  and  negatived. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented, and 

read ;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Secretary  Sir  Georye  Cave presented, pursuant 
Police 
(England and  to  the  directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament, 
Wales) 
—Copy  of  Abstract  of  Statements  as to  Crime 
(Returns of 
in  counties  and  boroughs  during  the  year  1915, 
Crime.) 	
furnished  to  the  Secretary  of  State  for  the 
Home  Department  pursuant  to. the  County  and 
Borough  Police  Act,  1856 (including  the figures 
in  respect of the  City  of  London  and the  Metro­
politan  Police  District). 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authority, and  confirmed by the  Secretary 
of  State  for the  Home  Department:—­

City  of  Bristol. 

Ordered, That  the said Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Munitions 
(Health  of 
Munition 
Workers.) 

Dr.  Addison  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Interim  Report  by  the 
Health  of	  Munition  Workers  Committee  on 
Industrial  Efficiency  and  Fatigue. 

Table. 

Board of 
Agriculture 
and Fisheries. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,  -r- Copy  of  Annual  Report  of  pro-
ceedings  under  the  Diseases  of  Animals  Acts, 
the  Markets  and  Fairs  (Weighing  of  Cattle) 
Acts,  &c., for  1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

.Table. 

Duchy of 
Cornwall. 

No. 53. 

Mr.  Baldwin presented,  pursuant  to the  direc-
tions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—Account 
of  the  Receipts and Disbursements of  the  Duchy 
of  Cornwall  for the  year  1916. 

N o.  54. 

Copy  of  Appropriation  Account  of  the  sums 
Vote of  Credit 
(Appropriation granted  by  Parliament,  beyond  the  ordinary 
Account, 
Grants  of	  Parliament,  to  pay  the  expenses 
1915-16.) 
incurred  for  general  Navy  and  Army  services, 
beyond  the  specific  provisions  made  therefor 
by  Parliament;  for  the  conduct  of  naval  and 
military  operations;  for  measures 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 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  Parliament,  arising  out  of  the  exist­
ence  of  a  state  of  war,  in  the  year  ended  31st 
March  1916 ;  together  with  the  Report  of  the 
Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  thereon. 

Ordered, That the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table;  and be  printed. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was 

proposed,  That, until  Easter,  Government  Busi­

Business of 
the House 
(Government  ness be  not  interrupted  under  the  provisions  of 
Business.) 
any  Standing  Order  regulating  the  Sittings  of 
• the  House,  and  may  be  entered  upon  at  any 
hour  though • opposed—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the 
Exchequer)  :—And  the  said  Motion  was, with 
leave of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

Clause  No.  1  (Administrative  expenses  of 

local  and  district  committees).' 

Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  I,  1. 19, 
last  inserted,  to  insert  the 

after  the  words 
words— 

"  (2)  Every  local  and district  committee  shall 
annually,  in  the  month  of  March,  submit to  the 
council  of  the  county,  borough,  or  urban  district 
liable  to  pay  the  administrative1  expenses  of  the 
committee  an  estimate  of  such  expenses  pro­
posed  to  be  incurred  by  the  committee  during 
the  ensuing  twelve  months, and  may,  from time 
to time,  submit  supplementary  or  revised  esti­
mates."—(Mr.  Laurence Hardy.*) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave, withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  19, 
after the words last inserted, to insert the  words 
"  Provided  that  nothing  in  this Act  shall  make 
it obligatory  on  any council  to  bear  any expenses 
under this Act  unless  such  council  has set  up a 
local  committee  under  the  Naval  and  Military 
War  Pensions  Act,  1915."—(Mr. Hazleion.'j 

Question,  That  those words  be  there  inserted, 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 6, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  one  half," &  order  to 
insert  the  words  " two  thirds."—(Mr.  Watson.) 

Question proposed, That the  words  "  one  half" 
stand  part  of  the  Clause:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  I. 6, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "one  half,"  in  order 
to  insert  the  words  "three  quarters." —  (Mr. 
Duncan  Millar.) 

Question,  That  the  words  "one  half"  stand 

part of the  Clause, put,'and  agreed  to. 

t 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  2,  1.10, 
at  the end,  to  insert  the  words  "  Provided  that 
the  charge  for  such  expenses  payable  by  the 
council  of  a county  shall not  in any  case  exceed 
the  equivalent  of  one  eighth  of  a penny  in  the 
pound  on  the  rateable  valuation of  the  county  ; 
and  where  such  expenses  would  entail  a greater 
charge  the  surplus  shall be  paid  out  of  moneys 
provided  by  Parliament."—(Mr.  O'&'hee.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  2,1.  16, 
to leave  out from  the  word  " the "  to  the  end  of 
the  subsection,  in  order  to  insert  the  words 
"county  council  shall  make  a  contribution 
towards  the  expenses  of  such  separate  local 
committee,  and  such  contribution  shall  be  based 
upon the  amount  by  which  the  liability  of  the 
county  council  may reasonably  be reduced  owing 
to  the  establishment  of  such  separate  local  com­
mittee,  and  the  amount  of  such  contribution 
shall, in  case  of  dispute,  be  determined  by  the 
Local  Government  Board,  whose  decision  shall 
be final."—( Mr.  Laurence  Hardy.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to  be left out  stand part of  the  Clause:—Amend­
ment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

War Pensions 
Bill. 

The House, according  to  Order, resolved  itself 

into  a Committee  on  the  War  Pensions  Bill. 

VOL.   172. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Clause, as amended, agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  2 amended,  and agreed  to. 

H  3 

54 

26th—27th  March  


Clause  No.  3  (Local  committees  for  certain 

boroughs  and  urban  districts). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,1.  37, to  leave 
out  the  Words  "after  consultation  with  the 
county  council."—(Sir  Norval Helme.) 

Question  put. That  the  words  proposed  to  be 

left out stand part of  the  Clause. 

Y e aV 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the j  Lord  Edmund Talbot,  )  . „ . 

( Mr.  Beck   -. 
Tellers for  the j  Mr. Llewelyn Williams,  | 
f 

,Q 
0 y" 
|  Mr.  Hogget 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,1,  38, 
after  the word  " Act," to  insert  the words  " f or 
the  City  of  London  and  any  metropolitan 
borough  and."—(Mr.  Kiley.) 

ifoes, 

f 

' 

Question, That  those  words be there inserted, 

put, kna  negatived. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Venereal 

Second  Reading  of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill 
\_Lords~\  ; 

-,Bi11 

[Lords.

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) 
Bill | 

°W

1 

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  [23rd March] 
the  23rd day of this instant  March; 

port° 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Consolidated 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in,  p. 2,  1. 39, 
to leave out the words "  and hot  less than twenty 
thousand."—^(Major  iV«w»i«».) 

^ 

Third  Reading of  the Consolidated  Fund (No. 2)  
Bill; 

Ordered, That the  Bill be  read  the third  time 

B m 

Question, That  the words  proposed to  be  left 
out  s'tarid part  of  the  Clause, put, and agreed  to. 

to-morrow. 

p o t h er  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,1.   lj 
after  the word," thousand,''  to  insert  the  words 
"  or for  any  combination  of  boroughs  or  urban 
districts."—(Mr.  Raffan.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those words be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment made. 
Clause, as^amended, agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  "4  (Alteration  of  purposes  for 
which voluntary  funds may  be  applied  in certain 
cases). 

An  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p. 3,1. 15> 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  he  thinks,"  in  order 
to insert the  words  " they  think."—(Mr. Watson 
Rutherford.) 

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;

1

  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  February 
last, proposed  the  Question,  That  this  House  do 
now  adjourn. 

And the Question being  put:—It was resolved 

in the  Affirmative. 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

to be left out stand part  of  the  Clause  :—Amend­
ment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made.  

Clause,  as amended, agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  5 amended,  and agreed  to.  

Clause  No.  6 agreed  to.  

Clause  No.  7 amended,  and agreed  to.  

A  Clause  (Power  to  chairman  and  vice-chair­
man  of  Statutory  Committee  to  sit  in  Parlia­
ment)—(Mr.  Barnes)—brought  up, and read the 
first and second  time, and added to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause (Application  of  principal  Act 
in  London)—(Sir  George  Touche)—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 j  and  the 
Chairman of  Ways  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had gone through  the  Bill. 

Bill 20. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 
Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration  upon 
Thursday  next;  and  be printed. 

^jjjjy 
(Annual) BO.  Order, read  a  second  time. 

The  . Army  (Annual)  Bill  was,  according  to 

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

tinued  to  sit  till  eight  minutes  after 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


Tuesday, 21th March  1917. 

P K A Y E K S. 

MR.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  Table,—Report Provisional 

from  one  of  the Examiners of Petitions for  P^l'®^1? 

' Private  Bills, That  in  the case of  the following o^ers 
! Sills, referred  on  the  First  Reading  thereof, no applicable.) 
Standing  Orders  are applicable,  viz.:— 

Local  Government  Provisional  Orders 

(No.  1)  Bill.  


Marriages  Provisional  Order  Bill.  


Ordered, That  the Bills  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented, and Public 

read  ;  and ordered  to lie upon the Table. 

videMrst 
feeport. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented,  by  His  University 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Minutes  of  Evi- Education 
dence  (October  1916—November  1916)  to  the^J^l 
First  Report  of  the  Commissioners  appointed to  Commission.) 
inquire  into  and report  on  University  Education 
in  Wales,  with  Appendices  and  Index. 

Ordered, That  the said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

 








7  G E O.   Y . 

21th—mth  March,  	

m 


Mr. Herbert  Fisher presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Juvenile 
Education 
Command,—Copy  of  Final  Report   of  the  De-
Committee!)  a  partmental  Committee  on  Juvenile  Education 
in  relation  to  Employment  after  the  War. 
Volume  I. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ministry of 
Munitions 
<Ordnance 
Factories.) 
N o.  55. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-
tions of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,-—Copy  of  Annual 
Accounts  of  the  Ordnance  Factories  for  the 
year  1915-16,  with  the  Report   of  the  Comp 
troller  and  Auditor  General  thereon, » 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

New Member 
sworn. 

John Bertrand  Watson,  Esquire,  Member  for 

the  Borough of  Stockton-on-Tees,  was  sworn. 

Dr.  Macnannara,  supported   by  Sir  Edward 
Naval 
Carson, Mr. Pretyman,  and Mr. Solicitor General, 
Discipline 
(Delegation of  presented  a Bill  to  amend  the  Naval  Discipline 
Powers)  Bill. 
(Delegation  of  ^Powers)  Act,  1916,  with  respect 
Bill  21. 
to  the  officers  to  whom  powers  under  that  A ct 
may  be  delegated  :  And  the  same  was  ordered 
to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow  ;  and to  be 
printed. 

Mr.  Henry  Forster,  supported   by  Mr.  Mac­

Army 
<Annual)  Act  pherson, presented  a  Bill  to  amend  the  Schedule 
to  the  Army  (Annual)  Act,  1916:  And  the 
<1916)_ 
Amendment 
same  was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
Bill. 
to-morrow;  and  to be  printed. 

Bill  2 2. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That  

the  Clause  be  read  a  second  time  :—Motion  and  

Clause, by  leave,  withdrawn.  


Another  Clause  (Military  court   of  appeal)—  


("General  Sir  Ivor  Philipps)—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  (Rules  for  field  punishment)  

—(Mr.  Edward Harvey)—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  agreed  to.  

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  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. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave,  supported  by  Mr. 
Parliament 
and Local 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  and"  Mr.  Hayes
Elections Bill.  Fisher,  presented  a  Bill  to  amend  and  extend 
the  Parliament  and  Local  Elections  Act,  1916  : 
And  the  same  was  ordered   to  be  read  a  second 
time  to-morrow  ;  and  to  be  printed. 

Bill  2 3. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Venereal 
Second  Reading  of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill   Disease Bill 
\_Lordil  ; 

" 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time 

this  day. 

•Consolidated 
Fund 
(No.  2)  Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Third Reading of the  Consolidated  Fund  (No.  2) 
B i l l; 

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 
the  clock  on  Wednesday 

after  Twelve   of 
morning  ; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Courts 

Committee  on  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers) 
Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the day being read, for  receiving Supply 

the  Report  from  the   C o m m i t t ee   o f  S u p p ly   Of  ^ ^ M a r c hl 
the  23rd  day  of  this  instant  March  ; 

p° 

,  

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  this 

Wednesday,  28th  March  1917  : 

day. 

Mr. Speaker's 
Certificate. 	

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. 

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. 

J A M ES   W .	  L O W T H E R,  • 

Speaker). 

Army 
(Annual)  Bill.  i n t 0  a  Committee  on  the  Army  (Annual)  Bill. 

The  House,  according  to Order, resolved  itself 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1 to  No.  4  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  5  amended, and agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Restriction  on  discharge  of  soldiers 
suffering  from  venereal  disease)—  (Mr.  King)
•—brought  up,  and read  the  first  time. 

V o l.  172. 

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

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   Ways and 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means;  

Means. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

And 

it  being  after  half-past  Eleven   of  Adjournment, 

the clock  on Tuesday evening, Mr.  Deputy 
Speaker  adjourned  the  House  without 
Question  put,  pursuant  to the  Standing 
; Order, it  being  then twenty-eight  minutes 
before  Two   of  the  clock  on  Wednesday 
morning,  till  this  day. 

H 





5B 	

28th March, 

1917. 


Wednesday, 28th March  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Cork 
Improvement 
Bill. 

TH E  Cork  Improvement  Bill  was  read  a 

second  time,  and  committed. 

Local 
Government 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No. 1) Bill. 

Marriages 
Provisional 
Order Bill. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide First 
Report. 

Ministry of 
Food. 

College 
Charter  Act 
1871. 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

The  Local  Government  Provisional  Orders 
(No.   1)  Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  read  a 
second  time,  and .committed. 

The  Marriages  Provisional  Order  Bill  was, 
according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time,  and 
committed. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read  j  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented, by  His  Majesty's 
Command,  —  Copies  of  Sugar 
(Restriction) 
Order,  1917,  and  Freshwater  Fish  Order,  1917, 
made  by  the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence 
of  the Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

-

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Application  received  from  the  Royal  British 
Nurses'  Association  for  the  grant   of  a  Supple­
mental  Charter  under  the  College  Charter  Act, 
1871, incorporating  the  said  Association  and  the 
College  of  Nursing,  Limited,  under  the  name  of 
the  Royal  British  College   of  Nursing;  together 
with  a  Copy  of  the  Draft  Supplemental  Charter 
applied  for. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented, pursuant 
to  the  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authority,  and  confirmed,  with  amend­
ment, by  the  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home 
Department 

County  of  Essex  (Urban  District   of  Til­
'  bury). 

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: 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Consolidated 

Fund  (No.   2)  Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being  Electoral 

proposed,  That  this  House  records  its  thanks   Reform 
to  Mr.  Speaker  for  his  services   in  presiding 
over  the  Electoral  Reform  Conference,  and   is 
of  opinion  that  legislation  should  promptly  be 
the  lines  of  the  Resolutions 
introduced  on 
reported  from  the  Conference—(Mr.  Asquith)  ; 

015  erence* 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  Question,  in  1.  3,  by  leaving  out  from  the 
word  "  introduced  "  to  the  end  of  the  Question, 
and  adding  the  words  "to  obtain  an  immediate 
register, and to provide  means  of  voting  for  those 
electors  who  are  absent  on  naval  and  military 
service  ;  btit,  save  as  aforesaid,  considers  that 
the  attention  of  Parliament  should  be  wholly 
devoted  to  the  prosecution  of  the  war"—(Mr. 
Clavell Salter),—instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the 
Question; 

A  Message  was  delivered  by  Captain  Thomas  Royal Assent. 

Dacres  Butler,  Yeoman  Usher   of  the  Black 
R o d: 

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.  Consolidated  Fund  (No.   2)  Act,  1917. 
2.  Census  of  Production  Act,  1917. 
3.  Railway  Passenger  Duty  Act,  1917. 
4.	  Ecclesiastical 

(Omission 

Services 

on 

account  of  War)  Act,  1917. 

5.  Grand  Juries  (Suspension)  Act,  1917. 
6.  Ministry  of  National Service  Act,  1917. 
7.	  Coal  Mines  Regulation  (Amendment)  Act, 

1917. 

The  Question  was  again  proposed,  That  the   Electoral 

words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Reform 
Question. 

Conference. 

And  the  Question  being  put  ; 

Consolidated 
Fund 
(No. 2)  Bill. 

Ministry  of 
National 
Service Bill. 

Coal Mines 
Regulation 
(Amendment) 
Bill. 

Military 
Service 
(Review of 
Exceptions) 
Bill. 

Bill  24. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Ministry  of 

National  Service  Bill,  without  any  Amend­
ment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Coal  Mines 
(Amendment)  Bill,  without  any 

Regulation 
Amendment. 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 
The  Noes   to  the  Left, 
Tellers  for  the f Mr.  Wiles,

Yeas, 

\Mr.  Pollock:

Mr.  Macpherson,  supported   by  Mr.  Henry
Forster,  Mr.  Hayes  Fisher,  and  Mr.  Solicitor 
General,  presented  a Bill  to  enable  the  exception 
from  Military  Service   of  men  excepted  on  the 
ground  of  previous  rejection,  or  the  previous 
relinquishment  of,  or  discharge  from,  Naval  or 
Military  Service,  or  unsuitability  for  Foreign 
Service,  to  be  reviewed:  And  the  same  was 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow; 
and to be  printed. 

Tellers for  the f Mr.  Clavell  Salter,
1 Sir  Francis  Lowe:

Noes, 

So  it  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

And  the  Main  Question  being  p u t; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  records  its  thanks 
to  Mr.  Speaker  for  his  services  in  presiding 
over  the  Electoral  Reform  Conference,  and   is 
of  opinion  that  legislation  should  promptly  be 
introduced  on  the 
the  Resolutions 
lines  of 
reported  from  the  Conference. 

  o n 

62. 

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28^—29th  March. 

5 7 


Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  said :— 
Perhaps  the  House  will allow  me  to  express 
m j  sincere  thanks  for  its  kind  appreciation  of 
my  services.  At  the  same  time  I  should  like 
to  take  this  opportunity  of  according  to  my 
colleagues  my  sincere  thanks  for  their  cordial 
co-operation  during  the  discussions  at  the  Con­
ference. 

Thursday,  29th  March  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

, 

AP U B L IC  Petition  was presented,  and read;   Public 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Petitions. 
\ ide Second 
Eeport. 

Naval 
Discipline 
(Delegation 
of  Powers) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Naval  Discipline  (Dele­
gation  of  Powers)  Bill  ; 

Ordered, That  the Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Army 
(Annual)  Act 
(1916) 
Amendment 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Army  (Annual)  Act 
(1916)  Amendro ent  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Parliament 
and Local 
Elections Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  Of  the  Parliament  and  Local 
Elections  B i l l; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Venereal 
Disease  Bill 
[Lords.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill 
[Lords]  ; 

>  i 

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  (Emergencv  Powers) 
Bill  ; 

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Army 
directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of CMi|itarj 
Statement  of  the  amount  due  by  the  public  Bankf) 
to  Depositors  in  Military  Savings  Banks  on 
31st  March  1915, and  of  the  Receipts,  Interest, 
and Disbursements  during  the  year  ended  31st 
March  1916, &c. 

57. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  He upon  the 

Table ;  and  be  printed. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's Civil Services 

Command,—Estimate of the further sum required (SuPPIe­
to  be  voted  for  the  Civil  Services  of  the  /year Estimate, 
ending  31st  March  1918. 
1917-18.) 

Ordered, That  the  said  Estimate  be  referred 

to  the  Committee  of  Supply  ;  and  be  printed. 

N o.  56. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His  Colonial 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Colonial  Report. Reports 
No.  919 (Nyasaland,  Report  for  1915-16). 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Sir  Godfrey  Baring  reported  from  the  Com-Barton and 
mittee  on  the  Barton  and  Stretford  Railway  Stretford^^ 
Bill;  That  they  had  examined  the  allegations  [preamble' 
contained  in  the  Preamble  of  the  Bill,  but  the  not proved.] 
same  had not  been  proved  to their  satisfaction. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table ,;  and  be  printed. 

Supply 
[23rd  March] 
Report.  ' 

The  Order  of  the  day  being read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  23rd  day  of  March  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. 

Adjournment.

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

And  the Question  being put:—  It  was resolved 

in  the Affirmative. 

1

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  four  minutes  after 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

Sir  Godfrey  Baring  reported  from  the  Com-  Railway  Bills 

mittee  on  Group  1  of  Railway  Bills;  That, <arouP 
for  the  convenience  of  parties,  the  Committee 
had  adjourned  till  Wednesday  the  25th  day  of 
April  next,  at half  an hour after Eleven  of  the 
clock. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Sir  William  Ball  reported  from  the  Select  Public 
Committee  on  Public  Petitions  ;  That they  had (P^™0I1S' 
examined  the  Petitions  presented  upon  the  Report.) 
12th,  19th,  21st,  22nd,  23rd,  26th,  27th,  and 
28th  days  of  February  last,  and  the  1st,  5th, 
6th,  7th,  8th,  12th,  13th,  14th,  15th,  16th,  19th, 
20th,  21st,  22nd,  23rd,  26th,  27th,  and  28th 
days of  this  instant  March,  and  directed  him 
to make  a Report  thereof  to the  House. 

, Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Mr.  John  William  Wilson  reported 

from  standing 

Standing  Committee  A,  to  whom  the  Criminal  Committee A. 
Law  Amendment  Bill  was referred  ;  That  they Amendment5* 
had  gone  through  the  Bill  and  made  Amend-  Bill, 
ments  thereunto. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the  No, 58. 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Ordered, That  the Minutes of  the  Proceedings  No. 58. 

of  the  Standing  Committee  be  printed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Bill 25. 

Standing  Committee,  be taken into  Consideration 
upon  Tuesday  the  17th  day  of  April  next;  and 
be  printed. 

V  O L.  1 7 2. 

 
2 9 th March. 


Message from
the  Lords.

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

Army
(Annual) Bill.

The  Lords have agreed   to the  Army  (Annual) 

  Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

Tellers  for  the  ( Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  Beck  : 
Tellers  for  the  ( Mr. Thomas Richardson,   1 

Noes, 

( Mr.  Richard  Lambert: 
So  it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

j 

175. 

18. 

Munitions of 
War  Bill. 

B i ll  2 6. 

Mr.  Kellaway,  supported   by  Dr.  Addison,  Mr. 
Hodge,  and  Mr.  Bridgeman,  presented  a Bill  to 
extend  and  amend  the  Munitions  of  War  Acts, 
1915  and  1916:  And  the  same  was  ordered  to 
be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow;  and  to  be 

Billeting of 
Civilians  Bill. 
Bill  27. 

Mr.  Kellaway,  supported  by  Dr.  Addison,  Sir 
Laming  Worthington-Evans,  Mr.  Hodge,  Mr. 
Henry  Forster,  and  Mr.  Protkero,  presented  a 
Bill  to  make  provision  for  the  Billeting   of  per­
sons  engaged  on  work  Of  national  importance 
for  the  purposes  of  the  present  war:  And  the 
same  was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
td-niorrow  ;  and  to be  printed. 

National 
Insurance 
(Part 1. 
Amendment) 
Bill. 

Bill  28. 

Sir Edwin  Cornwall, supported  by  Mr.  Barnes 
and  Mr.  Baldwin, presented  a Bill   to  amend  the 
enactments^'relating  to  National  Health  Insur­
ance  with  respect  to  persons  suffering  from 
disablement  in  consequence  of  the  present  war : 
And  the  same  was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second 
time  to-morrow  ;  and to  be  printed.. 

Business of 

the  House  

(Supply.) 


Business of 

the House 

(Friday 

Sitting.) 


Military 

Service 

(Review u£ 

Exceptions) 

Bill. 


Question put 
(pursuant to 
S.O. Closure 
of  Debate.) 

Ordered,  That 

the  proceedings 

on  other 
Government  Business  have  precedence  this  day 
of  the  Business  of  Supply.—(Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow. 

—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading of the  Military  Service  (Review 
of  Exceptions)  Bill; 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Bill  be  now  read  a 
second  timp  ; 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  Question,  by  leaving  out  from  the  word 
"  T h a t"   to  the  end of  the  Question,  and  adding 
the  words  "  this  House  declines  to  proceed  with 
the  Second  Reading   of  the  Military  Service 
(Review  of  Exceptions)  Bill  until  the  Govern­
ment  is  prepared  to  accept  full  responsibility  in 
regard  to  providing  pensions  for  such  men  as, 
having been  accepted  for  service   by  the  Army 
medical* authorities,  are  subsequently  discharged 
from  service  ovring  to  disability  not  caused  by 
their  own  wilful  misconduct"—(Mr.  Hogge),—
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  again proposed  : 

—And  a Debate  arising  thereupon; 

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  Ques­
tion  be  now  put':—It  was  resolved  in  the 
Affirmative. 

And  the Question being  accordingly put,  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.  James  Hope.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking   War  Pensions 

into  consideration  the  War  Pensions  Bill,  as BiU­
amended  in the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  recommitted  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House  in  respect  of 
the  Amendments  to  Clause  1,  p.  2,  Is.  1, 2,  and 
35,  standing  on  the  Notice  Paper  in  the  name  of 
the  Right  Honourable  Member  for  Glasgow 
(Blackfriars  Division),  to  be  moved  on  recom­
mittal.—(Mr.  Barnes.) 

The  House  accordingly  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  in  the 
Committee  and  on  recommittal,  be  now  taken 
into  consideration  : —  The  House  accordingly 
. 
proceeded to  take  the  Bill  into  consideration. 
A  Clause  was  offered  to  be  added  to  the  Bill 
(Application  of  principal  Act  in  London).—(Sir 
George  Toulmin.) 

And  the  said Ciause  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,  withdrawn. 

Then  Amendments  were  made  to  the  Bill. 
Another  Amendment was  proposed  to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in p.  4,  1. 9,  by leaving  out  Clause  5. 
—(Sir  Henry  Dalziel.) 

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. 

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

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

The  Army  (Annual)  A ct  (1916)  Amendment   Army 

Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  read  a  second  (A n.n.ual)Act 
time. 

(1916) 
Amendment 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will  immediately   BiU­

resolve  itself  into  the  Committee   on  the  Bill. 
— (Mr.  Henry  Forster.) 

(In  the  Committee.) 

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

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 
The  Noes   to  the  Left. 

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.  


 
 
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March 

59 

Mr. Speaker's 
Certificate. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time:—The  Bill  was accordingly  rdad  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. 

And  the Question being p u t :—  It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued to  sit  till  eight  minutes  after  Ten  

of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow,  

pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of  the  House  

of  this  day.  


J A M ES   W .  L O W T H E R, 

Speaker). 

Friday3Oth  March  1917. 

Naval 
Discipline 
(Delegation  of 
Powers) Bill. 

The  Naval  Discipline  (Delegation   of  Powers) 
Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read  a  second 
time. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will  immediately 
resolve, itself  into  the  Committee  on  the  Bill.— 
(Mr,  James  Hope.) 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1 and  No;  2  agreed  to. 

Bill  to be  reported. 

Mr.  Spea,ker  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. 

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. 

Parliament 
and Local 
Elections Bill. 

* The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Parliament  and  Local 
Elections  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Tuesday  next. 

Venereal 
Disease Bill 
[Lords.) 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill 
[Lords']  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Tuesday  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. 

Supply 
[23rd March] 
Report. 

The  Order  of  the day being  read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of 
the  23rd  day  of  this  instant  March  ; 

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. 

P R A T E R S. 

AP U B L IC  Petition was  presented,  and  read ;   Public 

and  ordered  to  lie  Upon the  Table. 

• 

VideS^md 
Report. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Ministry of 

Command,-—Copies of  Food  (Conditions  of  Sale) Food-
Order,  1917,  Swedes  (Prices)  Order,  1917,  and 
Malt  (Restriction  on  Shipping)  Order,  1917, 
made by  the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence 
of  the  Realm  Regulations.. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr. Herbert  Fisher presented, by His  Majesty's  Board  of 
Command,—Copy  of  Tabular Statement showing  Education, 
in the  area of  each  Local  Education  Authority 
in  England  and Wales :   I.  Staffing per  thousand 
in 
Scholars 
1913-14;  I I.  Average  Salaries   of  Certificated 
Teachers  in  1913-14  ;  and, III.  Average  Sala­
ries  of  Uncertificated  Teachers  in  1913-14. 

in  Public  Elementary  Schools 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr. Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-  Court  of 
tions of  an A ct  of  Parliament,—Annual  Account  ^ M on 
of  Receipts  and Disbursements  of  the  Court  of  (High Court 
Probate  Division   of  the  High  Court  of  Justice  of Justice) 
in  Ireland for  the year  1916.  
(Ireland.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Mr.  Secretary Long  presented, by His Majesty's  Colonial  

Command,—Copy  of  Colonial  Report,  No.  920  Reports  

(Annual.) 
(Nigeria,  Report  for  1915). 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


The  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His  Agriculture 
Majesty's  Command, —  Copy   of  Agricultural  (Scotland-> 
Statistics,  1915.  Volume  I V.  Part   i .  Acreage 
and  Live  Stock  Returns   of  Scotland,  with  a 
Summary  for  the  United  Kingdoni. 

Ordered, That  the  Said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Ordered,  That  there  be  laid  before  this  House  Military 
a  Copy   of  Amendments  proposed  to  be  moved  Service 
by the Government  on consideration, as amended,  Exceptions) 
of  the  Military  Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Bill. 
Bill.—(Mr.  Macpherson.) 

No.  59. 

Mr,  Macpherson  accordingly  presented  the 

said  Paper.  


Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table;  and  be  printed.  


Adjournment.

"Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order of  the  House  of  the  12th  day of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 
V  O L.  1 7 2. 

Ordered, That the proceedings  on  the  M ilitary  Business  of 

Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Bill  be  n o t t h e H o u se 
interrupted  this  day  at  Five  or  half  an  hour  j^ice 1 7 
after  Five   of  the  clock.—(Mr.  Chancellor   of  (Review  of 
the  Exchequer.) 

'  Exceptions) 

12

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Military 
Seryice 
(.Review  of 
Exceptions) 
Bill. 

M 

30th  March.—2 nd  April 

1917. 


T he  House,  according   to Order,  resolved  itself 
the  Military  Service 

into  a  Committee   on 
(Review  of  Exceptions)  Bill. 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be  left 
out,  to  the  word  " t o ,  "  in  p.  1 , 1.  24,  stand  part 
of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No. 

1  (Power  

to  call   up  certain 

excepted  men  for  examination). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1. 6,  after  the 
word  "  time,"   to  insert  the  words  "  after  M ay 
the  first  n e x t . " - ( M r.  Ring.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

the  word 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  7, 
insert  the  words 
after 
"  who is  not  engaged   in  agriculture  a n d . " — ( M r. 
Feto.) 

"  man,"   to 

Question  proposed,  T h at  those  words   be there 

inserted  : 

Amendment  proposed   to  the  proposed  A m e n d­
ment,  after  the  word  "  not,"   to  insert  the  words 
" n ow  registered  a s . " — ( M r.  Peto.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  in  the  proposed  A m e n d m e n t: 

Amendment   to  proposed  Amendment,  and 

proposed  Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in   p.  1,  1.  7, 
after  the  word  "  man,"   to  insert  the  words  "  not 
being  engaged   in  any  trade,  industry,   or  occu­
pation  declared   by  the  Director   of  National 
Service   to  be  an  essential  trade,  industry,   or 
occupation  from  which  men  for  the  time  being 
should  not   be  w i t h d r a w n . " — ( M r.  King.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  24, 
to  leave  out  the  word  " t o ,  "  in  order  to  insert 
the  word  " b y . " — ( M r. 

King.) 

Question  proposed,  That 

the  word 

"  t o" 

stand  part  of 
leave,  withdrawn. 

the  Clause  : — A m e n d m e n t,   by 

"  sent,"  

A  nother  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  2 4, 
the  words 
insert 
after  the  word 
"  unless  he  shall 
lodge  an  appeal  before  his 
local  tribunal  within  a  period  of  seven  days  from 
Edmund 
the  receipt   of  such  notice."  —  ( M r. 
Harvey.) 

to 

Question  proposed,  T h at  those  words   be  there 

inserted  : — A m e n d m e n t,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Motion  made,  and Question,  T h at  the  Chairman 
do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave   to  sit  again  — 
( M r.  Macpherson),—put, 

and  agreed  to. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and 

the 
Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had  made  Progress   in  the  B i l l; 
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  Courts 

Committee  on  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers)  (Emergency 
g j jj  . 

'  Powers) Bill. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  12, 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

to  leave  out  paragraph  ( b ) . — ( M r. 

Snowden.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be 

left  out  stand  part   of  the  Clause. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Munitions 
Second  Reading   of  the  Munitions   of  W a  r  B i l l;  of War Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

150. 

T he  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the f Mr.  Primrose, 

Yeas, 

l 
j Lord  Edmund  Talbot:  f 

Tellers  for  the)"Mr.  Anderson, 
I Mr.  Hogge s 

Noes, 

}  60. 
J 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  21, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "   in  such  manner,"  in 
order  to  insert  the  words  "   by  a  medical  board 
of  not  less  than  two  doctors,  one   of  whom  shall 
be  his  own  doctor   if  he so  d e s i r e . " — ( S ir  Maurice 
Levy.) 

Question  proposed,  T h at  the  words  proposed 

to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause  : — A m e n d­
ment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  23, 
after  the  words  last  inserted,   to  insert  the  words 
"  Provided  that  this  section  shall  not  apply   to  a 
man  who  has  been  rejected  and  has  attained 
forty-one  years  prior   to  having  notice  served 
upon  him  under  this  A c t . " — ( M r. 

Anderson.) 

Question,  T h at  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1 . 2 3, 
at  the  end,   to  insert  the  words  "  Provided  that 
in  any  case  where  a  man   so  examined  and  passed 
for  military  service  produces a  medical  certificate 
that  he  is  unfit  tor  general  service,   or  any 
shall  be 
other  form   of  military 
entitled  to  be  re-examined   by  a  special  medical 
board  whose  decision  shall   be 
final."—(Mr. 
Pringle.) 

service,   he 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

i n s e r t e d : — A m e n d m e n t,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in   p.  1,  1.  24, 

to  leave  out  subsection  ( 2 ) . — ( M r. 

Pringle.) 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Billeting  of 
Second  Reading   of  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  Civilians Bill. 
B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  National 
the  National 

Insurance  Jp®°™ nce 

Second  Reading   of 
(Part  I .  Amendment)  Bill  ; 

Amendment) 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time   Bil1, 

upon  Monday  next. 

A nd   it  being  after  half-past  F i ve  of  the  Adjournment, 

clock,  M r.  Speaker  adjourned  the  House 
without  Question  put, pursuant   to  Stand­
ing  Order  N o.   3,  it  being  then  twenty-
six  minutes  after  Six   of  the  clock,  till 
Monday  next. 

Monday, 

2nd  April 

1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

TH E  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  Gas Light 

tion  the  G as  L i g ht  and  Coke  Company  

Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Committee.  

p a n  7

B m 

1 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

The  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  London Corn 
tion  the  London  Corn  Exchange  Company  Bill,  company 6Bill 
as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

 
Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read;  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

, Question  proposed,  T h at  those  words   be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

7  GEO.   Y . 

2 nd April. 

Belfast 

Ordered,  T h at  M r.  Speaker   do 

issue  his 

(South Belfast  W a r r a n  t
Division) 
Writ. 

t o

t h  e  Clerk  of  the  Crown   in  Ireland, 
to  make  out  a  new  W r it  for  the  electing   of  a 
Member   to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament 
for  the  Borough   of  Belfast 
(South  Belfast 
in  the  room   of  James  Chambers, 
Division), 
Esquire,  K.c.,  who,  since  his-Election  for  the 
said  borough,  hath  accepted  the  Office   of  H is 
Majesty's  Solicitor  General  for  Ireland;—(Lord 
Edmund  Talbot.) 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Report. 

Queen Anne's 
Bounty. 

M r.  Baldwin  presented,   b y  H is  Majesty's 
Command,  —  Copy   of  Annual  Report 
and 
Accounts   of  the  Governors   of  Queen  Anne's 
Bounty  for  the  year  1916. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Shops Act, 
191?. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copies   of  Orders  made 
under  the  Shops  A c t,  1912,   by  the  Councils 
of  the  undermentioned  Local  Authorities,  and 
confirmed,  with  amendment,   by  the  Secretary 
of  State  for  the  Home  D e p a r t m e n t :— 

Urban  District   of  Margam. 

Urban  District   of  Glyncorrwg. 

Borough   of  Aberavon. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

New Member 
sworn. 

John  A rthur  Ransome  Marriott,  Esquire, 

Member  for  the  Borough   of  Oxford,  was  sworn. 

Business  of 
the House 
(Military 
Service 
(Review of 
Exceptions) 
Bill.) 


Military 
Service 
(Review of 
Exceptions) 
Bill. 


Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on. the  Military 
Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Bill,   if  under 
discussion  at  Eleven  of  the  clock  this  night,   be 
not 
the  Standing  Order 
the  H o u s e ) . — ( M r.  Chancellor   of 
(Sittings  of 

interrupted  under 

" the  Exchequer.)  


T he  House,'according   to  Order,  resolved  itself 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Military  Service  ( R e­
view  of  Exceptions)  Bill.  


(In  the  Committee.)  


Clause  N o.  1  (Power  

to  call  up  certain 

T he  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for the ( Mr.  Pringle, 

Yeas, 

1 Mr;  Anderson : 

Tellers for the  f Mr.  Primrose, 

Noes, 

(  Lord  Edmund  Talbot: 

H I 

57. 

}  .  ,q 
f   1   y < 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  8, 
at  the  end,   to  insert the  words  "  unless,  owing   to 
the  loss   of  a  limb,  he  is  permanently  disabled 
for  any  military  service." — ( S ir  Charles 
house.) 

Hob-

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  19, 
at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  Provided  that 
a  man  who  is  not  accepted   on  the  ground  that 
he  is  suffering  from  a  permanent  disability  shall 
receive  a  final  discharge."—(Mr. 

Pringle.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  : 

• 

. 

Proposed  Amendment  amended,   by 

leaving 
out  the  words 
"  suffering  from  a  permanent 
disability,"   in  order  to  insert  the  words  " p e r  ­
manently  and  totally  disabled  for  s e r v i c e . "— 
(Mr.  Forster.) 

Proposed  words,  as  amended,  there  inserted. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  2  (Restoration   to  military  r a n k ). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  28,   to  leave 

out  the  words  "  unless  the  A r my  Council  other­
wise direct."—(Sir  Maurice  Levy.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to  be  left out  stand  part  of  the  Clause  : — A m e n d­
ment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

A n  Amendment  made. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  3  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Saving)—(Mr.  George  Thome)—­

brought  up,  and  read  the  first  time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  T h at 
the  Clause  be  read  a  second  time  :—•Motion  and 
Clause,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Clause 

Hobhouse)—brought 

(Duration)  —  ( S ir  Charles 
up,  and  read  the  first  time.  


Motion  made,  and  Question,  T h at  the  Clause 

be  read  a  second  time,  put,  and  negatived. 

excepted  men  for  examination). 

Bill,   as  amended,   to  be  reported. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  7, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  five,"   in  order  to  insert 
the  word  " t w o . " — ( M r.  King.) 

Question  put,  T h at  the  word 

" f i v e  "  stand 

part  of  the  Clause. 

T he  Committee  divided. 

Tellers for the ( Lord Edmund "Talbot, 

Yeas, 

( Mr. Primrose  : 

Tellers for the j  Mr.  King, 

Noes, 

( Mr.  Hogge  ; 

166. 

26. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  8, 
at  the  end,   to  insert  the  words  "   I f  upon  such 
examination  a  man  previously  rejected  shall   be 
classified  for  service,  whether   or  not  he  shall  be 
a  voluntarily  attested  man   or  subject  to  the 
Military  Service  A c t s,  1916,   he  shall  be  entitled 
to  present  an  appeal  to  a  tribunal  mentioned  in 
such  A c t s . " — ( M r.  Nield.) 

" 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Committee 
had  gone  through  the  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,   as amended,  be  printed. 

Bill  29. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,   as  amended  in  the 
Committee,  be  now  taken  into  consideration   : —  

The  House  accordingly  proceeded   to  take  the  

Bill  into  consideration.  


A n  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made  to 
the  Bill,   in  p,  1,1.   7,  by  inserting,  after  the  word 
"  man,"  the  words  " w h  o  is  not  now  employed   in 
agriculture  a n d . " — ( M r.  Peto.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
inserted   in  the  B i l l : — A nd  a 

words  be  there 
Debate  arising  thereupon  j 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the  Debate  be, now  adjourned— 
( M r.  Hogge) 
: — It  was  resolved   in  the  Affirma­
tive. 

" 

Question  put,  That  those  words   be 

there 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate   be  resumed 

to­

inserted. 

VOL.  172. 

morrow. 

i  3 

 
 




2 nd April. 


Supply. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

A n  Amendment  made. 

Committee  of  Supply  ; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Supply 
[23rd March] 
Report. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  beirig read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply   of 
the  23rd  day   of  March  last; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   be  received 

to­

morrow. 

Ways and 
Means. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Another!  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  I.  7, 

at  the  end,  tq  insert  the  words— 

"  (2)  Subsection  ( 2)   of  section  one  of  the 
Increase  of  Rent  and  Mortgage  Interest  ( W ar 
Restriction)  A c t,  1915,  shall   be  read  as  if,  after 
the  words  '  in  addition  to  the  rent,'  there  were 
inserted  the  following  words 
' n or  shall  any 
person  for  the  consideration  aforesaid  require 
the  payment   of  any  rent  in  respect  of  any 
dwelling-house  to  which  the  A ct  applies  greater 
than  the  standard  r e n t . " ' — ( M r. 

Anderson.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  : — A m e n d m e n t,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Resolved, 

That  this  H o u se  will, 

to-morrow, 

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Courts 
(Emergency 
Powei'B) Bill. 

The  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself 
(Emergency 

into  a  Committee   on  the  Courts 
Powers)  Bill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  N o.  1   ^ Powers  of  court  to  suspend  or 

annul  certain  contracts). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  6,  to  leave 
" f o  r  the  construction   of  any 

out  the  words 
building  or  w o r k . " — ( M r.  Nield.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  " f o  r  the 
construction  of  any; building  or  "  stand  part  of 
the  Clause  :—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  6, 
sifter  the  word  "  or,"   to  insert  the  words  "  the 
execution  o f . ' — ( M r. 

Pringle.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

A n  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  Is.  7 
and  8,  to  leave  out  the  words  " f o u r th  day   of 
A u g u s t,  nineteen  hundred  and  fourteen,"  
in 
order  to  insert  the  words  "  seventeenth  day  of 
July,  nineteen  hundred  and  sixteen."  —  (Mr, 
Peto.) 

Question  put.  That  the  words  proposed   to  be 

left  out  stand  part   of  the  Clause. 

! 

Clause  No.  4  (Relief  from  disqualification  for 
membership  of  House   of  Commons   in  certain 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  12,  after  the 
iyord  "  shall,"   to  insert  the  words  "  while  the 
present  war  l a s t s . " — ( M r.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  14, 

to  leave  out  paragraph  ( a ) . — ( M r, 

Rowlands.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out,   to  the  word  "  property,"   in  1.  16, 
stand  part  of  the  Clause  : 

A nd   it  beitig  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Chair­
man  left  the  Chair   to  make  his  Report   to  the 
House. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed 

the  Chair  ;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had  made  Progress   in  the  B i l l; 
and  that   he  was  directed   to  move,  T h at  the 
Committee  may  have  leave   to  sit  again. 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Munitions   of  W ar 

Second  Reading   of 
B i l l; 

Munitions 
of War Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

T he  Committee  divided. 

to-morrow. 

Tellers for the ( Lord  Edmund Talbot,  \  ,.  ­
( Mr.  Beck  : 
Tellers for the ( Mr.  Peto, 

Yeas, 

) 

li0' 

Noes, 

1 Mr.  Boyton: 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  f or  the 
Second  Reading   of  the  Billeting   of  Civilians 
Bill  ; 

Billeting of 
Civilians Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

16. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  8, 

to-morrow. 

after  the  word  "  t o ,"   to insert the  words "  circum­
stances  occasioned  by  the present  war,  including." 
— ( M r . P e t o .) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Insurance 

the  National 

Second  Reading   of 
( P a rt   I.  Amendment)  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

National 
Insurance 
(Part I. 
Amendment) 
Bill. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

to-morrow. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  irk  p.  1,  1.  12, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  m a y ,"   in  order  to  insert 
the  word  "  s h a l l . " — ( M r.  Nield.) 

Question,  T h at  the  word  "  may  "  stand  part 

of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1 , 1.  16, 
after  the  word  " c o n t r a c t ,"   to  insert  the  words 
"  or  vary  or  rescind  any  of  the  provisions   of  the 
contract."—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  2  disagreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  3  (Power   t o  accept  premiums   on 

leases  for  twenty-one  years   or  upwards). 

Whereupon  M r.  Deputy  Speaker,  p u r s u a nt  Adjournment, 

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

Arid  the  Question  being  put  : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  one  minute  after  Eleven  

of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow.  


7  U J 3 0.   Y . 

3rd  April 

6 3 

Tuesday,  3rd April  1917. 

Mr. Speaker's 
Absence. 

Prayers. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Report. 
Trading with 
the Enemy 
(Amendment) 
Act, 1916. 

informed  the  House   of 

TH E  House  being  met,  the  Clerk   at  the  Table 

the  unavoidable 
absence  of  M r.  Speaker  from  this  day's  Sitting: 
— W h e r e u p on  M r.  Whitley, 
the  Chairman   of 
W a ys  and  Means,  proceeded   to  the  Table,  and, 
after  Prayers,  took  the  Chair   as D e p u ty  Speaker, 
pursuant  to  the  Standing  Order. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read  ;  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of 
Supplementary  List   of  Persons,  Firms,  and 
Companies  as  to  whom  Orders  have  been  made 
under  Section  1  ( 1)   of  the  Trading  with  the 
Enemy  (Amendment)  A c t,  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

National 
War Savings 
Committee. 

M r.  Baldwin 

presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy   of  First  Annual  Report,   of 
the  National  W ar  Savings  Committee. 

T he  Lords  have 

a  Bill,  intituled   A n  Yorkshire 

A ct   to  amend  the  Yorkshire  Registries  A c t,  Slgth^Ridin 
1884,  in  its  application   to  the  North  Riding   of  BilTfior^1.] 
the  County   of  Y o r k;   to  which  the  Lords  desire 
the  concurrence   of  this  House. 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  A n  West Kent 

A ct   to  amend  the  capital  powers   of  the  W e st 
Kent  Electric  Company,  Limited,  and  for  other  [Lords.'} 
purposes;  to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concur­
rence  of  this  House. 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n  Aluminium 

A ct  for  enabling  the  Aluminium  Corporation, 
Limited,   to  arrange  for  the  extinction   of  its 
participating  shares  and  for  issuing  preference 
stock  in  satisfaction  of  such  shares,  and for  other  
purposes;   to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concur­
rence  of  this  House. 

-

r 

0 

T he  Mansfield  Railway  Bill  [Lords]  was  read Mansfield 

the  first  time. 

» 

Railway Bill 
[Lords.] 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  referred   to  the 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

T he  South  Staffordshire  M o nd  G as  (Power  South 

and  Heating)  Bill 
-
time. 

a J 

[Lords]  was  read  the  first  Staffordshire 
L 

J

Mond Gas 
(Power and 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  referred   to  the 

B i  U 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  npon  the 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Table. 

Street 
Accidents 
caused by 
Vehicles. 

Resolved.  That  an  humble  Address   be  pre­
sented  to  liis  Majesty,  that  H e  will  be  graciously 
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 
the  year  ending  the  31st  day   of  December  1916 
(in  continuation   of  Parliamentary  Paper,  No.   39 
of  Session  1 9 1 6 ) . — ( M r.  Brace.) 

Infant 
Welfare 
(Grants from 
the Board  of 
Education.) 

Ordered,  That  there   be  laid  before  this  House 
a  Return   of  Grants  given   by  the  Board   of 
Education 
in  the  year  1 9 1 6 - 17   to  Voluntary 
Schools for  Mothers   in  the  twenty-seven  London 
Boroughs  and  the  City  of  Westminster,  and  also 
to  Voluntary  Schools  for  Mothers   in  the  Cities 
of  Birmingham,  Manchester,  Liverpool,  Leeds, 
and Bradford.—(Mr.  Acland.) 

Infant 
Welfare 
(Contributions 
from the 
Rates.) 

from 

Ordered,  T h at  there   be  laid  before  this  House 
a  Return   of  Contributions 
the  Rates 
during  the  year  1 9 1 5 - 16   to  Voluntary  Schools 
for  Mothers  recognised   by  the  Board  of  Educa­
tion  in  the  twenty-seven  London  Boroughs  and 
the  City   of  Westminster,  and  also   in  the  Cities 
of  Birmingham,  Manchester,  Liverpool,  Leeds, 
and Bradford.—(Mr.  Acland.) 

Message from 
the Lords. 

M r.  Deputy  Speaker  acquainted  the  House 
from  the 

that  a  Message  had  been  brought 
Lords   by  one  of  their  Clerks,   as  followeth  : 

Army 
(Annual) 
Act (1916) 
Amendment 
BilJ. 

Mansfield 
Railway Bill 
[  Lords.] 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  A r my  (Annual) 
(1916)  A m e n d m e nt  Bill,  without  any 

A ct 
Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n 
A ct   to  authorise  the Mansfield  Railway  Company 
to  raise  further  capital,  and  for  other  purposes  ; 
to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of 
this  House. 

South 
Staffordshire 
Mond Gas 
(Power and 
Heating) Bill 
[Lor da.] 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n 
A ct   to  confer  further  powers  upon  the  South 
Staffordshire  Mond  G as  (Power  and  Heating) 
C o m p a n y;   to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  con­
currence  of  this  House. 

T he  Yorkshire  Registries 

Bill  [Lords]  was  read  the  first  time. 

(North  R i d i n g)  Yorkshire 
Registries 
(North Riding) 

L 

J 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  Bill   be  referred   to  t h e B iu 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

T he  W e st  K e nt  Electric  Power  Bill  [Lords]  West Kent 

was  read  the  first  time. 

POWCTBHI 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 

tLord^ 

Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

The  Aluminium  Corporation  Bill  [Lords]  was Aluminium 

read  the  first  time. 

w F g J E]  • 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

The  Order  of  the  clay being  read,  for resuming  Military  , 

the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed  Service 
upon  the  2nd  day  of  this  instant  April,   on  the  Exceptions) 
Amendment  proposed   to  be  made  on  considera-Bill, 
tion  of  the  Military  Service  ( R e v i ew  of  E x c e p­
tions)  Bill,  as  amended  ; 

Which  Amendment  was,   in  p.  1,  1. 7,  to  insert, 
after  the  word  "  man,"  the  words  "  who   is  not 
now  employed   in  agriculture  and   ; " 

A nd  the  Question  being  again  proposed,  T h at 
those  words  be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l : — T he 
House  resumed  the  said  adjourned  Debate. 

A nd  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.  7,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  man,"  the  words  "  not  included   in  one  of 
the  classes  set  out   in  the  Schedule   to  this  A c t ." 
—(Mr.  King.) 

. 

A nd  the  Question  being  put, T h at  those  words 
be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l  —  I t  passed  in  the 
Negative. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made 
to  the  Bill,   in  p.  1,1.  25,   by  leaving  out  the  word 
"  six,"  and  inserting  the  word  "  twelve  "—(_Mr. 
thereof. 
Snowden),—instead 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 

"  six  "  stand  part   of  the  B i l l;

V 

. 

VOL.  172. 

I  4 

' 

 
 
 
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3rr/  April. 

1917 


The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas   to  the  B i g h t' 

The  Noes   to  the  Left. 
Tellers for the f Mr.  James Hope, 

Yeas, 

I Mr.  Beck: 

Tellers  for the [Mr.  Hogge, 

Noes, 

I Mr.  Anderson  : 

"I  166. 
J 
\ 
j 

33. 

So  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.  26,  by  inserting,  after  the 
words  last  inserted,  the  words  "  Provided  also 
that  the  powers  under  this  provision  shall  not 
extend— 

(a)	  to  any  man  who  is  for  the  time  being 
engaged  in  agriculture,  and  whose  work  is 
certified  by  the  Board  of  Agriculture  and 
Fisheries  (or,  jas  respects  Scotland,  the 
Board  of  Agriculture  for  Scotland)   to  be 
work  of  national  importance,  and  who  was 
engaged  on  such  work  on  the  thirty-first 
day  of  March,  nineteen  hundred  and  seven­
teen." 

—(Mr.  Macpherson.) 

.  And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  proposed  Amendment  to  the  Bill,  in  I.  2,  by 
leaving  out  from  the  word  "  agriculture  "  to  the 
word "  and,"  in  1. 5.—(Sir  Charles Hobhouse.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the 
said  prbposed  Amendment  to  the  B i l l : — T he 
Amendment  to  the  said  proposed  Amendment  to 
the  Bill  was,  with  leave   of  the  House,  with­
drawn. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
"  Provided  also  that  the  powers  under  this 
provision  shall  not  extend— 

(a) , to  any  man  who  is  for  the  time  being 
engaged  in  agriculture,  and  whose  work  is 
certified  by  the  Board  of  Agriculture  and 
(or,  as  respects  Scotland,  the 
Fisheries 
Board  of  Agriculture  for  Scotland)  to  be 
work  of  national  importance,  and  who  was 
engaged  on  such  work  on  the  thirty-first 
day  of  March,  nineteen  hundred  and  seven­
teen  " 

be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l : — I  t  was  resolved 
in  the  Affirmative. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  1,1.  26,   by  inserting,  after  the 
words  last  inserted,  the  words  " o  r 

(b)	  to  any  officer or  man  who  has  left  or  been 
discharged  from  the  naval  or, military  ser­
vice  of  the Crown  in consequence of  disable­
ment,  if  the  disablement  is  certified by  the 
Admiralty  or  the  Army  Council  to  be  the 
result  of  wounds  (including 
injury  from 
poisonous  gas)  received  in  battle  or  in  any 
engagement  with  the  enemy,  or  otherwise 
from  the  enemy  ;  but  any  such  man  shall, 
notwithstanding  anything  in  any  Act  or 
regulation,  be  entitled  to  offer  himself  for 
re-enlistment  if  he  is  willing  to  do  so,  and 
to  be  re-enlisted." 

—(Mr.  Macpherson.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words  be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  proposed  Amendment  to  the  Bill,  in  1.  3,  by 
inserting, after the word "disablement," the words 
"  or ill-health."—(Mr.  Butcher.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  those words 
be  there  inserted  in  the  said  proposed  Amend­
ment  to  the  Bill; 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to the  R i g h t; 

The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
m  „ 
Tellers  for  the
Yeas' 

p

[ Mr.  Butcher,
C o l o n e  l  g i  r

I 
(  Seely. 
Tellers  for the j  Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  ) 
} 

( Mr.  Primrose: 

Noes, 

) 

^ 

^ 

So  it  passed  in  the  Negative. 

The  proposed  Amendment  to  the  Bill  was 
amended,  in  1. 4,  by  leaving  out  the  word  "  is," 
and  inserting  the  words  " h a  s  been," 
instead 
thereof;  and  by  leaving  out  the  word  "  by,"  and 
inserting  the  words  "  under  the  authority  of," 
instead thereof.—(Sir  John  Simon.) 

Another  Amendment  was proposed to  be  made 
to  the  proposed  Amendment  to  the  Bill,  in  1.  6, 
by  inserting,  after  the  second  word  "  enemy," 
the  words  "  or  any  officer  or  man  who  has  been 
discharged  from  the  military  service  of  the 
Crown  in  consequence  of  neurasthenia  or  allied' 
functional  nerve  disease,  which  has  been  so 
certified  by  a  special  medical  board."—(Sir 
Charles  Nicholson.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  said  proposed 
Amendment  to  the  Bill  :—The  Amendment   to 
the  said  proposed  Amendment  to  the  Bill  was, 
with  leave  of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

The  proposed  Amendment  tb  the  Bill  was 
further  amended, 
in  1.  6,  by  inserting,  after 
the  second  word  "  enemy,"  the  words  "  or  in 
consequence  of  neurasthenia  or  allied  functional 
nerve  disease,  if  so  certified  by  a  special  medical 
board  to  be  the  result  of  naval  or  military 
service  in  the  present  war."—(Mr.  Macpherson.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 

" or 

(b)	  to  any  officer  or  man  who  has  left  or  been 
discharged  from  the  naval  or  military  ser­
vice of  the  Crown  in  consequence of  disable­
ment,  if  the  disablement  has  been  certified 
under  the  authority of  the  A dmiralty  or  the 
Army  Council  to  be  the  result  of  wounds 
(including  injury  from  poisonous  gas)  re­
ceived  in  battle  or  in °any  engagement  with 
the  enemy,  or  otherwise  from  the  enemy,  or 
in  consequence  of  neurasthenia  or  allied 
functional  nerve  disease,  if  so  certified  by  a 
special  medical  board  to  be  the  result  of 
naval or  military  service  in  the present  war; 
but  any  such  man  shall,  notwithstanding 
anything in any Act  or regulation, be entitled 
to  offer  himself  for  re-enlistment  if  he  is 
willing  to  do  so,  and  to  be  re-enlisted  " 

be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l : — I  t  was  resolved 
in  the  Affirmative. 

Another Amendment  was  proposed to  be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  1,  1.  26,  by  inserting, after  the 
words  last  inserted,  the  words  "Provided  that 
in  any  case  where  a man  so examined and  passed 
for military  service  produces a  medical certificate 
that  he  is  unfit  for  general  service,  or  for  any 
form  of  military  service,  he  shall  be  entitled  to 
be  re-examined  by  a  special  medical  board."-— 
(Mr.  Pringle.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  That  those  words 

be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  R i g h t; 
The  Noes   to  the  Left. 

 
 
 
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3rd  April. 

65 


Tellers for the f Sir  Godfrey  Baring, 

1  44 

Another  Clause  (Duration   of  Increase  of  R e nt  


Yeas, 

\Sir John  Tudor  Walters  :J  


Tellers  for the[ Mr.  Beck, 

Noes, 

\Mr.  James  Hope: 

^128 
' 
J 

So  it  passed  in  the  Negative. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made   to  the 

and  Mortgage  Interest  ( W ar  Restrictions)  A c t, 
1 9 1 5 ) — ( M r.  Charles  Duncan)—brought 
read  the  first  time.  


up,  and  


Motion  made,  and  Question,  That  the  Clause  


be  read  a  second  time,  put,  and  negatived.  


Bill. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time  : — A nd  a  Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

Sir  Henry  Craik  rose  in  his  place  and  claimed 

Closure 
MrilDed'utUt  
t he   Question  be  now  p u t;  but 
Speaker11  ?  M r.  Deputy  Speaker-  withheld  his  assent,  and 
withholds his  declined  then  to  put  that  Question,   as  he  was  of 

t o  m o v e >  T h a  t 

^veTa Reason  ° p in i ° n  that  the  House  was  prepared   to  come  to 
gives a  eason. a  decision  very  shortly  without  that  Motion:  — 

Then  the  House  resumed  the  Debate. 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  Bill   be 

now  read  the  third  time  : 

The  H o u se  divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g ht  ; 

T he  N o es   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers for the fLord  Edmund  Talbot,

Yeas, 

\Mr.  Primrose-. 

Tellers  for the (Mr.  Hogge, 

Noes, 

\Mr.  Anderson: 

j gj 

19. 

j 

| 

So  it  was  resolved   in  the  Affirmative. 

T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third  time 

and  passed. 

Another  Clause  (Variation   of  wages)—-(Sir 
Stephen  Collins)  —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. 

M r.  D e p u ty  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  j  

and  the  Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the 
Committee  had  gone  through  the.Bill..  


Ordered,  That  the  Bill,   as  amended  in  the 

Bill  30. 

Committee,   be 
morrow;  and   be  printed. 

taken 

into  consideration 

to­

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Supply.  


Committee   of  S u p p l y;  


Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


T he  Order   of  the  day being  read, for  receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   o f  [23rd March] 
the  23rd  day   of  March  l a s t;  

EeP°rt-

Ordered,  That 

the  Report   be  |received  to­

morrow. 


Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 


Committee  of  W a ys  and  M e a n s; 

Means. 

Courts 
(Emergency  
Rowers) Bill.  Powers)  Bill. 

; n t  o  a  Committee  on  the  Courts 

T he  House,  according   to  Order, resolved  itself 
(Emergency 
V 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will, 
resol ve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


to-morrow, 

( In  the  Committee.) 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Munitions 

Second  Reading   of  the  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l;  

o f  War Bill. 

Clause  N o.  4  (Relief  from  disqualification  for 
membership   of  House   of  Commons  in  certain 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  secoud  time  

upon  Tuesday  the  17th  day   of  this  instant  A p r i l.  


Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,1.  14, 

to  leave  out  paragraph  ( a ) . — ( M r. 

Rowlands.) 

Question  again  proposed,  That  the  words  pro­

" p r o p e r t y ," 
posed  to  be  left  out,   to  the  word 
in  1.16,  stand  part   of  the  Clause  : — A m e n d m e n t, 
by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  5  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Relief   in  respect  of  certain  con­
tractual  obligations)—(Mr.  Solicitor  G e n e r a l )— 
brought  up,  and  read  the  first  and  second  time, 
amended,  and,  as  amended,  added   to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Maintenance   of  contracts 
for  life  employment)—(Mr.  Charles  Duncan)— 
brought  up,  and  read  the  first  time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be  read  a  second  time,  put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Clause  (Enemy  raids  reinstatement) 
up,  and  read  the  first 

— (Mr.  Boyton)—brought 
time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be  read  a  second  time,  put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Clause  (Relief  from  liability  when 
fulfilment  of  contract  interfered  with   by  require­
ment  of  Government  department)—(Mr.  Pollock) 
—brought  up,  and read  the  first  and  second  time, 
amended,  and,  as  amended,  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Provision   as  to  sums  made 
irrecoverable  by  5  &  6  Geo.   5,  c.  9 7 ) - ( M r. 
Solicitor  General)—brought  up,  and  read  the 
first  and  second  time$  and  added   to  the  Bill. 

VOL.  172. 

T he  Order  of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the  Billdting  of 

Second  Reading   of  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  Civilians Bill. 
B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time  

upon  Tuesday  the  17th  day   of  this  instant  April.  


T he  National  Insurance  (Part   I .  Amendment)  National  

B i ll  was,  according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time.  Insurance  


Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a  Amendment) 

Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
—(Mr.  James  Hope.) 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Parliament 
Second  Reading   of  the  Parliament  and  Local   a nd Local 
Elections  B i l l; 

Elections Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 
upon  Tuesday  the  17th  day   of  this  instant  April. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Venereal 
Second  Reading   of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill  please  Bill 
[Lords]-, 

[Xmfc.] 

S 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 
upon  Tuesday  the  17th  day  of  this  instant  April. 

Whereupon  M r.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  Adjournment, 

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

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — I  t  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House  having  con­

tinued to sit till  five  minutes before  Eleven  

of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow.  






 














4th—Bth  April.  


Wednesday, 4th April  1917, 

Absence. 

informed 

Mr. Speaker's  TH E  House  being  met, the  Clerk   at  the  Table 

the  House   of  the  unavoidable 
absence  of  M r.  Speaker  from  this  day's  Sitting  : 
— W h e r e u p on  M r.  Whitley, 
the  Chairman   of 
W a ys  and  Means,  proceeded   to  the  Table,  and, 
after  Prayers,  took the  Chair   as  Deputy  Speaker, 
pursuant  to  the  Standing  Order. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read  ;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

No.  60. 

M r.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc­

Trustee 
,Savings Banks.  t j o ns   0 f   a n  A ct  of  Parliament,  —  Copy   of 
Twenty-fifth  Annual  Report   of  the  proceedings 
of  the  Inspection  Committee  of  Trustee  Savings 
Banks,  for  the  year  ended  20th  November  1916, 
with  Appendices. 

Prayers. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Keport. 

T he  following  Paper,  pursuant   to  the  direc-  Supreme 

tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,  was  laid  upon  Court (Rules.) 
the  Table   by  the  Clerk   of  the  House  : — C o py 
of  Rules  of 
(Revision), 
1917,  dated  4th  A p r il  1917. 

the  Supreme  Court 

Ordered,  That  the proceedings   on Government  Business of 


Business  be  not  interrupted  this  day  under  the 
House 
Standing  Order  (Sittings   of  the  House),  and  Business.)  

may  be  entered upon  at any  hour  though  opposed.  

— ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.)  


A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being  Adjournment 
proposed,  That  this  House   do  meet  to-morrow   ' ( ^ t e e ® o n 3e 
at  Twelve  of  the  clock,  and,   at  its  rising,   do 
adjourn  till  Tuesday  the  17th  day   of  this  instant 
April,  and  that  Mr.  Speaker,   as  soon  as  he  has 
reported  the  Royal  Assent   to  Bills  agreed   on by 
both  Houses,   do  adjourn  the  House  without 
Question  p u t — ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exche­
quer)  ; 

A nd  the H o u se  having  continued  to  sit till after 


Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Twelve   of  the  clock  on  Thursday  morning;  


T a b l e;  and   be  printed. 

Universities 
The  L o rd  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to 
(Scotland) 
the  directions  of  several  Acts   of  Parliament,— 
Act,  188.9 
(Ordinance.)  Copy   of  University  Court  Ordinance,  N o.   5 8 
(Saint  Andrews,  N o. 
10),  supplementary   to 
Ordinance  N o.   53  (Saint  Andrews,  N o.  8),   of 
the  Commissioners  under  the  Universities  ( S c o t­
land)  A c t,  1889. 

No.  61. 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

Copy   of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  A c t, 
1912,   by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Local Authority,  and confirmed, with  amendment, 
by  the  Secretary  for  Scotland 

County   of  F i f e. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 
T a b l e;  and  that 
the 
Universities  (Scotland)  A c t,  1889  (Ordinance), 
be  printed. 

the  Paper  relative  

to 

Irish Land 
M r.  Duke  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  C o m-
Commission.  mand,—Copy   of  Return   of  Advances  under  the 
for  the  month   of 

Irish  Land  Purchase  A c ts 
July  1915. 

o 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Street 
Accidents 
caused by 
Vehicles. 

No.  62. 

Secretary Sir George  Cave presented,—Return 

to  an  Address   to  H is  Majesty,  dated  the  3rd  day 
of  this  instant  April,  for  a  Return  relative   to 
Street  Accidents  caused   by  Vehicles. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Return   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e;  and   be  printed. 

Army. 

M r.  Macpherson 

presented,  pursuant   to  the 
directions  Of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of 
Rules 
for  Military  Detention  Barracks  and 
Military  Prisons.  Provisional  Amendment. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Navy 
Sir Edward  Carson  presented,  by H is  Majesty's 
(Exceptions,to  Command,—Copy  of  List  of  Exceptions   to  the 
to  P a y,  Non-effective 
Regulations.)  King's  Regulations  as 
P a y,  and  Allowances  sanctioned   by  the  Lords 
Commissioners 
the 
approval  of  the  Lords  Commissioners   of  the 
Treasury,  pursuant   to  the  Order   in  Council 
dated  19th  December  1881,  during  the  year 
1 9 1 5 - 1 6. 

the  Admiralty,  with 

of 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e. 

Thursday, 5th April  1917 : 

M r.  Deputy  Speaker  called  the  attention   of  Member  

the  House   to  tedious  repetition  on  the  part  of  ^^ontinue  

M r.  Pembertou 
fordshire,  and  directed  the  honourable  Member  

to  discontinue  his  speech.  


Billing,  Member  for  East  H e r t-  his speech, 


A nd the  Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved  


in  the  Affirmative.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Courts 
the  Courts 

into 
Powers)  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Committee  ;  

consideration 

(Emergency  p^™^® 1^. 

owers)  i 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­
sideration  upon  Tuesday  the  17th  day   of  this  

instant  A p r i l.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  National 
Committee  on  the  National  Insurance  (Part   I .  Insurance 
Amendment)  B i l l; 

Amendment) 

. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Tuesday   B m ­

the  17th  day   of  this  instant  April,  resolve  itself 
into  the  said  Committee.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  f or  the  Supply,  


Committee   of  S u p p l y;  


Resolved, 

That 

this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read^>for receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of   t 2 3 rd   March] 
the  23rd  day   of  March  l a s t;  

B e p o r t-

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  upon  


Tuesday  the  17th  day   of  this  instant  April.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 


Committee  of  W a ys  and  M e a n s; 

Means. 

Resolved,,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


A nd   it  being  after  half-past  Eleven   of  the  Adjournment, 

clock  on  Wednesday  evening,  M r.  Deputy 
Speaker  adjourned  the  House  without 
Question  put,  pursuant   to  the  Standing 
Order,  it  being  then  twenty-nine  minutes 
before  T wo   of  the  clock  on  Thursday 
morning,  till  this  day. 











Naval 
Discipline 
(Delegation of 	
Powers) Bill. 

Military 
Service 
(Review of 
Exceptions) 
Bill. 

Corn 
Production: 
Bill. 

Bill  31. 

Royal Assent. 

.   Y . 

5 th—17 th April. 	

67 

Thursday, 5th April  1917. 

The  House  met   at  Twelve   of  the  clock. 

Mr. Speaker's  P " p HE  House  being-  met,  the  Clerk   at  the  Table 
Absence. 
X 
informed  the  House   of  the  unavoidable 
absence  of  M r.  Speaker  from  this  day's  Sitting  :  

—  Whereupon  M r.  Whitley, 
the  Chairman   of 
W a ys  and  Means,  proceeded   to  the  Table,  and, 

Whereupon  M r.  D e p u ty  Speaker  adjourned  Adjournment, 

the  House  without  Question'  put,  
it 
being  then  half   an  hour  after  Twelve   of 
the  clock,  till  Tuesday  the  17th  day   of 
this  instant  A p r i l,  pursuant   to the  Resolu-
tion  of  the  House   of  the  4th  day  of  this' 
instant  A p r i l. 

. 

,

Tuesday, 17 th April  1917.  


Prayers. 	

pursuant  to  the  Standing  Order. 

after  Prayers,  took  the  Chair   as Deputy  Speaker,  TH E  House  being  met,  the  Clerk   at  the  Table  Mr. Speaker's­

informed  the  House   of 

the  unavoidable  Absence, 

absence  of  M r.  Speaker  from  this  day's  Sitting  ; 
the  Chairman   of 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Report  of  the  W a ys  and  Means,  proceeded   to  the  Table,  and, 
Commissioners  appointed   to  inquire  into  certain  after  Prayers, 

Sir John 
Jackson, 
Limited 
(Royai 

Commission.)  allegations  made  against  Sir  John  Jackson,  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Standing  Order.  


Secretary  Sir  George, Cave presented,  by  His  — W h e r e u p on  M r.  Whitley, 

the  Chair  

took 

as  Deputy  Prayers. 

Limited,   in  connection  with the  erection   of  H u ts 
for  the  Troops.  	

the  Gas  L i g ht  and  Coke  Gas Light 
Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  Company  Bill   be  read  the  third  time  to-morrow.   an(1 Coke 

Ordered, 

T h at 

Table. 

Message from 
the Lords. 

M r.  Deputy  Speaker  acquainted  the  House 
the 

that  a  Message  had  been  brought  from 
L o r ds   b y  one  of  their  Clerks,   as  followeth  : 

The  Lords  have agreed  to  the  Naval  Discipline 
any 

(Delegation   of  Powers)  Bill,	   without 
Amendment. 

Company Bill, 

Ordered,  That  the  London  Corn  Exchange  London Com 

Company  Bill   be  read  the  third  time  to-morrow.  Exchange 

Company Bill. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and  Public 

r e a d;  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Report. 

T he 

following  Papers,  presented   by  H is  Parliamentary 

Majesty's  Command  during  the  Easter  Recess,  Papers 

(Recess.) 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Military  Ser- were  delivered   to  the  Librarian   of  the  House 
vice  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Bill,  without  any  of  Commons  during  the  Recess,  pursuant   to 
Amendment. 

Standing  Order  No.  9 5 : —*  ­

Copy  of  Correspondence  with  the  Swedish  Kogrund 

M r.  Prothero, 

supported   by  M r.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer,  Mr.  Munro,  and  Mr.  Duke, 
presented  a  Bill  for  encouraging  the  Production 
  Portuguese  South  W e st 
of  Corn,  and  for  purposes  connected  therewith 
(including  provision  as  to  agricultural  wages  and  Africa  (in  continuation   of  Africa  ( N o.   1,  1915) 
rents)  :  A nd  the  same  was  ordered   to  be  read  a 
second  time  upon  Tuesday  the  17th  day   of  this 
instant  A p r i l;  and   to  be  printed. 

[ C d.  7960]). 

  Labour

Contract

in

Copy   of  further  Correspondence  respecting  Africa 

Copy  of  Report  and  Tables   of  Emigration  Emigration 

(Miscellaneous, 
No. 8,1917.) 

(No.  1, 1917.) 

Government  respecting 
Kogrund  Passage. 

the  Mining   of 

the 

A  Message  was  delivered   by  Captain  Thomas  of  Munition  W o r k e rs  Committee  (Medical  Cer-

Dacres  Butler,  Yeoman  Usher   of  the  Black 
R o d: 

Statistics   of  Ireland  for  1916. 

Statistics 
(Ireland.) 
Copy   of  Memorandum,  N o.  16,   by  the  Health  Munitions 
(Health of 
Munition 
Workers.) 
Copies  of  Oats  and  Potatoes  (Ireland)  Order,  Ministry of 

tificates  for  Munition  W o r k e r s ).  	

1917,  Intoxicating  Liquor 
livery)  Order, 

(Output  and  D e- Food. 

M r.  Deputy  Speaker, 

(Prices) 
(Restriction) 
-  T he  Lords  authorised   by  virtue  of  His  Order  ( N o.  2 ),  1917,  and  Sugar 
Majesty's  Commission,  for  declaring  H is  R o y al  Order,  1917,   as  amended  by  the  Sugar  Restric-
A s s e nt   to  several  A c ts  agreed  upon   by  both  tion  Order  ( N o.  <2%  1917,  made   by  the  F o od 
Houses,  desire  the  immediate  attendance   of  this  Controller  under  the  Defence  of 
the  Realm 
Honourable  H o u se   in  the  House   of  Peers,   to  Regulations. 
hear  the  Commission  read. 

1917,  Seed.  Potatoes 

Copy  of  Sixty-fourth  Report   of  the  Charity  Charity 

Accordingly  M r.  Deputy  Speaker,  with  the  	 Commissioners  for  England  and  W a l e s. 

Commission 
(England and 

House,  went   up  to  the  House   of  Peers  : — A nd 
having  returned  ; 

M r. Deputy  Speaker reported, T h at  the  House, 
at  the  desire   of  the  Lords  authorised   by  virtue 
of  H is  Majesty's  Commission,  had  been   at  the 
House   of  Peers,  where  a  Commission  under  the 
Great  Seal  was  read,  giving,  declaring,  and 
notifying  the  R o y al  Assent   to  the  several  A c ts 
therein  mentioned  ;  and  that  the  Lords  thereby 
authorised  had  declared  the  Royal  Assent   to 
the  said  A c t s,   as  follow  :  	

1.	  A r my  ( A n n u a l)  A c t,  1917. 

2.  A r my 

( A n n u a l)  A ct  ( 1 9 1 6)  Amendment 

A c t,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the  Wales.) 

Table. 

T he  L o rd  A d v o c a te  presented,  pursuant   to  University of 

the  directions   of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  Edinburgh, 
of  B e p o r t on  the  state   Of  the  Finances   of  the 
University   of  Edinburgh,  made   by  the  Univer-
sity  Court,  for  the  year  ended  31st  A u g u st 
1916-

' 

' 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

M r.  Secretary Chamberlain  presented, pursuant  East India 
to  the  directions   of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—  (Loans raised 
Return  of  all  Loans  raised   in  England  under the   i n  E n g l a n d - )
provisions  of  any  A c ts   of  Parliament,  charge­

A c t,  1917. 

3.  Naval  Discipline  (Delegation   of  Powers)  able  on  the  Revenues   of  India,  outstanding   at 
the  commencement   of  the  half-year  ended   on  the 
4.  Military  Service  ( R e v i ew   of  Exceptions)  31st  March  1917,  with  the  rates   of  interest  and 
total  amount  payable  thereon,  and  the  date   of 
K 2 

A c t,  1917. 

V O L . 1 7 2. 





	
 
68 	

nth  April. 

Ministry of 
Food. 	

munitions 
(Rules.) 

Diseases  of 
Animals Acts, 

Naval and 
Marine Pay 
and Pensions 
Act, 1865. 

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  half-year  ; 
the  close  of 
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. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,J— Copies of  Tea  ( N e tt  W e i g h t)  Order, 
1917,  Food  Hoarding  Order,  1917,  Manufacture 
of  Flour  and  Bread  Order  ( N o.  3 ),  1917,  and 
Public  Meals  Order,  1917,  made   by  the  Food 
Controller  under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm 
Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

D r.  Addison  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc­
tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Rules 
made   by  the  Minister   of  Munitions'  under  Sec­
tion  5  ( 4)   of  the  Munitions   of  W ar  Act,  1915, 
entitled  the  Munitions  (Limitation   of  Profits) 
Rules,  1915  (Ameridment),  Rules,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

M r.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc­
tions  of  an  A ct  of  P a r l i a m e n t , - - C o py   of  Order, 
N o.  9842,  under  the  Diseases   of  Animals  A c t s, 
dated  29th  March  191.7, postponing  the  operation 
of  the  T wo  Orders  described   in  the  Schedule 
thereto  until  the  1st  July  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Herbert Fisher  presented, pursuant  to the 
directions  of  several  A c ts   of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Naval  and 
Marine  P ay  and  Pensions  A c t,  1865,  dated 
30th  March  1917,  approving  a  Memorial   of  the 
Lords  Commissioners   of  the  Admiralty. 

Copy   of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Naval 
and  Marine  P ay  and  Pensions  A c t,  1865,  dated 
30th  March  1 9 1 7,  approving  a  Memorial   of  the 
Minister   of  Pensions. 

Copy   of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Naval 
and  Marine  P ay  and  Pensions  A c t,  1865,  dated 
14th  April  1917,  approving   a0 Memorial  of  the 
Lords  Commissioners   of  the  A d m i r a l t y. 

Government ol 
India Act, 
1858. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Govern­
ment  of  India  Act,  1915, dated  30th  March  1917, 
amending  a  Scheme  for  the  Establishment   of 
the  Secretary  of  State  for  India   in  Council. 

Copy   of  Provisional  Regulations,  dated  5th 

April  1917,  made   by  the  Treasury  under  Sec­
tion  83  "of  the  National  Insurance  A c t,  1911. 

Copy  of  Regulations,  dated  23rd  March  1917, 
made  under  the  Finance  ( N ew  Duties)  A c t, 
1 9 1 6,   by  the  Commissioners   of  Customs  and 
Excise  for  securing  the  payment   of  Cider  D u t y. 

Copy   of  Regulations,  dated  11th  April  1917, 
made  by  the  Commissioners  of  Inland  Revenue 
under  the  Finance 
( N o.   2 )  A c t,  1915,  with 
respect  to  service   by  Post. 

National 
Insurance 
(Joint 
Committee) 
Ameridment 
Regulations. 
Finance 
(New Duties) 
Act, 1916. 

Finance 
(No. 2) Act, 
1915.  > 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e. 

T he  following  Paper,  pursuant   to  the  direc-  Thames 

tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,  was  laid  upon  Conservancy, 
the  Table   b y  the  Clerk   of  the  House  : — G e n e r al 
Report   of  the  proceedings   of  the  Conservators 
of  the  River  Thames  during  the  year  1916,  with 
a  Statement  of  the  Accounts   of  the  Conservators 
for  that  year. 

No.  65. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   be  printed. 

M r.  Pringle,  M e m b er  for  N o r t h W e st  Lanark-  Adjournment 
shire,  rose  in  his  place  and  asked  leave   to  move   o f  t he   House, 
the  adjournment   of  the  House  for  the  purpose 
of  discussing  a  definite  matter   of  urgent  public 
importance,  viz.,  the  suppression   of  the  foreign  The "  Nation" 
circulation  of  the 
the  pleasure   of  the  House  having  been  signified, 
the  Motion  stood  over,  under  Standing  Order 
N o.  10,  till  a  quarter   of  an  hour  after  E i g ht 
of  the  clock  this  evening. 

"  Nation  "  newspaper  ;  and  Newspaper, 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Parliament 
Second  Reading   of  the  Parliament  and  Local   a°d30ca„1T>-n 
„ , 
elections  Bill  ; 

elections xsill. 

_ . .. 

°	  

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read,  a 
second  time  ; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made  to 
the  Question,   by  leaving  out  the  word  "  now," 
and,  at  the  end  of  the  Question,  adding  the 
this  day  three  m o n t h s . " — ( M r, 
words 
Dillon.) 

" u p on 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 

"  now  "  stand  part   of  the  Q u e s t i o n; 

T he  House  divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g ht  j 

T he  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers  for  the J  Lord Edmund Talbot, 

Yeas, 

|  Mr.  Primrose : 


Tellers  for  the  (  Captain  Donelan, 

Noes, 

|  Mr. Patrick  O'Brien: 

286. 

52. 


Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

So  it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Table. 

M r.  Barnes  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc­
tions  of  an  A ct  of  Parliament,—Copy   of  R o y al 
W a r r a nt  for  Pensions   of  Soldiers  disabled,  and 
the  families  and  dependants   of  Soldiers 
of 
deceased,  in  consequence  of  the  present  war, 
together  with  Order   in  Council  and  Regulations 
for  Pensions   of  British  Seamen  and  Marines, 
their  widows,  relatives,  and  dependants. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b le  ;  and   be  printed. 

A nd  the  Main  Question  being  p u t; 

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.  James  Parker.)  


The  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to  Courts 
take  into  consideration  the  Courts  (Emergency   ( E m e r g e ^y 
Powers)  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

A nd  Amendments  were  made   to  the  Bill. 

M r.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc-

Another  Amendment  was proposed   to  be  made 
tions  of  several  A c ts   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  to  the  Bill,   in  p.  2,  1.  36,   by  inserting,  after  the 
additional  Rule  for Elementary  School  Teachers'  word  "  authority,"  the  words  "  under  any  enact-
Superannuation  under  the  Elementary  School  ment  relating   to  the  defence   of  the  realm."  — 
Teachers  (Superannuation)  Acts. 

( M r.  Solicitor  General.) 

Pensions. 


No.  64.  


Elementary 
School 
Teachers' 
Superannua­
tion Rules. 





7  GEO.   V . 

nth—18th  April 

69 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  T h at  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l : — T he  said 
proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave   of 
the 
House,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made 
to  the  Bill,   in  p.  3 , 1.   5, by  leaving  out  the  words 
"  whether  before  o r . " — ( M r. 

Boyton.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  T h at  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the  Bill   : — 
I t  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Then  another  Amendment  was  made   to  the 

Bill. 

A nd   it  being  a  quarter   of  an  hour  after  E i g ht 
of  the  clock,  and  leave  having  been  given   to 
move 
the  adjournment   of  the  House  under 
Standing  Order  No.  10,  further  proceeding  was 
postponed  without  Question  put. 

Adjournment 
under 
Standing 
Order No. 10 
(the " Nation 
Newspaper.) 
Closure 
claimed, but 
Mr. Deputy 
Speaker 
withholds his 
Assent. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  That  this  House   do  now  adjourn— 
( M r.  Pringle) 

: — A nd  a  Debate  arising"  there­

'  upon  ; 

M r.  Holt  rose   in  his  place  and  claimed   to 
move,  That  the  Question   be  now  p u t;  but  Mr. 
Deputy  Speaker  withheld  his assent,  and  declined 
then  to  put  that  Q u e s t i o n : — T h en  the  House 
resumed  the  Debate. 

A nd   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Motion 
lapsed, 

the  adjournment   of 

the  House 

for 
without  Question  put. 

Courts 
(Emergency 
Powers) BUI. 

T he  postponed  proceeding   on  consideration 
the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers)  Bill,   as 

of 
amended,  was  resumed. 

A nd   it  being  after  Eleven   of  the  clock,  and 
objection  being  taken   to  further  proceeding, 
the further  consideration   of  the Bill,   as  amended, 
stood  adjourned. 

Ordered, 

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

Venereal 
Disease Bill 
[Lords. 

The  Order  - of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Beading   of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill 
[Lords]  ; 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  receiving  Supply 

the  Beport  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of  jj2e3r£tMaroh] 
the  23rd  day   of  March  l a s t;  

eporii' 

Ordered,  That  the  Beport   be  received  to­

morrow. 


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Com 

Second  Beading   of  the  Corn  Production  B i l l;

^ u o t i o  n 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply. 

Committee   of  S u p p l y; 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 

Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  M r.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  Adjoummen 

to  the  Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this 
House   do  now  adjourn. 

A nd  the Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  twenty-five  minutes  after  

Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


Wednesday, 18th April  1917. 

TH E  House  being  met,  the  Clerk   at  the  Mr. Speaker's 

Table  informed  the  House  of  the  unavoid-  Absence, 

able  absence  of  M r.  Speaker  from  this  day's 
S i t t i n g : — W h e r e u p on  Mr.  Whitley, 
man  of  W a ys  and  Means,  proceeded   to  the 
Table,  and,  after  Prayers,  took  the  Chair   as Prayers. 
Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  
Order. 

the  Standing 

the  Chair­

to 

Ordered,  T h at  the  B i ll   be  read  a  second  time 

M r.  Deputy  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e ,—  Private Bill 

to-morrow. 

Munitions of 
War Bill 
[Lords.) 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  f or  the 
Second  Beading   of  the  Munitions   of  W ar  Bill 
' 
[.Lords] j 

'  ' 

Beport  from  one   of  the  Examiners   of  Petitions 
for  Private  Bills,  That  
Petition  for  the  following  Bill,  originating   in  Orders not 
the  Lords,  the  Standing  Orders  have  not  been  ^ h p J i e  d 
complied  with,  v i z . :— 

in  the  case   of 

the  (standing 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

Colonial  Bank 

[Lords']. 

to-morrow. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Beport   be  referred   to  the 

Select  Committee   on  Standing  Orders. 

Billeting of 
Civilians Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Beading   of  the  Billeting   of  Civilians 
B i l l; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  B i ll   be  read  a  second,  time 

to-morrow. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 

into  consideration  the  Criminal  L aw  A m e n d­
ment  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Standing  C o m­
mittee  j 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  f or  the  Gas Lijght 

Third  Beading   of  the  Gas  L i g ht  and  Coke  ^ C o ke 
Company  B i l l; 

^ 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  lor  the  London Com 

Third  Beading   of  the  London  Corn  Exchange  Exchange 
Company  B i l l! 

Company BUI. 

• 

Ordered,  T h at  the  B i ll   be  taken  into  con­

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time 

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

to-morrow. 

National 
Insurance 
(Part I. 
Amendment) 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee   on  the  National  Insurance  (Part   I . 
A m e n d m e n t)  B i l l; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

VOL.  172. 

A  Bill   to  regulate  the  expenditure   on  capital London 

account  and  lending   of  money   by  the  London 
County  Council  during  the  financial  period  from  (Money) Bill, 
the  first  day   of  April,  one  thousand  nine  hun­
dred  and  seventeen,   to  the  thirtieth  day   of 
September,  one  thousand  nine  hundred  ana 
»  3 

 
70 

eighteen,  and  for  other  purposes,  was  presented, 
and  read  the  first  t i m e;  and  referred   to  the 
Examiners   of  Petition^  for  Private  Bills. 

Public 
Petitions, 
Vide Second 
Report. 

Companies 
(Consolida-
tion) Act, 
1908. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read  j  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

M r.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc­
tions  of  several  Acts   of  Parliament,-—Copy   of 
Account  showing  Receipts  and  Expenditure 
on  account  of  proceedings  in  connection  with 
the  winding   up  of  Companies  under  the  C o m­
panies  (Consolidation)  A c t,  1908,  during  the 
year  ending  31st  March  1917. 

Bankruptcy 
Act, 1914 
(Proceedings.) 

Copy   of  Account  showing  the  Receipts  and 
Expenditure   on  account  of  Bankruptcy  pro­
ceedings  during  the  year  ended  31st  March 
1917. 

Greek Loan 
of 1898. 

Egyptian 
Guaranteed 
Loan of 1886. 

Account,   up  to  31st  March  1917,   of  the  total 

sums  issued  from  the  Consolidated  Fund,  pur­
suant  to  the  Greek  Loan  A c t,  1898,   in  respect 
of  the  Annuity  which  was  guaranteed   by  H er 
for  the  purpose 
late  Majesty  Queen  Victoria 
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. 

Account,   up  to  the  31st  March  1917,  showing 
the  total  sums 
issued  from  the  Consolidated 
Fund,  pursuant   to  the  Egyptian  Loan  A c t, 
1885,   in  respect  of  the  Annuity   of  £ 3 1 5 , 0 00 
late  Majesty 
which  was  guaranteed   by  H er 
Queen  Victoria  for  the  purpose   of  facilitating 
the  raising   of  a  Loan   by  the  Government   of 
E g y p t,  and   of  the  sums  paid   in  or  towards  the 
repayment   of  any  money  so  issued. 

Government 
Insurances 
and Annuities. 
No.  66. 

Account   of  all  moneys  received  and   of  the 
disposal  thereof,  and   of  all  Contracts  for  the 
grant  of  deferred  L i fe  Annuities 
for 
payments  on  Death  made,  during  the  year  1916. 

and 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  that  the  Paper  relative   to  Govern­
ment  Insurances  and  Annuities   be  printed. 

Temporary 
Laws. 

No.  67. 

T he  following  Paper,  pursuant   to  the  Report 
of  the  Select  Committee   on  Expiring  Laws   in 
Session  1866,  was  laid  upon  the  Table   b y  the 
Clerk  of  the  H o u s e : — R e g i s t er   of  Temporary 
Laws  for  the  Seventh  Session,  Thirtieth  Parlia­
ment,  of  the  United  Kingdom   of  Great  Britain 
and  Ireland   (7  &  8  Geo.   V .  1917). 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   be  printed. 

New Member 
sworn. 

James  Chambers,  Esquire,  K.C.,  Member  for 
Belfast  Borough  (South  Belfast  Division),  was 
sworn. 

Societies
(Suspensions
Meetings) Bill 
"
Bill  32. 

"

'

of  Approved 

Sir Edwin  Cornwall, supported  by  Mr.  Hodge 
a n ( j  M r.  Baldwin,  presented  a  Bill   to  enable 
meetings 
Friendly 
Societies,.  and  Trade  Unions   to  be  dispensed 
with  during  the  present  war,  and  for  purposes 
connected  therewith  :  A nd  the  same  was  ordered 
to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow;  and   to  be 
printed. 

Societies, 

Business of
Ordered,  That  the  proceedings   on  the  Parlia­
ment  and Local  Elections  Bill,  if  under  discussion 
the House
C ^ V -f
at  Eleven   of  the  clock  this  night,  be. not  inter-
Elections Bill.) rupted  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings   of 

the  H o u s e ) . — ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  E x c h e­
quer.) 

United States 
of America 
(Entry into 
Alliance.) 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  desires   to  express 
to  the  Government  and  people   of  the  United 
State's  of  America  its  profound  appreciation   of 

the  action   of  that  Government   in  joining  the 
Allied  Powers,  and  thus  defending  the  high 
cause  of  freedom  and  the  rights   of  humanity 
against  the  gravest  menace   by  which  they  have 
ever  been  imperilled.—(Mr.  Chancellor   of  the 
Exchequer.) 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Parliament 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Parliament  and  Local
Elections  Bill.

^ o c a l t , . n 
K l e c t l o ns  B l U ' 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  N o.  1  (Further  prolongation   of  present 

Parliament). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  6,  to  leave 
out  the  words  "  six  years  and  ten  months,"   in 
order  to  insert  the  words  "  seven  years."—-(Mr. 
Peto.) 

Question  proposed,  T h at 

" s ix 
years "  stand  part   of  the  Clause  : — A m e n d m e n t, 
by  leave,  withdrawn. 

the  words 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  6, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "   i en,"   in  order  to  insert 
the word "  eight."—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question  put,  That  the  word  "  t e n"  stand 

part  of  the  Clause. 

T he  Committee  divided. 

Tellers  for the [Lord  Edmund Talbot,  \ 235 
(Mr.  Primrose: 

Yeas, 

J 

Tellers for the/Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien, 

Noes, 

\ Mr.  Hazleton: 

51. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  2  (Further  postponement   of  local 

elections). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  10,  after  the 
word  "  elections,"   to  insert  the  words  "  in  Great 
Britain."—(Major  Newman.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  16, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  the  "   to  the  word 
"  shall,"  in  1.  18,  in  order  to  insert  the  words 
"  thirtieth  of  November,  nineteen  hundred  and 
seventeen."—(Mr.  Dickinson.) 

Question  proposed.  T h at  the  words  proposed 

to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the  C l a u s e s-
Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  21, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  seventeen  "   to  the 
end  of  subsection  ( 1 ) . — ( M r. 

Dickinson.) 

Question  proposed.  That  the  words  proposed 
the  Clause  : — 

left  out  stand  part   of 

to  be 
Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  3  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Repeal   of  ss.  ( 2)   of  s.  1  of  the 
Parliament  and  Registration  A c t,  1 9 1 6 ) — ( S ir 
Frederick  Banbury)—-brought 
up,  and  read  the 
first  time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
the  Clause   be  read  a  second  time  : — M o t i on  and 
Clause,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Clause  (Duration  of  new  Parliament) 
up,  and  read  the 

— ( M r.  Hazleton)—brought 
first  time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  put,  T h at 

the 

Clause   be  read  a  second  time.  

a 

 
 
 
 
 
7  GEO. V. 

18^—19^

April. 

71 

T he  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the  j  Captain  Donelan, 

) 
{ Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien  : j 
Tellers for the ( Lord Edmund Talbot,  I 
[ 

|  Mr.  Beck  -, 

Noes, 

Yeas, 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  receiving  Supply 

5 0. 

the  Beport  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of'[23rd March 
the  23rd  day   of  March  l a s t;  

K e p o r t ' 

184. 

Ordered,  That  the  Beport   be  received 

to­

morrow. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

M r.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and 
the  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported, 
T h at  the  Committee  had  gone  through  the  Bill, 
and  directed  him   to  report  the  same,  without 
Amendment. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 

put,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third  time  ; 

T he  House  divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  B i g h t; 

T he  N o es   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers for the] Mr.  Beck, 

Yeas, 

(Mr.  James  Hope: 

Tellers  for  the j  Captain  Donelan, 

Noes, 

[Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien : 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Corn 

Second Beading   of  the  Corn  Production  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Production 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply. 

Committee  of  S u p p l y; 

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  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

203. 

4 2. 

So  it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Whereupon  M r.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  Adjournment, 

T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third  time 

and  passed. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

to  the  Order   of  the  H o u se   of  the  12th  day   of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this 
House   do  now  adjourn. 

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

Courts
(Emergency
Powers) Bill.

into 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to 
take 
the  Courts 
(Emergency   p u w e r  s )  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 
Committee. 

further  consideration 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Venereal 
Disease .Bill 
[Lords.] 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Beading   of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill 
[.Lords] ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Munitions  of 
War Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Beading   of  the  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  seven  minutes  after 
Eleven   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


Thursday, 19th April  1917. 

TH E  House  being  met,  the  Clerk   at  the  Mr. Speaker's 

Table  informed  the  House   of  the  unavoid-  Absence, 

aide  absence   of  M r.  Speaker  from  this  day's 
Sitting  : — W h e r e u p on  M r.  Whitley, 
man   of  W a ys  and  Means,  proceeded   to  the 
Table,  and,  after  Prayers,  took  the  Chair   as Prayers. 
Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  
Order. 

the  Standing 

the  Chair*­

to 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Gas Light 
C o k  e  ?,nd  Coke 

Third  Beading   of  the  Gas  L i g ht  and  
Company  B i l l? 

Company Bill. 

Billeting of 
Civilians Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Beading   of  the  Billeting   of  Civilians 
B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time 
this  evening,   at  a  quarter   of  an  hour  after 
Eight   of  the  clock. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

National 
Insurance 
(Part I. 
Amendment) 
Bill. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee   on  the  National  Insurance 
(Part   I .  Amendment)  Bill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  N o.  1  (Amendment   of  5  Geo.   5,  c.  29, 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  London Com 

Third  Beading   of  the  London  Corn  Exchange  Exchange 
Company  B i l l  ! 

Company Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  B i ll   be  read  the  third  time 
this  evening,   at  a  quarter  of  an  hour  after 
E i g ht   of  the  clock. 

s . l ( l ) ). 

Question  proposed,  That  the  Clause  stand 

part  of  the  B i l l: 

A nd   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Chair­
man  left  the  Chair   to  make  his  Beport   to  the 
House. 

M r.  D e p u ty  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and 
the  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported, 
That  the  Committee  had  made  Progress   in  the 
B i l l;  and  that   he  was  directed   to  move,  That 
the  Committee  may  have  leave   to  sit  again. 

M r.  Duke  presented  a  Bill   to  confirm  certain  Local 

Provisional  Orders  of  the  L o c al  Government  Government 
Board  for  Ireland  relating   to  the  K i n g 's  County   prr0eyfs°0„ai 
and  the  Bural  District   of  Newry  N o.   1 :  A nd  Orders Bill, 
.  Bill  33. 
the  same  was  read  the  first  time. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  referred   to  the 
Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  B i l l s;  and 
be  printed. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and  Public 

read  ;  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

vide Second 
Report. 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

M r.  Prothero 

presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  Board^of 

again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Command,—Copy   of  Beturn  of  the  A r ea

** 

V O L.  172. 

K  4 

Agriculture 
"
  • and Fisheries. 

"

 
 
 


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30th April -1 st May. 1917. 

Production  of  W h e a t,  Barley,  and  Oats   in  the 
United  Kingdom   in  each  of  the  years  1867   to 
1916  ;  and  the  average  Price   of  British  W h e a t, 
Barley,  and  Oats   in  England  and  W a l e s. 

T he  London  Corn  Exchange  Company  Bill  London Com 
was,  according   to  Order,  read  the  third  time  co^an^Bin 
and  passed.  

° m pa 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Board of 
Education. 

Table. 

Mr. Herbert Fisher presented, by His Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Memorandum  explaining 
for 
the  Supplementary  Estimate   of  £ 3 , 8 5 6 , 0 00 
Education  for  the  financial  year  ending  31st 
March  1918. 

Copy   of  Regulations  under  which  Supple­
mentary  Grant  will   be  paid  to  Local  Education 
Authorities  f or  Elementary  Education,   if  pro­
vision  is  made  by  Parliament  for  the  purpose. 

C o py   of  Regulations  for  Secondary  Schools 

in  E n g l a n d,  excluding  W a l es  and  Monmouth­
shire. 

Ordered,  T h at  the said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Blackpool 
M r.  Attorney  General  presented,  pursuant   to 
Improvement  Standing  Order  1 7 5 a , — C o py   of  Report   of  the 
Attorney  General   to  the  House   of  Commons  on 
B i l 1, 
the  Blackpool  Improvement  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  P a p e r - be  referred   to 

the  Committee   on  the  Bill. 

National 
Health 

M r.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc-
tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Order, 

d a t ed 

t he   National 
(Joint*106 
Committee.)  Health  Insurance  Joint  Committee,  entitled  the 
Insurance  (Normal  Rate   of 

1 9 . 1 7 '  m a de   > y 

1 8 th   A P r il 

National  Health 
Remuneration)  Order,  1917. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

T he  Lord  Advocate  presented,   b y  His 
Highlands 
and Islands  Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Third  Report 
(Medical 
S  rri  ) Grant 
^ e ( l i c al  Service  Board   of  the  Highlands 
Act, 1913. 

and  Islands,  for  the  year  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Supply 
[6th allotted 
Day.] 


T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  


into  the  Committee   of  Supply.  


( In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

Class  I Y. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That  a 
sum  not  exceeding  £ 1 3 , 5 6 5 , 7 80 
(including  a 
Supplementary  sum   of  £ 3 , 8 5 6 , 0 0 0)   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  1918  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses 
of  the  Board   of  Education,  and   of  the  various 
Establishments  connected  therewith,  including 
sundry  Grants   in  A i d: 

A nd   it  being  a  quarter   of  an  hour  after  E i g ht 
of  the  clock,  and  there  being  Private  Business 
set  down   by  direction  of  the  Chairman   of  W a ys 
and  Means  under  Standing  Order  N o.   8,  further 
proceeding  was  postponed  without  Question  put. 

Postponed  proceeding  on  Question,  T h at  a  Supply 

sum  not  exceeding  £ 1 3 , 5 6 5 , 7 80  (including  a  C^vU Semces 
Supplementary  sum  of  £ 3 , 8 5 6 , 0 0 0)   be  granted  Departments 
to  H is  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum  necessary  Estimates.) 
to  defray  the  charge  which  will  come   in  course 
of  payment  during  the  year  ending   on  the  31st 
day  of  M a r ch  1918  for the  Salaries  and  Expenses 
of  the  Board   of  Education,  and   of  the  various 
including 
Establishments  connected  therewith, 
sundry  Grants   in  Aid,  resumed. 

Question  again  proposed  : 

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

M r.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  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,  upon  Monday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of  [23rd March] 
the  23rd  day   of  March  last;  

e p °  " 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 

Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved,  T h at  this  H o u se  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Societies 

Second  Reading   of  the  Societies  (Suspension   of  (Suspension of 
Meet.ngs) Bdl. 
Meetings)  Bill  ? 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Venereal 
Second  Reading   of  the  Venereal  Disease  Bill  UiseaseBiil 
[Lords]; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  M o n d ay  next. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Munitions   of 

Second  Reading   of  the  Munitions  of  W ar  B i l l;  War Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Billeting  of 
Second  Reading   of  the  Billeting   of  'Civilians  Civilians Bill. 
B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time  


upon  Monday  next.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  National 

Committee  on  the  National  Insurance  (Part   I . 
Amendment)  B i l l; 

Amendment) 

Gas Light 
and Coke 
Company Bill. 

The  G as  L i g ht  and  Coke  Company  Bill  was, 
according  to  Order,  read  the  third  time  and 

Resolved,  T h at  this  H o u se  will,  upon  Monday   B l U­

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

» 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

Whereupon  M r.  D e p u ty  Speaker,  pursuant  Adjournment, 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

to  the  Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of 

i 

7  GEO.  V. 

19th—23rd  April. 

73 


February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this 
House   do  now  adjourn. 

A nd   it  being  half  an  hour  after  Eleven   of 
the  clock,  M r.  Deputy  Speaker  adjourned 
the  House  without  Question  put,  pur­
suant  to  the  Order   of  the  H o u se   of  the 
12th  day   of  February  last,  till  Monday 
next. 

confirmed  ;  and  that  they  had  directed  him   to 
report 
the 
the  Bill,  with  Amendments,  
House. 

to 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 


Ordered,  That  the  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  


Committee,   be 
morrow. 


taken 

into  consideration 

to­

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported Marriages 

Monday, 23rd April  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Private Bills 
[Lords]
(Standing 
Orders not 
previously 
inquired into 
complied 
with.') 

MR .  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt 

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, 
v i z . :— 

Aluminium  Corporation  Bill  [L o r d s ]. 

Mansfield  Railway  Bill  [L o r d s ]. 

South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  ( P o w er  and 
[Lords']. 

Heating)  Bill 

Yorkshire  Registries  (North  Riding)  Bill 

[Lords]. 

W e st  K e nt  Electric  Power  Bill 

[Lords]. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bills   be  read  a second  time. 

from  the  Committee   on  the  Marriages  P r o­
visional  Order  Bill  ;  That  they  had  considered  "provisional 
the  Order 
Order  ought   to  be  confirmed;  and  that  they  confirmed.] 
had  directed  him   to  report  the  Bill,  without 
Amendment,   to  the  House. 

that  the  said Order 

therein  contained; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do 

lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported  Cheshire Lines 

from  the  Committee   on  the  Cheshire  Lines  Committee 
Committee  B i l l;  T h at  they  had  examined  the   B u l" 
allegations  contained 
the 
Bill,  and  amended  the  same   so  as  to  make  it 
the  Bill  as 
consistent  with  the  provisions   of 
passed  by  the  Committee,  and  found  the  same, 
as  amended,  to  be  t r u e;  and  had  gone  through 
the  Bill  and  made  Amendments  thereunto. 

in  the  Preamble   of 

Ordered, 

That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed.  


Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

r e a d;  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported Cork 

Public 
.Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Beport. 

National 
Insurance 
Acts, 1911-13. 

Ministry of 
Food. 

M r.  Baldwin 

presented,   by  H4s  Majesty's 
Command,-—Copies   of = Reports  of  Inquiries  and 
Appeals  under  the  National  Health  Insurance 
(Medical  Benefit)  Regulations  (England),  1913. 
Volume   I . 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copies   of  Wheat,  Barley,  and  Oats 
(Prices)  Order,  1917,  Barley 
(Requisition) 
Order,  1917,  and  M a lt  (Restriction),  N o.   2, 
Order,  1917,  made   by  the  F o od  Controller  under 
the  Defence   of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Local 
Government 
Board 
(Scotland.) 

The  L o rd  Advocate 

presented,   by  H is 
Majesty's  C o m m a n d , — C o py   of  Twenty-second 
Annual  Report   of  the  Local  Government  Board 
for  Scotland,  1916. 

from  the  Committee   on  the  Cork  Improvement  Improvement 
Bill  ;  T h at  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   b y  the 
Committee,  and  found  the  same,   as  amended,  to 
be  true;  and  had  gone  through  the  Bill  and 
made  Amendments  thereunto. 

1  " 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

M r.  Br  Me  presented  a  Bill   to  reduce, 

in Coroners 

connection  with  the  present  war,  the  number   of  (Emergency 
jurors  at  Coroners'  Inquests  :  And  the  same  was  j^° v i s i o n s) 
Bill   34 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow; 
and  to  be  printed. 

T he  Venereal  Disease  Bill 

[Lords]  was,  Venereal 

according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time, 
committed  to  a  Standing  Committee. 

and  Disease Bill 
[Lords.  ] 

T he  Billeting   of  Civilians  Bill  was,  according  Billeting of 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

to  Order,  read  a  second  time. 

Civilians Bill.. 

Table. 

this  present  Parliament  for 

Ordered,  T h at  M r.  Speaker   do 

issue  his 
Warrant   to  the  Clerk   of  the  Crown,   to  make 
out  a  new  W r it  for  the  electing   of  a  Member 
to  serve  in 
the 
County  of  Middlesex  (Ealing  Division),   in  the 
room  of  Herbert  Nield,  Esquire,  <K.C.,  who, 
since  his  Election  for  the  said  county,  hath 
accepted  the  Office   of  Recorder  of  the  City   of 
York.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 

the  Committee   on  the  Local  Govern­

from 
ment  Provisional  Orders  ( N o.   1 )  B i l l;  T h at 
they  had  considered 
that 
tained; 

the  said  Orders  ought   to  be 

the  Orders  therein  con­

V O L.  172. 

Middlesex 
County 
(Ealing 
Division) 
Writ. 

Local 
Government 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No. 1) Bill. 
[Provisional 
Orders 
confirmed.] 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
put,  That  the  Bill   be  committed   to  a  C o m­
; 
mittee  of  the  whole  H o u s e — ( M r.  James  Hope) 

The  House  divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

The  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 

Tellers for the fLord Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

IMr.  Beck: 

Tellers for the J Mr.  Hogge,  

, 

l^Mr.  Ponsonby: 

Noes, 

\ 76. 
}  »  


So  it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

The  Bill  was  accordingly  committed   to  a 

Committee   of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 





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23rd—-24dh April 


Munitions  of 
War BiU. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading   of  the  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

National 
Insurance 
(Part I. 
Amendment) 
Bill. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee   on  the  National  Insurance 
(Part   I .  Amendment)  Bill. 

provision  for  the  Billeting   of  persons  engaged 
in  work  of  national  importance  for  the  purposes 
of  the present war—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot); 

M r.  Duke,  

by  His  Majesty's  Command, 
acquainted  the  House  that  H is  Majesty,  having 
been  informed  of 
this 
Motion,  recommends   it  to  the  consideration   of 
the  House. 

the  subject-matter   of 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Clause  N o.  1  (Amendment   of  5  Geo.   5,  c.  29, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

e. 1 (1) ). 

Question  again  proposed,  That  the  Clause 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

stand  part  of  the  B i l l: 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
the  Chairman   do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  a g a i n — ( M r.  Devlin) 
: — M o t i o n,   by  leave, 
withdrawn.	 

, 

Original  Question  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Clauses  N o.  2   to  N o.  5  agreed  to. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

resumed 

M r.  Speaker 

the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had  gone  through  the  Bill,  and 
directed  him  
same,  without 
Amendment. 

to  report 

the 

A	  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time  s — A nd  a  Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  T h at  the  Debate   be  now  adjourned— 
(Sir  Edwin  Cornwall) i—It  was resolved  in  the 
Affirmative. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Debate   be  resumed  to­

morrow. 

Societies
(Suspension of  w a  s  according  to Order,  read  a  second  time. 
Meetings) Bill. 

T he  Societies  (Suspension   of  Meetings)  Bill 

° 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
—(Mr.  James  Hope.) 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 
. Bill. 

T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Criminal  L aw  Amendment 
Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Standing  Committee  ; 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Wednesday  next. 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading   of  the  Corn  Production  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Supply. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will, 
resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

to-morrow, 

T he  Order   of  the day  being  read,  for  receiving 
Supply 
[23rd March]  the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of 
Report. 

the  23rd  day   of  March  last; 

Ordered, 

That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

morrow. 

Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day  of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this  House   do 
how  adjourn. 

A nd  notice being  taken  that  Forty  Members  


were  not  present,  the  House  was  told   by  

M r.  S p e a k e r;  and  Forty  Members  not  

being  present,  and  
it  being  then  after  

Four   of  the  clock,  the  House  was  ad­
journed  bv  M r.  Speaker,   at  fifteen  minutes  

after  Eleven   of 
the  clock,  without  a 
Question  first  put,  till  to-morrow.  


S T A N D I NG  C O M M I T T E E S. 

Distribution   by  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  Stand­

ing  Order  No.  47,   of  Bills  committed   to  a 
Standing  Committee.  


Name  of  Bill. 

Standing 
Committee. 

Venereal  Disease  Bill  \_Lords~\ 

; 

A. 

.6 


Tuesday  24th April  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

TH E  Marriages  Provisional  Order  Bill  was,  Marriages 

according  to  Order,  read  the  third  time  and  Q  ™ ^  1 ^ 1 

passed. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to Local 

take  into  consideration  the  Local  Government   pr°J^rgj™®ifc 
Provisional  Orders  ( N o.   1)  Bill,  as  amended  in  orders 
the  Committee. 

(No.  l) Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time  


to-morrow. 


Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and  Public 

read  ;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

v!de Second 
Report. 
Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,   by  H is  Public  

Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy   of  the  Seventyr   E e o o r d a­
eighth  Report   of 
Public  Records.  


the  Deputy  Keeper   of 

the 

Ways and 
Means. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 

' 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

A  Motion  being  made,  That  this  House  will,  Account  of  Receipts  and  Payments   of 

the 
Billeting of 
Civilians 
to-morrow,  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee   to  Treasury  Solicitor,   in  the  year  1916,   in  the 
[Salaries and  consider  of  authorising  the  payment,  out   of  administration  of  Estates on behalf of the  Crown  ; 
Expenses.] 
moneys to be  provided   by  Parliament,  of  salaries,  and  alphabetical  List   of  Intestates'  Estates   in 
and  other  expenses  payable  respect  of  which  Letters   of  Administration  were 
remuneration, 
under  any  A ct   of  the  present  Session   to  make  granted  to  the  Treasury  Solicitor   as  Crown's 

No.  68. 

M r.  Baldwin 

to  the  Crown's 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Abstract  ?°. m!.ne®
Account. 

presented,  pursuant  

 










F* 
I 	

V . 

24^—25th  April. 

i n  the  year  1 9 1 6,  anil   of  o t h er  cases 
Nominee  
(partial  intestacies,  &C.)   in  which  accounts  were 
opened  in  the  books   of  the  Treasury  Solicitor 
iii  the  same  year  ill  respect  of  moneys  received 
by  him  as  Crown's  Notninee. 

Resolvedi  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply. 

Committee   of  S u p p l y; 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Resolved,  That  this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow, 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee., 

New Member 
BWorn. 

Sir John  Fleming,  Member  for  the  Burgh  of 

Aberdeen  ( S o u th  Division),  was  sworn. 

Sir Daniel  Goddard  reported  from  the  Com­
Selection 
(Standing 
mittee   of  Selection;  T h at  they  had  added   to 
Committees.) 
Standing  Committee  A  the  following  Fifteen 
Standing 
Committee A.  Members  (in  respect   of  the  Venereal  Disease 
Venereal 
Disease Bill 
[Lords.] 	

Bill  [Lords']	 
Secretary  Sir  George  Cave,  Sir  Henry  Craih, 
Mr.  Bartley  Dehniss,  Mr.  DillonMr. 
Hayes 
Fisher,  Mr.  Glyn- Jones,  Mr.  King,  Mr.  Hugh 
Law,  Sir  George  Radford,  Mr.  Rawlinson,  Mr. 
Herbert  Samuel, Mr.  Snowden,  and Commander 
Wedgwood. 

)  : — T he  Lord  Advocate,  M r.  Brace,

Standing 
Committee A. 	 Committee;  That  they  had  discharged  the  fol­

Sir  Daniel  Goddard fnvth&v  reported from the 

Com 
Production 
Bill. 

lowing  Member  from  Standing  Committee   A  : 
—Lord  Alexander  Thynne;  and  had  appointed 
in  substitution  :  Major  Astor. 

Ordered,  That  the  Reports   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading   of  the  Corn  Production  B i l l; 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a 
second  t i m e; 

A n  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."  —  ( M r. 
Lough.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
word  "  now "  stand  part   of  the  Question  : — A nd 
a  Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

A nd   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Debate 

stood  adjourned. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of  ^ 3 r 0 d r t M a r o h] 
the  23rd  day   of  March  l a s t; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being 
Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

read,  for  the  Ways and 

Means. 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will, 

to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the  Billeting  of 

Committee  on  Billeting  of  Civilians  [Salaries  F u r i es  and 
and  Expenses]  ; 

.  Expenses.] 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Order of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  two  minutes  after  Eleven 

of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow.  


Wednesday, 25th April  1917. 

p E A T E E Si 

r p HE   Local  Government  Provisional  Orders  Local 
JL 
the  third  time  and  passed. 

( N o.   1)  Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read  g ^ J g S Sf 

Orders 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Debate   be  resumed 

to­

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to  ( N o '  ^  B m ­

morrow. 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

T he  Order  Of the  day  being  read, for  resuming 
National 
Insurance 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed 
(Part 1. 
Amendment)  upon  the  23rd  day  of  this  instant A p r i l,  That  the 
Bill. 
^National  Insurance  ( P a rt   I .  Amendment)  Bill 
be  now  read  the  third  t i m e; 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate  be further  adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

Ordered, 

That  M r.  Speaker   do 

issue  his  Longford 

W a r r a nt   to  the  Clerk   of  the  Crown   in  Ireland,  £ounty^(South 
to  fioake  out  a  new  W r it  for  the  electing   of  a  writ 
Member  to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament  for 
the  County   of  Longford 
(South  Longford 
Division),  in the  room   of  John  Phillips,  Esquire, 
deceased.—(Captain  Donelan.) 

Munitions  of 
War Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading   of  the  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Coroners 
( Emergency  Second  Reading   of  the  Coroners  (Emergency 
Provisions) 
Bill. 	

Provisions)  B i l l; 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read  ;  Public 

and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Yide Second 
Report. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,   by  H is  Conscientious 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Rules  made   by  O bj e c t 0 r 8\ 
the  Committee   on  Employment   of  Conscientious 
Objectors. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

Table. 

to-morrow. 

Billeting of 
Civilians Bill.  Committee  on  the  Billeting  of  Civilians  B i l l; 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Societies 
(Suspension  of  Committee  on  the  Societies 
Meetings) Bill.  M e e t i n g s)

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Suspension  of

 B  m 

. 

M r.  Baldwin  presented)  pursuant   to  the  direc-  High Court of 

tions  of  several  A c ts  of  Parliament,—'Copy   of  Justice and 
Accounts  showing  the  Receipts  and  Expendi-  Appeal*, ate. 
ture  in  respect  of  the  H i gh  Court   of  Justice, 
gg 
the  Court   of  Appeal,  and  the Court   of  Criminal 
Appeal  during  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917. 

Account   of  Receipts  and  Payments   in respect  Land Registry, 

of  the  Land  Registry  for  the  year  ended  31st 
March  1917. 

No.  70. 

VOL.  172. 

L  2 

76 

30th  April -1 st May. 

1917. 


Public 
Income and 
Expenditure. 

No.  71. 

Account   of  the  Public  Income  and  Expendi-
ture  of  the  United  Kingdom   of  Great  Britain 
and  Ireland   in  the year  ended  31st  M a r ch  1917  ; 
together  with  the  balances   in  the  Exchequer   on 
the  1st  A p r il  1916,  the  Receipts  and  Payments 
(not  being  Income  and  Expenditure)   in  the  year 
ended  31st  March  1917,  and  the  balances   in 
the  Exchequer   on  that  day. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

to 

Ordered,  T h at  the  proceedings   on  any  Lords' 
Business of 
the  Parliament  and  Local 
the House  ^  Amendments 
Elections  Bill  that  may   be  communicated  to  the 
and Local 
Elections Bill.) H o u se  this  day   be  not  interrupted  this  day 
under 
the 
the  Standing  Order 
H o u s e ),  and  may   be  entered  upon   at  any 
hour  though  opposed.—(Mr.  Chancellor   of  the 
Exchequer.) 

(Sittings   of 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Amendment  which, 
upon  the  24t.h  day   of  this  instant  April,  was 
proposed  to  be  made  to  the  Question,  That  the 
Corn  Production  Bill   be  now  read  a  second 
time  ; 

W h i ch  Amendment  was,   to  leave  out  the  word 
"  n o w ,"  and   at  the  end   of  the  Question   to  add 
the  words  "  upon  this  day  six  months 

A nd  the  Question  being  again  proposed,  That 
the  word  "  now  "  stand  part   of  the  Question   : — 
T he  House  resumed  the  said  adjourned  Debate. 

A nd  the  Question  being  put  ; 

T he  House  divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

T he  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 

Tellers  for  thej Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

^gg 

Yeas, 

1 Mr.  Primrose: 

Tellers for the f Mr.  Lough, 

N o e s, 

1 Commander  Wedgwood: 

I 

1  27 
j 

T he  Order   of  the  day being  read,  for  resuming  National 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed  *p® l™ c e  ' 
upon  the  23rd  day   of  this  instant  A p r i l,  T h at  Amendment) 
the  National  Insurance  ( P a rt   I .  Amendment)  Bill. 
Bill   be  now  read  the  third  time  ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Debate   be further  adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Munitions  of 

Second  Reading   of  the  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l;  War Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Coroners 

Second  Reading   of  the  Coroners  (Emergency 
Provisions)  B i l l; 

Provisions) 
Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Friday  next. 

T he  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the  Billeting  of 

Committee  on  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  B i l l; 

Civilians BiU. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Friday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Societies 

Committee  on 
Meetings)  Bill,-  

the  Societies 

(Suspension   of  (Suspension  of 
M e e t m g s)  B l lL 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Friday 

next,  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. 

to-morrow, 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of  [23rd March] 
the  23rd  day   of  March  last;  

S e p o r t ' 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

1 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 

So  it  was  resolved   in  the  Affirmative. 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

A nd  the  M a in  Question  being  p u t; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second 
t i m e : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  a  second 
time. 

Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  Committed  to  a 
Committee   of  the  whole  House  for  Monday  the 
7th day  of  May  next.—(Mr.  James  Hope.) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Billeting  of 

Committee   on  Billeting  of  Civilians  [Salaries  Civilians 

-,  tt, 

-i 

and  Expenses]  ; 

[balaries and 
Expenses.] 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Friday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Message from 
the Lords. 

M r.  Speaker  acquainted  the  H o u se  that  a 
Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords   by 
one  of  their  Clerks,   as  followeth  : 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Criminal Law. 

into  consideration the  Criminal  L aw  Amendment  Amendment 
Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Standing  Committee  ; 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Parliament 
and  Local  Elections  Bill,  with  A m e n d m e n t s; 
to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence   of 
this  House. 

Parliament 
and Local 
Elections Bill. 
Bill  35. 

Ordered,  That  the  Lords'  Amendments   to  the 
and  Local  Elections  Bill   be 

Parliament 
printed. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Amendments  made   by  the 

Lords   to  the  Bill   be  now  taken  into  considera­
tion.—(Mr.  Hayes  Fisher.) 

T he  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  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant  

to  the  Adjournment. 

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

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  eighteen  minutes  sifter 
Eleven   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 




7  GEO.   V . 

26/FT  April. 

77 

Thursday,  26th  April 1917. 

P E A T E E S. 

G  E V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented, 
lie  upon  the 

and  r e a d;  and  ordered   to 

Public
Petitions.
Vide Second
Report.

  m„ 11 

T a b l e ' 

Board  o£
Education.

Infant Welfare
(Grants from
the Board of 
Education.) 

M r.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,   by H is  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy   of  Minute  of  the  Board   of 
Education,  dated  26th  April  1917,  modifying 
the  Regulations  for  Public  Elementary  Schools, 
1912,  in  England  and  W a l e s,   as  already  modified 
by  the  Minutes  dated  4th  July  1913,  24th  June 
1914,  25th  November  1914,  and  21st  March 
1917. 
  M r.  Herbert 

Fisher  also  presented,—Return 
a n  Order,  dated  the  3rd  day   of  this  instant 
April,  for  a  Return  relative   to  Infant  W e l f a re 
(Grants  from  the  Board   of  Education). 

  Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  3rd  day   of  this 
Infant Welfare
(Contributions  i n stant  April,  for  a  Return  relative   to  Infant 
from the
Bates.) 

:—   - -
W e l f a re  (Contributions  from  the  Rates). 

. £.  >

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
Commission 
(Ireland.) 

M r.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc­
tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Order, 
dated  19th  A p r il  1917,  made   by  the  National 
Health  Insurance  Joint  Committee, acting  jointly 
with  the  Irish  Insurance  Commissioners,  entitled 
(Temporary 
the  National  Health 
Employment   in  Agriculture)  (Ireland)  Order, 
1917. 

Insurance 

the  31st  day   of  March  1918  for  the  Salaries  and 
Expenses  of  the  A ir  B o a r d: 

Whereupon,  the  Yeoman  Usher   of  the  Black 
Rod  having  come  with  a  Message  for  the  House 
to  attend  the  Lords  Commissioners,  the  Chairman 
left  the  Chair. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair. 

A  Message  was  delivered   by  Captain  Thomas  Royal Assent. 

Dacres  Butler,  Y e o m an  Usher   of  the  Black 
R o d: 

M r.  Speaker, 

" 

T he  Lords  authorised   by  virtue  of  H is 
Majesty's  Commission,  for  declaring  His  Royal 
Assent   to  an  A ct  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  H o u se   of  P e e r s ; — A nd  having 
returned  ; 

M r.  Speaker  reported,  T h at  the  House,   at 
the  desire   of  the  Lords  authorised,  b y  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  A ct  therein 
mentioned;  and  that  the  Lords  thereby  autho­
rised  had  declared  the  Royal  Assent   to  the  said 
A c t,   as  followeth  : 

Parliament  and  Local  Elections  A c t,  1917. 

Then  the  House  again  resolved  itself

  into  the Supply. 

Committee   of  Supply. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Table. 

South Eastern 
and London, 
Chatham, 
and Dover 
Railways Bill. 

Sir  Godfrey  Baring  reported  the  South 

Eastern  and  London,  Chatham,  and  D o v er 
Railways  Bill,  with  Amendments. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Railway Bills 
(Group 1.) 

Sir  Godfrey  Baring  reported  from  the Com­
mittee  on  Group  1   of  Railway  Bills  ;  That,  for 
the  convenience   of  parties,  the  Committee  had 
adjourned  till  Wednesday  next,   at  half  an  hour 
after  Ten   of  the  clock. 

  sum  not 
Question  again  proposed,  That  a
exceeding  £ 1 , 0 00   be  granted   to  H is
  Majesty, 
to  defray  the  charge  which  will  come   in  course 
of  payment  during  the  year  ending   on  the  31st 
day  of  March  1918 
the  Salaries  and 
Expenses   of  the  A ir  Board  : 

for 

Question  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Resolution  to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Committee  had  come   to  a  Resolution. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do 

lie  upon  the 

Ordered, 

That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

Table. 

morrow. 

Standing 
Committees 
(Chairmen's 
Panel.) 
Standing 
Committee A. 
Venereal 
Disease Bill 
[Lords.] 

Business  of 
the House 
(Friday: 
Sitting.) 

Supply 
[6th allotted 
Day.] 

M r.  Eugene  Wason  reported  from  the  Chair-
men's  P a n e l;  That  they  had  appointed  M r. 
John  William  Wilson  to  act  as  Chairman  of 
the 
Standing  Committee  A 
Venereal  Disease  Bill  [Lords] 

(in  respect   of 

). 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Resolved,  That  this House   do  sit  to-morrow.— 

( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself 

into  the  Committee   of  Supply. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  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. 

T he  Order  of the  day  being  read,  for receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of   [ 2 3 rd  March] 
the  23rd  day   of  March  l a s t;  

B e p o r t­

^  Ordered, 
morrow. 

That  the  Report   be  received  t o­

•  o 

T he  Order  of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will, 

to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

A ir  Board. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  T h at  a 
sum  not-  exceeding  £ 1 , 0 00   be  granted   to  H is 
Majesty,   to  defray  the  charge  which  will  come 
in  course  of  payment  during  the  year  ending   on 

T he  Order   of  the day  being  read,  for resuming  National 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed insurance 
upon  the  23rd  day   of  this  instant  April,  That  Amendment) 
the  National  Insurance  (Part   I .  Amendment)  Bill. 
Bill  be  now  read  the  third  time  ; 

^ 

VOL.  172. 

L  3 

 
 
 
 
78 	

26ft—27th  April. 

1917, 


"Ordered-^ $ " h M t he  Defeats  be  further'adjourned 

T he  H o u se	   divided. 

till  to-morrow. 

Munitions of 
War Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  o h t ie  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Adjournment. 

Whereupon  M r.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant 
to  the  Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this 
House   do  now  adjourn. 

A nd   it  being  one  hour  after  the  conclusion 
of  Government  Business,  M r.  Deputy 
Speaker  adjourned  the  House  without 
Question  put,  pursuant   to  the  Order  of 
the  House   of  the  12th  day   of  February 
last,  it  being  then  eleven  minutes  after 
Ten   of  the  clock,  till  to-morrow,  pursuant 
to  the  Resolution   of  the  House   of  this 
day. 

'  Friday>  27th April  1917. 

P B A Y E B S. 

' 

Public  SE V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented, 

and  read;  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the 

Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Beport. 

Table. 

Ministry of 
Food. 	

Shops Act, 
1913. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's 
C o m m a n d s - C o p i es   of  W h e a t,  R y e,  and  R i ce 
(Restriction)  Order,  1917,  and  Cake  and  Pastry 
Order,  1917,  made   by 
the  F o od  Controller 
under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papeir   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

T he  L o rd  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to 
the  directions   of  an  A ct   of .  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  A c t,  1912,
  b y 
the  Council   of 
the  uiidei'mentioned  L o c al 
Authority,  and  confirmed   by  the  Secretary  for 
S c o t l a n d :— 

Burgh   of  Greenock. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Intermediate 
Education 
(Ireland.) 

No'.  72. 

T he  following  Paper,  pursuant   to  the  direc-; 
tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,  was laid  upon  the  ;
Table   by  t h e ' C l e rk   of  the  H o u S e : — A c c o u n ts 
of  Redeipts  aiid Expenditure   of  the  Intermediate 
Educiation  Board  for  Ireland  for  the  year  1 9 1 6; 
together  with  the  Report   of  the  Comptroller  and; 
AuditOf  Geiierkl  thereon. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   be  printed. 

Mumtionsof 
War $111. 

T he  0 * d er   of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading   of  the  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l; 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g ht  j 

T he  N o es   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers for the j Lord Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

\Mr.  Beck-. 

Tellers  for  t h e / M r. 

Pringle, 

Noes, 

[Mr.  Anderson : 

So  it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

100. 

I  10. 

A nd  the  M a in  Question  being  p u t; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  tfead  a  second 
time. 

Ordered,  That  the.  Bill   be  committed   to  a 
Committee of  the  whole  H o u se  for  M o n d ay  next. 
—(Mr.  James Hope.) 

T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for resuming  National 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed  ip®"^ 1106 
upon  the  23rd  day   of  this  instant  April,  That  Amendment) 
the  National  Insurance  ( P a rt   I .  Amendment)  Bill. 
Bill   be  now  read  the  third  time  ; 

A nd  the  Question  being  again  proposed  — 

The  House  resumed  the  said  adjourned  Debate. 

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t; 
Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

T he  Coronets  (Emergency  Provisions)  Bill  Coroners' 

was,  according   to  Order,  read  a  second  time. 
# 
_ 

_ 

° 

_ 

(Emergency 
Provisions) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will  immediately  Bill, 

resolve  itself  into  the  Committee   on  the  B i l l .— 
(Mr.  Pratt.)

:

T he  House  accordingly  resolved  itself  into 

the  Committee. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

'Clauses  N o.  1  and  N o.  2  agreed  t o. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  Sir 
Laminij  Wtrthinffton-Evans  reported,  That  the 
Cdannittee  had  gone 
directed  him 
A.mendment. 

through  the  Bill,  and 
the  same,  without 

roport 

to 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time  i — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  litirds,  and  desire  their  cdncurreiice. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Societies 

into  a  Confiinittee  on  the  Societies  (Suspension 
Of  Meetings)  Bill. 

Meetings) Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
bfeing  proposed,  That  the  Bill   be  ndw  read   a; 
j 
second  t i m e; 

Clauses  N o.  1  and  N o.  2  agreed  to. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made  to 
this  Question,  by 
leaving  out  from  the  word' 
"  T h a t  "  to  the  end   of  the  Question,  and  adding 
the  Words  " t h is  House  declines   to  proceed  with; 
the  Second  Reading   of  the  B i ll  until  the  restric-; 
freedom   of  employment   of 
tions  upon 
Pringle),\ 
munition  workers  are  removed  " — ( M r  . 
j . 
—instead  thereof. 

the 

•  

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  T h at  the  wordsl 
'proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the  Q u e s­
tion  : 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  atid  •Sir 
Laming  Worthington-Evans  reported,  That  the 
Committee  had  gone 
directed  him  
Amendment. 

the  Bill,  and 
same,  without 

to  report 

through 

the 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third. 
time  and  passed. 

j 

' 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

7  G M  V. 

%lth-rZQth  April.  


Billeting of 
Civilians 
[Salaries and 
Expenses.] 

The  Hp,use,  according   to  Order, resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee   on  Billeting   of  Civilians 
[Salaries  and  Expenses], 

T he  Mansfield  Railway  Bill 
a  second  time,  and  committed. 

was  read  Mansfield 

Bail way Bill 
[Lords.] 

( In  the  Committee.) 

T he  South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  ( P o w e r  South 

Resolved',  T h at   it  is  expedient  to  authorise  the 
payment,  out  of  moneys   to  he  provided   by 
Parliament,  of  salaries,  remuneration,  and  other 
expenses  payable  under  any  A ct   of  the  present 
Session  to  make  provision  for  the  Billeting   of 
persons  engaged   in  work  of  national  importance 
for  the  purposes   of  the  present  war.  —  ( S ir 
Laming  Worthing ton-Evans.) 

Resolution  to  be  reported. 

and  Heating)  Bill 
j 
t  
time,  and  committed.

. .. 

& / 

J

[Lords]  was  read  a  second  Staffordshire 
(Power and 
Heating) Bill 
[Lords.] 

  Mond Gas 

"

T he  W e st  Kent  Electric  Power  Bill  [Lords']

  West Kent 

was  read  a  second  time,  and  committed.

Power Biil 
[Lords.] 

T he  Yorkshire  Registries 

(North  Riding)  Yorkshire 
Bill  [Lords']  was  read  a  second  time,  and  com-  Registries 
mitted 
m l t t e a ­  

(North Riding) 
Bill  [Lords.] 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  Sir 
reported,  T h at  the  Committer 

Edwin  Cornwall 
had  come   to  a  Resolution. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

M r.  Macpherson 

presented,  pursuant   to  the  Army, 

directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of 
Order  in  Council,  dated  20th  A p r il 
1917, 
defining  the  Duties   of  the  Members  of  the  A r my 
Council. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Table. 

Billeting of
civilians Bill.

  Committee  on  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  Bill  ; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Supply 
[26th April] 
Beport. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of 
the  26th  day  of  this  instant  A p r il  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pursuant  Metropolitan 

to  the directions  of  several  A c ts   of  Parliament,—   p°lw«. 
Accounts   of  the  Metropolitan  Police  and  the 
Police  Pension  Junds  for  the  year  ended  31st 
March  1917. 

Copies  of  Orders  made  under 

the  Shops  Shops Act, 

A c t,  1912,   b y  the  Councils   of  the  undermen- 1 9 1 2­
tioned  Local  Authorities,  and  confirmed   by  the 
Secretary  of  State 
for 
ment   : — 

the.  H o me  Depart­

Ways and 
Means. 

Supply. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

County   of  A n g l e s ey 

( U r b an  District   of 

Committee   of  Supply  ; 

Amiwch). 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

Borough  of  Salford. 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Supply 
[23rd March] 
Beport. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of 
the  23rd  day   of  March  l a s t; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

1 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do lie  upon  the 
the 

relative   to 

Table  |  and 
M etropolitan  Police   be  printed. 

that  the  Paper 

M r.  Baldwin 

presented,  pursuant  
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Pj^ ^  A-ct, 
Regulation  relating   to  Excess  Profits  D u ty   progta  Duty!) 
made   by  the  Treasury  under 
( N o.   2 )  A c t,  1915. 

the  Finance 

the  Finance 

to 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper  d o  lie  upon  the 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Table. 

Adjournment.

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the 
Order  of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 

M r.  Duke  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  Com-  Evicted 

mand,—Copy   of  Return  giving  particulars 
cases  in  which  persons  have  been  reinstated  with  Art. 1907. 
the  assistance   of 
during  the  quarter  ended  31st  March  1917. 

the  Estates  Commissioners 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

Tablp. 

in  the  Affirmative. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Criminal Law 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued   to  sit  till  seventeen  minutes  after 
Four   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Monday 
next, 

Monday, 30th'April  1917. 

P B A T E S S. 

Cheshire Lines  T ^ H  E  H o u se  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-
Committee 
tion  the  Cheshire  Lines  Committee  Bill, 
B i l 1' 

X 
as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

into  consideration  the  Criminal  L aw  A m e n d-  Amendment 
ment  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Standing  Cpm-
mittee  ; 
• 
A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was 
proposed,  That  the  Bill,   as  amended,  be  re­
committed—(Mr.  Booth)  s — A nd  the  said  Motion 
was,  with  leave   of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

1  ' 

t, 

• 

0 

Then  the  House  proceeded   to  take  the  Bill 

into  consideration. 

A  Clause  was  offered   to  be  added  to  the  Bill 
(Examination   of  persons  > sentenced   to  penal 
for \ 
imprisonment  or  detention 
servitude  or 
sexual offences).—(Sir  George  Greenwood.) 

A nd  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

Ordered,  That 

the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

read  the  first  time. 

Aluminium 
Corporation  was  read  a  seteond  time,  and  committed. 
Bill {Lorit."\ 

T he  Aluminium  Corporation  Bill 

^  

m  > 

[L o r d s] 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  T h at  the  Clause   be  read  a  second 
t i m e : — It  passed   in  the  Negative. 

L  4 

 
 
 
 
80 

30th  April 

-1 st  May. 

1917. 

Another  Clause  (Amendment   of  8  E d w,   7, 
c.  67,  s.  58  (1)  (e) )—(Sir  George  Greenwood)— 
was  twice  read;  and  made  part   of  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  was  offered   to  be  added  to 
the _ Bill  (Reasonable  care  against  spread   of 
disease).—(Mr.  Rawlinson.) 

A nd  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

read  the  first  time. 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  T h at  the  Clause   be  read  a  second 
time  ; 

T he  H o u se  divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g ht  j 

T he  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 

Tellers for the \ Mr.  Rawlinson, 

Yeas, 

I. Sir  Godfrey  Baring  t  J 

Tellers for theJ Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Noes, 

I Mr,  Primrose : 


So  it  passed  in  the  Negative.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Billeting  of 

Committee   on  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  B i l l; 

Civilians Bill. 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Munitions  of 

Committee  on  the  Munitions   of  W ar  Bill  ;  

W a  r  Biu-

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being read, for  receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of  [ 2 6 t  b April] 

the  26th  day   of  this  instant  A p r i l;

e p or

  "

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

2 1, 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply. 

Committee   of  Supply  ; 

J  107 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Another  Clause  was  offered  to  be  added  to  the 
Glyn-

Bill  (Institution   of  proceedings).—(Mr. 
Jones.) 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of £ 2 3 rd  M a r c h l 
the  23rd  day   of  March  l a s t; 

E e p o r t ' 

"  

And  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

Ordered, 

That  the  Report   be  received  to­

read  the  first  time. 

morrow. 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  T h at  the  Clause   be  read  a  second 
time  : — It  passed   in  the  Negative. 

Another  Clause 

(Increase   of  penalty 

for 
certain  offences  where  the  offender   is  suffering 
from  venereal  disease   in  a  communicable  form) 
— (Mr.  Duncan  Millar)—was  twice read ;  and 
made  part   of  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  was  offered   to  be  added  to 
the  Bill  (Amendment  of  principal  A c t ) . — ( S ir 
Albert  Spicer.) 

A nd  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

read  the  first  time. 

A nd  a  Motion  being,  made,  and, the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Clause   be  read  a 
time  : — T he  said  Motion  and  Clause 
second 
were 
the  House, 
withdrawn. 

severally,  with 

leave   of 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Order   of  the House   of  the  12th  day  of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 

A nd   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  12th  day  

of  February  last,  till  to-morrow.  


Another  Clause  was  offered   to  be  added  to 
the  Bill  ( D u ty   of  person  suffering  from  venere&l 
disease  to  place  himself under  treatment,  & c . ) .— 
(Captain  Guest.) 

Tuesday, Ist  May  1917. 

A nd  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

P R A T E R S. 

read  the  first  time. 

A nd  a  Motion  being  .made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the  Clause   be  read  a  second 
time  : — It  passed   in  the  Negative. 

Another  Clause  was  offered   to  be  added  to 
the  Bill  (Defilement   of  girls  under  seventeen). 
—(Mr.  Dickinson.) 

MR .  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt  Provisional 

from  one  of  the  Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Oidei  Bills 
Private  Bills,  T h at   in  the  case  of  the  following   ^ d a ° f  n g 
Bill,  referred   on  the  First  Reading  thereof,  the  applicable 
Standing  Orders  which  are  applicable  thereto  thereto 
have  been  complied  with,  viz.  : — 

^>™hp^fed 

Local  Government 

(Ireland)  Provisional 

A nd  the  said.  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

Orders  Bill. 

read  the  first  time. 

Ordered,  That 

the  Bill   be  read  a  second 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Clause   be  read  a 
second  time  : — A n  d  a  Debate  arising  thereupon; 

.  A nd   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Debate 

stood  adjourned. 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate   be  resumed  upon 

•  Friday  next. 

Billeting of 
Civilians 
[Salaries and 
Expenses.] 

The  Order  of  the  day being  read, for  receiving  

the  Report  from  the  Committee   on  Billeting   of  

Civilians  [Salaries  and  Expenses]  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

time  to-morrow. 

M r.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,—Return   to  an British  

Order,  dated  the  15th  day   of  March  last,  for  a Museum.  

Return  relative   to  the  British  Museum. 

No.  74.  


Ordered,  That  the  said  Return   do  lie  upon 

the  Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

M r.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc-  National 

tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Order,  Health 
dated  12th  April  1917,  made   by  the  National  oommfssfon 
Health  Insurance  Joint  Committee  acting  jointly  (Scotland.) 
with 
entitled  the  National  Health  Insurance  ( T e m­

Insurance  Commissioners, 

the  Scottish 

 


1 st  May. 

81 

7  GEO.   VR. 

porary  Employment  
(Scotland),  1917. 

in  Agriculture)  Order 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Message from 
the Lords. 

War Pensions 
Bill'. 

Nottingham­
shire and 
Derbyshire 
Tramways 
Bill [Lords.] 

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

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  W ar  Pensions 
Bill,  with  A m e n d m e n t s;   to  which  the  Lords 
desire  the  concurrence   of  this  House. 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n 
A ct   to  transfer  to 
the  Nottinghamshire  and 
Derbyshire  Tramways  Company  the  tramway 
undertaking  of  the  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and  Bur­
gesses  of 
the  Borough   of  Ilkeston,  and  for 
other  purposes;   to  which  the  Lords  desire  the 
concurrence  of  this  House. 

•Haslemere 
and District 
Gas Bill 
I  Lords.] 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n 
A ct  for  incorporating  and  conferring  powers   on 
the  Haslemere  and  District  Gas  Company  ;   to 
which  the  Lords  , desire  the  concurrence   of  this 
House. 

T he  Nottinghamshire  and  Derbyshire  T r a m­

ways  Bill  [L o r d s  ]  was  read  the  first  time. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  ;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Committee  had  come   to  several  Resolutions. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

morrow. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  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. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for receiving  Supply 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of  ^ O H  " 
the  26th  day  of  A p r il  last  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

morrow. 

Lord  Edmund 

Talbot 

reported 

from  the  Supply 

Committee   of  Supply  of  the  23rd  day   of  March   K  r t  M 
last  a  Resolution;  which  was  read,   as  followeth  : 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  

Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8.  


Class   1. 

Nottingham­
shire arid 
Derbyshire 
Tramways 
Bill  [Lords.] 

Haslemeie 
and  District 
Gas BiU 
[Lords.] 

(>rdered,  That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 

That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 3 3 , 2 30   be  granted  Boyal Palaces, 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

T he  Hasiemere  and  District  G as  Bill 

[Lords] 

was  read  the  first  time. 

Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 

to  H is  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum  necessary   to 
defray  the  charge  which  will  come   in  course  ot 
payment  during  the  year  ending   on  the  31st  day 
of  March  1918  for  Expenditure   in  respect  of 
Royal  Palaces,  including  a  Grant   in  A i d. 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

The  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time,  was  agreed  to. 

War Pensions 
BiU. 

Bill  36. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Amendments  made   by  the 
Lords  to  the  W ar  Pensions  Bill   be  taken  into 
consideration  to-morrow;  and   be  printed. 

Supply 
[7th allotted 
Day.] 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  resolved  itself 

into  the  Committee   of  Supply. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 


Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being read, for  receiving  Billeting  of 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  

Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8.  


the  Report  from  the  Committee   on  Billeting   of Civilians 
Civilians  [Salaries  and  Expenses]  ? 

Expenses.?* 1 

Class  I I.  


1.  £ 9 1 , 1 50  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses   of 
the  Office  of  the  Commissioners   of  H is  Majesty's 
Works  and  Public  Buildings. 

Class   I. 

2.  £ 3 , 6 00 

for  Expenditure  

in 

respect  of 

Osborne. 

3.  £ 5 5 , 7 00  for  Expenditure   in  respect  of  the 

Royal  Parks  and  Pleasure  Gardens. 

4.  £ 2 9 , 8 00 

for  Expenditure  
Houses   of  Parliament  Buildings. 

in  respect  of 

5 / £ 2 5 , 4 00 

for  Expenditure  

in  respect  of 

Miscellaneous  L e g al  Buildings. 

6.  £ 4 2 , 2 00  for  Expenditure   in  respect  of  A rt 

and  Science  Buildings,  Great  Britain. 

7.  £ 2 0 , 6 50 

in  respect  of 
for  Expenditure  
Diplomatic  and  Consular  Buildings,  and  for  the 
maintenance  of  certain  Cemeteries  Abroad. 

8.  £ 3 1 5 , 8 00 

for  Expenditure   in  respect   of 
Customs  and  Excise, 
Inland  Revenue,  Post 
Office  and  Telegraph  Buildings   in Great  Britain, 
and  certain  Post  Offices  Abroad. 

9.  £ 7 8 , 3 50 

in  respect  of 
for  Expenditure  
Ministry   of  Labour,  Employment  Exchange  and 
Insurance  Buildings,  Great  Britain. 

10.  £ 1 2 0 , 7 00  for  Expenditure   in  respect  of 
in  Great  Britain,  not 

sundry  Public  Buildings  
provided  for   on  other  Votes.  • 

Resolutions   to  be  reported. 

Ordered, 

That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

morrow. 


The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Billeting  of 

Committee  on  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  B i l l; 

CiviUans Bill. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-moirow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


The  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for 

Committee  on  the  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l; 

the  Munitions  o£ 
War BiU. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant  

to  the  Adjournment. 

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

A nd   it  being  one  hour  after  the  conclusion  

of  Government  Business,  M r.  Speaker 
adjourned  the  House  without  Question 
put,  pursuant   to  the  Order   of  the  House  

of  the  12th  day   of  February  last,   it  being  

then  half  an  hour  after  Seven   of  the 
clock,  till  to-morrow.  


Vox,.  172. 

M 















85 

30thApril-1 st May. 	

1917. 

Wednesday, 2nd May  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Cork 
Improvement 
"Bill. 

TH E  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-

tion the Cork  Improvement  Bill,   as  amended 

in  the  Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings   of  the  Com-Business  of 
mitfcee of  "Ways  and  Means,   if  under  discussion  the House 
at  Eleven  of  the  clock  this  night,   be  not  inter-  ^ n s .  ) 
rupted  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings   of 
the  H o u s e ) . — ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  E x c h e­
quer.) 

T he  House,	   according  to  Order,  resolved  itself  Ways and 

into  the  Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means. 

Means. 

• 

' 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be read  the  third  time. 

, 

( In  the  Committee.)

South Eastern 
Ordered,  That  the  South  Eastern  and  London, 
Chatham1011'  Chatham,  and  D o v er  Railways  Bill,   as  amended 
in  the  Committee,   be  taken  into  consideration 
and Dover 
Railways Bill,  to-morrow. 

Local 
Government 
(Ireland) 

Provisional 
Orders Bill, 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Report. 

Army. 

The  Local  Government  (Ireland)  Provisional 
Orders  Bill  was,  according   to  Order;  read  a
second  time,  and  committed.  


Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read;  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

M r.  Macpherson 

presented,  pursuant  to,  the 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—  Copy   of 
Rules  for  Military  Detention  Barracks  and 
Military  Prisons  Amendment. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

National 
School 
(Ireland) 
Pension Fund,  of 

Mr.  Baldwin 

presented,   b y  H is  Majesty's 
Command,—Annual  Accounts  of  Receipts  and 
Payments  in  respect  of  the  Capital  and  Income 
(Iceland) 

the  National  School  Teachers 

Pension  Fund  tor  the  year  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Financial 
Statement 
(1917-18.) 

No.  75. 

Ordered,  That  there  be  laid  before  this  House 

a  Copy   of  Statement  of  Revenue  and  E x p e n­
diture  as laid  before the  House   by M r.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer  when  opening  the  Budget 
(1917-18).—(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

•  M r.  Baldwin 
• 
Paper. 

' 

accordingly  presented  the  said 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

Ultimus 
Hasres 
(Scotland) 
(Account and 
List of 	
Estates.) 	

Ordered,  T h at  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  1916,   in  the  adminis­
tration  of  Estates  and  Treasure  Trove   on  behalf 
of  the  Crown  : 
A nd   of  alphabetical  L i st   of 
Estates  which  fell  to  the  Crown   as  Ultimus 
Hseres  in  Scotland,  administered   by  the  King's 
and  Lord  Treasurer's  Remembrancer  in  the  same 
year.— (Mr.  Baldwin.) 

New Member 
sworn. 

Herbert  Nield,  Esquire,  K.O.,  Member  for  the 
(Ealing  Division),  was 

County  of  Middlesex 
sworn. 

Standing 
Orders. 

M r.  Eugene  Wason 

reported  from  the  Select 
Committee  on  Standing  Orders  a  Resolution; 
which  was  read,  as  followeth: 

Colonial Bank 
[Lords.) 

That  in  the case  of  the  Colonial  Bank 

[Lords'], 
Petition  for  Bill,  the  Standing  Orders  ought   to 
be  dispensed  with  ;  that  the  parties   be  permitted 
to  proceed  with  their  Bill. 

T he  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second  time, 

was  agreed  to. 

Continuation  of  Duties  (Customs). 

1.  Resolved,  T h at 

foliowiug  duties   of 
the 
Customs,  imposed   by  Part   I .  of  the  Finance 
( N o.   2 )  A c t,  1915,  and  continued   by  section 
seventeen  of  the  Finance  A c t,  1916,  until  the 
first  day  of  A u g u s t,  nineteen  hundred  and  seven­
teen,  shall  continue   to  be  charged  as  from  that 
date  until  the  first  day   of  A u g u s t,  nineteen 
hundred  and  eighteen  (that   is  to  say)   : — 

Increased  duty   on  tea 
Additional  duties  on  dried  fruit 
Additional  duty   on  motor  spirit 
N ew  import  duties 

-

Section  of 
Finance 
(No.  2) 
Act, 1915. 

1 
8 

10(1) 
12 

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  A c t,  1 9 1 3 .— 
( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Continuation   of  Duties  (Excise). 

the 

T h at 

2.  Resolved, 

imposed   by  Part   I .  of 

following  duties   of 
Excise, 
the  Finance 
( N o.   2 )  A c t,  1915,  and  continued   by  section 
eighteen  of  the  Finance  A c t,  1916,  until  the  first 
day  of  August,  nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen, 
shall  continue  to  be  charged  until  the  first  day 
of  August,  nineteen  hundred  and  eighteen  (that 
is to  say)   : — 

Section of 
Finance 
(No. 2) 
Act. 1915. 

Additional  duty   on  motor  spirit 
Additional  medicine  duties 

-

10(2) 
11 

, A nd   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  T a x es  A c t,  1 9 1 3 .— 
( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Tobacco  (Customs). 

3.  Resolved, 

T h at  the  additional  duties   of 
Customs  on  tobacco  imported  into  Great  Britain 
or  Ireland  imposed   by  Part   I .  of  the  Finance 
( N o.   2 )  A c t,  1915,  and  continued   by  section 
seventeen  of  the Finance  A c t,  1916,  until  the  first 
day   of  August,  nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen, 
shall,  as  from  the  second  day   of  M a y,  nineteen 
hundred  and  seventeen,   be  doubled,  and  shall 
continue  to  be  charged  at  the  doubled  rate  until 
the  first  day   of  A u g u s t,  nineteen  hundred  and 
eighteen. 

A nd   it  is  declared  that   it  is  expedient  in  the 
public  interest  that  this  Resolution  shall  have 
statutory  effect  under 
the 
Provisional  Collection   of  Taxes  A c t,  1 9 1 3 .— 
( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

the  provisions   of 

T  G E O.   V .	 

..  2nd 

May. 

;	  

8 3 

Tobacco  (Excise). 

4.  Resolved, 

That  the  additional  duties   of 
Excise   on  tobacco  grown  in  Great  Britain   or 
Ireland, 
imposed   by  Part   I .  of  the  Finance 
( N o.   2 )  A c t,  1915,  and  continued   by  section 
eighteen  of  the  Finance  A c t,  1916,  until the  first 
day   of  August,  nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen, 
shall,  as  from  the  second  day  of  M a y,  nineteen 
hundred  and  seventeen,   be  doubled,  and  shall 
continue  to  be  charged  at  the  doubled  rate  until 
the  first  day  of  August,  nineteen  hundred  and 
eighteen. 

A nd   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  A c t,  1 9 1 3 .— 
( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

the  sixth  day   of  April,  nineteen  hundred 
and  sixteen; 

(b)	  the  like provisions  shall have  effect  with 
respect  to  the  Income  T ax   so  charged 
(including  Super  T ax  and  the  said  addi­
tional  Income  T a x)  and  the  annual  value 
of  property  as  had  effect  with  respect 
to  the  Income  T ax  charged  for  the  year 
beginning  the  sixth  day   of April,  nineteen 
hundred  and  sixteen,  and  the  value   of 
property  during  that  y e a r;  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 
A c t,  1913. 

— ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Entertainments  D u ty  (Increase   of  Rates). 

Income  T ax  ( W ar  L o an  Securities). 

5.  Resolved,  T h at   on  and  after  the  first  day 
of  July,  nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  the 
rates  of  entertainments  duty  shall   be  increased 
so  that  the  rate  shall  be-— 

W  here  the  p a y m e n t— 

Exceedss  33 dd..  bubutt  doedoess  nonott  exex -­
Exceed
-

ceed  6d. 

-

-

-

Exceeds	   6d.  but  does  not  ex­

ceed  lSt 

-

•  -

Exceeds  Is.  but  does  not  ex­
-

ceed  2s. 

Exceeds  2s.  but  does  not  ex­

s.  d. 

0 

2 

0 

3 

0 

4 

ceed  3s. 

-

-

. 

-

0 

6 

Exceeds  3s.  but  does  not  ex­
-

ceed  5s. 

0 

9 

Exceeds  5s.  but  does  not  ex­

ceed  Is.  Qd. 

-

-

-

1  0 

Exceeds 

Is.   6 d .  but  does  not 

exceed  10s.  dd. 

-

-

r 

2 

0 

Exceeds  10s.   6 d .  but  does  not 
-

exceed  15s. 

-

-

-

3 

0 

Exceeds  1 5 s .;  Is.  for every  5s.  


or  part  of  5s.  


A nd   it  is  declared  that   it  is  expedient  in  the 
public  interest  that  this  Resolution  shall  have 
statutory  effect  under 
the 
Provisional  Collection   of  Taxes  A c t,  1 9 1 3 .— 
( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

the  provisions   of 

Entertainments  D u ty  ( F r ee  Admissions). 

6.  Resolved,  That   on  and  after  the  first  day 

of  J u l y,  nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  enter­
tainments  duty  shall   be  charged  in  the  case  of 
persons  admitted  without  payment  of  the  amount 
ordinarily  charged  to  any  entertainment   to  which 
other  persons  are  admitted   on  payment,  as  if  a 
payment  had  been  made  for  admission  similar   to 
that  made   by  other  persons. 

A nd   it  is  declared  that  it  is  expedient  in  the 
public  interest  that  this  Resolution  shall  have 
statutory  effect  under 
the 
Provisional  Collection   of  Taxes  A c t,  1 9 1 3 .— 
( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

the  provisions   of 

Income  T a x. 

7.  Resolved, That— 

(a)  Income	   T ax  shall   be  charged  for  the 
year  beginning  the  sixth  day   of  April, 
nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,   at  the 
rate  of  five  shillings  in  the  pound;  and 
the  same  Super  T ax  and  additional 
Income  T ax   on  the  income  from  certain 
securities  shall   be  charged  for  that  year 
as  were  charged  for  the  year  beginning 

8.  Resolved,  T h at  where  the  interest   on  any 

securities  issued  in  connection  with  any  Govern­
ment  Loan   is  made  exempt  from  liability   to 
Income  Tax,  but   is  not  made  exempt  from 
liability   to  Super  T a x,  then,  for  the  purposes 
of  Super  T ax  and  for  the  purposes   of  any  relief 
from  Income  T ax  which  depends   on  the  total 
income  from  all  sources,  the  income  derived 
interest  shall   be  treated  as  if  the 
from  such 
amount  actually  received  represented net  income 
after  deduction   of  Income  T ax   at  the  highest 
current  rate.-—(Mr.  Chancellor   of  the  E x c h e­
quer.) 

Excess  Profits  Duty. 

9.	  Resolved, That— 

(a)	  excess  profits  duty  under  Part  I I I.   of 
the  Finance 
( N o.   2 )  A c t,  1915,   a3 
amended  or  extended   by  any  subsequent 
enactment,  shall, unless  Parliament  other­
wise  determine,   be  charged 
any 
accounting  period  ending   on  or  after  the 
first  day  of  July,  nineteen  hundred  and 
seventeen,  and  before  the  first  day   of 
A u g u s t,  nineteen  hundred  and  eighteen; 
and 

for 

( b)	   excess  profits  duty  shall   be  an  amount 
instead   of 
equal  to  eighty  per  centum, 
sixty  per  centum,   of  the  excess  profits  for 
any  accounting  period  commencing   on  or 
after  the  first  day   of  January,  nineteen 
hundred  and  seventeen,  or,   in  the  case   of 
an  accounting  period  which  has  com­
menced  before  that  date  but  ends  after 
that  date,  eighty  per  centum,  instead   of 
sixty per  centum,   of  so  much  of  the  excess 
profits  as  may   be  apportioned  to  the  part 
commencing  on  that  date  ;  and 

(c)	  the  excess  mineral  rights  duty  under 
section  forty-three  of  the  Finance  ( N o.   2 ) 
A c t,  1915,   as  amended  or  extended   by 
any  subsequent  enactment,  shall   be  an 
amount  equal  
to  eighty  per  centum, 
instead  of  sixty  per  centum,   of  the  excess 
rent  for  any  accounting  year  commencing 
on  or  after  the  first  day  of  January,  nine­
teen  hundred  and  seventeen,  or,   in  the 
ease   of  an  accounting  year  which  has 
commenced  before  that  date  and  ends 
after that date,  eighty  per  centum,  instead 
of  sixty  per  centum,   of  so  much  of  the 
excess  rent  as  may   be  apportioned  to  the 
part  commencing   on  that  date. 

— ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Excess  Profits  D u ty  (Shipping). 

10.  Resolved,  That   in  computing  the  excess 
profits  duty  of  any  trade   or  business  deriving 
profits  from  shipping  the  provisions   of  Part  I I I. 
of  the  Finance  ( N o.   2)  A c t,  1915,   or  any  other 

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30th April-1 st May. 

1917. 


enactment,  as  to  the  repayment  or  setting  off   of 
deficiencies  or  losses  shall  not  apply   in  relation 
to  any  deficiency   or  loss  in  any  accounting 
period  commencing  on  or  after  the  first  day   of 
January,  nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  or, 
in  the  case  of  an  accounting  period  which  has 
commenced  before  that  date  but  ends  after  that 
date,  in  relation  to  so  much  of  the  deficiency  or 
loss  as  may   be  apportioned  to  the  part  com­
mencing  on  that  d a t e . — ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the 
Exchequer.) 

Depreciation  Fund. 

11.  Resolved,  That   it  is  expedient  to  authorise 
theissue out  of the Consolidated  Fund  of such  sums 
as may  be  required  for the  purposes  of  any  depre­
ciation  fund  established  in  connection  with  any 
loan  raised  for  the  purposes   of  the  present  war, 
and  to  authorise  the  Treasury   to  borrow  money 
for  the  issue  of  such  sums  or  the  repayment 
t h e r e o f . — ( M r.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Redemption  Expenses. 

12.  Resolved,  That  there  shall   be  charged  on 
the  Consolidated  Fund  any  sums  which  may   be 
required  for  any  expenses  incurred   in  connection 
with  the  redemption  of  any  securities 
issued 
under  the  W ar  Loan  A c t , 1 9 1 6 . — ( M r.  Chan­
cellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolutions  to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had  come   to  several  Resolutions. 

Ordered, 
morrow. 

That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

The  Chairman   of  W a ys  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, 

War Pensions 
Bill. 

The  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to 
take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made 
by  the  Lords   to  the  W ar  Pensions  B i l l;  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-
fist May] 

. Report. 

T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply   of 
the  1st  day   of  this  instant  M ay  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

Supply. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee   of  S u p p l y; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Supply 
[26th April] 
Report, 

T he  Order   of  the  day being  read,  for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of 
the  26th  day   of  A p r il  l a s t; 

payable  under  any  A ct   of  the  present  Session 
to  make  provision  for  the  Billeting   of  persons 
engaged  in  work  of  national  importance  for  the 
purposes  of  the  present  war. 

t 

T he  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time,  was  agreed  to. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Billeting  of 


Committee  on  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  B i l l; 

Civilians Bill 


Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  


resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Munitions   of  


Committee  on  the  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l; 

War Bill.  


Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


Whereupon  M r.  D e p u ty  Speaker,  pursuant  Adjournment, 

to  the  Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day  of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this 
House  do  now  adjourn. 

A nd  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. 

' 

Thursday, 3rd May  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

TH E  Cheshire  Lines  Committee  Bill 

read  the  third  time  and  passed. 

.was  Cheshire Lines 
Committee 
Bill. 


Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to  


the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  South Eastern 

into consideration  the  South  Eastern  and London,  ^ d  London, 
Chatham,  and  Dover  Railways  Bill,   as  amended  and^OTer 
in  the  Committee  ; 

Railways Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  tali en  into  con­

sideration  upon  Thursday  next.  


Mr.  George  Roberts  presented  a Bill   to  confirm  Gas and Water 

certain  Provisional  Orders  made   by  the  Board  Provisional 
Orders Bill, 
of  Trade  under  the  Gas  and  W a t er  W o r ks 
Facilities  A c t,  1870,  relating   to  Stretfonl  Gas, 
Tonbridge  Gas,  and  Rickmansworth  and  U x­
bridge  Valley  W a t er  :  A nd  the  same  was  read 
the  first  time. 

B i il  3 7. 

Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 
Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  B i l l s;  and 
be  printed. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,  pursuant   to  the  Merchant 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Account  Seamen's 
of  the  Receipts  and  Expenditure  under 
Seamen's  Fund  Winding-up  A ct 
January  to  31st  December  1916. 

from  1st 

t h e F u n d ­

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   be  received  to­

Table. 


morrow. 

Billeting of 
Civilians 
[Salaries and 
Expenses.] 

Colonel  Craig  reported  from  the  Committee 
on Billeting  of  Civilians  [Salaries  and  Expenses] 
a  Resolution  ;  which  was  read,   as  followeth: 

That   it  is  expedient  to  authorise  the  payment, 
out  of  moneys   to  be  provided  by  Parliament, 
of  salaries,  remuneration,  and  other  expenses 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,   by  His  Majesty's  Ministry of 

Command,—Copies   of  Flour  Mills  Order,  1917,   F o o d-
(Ireland)  Order,  1917, 
and  Freshwater  Fish 
made   by  the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence 
of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 



Shops Act, 
1912. 

Education 
(Ireland.) 

Militia Act, 
1882 (Deputy 
Lieutenants) 
(Ireland.) 

7  GEO. Y. 

3 rd  May. 

85 

Ultimus Hseres  M r.  Baldwin  presented,—Return  to  an  Order, 
(Scotland)
dated  the  2nd  day   of 
for 
LisTofDt
Returns  relative   to  Ultimas  Hseres  (Scotland) 
Estates.)
(Account  and  List  of  Estates). 

this  instant  M a y, 

further powers  upon  that  Company   in  connection  

with  their  undertaking,  and  for  other  purposes  ;  

to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence   of 
this  House.  


No.  76.

Ordered,  T h at  the  said Return   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e;  and   be  printed. 

The  Lancashire  Power  Construction  Company  Lancashire 

Bill  [Lords]  was  read  the  first  time. 

L 

J 

_ 

Power 
Construction 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur­
suant  to  the  directions   of  an  A ct   of  Parliament, 
— C o py   of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912,   by  the  Council   of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authority,  and  confirmed  by  the  Secretary 
of  State  for  the  H o me  Department:—• 

Borough   of  Birkenhead. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  referred   to  the  Company 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills.  

1?l11  [ - ^ " ^ -l 

T he  Hemel  Heinpsted  Gas  Bill  [L o r d s   ]  was  Hemei  


read  the  first  time. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills.  


Hempsted 
Gas Bill 

[Lords.] 

The  L ea  Bridge  District  Gas  Bill  [L o r d s   ]  Lea Bridge 
B m f ^ fo  ] 

was  read  the  first  time. 

M r.  Duke  presented,   by  His  Majesty's  Com-

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  referred  to 

the 

mand,—Copy   of 
the 
Commissioners  of  Education  in  Ireland  lor  the 
year  1916. 

the  Annual  Report   of 

M r.  Duke 

also  presented,  pursuant   to  the 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Return 
of  the  several  descriptions  of  qualifications  under 
the  Militia  A c t,  1882,  lodged  with  the  Clerk   of 
General  Meetings   of  Lieutenancy  in  Ireland   by 
Deputy  Lieutenants  during  the  year  1916,   as 
furnished  to  the  Chief  Secretary   to  the  L o rd 
Lieutenant  of  Ireland. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Standing 
Committee A. 
Venereal 
Disease Bill 
[  Lords.] 

Mr.  John  William  Wilson  reported  from 
Standing  Committee   A ,  to  whom  the  Venereal 
Disease  Bill  [L o r d s]  was  referred  ;  That  they 
had  gone  through  the  Bill  and  made  A m e n d­
ments  thereunto. 

No.  77. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Tafble  ;  and  be  printed. 

Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Ordered,  That  the  Committee   of  W a ys  and  Business of 
House 

Means.have  precedence  this  day   of  the  Business 
of  S u p p l y . — ( M r.  C h a n c e l l o r s!  the  Exchequer.) 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  of  the  Com-Business   of 
House 

mittee  of  Ways  and  Means,   if  under  discussion 
at  Eleven  of  the  clock  this  night,   be  not  inter­
rupted  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings   of  the 
H o u s e ) . — ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

, 

Resolved,  That  this  House   do  sit  to-morrow.—  Business  of  


( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 
' 
v 

1 

the House 

(Friday 
Sitting.) 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Ways and 

into  the  Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means. 

Means. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Amendment   of  L a w. 

No.  77. 

Bill  38. 

Ordered,  That  the  Minutes   of  the  proceedings 

of  the  Standing  Committee   be  printed. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill,   as  amended  in  the 
Standing  Committee,   be  taken  into  consideration 
upon  Monday  next  ;  and   be  printed. 

Resolved,  That   it  is  expedient  to  amend  the 
Law  relating   to  the  National.  D e b t,  Customs, 
and  Inland  Revenue  (including  Excise),  and   to 
make 
in  connection  with 
F i n a n c e . — ( M r,  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

further  provision  

Resolution  to  be  reported. 

Port  of 
London 
Authority 
(Various 
Powers) Bill. 

M r.  Mootiey  reported  from  the  Committee   on 
the  Port   of  London  Authority  (Various  Powers) 
B i l l;  That  they  had  examined  the  allegations 
the  Preamble   of  the  Bill,  and 
contained  in 
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. 

Message from 
the Lords. 

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

Lancashire 
Power 
Construction 
Company 
Bill [Lords.] 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n 
A ct   to  rearrange  the  capital   of  the  Lancashire 
Power  Construction  Company,  Limited,  and  for 
other  purposes;   to  which  the  Lords  desire  the 
concurrence  of  this  House. 

Hemel 
Hempsted 
Gas Bill 
[Lords.] 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n 
A.ct   to  authorise  the  H e m el  Hempsted  District 
Gas  Company   to  raise  additional  capital;   to 
extend  the  limits   of  supply  of,  and   to  confer 
further  powers  upon,  that  Company,  and  for 
other  purposes;   to  which  the  Lords  desire  the 
concurrence  of  this  House. 

Lea Bridge 
District Gas 
Bill  [Lords.] 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n 
A ct   to  authorise  the  L ea  Bridge  District  Gas 
Company  to  raise  additional  capital;   to  confer 

V O L . 1 7 2. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  ;  and  the 
Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Committee  had  come   to ,a  Resolution. 

Ordered,,  That 

the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

• 

The  Chairman   of  W a ys  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  tl'ie  said  Committee. 

T he  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. 

T he  Order   of  the  day being  read, for receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee,   of  Supply  of 
the  1st  day   of  this  instant M ay  ;  

e p u r t' 

Ordered, 

- That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day being  read,  for receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of   ^ l t  A p r i l  J 
the  26th  day   of  A p r il  l a s t;

e p ox

 " 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

M  3 

 
 
 






 
8 6 

30th April-1 st May. 

1917. 

"A"ays and 
Means 
f 2nd May] 
Keport. 

T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  W a ys  and 
Means  of  the  2nd  day   of  this  instant  M ay  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

M r.  , Prothero 

presented,   b y  H is  Majesty's  Board of 

Command,—Copy   of  Agricultural  Statistics,  Agriculture^ 
191.6.  Volume  L I.  Part  I I.  Return   of  Pro-  (Agricultural 
duce  of  Crops 
Summaries  for  the  United  Kingdom. 

in  England  and  W a l e s,  with  Statistics.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Billeting  of
Civilians Bill.

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Table. 

  Committee  on  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  Bill;./ 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Dr.  Addison  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  C o m-  Liquor Traffic 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee, 

Munitions  of 
"War Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Munitions   of  W ar  Bill  ; 

mand,—Copy   of  Third  Report   of  the  Central  ^ei^ral 
Control  Board  (Liquor  Traffic)  appointed  under  Board.)  
the  Defence   of  the  Realm  (Amendment)  ( N o.   3 ) 
A c t,  1915. 

! 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Table. 

Finance 
[Depreciation 
Fund and 
Redemption 

: S .] 

A  Motion  being  made,  T h at  this  House  will, 
to-morrow,  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee   to 
consider of  authorising  the charge  on,  or  the  issue 
out  of, the  Consolidated Fund   of  any  sums  which 
may   be  required  for  the  purposes  of  any  W ar 
Loan,  and   of  authorising  the  Treasury   to  borrow 
money  in  pursuance  of  any  A ct   of  the  present 
Session  relating  to  F i n a n c e — ( M r.  Baldwin) 

; 

Mr.  Hodge,  

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

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Billeting of 
into  a  Committee   on  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  Civilians Bill, 
Bill. 

• 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1 (Power   to  billet  persons  engaged 

on  work  of  national  importance). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  5,  to  leave 
out  the  words  " a n  y  Government  department," 
in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  the  Ministry   of 
Munitions.":—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

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

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Corn 
Production 
[Expenses.] 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

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  ex­
penses  incurred   by  the  Board  of  Agriculture  and 
Fisheries  under  any  A ct   of  the  present  Session 
for  encouraging  the  production   of  Corn,  and 
f or  purposes  connected  therewith  ;  and   by  any 
other  department  or  body   to  which  any  powers 
or  duties  are  entrusted  in  pursuance  of  such  A ct 
—(Mr 

.Baldwin); 

M r.  Hodge.  

by  H is  Majesty's  Command, 
acquainted  the  House  that  H is  Majesty,  having 
been  informed  of 
this 
Motion,  recommends   it  to  the  consideration   of 
the  House. 

the  subject-matter   of 

Clause  N o.  2  (Constitution  and  duties   of 

Central  Billeting  Board). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1 , 1.  21,  after  the 
word  "  women,"   to  insert  the  words  "  together 
with  representatives  of  the  people   to  be  directly 
affected  by  this  A c t . "  —  ( M r. 

Anderson.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  ; — A m e n d m e n t,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

A n  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  17, 
after  the  word  "  rules,"   to  insert  the  words 
"  subject  to  the  approval   of  the  Ministry   of 
Munitions." —(Mr.  David  Mason.) 

Question  proposed,  T h at  those  words   be  there 

inserted  : — A m e n d m e n t,   b y  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

"Clause  N o.  3  (Constitution  and  duties   of  local 

Adjournment. 

Whereupon  M r.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant   to 
the  Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this 
House  do  now  adjourn. 

committees). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  20,   to  leave 

out  subsection  ( 1 ) . — ( M r. 

Pringle.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be 
left  out,   to  the  end   of  1.  25,  stand  part   of  the 
Clause. 

A nd  notice  being  taken  that  Forty  Members 
were  not  present,  the  House  was  told   by 
M r.  Deputy  S p e a k e r;  and  Forty  M e m­
bers  not  being  present,  and   it  being  then 
after  Four   of  the  clock,  the  House  was 
adjourned   by  M r.  Deputy  Speaker,   at 
sixteen  minu.tes  before  Ten   of  the  clock, 
first  put,  pursuant 
to  the  Resolution   of  the  House   of  this 
day,  till  to-morrow. 

-^without  a  Question 

Friday,  4th May  1917. 

P E A Y EA 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Beport. 

Q E V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented, 
O 
lie  upon  the 
Table. 

and  r e a d;  and  Ordered   to 

-

T he  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for the [Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  1 
j 
"1 
/ 

Tellers for the f Mr.  Pringle, 

A Mr. Anderson  : 

\ Captain  Guest: 

Noes, 

Yeas, 

• 

82. 

32. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2 , 1.  25, 

at  the  end,   to  insert  the  words  "  and 

• (c)  make  provision  for  the  appointment   b y  

the  local  municipal  council   of  at  least  two  

members  of  such  body   to  be  members  of  the  

local  committee."  

—(Mr.  David  Mason.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there  


inserted  : — A m e n d m e n t,   by  leave,  withdrawn.  


A n  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  3,  1.  2,  

after  the  word 
" b i l l e t s ,"   to  .insert  the  words  

"  but  such  persons,   in  the  event  of  any  dispute,  


 
­
7  GEO.  V. 

4 th May. 

8 7 

outrage,  or  offence  which  may   be  committed   by 
the  persons  billeted,   to  have  the  right   to  suspend 
the  allocation  pending  the  settlement   of  such 
dispute   by  the 
local  committee   or  Central 
Billeting Board."—{Mr.  David  Mason.) 

Question  proposed,  T h at  those  words   be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in p.  3,  1.  3 , to 
leave  out  the  word  " a t t e n d a n c e . " — ( M r.  Hogge.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word 

"  atten­

dance  "  stand  part   of  the  Clause  : — A m e n d m e n t, 
<by  leave,  withdrawn. 

. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p. 3,  1.  24, 

after  the  words  last  added,   to  add  the  words— 

"  ( d)  the  occupier   of  any  premises  upon  whom 
persons  have  been  allocated   to  be  billeted 
may  appeal   to  the  Central  Billeting  Board 
against  any  decision  come   to  by  the  local 
committee." 

—(Mr.  David  Mason.) 

Question  proposed,  T h at  those  words   be  there 

a d d e d : — A m e n d m e n t,   b y  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  4  ( D u ty   to  provide  billets). 

Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  4,  1.  2, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  pounds  "   to  the  end 
of the subsection.—(Mr.  Hogge.) 

Question  proposed,  T h at  the  words  proposed 
the  Clause   : — 

left  out  stand  part   of 

to  be 
Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  4,  1.  8, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  local  committee,"   in 
order 
" B o a r d . " — ( M r. 
the  word 
Anderson.) 

insert 

to 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words 

c o m m i t t e e" 
Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

stand  part   of 

"  local 
the  C l a u s e :— 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  4,  1.  18, 
tear 

" f a ir  wear  and 

to  leave  out  the  words 
excepted."—(Mr.  Anderson.) 

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

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  5  amended,  and  agreed  to. 

Clauses  N o.  6   to  N o.   11  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Medical  examination   of  persons  so 
up,  and  read 

b i l l e t e d ) — ( M r.  Pringle)—brought 
the  first  time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  T h at 
the  Clause   be  read  a  second  time  : — M o t i on  and 
Clause,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Bill,   as  amended,  to be  reported, 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Committee 
had  gone  through  the  Bill. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being  

proposed,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third  

time  : — A nd  a  Debate  arising  thereupon;  


A nd   it  being  F i ve   of  the  clock,  the  Debate 

stood  adjourned.  


Ordered,  T h at  the  Debate   be  resumed  upon  


Monday  next.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  ^ ^ j  1  3   o f 

Committee  on  the  Munitions   of  W ar  B i l l;  

ar  i  . 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Finance 

into  a  Committee  on  Finance 
F u nd  and  Redemption  Expenses]. 

[Depreciation 

Redemption 
Expenses.] 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Resolved,  T h at   it  is  expedient  to  authorise 
the  issue  out   of  the  Consolidated  Fund   of  such 
sums  as  may   be  required  for  the  purposes   of 
any  depreciation  fund  established   in  connection 
with  any  Loan  raised  for  the  purposes   of  the 
present  war,  and   to  authorise  the  Treasury   to 
borrow  money  for  the  issue   of  such  sums  or  the 
repayment  thereof  ;  and   to  charge  on  the  Con­
solidated  F u nd  any  sums which  may   be  required 
for  any  expenses  incurred   in  connection  with  the 
redemption  of  any  securities  issued  under  the 
W ar  Loan  A c t,  1 9 1 6 . — ( M r. 

Baldwin.) 

Resolution   to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  M r. 
reported,  T h at  the  Committee  had 

Rawlinson 
come  to  a  Resolution. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Corn 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ; 

f ^ p e M e "] 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for receiving  Ways and 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  W a ys  and 
Means   of  the  3rd  day   of  this  instant M ay  ; 

Report. 

-, 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  theWaysand 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply. 

Committee  of  S u p p l y; 

Resolved,  T h at  this House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

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

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  receiving  Supply 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of  Clst  M a  y ] 
the  1st  day   of  this  instant  M a y;  

K e p o r t-

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   be  received  upon 

A n  Amendment  was  made   to  the  Bill. 

Monday  next. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed   to be  made 

to  the  Bill,   in  p.  5,  1. 9,  by  leaving  out  subsec­
tion  ( 3)   of  Clause  5 . — ( M r. 

Anderson.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  T h at  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the  B i l l :— 
I t  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

V O L.  172. 

T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of  [ 2 6 t  h April] 
the  26th  day   of  April  l a s t;  

B e P o rt 

Ordered^  That  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

M  4 



Mh—lth  May. 

1917; 


Ways and 
Means 
[2nd May] 
Report. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  W a ys  and 
Means  of  the  2nd  day  of  this  instant  M a y; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   be  received  upon 

nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  shall  continue 
to  be  charged  as  from  that  date  until  the  first 
day  of  August,  nineteen  hundred  and  eighteen 
(that  is  to  say)   : — 

Monday  next. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

Adjournment. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  30th  day   of  April  last,   on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  L aw  Amendment  Bill,   as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement   of  girls  under  seventeen)   be 
read  a  second  time  ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Debate   be  further  adjourned 

tdl  Friday  next. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker  adjourned 

the 
House  without  Question  put,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No,   3,  it,  being  then 
three  minutes  after Five   of  the  clock,  till 
Monday  next. 

Monday, 1th May  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

TH E  Cork  Improvement  Bill  was  read  the 

third  time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

Increased  duty   on  tea 
Additional  duties  on  dried  fruit 
Additional  duty   on  motor  spirit 
N ew  import  duties 

Section of 
Finance 
(No. 2) 
Act, 1915. 

1 

10  (1) 
12 

A nd   it  is  declared  that   it  is  expedient  in  the ­
public  interest  that  this  Resolution  shall  have 
the 
statutory  effect  under 
Provisional  Collection  of  Taxes  A c t,  1913. 

the  provisions   of 

Continuation  of  Duties  (Excise). 

2.  That  the  following duties  of  Excise,  imposed  Continuation 

by  Part   I .  of  the  Finance  ( N o.   2)  Act,  1915,
and  continued   by  section  eighteen of  the  Finance 
A c t,  1916,  until  the  first  day   of  August,  nine­
teen  hundred  and  seventeen,  shall  continue   to 
be  charged  until  the  first  day   of  August,  nine­
teen  hundred  and  eighteen  (that   is  to  say)  :  — 

  ^  ^ 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Duty. 

Section of 
Finance 
(No. 2) 
Act, 1915. 

Cork 
Improvement 
Bill. 

Ministry of 
Food. 

Navy and 
Army Services, 
Warlike 
Operations, 
and other 
Expenditure 
arising out of' 
the War, 
1917-18 
(Supple­
mentary Vote 
of Credit.) 

No.  78. 
Trade Union 
(Amalgama­
tion) Bill. 

Bill  39. 

Gaming 
Machines 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

Bill 40. 

Ways and 
Means 
[2nd May] 
Report. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's 
(Prices) 
the  Food 
the  Defence   of  the  Realm 

Command,—Copy   of  Seed  Potatoes 
Order 
Controller  under 
Regulations. 

(No.  . 3 ) ,'  1917,  made   by 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

M r.  Baldwin 

presented,   by  H is  Majesty's 
Command,  —  Supplementary  Estimate   of 
the 
amount  required   to  be  voted  during  the  year 
ending  31st  March  1918  for  general  N a vy  and 
A r my  Services,  Warlike  Operations,  and  other 
Expenditure  arising  out   of  the  W a r. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Estimate   be  referred 

to  the  Committee  of  S u p p l y;  and   be  printed. 

Mr.  Hodge,  supported  by  Mr.  Arthur  Hender­
son, Dr. Addison, Mr. Barnes,  Mr. Bridgeman, and 
M r.  Baldwin,  presented  a  Bill   to  amend the  Trade 
Union  A ct  (Amendment)  A c t,  1876,  with  respect 
to  the  amalgamation  of  Trade  Unions  :  A nd  the 
same  was  ordered   to  be  read  a  second  time 
to-morrow  ;  and   to  be  printed. 

M r.  Munro, 

supported  by  the  Lord  Advocate, 
presented  a  Bill   to  prohibit  the  use  in  shops  and 
other  places  in  Scotland  of  certain  Machines  or 
mechanical  contrivances   b y  the  operation   of 
which  prizes  or  stakes  in  money  or  kind  are  won 
or  lost  by  people  resorting  to  such  places  :  And 
the  same  was  ordered   to  be  read  a  second  time 
to-morrow;  and   to  be  printed. 

M r,  Baldwin 

reported  from  the  Committee 
of  W a ys  and  Means   of  the  2nd  day   of  this 
instant  M ay  several  Resolutions;  which  were 
read,  as  follow  : 

'  . 

Continuation  of  Duties  (Customs). 

Continuation 
of Duties 
(Custom3.) 

1.  That  the following duties  of Customs, imposed 
by  Part   I .  of  the  Finance  ( N o.   2 )  A c t,  1915, 
and  continued   by  section 
the 
Finance  A c t,  1916,  until  the  first  day   of  August, 

seventeen   of 

Additional  duty  on  motor  spirit 
Additional  medicine  duties 

-

10(2) 

11 


A nd   it  is  declared  that. it. is  expedient  in  the 
public  interest  that  this  Resolution  shall  have 
the 
statutory  effect  nnder  the  provisions   of 
Provisional  Collection   of  T a x es  A c t,  1913. 

Tobacco  (Customs). 

3.  That  the  additional  duties   of  Customs  on Tobacco 
tobacco  imported  into  Great  Britain   or  Ireland   ( C u s t o n i s-) 
imposed  by  Part   I.  of  the  Finance  ( N o.   2 )  A c t, 
1915,  and  continued   by  section  seventeen  of  the 
Finance  A c t,  1916,  until  the  first  day  of  August, 
nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  shall,   as  from 
the  second  day  of  M a y,  nineteen  hundred  and 
seventeen,  be  doubled,  and  shall  continue   to  be 
charged  at  the  doubled  rate  until  the  first  day   of 
August,  nineteen  hundred  and  eighteen. 

A nd   it  is  declared  that  it,  is  expedient  in  the 
public  interest  that  this  Resolution  shall  have 
statutory  effect  under 
the 
Provisional  Collection  of  Taxes  A c t,  1913. 

the  provisions   of 

Tobacco  (Excise). 

4.  That  the  additional  duties   of  Excise   on  Tobacco 
Ireland  (Excise.) 

in  Great  Britain   or 

tobacco  grown  
imposed  by  Part   I .  of  the  Finance  ( N o.   2 )  A c t. 
1915,  and  continued   by  section  eighteen  of  the 
Finance  A c t,  1916,  until  the  first  day   of  A u g u s t, 
nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  shall,   as  from 
the  second  day   of  M a y,  nineteen  hundred  and 
seventeen,  be  doubled,  and  shall  continue   to  be  . 
charged  at  the  doubled  rate  until  the  first  day   of 
August,  nineteen  hundred  and  eighteen. 

A nd   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  A c t,  1913. 

( 

Entertainments  D u ty  (Increase   of  Rates). 

5.  That  on  and  after  the  first  day  of  July,  Entertain-
nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  the  rates   of  " } e i l t s D n t y 
(Increase of 
Rates.) 

­
8  G E O.   Y . 

1th  May.  	

8 9 

entertainments  duty  shall   be  increased  so  that 
the  rate  shall  b e— 

W h e re  the  payment— 

Exceeds  3d.  but  does  not  ex­
-

ceed  M . 

Exceeds 

ceed  Is. 

but  does  not  ex* 
-
-

-

-

s.  d. 

0 

2 

0 

3 

Exceeds  Is.  but  does  not  ex­

ceed  2s. 

-

- 

-. 

0 

4 

Exceeds  2s.  but  does  not  ex­

ceed  3s. 

-

0 

6 

Exceeds  3s.  but  does  not  ex­

ceed  5s. 

-

-

-

-

0 

9 

Exceeds  5s.  but  does  not  ex­

ceed  7 s.6d. 

-
E x c e e ds   7 s .  6d.  but  does  not 

-

-

1 0 

exceed  10s.  6d. 

-

-

-

2 

0 

Exceeds  10s.  6d.  but  does  not 
-

exceed  15s. 

-

-

3 

0 

Entertain­
ments Duty 
(Free 
Admissions.) 

Exceeds  1 5 s .;  Is.  Eor every  5s. 

or  part  of  5 s. 

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

Entertainments  D u ty  ( F r ee  Admissions). 

6.  That   on  and  after  the  first  day   of  J u l y, 
nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  entertainments 
duty  shall  be  charged  in  the  case   of  persons 
admitted  without  payment  of  the  amount  ordi­
narily  charged   to  any  entertainment   to  which 
other  persons  are  admitted   on  payment,  as  if  a 
payment  had  been  made  for  admission  similar 
to  that  made   by  other  persons. 

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

Income Tax. 

t :  T h a t— 

Income  T a x. 

(a)  Income  Tax	   shall  be  charged  for  the 
year  beginning  the  sixth  day   of  April, 
nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,   at  the 
rate  of  five  shillings  in  the  pound;  and 
the °  same  Super  Tax  and  additional 
Income  T ax   on  the  income  from  certain 
securities  shall   be  charged  for  that  year 
as  were  charged  for  the  year  beginning 
the  sixth  day   of  April,  nineteen  hundred 
and  sixteen; 

( b)  the  like  provisions  shall  have  effect with 
'Income  T ax   so  charged 

respect  to  the 
(including  Super  T ax  and  the  said  addi­
tional  Income  T a x ),  and  the  annual  value 
of  property,  as  had  effect  with  respect   to 
the  Income  T ax  charged  for  the  year 
beginning  the  sixth  day   of  April,  nineteen 
hundred  and  sixteen,  and  the  value   of 
property  during  that  y e a r;  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 
A c t,  1913. 

for  the  purposes   of  any  relief  from  Income  Tax 
income  from  all 
which  depends  on  the  total 
sources,  the  income  derived  from  such  interest 
shall be  treated as if  the amount  actually  received 
represented  net 
income  after  deduction   of 
Income  T ax   at  the  highest  current  rate. 

Excess  Profits  D u t y. 

9.	  T h a t  -

(a),  excess  profits  duty  under  Part 

I I I. 

Excess Profits 
Duty. 

of  the  Finance  ( N o.   2 )  A c t,  1915,   as 
amended  or  extended   by  any  subsequent 
enactment,  shall,  unless  Parliament  other­
wise  determine,   be  charged 
f6r  any 
accounting  period  ending   on  or  after  the  

first  day  of  July,  nineteen  hundred  and 
seventeen,  and  before  the  first  day  o f, 
A u g u s t,  nineteen  hundred  and  eighteen  ;  

and 


( b)	   excess  profits  duty  shall   be  an  amount  

equal  to  eighty  per  centum,  instead   of 
sixty  per  centum,   of  the  excess  profits  

for  any  accounting  period  commencing 
on  or  after  the  first  day   of  January, 
nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  or,   in 
the  case   of  an  accounting  period  which  

has  commenced  before  that  date  but  ends  

after that  date, eighty  per  centum,  instead  

of  sixty  per  centum,   of  so  much  of  the  

excess  profits  as  may  be  apportioned  to  

the  part  commencing   on  that  date  ;  and 

(c)	  the  excess  mineral  rights  duty  under 

to 

section  forty-three  of  the  Finance  ( N o.   2 )  

A c t,  1915,   as  amended  or  extended   by  

any  subsequent  enactment,  shall   be  an 
amount  equal  
eighty  per  centum, 
instead  of  sixty  per  centum,   of  the  excess  

rent for  any  accounting  year  commencing  

on  or  after  the  first  day   of  January, 
nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  or,   in  

the  case  of  an  accounting  year  which  has  

commenced  before  that  date  and  ends  

after that date,  eighty  per centum,  instead  

of  sixty  per  centum,   of  so  much  of  the  

excess  rent  as  may   be  apportioned  to  the  

part  commencing   on  that  date.  


Excess  Profits  D u ty  (Shipping). 

10.  That   in  computing  the  excess  profits  duty  Excess Profits 

of  any  trade  or  business  deriving  profits  from   D u t y 
shipping  the  provisions   of  Part  111.   of  the  C S h l p p m g - ) 
Finance  ( N o.   2)  A c t,  1915,   or  any  other  enact­
ihe  repayment  or  setting  off   of 
ment,  as  to 
deficiencies  or  losses  shall  not  apply   in  relation 
to  any  deficiency or  loss in any  accounting  period 
commencing  on  or  after the  first  day  of  January, 
nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen,  or,   in  the  case 
of  an  accounting  period  which  has  commenced 
before  that  date  but  ends  after  that  date,   in 
relation  to  so  much  of  the  deficiency  or  loss  as 
may   be  apportioned  to  the  part  commencing   on 
that  date. 

< 

, 

Depreciation  Fund. 

11.  That   it  is  expedient  to  authorise  the  issue  Depreciation 

out  of  the  Consolidated  F u nd   of  such  sums  as  Fund, 
may   be  required  for  the  purposes   of  any  depre­
ciation  fund  established   in  connection  with  any 
loan  raised  for  the  purposes   of  the  present  war, 
and  to  authorise  the  Treasury   to  borrow  money 
for  the  issue   of  such  sums  or  the  repayment 
thereof. 

Income  T ax  ( W ar  Loan  Securities). 

Redemption  Expenses* 

Income Tax 
(War Loan 
Securities.) 

8.  That  where  the  interest   on  any  securities 
issued  in  connection  with  any  Government  Loan 
is  made  exempt  from  liability   to  Income  T a x, 
but  is  not  made  exempt  from  liability   to  Super 
T a x,  then,  for  the  purposes   of  Super  T ax  and 

12.  That  there  shall   be  charged  on  the  Con-Redemption 

solidated  FUnd  any  sums  which  may   be .required  Expenses, 
for  any  expenses  incurred   in  connection  with  the 
redemption  of  any  securities  issued  under  the 
W ar  L o an  Act,  1916. 

VOL.  172. 

 






























90 	

30th April-1 st May. 

1917. 


T he  first  Ten  Resolution?,  being  read  a  second 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words  


time,  were  agreed  to. 

Ordered, 

That 

Resolutions  be 
morrow.— (Mr.  BaIdivin.) 

taken 

the  Eleventh  and  T w e l f th 
to­
into  consideration 

Ways and 
Means 
[3rd May] 
Report. 	

M r.  Baldwin  reported  from  the  Committee  of 
W a ys  and  Means   of  the  3rd  day   of  this  instant 
M ay  a  Resolution  ;  which  was  read,   as  fol­
loweth  : 

Amendment  of  L a w. 

Amendment 
®f Law. 

That  it  is  expedient  to  amend  the  L aw  relating 
Inland 
to.  the  National  D e b t,  Customs,  and 
Revenue  (including  Excise),  and   to  make  further 

provision  in  connection  with  Finance. 

proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the  Ques­
tion  : — It  passed   in  the  Negative.  


A nd  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words  

the  whole 
"recommitted   to  a  Committee  of 
House  in respect  of  a new  subsection  to Clause  4  "  

be  there  a d d e d:  —   I t  was  resolved  
in  the 
Affirmative. 

.. 

And  the  Main  Question,   so  amended,  being 

p u t; 


Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  recommitted  to  a  

Committee  of  the  whole  House   in  respect  of  a  

new  subsection  to  Clause   4.  


T he  House  accordingly  resolved  itself  into  the  


Committee. 


T he  said Resolution,  being  read a  second  time, 

was  agreed  to. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Finance. 

Ordered,  T h at  a  Bill   be  brought  in  upon  the 

said  Resolution,  and  upon  the  Resolutions  re­
ported  from  the  Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means 
of  the  2nd  day   of  this  instant  M a y,  and  agreed 
to  this  day  :  A nd  that  the   . Chairman  of  W a ys 
aiid  Means,  M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer, 
and  M r.  Baldwin   do  prepare  and  bring   it  in. 

Finance 

L o rd  Edmund  Talbot  reported  from  the  Com­

Knd^nd^011   m  ^  e  e  
[Depreciation  Fund  and 
Redemption  Redemption  Expenses]  a Resolution  ;  which  was 
Expenses.] 

read,  as  followeth  : 

-Finance 

o n 

That   it is  expedient  to  authorise  the  issue  out 
of  the  Consolidated  Fund   of  such  sums  as  may 
be  required  for  the  purposes  of  any  depreciation 
fund  established   in  connection  with  any  loan 
raised  for  the  purposes  of  the  present  war,  and 
to  authorise  the  Treasury   to  borrow  money  for 
the  issue   of  such  sums or  the  repayment  thereof  ; 
and  to  charge  on  the  Consolidated  Fund  any 
sums  which  may   be  required  for  any  expenses 
incurred  in  connection  with  the  redemption  of 
any  securities  issued  under  the  W ar  Loan  A c t, 
1916. 

T he  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second  time, 

was  agreed  to. 

Ordered,  That   it  be  an  Instruction  to  the 
Gentlemen  appointed   to  bring  in  a  Bill  upon  the 
Resolutions  reported  this  day  from  the  Com­
mittee  of  W a ys  and  Means,  That  they   do  make 
provision  therein  pursuant   to  this  Resolution. 

Finance. 

Finance Bill. 

M r.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  presented  a 
Bill  41.  	 Bill   to  grant  certain  duties   of  Customs  and 
Inland  Revenue  (including  Excise),  t,o  alter  other 
duties,  and  to  amend  the  L aw  relating   to  Cus­
toms  and Inland  Revenue  (including  E x c i s e)  and 
the  National  Debt,  and   to  make  further  provi­
sion  in  connection  with  Finance  :  A nd  the  same 
was  read  the  first  time,  and  ordered   to  be  read 
a  second  time  to-morrow  ;  and   to  be  printed. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being read,  for  resuming 
Billeting of 
Civilians Bill. 	 the  adjourned  Debate   on  the -Question  proposed 
upon  the  4th  day   of  this  instant  M a y,  That  the 
Billeting   of  Civilians  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
t i m e; 

A nd  the  Question  being  again  proposed   : — 

The  House  resumed  the  said  adjourned  Debate. 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made  to 
the  Question,   by  leaving  out  the  words 
"  now 
read  the  third  time,"  and  adding  the  words 
"  recommitted  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House  in respect  of  a new subsection  to  Clause  4  " 
—  (Sir  Laming  Worthington-Evans), —  instead 
thereof. 

Clause  No.  4  amended,  and  agreed  to. 

Bill,  as  amended  on  recommittal,  to  be  re­

ported. 


M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  aud  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had  gone  through  the  Bill.  


Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  

Committee   on  recommittal,  be  now  taken  into  

consideration  :  —  The  House  accordingly  pro­
ceeded  to  take  the  Bill into  consideration.  


Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time  : — T he  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 of 

into  a  Committee   on  the  Munitions   of  W ar   W aT  Bl11 ­
Hill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1  (Power   to  extend  Munitions 
than  munitions 

of  W ar  A c ts   to  work  other 
work). 

' 

A n  Amendment  made. 

" 1 9 1 6 , ''   to  insert  the  words 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in^p.   1,  1.  7, 
" e x c e p t i ng 
after 
section  seven  of  the  Munitions  of  W ar  A c t, 
1915,  as amended   by  section  five  of  the  Munitions 
of War  Act,  191G."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

Question  put,  That 

those  words   be 

there 

inserted.. 

T he  Committee  divided. 

Tellers for the] Mr.  Pringle, 

1  35 

Yeas, 

[ Mr,  Edmund Harvey  :  J  


Tellers for the] Lord Edmund  Talbot,  ) 
J 

[Captain  Guest: 

Noes, 

^ 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  8, 
after  th.e  word  " c l a s s e s ,"   to  insert  the  words 
"  not  including  agriculture."—(Mr.  Watt.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in   p .  1,  1.  9, 
after  the  second  Word  "  establishment,"   to  insert 
the  words  "  and  where  the  Minister  has  made   an 
agreement  authorising  such  extension  with  the 
trade  union  or  unions  representing  the  workers 
affected  t h e r e b y . " — ( M r. 

Pringle.) 



















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8  GEO.   V . 

1th—8th  May. 

91 

Question.  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

Resolved, 

That  this  House"  will,  to-morrow,  


put,  and  negatived. 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


Other  Amendments  made. 

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  2  (Amendment  of  Schedule  I I. 

of  5  &  6  Geo.   5,  c.  54 ). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1. 26,  after  the 
word  "  though,"   to  insert  the  words  "  the  words 
'  in  any  readjustment   of  staff  which  may  have   to 
be  effected'  were  omitted  a n d . " — ( M r. 

Pringle.) 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply, 

Committee   of  S u p p l y; 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being read,  for  receiving  Supply 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of   t 1 ^  May] 
the  1st  day   of  this  instant  Ma,y  ; 

Keport. 

Question  put,  That 

those  words   be 

there 

Ordered, 

That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

inserted. 

morrow. 

T he  Committee  divided. 

Tellers for the  ( Mr.  Watt, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  Timothy  Dames : 

Tellers for the J  Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Noes, 

(  Captain  Guest 

: 

2 5. 

7 1. 

T he  Order   of  the  day being  read, for receiving  Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of  [26th April] 
the  26th'day   of  April  l a s t;  

K e p o r  t 

Ordered, 

That 

the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 


A n  Amendment  made. 

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  3  amended,  and  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  4  agreed  to. 

A 

Clause 
( M r.  Kellaway)—brought 
and  second  time,  and  added   to  the  Bill. 

differences)— 
up,  and  read  the  first 

(Reporting  

of 

Another  Clause  (Amendments   of  s.  7  of  the 
principal  A c t ) — ( M r.  Kellaway)—brought 
up, 
and  read  the  first  and  second  timo,  and  added   to 
the  Bill.  ' 

Another  Clause  (Amendment   of  s.  22  of  the 
A ct   of  1 9 1 6 ) — ( M r.  Kellaway)—brought 
up, 
and  read  the  first  and  second  time,  and  added 
to  the  Bill. 

' 

Another  Clause  (Application   of  s.  17  of  the 
principal  A c t ) — ( M r.  Pringle)—brought 
up,  and 
read  the  first  and  second  time,  and  added   to  the 
Bill. 

Another  Clause 
rates  

piece 
( M r.  Kellaway)—brought 
and  second  time,  and  added   to  the  Bill. 

controlled 

(Restriction   on  change  of 
establishments)— 
up,  and  read  the  first 

in 

Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  Adjournment, 

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

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — I  t  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  eighteen  minutes  before 
Nine  of  the  clock,  adjourned 
morrow. 


till'  to­

Tuesday, 8th May  1917. 

P R A Y E K S. 

MR ,  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt  Private Bills 

from  one   of  the  Examiners   of  Petitions  for 

Private  Bills,  That   in  the  case   of  the  following  orders'not 
Bills,  originating   in  the  Lords,  and  referred   on  previously 
the  First  Reading  thereof,  the  Standing  Orders 
not  previously  inquired  into,  which  are  applic- with ) 
able  thereto,  have  been  complied  with,  v i z . :  — 

Bill,  as  amended,  to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and 

the 

Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That 
mittee  had  gone  through  the  Bill. 

the  Com­

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,   as  amended  in  the 
Committee,   be  taken  into  consideration  upon 
Friday  next. 

Haslemere  and  District  Gas  Bill 

[Lords]. 

Nottinghamshire  and Derbyshire  Tramways  


Bill  [Lordfy 

• 

H e m el  Hempsted  Gas  Bill 

[Lords]. 

Lancashire  Power  Construction  Company 

Bill 

[Lords]. 

L ea  Bridge  District  Gas  Bill 

[Lords], 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bills   be  read  a  second  time. 

Corn 
Production 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Venereal 
Disease Bill 
[Lords.] 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
into  consideration 
the  Venereal  Disease  Bill 
[Lords],  as amended in the  Standing  Committee; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  B i ll   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Friday  next. 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  B i l l; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Friday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Ordered, 

That  M r.  Speaker   do 

issue  his  Edinburgh 

W a r r a nt   to  the  Clerk   of  the  Crown,   to  make  out  Burgh (.South 
a  new  W r it  for  the  electing   of  a  Member   to  ^ i f  0 0  ^ 
serve  in  this  present  Parliament  for  the  Burgh 
of  Edinburgh  (South  Division),   in  the  room  of 
Major  the  Honourable  Charles  Henry  L y e l i, 
who,  since  his  Election  for  the  said  burgh,  hath 
accepted  the  Office   of  Steward  or  Bailiff   of  H is 
Majesty's  Three  Chiltern  Hundreds   of  Stoke, 
Desborough,  and  Burnham,   in  the  County   of 
Buckingham.—(Captain  Guest.) 

M r.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant   to  the  Naval and 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of   ^ r i p e e J ^  e 
T wo  Orders   in  Council,  dated  2nd  M ay  1917,  Act, lses 1.0"18 
made  under  the  Naval  and  Marine  P ay  and 
Pensions  A c t,  1865. 

Ways and 
Means. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Table. 

. 

. 

; 

VOL.  172. 

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30th April -1 st May. 

1917. 


Education 
(England and 
Wales) 
(Teachers' 
Salaries:) 

Ordered,  That  there   be  laid  before  this  House 
a  Return  showing  the annual Salaries   of  Teachers 
in  public  elementary  schools  as  on  the  31st  day 
of  March  1917,  and  distinguishing  them  accord­
ing  to  the  Teachers'  sex  and  qualifications  and 
the  type   of  area  in  which  they  were  employed. 
—-(Mr.  Lough.) 

Barrow-in-
Furness 
Corporation 
Water Bill. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
the  Barrow-in-Furness  Corporation  W a t er  Bill, 
with  Amendments. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Levinstein 
(Railways) 
Bill. 

Blackpool 
Improvement 
Bill. 

Bristol Water 
Bill. 

The  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
from theCommittee   on the Levinstein  (Railways) 
B i l l;  That  they  had  examined  the  allegations 
the  Bill,,  and 
contained  in  the  Preamble   of 
amended 
found  the  same,   as 
amended,  to  be  true  ;  and  had  gone  through  the 
Bill  and  made  Amendments  thereunto. 

the  same,  and 

Ordered, 

That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 

from  the  Committee   on  the  Blackpool  Improve­
ment  Bill  ;  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. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

the  Preamble  of 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Mearis  reported 
from  the  Committee   on  the  Bristol  Water  Bill  ; 
That  they  had  examined  the allegations  contained 
in 
the  Bill,  and  amended 
the  same  so  as  to  make  it  consistent  with  the 
provisions  of  the  Bill  as  passed   by  the  Com­
mittee,  and  found  the  same,   as  amended,  to  be 
t r u e;  and  had 
through  the  Bill  and  made 
Amendments  thereunto. 

Mr.  Macpherson,  supported  by  Mr.  Forster, Military 
Lord Robert  Cecil, Mr.  Brace,  and Mr.  Solicitor ^vcntions 
General,  presented  a Bill   to  enable  H is  M a j e s ty   w;th Allied 
into  ' effect  Conventions  States) Bill, 
in  Council  to  carry 
Bill  42. 
which  may   be  made  with  Allied  and  other  States 
as  to  the  mutual  liability  of  His  Majesty's  sub­
jects  and  subjects   of  the  A l l i ed  and  other  States 
to  military  service  :  A nd  the  same  was  ordered 
to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow  ;  and   to  be 
printed. 

The  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Supply 

into  the  Committee   of  Supply. 

[s^th allotted 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

' 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That  a 
sum  not  exceeding  £ 9 00   be  granted  to  H is 
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  1918  for  the  Expenses   of  the  Ministry 
of  Munitions  : 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  pro­
posed,  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 8 00   be 
granted  for  the  said  s e r v i c e . — ( M r. 

Clancy.) 

A nd   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Chair­
man  left  the  Chair   to  make  his  Report   to  the  

House. 


M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman   of  W a ys  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,  T h at  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 
the  1st  day   of  this  instant  M a y  ; 

eport. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   be  received 

to­

morrow. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  receiving  Supply 

Table  |  and  be  printed. 

Mansfield 
Railway Bill 
[  Lords.) 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
with 

[Lords'], 

the  Mansfield  Railway  Bill 
Amendments. 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of  [26th April], 
the  26th  day   of  A p r il  l a s t;  

B e p o r t ' 

Ordered, 

That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

Ordered, 

That,  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read, 

for  the  Ways and 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

South 
Staffordshire 
Mond Gas 
(Power and
Heating) Bill
[Lords,  1

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
the  South  Staffordshire,  Mond  Gas  (Power  and 

  Heating)  Bill  [Lords],  with  Amendments. 

That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Ordered, 
Tab]e> 

West- Kent 
Electric 
Power Bill 
[Lords.] 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
[Lords], 

the  West  K e nt  Electric  Power  Bill 
without  Amendment. 

Ordered,  T h at 

the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Yorkshire

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 

fNortliRidin
BillT[Lords.]

t he  Y o r k s h i re   Registries  (North  Riding)  Bill 
[Lords],  with  Amendments. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Munitions of
War Bill.

Bill  43. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Munitions   of  W ar  Bill, 

as  amended  in  the  Committee,   be  printed. 

r 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will, 

to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Trade Union 

Second  Reading   of  the Trade  Union  ( A m a l g a m a-
tion)  B i l l; 

(Amalgaraa­
tion) Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  at second  time 

to-morrow. 

* 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Gaming 
Second  Reading   of  the  Gaming  Machines  (Scot-  Machines 
land)  B i l l; 

(Scotland) 
Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  B i ll   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Ways and 

into  consideration  the  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  j^f®?® 
of  the  Resolutions  which,  upon  the  7th  day  of  ugp 0r^ 
this  instant  M a y,  were  reported  from  the  Com­
mittee  of  W a ys  and  Means   of  the  2nd  day   of 
this  instant  M ay  ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Order   be  discharged. 

 
 
 
8  G E O.   V . 

Mi—9th  May. 

93 

Finance Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

M r.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a  Message from 

Second  Heading   of  the  Finance  B i l l; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords   by  t he   Lords, 
one  of  their  Clerks,   as  followeth  : 

upon  M o n d ay  next. 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  National  Insur-  National 
ance  ( P a rt   I .  Amendment)  Bill,  without  any  insurance 

T he  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Amendment. 

Corn 
Production 
[Expenses.] 

Adjournment. 

Committee   on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, 
resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

to-morrow, 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the 
Order   of  the  House  of  the  12th  day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this  H o u se   do 
now  adjourn. 

A nd  notice  being  taken that Forty  Members 
were  not  present,  the  House  was  told 
b y  M r.  S p e a k e r;  and  Forty  Members 
then 
not  being  present,  and   it  being 
after  Four   of  the  clock,  the  House  was 
adjourned   by  M r.  Speaker,   at  six  minutes 
after  Eleven   of  the  clock,  without  a 
Question  first  put,  till  to-morrow. 

Wednesday,  %th  May  1917. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Beport. 

Patents, 
Designs, 
and Trade 
Marks. 

No.  79. 

P R A Y E R S. 

A P U B L I  C  Petition  was  presented,  and  r e a d; 

and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented, pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,-—Copy  of 
Thirty-fourth  Report  of  the  Comptroller  General 
of  Patents,  Designs,  and  Trade  M a r k s,  with 
Appendices,  for  the  year  1916. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

East India 
(Trade.) 

M r.  Secretary  Chamberlain  presented,   by  H is 
Majesty's  C o m m a n d , — C o py   of  Review   of  the 
Trade   of  India  in  1 9 1 5 - 1 6. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e. 

Amendment) 
Bill. 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to 

the  Societies  Societies 

(Suspension  of  Meetings)  Bill,  without  any  (Suspension 
Amendment. 

of Meetogs) 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Land  Drainage  Land 
( R a m s e y)  Provisional  Order  Bill,  without  any  Drainage 
A m e n d m e nt 
Amendment. 

(Ramsey) 
Provisional 
Order Bill. 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  A n  Bedwas and 

A ct   to  authorise  the  Urban  District  Council   of Machen 
Bedwas  and  Machen   to  provide  and  run  omni-  council Bm   0 t 
buses  ;  to  confer  further  powers   on  the  Council  [Lords.] 
with  respect   to  the  supply   of  water,  and  f or 
other  purposes  ;   to  which  the  Lords  desire  the 
concurrence   of  this  House. 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  A n  Caerphilly 
A ct   to  authorise  the  Urban  District  Council   of  Urban District 
Caerphilly   to  provide  and  run  omnibuses, 
for  other  purposes  ;   to  which  the  Lords  desire 
the  concurrence   of  this  H o u s e. 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  A n  North 
A ct   to  confer  further  powers  upon  the  North  Cheshire 
Cheshire  W a t er  Company,  and  for  other  pur- |- ^ d s .] 
poses;   to which the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence 
of  this  House. 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  A n  Ashton-under-

A ct   to  confer  further  powers  upon  the  Mayor,  ^yne 
Aldermen,  and  Burgesses   of  the  Borough   of Bi\F[Lords.] 
Ashton-under-Lyne  with  regard   to  their  tram­
way  and  electricity  undertakings;  
to  make 
further  provision  with  reference   to  the  purchase 
of  the  undertaking  authorised   b y  the  Oldham, 
Ashton-under-Lyne,  H y d e,  and  District  Electric 
Tramways  Order,  1896,  and  for  other  purposes  ; 
to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence   of 
this  H o u s e. 

T he  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n  Kenilworth 

A ct  for  incorporating  and  conferring  powers   on  ®®® Bill 
the  Kenilworth  Gas  Company,  and  for  other   '-
purposes;   to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  con­
currence  of  this  House. 

T 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pursuant 
to  the  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  A c t,  1912,   by 
the  Council   of  the  undermentioned  Local  A u t h o­
rity,  and  confirmed,  w i th  amendment,   by  the 
Secretary  of  State for  the  H o me  D e p a r t m e n t :— 

.i  Town  of  Gillingham. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

T he  Bedwaa  and  Machen  Urban  District  Bedwas and 

Council  Bill  [Lords]  was  read  the  first  time. 

u 

J 

Ma^hen 
Urban District 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the  F ^ j ^ 1 5 ' 1 1 

Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

' 

T he  Caerphilly  Urban  District  Council  Bill  Caerphilly 

[Lords']  was  read  the  first  time. 

Counci^BiU 10' 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the-

Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Agricultural 
Statistics 
(Ireland.) 

M r.  Duke  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  C o m-
m a n d , — C o py   of  the  Agricultural  Statistics   of 
Ireland,  with  detailed  Report  for  1915. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e. 

Sheffield 
United 
Oaslight 
Company Bill. 

M r.  Mooney  reported  from  the  Committee   on 

the  Sheffield  United  Gaslight  Company  Bill  ; 
T h at  they  had  examined  the  allegations  con­
tained  in  the  Preamble   of  the  Bill,  and  had 
corrected  the  same   so  as  to  make   it  accord  with 
the  facts  proved   to  the  Committee,  and  found 
the  same,   as  corrected,  to  be  t r u e;  and  had 
gone  through  the  Bill  and  made  Amendments 
thereunto. 

T he  North  Cheshire  W a t er  Bill  [Zor.rfs]  was North 

read  the  first  time. 

Cheshire 
water Bill 

Ordered,t  T h at  the  Bill   be  referred   to  the  !>>•<&.] 

Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

T he  A s h t o n - u n d e r - L y ne  Corporation  BillAshton-under 

[Lords]  was  read  the.  first  time. 

a e r a t i on 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  referred 
Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

to  the  B i  U  C 

T he  Kenilworth  G as  Bill 

[Lords]  was  read  Kenilworth 

the  first  time. 

g ™  , 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Ordered,  T h at  the  B i ll   be  referred   to  the 

Table. 

VOL.  172. 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

N  3 

94 

30thApril -1 st May. 

1917. 


Supply. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Com 

into  the  Committee   of  Supply. 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ; 

[ ^ e n S  ] 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Resolved, 

That  this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Supplementary  V o te   of  Credit,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That  a 
Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding  £ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 00 
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  1918  for 
.  general  N a vy  and  A r my  Services,   in  so  far   as 
specific  provision  is  not  made  therefor   by  Parlia­
m e n t;  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  Communica­
tions, 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 
those  provided  for   in  the 
Expenses,  beyond 
ordinary  Grants   of Parliament,  arising  out   of  the 
existence  of  a  state  of  W a r . — ( M r.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer.) 

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

the  C h a i r;  and 

M r.  Speaker  resumed 

the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  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; 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Ways and 
Means-

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Supply 
[lst  May] 
Report. 

T he  .Order  of  the  day being  read,  for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of 
the  l st  day   of  this  instant  M ay  ; 

Ordered, 

That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to 

the  Adjournment. 

Order  of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  H o u s e,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


three  minutes  after 

till 

Thursday,  10th May  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

TH E  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded  South Eastern 

the  South 
Eastern  and  London,  Chatham,  and  Dover  
Railways  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

Q0ve'r 
Railways Bill. 

into  consideration 

take 

to 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

M r.  Secretary  Chamberlain  presented, pursuant  East India 
) 
^ 

to  the  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  H o me  Accounts   of  the  Government   of 
India. 

Copy   of  Finance  and  Revenue  Accounts   of  East India. 

the  Government   of  India  for  the  year  1 9 1 5 - 1 6. 

_ 

(Finance and 
Revenue 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the  Accounts) 

T a b l e;  and 
India  ( H o me  Accounts)   be  printed. 

that  the  Paper  relative   to  E a st 

( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House   do  sit  to-morrow.- Business  of 
the House 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings   of  the  Com-  Business  of  

mittee  of  W a ys  and  Means   be  not  interrupted  ^ a ^ a nd  

this  day  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings   of  Means.*"  

the  House),  and  may   be  entered  upon  at  any 
hour although  opposed. — ( M r,  Chancellor   of  the  

Exchequer.) 


A nd  notice  being  taken  that  strangers  were  strangers,  


Supplv 
[26th April] 
Report. 

T he  Order   of  the day  being read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of 
the  26th  day   of  April  l a s t; 

present,  M r.  Speaker  put forthwith  the  Question,  

That  strangers   be  ordered  to  withdraw  : —  And   it  

was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative.  


Ordered, 

T h at  the  Report   be  received  to­

Ordered, 

That  the  remainder  of  this  day's  Secret Session. 

morrow. 

Sitting   be  a  secret  Session.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of 
the  Exchequer.) 

Trade Union 
(Amalgama-
tion) Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading   of the Trade  Union  (Amalgama­
tion)  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Gaming 
Machines 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for 

the 

Second  Reading   of  the  Gaming  Machines  (Scot­
land)  Bill  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Military 
Service ' 
(Conventions 
with Allied 
States) Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Military  Service  ( C o n­
ventions  with  Allied  States)  B i l l; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Supply,  


into  the  Committee   of  Supply.  


( In  the  Committee.) 

Supplementary  V o te   of  Credit,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

Resolved,  That 

the 
towards  defraying 

a  Supplementary  sum  not 
to  H is 
exceeding  £ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 00   be  granted  
ordinary  Grants   of 
Majesty,  beyond 
the  Expenses 
Parliament, 
which  may   be  incurred  during  the  year  ending  

the  31st  day   of  March  1918  for  general  N a vy  

and  A r my  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 
the 
security  of  the  country  ;  for  assisting  the  Food  

continuance   of 
Supply,  and  promoting 

the 

for 



















8  GEO.   Y . 

1 0 f t — l i f t-

95 

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 
the 
Expenses,  beyond  those  provided  for  
ordinary  Grants   of  Parliament,  arising  out   of 
the existence   of  a state  of W a r . —(  Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer.) 

in 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Corn 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [ E x p e n s e s ]; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  H o u se  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Resolution  to  be  reported. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Committee  had  come   to  a  Resolution. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

.  T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  also 
acquainted  the  House  that   he  was  directed   to 
move,  That  the  Committee  may  have  leave   to 
sit  again. 

Resolved, 

That  this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow, 

again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 

A nd  the  Question  being p u t : — I  t  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmatives 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

till  thirteen  minutes  after  


tinued  to  sit 
Eleven   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution   of 
the  H o u se   of  this  day.  


Ways and 
Means. 

T he  House,  according  to  Order,  resolved  itself 

into  the  Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Resolved,  That,  towards  making  good 

the 
Supply  granted   to  H is  Majesty  for  the  service 
of  the  year  ending   on  the  31st  day   of  March 
1918,  the  sum   of  £ 5 0 0 , 0 3 3 , 2 30   be  granted  out   of 
the  Consolidated  Fund   of  the  United  Kingdom. 
— ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  E x c h e q u e r .) 

Resolution   to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had  come   to  a  Resolution. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

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

Resolved,  That  this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow, 

again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Supply 

[1st May] 

Report. 


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of 
the  1st  day   of  this  instant  M ay  ; 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

Supply 
[26th April] 
Report. 

T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of 
the  26th  day   of  April  last  ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   he  received  to­

morrow. 

Trade Union 
(Amalgama­
tion) Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  f or  the 

Second  Reading  of the  Trade  Union  ( A m a l g a m a­
tion)  B i l l; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  M o n d ay  next. 

" 

Gaming 
. Machines 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading   of  the  Gaming  Machines  (Scot­
land)  B i l l; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Friday,  11th May  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

presented  a  Bill  

SI R  Richard  Winfrey 

confirm  a  Provisional  Order  under 
Land  Drainage  A c t,  1861,   in  the  matter   of  a 
proposed  drainage  district   in  the  Parishes   of  Order Bill. 
W is tow,  Cawood,  and  Selby,   in  the  W e st  Riding 
Bill  44. 
of  the  County   of  Y o rk  :  A nd  the  same  was  read 
the  first  time. 

to  Land 
the  Drainage 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 
Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  B i l l s;  and 
be  printed. 

M r.  Munro  presented  a  Bill   to  confirm  a  Perth School 
Provisional  Order  under  the  Private  Legisla-  Board Order 
tion  Procedure  (Scotland)  A c t,  1899,  relating   to  Confirmation 
the  School  Board   of  Perth  :  A nd  the  same  was 
ordered  (under  Section  7   of  the  A c t)   to  be 
taken  into  consideration  upon  Monday  next. 

M r.  Speaker  acquainted  the  H o u se  that  a  Message from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords   by  the Lords, 
one  of  their  Clerks,   as  followeth: 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Companies  companies 

(Foreign  Interests)  Bill,  with  A m e n d m e n t s;  (Foreign 
to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  o f l n t e r e s t e ) B l U ­
this  House. 

Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made   by  the  Companies 
Lords  to  the  Companies  (Foreign  Interests)  ^f^gf^-v   B i ll 
Bill   be  taken  into  consideration  upon  Tuesday
n e x t;  and   be  printed. 

j ^ ^ g  1 

n

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings   on  W a ys  and  Business  of 
Means  [10th  M a y]  Report   be  not  interrupted  ^ J  5  ®  ^ 
this  day  at  F i ve   or  half  an  hour  after  F i ve   of  Means"" 
the  clock,  and  may   be  entered  upon   at  any  hour  Report.) 
although  opposed.  —  ( M r.  Chancellor   of 
Exchequer.) 

the 

A nd  notice  being  taken  that  strangers  were  Strangers, 

present,  Mr.  Speaker  put forthwith the  Question, 
T h at  strangers   be ordered to  withdraw  : — A nd   it 
was  resolved   in  the  Affirmative. 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  remainder   of  this  day's  Secret Session. 

Sitting  be  a  secret  Session.—(ME.  Chancellor   of 
the  Exchequer.) 

Military 
Service 
(Conventions 
with Allied 
States) BiU. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading   of  the  Military  Service  (Con­
ventions  with  Allied  States)  B i l l; 

M i.  Baldwin 

reported  from  the  Committee  Supply 

of  Supply   of  the  10th  day   of  this  instant  M ay   [ 1 0 th   May] 
a  Resolution  ;  which  was  read,   as  followeth  :  

e p o r  t 

VOL.  172. 

N  4 



 
96 

30thApril -1 st May. 

1917. 


Supplementary  V o te   of  Credit,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

Supple- 
That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding 
mentery Vote  £ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 00  be granted   to H is  Majesty,  beyond 
of Credit, 
the  ordinary  Grants   of  Parliament, 
towards 
r w l ' f
1917-18. 
defraying  the  Expenses  which  may   be  incurred 
during  the  year  ending  the  3 l et  day   of  March 
1918  for  general  Navy  and  A r my  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  c o u n t r y; 
for  assisting  the  Food  Supply,  and  promoting 
the  continuance   of  Trade,  Industry,  Business, 
and  Communications,  whether   by  means  of  insur­
financing 
ance  or  indemnity  against  risk,  the 
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 
W a r. 

in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the  Clause 
(Defilement   of  girls  under  seventeen)   be  read  a  

second  t i m e ;.  


Ordered,  T h at  the  Debate  be  further  adjourned  


till  Monday  the  21st  day   of  this  instant  M a y.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Munitions  

into  consideration  the  Munitions   of  W ar  Bill,   as  o f  W ar  Bil1 ­
attended  in  the  Committee  ;  


Ordered, 

T h at  the  Bill   be  taken 

into  con­

sideration  upon  Friday  next.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Venereal  


into  consideration 
the  Venereal  Disease  Bill 
[Lords'],  as  amended in  the  Standing  Committee  ;
  

07 

-i Bm 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Tuesday  next.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for 

Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  Bill  ;  


the  Corn  


Production 

Bill. 

' 

T he  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time,  was  agreed  to. 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  upon  Monday  

the  21st  day 5 of  this  instant  M a y,  resolve  itself 
into  the  said  Committee.  


Ways and 
Means 

LeportMft7"'

M r.  James  Hope  reported  from  the  Committee 
of  W a ys  arid  Means   of  the  10th  day   of  this 
instant  M ay  a  Resolution;  which  was  read,   as 
followeth: 

Consolidated 
Fnnd. 

Consolidated 
fond (No. 3.) 

Consolidated 
Fund (No. 3) 
Bill. 

Bill  45. 

That, 

towards  making 

the  Supply 
granted  to  H is  Majesty  for  the  service   of  the 
year  ending   on  the  31st  day   of  March  1918, 
the  sum   of  £ 5 0 0 , 0 3 3 , 2 30   be  granted  out   of  the 
Consolidated  F u nd   of  the  United  Kingdom. 

good 

T he  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time,  was  agreed  to. 

Ordered,  T h at  a  Bill   be  brought  in  upon 
that  the  Chairman 
the  said  Resolution  :  A nd 
of  W a ys  and  Means,  M r.  Chancellor   of  the 
Exchequer,  aud  M r.  Baldwin   do  prepare  and 
bring   it  in. 

M r.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  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  eighteen  :  A nd  the 
same  was  read  the  first  time,  and  ordered   to  be 
read  a  second  time  upon  Monday  n e x t;  and   to 
be  printed. 

Supply. 

T he  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee   of  Supply  ; 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

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

A nd  the  Question  being p u t : — It  was  resolved 


in  the  Affirmative.  


A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued   to  sit  till  two  minutes  before  F i ve  

of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Monday  next.  


Monday,  14th May  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

ORDERED, 

That 

the  South  Eastern  and  south Eastern 

London,  Chatham,  and  Dover  Railways 

Bill   be  read  the  third  time  to-morrow. 

and Dover 
Railways Bill. 

T he  W e st  K e nt  Electric  Power  Bill  [Lords]  West Kent 

was  read  the  third  time  and  passed. 

, 

B ' I T ^ ^ O^ 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to  


the  Lords  ;  and  acquaint  them  that  this  House  

hath  agreed   to  the  same,  without  Amendment.  


T he  H o u se  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  Bristol Water 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

tion  the  Bristol . W a t er  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  B l D-
Committee. 

. 

Ways and 
Means. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  upon  M o n d ay 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  Levinstein  

tion  the  Levinstein  (Railways)  Bill,   as  amended  (Railways)  

in  the  Committee.  


Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

Supply 
fist May] 
Report. 

T he  Order  of  the  day being  read, for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of 
the  1st  day   of  this  instant  M ay  ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera- Mansfield  

as  Railway  

  *•}  

r

tion  the  Mansfield  Railway  Bill  [Lords],  
amended  in  the  Committee.

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

Supply 
[26th April] 
Report. 

T he  Order  of  the  day being read,  for  receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of 
the  26th  day   of  April  l a s t; 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  Port  of  


tion  the  Port   of  London  Authority 
Powers)  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

(Various 

(Various7 

Ordered,.  That  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time.   P o w e r s )  B i U-

Monday  next. 

T he  H o u se  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  South 

Criminal Law
Amendment
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  30th  day   of  A p r il  last,   on  consideration 
of  the Criminal  L aw  Amendment Bill,   as amended 

tion  the  South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power Staffordshire 
and  Heating)  Bill  [Lords],  
a*sd 
Committee. 

as  amended  in  the 

Heating) Bill 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time.

  ^  ^ 

 
 
 
 












7  GEO.   V. 

97 

T he  H o u se  proceeded   to  take  into  considera- by  the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence   of 

4ThMay. 

Yorkshire 
( N f r t h K d i n g ) ^  ^  Yorkshire  Registries  ( N o r th  Riding) 
Bill  [Lords.] 

-£>ill  [ Lords  j,  as  amended  IU  the  Committee. 

the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time,  Table. 

Haslemere 
and District 
Gas Bill 
[Lords.] 

Hemel 
Hemp&ted 
Gas Bill 
[Lord*.] 

Lancashire 
Power 
Construction 
Company 
Bill  [Lords.] 
Lea Bridge 
District Gas 
Bill  [Lords.] 

Nottingham­
shire and 
Derbyshire 
Tramways 
Bill  [Lords.]
Perth School 
Board Order 
Confirmation 
Bill. 

Local 
Govern m en t 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No. 2) Bill. 
Bill  47. 

T he  Haslemere  and  District  Gas  Bill 
was  read  a  second  time,  and  committed. 

[Lords] 

T he  Hemel  Hempsted  Gas  Bill 
read  a  second  time,  and  committed. 

[Lords]  was 

The  Lancashire  Power  Construction  Company 

Bill  [Lords']  was  read  a  second  time,  and  com­
mitted. 

The  L ea  Bridge  District  Gas  Bill 
was  read  a  second  time,  and  committed. 

[Lords] 

T he  Nottinghamshire  and  Derbyshire  Tram­
ways  Bill  [Lords]  was  read  a  second  time,  and 
committed. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to 
take  into  consideration  the  Perth  School  Board 
Order  Confirmation  Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow, 

M r.  Hayes  Fisher  presented  a  Bill   to  confirm 

certain  Provisional  Orders   of  the  Local  Govern­
ment  Board  relating  to Bognor, Carlisle,  L y  tham, 
Swansea,  Watford,  the  Ormside  Joint  Hospital 
District,  and  the  District   of  Aspatria,  Silloth, 
and District  Joint  W a t er  B o a r d:  A nd  the  same 
was  read  the  first  time. 

Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 
Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  B i l l s;  and 
be  printed. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Report. 
Factories and 
Workshops, 

Police Act, 
1890. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read;  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented,  by His 
Majesty's  C o m m a n d , — C o py   of  Annual  Report 
of  the  Chief  Inspector   of  Factories  and  W o r k­
shops  for  the  year  1916. 

Secretary  Sir  George 

Cave  also  presented, 
pursuant  to  the  directions   of  an  A ct   of  Parlia-
ment,—Copy   of  Correspondence  relative   to  the 
refusal  of  the  Secretary   of  State's  Certificate 
under  Section   17  ( 2)   of  the  Police  A c t,  1890, 
to  the  T y ne  River  Police  Force,  for  the  vear 
ended  29th  September  1916. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e. 

Irish 
Universities 
Act, 1908. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant   to  the  directions 
of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Statute  I X. 
of  University  College,  Cork,  under  the  Irish 
Universities  Act,  1908. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Royal 
Observatory 
(Edinburgh.) 

T he  L o rd  Advocate  presented,   by  H is 
the  Twenty-
the  Astronomer 

Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy   of 
seventh  Annual  Report   of 
R o y al  for  Scotland. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  He  upon  the 

Table. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,   b y  H is  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy   of  the  Maize,  Barley,  and 
Oats  Restriction  Order,  1917,  and  the  Burmah 
Beans  and  Peas  Requisition  Order,  1917,  made 

V O L.  172. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  British Trade 
C o m m a n d , — C o py   of  Petition   of  Promoters,  Corporation. 
Deed   of  Settlement,  and  Royal  Charter   of 
Incorporation  of  the  British  Trade  Corporation. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


T a b l e. 


M r. Herbert  Fisher  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  Board  of  

Command,—Copies  of  Regulations for  Secondary
   K d u c a t i o n -
Schools  in  Wales. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher 

also  presented,  pursuant  Board  of 

to  the  directions   of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Education 
Copy   of  Report   of  the  Board   of  Education  under  inteimediate 
the  W e l sh  Intermediate  Education  A c t,  1889,  Education 
Act, 1889.) 
for  the  year  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the  
Table  ;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  the  Board 
of  Education  ( W e l sh  Intermediate  Education 
Act,  1899)   be  printed. 

°°  ^ 

T he  Consolidated  Fund  ( N o.   3 )  Bill  was,  Consolidated  


according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time,  and  
committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House  

for  to-morrow.  


B i  U 

Lord  Edmund  Talbot  reported  from  the  C o m-  Supply 
mittee  of  Supply   of  the  1st  day   of  this  instant ^1est0^ay-' 
M ay  several  Resolutions;  which  were  read,   as 
follow  : 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8.  


Class  I I. 

1.  T h at  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 9 1 , 1 50   be  Works and 

granted  to  His  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum 
necessary  to  defray  the  charge  which  will  come office 1"?** 
in  course  of  payment  during  the  year  ending 
on  the  31st  day   of  March  1918  for  the  Salaries 
and  Expenses   of  the  Office  of  the  Commissioners 
of  His  Majesty's  W o r ks  and  Public  Buildings. 

Class   I» 

2.  That  a  sum,  not  exceeding  £ 3 , 6 00   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  1918  for 
Expenditure   in  respect  of  Osborne. 

3.  T h at  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 5 5 , 7 00   be  Royal Parks 
granted  to  His  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum   ^d^1neaasure' 
necessary 
to  defray  the  charge  which  will 
come  in  course  of  payment  during  the  year 
ending  on  the  31st  day   of  March  1918  for 
Expenditure  in  respect  of  the  Royal  Parks  and 
Pleasure  Gardens. 

4.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 2 9 , 8 00   be  Houses  of 
granted  to  His  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum  Parliament 
necessary  to  defray  the  charge  which  will   BuildinSs« 
come  in  course  of  payment  during  the  year 
ending  on  the  31st  day   of  M a r ch  1918 
for 
Expenditure   in  respect  of  Houses   of  Parliament 
Buildings. 

5.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 2 5 , 4 00   be  Miscellaneous, 

granted   to  His  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum 
necessary  to  defray 
come  in  course  of  payment  during  the  year 
ending  on  the  31st  day   of  March  1918  for 
Expenditure  in  respect  of  Miscellaneous  Legal 
Buildings. 

the  charge  which  will  B u  d i n g s-





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30thApril -1 st May. 

1917. 


Art and 
Science 
Buildings, 
Great Britain. 	 necessary 

to  defray 

6.  That  a  sum  not'  exceeding  £ 4 2 , 2 00   be 
granted   to	  His  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum 
the  charge  which  will 
in  course  of  payment  during  the  year 
come 
ending  on  the  31st  day   of  March  1918 
f or 
Expenditure  in  respect  of  A rt  and  Science 
Buildings,  Great  Britain. 

7.  T h at  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 2 0 , 6 50   be 
Diplomatic 
and Consular  granted  to	  His  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum 
Buildings. 
charge  whidh  will 
necessary  to  defray  the 
come  in  course  of  payment  during  the  year 
ending  on  the  31st  day   of  M a r ch  1918 
f or 
Expenditure  
respect  of  Diplomatic  and 
Consular  Buildings,  and  f or  the  maintenance 
of  certain  Cemeteries  Abroad. 

in 

Revenue 
Buildings. 	

8.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 3 1 5 , 8 00   be 
granted  to  H is  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum 
necessary  to  defray 
the  charge  which  will 
come  in  course  of  payment  during  the  year 
ending  on 
for 
Expenditure  in  respect  of  Customs  and  Excise, 
Inland  Revenue,  Post  Office  and  Telegraph 
Buildings  in  Great  Britain,  and  certain  Post 
Offices  Abroad. 

the  31st  day   of  March  1918 

Ministry 
of Labour, 

9.  T h at  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 7 8 , 3 50   be 
granted   to  H is  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum 
Exchange60'  necessary  to  defray 
the  charge  which  will 
and insurance  come  in  course   of  payment  during  the  year 
Buildings, 
ending  on  the  31st  day   of  March  1918  for 
Great Britain.  Expenditure  in  respect   of  Ministry   of  Labour, 
Employment  Exchange  and Insurance  Buildings, 
Great  Britain. 

Publie 
Buildings, 
Great 
Britain. 	

10.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 1 2 0 , 7 00   be 
granted  to	  H is  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum 
necessary  to  defray  the  charge  which  will 
come  in  course  of  payment  during  the  year 
for 
ending  on  the  31st  day   of  March  1918 
Expenditure  in  respect  of  sundry  Public  Build­
ings  in  Great  Britain,  not  provided  for   on  Other 
Votes. 

T he  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a  second 

time,  were  agreed  to. 

Supply 
[26th  April]  mittee  of  Supply   of  the  26th  day   of  April  last  a 

Lord  Edmund  Talbot  reported  from  the  C o m­

eport. 

Resolution  j  which  was  read,   as  followeth  : 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Finance Bill. 

Second  Reading   of  the  Finance  B i l l; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time  


to-morrow. 


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  f or  the  Com 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [Expenses!  ; 

L 

r 

j 

Production 
[Expenses,,] 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  d ay  being  read, 

for  the  Supply.  


Committees  of  S u p p l y;  


Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


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


Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved, 

That 

this  House  will,  to-morrow,  


resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


Whereupon  M r.  D e p u ty  Speaker,  pursuant  Adjournment, 

to  the  Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this 
House   do  now  adjourn. 

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t - I  t  was  resolved  


in  the  Affirmative,  


A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  twenty-three  minutes 
after  Nine   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 


Tuesday ,15th  May  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Mi l.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt  Private Bills 

from  one   of  the  Examiners   of  Petitions  (Standing  


for  Private  Bills,  That   in  the  case   of  the  follow­
ing  Bill,  referred   on  the  First  Reading  thereof, thereto  

the  Standing  Orders  which  are  applicable complied  

thereto  have  been  complied  with,  v i z . :— 

with.) 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

London  County  Council  ( M o n e y)  Bill. 

A ir  Board. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time. 

Air Board. 

That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 1 , 0 00   be  granted 
to  His  Majesty,   to  defray  the  charge  which  will 
come in  course of  payment during  the year  ending 
on  the  31st  d ay   of  March  1918  for  the  Salaries 
and  Expenses   of  the  A ir  Board. 

T he  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time,  was  agreed  to. 

Trade Union 
(Amalgama­
tion) Bill. 

T he  Trade  Union  (Amalgamation)  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.  Bridgeman.) 

Claming 
Machines 
(Scotland) 
Bill, 

T he  Gaming  Machines  (Scotland)  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.  Munro.) 

M r.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt  Private Bills 

from  one   of  the  Examiners   of  Petitions  for  t£ l0ra'J 
Private  Bills,  That   in  the  case   of  the  following 
Bills,  originating   in 
on  the  First  Reading  thereof,  the  Standing  inquired, into 
Orders  not  previously  inquired  into,  which  are  ^ J g  1 
applicable  thereto,  have  been  complied  with, 

the  Lords,  and  referred  previously 

v i z . :— 

Kenilworth  Gas  Bill 

[Lords'], 

Bedwas  and  Machen Urban  District  Council  


B i ll  [ Z m f c ].  


Ashton  -  under  -  L y ne  Corporation  Bill 

[fiords]. 

North  Cheshire  W a t er  Bill 

[T.ords]. 

Caerphilly	  U r b an  District  Council  Bill 

[Lords], 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bills   be  read  a  second  time. 

Military 
Service 
(Conventions 
with Allied 
States) Bill, 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  .read,  for  the 

T he  South  Eastern  and  London,  Chatham,  arid  South Eastern 

Second  Reading   of  the  Military  Service  ( C o n­
ventions  with  Allied  States)  B i l l; 

Dover  Railways  Bill  was,  according   to  Order, 
read  the  third  time  and  passed. 

and Dover 

Ordered^  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to  B a i l w ^ s  B i u ­

to-morrow. 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence^ 









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15tk  May. 

99 

Perth School 
Board Order 
Confirmation 
BiU. 

T he  Perth  School  Board  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. 

A nd  the  Motion  being  opposed,  after  a  brief  Mr. Speaker 

explanatory  statement  from  the  Member  w h o ^ ® * ^® 
made  the  Motion  and  from  a  Member  who  (p u r s a a nt  to 
opposed  it,  Mr.  Speaker  put  the  Question,  pur-S.O.  No. 11.) 
s u a n t t o S t a n d i n g O r d e r N o . i l. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's 
C o m m a n d , — C o py   of  Order  made   by  the  Food 
Controller  under  the  Defenck   of  the  Realm 
Regulations,  authorising  Local  Authorities   in 
England  and  W a l es   to  prosecute  ofFerices  before 
Courts  of  Summary  Jurisdiction. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Local 
Government 
(Ireland") 
Provisional 
Orders Bill. 
[Provisional 
Orders 
confirmed.] 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
from  the  Committee   on  the  Local  Government 
(Ireland) Provisional  Orders  B i l l;  T h at  they  had 
considered  the  Orders  therein  contained;  that 
the  said  Orders  ought   to  be  confirmed  5  and 
that  they  had  directed  him   to  report  the  Bill, 
without  Amendment,   to  the  House. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do 

lie  upon 

the 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
from  the  Committee   on  the  Chepstow  W a t er 
B i l l;  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. 

A nd   it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Ordered,  That  Secretary  Sir  George  Cavcl 
Mr.  Secretary  Long,  Mr.  Munro,  Mr.  Duke, 
Mr.  Arthur  Henderson,  Mr.  Hayes  Fisher,  Mr. 
do  prepare 
Solicitor  General,  and  M r.  Brace  
and  bring  in  the  Bill. 

M r.  Secretary  Long  accordingly  presented  a Representation 

Bill   to  amend  the  L aw  with  respect   to  parlia-  oftbe People 
mentary  and  local  government  franchises  and 
local 
the  registration  of  parliamentary  and 
government  electors,  and  the  conduct   of  elec­
tions,  and  to  provide  for  the  redistribution   of 
seats  at  parliamentary  elections,  and  for  other 
purposes  connected  therewith:  A nd  the  same 
was  read  the  first  time,  and ordered  to  be  read  a 
second  time  to-morrow;  and   to  be  printed. 

g jn   49 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Consolidated 
( N o - 3 > 

into  a  Committee   on  the  Consolidated  Fund  
( N o.   3 )  Bill. 

BlU­

.  

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1   to  N o i '3  agreed  to. 

Bill  to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had'  gone 
the  Bill, 
and  directed  him   to  report  the  same,  without 
A m e n d m e n t. 

through 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to  Venereal 
take  into  consideration  the  Venereal  Disease  Disease Bill 
Bill 
[Lords], 
Committee. 

the  Standing 

as  amended 

l ^ ' -l 

in 

reported 

M r.  Mooney 

from  the  Committee 
on  the  Armstrong,  Whitworth,  and  Company 
(Railways)  B i l l;  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 
B i ll  and  made  Amendments  thereunto. 

Ordered,  T h at "the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e;  and   be  printed. 

A  Clause  was  offered   to  be  added  to  the  Bill 

(Consent   of  Attorney  G e n e r a l ) . — ( M r.  Rawlin­
son.) 

A nd  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and  read 

the  first  time. 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  T h at  the  Clause   be  read  a  Second 
time  : — It  passed   in  the  Negative. 

Another  Clause  was  offered   to  be  added  to 
the  Bill  (Obligation   to  consult  a  d o c t o r ) . — ( M r. 
Rawlinson.) 

A nd  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and  read 

M r.  Mooney 

reported  the  Aluminium  Cor­

the  first  time. 

poration  Bill  [L o r d s],  without  Amendment. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

Companies
(Particulars as  General  and  M r.  George  Roberts, 
to  Directors) 
Bill. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley,  supported   by  M r.  Solicitor 
presented  a
Bill   to  provide  for  the  disclosure   of  certain 
particulars  respecting  the  Directors   of  C o m­
panies :  A n  d  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,  T h at  leave   be  given   to  bring  in  a  Bill 
to  amend  the  L aw  with  respect   to  parliamentary 
and  local  government  franchises  and  the, regis­
tration  of  parliamentary  and  local  government 
electors,  and  the  conduct   of  elections,  and   to 
provide  for  the  redistribution   of  seats  at  parlia­
mentary  elections,  and  for  other  purposes  con­
nected  therewith—(Mr.  Secretary  Long) 

; 

V O L.  172. 

. 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the  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.  14,  by  leaving  out  from 
the  word "   or  "  to  the end  of  Clause  2,  and  insert­
ing  the  words  "  any  bona  fide  medical  and  phar» 
maceutical  publication   or  pharmaceutical  trade 
l i s t " — ( M r.  Rawlinson),—instead 

thereof. 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  T h at  the: 
words  proposed   to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the 
B i l l : — - T he  said  proposed  Amendment  was,  with 
leave   of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

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

Ordered,  T h at  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. 

o 2 

Chepstow 
Water  Bill. 

Armstrong, 
Whitworth. 
and Company 
(Railways) 
Bill. 

Aluminium 
Corporation 
Bill  [Lord*.] 

Bill  48, 

Representation 
of  the People. 

 
100 

30th April -1st May. 

1917. 


Trade Union 
(Amalgama­
tion) Bill. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself 

into, a  Committee  on  the  Trade  Union  ( A m a l g a­
mation)  Bill. 

Wednesday, 16th May  1917. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

P R A Y E R S. 

Clause  No.  1  (Amalgamation   of  unions). 

A n  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  14, 
after  the  word  "  question,"   to  insert  the  words 
"  provided  that  not  less  than  fifty  per  cent,   of 
the  members   of  such  trade  union  take  part   in 
the vote."—(Mr.  Rawlinson.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  : — A m e n d m e n t,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  N o.  2  agreed  to. 

Bill,  as  amended,  to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
D e p u ty  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Committee 
had  gone  through  the  Bill. 

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

A n  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made  to 
the  Bill,  in  p.  1,1.   5,   b y  inserting,  after  the  word 
"  unions,"  the  words  "   in  any  i n d u s t r y . " — ( M r. 
Peto.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  T h at  those  words 
be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill  :-—It  passed   in  tbe 
Negative. 

TH E  Local  Government  (Ireland)   P r o v i s i o n al 

Orders  Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read 

the  third  time  and  passed. 

Provisional 
Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to  0 r d e rs  B i lL 

L o c al 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

M r.  George  Roberts  presented  a  Bill   to  con-  Electric  


firm  certain 

Provisional  Orders  made   by  the  p ^ j ™ f n a]  

Board   of  Trade  under  the  Electric  Lighting  orders Bill. 

A c t s,  1882   to  1909,  relating   to  Epsom  Rural 
Bill  50.  

District  (Extension),  Featherstone,  Garforth, 
Horbury,  Otley,  Penistone,  and  Rawdon  :  A nd 
the  same  was  read  the  first  time.  


Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 
Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  B i l l s;  and 
be  printed.  


A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read  ;  Public 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

vtdeFh-st 
Report. 

M r.  Duke  presented,   by  His  Majesty's  C o m-  Department 
mand,  —  Copy   of  Sixteenth  Annual  General  ^ T e c h n i c !! 
Report  of  the  Department   of  Agricxdture  arid  instruction 
Technical  Instruction  for  Ireland,  for  the  year   for Ireland. 
1 9 1 5 - 1 6. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

M r.  Attorney  General  presented,   by  His  Public Trustee. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read'the  third 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

Majesty's  Command*—Copy   of  Ninth  General 
Annual  Report   of  the  Public  Trustee. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

Table. 


the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Gaming 
Machines 
(Scotland) 

Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Gaming  Machines  (Scotland) 
B i l l; 


Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Friday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Military  Service  ( C o n­

Military 
Service 
withMlied18  mentions  with  Allied  States)  B i l l; 
States) Bill. 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a 
second  t i m e; 

Adjournment. 

A n  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 
this  day  six  months."  —  ( M r. 
" u p on 
Whitehouse.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  T h at  the 
word  "  now  "  stand  part   of  the  Question  : — A nd 
a  Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

A nd  notice  being taken  that  Forty  Members 
were  not  present,  the  House  was  told   by 
M r.  D e p u ty  Speaker  ;  and  Forty  M e m­
bers  not  being  present,  and   it  being  then 
after  Four   of  the  clock,  the  House  was 
adjourned  by  M r.  D e p u ty  Speaker,   at  a 
quarter  of  an  hour  after  E i g ht   of 
the 
clock,  without  a  Question  first  put,  till 
to-morrow. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,   by  H is  Representation 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  the  Appointment 
of  Commissioners  for  the  Representation   of  the  Bl11, 
People  Bill,  Redistribution   of  Seats,  Boundary 
Commission  (England  and  W a l e s ). 

tbe People 

Copy   of  Letter  from  the  Prime  Minister  Ireland,  


regarding  Ireland.  


Ordered,  That the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Ordered,  That  the  Debate   on 

the  A m e n d-  Military  


ment  to  the  Question  proposed  upon  the  15th  Service  

day   of  this  instant  M a y,  T h at  the  Military
Service  (Conventions  with  Allied  States)  Bill  States) Bill, 

be  now  read  a  second  time,   be  resumed  to­
morrow. 

  ^  S 

" 

f  


Sir  William  Middlebrook 

reported  from  the  Local 

Local  Legislation  Committee  ;  T h at   in  the  case  Legislation 
of  the  E b bw  Y a le  Urban  District  Council  Bill  E ^ v S e   ' 
they  had  examined  the  allegations  contained   in  Urban District 
the  Preamble   of  the  Bill,  and  amended  the  same  Council Bill, 
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  t r u e;  and 
had  gone  through  the  Bill  and  made  A m e n d­
ments  thereunto. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon 

the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed.  


D r.  Macnamara, 

supported   by  Sir  Edward  Royal Naval 

Carson  and  M r.  Solicitor  General,  presented  a Volunteer 
Reserve Bill. 
PaaavTra   R-

|

. 

, 

'

-

j 

, 
Bill   to  extend  during  the  present  war  the  term 
tbe  R o y al  Naval 
of  service  of  members  of 
Volunteer  R e s e r v e:  A nd  the  same  was  ordered 
to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow;  and   to 
be  printed. 

4

B i ll 

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8  GEO.   V. 

mJi—llth  May. 

101 


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Consolidated 
Fund (No. 3)  Third  Reading of  the  Consolidated  Fund  (No.   3) 
Bill. 

B i l l; 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the 
third  time  ; 

A n  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  welcomes  the  declaration 
of  the  new  democratic  Government   of  Russia, 
repudiating  all  proposals  for  imperialistic  con­
quest  and  aggrandisement,  and  calls   on  H is 
Majesty's  Government   to  issue  a similar  declara­
tion  on  behalf  of  the  British  democracy,  and   to 
join  with  the  Allies   in restating  the  Allied  terms 
in  conformity  with  the  Russian  declaration  " — 
( M r.  Snowden),-^-instead 

thereof. 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the 

,  Question  : — A nd  a  Debate  arising  thereupon   ;­

Lord  Robert  Cecil  rose  in  his place and  claimed 

to move,  That  the  Question   be  now  put. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Com 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ; 

^Expenses*] 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply. 

Committee  of  S u p p l y; 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being 
Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

read,  for  the  Ways and 

Means. 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resol ve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

A nd   it  being  half  an  hour  after  Eleven   of  Adjournment* 

the  clock,  M r.  Speaker  adjourned  the 
House  without  Question  put,  pursuant   to  •  .  • 
the  Standing  Order,  till  to-morrow. 

And  the Question  being put,  T h at  the  Question 

Question put 
(pursuant to  be  now  p u t; 
S.O. Closure 

of  Debate.) 

T he  House  divided.  


T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

T he  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers  for the/ Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  \ ^gg 
I Captain  Guest: 

Yeas, 

j 

Tellers  for the/Mr.  Lees  Smith, 

Noes, 

I M r.  Jowett: 

\ 
J 

32. 

So  it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd 

the  Question  being  accordingly  put, 
That  the  words  proposed   to  be  left  out,  stand 
part  of  the  Question  : — It  was  resolved   in  the 
Affirmative. 

A nd  the  Main  Question  being  p u t; 

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

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 
the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence  (the  Bill 
having  been  endorsed   by  M r.  Speaker  with  the 
following  Certificate   : — 

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

Mr. Speaker's 
Certificate. 

Thursday,  11 th May  1917. 

•P B A T E B S. 

TH E  Bristol  W a t er  Bill  was  read  the  third  Bristol Water 

time  and  passed.  

B i u-

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to  


the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence.  


T he  Levinstein  (Railways)  Bill  was  read  the  Levinstein 
Railways) 

third  time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

T he  Mansfield  Railway  Bill 

[ Lords]  was  Mansfield 

read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with  A m e n d-  Railway Bill 
-
ments.

X Lords. \
L 

• 

r 

J

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 
the  L o r d s;  and  acquaint  them  that  this  House 
hath  agreed  to  the  same,  with  Amendments  ;   to 
which  this  H o u se  doth  desire  the  concurrence   of 
their  Lordships. 

T he  Port   of  London  Authority 

(Various   Port of London 

Powers)  Bill  was  read 
passed. 

the 

third 

time  and

  ^ 

^ 

: 

'  Powers) Bill. 

JAMES   W .  LOWTHEB, 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

Speaker). 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Companies 
{Foreign 
Interests) Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Amendments  made   by 
the  Lords   to  the  Companies  (Foreign  Interests) 
B i l l; 

T he  South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power  South 

and  Heating)  Bill  {Lords]  was  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  with  Amendments. 

(Power and 

Ordered,  That ..the  said Amendments   be  taken 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to  

B  m 

into  consideration  to-morrow. 

Companies 
T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
^rw'i^iw,**  Second  Reading   of  the  Companies  (Particulars 
to Directors) 
Bill. 

as  to  Directors)  B i l l; 

the  L o r d s;  and  acquaint  them  that  this  House 
hath  agreed   to  the  same,  with  A m e n d m e n t s;   to 
which  this  House  doth  desire  the  concurrence   of 
, 
their  Lordships. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

T he  Yorkshire  Registries  ( N o r th  Riding)  Bill  Yorkshire 

to-morrow. 

[Lords]  was  read  the  third  time and  passed,  with  (North Eiding) 
Amendments.  . 

Bill [Lords.] 

llepresentation 
T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Of the People  g e c o n (  j  Reading   of  the  Representation   of  the 

1  ' 

People  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 
the  L o r d s;  and  acquaint  them  that  this  House 
ha,th  agreed to  the  same,  with  Amendments;   to 
which  this  House  doth  desire  the  concurrence   of 
their  Lordships. 

« 

finance Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera- Barrow-in­

Second  Reading   of  the  Finance  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

tion  the  Barrow-in-Furness  Corporation  W a t er 
Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

WatoBmT 

upon  Monday  next. 

VOL.  172. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time.  

O  3  


102 

11th  May. 

1917, 

Blackpool 
Improvement 
Bill. 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera­
tion  the  Blackpool  Improvement  Bill,   as  amended 
in  the  Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

Land 
Drainage 
(Swafiham) 
Provisional 
Order Bill. 
Bill  52. 

Sir  Richard  Winfrey  presented  a  Bill  to 
confirm  a  Provisional  Order  under  the  L a nd 
Drainage  A c t,  1914,  relating   to  the  Swaffham 
and  Bottishani  Drainage  District,   in  the  County 
of  Cambridge  :  A nd  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  Joseph  Compton-Rickett 

presented  a  Bill  Essex and 

to  confirm  a  Scheme  of  the  Charity  Commis-HerttClergy 
sioners  for  the  application   or  management  of 
" 
the  Essex  and  Herts  Clergy  Charity,   in  the 
Counties  of  E s s ex  and  Hertford  :  A nd  the 
same  was  ordered   to  be  read  a  second  time 
upon  Monday  n e x t;  and   to  be  printed. 

Sir  Joseph  Compton-Rickett 

presented  a  Bill  Birmingham 

to  confirm  a  Scheme  of  the  Charity  C o m m i s - F u ^ c   e s 
sioners  for  the  application   or  management  of  charity Bill, 
the  Charity  called   or  known  as  the  Birmingham 
Churches  Fund,   in  the  City   of  Birmingham  : 
A nd  the  same  was  ordered   to  be  read  "a  second 
time  upon  Monday  n e x t;  and   to  be  printed. 

Bill  56. 

Land 
Drainage 

CKwerby) 

, Provisional 

Order Bill. 
Bill  53. 

Sir  Richard  Winfrey  presented  a  Bill  to 
confirm  a  Provisional  Order  under  the  Land 
Drainage  A c t,  1861,   in  the  matter  of  a  proposed 
drainage  district  in  the  Parish   of  Ewerby,   in  the 
County   of  Lincoln  (Kesteven  Division)  :  A nd 
the  same was  read  the  first  time. 

Sir  Joseph  Compton-Rickett 

presented  a  Bill  Congregational 

to  confirm  a  Scheme  of  the  Charity  Commis-  charities Bill 
sioners  for  the  application   or  management  of 
certain  Charities  :  A nd  the  same  was  ordered   to 
be  read  a  second  time  upon  Monday  n e x t;  and 
to  be  printed. 

j^jji   5 7 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 
Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  B i l l s;  and 
be  printed. 

M r.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Juvenile
f p ^ t m e n t al  C o m m a n d , — C o py   of  Final  Report   of  the  D e-
Committee,)  partmental  Committee  On  Juvenile  Education 
in  relation  to  Employment  after  the  W a r. 
Volume 
and 
I I. 
Appendices. 

Summaries   of  Evidence 

Foreign 
Jurisdiction 
Act, 1890. 

M r.  Herbert  Fisher  also presented,  pursuant   to 
the  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copies 
of  T wo  Orders   in  Council,  dated  10th  M ay  1917, 
made  under  the  Foreign  Jurisdiction  A c t,  1890. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Imperial War 
M r.  Secretary  Long  presented,   b y  His 
Conference.  Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Extracts  from 
1917. 
Minutes  of  Proceedings  and  Papers  laid  before 
the  Imperial  W ar  Conference,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Sir  Joseph  Compton-Rickett 

presented  a  Bill  Baptist 

to  confirm  a  Scheme   of  the  Charity  Commis-  clarities Bill 
sioners  for  the  application   or  management  of 
certain  Charities  :  A nd  the  same  was  ordered   to 
be  read  a  second  time  upon  Monday  n e x t;  and 
to  be  printed. 

jjill   58 

Sir  Joseph  Compton-Rickett 

presented  a  Bill  Presbyterian 

to  confirm  a  Scheme   of  the  Charity  Commis­
sioners  for  the  application   or  management  of  Charity Bill, 
the  Charity  consisting   of 
Church,  in  Victoria  Street,   in the  ancient  T o w n­
ship  of  Crook,  in  the  ancient  Parish   of  Brance­
peth,  in  the  County   of  Durham  :  A nd  the  same 
was  ordered   to  be  read  a  second  tinie  upon 
Monday  next  ;  and   to  be  printed. 

the  Presbyterian  Bill  59. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order, resolved  itself  Supply 

into  the  Committee   of  Supply. 

[9th allotted 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

Class  I I. 

Adjournment 
M r.  Anderson,  Member  for  the  . Attercliffe 
of the House.  Division  of  Sheffield,  rose  in  his  place  and  asked 
leave  to  move  the  adjournment   of  the  House 
for  the  purpose   of  discussing  a  definite  matter   of 
Urgent  public  importance,  viz.,  the  failure   of  the 
Ministry  of  Munitions  to  negotiate  in  the  present 
dispute  in  the  engineering  trades,  and  the  con-
sequence   of  such  failure  on  the  prblongation  of 
the  strike;  and the  pleasure   of  the  House  having 
been  signified,  the  Motion  stood  over,  under 
Standing  Order  N o.  10,  till  a  quarter   of  an  hour 
after  Eight   of  the  clock  this  evening. 

Ministry of 
Munitions 
and the 
Engineering 
Dispute. 

I

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 2 3 8 , 9 23   be  granted  to 
H is  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  1918  for  the  Salaries  and 
the  Committee 
Expenses 
of  Privy  Council 
for  Trade  and  subordinate 
Departments  : 

the  Office   of 

of 

Whereupon, 

the  Yeoman  Usher   of 

the 
Black  R od  having  come  with  a  Message  for  the 
House  to  attend  the  Lords  Commissioners,  the 
Chairman  left  the  Chair. 

New Member 
sworn. 

B u r gh  of  Edinburgh 
sworn. 

(South  Division),  was 

Sir James  Edward  Parrott,  Member  for  the 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair. 

Message from  M r.  Speaker  acquainted  the  H o u se  that  a 
Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords   by 
the Lords. 
one  of  their  Clerks,   as  followeth  : 

Consolidated 
Fund (No. 3)   F u n  a  (]sf0>   3 )  Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Consolidated 

presented  a  Bill 

Sir  Joseph  Compton-Rickett 

Church Lands 
(Bristol, Saint  to  confirm  a  Scheme   of  the  Charity  Commis­
Charit/Bill 
Bill  54. 

sioners  for  the  application   or  management  of 
Charity  known   as  the  Church  Lands,  
in 
the  Parish   of  Saint  Thomas,   in  the  City   of 
Bristol:  A nd  the  same  was  ordered   to  be  read 
a  second  time  upon  Monday  next 
and   to  be 
printed. 

A  Message  was  delivered   by  Captain  Thomas  Royal Assent, 

Dacres  Butler,  Yeoman  Usher   of 
R od  : 

the  Black 

• 

M r.  Speaker, 

T he  Lords  authorised   by  virtue  of  H is 
Majesty's  Commission,  for  declaring  His  Royal 
Assent   to  several  A c ts  agreed  upon   by  both 
Houses,  desire  the  immediate  attendance   of  this 
Honourable  House   in  the  House  of  Peers,   to 
hear  the  Commission  read. 

Accordingly  M r.  Speaker,  with  the  House, 
went  up  to  the  House   of  Peers  : — A nd  having 
returned; 

M r.  Speaker  reported,  That  the  House,   at 
the  desire  of  the  Lords  authorised   by  virtue   of  

H is  Majesty's  Commission,  had  been   at  the 

 
 




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103 


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  R o y al  Assent   to 
the  said  A c t s,   as  follow: 

1.  Consolidated  Fund  ( N o.   3)  A c t,  1917. 
2. 	 Naval  and  Military  W ar  Pensions,  &c. 
(Administrative  Expenses)  A c t,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate   be further  adjourned  


fill  Monday  next.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Royal Naval 

Second  Reading   of  the  Royal  N a v al  Volunteer  Volunteer 
Reserve  B i l l;  

Reserve Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  .Monday  next. 

National	  Insurance  (Part   I .  Amendment) 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Companies 

A c t,  1917. 

4. 	 Societies  (Suspension   of  Meetings)  A c t, 

1917. 

into  consideration  the  Amendments  made   b v  the  (Foreign 
Lords   to  the  Companies  (Foreign 
B i l l; 

Interests)   l f t t e r e s t s) B l 1 1­

o. 	 Land  Drainage 

(Ramsey)  Provisional 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Amendments   be  taken 

Order  Confirmation  A c t,  1917. 
6.  W e st  K e nt  Electric  Power  A c t,  1917. 

into  consideration  upon  M o n d ay  next. 

Supply. 

T he  House  again  resolved 

itself 

into  the 

Committee  of  Supply. 

T he  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the  Companies 

Second  Reading   of  the  Companies  (Particulars  ^  Mrectara) 38 
as to  Directors)  B i l l; 

,  -  Bill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

/ 

Question  again  proposed: 

upon  Monday  next. 

Adjournment 
under 
Standing 
Order No.  10 
{Ministry of 
Munitions 
and the 
Engineering 
Dispute.') 
Supply (Civil 
Services and 
Bevenue 
Departments 
Estimates.) 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  pro­
posed,  T h at  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 2 3 8 . 8 23   be 
granted  for  the  said  S e r v i c e . — ( S ir  John 
Tudor 
Walters.) 

A nd   it  being  a  quarter   of  an  hour  after  E i g ht 
of  the  clock,  and  leave  having  been  given   to 
move 
the  H o u se  under 
Standing  Order  N o.  10,  further  proceeding  was 
postponed  without  Question  put. 

the  adjournment   of 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
put,  That  this  House   do  now  a d j o u r n — ( M r. 
Anderson):—It 

passed  in  the  Negative. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

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

• 

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t I  t  was  resolved 


in  the  Affirmative.  


A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

three  minutes  after 

tinued  to  sit  till 
Eleven   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till-Mon­
day  next,  pursuant   to  the  Order   of  the  

House   of  the  12th  day   of  February  last.  


Postponed  proceeding   on  Question  proposed 
on  consideration  of  Question,  That  a  sum  not 
exceeding  £ 2 3 8 , 9 23   be  granted   to  H is  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  1918  for  the  Salaries  and.  Expenses   of 
the  Office  of  the  Committee   of  P r i vy  Council  for 
Trade  and  subordinate  Departments,  resumed. 

Question  again  proposed,  T h at  a  sum  not 
exceeding  £ 2 3 8 , 8 23   be  granted  for  the  said 
Service: 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman   do  report  Progress,  and  ask 
leave   to  sit  again—( M r.  James  Hope),—put, 
and 
agreed  to. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  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,  T h at  the  Committee  may  have  leave   to 
sit  again. 

Monday, 21st May  1917. 

P E A I B E S.  

: 

TH E  Aluminium  Corporation  Bill   [I^ords] Aluminium 

• was  read  the  third  time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

B M ^ x f r ^] 

the  L o r d s;  and  acquaint  them  that  this  H o u se 
hath  agreed   to  the  same,  without  Amendment. 

T he	   House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  Armstrong, 
tion	  the  Armstrong,  Whitworth,  and  Company  ^ f c ^ p a i  y 
(Railways)  Bill,   as  amended   in  (the  Committee. 

(Railways) 
Bill. 


Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time.  


T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  Chepstow  

tion the  Chepstow  W a t er  Bill,   as  amended in  the   W a t er  B i lL  

Committee. 


Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time.  


V 

; 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera- Sheffield 
tion  the  Sheffield  United  Gaslight  Company  ^ f   g d h t 
Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

Company Bill. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  M o n d ay 

Ordered,  That  the  B i ll   be  read  the  third  time. 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  C o m­
mittee. 

T he	   Ashton  -  under -  L y ne  Corporation  Bill 

"Ways and 
Means. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  H o u se  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Military 
Service 
{Conventions 
with Allied 
States) Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  resuming 
the  Debate   on  the  Amendment  which,  upon  the 
15th  day   of  this  instant  M a y,  was  proposed   to 
be  made   to  the  Question,  T h at  the  Military 
Service  (Conventions  with  Allied  S t a t e s ) B i ll   be 
now  read  a  second  time  ; 

VOL.  172. 

Ashton-under-
Lyne 

[ L o r d s]  was  read  a  second  time,  and  committed.  Corporation 

Bill [Lords.] 
T he  Bedwas  and  Machen  U r b an  District  Bedwas and  • 
Council  Bill  [L o r d s  ]  was  read  a  second  time,  Urban District 
and  committed. 

Machen 

Council 
Bill [Lord*.] 

T he  Caerphilly  U r b an  District  Council  Bill  Caerphilly 

[.Lords]  was  read  a  second 
mitted. 

time,  a n d.  com- Council 

Urban District 

Bill [Lords.1 

T he  Kenilworth  Gas  Bill   [Lords']  was  read  a  Keniiworth 

second  time,  and  committed. 

O  4 







London 
County 
Council 

(Money) Bill, 

North 
Cheshire 
Water Bill 
[Lords.] 

104 	

21 st  May. 

T he  London  County  Council  ( M o n e y)  Bill 

was  read  a  second  time,  and  committed. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  

Table  ;  and  that  the  said  Estimate   be  referred  to  

the  Committee   of  Supply,  and   be  printed.  


T he  North  Cheshire  W a t er  Bill  [L o r d s   ]  was 

read  a  second  time,  and  committed. 

M r.  Duke 

presented  a  Bill  

Local 
to  confirm  a 
Government  Provisional  Order   of  the  Local  Government 
(Ireland) 
Board  for  Ireland  relating   to  the  Urban  District 
Provisional 	
Order 
of  Lisburn  :  A nd  the  same  was  read  the  first 
(No. 2) Bill. 
time. 
Bill  60. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  referred   to  the 
Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills  j  and 
be  printed. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 

Beport, 


Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

read  j  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Police Dogs 
L o rd  Robert  Cecil  presented,  b y  H is  Majesty's 
in Prisoners'  Command,—Copy   of  Correspondence  respecting 
(Miscellaneous,  the  use  of  Police  Dogs   in  Prisoners'  Camps   in 
No. 9,1917.)  '  Germany. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

East India 
M r.  Secretary  Chamberlain  presented,  pursuant 
(Civil Service.) to  the  directions  of  an A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Amendment   of  Rule  2 ( 1  )  of  Regulations  for 
Examinations  for  the  Civil  Service   of  India. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e. 

Munitions 

D r.  Addison  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc­
tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  the 
.Munitions  (Tribunals)  Amendment  Rules,  1917. 

Ministry of 
Food. 	

C o py   of  the  Munitions  (Tribunals)  (Scotland) 

Amendment  Rules,  1917 t 

Copy   of  the  Munitions  (Tribunals)  (Ireland) 

Amendment  Rules,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Captain  Batkur.it  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copies  of  Oat  and  Maize  Products 
(Retail  Prices)  Order,  1917,  Horses  (Rationing) 
Order,  1917,  Public  Meals  Order  ( N o,  2 ),  1917, 
and  Dealings   in  Oats  (Restriction)  Order,  1917, 
made   by  the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence 
of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

T he  Lord  Advocate 

presented,   by  His 
Mental 
Deficiency 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Third  Annual 
and Lunacy  Report   of  the  General  Board   of  Control  for 
(Scotland) 

the  Mental  Deficiency  and 
Act,  1913. 

Scotland  under 
Lunacy  (Scotland)  A c t,  1913. 

Representation  Copy  of  the  Appointment   of  Commissioners 
of the People  f o r 
the  People  Bill, 
Redistribution  of  Seats,  Boundary  Commission 
(Scotland),  and  Instructions  
sioners. 

the  Representation   of 

to  the  Commis­

1  ' 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers   do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

.Majesty's 
Civil Service 
. Commission.  Command,—Copy   of  Sixty-first  Report   of  H is 

presented,   by  His 

M r.  Baldwin 

Majesty's  Civil  Service  Commissioners. 

Civil Services, 
1917-18 
(Revised 
Estimate.) 

No.  82. 

Estimate  of  the  amount  required   in  the  year 
ending  31st  March  1918  for  the  Salary   of  the 
Vice-Chairman  of  the  Statutory  Committee   of 
the  Royal  Patriotic  Fund  Corporation. 

Mr. 

Illingworth 

presented,  pursuant   to  the  Post Office 

directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  (forefgn and 
the  Foreign  and  Colonial  Parcel  Post  A m e n d-
inent 
( N o.  8 1)  Warrant,  1917,  dated  24th 
February  1917. 

Colonial 1
Parcel Post.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,   by  H is  Railway and 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Twenty-eighth  ^ S M ^ J ®  0 
Annual  Report   of  the  Railway  and  Canal  Com-  to°l894. 
mission,  with  Appendix. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being  Adjournment, 

proposed,  That  this  House   do  now  adjourn— 
( T he  Prime  Minister)  : — A nd  a  Debate  arising 
thereupon; 

Lord  Edmund 

Talbot  rose   in  his  place  and  

claimed  to  move,  That  the  Question   be  now  put.  


And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  Ques«  Question put 
in  the  lp,'?r™ant   t o 
S.O. Closure 
of Debate.) 

tion  be  now  p u t:
.   a ,	
Affirmative.	 

  —   I t  was  resolved 

r

A nd 

the  Question  being  accordingly  put, 
That  this  House   do  now  adjourn  : — It  passed   in 
the  Negative. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to  Companies 

take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made 
by  the  Lords   to  the  Companies  (Foreign  Inter­
ests)  B i l l;	   and  the  same  were  twice  read,  and 
agreed  to. 

n  e r es 

1 

, 
^ 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 
the  L o r d s;  and  acquaint  them  that  this  House 
hath  agreed  to  the  Amendments  made   b y  their 
Lordships. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Gaming 

into  a  Committee  on 
(Scotland)  Bill. 

the  Gaming  Machines 

(Scotland) 
Bill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1  (Prohibition   of  use  in  shops,  &c. 
of  machines  or  mechanical  contrivances  for  the 
purpose  of  games,  Sec.  played  for  prize   or 
stake). 

Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  6,  after  the 
word  " r o o m ,"   to  insert  the  word  "  tramcar."—^ 
(Mr.  Watt.) 

Question,  T h at  the  word  "  tramcar"   be  there 

inserted,  put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  6, 
to  leave  out  the  words  whether  enclosed   or 
not,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "   if  enclosed." 
—(Mr.  Watt.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
the  C l a u s e :— 

to  be 
Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

left  out  stand  part   of 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  9, 
after  the  word  "^persons,"   to  insert  the  words 
"  under  fifteen  years   of  a g e . " — ( M r.  IVatt.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1 , 1.  11, 
after  the  word  " k i n d ,"   to  insert  the  words  " of 
more  than  twenty  times  the  value   of  the  money 
staked."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted/ 

put,  and  negatived. 

­


 
21 st 

May. 

105 

8  G E O.

  V  . 

A n  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  20, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  twenty-five,"   in  order  to 
insert  the  word  " 

five."—(Mr."  Watt.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  twenty-
stand  part  of  the  Clause  : — A m e n d m e n t, 

five" 
by  leave,  withdrawn. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Second  Reading   of  the  Representation   of  the 
People  B i l l;  

1 

PeoPle 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time  


to-morrow. 


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Finance Bill, 


Other  Amendments  made. 

Secon 1  Reading   of  the  Finance  B i l l;  


Clause,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  2  agreed  to. 

Bill,  as  amended,  to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and 

the 
Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Committee 
had  gone  through  the  Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill,   as  amended  in  the 

Committee,   be  taken 
morrow. 

into  consideration 

to­

Ordered.  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time  


to-morrow. 


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


Committee  of  S u p p l y;  


.Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  


resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 


Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Royal Naval 
Volunteer 
Eeserve Bill. 

The  Royal  Naval  Volunteer  Reserve  B i ll 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

was,  according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time. 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


Resolved,  That  this  H o u se  will  immediately 
resolve  itself  into  the  Committee   on  the  B i l l .— 
^Dr. Macnamara.)  , 

T he  House  accordingly  resolved  itself  into  the 

Committee. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1  and  N o.  2  agreed  to. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Committee 
had  gone  through  the  Bill,  and  directed  him 
to  report  the  same,  without  Amendment. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
t i m e : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Companies 
(Particulars as 
to Directors) 
BiU. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading   of  the  Companies  (Particulars 
as  to  Directors)  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Wednesday  next. 

Military, 
Service 
(Conventions 
with Allied 
States) Bill. 

T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  resuming 
the  Debate   on  the  Amendment  which,  upon  the 
15th  day   of  this  instant  M a y,  was  proposed   to 
be  made  to  the  Question,  That  the  Military 
Service  (Conventions  with  Allied  States)  Bill 
be  now  read  a  second  time  ; 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Munitions   of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions   of  W a  r 
as  amended  in the  Committee; 

B i l l,   War Bill, 

Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Thursday  next. 

T he  Church  Lands  (Bristol,  Saint  Thomas)  Church Lands 

Charity  Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read  a 
second  time. 

Thomas) 
" " "  " 
Charity Bill. 


Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a  

Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow.  

•—(Lord  Edmund°Talbot.)  


T he  Essex  and  Herts  Clergy  Charity  Bill  Essex and 


was,  according   to  Order,  read  a  second  time. 

charit^Buf 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a  

Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow.  

—(I^ord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

The  Birmingham  Churches  Fund  Charity  Birmingham  


Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read  a  second 
time. 

Charity Bill. 


Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  committed   to  a  

Committee   of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow.  

— (Lord  Edmund T'albot.) 

T he  Congregational  Chapels  Charities  Bill  Congregational 

was,  according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time. 

Chanties Bill 

Ordered,  T h at the Debate   be further  adjourned 

till  W e d n e s d ay  next. 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  Bill   be  committed   to  a  

Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow.  

—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

< 

Corn 
Production 
[Expenses.] 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read, 

for  the 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [ E x p e n s e s ]; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  upon  W e d n e s­
day  next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day being read,  for  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  30th  day   of  A p r il  last,   on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  L aw  Amendment  Bill,   as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement   of  girls  under  seventeen)   be 
read  a  second  time  ; 

Ordered.,  That  the  Debate   be further  adjourned 

till  Thursday  next. 

The  Baptist  Chapels  Charities  Bill  was,  Baptist  


according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time. 

Charities Bill 


Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  committed  to8  a 
Committee  of  the  whble  House  for.  to-morrow. 
—(Lord  Edmund Talbot.) 

T he  Presbyterian  Church 

(Crook)  Charity  Presbyterian 

Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read  a  second 
time. 

Charity Bill. 

Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a  


Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.)  


Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  B i l l; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  H o u se  will,  upon  Thursday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the,  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment.  


Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of  February  

lasr,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this  House   do  

now  adjourn. 

-  .  


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106 

30th April -1 st 

May. 

1917. 


A nd  notice  being taken .that  Forty  Members 
were  not  present,  the  House  was  told   by 
M r.  Speaker  ;  and  Forty  Members  not 
being  present,  and   it  being  then  after 
Four   of  the  clock,  the  House  was  ad­
journed   by  M r.  Speaker,   at  four  minutes 
after  T en   of  the  clock, without  a  Question 
first  put,  till  to-morrow. 

M r.  Herbert 

Fisher 

presented,  pursuant   to  Naval and 

the  directions  of  several  A c ts   of  Parliament,—  ^"pensions 
Copies  of  T wo  Orders   in  Council,  dated  19th   A ot   jg65> 
M ay  1917,  under  the  Naval  and  Marine  P ay 
and  Pensions  A c t,  1865. 

Copy   of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Military  Military 
Service  A c t s,  dated  19th  M ay  1917,  entitled  Service Acts, 
the  Military  Service  (Professional  Committees 
Regulations)  Amendment  Order,  1917. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Tuesday, 22nd May  1917. 

Table. 

P E AT  E E S. 

Provisional 
Order Bills 
(Standing 
Orders 
applicable 
thereto 
complied 
with.) 

' 

~R.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt 
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 
thereto 
Standing  Orders  which  are  applicable 
have  been  complied  with,  viz.  :•— 

Gas  and  W a t er  Provisional  Orders  Bill. • 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

i 

M r.  Speaker  acquainted 

the  House  that  a  Message from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords   by  t he Lords, 
one  of  their  Clerks,   as  followeth 

: . ' ' .  ' 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to 

the  Coroners  Coroners 

(Emergency  Provisions)  Bill,  without 
Amendment. 

any  (Emergency 
^  Protons) 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Billeting   of  Billeting of 
Civilians  Bill,  with  Amendments  ;   to  which  the   o i v i l i a n3  B i lL 
Lords  desire  the  concurrence   of  this  House. 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Amendments 
made   b y  this  House   to  the  Mansfield  Railway 
Bill  [.Lords],  without  any  Amendment. 

Mansfield 
Bailway Bill 
[Lords.] 

Provisional 
Order Bills 
(no Standing 
Orders 
applicable.) 

M r.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt 
frbm  one   of  the  Examiners   of  Petitions 
for 
Private  Bills,  T h at   in  the  case   of  the  following 
Bills,  referred   on  the  First  Reading  thereof,   no 
Standing  Orders  are  applicable,  viz.  :—• 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Amendments 
made   by  this  House   to  the  South  Staffordshire 
[Lords], 
Mond  Gas  (Power  and  Heating)  Bill 
without  any  Amendment.  , 

L a nd  Drainage 
Order  Bill. 

( W i s t o w)  Provisional 

Local  Government  Provisional  Orders 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Amendments 
made   by  this  House   to  the  Yorkshire  Registries 
without  any 
(North  Riding)  Bill 
Amendment. 

[Lords], 

South 
Staffordshire" 
Mond Gas 
(Power and 
Heating) 
Bill  [Lords.] 
Yorkshire 
Begistries 
(North Biding> 
Bill  [Lords.] 

(No. 2) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bills be^read a second time 

to-morrow. 

Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made   by  the  Billeting of 
Lords   to  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  Bill   be  taken  Civilians Bill, 
into  consideration  to-morrow;  and   be  printed. 

Bill  63. 

Barrow-in-
Furness 
Corporation 
Water Bill. 

The  Barrow-in-Furness  Corporation  Water 

Bill was 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  Representation, 

Second  Reading  of  the  Representation   of  the 
People  B i l l; 

P e o p le 

Blackpool 
Improvement

The  Blackpool  Improvement  Bill  was read 

t h e  third  time  and  passed. 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  a 
second  t i m e; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Ebbw Vale

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera­

Councimii'at  t i o  n
1

n  1 

t ho  E b bw 

V a le  U r b an

  District  Council 

Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

Local 
Government 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No. 3) Bill. 
Bill  61. 

M r.  Hayes  Fisher  presented  a  Bill   to  confirm 

certain  Provisional  Orders   of  the  Local  Govern­
ment  Board  relating   to  Lowestoft  and 
the 
Bridport  Joint  Hospital  District:  A nd  the  same 
was  read  the  first  time. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 
Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  B i l l s;  and 
be  printed. 

Pier and 
Harbour 
Provisional 
Orders Bill. 
Bill  62. 

Mr.  George  Roberts  presented  a  Bill  to  con­
firm  certain  Provisional  Orders  made   by  the 
Board  of  Trade  u,nder  the  General  Pier  and 
Harbour  A c t,  1861,  relating  to  Brownies  Taing 
and  Kircubbin:  A nd  the  same  was  read  the 
first  time. 

i 

Ordered, 

That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 
Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Private  B i l l s;  and 
be  printed. 

, 

A n  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  "   in  view  of  the  preoccupation   of  the 
Ministry,   of  Parliament,  and   of  the  people   by 
the  efforts  and  anxieties   of  the  war,   it  is  unde-
sirable  at  the  present  time   to  proceed  further 
with  the  consideration   of  legislation  which  enacts 
far-reaching  changes   in  the  franchise  without 
providing  that  a  reasonable  proportion   of  soldiers 
and  sailors  will  be  able  to  vote  at  the  next 
thereof. 
(Colonel  Sanders),—instead 
election 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  T h at  the 
words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the 
Question  : — A nd  a  Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

A nd   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Debate 

stood  adjourned. 

Ordered, 

That  the  Debate   be  resumed  to­

morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Gaming 
into  consideration  the  Gaming  Machines  (Scot-  ^chines 
land)  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Committee; 

(Scotland) 
Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  the Finance  Bill. 

Second Reading of the Finance Bill; 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Beport. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

read;  and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

upon  Thursday  next. 

 
 
 
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22nd  May. 

107 

Supply. 

The_  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,resolved  itself  Congregational 

Committee   of  S u p p l y; 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Ways and 
Means. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee   of  W a ys  and  M e a n s; 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Church .Lands
Thomas')SaiUt
Charity Bill.

The  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself 
  i n f co  a   Committee  on  the  Church  Lands  (Bristol, 

  Saint  Thomas)  Charity  Bill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  N o.  1  and  No.  2  agreed  to. 

Schedule  agreed  to. 

Preamble  agreed  to. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Committee  had  gone  through  the  Bill, 
and  directed  him   to  report  the  same,  without 
Amendment. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
t i m e : — T he  B i ll  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Essex and 
Herts Clergy 
Charity Bill. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order, resolved  itself 
the  Essex  and  Herts 

into  a  Committee   on 
Clergy  Charity  Bill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  N o.  1  and  N o.  2  agreed  to. 

Schedule  agreed  to. 

Preamble  agreed  to. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Bill, 
the  Comipittee  had  gone  through 
and  directed  him   to  report  the  same,  without 
Amendment. 

into  a  Committee   on  the  Congregational  Chapels  ^P.® 1.8 
Charities  Bill. 

Chanties Bill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  N o.  I  and  N o.  2  agreed  to. 

Schedule  agreed  to. 

Preamble  agreed  to. 

Bill   to  be,  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  ;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Committee  had  gone 
through  the  Bill, 
and  directed  him   to  report  the  same,  without 
Amendment. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Baptist 

into  a  Committee   on 
Charities  Bill. 

the  Baptist  Chapels  charities Bill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  N o.  1  and  N o.  2  agreed  to. 

Schedule  agreed  to. 

Preamble  agreed  to. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
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  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Presbyterian 

into  a  Committee   on  the  Presbyterian  Church 
/r-i 
-n... 
( C r o o k)  C h a n ty  Bill. 

i  \ 

• 

J 

(Crook) 
Charity BiU. 

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  N o.  1  and  N o.  2  agreed  to. 

Schedule  agreed  to. 

Preamble  agreed  to. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

. 

Birmingham 
Churches 
Fund 
Charity Bill. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order, resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Birmingham  Churches 
Fund  Charity  Bill. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  N o.  1  and  N o.  2  agreed  to. 

Schedule  agreed  to. 

Preamble  agreed  to. 

Bill   to  be  reported. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Committee  had  gone 
the  Bill, 
and  directed  him  to  report  the  same,  without 
Amendment. 

through 

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

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  ;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Bill, 
the  Committee  had  gone 
and  directed  him   to  report  the  same,  without 
Amendment. 

through 

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

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment 

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

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  seven  minutes  after 
Eleven   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


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2'drdMay. 	

1917, 

and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

T he  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 

Wednesday, 23rd May  1917, 

P R A Y E R S. 

Gas and ,Water 7 T 1 HE  Gas  and  W a t er  Provisional  Orders  Bill 
Provisional 
according  to  Order,  read  a  second 
Orders Bill.

JL  w a  s 

.  § 

' 

time,  and  committed.  


Land 
Drainage 
(Wis tow) 
Provisional 

Order Bill. 


Local 
Government 
Provisional 
Orders 

(No. 2) Bill.  


Public 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 

Beport. 


Haslemere 
and  District 
Gas Bill 
[Lords.] 

Hemel 
Hempsted 
Gas BUI 
[Lords.] 	

T he  Land  Drainage 

( W i s t o w)  Provisional 
Order  Bill	   was  read  a  Second  time,  and  com­
mitted. 

T he  L o c al  Government  Provisional  Orders 
time,  and 

( N o.   2 )  Bill  was  read  a  second 
committed. 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  r e a d; 

T he  Chairman   of  W a y s'  and  Means  reported 
the  Haslemere  and  District  Gas  Bill  [L o r d s ], 
with  Amendments. 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  Report   do  lie  npon  the 

Table. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
from  the  Committee   on  the  Hemel  Hempsted 
G as  Bill 
[L o r d s  ]  ;  T h at  they  had  examined 
the  allegations  contained   in  the  Preamble   of 
the  B i l l,  and  verbally  amended  the  same,  and 
found  the  same,   as  amended,   to  be  true;  and 
had  gone  through  the  Bill  and  made  A m e n d­
ments  thereunto. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Lancashire 
Power 
Construction 

Company 
Bill  [Lords.] 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
the  Lancashire  Power  Construction  Company 
Bill  [Lords],  with   an  Amendment.  


Ordered, 
. 

Table. 

That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

W h i ch  Amendment  was,   to  leave  out  from  the 
word  "  T h a t  "  to  the  end   of  the  Question,  and 
add  the  words  "   in  view   of  the  preoccupation 
of  the  Ministry,   of  Parliament,  and  of  the  people 
by  the  efforts  and  anxieties   of  the  war,   it  is 
undesirable at  the present  time   to proceed  further 
with  the consideration   of  legislation  which  enacts 
far-reaching  changes   in  the  franchise  without 
providing  that a  reasonable  proportion   of  soldiers 
and  sailors  will   be  able  to  vote  at  the  n e xt 
election,"  instead  thereof. 

A nd  the  Question  being  again  proposed,  T h at  

the  words  proposed   to be  left  out  stand  part   of  

the  Question  : — T he  House  resumed  the  said 
adjourned  Debate.  


A nd  the  Question  being  p u t; 

T he  H o u se	   divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

Tellers for the ( Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

(  Captain  Guest: 

Tellers  for  the  (  Colonel  Sanders, 

Noes, 

(  Colonel 

Archer-Shee: 

329. 

40. 

So  it  was  resolved   in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  the  Main  Question  being  put  ;  .   C" 

. 

Ordered,  That  the  B i ll   be  now  read  a  .second 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  a  second 
time. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a 
Committee   of  the  whole  H o u se  for  to-morrow. 
—(Mr.  James  Hope) 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for resuming  Military 
the  Debate   on  the  Amendment  which,  upon  the  Service  ° 
15th  day   of  this  instant  M a y,  was  proposed 
to  be  made  to  the  Question,  T h at  the  Military  states) Bill 
Service  (Conventions  with  Allied  States)  Bill 
be  now  read  a  second  time  ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Debate   be further  adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

Nottingham-
shire and 
Derbyshire 
Tramways 
Bill  [Lords.] 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
the  Nottinghamshire  and  Derbyshire  Tramways 
Bill  [Lords],  without  Amendment. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to  Billeting of 
take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made  Civilians BilL 
by  the  Lords   to  the  Billeting   of  Civilians  B i l l; 
and  the  same  were  twice  read,  and  agreed  to. 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

Lea Bridge 
District  Gas 
Bill  [ & » * .]  

The  Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
the  L ea  Bridge  District  Gas  Bill   [I.ords],  with 
A m e n d m e n t s. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do  lie  upon 

the 

Table.  

v 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 
the  L o r d s;  arid  acquaint  them  that  this  H o u se 
hath  agreed   to  the  Amendments  made   by  their 
Lordships. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Companies 
Second  Reading   of  the  Companies  (Particulars  ^Directors -)"8 
as  to  Directors)  B i l l; 

Bill.   6 

, 

o f 

Business  of 
m f t hT   of  
CiviiiansgBill.)  Civilians  Bill   be  not 

Ordered, That the proceedings   on  consideration 
t l ie  L o r d s '  Amendments   to  the  Billeting   of 
interrupted  this  night 
the 
under  the  Standing  Order 
(Sittings   of 
H o u s e ),  and  m a y be  entered  upon   at  any  hour 
although  o p p o s e d .—  ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the 
Exchequer.) 

Ordered,  That  the  B i ll   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Corn 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ; 

f l e n s e s . ]. 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee, 

Public ' 
Accounts  -
Committee.! 

Ordered,  That' Sir  Edward  Goulding  be  dis-
charged  from the  Committee  of  Public  Accounts. 

Ordered,  That  Colonel  Jessel   be  added  to  the 

Committee.—-(Lord Edmund  Talbot.) 

Representation 
T he  Order  of  the  day  being read,  for  resuming 
of the People  the  adjourned  Debate  on  the Amendment  which, 
Bill. 
upon  the  22nd  day   of  this  instant  M a y,  was 
,  proposed   to  be  made   to  the  Question,  That  the 
Representation   of  the  People  Bill   be  now  read 
a  second  time  ; 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Gaming 

into  consideration  the  G a m i ng  Machines  ( S c o t­
land)  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply. 

Committee   of  Supply  ; 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

 




8  GEO.  V. 

23rd—24$  May. 

109 


Ways and 
Means. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  M e a n s; 

Adjournment. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, 
resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

to-morrow, 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to 

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

A nd  the  Question  being  put   : —  I t  was resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Amendments  Venereal  


made   by  this  House   to  the  Venereal  Disease 
Bill  [Lords'],  without  any  Amendment. 

[.Lord*.j 

The  L o r ds  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  A n  Colonial Bank 

for  granting  additional  powers  

A ct 
Colonial  B a n k;   to  which  the  Lords  desire  the 
concurrence  of  this  House. 

to 

t h e B i  U 

T he  Colonial  Bank  Bill  [Lords]  was  read  the  Colonial Bank 
B i l1  [Lordt.1 

first  time. 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills.  


tinued  to  sit  till  a  quarter   of  an  hour 
after  Eleven   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  proceedings  on  the  Finance  Business  of 
House 
( F m a n c  e  B U 1  ) 

Bill  have  precedence  this  day   of  the  Business   of 
S u p p l y . — ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.)  

Thursday,  2Mi  May  1917. 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House   do  sit  to-morrow,  Business  of 
at  Eleven   of  the  clock.-—(Mr.  Chancellor   of  the  the House 
Exchequer.) 

Armstrong, 
Whitworth, 
and Company 
(Railways) 
Bill. 

Chepstow 
Water Bill. 

P R A T E R S. 

TH E  Armstrong,  Whitworth,  and  Company 

(Railways)  Bill  was  read  the  third  time  and 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

T he  Chepstow  W a t er  Bill  was  read  the  third 

T he	   Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Finance Bill. 

Second  Reading   of  the  Finance  B i ll  ; 

A nd  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a 
second  t i m e; 

A  Message  was  delivered   by  Captain  Thomas  lloyal Assent. 

Dacres  Butler,  Yeoman  Usher   of  the  Black 
R od  : 

time  and  passed. 

M r.	   Speaker, 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  B i l l ' to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Sheffield 
"United 
Gaslight 
Company BiU. 

Thte  Sheffield  United  Gaslight  Company  Bill 

was  read  the  third  time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   t o 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

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

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read  ; 

and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table.­

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur­
suant   to  the  directions   of  an  A ct   of  Parliament, 
—Copies   of  Orders  made  under  the  Shops  A c t, 
1912,	   by  the  Councils   of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authorities,  and  confirmed   by  the  Secre­
tary   of  State  for  the  H o me  Department   : — 

C i ty   of  Chester. 
Borough   of  Huntingdon. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Universities 
(Scotland) 
Act, 1889 
(Ordinance.) 
No.  83. 

T he  L o rd  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to 
the  directions   of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  University  Court  Ordinance,  No.   5 6 
gow,  N o.  1 7)  (Foundation   of  Marshall  Chair 
of  Modern  Languages),   of  the  Commissioners 
under  the  Universities  (Scotland)  A c t,  1 8 8 9. 

( G l a s­

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e;  and   be  printed. 

Message from 
the Lords. 

M r.  Speaker  acquainted  the  H o u se  that  a 
Message  had  been  brought  from  the  L o r ds   by 
one  of  their  Clerks,   as  followeth  : 

T he  Lords  authorised   by  virtue   of  His 
Majesty's  Commission,  for  declaring  His  Royal 
Assent   to  several  A c ts  agreed  upon   by  both 
Houses,  desire  the  immediate  attendance   of  this 
Honourable  House   in  the  House   of  Peers,   to 
hear  the  Commission  read. 

Accordingly  M r.  Speaker,  with  the  House, 
went   up  to  the  House   of  P e e r s : — A nd  having 
returned; 

M r.  Speaker  reported,  T h at  the  House,   at  the 
desire  of  the  Lords  authorised   by  virtue  of  H is 
Majesty's  Commission,  had  been   at  the  House   of 
Peers,  where  a  Commission  under  the  Great  Seal 
was  read,  giving,  declaring,  and  notifying  the 
R o y al  Assent   to  the  several  A c ts  therein  men­
tioned;  and  that  the  Lords  thereby  authorised 
had  declared  the  R o y al  Assent   to  the  said  A c t s, 
as  follow  : 

1.	  Coroners  (Emergency  Provisions)  A c t, 

1917. 


2.  Companies  (Foreign  Interests)  A c t,  1917. 

3.  Billeting"  of  Civilians  A c t,  1917. 

4.  Venereal  Disease  A c t,  1917. 

5.	  Provisional  Order  (Marriages)  Confirma­

tion  A c t,  1917.  


6.	  Perth  School  Board  Order  Confirmation 

A c t,  1917.  


7.  Mansfield  Railway  A c t,  1917. 

8.	  South  Staffordshire  M o nd  G as 

(Power 

and  Heating)  Company's  A c t,  1917. 

9.	  Yorkshire  Registries 

(North  Riding) 

Amendment  A c t,  1917.  


10.	  Aluminium  Corporation  (Conversion   of 

Marriages 
Provisional 
Order Bill. 

Perth School 
Board Order 
Confirmation 
Bill. 
London Corn 
Exchange 
Company BiU. 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Marriages 

Shares)  A c t,  1917.  


Provisional  Order  Bill,  without  any  A m e n d­
ment. 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Perth  School 
Board  Order  Confirmation  Bill,  without  any 
Amendment. 

T he  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  London  Corn 
Exchange  Company  Bill,  with A m e n d m e n t s;   to 
which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence   of  this 
House. 

T he  Question  was  again  proposed,  T h at  the  Finance Bill 

Bill   be  how  read  a  second  time. 

. A nd  the  Question  being  p u t; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  a  second 
time,  and  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the 
whole  House  for  Tuesday  the  5th  day   of  June 
next. 

VOL.	  172. 

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30thApril -1 st May. 

1917. 


Supply. 

T he  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee   of  Supply  ; 

Resolved,  That this  H o u se  will,  upon  Tuesday 
the  5th  day   of  June  next,  resolve  itself  into  the 
said  Committee, 

Way* and 
Means. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being
Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

  read,  for  the 

Resolved,  T h at  this  H o u se  will,  upon  Tuesday 
the  5th  day   of  June  next,  resolve  itself  into  the 
said  Committee. 

Representation 
T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
BMhe  F e o p le   Committee  on  the  Representation   of  the  People 

Bill  i 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Tuesday 
the  5th  day   of  June  next,  resolve  itself  into  the 
said  Committee. 

Military 
Service 
with Allied 
States) BilL 

,  

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  resuming 
t h e  Debate   on  the  Amendment  which,  upon  the 
15th  day  of  this  instant  M a y,  was  proposed   to 
be  made   to  the  Question,  T h at  the  Military 
Service  (Conventions  with  Allied  States)  Bill 
be  now  read  a  second  time  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate   be further  adjourned 

till  Tuesday  the  5th  day   of  June  next. 

Companies 
T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Particulars as   s e c 0 I 1 ( ]  Reading   of  the  Companies  (Particulars 
to Directors) 
\  N-II 
Bin. 

as  to  Directors)  B i l l; 

.  T»> 

. 

R 

Session   to  amend  the  L aw  with  respect   to 
Parliamentary  and  Local  Government  Fran­
chises,  and  the  Registration   of  Parliamentary 
and  Local  Government  Electors,  and  the-  con­
duct  of  E l e c t i o n s—  ( M r.  Chancellor   of 
E x c h e q u e r ); 

•  • 

the 

, 

M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer,   by  H is 
Majesty's  Command,  acquainted  the  House  that 
H is  Majesty, having  been informed  of the  subject-
matter  of  this  Motion,  recommends   it  to  the 
consideration  of  the  House. 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  sixteen  minutes  after  

Ten   of 
the  clock,  adjourned 
morrow,  pursuant   to  the  Resolution   of 
the  H o u se   of  this  day.  


till 

to­

Friday,  25th  May  1917. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

T he  H o u se  met   at  Eleven   of  the  clock. 

upon  Tuesday  the  5th  day   of  June  next. 

Corn 
Production 
[Expenses.] 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  upon  Tuesday 
the  5th  day   of  June  next,  resolve  itself  into  the 
said  Committee. 

TH E  Clerk   at  the  Table  informed  the  House  Mr. Speaker's 

Of  the  unavoidable  absence   of  M r.  Speaker  Absence, 

this  day's  Sitting:  —  Whereupon  M r. 
the  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means, 

from 
Whitley, 
proceeded  to  the  Table,  and,  after  Prayers,  Prayers, 
took  the  Chair   as  D e p u ty  Speaker,  pursuant 
to  the  Standing  Order. 

Gaming 
Machines 
(Scotland) 

Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 

T he  Ebbw  V a le  U r b an  District  Council  Bill  ®kbw Vai^e  . 

into  consideration  the  Gaming  Machines  ( S c o t­
land)  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Committee  ;  


was  read  the  third  time  and  passed. 

Council Bill" 0' 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

sideration  upon  Tuesday  the  5th  day   of  June 
next. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being read,  for  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  30th  day   of  April  last,   on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  L aw  Amendment  Bill,   as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement   of  girls  under  seventeen)   be 
read  a  second  time  ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the Debate   be  further  adjourned 

till  Tuesday  the  5th  day   of  June  next. 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  B i l l; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Tuesday 
the  5th  day   of  June  next,  resolve  itself  into  the 
said  Committee. 

Munitions of 
War Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Munitions   of  W ar  Bill,   as 
amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­
sideration  upon  Tuesday  the  5th  day   of  June, 
next. 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  r e a d;  Public 

and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

videSe^nd 
Beport. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,  pursuant   to  the  Electric 

directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Lighting Acts, 
Special  Report   by  the  Board   of  Trade  under   1 8 8 2 1 0 1 9 0 9 ' 
the  Electric  Lighting  A c t s,  1882  
stating  the  grounds   on  which  they  have  dis­
pensed  with  the  consent   of  the  Urban  District 
Council  of  the  Maidens  and  Coom'be   to  the 
breaking   up  of  certain  roads 
in  the  urban 
district  for  the  purposes   of  the  Epsom  R u r al 
District  Electric  Lighting 
visional  Order,  1917. 

(Extension)  P r o­

to  1909, 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Captain  Batkurst  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  Ministry of 

Command,  -  Copies   of  Beans,  Peas,  and  Pulse   F o o d­
(Requisition)  Order,  1917,  and  Sugar  (Restric­
tion)  Order  ( N o.  3),  1917,  made   by  the  Food 
Controller  under  the  Defence   of 
the  Realm 
Regulations. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Bepresentation  A  Motion  being  made,  That  this  House  will, 
rExhe nsesPT
t o " m o r r o w >
  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee   to 
consider  of  authorising  the  payment,  out   of 
n 
moneys   to  be  provided   by  Parliament,   of  ex­
penses  payable  under  any  A ct   of  the  present 

M r.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc-Arklow 
tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Report  Harbour, 
of 
Abstract   of  Accounts  for  1916. 

the  A r k l ow  Harbour  Commissioners  and 

­


8  GEO.   Y. 

25th May.—-5th June. 


Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  Nottingham­
tion the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tram- ,'hir{i a°d 
Derbyshire 
Tramways 
ways  Bill  [Lords]. 

tvii   r x 

in 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  by  His 
Board of 
Education.  Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Report   of  the 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time.   B i li   [<-Lords-1 

Board   of  Education  for  the  year  1 9 1 5 - 1 6. 

The 

following  Paper,  presented   by  H is  Parliamentary 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Army. 

M r.  Macpherson 

presented,   by  H is  Majesty's 
C o m m a n d , — C o py   of  Interim  and  Final  Reports 
of  the  A r my  Council  (Halakite)  Inquiry. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Adjournment 
of the House , 
(Whitsunt.de.)  £ u e g ( ky 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  That  this  House   do  now  adjourn  till 

t he 

5 th 

d ay

  of  June  next  — 

( M r. 

Question put 
(pursuant  to 
S.O.  Closure  

of  Debate.)  


Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer)  : — A nd  a  Debate 
arising thereupon  ; 

M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer  rose   in  his 
place  and  claimed   to  move,  That  the  Question 
be  now  put. 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  Ques­

tion  be  now  p u t; 

T he  House  divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

T he  N o es   to  the  L e f t. 

Tellers for the i Lord Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

: 
Tellers  for the ( Mr.  Anderson, 

(  Captain  Guest 

Noes, 

( Mr.  Pringle  : 

So  it  was  resolved   in  the  Affirmative. 

Majesty's  Command  during  the  Whitsuntide  ^ P 6 18 
Recess,  was  delivered   to  the  Librarian   of  the» 
House   of  Commons  during  the  Recess,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.   95   : — 

ecess'-) 

Copy   of  the  Public  Meals  Order,  1917,   as  Ministry  of  


amended   by  the  Public  Meals  Order,  No.   2,  Food­
1917,  the  Oats  and  Maize  Products 
(Retail 
Prices)  Order,  No.   2,  1917,  the  Sugar  (Restric­
tion)  Order,  1917,   as  amended   by  the  Sugar 
(Restriction)  Orders,  Nos.  2  and   3,  1917,  and  

General  Licence,  made   by  the  F o od  Controller  

under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm  Regulations.  


Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


T a b l e.  

f 

M r.  Duke  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc-  Intermediate 

tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Rule 
made   by  the  Intermediate  Education  Board  
for  Ireland,  determining  the  maximum  number  

of  Superintendents  of  Examinations  
to  be 
appointed  in  1917.  


e au 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


104. 

13. 

T he  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to the  Universities 

directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copies  o f ^ f ® ^  ^ 
University  Court Ordinance,  N o.   57  (Edinburgh,  (Ordinance.) 
No.  2 0)  (Foundation   of  Chair  of  French),  and 
No.  84^ 
University  Court  Ordinance,  N o.   58  (Edinburgh, 
N o.  2 1)  (Foundation   of  Chair  of  Chemistry  in 
relation  to  Medicine,  &c.),  of  the  Commissioners 
under  the  Universities  (Scotland)  A e t,  1889. 

A nd  the  Question  being  accordingly  p u t; 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


T he  House  divided. 

The  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

The  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers for the f Lord  Edmund Talbot,  |  ^g 

Y e a s, 

[Captain  Guest 

: 

Tellers  for  thej M r.  Pringle, 

Noes, 

1 Mr.  Anderson: 

[ 

1 
J 

10. 

So  it  was  resolved   in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  twenty-eight  minutes 
after  Four   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
Tuesday  the  5th  day   of  June  next. 

T a b l e;  and   be  printed.  


M r.  Pemherton 

Billing,  Member 

for  East  Adjournment 
Hertfordshire,  rose  in  his  place  and  asked  leave  ^  the House, 
to  move  the  adjournment   of  the  House  for  the 
purpose  of  discussing  a  definite matter   of  urgent 
public  importance,  viz.,  the  recent  enemy  aero-  Aeroplane 
plane  raids  and  the  lack   of  an  adequate  offensive   R a i d s-
to  prevent  the  s a m e;  but  the  pleasure   of  the 
House  not  having  been  signified,  M r.  Speaker 
called  on  those  Members  who  supported  the 
Motion  to  rise  in  their  places,  and  less  than 
Forty  Members  having  accordingly  risen,  the 
House  proceeded   to  the  Orders   of  the  day. 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Supply 

into  the  Committee   of  Supply. 

^  
Day.. 

a l l o t t e <i 

( In  the  Committee.) 

, 

Tuesday, 5th June 1917. 

P  R A TE  RS. 

London Corn  r p H  E  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-
Exchange 
tion  the  Amendments  made   by  the  Lords 
t he  L o n < j o n  Corn  Exchange  Company  B i l l; 
Company Bill,   t o 

and  the  same  were  twice  read,  and  agreed  to. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 
the  L o r d s;  and  acquaint  them  that  this  House 
hath  agreed   to  the  Amendments  made   by  their 
Lordships. 

Haslemere and 
DistrictGas 
Bill  [Lords,] 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-
tion  the  Haslemere  and  District  Gas  Bill 
[Lords^  
a s  a m e n d ed   in  the  Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

VOL.  172. 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  


Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8.  *  


Revenue  Departments. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That  a 
sum  not  exceeding  £ 1 3 , 4 8 0 , 3 10   be  granted  to 
H is  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  1918  for  the  Salaries  and  E x­
penses  of  the  Post  Office,  including  Telegraphs 
and  Telephones: 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  pro­

posed,  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 1 3 , 4 8 0 , 2 10 

be  granted  for  the  said  S e r v i c e — ( M r.  Watson 

Rutherford) 

: — M o t i o n,   b y  leave*  withdrawn. 

Original  Question  put,  and  agreed  to.  


Resolution  to  be  reported.  


v  4 

* 









112 

30th April -1 st May. 

1917. 


M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and 

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

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken 

into  con­

sideration  upon  M o n d ay  next. 

Ordered,  T h at 

the  Report   be  received  to­

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

morrow. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  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. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for 

the 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Finance Bill.

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Finance  B i l l; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Committee  on  Representation  of 
[ E x p e n s e s ];  

F 

the  People 

tfc® PeoP,le 

[ E x p e n s e s ° 

Resolved, 

That  this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant   to Adjournment, 

the  Order   of  the  H o u se   of  the  12th  day   of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this 
House  do  now  adjourn: 

, 

A nd  the  Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

in.the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued   to  sit  till 
Nine   of 
morrow. 


the  clock,  adjourned  till 

twelve  minutes  after 
to* 

Representation

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Billhe  P e ° p le

  Committee  on  the  Representation   of  the  People 

Wednesday, 6th June 1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will, 

to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Military 
Service 
(Conventions 
with Allied 
States) Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  resuming 
the  Debate   on  the  Amendment  which,  upon  the 
15th  day   of  M ay  last,  was  proposed   to  be  made 
to  the  Question,  T h at  the  Military  Service 
(Conventions  with  Allied  States)  Bill   be  now 
read  a  second  time  ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Debate   be further  adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

Companies
toMrectors)38
Bill,

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
  Second  Reading   of  the  Companies  (Particulars 

as  to  Directors)  B i l l; 

' 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Corn 
Production 
[Expenses.] 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ; 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will, 

to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Gaming 
Machines 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 

into  consideration  the  Gaming  Machines  (Scot­
land)  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

T he  Order of  the  day  being  read,  for  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  30th  day   of  April  last,   on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  L aw  Amendment  Bill,   as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  T h at  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)   be 
read  a  second  time  ; 

Ordered,  That  the Debate  be  further  adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

, 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Corn  Production  Bill 

Committee  on 
[.Lords] ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Munitions  of 
War Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Munitions   of  W ar  Bill,;   as 
amended  in  the  Committee; 

MR .  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt  Private Bills 

from  one   of  the  Examiners   of  Petitions  [ g ^  ^ 

for  Private  Bills,  T h at  
following  Bill,  originating   in 
r e f e r r e d ' on  the  First  Reading  thereof, 
Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired  into,   wjth.) 
which  are  applicable  thereto,  have  been  com­
plied  with,  v i z . :— 

the  orders not 
the  Lords,  and previously 

in  the  case   of 

the 

Colonial  Bank  Bill 

\Lords\. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  Ministry of 

Command,  —  Copies   of  Cheese 
Order,  1917,  and Meat  (Sales)  Order,  1917,  made 
by  the  F o od  Controller  under  the  Defence   of 
the  Realm  Regulations. 

(Requisition)  Food. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

„ 

' 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Committee  on  the  Representation   of  the  People   ° £  t he   People 
B i l l;  

B i !L 

^ 

P 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
put,  T h at   it  be  an  Instruction  to  the  Committee 
on  the  Bill, that  they  have  power   to  divide  the 
Bill  into  two  Bills,  the  one  dealing  with  the 
redistribution  of  seats  at parliamentary  elections, 
and  the  other  dealing  with  the  amendment   of 
the  L aw  with  respect   to  the  parliamentary  and 
local  government  electors,  the  conduct   of  elec­
tions,  and  other  purposes  connected  therewith  ; 
and  that  they  have  power   to  report  the  first  Bill 
to  the  House  before  the  other   is  proceeded  with 
—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury)-, 

T he  House  divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

The  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers  for the j  Sir  Frederick Banbury,  ) 
j 
Tellers for the  j Lord Edmund  Talbot,  1 
j 

( Sir Francis  Lowe  : 

)  Captain  Guest: 

Yeas, 

Noes, 

65, 

217. 


So  it  passed  in  the  Negative.  


T h en 
Committee. 

the  House  resolved  itself 

into 

the 

\  I n  the  Committee.) 

Clause  N o. 

1 

(Parliamentary 

franchises 

(men)   ). 

 
 
 
 








8  G E O.   V. 

14^—15$  June. 

113 

Amendment  proposed,  

in  p.  1,  1.  7,  after 
the  word  "  man,"   to  insert  the  words 
" w ho 
has  attained  the  age   of  twenty  y e a r s . " — ( M a j or 
Newman.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  : — A m e n d m e n t,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  9, 
after  the  word  "  h e ,"   to  insert  the  words  "   is  of 
full  age  and  not  subject   to  any  legal  incapacity, 
and."—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Question  proposed,  T h at  those  words   be  there 

inserted  : 

Amendment  proposed   to  the  proposed  A m e n d­
ment,   to  leave  out  the  words  "   of  f u l l ,"   in  order 
to  insert  the  words  " t w e n t y - f i ve  years  o f ."  — 
^Colonel  Gretton.) 

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  proposed,   in p. 1, to  leave 
out  from the  beginning   of  1.  10 to  the  end   of  the 
Clause,  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "   is  entitled 
to  be  registered  as  a  local  government  elector 
in  respect  of  land  and  premises   in  that  con­
stituency."—{Lord  Hugh  Cecil.) 

Question,  That  the  words  " h ag  the  requisite  " 

stand  part   of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,1.  10, 
after  the  word  "  requisite,"   to  insert  the  words 
"  occupation  or."-—(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question,  T h at  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,  ].  11, to 

leave  out  the  word  "  p r e m i s e s . " — ( M a j or  New­
man. ) 

Question,  T h at  the  word  "  premises"  stand 

Question  proposed,  T h at  the  words  proposed  


to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the  Clause  :  


A nd   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Chair­
man  left  the  Chair   to  make  his  Report   to  the  

House. 


M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 
Chairman  of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had  made  Progress   in  the  B i l l;  

and  that   he  was  directed   to  move,  That  the  

Committee  may  have  leave   to  sit  again.  


Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


T he  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  resuming  Military 

the  Debate   on  the  Amendment  which,  upon  the  Serine 
15th  day   of  M ay  last,  was  proposed   to  be  made 
to  the  Question,  That 
(Conventions  with  Allied  States)  Bill   be  now 
read  a  second  time  ; 

the  Military  Service  States} Bill. 

AmS" 8 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate   be further  adjourned 

till  Friday  next. 

T he  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the  Companies 

Second  Reading   of  the  Companies  (Particulars  ^"Sectors -)*8 
as  to  Directors)  B i l l; 

Bill." 

Ordered,  That  the  B j ll   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking  Gaming 

into  consideration  the  Gaming   M a c h i n e  s 
land)  Bill,   as  amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

( S c o t - J ^ k i n es 

gju. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Friday  next. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  receiving  Supply 
the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of  ^5eth0^une^ 
the  5th  day   of  this  instant  June  ;

e po

'

part  of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   be  received  upon 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,1.  11, 
at  the  end,   to  insert  the  words  "   or  (c)   is  the 
owner  of  any  land   or  premises  of  the  annual 
value   of 
five  pounds  or  upwards."  —  ( S ir 
Frederick  Banbury.) 

Friday  next.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply. 

Committee   of  S u p p l y; 

Resolved,  T h at 

this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow,  


Question  put,  That 

those  words   be 

there 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


inserted. 

T he  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the ( Sir  Frederick Banbury,  ) 
f 

| Mr.  Ronald M'Neill: 

Yeas, 

Tellers for the r  Lord  Edmund Talbot, 

Noes, 

| Captain  Guest 

: 

The  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for 

t he  Ways and 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


35, 

228. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  13, 
"   or  b u s i n e s s . " — ( M r. 

leave  out  the  words 

to 
Martin.) 

Question  proposed,  T h at  the  words  "   or  busi­
ness  "  stand  part   of  the  Clause  : — A m e n d m e n t, 
b y  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  14, 
Ronald 

leave  out  paragraph 

( a ) .—  ( M r. 

to 
MlNeill.) 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  l or  the  Corn 

Committee  on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

' 

V ." 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Committee   on  Representation   of  the  People  
[Expenses]  ; 

t he  Pe °P]e 
[Expenses.] 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Question,  That  the  word  " m u s t  "  stand  part 

o f  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1,  14, 
after  the  word  "  must,"   to 
insert  the  words 
i l  except  for  good  and sufficient  r e a s o n . " — ( M a j or 
Newman.) 

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

A nd  the  Question being  p u t : — I  t  was  resolved 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

in  the  Affirmative.. 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in p.  1 , 1 . 1 4,   to 
leave  out  the  words  "   on  the  last  day   of  the 
qualifying  period  b e ,"   in  order  to  insert  the 
words  "  for  the  last  thirty  days  of  the  qualifying 
period  have  b e e n . " — ' M r.  Ronald 

McNeill.) 

V O L.  172. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

to  sit  till  eight  minutes  after 

tinued 
Eleven   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 








 
 






114 

7 th  June. 

1917. 

Thursday,  1th June 1017. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Provisional  Order  under 

Lanarkshire  MR .  Munro 

County 
Council 
(Water, &c.)  Legislation  Procedure 
Order 
Confirmation  &c.)  :  A nd 
Bill. 

presented  a  Bill   to  confirm  a
the  Private 
(Scotland)  A c t,  1899, 
relating to Lanarkshire  County  Council  ( W a t e r, 
the  same  was  read  the  first  time, 
and  ordered  (under  Section  9   of  the  A c t)   to  be 
read  a  second  time  upon  Friday  the  15th  day   of 
this  instant  June  ;  and   to  be  printed. 

Bill  65. 

Trading with 
the Enemy 
(Amendment)  „ 
Act, 1916. 
. _ 
. 

. 

•  ^ n  v \ r t l o ( ti  A n tn  u tt 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of 
'  
„ 
T  . 
Supplementary  L i st  of  persons, 
firms,  arid 
n n ri 
t i w wi  n 
I  , i af 
companies  as  to  whom  Orders  have  been  made 
under  Section  1  ( 1)   of  the  Trading  with  the 
E n e my  (Amendment)  A c t,  1916. 

v v / m a nn  o

r j 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  by  His 
Board  of 
Education.  Majesty's  Command,  —  COpy   of  Statement 
showing  the  amounts  entered   in  the  Accounts 
Of  Local  Education  Authorities  for  Elementary 
Education  in  the  year  1 9 1 5 - 16   as received'  under 
the  heading   of  Grant  under  the  Agricultural 
Rates  A c t,  1896. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Inebriates 
Acts 
(Inspector's 
Report) 
(Ireland.) 

M r,  Duke  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  Com-

the 
m a n d , — C o py   of  Thirteenth  Report   of 
Inspector 
Inebriates 
Acts,  1879   to  1900,  for  the  year  1916  (with 
Appendices). 

Ireland  under  the 

for 

County Officers  Mr.  Duke 
and Courts 
directions  of
(Ireland) 
Consolidated  Rules  made   by  the  Lord  Chan­
Act, 1877 
(Rules.) 
cellor  of  Ireland  and  County  Court  Judges 
under  the  Workmen's  Compensation  A c t,  1906. 

also  presented,  pursuant   to  the 
  Parliament,—Copy   of 

  A ct

  an

  of

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

No. 85. 

M r.  Baldwin 

Publie Works 
the 
Loan Board.  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of 
Forty-second  Annual  Report   of 
the  Public 
W o r ks  Loan  Board,  for  1 9 1 6 - 1 7,  with  A p p e n­
dices. 

presented,  pursuant  

to 

Local 
Legislation 
Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;-ai^d   be  printed. 

The  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  informed 

the  House  that  the  Local  Legislation  Com-
mittee  not  being  appointed   to  meet  till  Tuesday 
next,  one   of  the  parties  opposing  the  Sheffield 
Corporation  Bill,  which   is  set  down  for  Con­
sideration  on  Tuesday  next   by  the  Local  L e g i s­
lation  Committee,  had  appeared  before  him  and 
proved  that  the  evidence   of  Hector  Maclean 
Wilson,  Chief  Inspector   of  the  W e st  Riding  of 
Yorkshire Rivers  Board,  Wakefield, was  essential 
to  their  case,  and  that,  his  attendance  could  not 
be  procured  without 
the 
the 
House. 

intervention   of 

Ordered, 

That, 

the  said  Hector  Maclean 

W i l s on   do  attend  the  L o c al  Legislation  Com­
mittee  on  Tuesday  next,   at  half  an  hour  after 
Eleven   of  the  clock. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  proceedings   on  the  Repre­
santation  of  the  People  Bill  and  the  Companies 
(Particulars  as to  Directors)  Bill have  precedence 
this  day  of  the  Business   of  Supply.—(Secretary 

Business of 
the House 
tfonPofSteheta" 
People Bill 
and Companies Sir  Georqe  Cave.) 
(Particulars as 
to Directors) 
, 
Bill.) 

• 

Resolved,  T h at  this  H o u se   dp  sit  to-morrow.  Business of 
the House 
-(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 
(Friday 
Sitting.)  njq ] 
T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Representation 

into  a  Committee   on  the  Representation   of  the 
People  Bill. 

PeoPle 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  N o. 

1 

(Parliamentary 

franchises 

( m e n)   ).  


proposed, 

Amendment 

to 
in  p.  1,  1.  14, 
" o  n  the  last  day   of  the 
leave  out  the  words 
qualifying  period  b e ,"   in  order  to  insert  the 
words  "  for  the  last  thirty  days   of  the  qualifying 
period  have  been." 

Question  again  proposed,  That  the  words  pro­

posed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause  :  


Question  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,1.  15,  


to  leave  out  the  words  " in  p r e m i s e s . " — ( M a j or 
Arewman.) 

Question,  T h at  the  words  proposed   to  be  left  

out  stand  part  of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. > 


Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  1,  1.  2 0, 
" b o r o u g h"   to  the 

to  leave  out  from  the  word 
end  of  p.  2,  1. 3.—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

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,  2,  1.  3, 
after  the  words  last  inserted,  to-insert  the  words 
" F o  r  the purposes of this section a limited  liability 
company  shall   be  deemed  to  be  the  occupier   of 
premises,  and  the  board   of  directors  of  any  such 
company  may  select  not  more  than  two  represen­
tatives  to  be  registered  for  such  premises,  pro­
vided  the  yearly  value   of  the  premises,   if  divided 
between  the  selected  persons,  shall   be  not  less 
than  ten  pounds  e a c h . " — ( M r.  George 

Terrell.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there  


inserted  : — A m e n d m e n t,   by  leave,  withdrawn.  


Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.   4 , 
to  leave  out  from  the  beginning   to  the  end   of 
1. 6.—( Sir Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be  left 
out,  to  the  word  "  provision,"   in  1.  4,  stand  part 
Of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.   2 ,  1.  7, 
after  the  word  "  expression,"   to  insert  the  words 
in  this  section  shall 
" ' r e s i d i ng  
mean  separately   or  jointly  occupying   as  a  place 
of  abode  a  dwelling-house   or  any  part  thereof. 

in  premises' 

(4)  The  expression."—(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted* 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  11, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  o f  "  to  the  end  of 
1.  16,  in  order  to  insert  the  words  " t w  o  or  more 
persons,  one  such  person  shall   be  entitled  to  be 
registered  in  respect  of  such  premises  for  each 
clear  ten  pounds  rateable  value 
thereof."—' 
(Major  Newman.) 

Question  put.  That  the  words  proposed   to  be 

l e ft  out  stand  part   of  the  Clause. 

T he  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for the j Lord Edmund  Talbot,  


Yeas, 

( Mr.  Beck  : 

Tellers  for  the  j  Major  Newman, 

Noes, 

( Mr.  Peto  i 

177. 


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Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2 , 1.  16, 
at  the  end,   to  insert 
"  Provided 
always  that  not  more  than  five  persons  shall   be 
entitled   to  be  registered  in 
the 
joint  occupation   of 
the  same  premises."—(Mr. 
Muldoon.) 

respect  of 

the  words 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply.  


Committee   of  S u p p l y;  


Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Ways and 


Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

put,  and  negatived. 

Resolved,  T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Another Amendment  proposed,   in p.  2, to  leave 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


out Is.  17 to 21.—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be 
left  out,   to  the  word  "  in,"   in  p.  2,  1.  17,  stand 
part  of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the ( Mr.  Beck, 

) 
( Lord Edmund  Talbot:  ) 
Tellers for the ( Sir Frederick  Banbury,) 
) 
(  Major  Hunt: 

Yeas, 

Noes, 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Corn  


Committee on Corn Production [Expenses]; 

L 

r 

J 

Production 
[Expenses.] 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Wednes­
day  next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


1 5 2. 

20. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Committee  on  Representation   of 
[Expenses]  ; 

the  People   9f t he  Peo Ple 
[Expenses.] 

,  Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  17, 
to  leave  out  the  words 
"   in  a  parliamentary 
county."—(Mr.  Dundas  White.) 

Question,  T h at  the  words  proposed   to  be  left 
out  stand  part   of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2,  1.  21, 
at  the  end,   to  add  the  words  "   N o  person  shall 
be  registered  as a parliamentary  elector  in  respect 
o f  more  than  one  qualification   in  the  same  con­
stituency."—(Mr.  Dickinson.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

added  :—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Question  put,  T h at  the  Clause,   as  amended, 

stand  part   of  the  Bill. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for the f Mr.  Beck, 

Yeas, 

( Mr. James  Hope: 

}184. 

Tellers  for  the  j  Major  Hunt, 

) 
( Sir Frederick Banbury:  j 

^ 

' 

Noes, 

Clause  No,  2  (University  franchise  (men)   ). 

A n  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.* 2 , 1.  24, 
after  the  second  word  "  degree,"   to  insert  the 
words  "  or  holds  for  the  time  being  the  office   of 
principal  or  professor."—(Sir  Christopher  John­
ston.) 

<  Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 
inserted  :—Amendment,   b y  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  2 , 1.  25, 
at  the  end,   to  add  the  words  "  Provided  that   no 
man  shall  be  entitled  under  this  section   to  be 
registered  in  respect  of  more  than  one  univer­
sity."—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

Question  proposed,  T h at  those  words   be  there 

added: 

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

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had  made  Progress   in  the  B i l l; 
and  that   he  was  directed   to  move,  T h at 
the 
Committee  may  have  leave   to  sit  again. 

Resolved,  That  this  H o u se  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

Companies 
T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
^Particulars as  Second  Reading   of  the  Companies  (Particulars 
to Directors) 

a jj   t Q  Directors)  B i l l; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

V O L . 1 7 2. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday  


next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Order  of  the  House   of  the  12 th day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 

A nd  notice  being taken that  F o r ty  Members  

were  not  present,  the  House  was  told 
by  M r.  S p e a k e r;  and  F o r ty  Members 
not  being  present,  and   it  being  then  after  

Four   of 
the  House  was 
adjourned   b y  M r.  Speaker,   at  nine 
minutes after  Eleven  of  the  clock,  without  

a  Question  first  put,  till  to-morrow,  pur­
suant  to  the  Resolution   of  the  H o u se   of  

this  day.  


the  clock, 

Friday,  8th June  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

MR .  Prothero 

presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  Milk 

Command,—Copy   of  Interim  Report   of 
the  Departmental  Committee  appointed   by  the 
the  Board   of  Agriculture  and 
President  of 
Fisheries  on  the  Production  and  Distribution   of 
M i l k. 

m m  l 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e. 

M r.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the directions  intermediate 

of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Rule  under  Education 
the  Intermediate  Education  (Ireland)  A c t,  1878,   ( I r e la  
") 
appointing  Places   of  Examination,  1 9 1 7. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

T he  Order   of  the day  being read,  for resuming  Military 
the  Debate   on  the  Amendment  proposed   to  be  Service 
made   to  the  Question  proposed  upon  the  15th   AHST 
day   of  M ay 
(Conventions  with  Allied  States)  B i ll   be  now 
read  a  second  time  ; 

last,  T h at  the  Military  Service  states) BiU. 

W h i ch  Amendment  was,   to  leave  out 

the 
word  "  n o w ,"  and   at  the  end   of  the  Question   to 
add  the  words  "  upon  this  day  six  months 

A nd  the  Question  being  again  proposed,  That 
the  word  "  now "  stand  part   of  the  Q u e s t i o n :— 
T he  House  resumed  the  Debate. 

Secretary  Sir  George 

Cave  rose   in  his  place 
and  claimed   to  move,  That  the  Question   be  now 
put. 

Q  2 



















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116 

30th April -1 st May. 

1917. 

A nd  the  Question  being put,  That  the  Question 

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


Question put 
(pursuant to 
8.0.  Closure 
of Debate.) 

be  now  p u t; 

T he  House  divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

T he  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers for thefLord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

\ Captain  Guest: 

Tellers for the f Mr.  Whitehouse, 
\Mr.  Lees  Smith: 

Noes. 

So  it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

151. 

\ 
J 

16. 

A nd  the  Question  being  accordingly  put,  T h at 

the  word  "  now  "  stand  part   of  the  Q u e s t i o n; 

The House divided. 
T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

T he  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers for the j  Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

| Captain  Guest: 

Tellers for the ( Mr.  Whitehouse, 
( Mr. Lees  Smith : 

Noes, 

So  it  was  resolved   in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  the  Main  Question  being  p u t; 

150. 

19. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  a  second 
time. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  H o u se  f or  Wednesday 
next.—(Mr.  Macpherton.) 

© 

Gaming 
Machines 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

The  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to 
take  into  consideration  the  Gaming  Machines 
f Scotland)  Bill,   as  amended   in  the  Committee. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time  : — T he  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

T he  Companies  (Particulars   as  to  Directors) 
Companies
(Particulars as  Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read  a  second 
to Directors) 
Bill. 

„
t l m e -

Committee   of  W a vs  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker  adjourned  the  Adjournment. 

House  without  Question  put,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  N o.   3,  it  being  then 
twenty-live  minutes  before  Four   of  the 
clock,  till  M o n d ay  next. 

Monday,  11th June  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

TH E  Haslemere  and  District  Gas  Bill  [L o r d s   ] Haslemere and 

was  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with  D' 8*™?G®8, 
B,u[Z,mfe.] 

Amendments. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 
the  L o r d s;  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  Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tram-  Nottingham-

ways  Bill   \Lords]  was  read  the  
passed. 

t h i rd 

t i me 

a nd 

s h i re 

a nd 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to   B m  [Zardt.} 

the  Lords  ;  and  acquaint  them  that  this  House 
hath  agreed   to  the  same,  without  Amendment. 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  Hemel 
tion  the  Hemel  Hempsted  Gas  Bill   [Lords],  as  Hempsted 
amended  in  the  Committee. 

[fzSr<i»] 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

The House  proceeded to  take into considera- Lancashire 
. 

tion the Lancashire Power  Construction  Com- Powetr 
pany Bill  [Lords],  as amended in the Committee, companyWn 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time.   B i  U 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a 
Committee   of  the  whole  House  for  Tuesday  next. 
— (Mr.  George  Roberts.) 

T he  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-  Lea Bridge 
tion  the  L ea  Bridge  District  Gas  Bill   [Lords],  District Gas 
Bill  [lords.] 
as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

- 

Ordered,  T h at  the Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

Adjournment. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was 
proposed,  T h at  this  House   do  now  adjourn— 
(Lord  Robert 
the  said  Motion 
: — A nd 
was,  with  leave   of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

Cecil) 

Supply 
[5th J[une]  mittee  of  Supply   of  the  5th  day   of  this  instant 
Report. 

Lord  Edmund  Talbot  reported  from  the  C o m­

Jime  a  Resolution;  which  was  read,   as  fol­
loweth  : 

Post Office. 

Civil Services and Revenue Departments 

Estimates,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 
Revenue Departments. 
T h at  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 1 3 , 4 8 0 , 3 10   be 
granted  to  H is  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  1918  for  the  Salaries  and 
Expenses   of  the  Post  Office,  including  T e l e­
graphs  and  Telephones. 

T he  said Resolution,  being  read  a  second  time, 

was  agreed  to. 

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. 

The  Colonial  Bank  Bill   [I,ords]  was  read  a  Colonial  Bank 
Uil1  [Lords.] 

second  time,  and  committed.  

and  ordered   to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

A  Public  Petition was presented, and  read  ,•  PABI;C 
Petitions. 
Vide Second 
Report. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented,  pursuant  Metropolitan 
to  the  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—  Cattle Market. 
Account   of  moneys  received  and  paid   on 
account  of  the  Metropolitan  Cattle  Market   by 
the  Chamberlain   of  the  City   of  London  for  the 
year  1 9 1 6;  also   an  Account   of  extraordinary 
works  executed,  other  than  general  repairs,  for 
the  same  period. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


M r.  Baldwin 

presented,   by  His  Majesty's  Federated 

Command,—Copy   of  Treasury  Minute,  dated 
1st  June  1917,   as  to  the  application   of  the  Contribution 
Federated  Malay  States  W ar  Contribution. 

Malay  States 
War 

Copy   of  Treasury  Minute,  dated  1st  June  Fiji, 

Mauritius, 
1917.  Guarantee   of  Principal  and  Interest   on 
and Straits 
the  Local  W ar  Loans   of  Fiji,  Mauritius,  and  Settlements 
Straits  Settlements   by  H is  Majesty's  Govern- (Local  War  

ment. 

Loans.) 


 


8  GEO.   V . 

14^—15$ 

June. 

117 

National 

Mr.  Baldwin 

also  presented,  pursuant   to  the 

tasurance 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of 
Commission  Provisional  Regulations,  dated  8th  June  1917, 
(England) 
(Reguiations.)  m i 8 8 i o n e r s,  entitled 

made   by  the  National  Health  Insurance  C o m­
I n­

the  National  Health 

surance  (Insurance  Committees)  Amendment 
Regulations,  1917. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Board  of 
Education.  Majesty's  Command,—Copies   of  Reports 
the  Science  Museum  and   on 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  by  His 
for 
1916  on 
the 
Geological  Survey  and  Museum   of  Practical 
Geology. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Motor Car 
Acts. 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

T he  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  several  A c ts   of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Order   by  the  Secretary  for  Scotland  under 
the  Motor  Car  A c t,  1903,  dated  5th  June  1917, 
inter  alia,  partially  rescinding  the  Motor  Cars 
(Prohibition  on  certain  highways)  (County   of 
A r g y l l)  (District  of Ardnamurchan)  Order,  1917. 

Copy   of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  A c t, 
the  undermentioned 

1912,   by  the  Council   of 
L o c al  Authority,  and  confirmed,  with  amend­
ment,   by  the  Secretary  for  Scotland. 

Burgh   of  StornOway. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Adjournment  Mr.  George  Terrell,  Member  for  Wiltshire 
of the House.  (North  W e st   or  Chippenham  Division),  rose   in 

his  place  and  asked  leave   to  move  the  adjourn­
ment  of  the  House  for  the  purpose   of  discussing 
a  definite  matter   of  urgent  public  importance, 
viz.,  the  granting   of  passports  to  the  honourable 
Granting  of 
Passports to  Member  for  Leicester  and  the  honourable  M em-
Two Members. 
ber  for  W e st  Bradford   to  visit  Russia  ;  but  the 
pleasure  of  the  House  not  having  been  signified, 
Mr.  Speaker  called   on 
those  Members  who 
supported  the  Motion   to  rise in  their  places,  and 
not  less than  Forty  Members  having  accordingly 
risen,  the  Motion  stood  over,  wider  Standing 
Order  N o.  10,  till  a  quarter   of  an  hour  after 
E i g ht   of  the  clock  this  evening. 

People  proposed,  That 

(Boundary 
Commis- 
sioners.) 

Representation  A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
this  House  approves  of  the 
instructions  appended  to  the  warrants  appointing 
Commissioners  to  determine,  for  the  purposes   of 
the 
the  Representation  of 
the  People  Bill, 
number   of  Members   to  be  assigned  to 
the 
several  counties  and  boroughs   in  England  and 
W a l es  and   in  Scotland,  respectively,  and  the 
boundaries  of  such  counties  and  boroughs  and 
divisions thereof—(Secretary Sir  George  Cave) ; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to be  made to  the 
Question, in  1. 5, by  adding at  the  end  thereof  the 
words  "  Provided  that  notwithstanding  any   of 
the  provisions  contained  in  such  instructions  the 
Commissioners  shall  be at  liberty,  in  determining 
such  boundaries  and  divisions,   to  have  regard   to 
Sanders.) 
area  as  well  as  population."—(Colonel 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
said  proposed 
leave   of  the  House, 

there  a d d e d : — T he 

words  be 
Amendment  was,  with 
withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  was proposed  to  be  made 
to  the  Question,  in  1.  5,  by  adding  at  the  end 
thereof  the  words  " P r o v i d ed  that  the  Commis­
sioners  may  depart  from  the  strict  application   of 
these  instructions  in  any  case  where   it  would 
result  in  the  formation   of  constituencies  incon­
venient  in 

size  or  character,  or  where  the 

narrowness  of  margin  between  the  figure  repre­
senting  the  estimated  population   of  any  area 
and  the  figure  required  f or  any   of  the  purposes 
of  these  instructions  seem   to  them   to  justify 
such a departure."—(Mr.  James Mason.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words  be  there  added  j 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made   to 
the  proposed  Amendment,   in  1.  1,  by  inserting, 
after  the  word  "  m a y ,"  the  words  "   in  the  case 
of  counties."—(Mr. Hemmerde.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  T h at  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  said  proposed 
A m e n d m e n t:  —  T he  A m e n d m e nt   to  the  said 
proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave   of  the 
House,  withdrawn. 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  T h at  those  words 
the 

there  a d d e d:  —   I t  was  resolved  

in 

be 
Affirmative. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made 
to  the  Question,   by  adding,  after  the  words 
"  Provided  also  that   it 
last  added,  the  words 
be  an  instruction  to  the  Boundary  Commis­
sioners  to  have  regard   to  electorate  rather  than 
population  where  it  appears  that  the  proportion 
of  electorate  to  population  is  a b n o r m a l . " — ( M r. 
Salter.) 

A nd  the  Question  beiug  put,  That  those  words 

there  added:  —   I t  was 

be 
Affirmative. 

resolved   in 

the 

Another Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made 
to  the  Question,   by  adding,  after  the  words 
last  added,  the  words 
"  Provided  also  that   in 
carrying  out  these  instructions the  Commissioners 
shall  act   on  the  assumption  that  proportional 
is  not  adopted."—(Colonel  Sir 
representation 
Herbert Jessel.) 

Anu  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words  be  there  added  ; 

A nd   it  being  a  quarter   of  an  hour  after  Eight 
of  the  clock,  and  leave  having  been  given   to 
move 
the  House  under 
Standing  Order  N o.  JO,  further  proceeding  was 
postponed  without  Question  put. 

the  adjournment   of 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
put,  T h at  this  House   do  now  adjourn  —  ( M r. 
George  Terrell)  '•—It  passed  in  the  Negative. 

Adjournment 
under 
Standing 
Order No. 10 
(Granting of 
Passports to 
TwoMembers.) 

Representation 
of the People 
Bill 
(Boundary 
Commis­
sioners.) 

T he  postponed  proceeding   on  the  A m e n d m e nt 
to  the  Question,  That  this  House  approves   of 
the  instructions  appended   to  the  warrants  ap­
pointing  Commissioners   to  determine,  for  the 
purposes   of  the  Representation   of  the  People 
Bill,  the  number  of  Members   to  be  assigned  to 
the  several  counties  and  boroughs   in  England 
and  W a l es  and   in  Scotland,  respectively,  and 
the  boundaries  of  such  counties  and  boroughs 
and  divisions  thereof:  Provided  that  the  Com­
missioners may  depart  from  the  strict  application 
of  these  instructions   in  any  case  where   it  would 
result  in  the  formation   of  constituencies  incon­
venient  in  size or  character,  or  where  the  narrow­
ness  of  margin  between  the  figure  representing 
the  estimated  population   of  any  area  and  the 
figure  required  for  any   of  the  purposes  of  these 
to  justify  such  a 
instructions  seem  to  them 
departure  :  Provided  also that  it be an  instruction 
to  the  Boundary  Commissioners   to  have  regard 
to  electorate  rather  than  population  where   it 
appears  that  the  proportion   of  electorate  to 
population  is  abnormal,  was  resumed. 

A nd  the  Question  being  again  proposed,  That 

those  words  be  there  added  ; 

V O L.  172. 

Q  3 

118 	

ttth—12th 

Jane. 

-	  

A n  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made  to 
the  proposed  Amendment,   b y  inserting,  after 
the  word  "  shall,"  the words  "  except   in  boroughs 
entitled  on  a  basis  of  population  to  return  three 
or  more  M e m b e r s . " — ( M a j or  Newman.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words   be  there  inserted  in  the  said  proposed 
Amendment  : — A nd  a  Debate  arising 
upon  ; 

there­

A nd   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Debate 

stood  adjourned. 

Ordered, 

T h at 

the  Debate   be  resumed  to­

morrow. 

Representation 
T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
of the People  Committee  on  the  Representation   of  the  People 

B i l l; 

Resolved,  That 

this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Representation 
of the People 
[Expenses.] 

T he  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved  itself 

into  a  Committee  on  Representation  of  the 
People  [Expenses]. 

'  ' 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read, 

for  the  Supply. 

Committee   of  Supply  j 

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  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved, 

That  this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 

A nd  the  Question  being  put:-—It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­
till 

tinued 
Eleven   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


five  minutes  after 

sit 

to 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Motion made,  and Question  proposed, That  it  is 
expedient to  authorise  the  payment,  out   of  money 
to  be  provided   by  Parliament,  of  the  expenses 
of  returning  officers,  and  of  part  of  the  expenses 
connected  with  registration,  under  any  A ct   of 
the  present  Session   to  amend  the  L aw  with 
respect  to  parliamentary  and  local  government 
franchises  and  the  registration   of  parliamentary 
and 
duct  of  elections;  and   of 
the  remuneration 
and  travelling  allowances   of  assistant  judges 
appointed  in  pursuance of  such  A c t . — ( S e c r e t a ry 
Sir  George  Cave.) 

local  government  electors,  and  the  con­

,  Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman   do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury),—put, 
and  agreed  to. 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  Sir 
reported,  That  the  Committee 
George  Younger 
had  made  Progress   in  the  matter  
them 
referred;  and  that   he  was  directed   to  move, 
T h at  the  Committee  may  have 
leave   to  sit 
again. 

to 

Tuesday, 12 th June 1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

1 T R  .  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt  Provisional 
1 x1 
from  one   of  the  Examiners   of  Petitions  Order Bills 
for  Private  Bills,  That  
the  g f ^  s 
following  Bill,  referred   on  the  First  Reading  applicable 
thereof, the  Standing  Orders  which  are   a p p l i c a b le   thereto 
complied 
" " " ""   " " 
thereto  have  been  complied  with,  viz.  : — 
with.) 

in  the  case   of 

Electric  Lighting  Provisional  Orders  Bill. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

M r.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  T a b l e , — R e p o rt  provisional 
from  one   of  the  Examiners   of  Petitions  for  Order Bills 
Private  Bills,  T h at   in  the  case  of  the  following   ^ l e S r s a u d i ng 
Bills,  referred   on  the  First  Reading  thereof,  applicable.) 
no  Standing  Orders  are  applicable,  viz.   : — 

t

L a nd  Drainage 
Order  Bill.  


( S waff ham)  Provisional 

L a nd  Drainage  ( E w e r b v)  Provisional  Order  


Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Bill. 


again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Local  Government  Provisional  Orders 

Finance Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Finance  B i l l; 

Resolved,  T h at  this  H o u se  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

•Criminal Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for resuming, 
the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the   30 th  day  of  A p r il  last,   on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  L aw  Amendment  Bill,   as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  T h at  the 
Clause  (Defilement   of  girls  under  seventeen)   be 
read  a  second  time  ; 

( N o.   3 )  Bill.  


Local  Government 

(Ireland)  Provisional 

Order  ( N o.   2 )  Bill.  


Pier  and  Harbour  Provisional  Orders  Bill. 

Ordered,  That.the  Bills   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Return  relative  to'  Infant infant Welfare 

W e l f a re  (Grants from  the  Board  of  Education),  (Grants  from 
which  was  presented  upon  the  26th  day   of  April  Education ) f 
No  86 
last,  be  printed.  

Ordered,  That  the  Debate   be further  adjourned 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Return  relative   to  Infant  Infant Welfare 

till  Monday  next. 

Corn 
Production 
BiU. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  B i l l; 

Resolved, 

T h at  this  House  will,  upon  Friday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Munitions of 
War Bill. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Munitions   of  W ar  Bill, 
as  anaended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Thursday  next. 

W e l f a re  (Contributions  from  the  Rates),  which  ^™ trj1bu*ions 
was  presented  upon  the  26th  day   of  A p r il  last,  gates.) 6 
be  printed.  

g ^ 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,   by  H is  Majesty's  British Trade 
"of  Form  of  Declaration   in  Corporation, 

Command,—Copy 
regard  to  the  Charter  which  the  British  Trade 
Corporation  is  prepared  to  give  under  its  seal, 
and  Copy   of  Extract  from  Minutes  passed   at 
Board  of  the  Corporation  on  the  8th  June  1917, 
in  reference  to  Clause  135  of 
the  Deed  of, 
Settlement. 



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14^—15$ 

June. 

119 


Seamen's 
Sir  Albert  Stanley  also  presented,  pursuant   to 
Savings Banks.  t h e  directions of an  A ct   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  A c t,  1 8 9 4, 
during  the  year  ended  2 0 th  November  1 9 1 5, 
and  of  the  interest  thereon. 

Explosives. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  the  Forty-first 
Annual  Report   of  H is  Majesty's  Inspectors   of 
Explosives,  for  the  year  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e. 

Colonial 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

M r.  Secretary  Long 

presented,   by  H is 
Majesty's 0Command,—Copy   of  Colonial  Report, 
N o.  921  ( E a st  Africa  Protectorate,  Report  for 
1 9 1 5 - 1 6 ). 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

University of 
London 
Act,  1898. 

No.  88. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented, pursuant  to the 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy   of 
Statute  made  under  the  University   of  London 
Act,  1898,   by  the  Senate,   of  the  University   of 
London,   on  23rd  M ay  1917,  adding  a  proviso   to 
Statute   6 2  of  the  University. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and   be  printed. 

Navy 

1915-16.) 

No.  89. 

Sir  Edward  Carson  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Statement   of 
the  sum  required   to  be  voted  in  Order  to  make 
good  excesses  of  N a vy  Expenditure  beyond  the 
Grants  for  the  year  ended  31st  March  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   be  referred   to 

the  Committee   of  Supply  ;  and  be  printed. 

T he  following  Papers,  pursuant   to  the  direc­
tions  of  several  A c ts   of  Parliament,,  were  laid 
upon  the  Table   by  the  Clerk   of  the  House  : —° 

Medway 
Conservancy. 

Copy   of  Statement   of  Receipts  and  Expendi­
ture  of  the  Conservators   of  the  R i v er  M e d w ay 
for  the  year  ending  25th  March  1917. 

Public 
Records 
(Supreme 
Court of 
Judicature.) 

Public 
Records 
(Paymaster 
General's 
Office.) 

Copy   of  Schedule  containing  a  list  and  par­
ticulars  of  classes  of  Documents  existing   or 
accruing  in  the  Royal  Courts   of  Justice  which 
are  not  considered   of  sufficient  public  value   to 
justify  their  preservation   in  the  Public  Record 
Office. 

Copy   of  Second  Schedule  containing  a  list 
and  particulars   of  classes  of  Documents  existing 
or  accruing  in  the  Office  of  H is  Majesty's  P a y­
master  General  for  business   of  the  Supreme 
Court   of  Judicature  which  are  not  considered 
of  sufficient  public  value   to  justify  their  preser­
vation  in  the  Public  Record  Office.  . 

East India
(income and
Expenditure.)

Resolved,  That   an  humble  Address   be  pre­
  gented  to  His  Majesty,  that  H e  will  be  graciously 
p ] e a s e ( j   t o 
give  directions  that  there   be  laid 
before  this  House  a  Return   of  the  net  Income 
and  Expenditure   of  British  India,  under  certain 
specified  heads,  for  the  three  years  from  1 9 1 3 - 14 
to  1 9 1 5 - 16  (in  continuation   of  Parliamentary 
Paper,  No.   85  of  Session  1 9 1 6 ) . — ( S ir  Herbert 
Roberts.) 

the  said  Order  ought  to'  be  confirmed;  and  that  [Provisional 
they  had  directed  him   to  report  the  Bill,  with  ^ ^  ^ 
Amendments,   to  the  House. 

n  

.j 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

' 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill,   as  amended 

in  the 

Committee, 
morrow. 

be  taken 

into  consideration 

to­

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported  Ashton-under­

the  Ashton  -  under  -  L y ne  Corporation  Bill  } £ n e 
[Lords'],  with  Amendments.  

Bin  [ £«•<?<.] 

.. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do 

lie  upon  the 

Table. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported  Kenilworth 

the  Kenilworth  G as  Bill  [Lords],  with  A m e n d­
ments. 

Ordered, 

T h at  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b l e. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported  London 
  Bill,   £ o n n ty

the  London  County  Council 
1 
with  Amendments.

.., 

J 

J 

. 

. 

( M o n e y)
J  /
\ 

>  Council 

(Money) Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon 

the 

T a b l e;  and   be  printed. 

M r.  Ginnell,  Member  for  W e st  Meath,

  rose  Adjournment 
t h e o f  t he   House, 

  '

n g an

leave  

to  move

in  his  place  and  asked 
adjournment   of  the  House  for  the  purpose   of 
discussing  a  definite  matter   of  urgent  public 
importance,  viz.,  the  prolonged  incarceration   of  Irish Political 
126  Irish  political  prisoners   in  England  under  Pris°ners in 
sentences  of  secret  courts-martial   in  solitary
confinement  in  unventilated  cells  in  hot  weather, 
the  prevention  of  them  from  attending  mass   on 
Sundays,  the  brutality   of  chaining  them  
i n 
groups  on  transfer  from  place   to  place,  the 
denial  of  their  right   of  communicatiug  with 
their  friends,  and the refusal   to allow  independent 
medical  inspection   of  their  condition  ;  but  the 
pleasure  of  the  House  not  having  been  signified, 
those  Members  who 
M r/  Speaker  called   on 
supported  the  Motion   to  rise  in  their  places,  and 
less  than  Forty  Members  having  accordingly 
risen,  the  House  proceeded  to  the  Orders   of  the 
day. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  resuming  Representation 

PeoPle 

and  

and  W a l es 

the  adjourned  Debate   on  the  Amendment  which,  
upon  the  11th  day   of  this  instant  June,  was (Boundary 
proposed to  be made  to  the  Amendment  proposed  Commis­
to  the  Question,  as  amended,  T h at  this  H o u se  sioners.) 
approves  of  the  instructions  appended   to  the 
warrants  appointing  Commissioners  to  determine, 
for  the  purposes   of  the  Representation   of  the 
People  Bill,  the  number   of  Members   to  be 
assigned  to  the  several  counties  and  boroughs 
in  England 
in  Scotland,, 
respectively,  and  the  boundaries  of  such  counties 
and  boroughs  and  divisions  thereof;  Provided 
that  the  Commissioners  may  depart  from  the 
strict  application   of  these  instructions   in  any 
case  Where   it  would  result  in  the  formation   of 
constituencies  inconvenient   in  size  or  character, 
or  where  the  narrowness   of  margin  between  the 
figure  representing  the  estimated  population   of 
any  area  and  the  figure  required  for  any   of  the 
purposes  of  these  instructions  seem   to  them   t o 
justify  such  a  departure:  Provided  also  that   i t 
be  an  instruction  to the  Boundary  Commissioners 
than 
to  have 
population  where   it  appears  that  the  proportion 
of  electorate  to  population  is  abnormal; 

to  electorate 

regard  

rather 

Land 
Drainage 
(Wistow) 
Provisional 
Order Bill. 

T he  Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported 
from  the  Committee   on  the  L a nd  Drainage 
( Wistow)  Provisional  Order  B i l l;  That  they  had 
considered  the  Order  therein  contained;  that 

Which  Amendment  was,   at  the  end  thereof   to 
add  the  words  "  Provided  also  that   in  carrying 
out  these  instructions  the  Commissioners  shall 
act  on  the  assumption  that  proportional  repre­
sentation  is  not  a d o p t e d ;" 

V O L.  172. 

Q  4 

 
 
120 	

30th April -1 st May. 

1917. 


A nd  which  Amendment  

the  proposed 
Amendment  was,  after  the  word 
to 
insert  the  w o r d s"  except   in  boroughs  entitled 
on  a  basis  of  population  to  return  three   or  more 
M e m b e r s ;" 

" s h a l l ,"  

to 

A nd  the  Question  being  again  proposed,  That 
those  words   be there  inserted  in the said  proposed 
A m e n d m e n t : — T he  H o u se  resumed  the  said 
adjourned  Debate. 

A nd  the  Amendment   to  the  said  proposed 
the  House, 

leave   of 

Amendment  was,  with 
withdrawn. 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  T h at  the  words 
these 
" P r o v i d ed  also 
instructions  the  Commissioners  shall  act   on  the 
assumption  that  proportional  representation  
is 
not  adopted  "   be  there  a d d e d; 

in  carrying  out 

that  

T he  House	   divided. 

T he  Y e as   to  the  R i g h t; 

T he  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers for the j  Sir  Thomas  Whittaher, 

Yeas, 

I Sir Herbert  Jessel: 

149. 

Tellers for the f Mr.  Aneurin  Williams,  j  ^ 
(  Major  Newman 

Noes, 

J 

: 

A nd  the  Main  Question,   so  amended,  being 

again  proposed  : — A nd  a  Debate  arising  there­
upon  ;  


A nd   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Debate  


stood  adjourned.  


Ordered,  T h at  the  Debate   be  resumed  upon  


Monday  next.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 
Committee  on  the  Representation   of  the  People  of the People 
B i l l;	  

BiU" 

Resolved,  That  this  H o u se  will,  upon  M o n d ay  


next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Committee   on  Representation   of  the  People   ?£ t he   People 
[ E x p e n s e s ]; 

[Expend.] 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday  


next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Companies 
Committee  on  the  Companies  (Particulars   as  to  (Particularsas 
" 
Directors)  B i l l; 

Directors) 

to 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  


So  it  was  resolved   in  the  Affirmative. 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


Another  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made 
to  the  Question,   by  adding,  after  the  words 
last  added,  the  words  " P r o v i d ed  also  that  the 
number  of  Members 
for  Scotland  shall   be 
retained  as  at present."—(Mr.  Eugene  Wason.) 

A nd  the Question  being  put,  That  those  words 

be  there  a d d e d; 

No Tellers for 
the Yeas. 

T he  House  proceeded   to a  Division  ;  but  there 
• being   no  Member  willing   to  act  as  Teller  for  the 
Yeas,  M r.  Deputy  Speaker  declared  that  the 
N o es  had  it. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply.  


Committee   of  S u p p l y;  


Resolved,  T h at 

this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee..  


T he  Order   of 

the  day  being  read,  for  the  ways and 


Committee  of  W a ys  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved, 

That  this  H o u se  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made 
to  the  Question,   by  adding,  after  the  words  last 
added,  the  words  " P r o v i d ed  also  that  regard 
shall  be  had   to  the  probable  expansion   of  the 
population  as  well  as  to  the  actual  population 
contained in any area, and  that the  Commissioners 
shall  have  power  when  regrouping  boroughs   to 
extend  such  grouping   to  boroughs  in  contiguous 
counties."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
said  proposed 
the  House, 

there  a d d e d : — T he 

words   be 
Amendment  was,  with 
withdrawn. 

leave   of 

Another  Amendment was  proposed   to  be  made 
to  the  Question,   by  adding,  after  the  words 
last  added,  the  words  " P r o v i d ed  also  that  the 
Commissioners  shall have  power when  regrouping 
boroughs  to  extend  such  grouping   to  boroughs 
in contiguous  counties."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words  be  there  added  ; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed   to  be  made 
t o  the  proposed  Amendment,   by  leaving  out 
inserting 
the  word 
the 
word  "  different " — ( L o rd  Hugh 
Cecil),—instead 
thereof. 

"  contiguous,"  and 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
word  " c o n t i g u o u s" 
the  said 
proposed  A m e n d m e n t : — T he  Amendment   to  the 
said  propoeed  Amendment  was,  with 
leave   of 
the  House,  withdrawn. 

stand  part  . of 

A nd  the  Question  being  put,  That  those  words 

be  there  added; 

So  Tellers for 
the Noes. 	

T he  H o u se  proceeded  

to  a  Division,  and 
Captain  Guest  and Mr.  James Hope  were named 
as  Tellers  for  the  Y e a s;  but  there  being   no 
Member  willing   to  act  as  Teller  for  the  Noes, 
M r.  Speaker  declared  that  the  Y e as  had  it. 

Whereupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Order  of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this  H o u se   do 
now  adjourn. 

A n d - it  being  half   an  hour  after  Eleven   of  


the  clock,  M r.  Speaker  adjourned 
the 
House  without  Question  put,  pursuant 
to  the  Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  

day   of  February  last,  till  to-morrow.  


Wednesday, 13th June  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

TH E  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded  Land 

to  take  into  consideration  the  Land  Drain­

age ( W i s t o w)  Provisional  Order Bill,   as amended  provisional 
Order Bill. 
in  the  Committee. 

Ordered,  T h at  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

T he  Electric  Lighting  Provisional  Orders  Electric  

second  Lighting  


Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read  a 
time,  and  committed. 

Provisional 
Orders Bill. 

T he  Land  Drainage  ( E w e r b y)  Provisional  Land 

Order  Bill  was,  according  
second  time,  and  committed. 

to  Order,  read  a  Drainage 
(Ewerby) 
Provisional 
Order Bill. 

T he  L a nd  Drainage  (Swaffham)  Provisional  Land 
Order  Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read  a  Drainage 
second  time,  and  committed. 

(SwafEham) 
Provisional 
Order Bill. 

T he  Local  Government  (Ireland)  Provisional  Local

  v 

Order  ( N o.   2)  Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  Government 
read  a  second  time,  and  Committed. 

(Ireland) 
Provisional 
Order 
(No. 2)  Bill. 











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Tlie  House,  according   to Order,  resolved  itself 

morrow. 

' • 


Local 
Government 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No.  3)  Bill. 

Pier and 
Harbour 
Provisional 
Orders  Bill. 

T he  Local  Government,  Provisional
( N o.   3 )  Bill  was,  according   to  Order,
second  time,  and  committed. 

  Orders 
  read  a 

T he  Pier  and  Harbour  Provisional  Orders 
  to  Order,  read  a  second 

Bill  was,  according
time,  and  committed. 

Division) 
Writ. 

Oxford County  Ordered,  That  M r.  Speaker   do 
issue  his 
(Southern  or  W a r r a nt   to  the  Clerk   of  the  Crown,   to  make 
" Henley 
out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing   of  a  Member 
to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament 
the 
County   of  Oxford  (Southern   or  Henley  Divi­
sion),  in  the  room  of  Major  Valentine  Fleming, 
killed  in action.—(Mr.  James Hope.) 

for 

Bast India 
(Income and 
Expenditure.)  d ay   o f  t h ig  i n s t a nt

M r.  Secretary  Chamberlain  presented,—-Return 
to  an  Address   to  H is  Majesty,  dated  the  12th 
  J u n e ,  f 0 r  a  Return  relative   to 

' 

East  India  (Income  and  Expenditure). 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Return   do  lie  upon  the 

T a b le  ;  and   be  printed. 

House of 
CK™'henSand

Refreshment 
Booms.) 

Public 
Accounts 
Committee. 

Corn 
Production 
[Expenses.] 

Ordered,  That   M r .Rawlinson 
t ' l e

be  a  Member 
  Select  Committee   on  House  of  Commons 

(Kitchen  and Refreshment R o o m s ) .— ( M r.  James 

Hope.) 

Ordered,  That  Sir  Robert  Balfour  be  dis-
charged  from  the Committee  of  Public  Accounts. 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Lewis  Haslam  be  added 

to the Committee.—(Captain  Guest.) 

into  a  Committee   on  Corn  Production 
penses]. 

[ E x­

( In  the  Committee.) 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
it  is  expedient  to  authorise  the  payment,  out 
of  moneys   to  be  provided  by  Parliament,  of 
expenses  incurred   by  the  Board   of  Agriculture 
and  Fisheries  under  any  A ct   of  the  present 
Session  for  encouraging  the  production   of  Corn, 
and  for  purposes  connected  therewith,  and   by 
any  other  department   or  body   to  which  any 
powers  or  duties  are  entrusted   in  pursuance  of 
§uch  A c t . — ( M r. 

Prothero.) 

proposed, 

Amendment 

the  word 
"  expenses,"  to  insert  the  words  "  not  exceeding 
two  million  pounds   in  any  one  y e a r . " — ( M a j or 
Godfrey  Collins.) 

after 

Question  put,  T h at 

those  words   be  there 

inserted. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the ( Major Godfrey  Collins, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  Tyson  Wilson  : 

Tellers  for  the   J Captain  Guest, 

Noes, 

I Mr. James Hope : 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   at  the  end  of 
the  Question,   to  add  the  words  "  Provided  that 
the total  sum  that may   be  expended   by  the  Board 
of  Agriculture  or  any  other  department  for  the 
taking  over  and  cultivating  any  land  shall  not 
exceed  half  a  million  pounds."—(Sir 
Frederick 
Banbury.) 

Question  put,  That  , those  words   be  there 

added. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Main  Question,  again  p r o p o s e d : — D e b a te 

arising; 


M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer  rose   in  his  

place  and  claimed   to  move,  That  the  Question  

be  now  put. 

< 

Question  put,  T h at  the  Question   be  now  put,  Question put 
(pursuant  to 
S.O. Closure 
of  Debate.) 

T he  Committee  divided. 

Tellers  for  the  j  Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  James Hope : 

Tellers  for  the  (  Commander Wedgwood, 

, 

- Noes, 

|  Mr.  Pringle: 

Question  put  accordingly. 

The  Committee  divided. 

186. 

I 
' I 

26. 

Tellers  for  the  j  Captain  Guest, 

Yeas,  , 

( Mr.  James Hope : 

Tellers  for the  j  Commander  Wedgwood, 

Noes, 

|  Mr. Anderson : 

196. 


21. 

Resolved,  That   it  is  expedient   to  authorise  the 
payment,  out   of  moneys   to  be  provided   by 
Parliament,  of  expenses  incurred   b y  the  Board 
of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries  under  any  A ct 
of 
the 
production  of  Corn,  and  for  purposes  connected 
therewith,  and   by  any  other  department   or 
body  to which  any powers   or  duties  are  entrusted 
in  pursuance  of  such  A c t. 

the  present  Session 

for  encouraging 

Resolution  to  be  reported. 

" 

M r.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r;  and  the 
Chairman   of  W a ys  and  Means  reported,  T h at 
the  Committee  had  come   to  a  Resolution. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Military 
Committee on the  Military  Service  (Conventions  Service 
with  Allied  States)  B i l l; 

S l

i

 T 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Friday   S t a t e s)  BiU­

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Companies]j 
Committee   on  the  Companies  (Particulars   as  to  (Particulars as 
Directors)  B i l l; 

to Directors) 
Bill. 

^

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Friday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Supply. 

Committee   of  S u p p l y; 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  thewaysand 

Committee  of  W a ys  and  M e a n s; 

Means. 

Resolved, 

That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

3 4. 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

1 9 5. 

Whei-eupon  M r.  Speaker,  pursuant  

to  the  Adjournment. 

Order   of  the  House   of  the  12th  day   of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  T h at  this  House   do 
now  adjourn. 

A nd  the  Question  being put  : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

sit  till  eight  minutes  after 

tinued  to 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


Tellers for the j  Sir Frederick Banbury,  ) 

Y e a s, 

Mr.  Molteno: 

Tellers  for  the  j  Captain  Guest, 

<  Noes, 

( Mr,  James  Hope : 

VOL.  172. 

^ 

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122 

30th April -1 st May. 

1917. 

Thursday? 14th  June  1917. 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  H ouse  that  a  Message  from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords  by the Lords, 
one  of  their  Clerks,  as  followeth: 

P R A Y E R S. 

Private  Bill 
Petitions 
[Lords]
(Standing 
Orders not 
complied 
with.) 

[R.  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,  originating  in  the  Lords, 
the  Standing  Orders  have  not  been  complied 
with,  viz.  — 

Richmond 

\_Lcrd$~\.

(Surrey)  Electricity  Supply 
c

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  referred  to  the 

Select  Committee  on  Standing  Orders. 

TTemel 
Hempsted 
Gas  BiU 
[ Tjyrds. ] 

The  Hemel  Hempsted  Gas  Bill  [Lords]  was 
reacl  the  third  time  and  passed,  with  Amend­
mentt^ 

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. 

Lancashire 
Power 
Construction 
Company 
Bill  [iMrds.] 

The  Lancashire  Power  Construction  Com­
pany  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. 

Lea  Bridge 
District  Gas 
Bill [Lords.] 

Land 
Drainage 
{Wistow) 
Provisional 
Order  Bill. 

Selection. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide  Second 
Report. 

Mesopotamia 
(Special 
Commission.) 

The  Lea  Bridge  District  Gas  Bill 

[Lords] 
time  and  passed,  with 

was  read  the  third 
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  Land  Drainage 

(Wistow)  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. 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  William  Nicholson   be  a 
Member  of  the  Committee  of  Selection.-—(Sir 
Daniel  Goddard.) 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read  ; 

and  ordered  to  lie upon  the  Table. 

Secretary-Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Report  of  the 
Commissioners  appointed  by  Act   of  Parliament 
to  inquire  into  the  operations of  War  in  Meso­
potamia. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to 
Fugitive 
Offenders Acts, the  directions of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
1881 and 1915»  Q r d e  r   i n  Council  under  the Fugitive  Offenders 
Acts,  1881  and  1915,  dated  13th  June  1917, 
adding  the  States  of  Sarawak  and  Trengganu 
to  the  Schedule  of  the  Straits  Settlements  and 
Protected  States  Fugitive  Offenders  Order   in 
Council,  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Royal  Naval  Royal  Naval 

Volunteer  Reserve  Bill,  without  any  Amend-   Volunteer 
ment. 

Reserve  Bill. 

• 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Gas  Light  Gas  Light 

and  Coke  Company  Bill,  with  Amendments  ; 
which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this 
House. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendments  Haslemere 

made  by  this  House  to  the  Haslemere  and 
District  Gas  Bill  [Lords],  without  any  Amend- [Zords.*] 
ment. 

j^trict 

Mr.  Munro,  supported  by  the  Lord  Advocate,   Confirmation 
Executors ^ 

presented a Bill to  provide  facilities  for expeding  
confirmation  in  Scotland  to  Estates  of  persons (Scotland)1 
serving  in  naval  or  military  service  during  the  Bill, 
present  war  :  And  the  same  was  ordered  to  be  Bill 66. 
read  a  second  time  to-mprrow >  and  to  be 
printed. 

Ordered,  Tha,t  Mr.  Hinds  be  a  Member  of  House  of 

the  Select  Committee  on, House   of  Commons 
(Kitchen  and  Refreshment  Rooms).  —  (Mr.   Refreshment 
James Hope.) 

Rooms.) 

" 

' 

' 

—(Mr.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow.  Business  of 
(Friday"86 
Sitting.) 
The  House, according to  Order, resolved  itself  Supply 

into the  Committee  of  Supply. 

^

aUotted 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  

Estimates,  1917-18.  


Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
a  sum  not  exceeding  £238,923  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  1918  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses 
of  the  Office of  the  Committee  of  Privy  Council 
for  Trade  and  subordinate  Departments  : 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  pro­
posed,  That  a sum  not  exceeding  £238,823   be 
granted  for  the  said  Service—(Mr.  Lough):—
Motion,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Original  Question  again  proposed  ; 

Notice  taken  that  Forty  Members  were  not 

present  ;  Committee  counted,  and  Forty  Mem­
bers  not  being  present,  Mr.  Speaker  resumed 
the  Chair. 

The  House  being  told   by  Mr.  Speaker, and 
Forty  Members  being  present, the  House  again 
resolved  itself into  the  Committee. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Original  Question  again  proposed  : 

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  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. 

„ 

Class  I I. 

 
8  GEO.  V . 

14^—15$  June. 

123 


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. 

Corn 
Production 
[Expenses.] 

The Order of the  day  being  read, for receiving 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  on  Corn  Pro­
duction  [Expenses]; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

Munitions  of 
War  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Committee ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of the  House  of  the  12th 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-nine  minutes 
after  Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow,  pursuant to  the  Resolution  of 
the  House of  this  day. 

Lanarkshire 

County 

Council 

(Water,  Jcc.)  

Order 

Confirmation 

Bill. 

Prisons 

(Scotland.) 


No. 91. 

National 
Insurance 
Act,  1911 
(Part  II.), 
Account. 

No. 92. 

Friday,  15th  June  1917. 

P  B A Y ER   8. 

TH E  Lanarkshire  County  Council  (Water, 

&c.) Order  Confirmation Bill  was, according 
to  Order, read  a second time,  and ordered  to  be 
taken  into consideration  upon  Monday  next. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to 
the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Rule,  dated  25th  May  1917,  made  by  the 
Secretary  for  Scotland  under  the .Prisons  (Scot­
land)  Act,  1877, and  the  Inebriates  Act,  1898, 
relating  to  dietaries  of  prisoners  and  inmates  of 
State  Inebriate  Reformatories. 

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  H ouse  :—Account 
showing the nature  and  amount of  the  Securities 
held  by  the  Commissioners  for  the  Reduction 
of  the  National  Debt  at  31st  March  1917  as 
investment  for  moneys,  forming  part  of  the 
.Unemployment  Fund,  paid over  to them by  the 
Board  of  Trade  under  Section  92  (3)  of  the 
National  Insurance  Act,  1911. 

* 
Ordered, That  the  said Paper be  printed. 

East  India 
(Financial 
Statement 
and 
Budget.) 

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  the  Indian 
Financial  Statement  and  Budget  for  1917-18, 
and discussions thereon in the Legislative Council 
of  the  Governor  General  (in  continuation  of 
Parliamentary  Paper,  No.  80 of  Session  1916). 
—-(Colonel  Yaie.) 

. 

The House,  according  to  Order, resolved itself  Military 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Military  Service  (Con- Service 
ventions  with  Allied  States)  Bill. 
(In  the  Committee.) 

with^Uted*8 
states)  Bill. 

Clause  No.  1  (Carrying  out  of  mutual 
arrangements with  allied  countries  as to  military 
service  obligations). 

The  Chairman,  pursuant  to  Standing  Order  Member 
No.  20, relating  to  Disorderly  Conduct,  ordered o^ered to 
Mr.  Pemberton  Billing,  Member  for  Hertford  ^sorXly 
County 
withdraw  immediately  from  the  House  during 
the  remainder  of  this  day's  Sitting,  and  he 
withdrew  accordingly. 

(Eastern  or  Hertford  Division),  to  Conduct.)'  • 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  6,  to  leave 
out  the words  " a  foreign,"  in  order  to  insert  the 
words "  an allied."—(Mr.  Richard Lambert.) 

Question proposed, That the words "  a foreign  " 
stand part Of the Clause :—Amendment,  by  leave, 
withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  6, 
after  the word  "  otherwise,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  other  than  those  foreign  countries  set  out  in 
Schedule  I.  of  this Act."--(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

An  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  1,  1. 10, 
after  the  first  word  "  country,"  to  insert  the 
words  '• who  had  proceeded  from  and  been  last 
resident  in Great  Britain, and had not  proceeded 
from  and  been  last resident  in any  other  part  of 
His  Majesty's  dominions."—(Mr.  Molteno.) 

Question proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  10, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  United  Kingdom,"  in 
order  to  insert  the  words "  Great  Britain."— 
(Mr.  King.) 

. 
Question  proposed,  That  the words 

to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause 
Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p. 1,1.  10, 
after  the  word  "  Kingdom,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  provided  that  such  convention  shall  have  been 
ratified by  Parliament."—(Mr. Whitehouse.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

liable 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  13, 
after  the  words  last  added,  to  add  the  words 
"Provided  that  no  Order  in  Council  shall  be 
made where  the  convention  with  the  contracting 
country  does  not  secure  that  every  British 
the 
subject  made 
contracting  country  shall  have  the  same  right 
to  claim  exemption,  and  for  the  same  reasons, 
as  he  would  have  in  Great  Britain  under  the 
Military  Service  Acts,  1916  and  1917, and  the 
right  of  appealing  in  respect  of  such  claims  for 
exemption  to  a  court  composed  to  the  extent  of 
at  least  one-half  of 
its  members  of  British 
subjects  appointed  by  the  British  Government." 
• 
—{Mr.  Trevelyan.) 

to  enlistment 

in 

Question  proposed,  That  those words be  there 

added :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  1,1.  13, 
after  the  words  last  added,  to  add  the  words 
in  Council 
"Provided  that  no  such  Order 
shall  be  made  unless  the  convention  with  the 
contracting  country  contains a clause terminating 
the  convention  in  the  event  of  either  of  the 
contracting  parties  concluding  peace  before  the 
other,  and  securing  that  in  that  event  their 
subjects  shall  at  once  be  released from  military 
service."—(Mr.  Trevelyan.) 

V o l.  1 7 2. 

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124 

15^—18th  June. 

1917. 


Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Monday18th  June  1917. 

Clause  No. 2  (Application  of  Military  Service 

P R A Y E R S. 

Acts). 

Amendments made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,1.  10, 

to  leave  out paragraph  (c).—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
the  Clause:— 

to  be  left  out  stand  part  of 
Amendment, by leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended, agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  3  agreed  to. 

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. 

BiU 67. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 
Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration  upon 
Tuesday  next;  and  be  printed. 

Companies

to  Directors) 
,r"*
Bill, 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Companies  (Particulars  as  to 
Directors)  Bill; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into the said  Committee. 

TH E  House  proceeded  to  take into  considera-  Gas  Light 

tion  the  Amendments  made  by  the  Lords 
to  the  Gas  Light  and  Coke  Company  Bill;
and the  same were  twice  read, and  agreed  to. 

o m p a ny  1

^ 

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-  Kenilworth 

tion  the  Kenilworth  Gas  Bill 
amended  in  the  Committee. 

[.Lords],  asp?®®'11 

t 

^  '

o r 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  the third  time. 

The  House  proceeded  to take  into  considera-  London 

tion  the  London  County  Council  (Money)  Bill, 
as amended  in  the  Committee. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  the  third  time. 

n n cl 

(Money)  Bill. 

Ordered, That  so much  of  Standing  Order  91  Standing 
as  fixes  Five  as  the  quorum  of  the  Select committee 
Committee  on  Standing  Orders  be  read  and 
suspended. 

Ordered,  That  for  the  remainder  of  the  Ses­
sion  Three  be  the  quorum  of  the  Committee. 
—(Mr.  Vaughan-Davies.) 

C om 
Production 
[Expenses.] 

Mr. James Hope  reported  from the  Committee 
on  Corn  Production  [Expenses]  a  Resolution; 
which  was read,  as followeth ? 

The  House,  according  to  Order, proceeded to  Lanarkshire 

take  into  consideration  the  Lanarkshire  County 
Council  (Water,  &c.)  Order  Confirmation  Bill.  

(Water,  &c.) 

That  it  is expedient  to  authorise  the  payment, 
out  of  moneys  to  be  provided  by  Parliament, 
of  expenses  incurred  by  the  Board  of  Agricul­
ture and  Fisheries  under any  Act  of  the  present 
Session  for  encouraging  the  production  of  Corn, 
and  for  purposes  connected  therewith,  and  by 
any  other  department  or  body  to  which  any 
powers  or  duties  are  entrusted  in pursuance  of 
such  Act. 

The  said Resolution, being  read  a  second  time, 

was  agreed  to. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  the  third  time °rd®r 
Confirmation 
pjn. 

, 
to-morrow. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  by  His  Education 
Majesty's  Command, —  Copy  of.  Forty-fourth   (Scotland.) 
Annual  Report  by  the  Accountant  for  Scotland 
to  the  Scotch  Education  Department. 

Copy  of  Annual  Report  of  the  Prison  Com-  Prisons 

mis»ioncrs  for  Scotland  for  the  year  1916. 

J 

(Scotland) 
Act,  1877. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on the  Corn  Production  Bill; 

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  do  now  adjourn—• 
(Mr.  James  Hope) ; 

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, 
at  ten  minutes  before  Five  of  the  clock, 
without  a  Question first put,  till  Monday 
next. 

Mr. Baldwin presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-  Sinking  Funds, 

tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Account  of  the  No. 93. 
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 
1917 ;  also  of  the  particular  application  thereof, 
pursuant to  Section  7 of  the  Sinking  Fund  Act, 
1875. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table ;  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 :— 

Copy  of  Rules,  dated'24th  May  1917, made Workmen's 
under  the  Workmen's  Compensation  Act,  1906, Compensation 
as to  the  investment and  transfer of  money  paid
into  Court. 

' 

c

Copy  of  Rules, dated  24th  May  1917, entitled  Grand  Juries 
(Suspension)  Act,  1917S ^uspen^ion) 

the  Grand  Juries 
Rules, 

' 

Mr.  Pemberton  Billing,  Member  for  Hertford   Adjournment 
County  (Eastern  or  Hertford  Division), rose  in of  t he  House -
his  place  and asked  leave  to  move  the  adjourn­

 
 
 
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125 

IStk June. 
ment of  the  House  for  the purpose  of  discussing  shall  act  on  the  assumption  that  the  word  

a  definite  matter  of  urgent  public  importance,  ' borough'  shall  include  divisions  of  existing 

Air  Reprisals.  viz.,  the  desirability  of  the  Government  com- boroughs."—(Mr.  Gilbert.)


mencing  a  policy  of  air  reprisals  over  enemy  

country without delay, and  instituting  a reasoned 
system  of  warning  ;  but  the  pleasure  of  the 
House  not  having  been  signified,  Mr.  Speaker 
called  on  those  Members  who  supported  the 
Motion  to  rise  in  their  places,  and  less  than 
Forty  Members  but,  not  less  than  Ten  having 
accordingly  risen, and  a Division  being  claimed  ; 

Another  Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to  the  Question,  by.adding,  after  the  words  last 
added,  the  words  "  Provided  also  that  nothing 
in  the  instructions  shall  prevent  the  Commis-
sioners  giving  special  consideration  to  small 
counties,  and,  if  they  cannot  be  conveniently 
And  the  Question  being  put,  That  leave  be  grouped  with  similar  counties,  continuing  their 

And the Question  being put, That those words 

be there  added:—It  passed  in  the  Negative. 

given  to  move,  That  this  House do now adjourn ;  separate  representation."—Colonel  Gretton.) 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to  the  Right  ; 

, The  Noes  to  the  Left. 

Tellers  for the  ( Mr.  Pemberton Billing, 

Yeas, 

r Mr  .Hogge: 

Tellers  for  the  ( Mr.  James  Hope, 

Noes, 

I Mr.  Beck  : 

So  it  passed  in the  Negative. 

And  the  Question being put,  That  those words 

be there  added  :—It  passed  in the  Negative. 

Another Amendment  was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Question, by  adding,  after  the words  last 
25.  added, the  words  st Provided  also  that  it  be  an 
instruction  to  the  Commissioners  to  hold  further 
183.  meetings  and inquiries  in respect  of any  counties 
or  boroughs  with  which  they  have  already  been 
dealing."—(Mr.  Rawlinson.) 

And  the Question being put,  That those  words 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being  be  there  added :—It  passed  in  the  Negative. 

Business of 
the  House 
(Representa­
tion  of  the 
People  BiU.) 

. 

. 

1 

t he 

t h is 

210. 

\ 
j 

Yeas, 

•  Noes, 

l i th  d a y   o f 

i n s t ant  June,  and 

IMr.  James  H o p e[ 

for  any  of  the  purposes  of 

So  it was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 

And  the  Main  Question,  so  amended,  being 

Tellers  for the f Mr.  George  Terrell, 
I Mr. Arnold  Ward  : 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas to  the  Right; ^ 
The  Noes to  the  Left. 
Tellers for  the f Mr. Beck, 

put,  That the  proceedings  on  the  Representation 
of  the People  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at  Eleven  put; 
of  the  clock  this night, be  not  interrupted  under 
Resolved,  That  this  House  approves  of  the 
the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House) —  instructions  appended  to the warrants  appointing 
(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer)  ; 
Commissioners  to determine, for the  purposes  of 
the  Representation  of  the  People  Bill, the  num­
ber  of  Members  to  be  assigned  to  the  several 
counties  and  boroughs  in  England  and  Wales 
and in  Scotland, respectively,  and the boundaries 
of  such  counties  and  boroughs  and  divisions 
thereof.  Provided  that the  Commissioners  may 
these 
depart  from  the  strict  application  of 
17.  instructions  in  any  case where  it would  result  in 
the  formation  of  constituencies  inconvenient  in 
size  or  character,  or  where  the  narrowness  of 
margin  between  the  figure  representing  the 
Representation  The Order of  the  day being  read, for resuming  estimated  population  of  any  area  and  the  figure 
of  the  People  the  adjourned  Debate'on  the  Question  proposed  required 
these 
instructions  seem  to.  them  to  justify  such  a 
Oommis-Unda°'  u P o n 
amended  upon  the  11th  and  12th  days  of  this  departure.  Provided  also  that  it  be  an instruc­
sioners.) 
instant  June,  That  this  House  approves  of  the  tion  to  the  Boundary  Commissioners  to  have 
instructions  appended to the'warrants  appointing  regard  to  electorate  rather  than  population 
Commissioners  to  determine,  for  the  purposes of  where  it  appears that the proportion of  electorate 
the Representation  of  the People Bill, the number  to  population  is  abnormal.  Provided  also  that 
of  Members to be assigned to the several  counties  in  carrying  out  these  instructions  the  Com­
and  boroughs  in  England  and  Wales  and  in  missioners  shall  act  on  the  assumption  that 
Scotland,  respectively,  and  the  boundaries  of  proportional 
is  not.  adopted. 
such counties and boroughs and divisions thereof :  Provided  also  that the  Commissioners  shall  have 
Provided  that  the  Commissioners  may  depart  power  when  regrouping  boroughs  to  extend 
Irom  the  strict application  of  these  instructions  such grouping to boroughs in contiguous  counties. 
in  any  case  where  it would  result  in  the  forma­
tion  of  constituencies 
character,  or  where  the  narrowness  of  margin  into  a Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the °f *he PeoPle 
between  the  figure  representing  the  estimated  People  Bill. 
population  of  any  area  and  the  figure  required 
for  any  of  the  purposes  of  these  instructions 
seem  to  them  to  justify  such  a  departure  : 
Provided  also  that  it  be  an  instruction  to  the 
Boundary  Commissioners  to  have  regard  to 
electorate  rather  than  population  where 
it 
appears  that  the  proportion  of  electorate  to 
population  is  abnormal:  Provided  also  that  in 
carrying out these instructions the Commissioners 
shall  act  on  the  assumption  that  proportional  there  added  s 
representation 
is  not  adopted  :  Provided  also 
that  the  Commissioners  shall  have  power  when 
regrouping  boroughs  to  extend  such grouping  to 
boroughs  in contiguous  counties; 

Amendment  proposed, in  p. 2, 1,25,  at the  end, 
to  add  the  words  "  Provided  that  no  man  shall 
be  entitled  under  this  section  to  be  registered 
in  respect  of  more than  one  university." 

Question  put, and  negatived. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  3  (Local  government  franchise 

Question  again  proposed, That  those words be 

Clause  No.  2  (University  franchise  (men)   ). 

inconvenient  in  size  or 

(In  the  Committee.)  .

representation 

The  House, according to Order,  resolved  itself  Representation 

And the Question being again  proposed:—The  (men) )­

House  resumed  the  said  adjourned  Debate. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Question, by  adding,  after the  words  last 
added,  the  words  "  Provided-also  that  in  carry-
ing  out  those  instructions  the  Commissioners  inserted  :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Question  proposed, That  those  words  be  there 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,1.  27, after  the 
word  "  area,"  to  insert  the words  "  in  England 
and  Wales."—(Mr.  MacCallum  Scott.) 

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An  Amendment  made. 

18th June. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 28, 
to  leave  out  from  the  beginning  to  the  end 
of  the  Clause,  in  order  to  insert  the  words 
"  is  registered  as  a  parliamentary  elector."— 
(Mr. Adamson,) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to  he  left 
out, to the word  "last,"  in 1. 28,stand  part  of  the 
Clause, put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,  1. 28, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "occupying."—(Major 
Newman.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  occupying"  stand 

part of  the  Clause,  put,  and agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 29, 
to  leave  out  the  words  " jointly  or  severally."— 
(Colonel  Leslie  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.  2,  1.  29, 
after  the  word  "  severally,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  or  in  common."—(Mr.  Muldoon.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those,words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 29, 
after  the  word  "tenant,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  or  sub-tenant."—(Mr.  Tyson  Wilson.) 

1917 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  2,1.  40, 
to  leave  out  from  the  second  word "  house "  to 
the  end of the  Clause.—(Sir Frederick Banbury.) 
Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  person  " 
stand  part  of  the  Clanse:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,1.  42, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  three,"  in order  to  insert 
the  word  "four."—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That'  the  word  "  three" 
the  Clause  :-—Amendment,  by 

stand  part  of 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,1.  42, 
at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  "  Provided  also 
that—  " 

(a)	  some  person  must,  during 

the  said 
qualifying  period,  have  been  rated  to  all  

poor  rates  made in  respect  of  the  qualifying  

property  ;  and  


(b)  all	  sums  due  in  respect  of  the  qualifying  

property  on account  of  any poor rate  made  

and  allowed  during  the  twelve  months 
immediately  preceding  the  twenty-fourth 
in  the  case  of  the  spring  

day  of  June 
register,  and 
the  twenty-fourth  day  of  

January  in  the case  of  the autumn  register,  

must  have  been  paid  on  or  before  the  

fifteenth  day  of  January  and  the  fifteenth  

day  of July  respectively."  


—(Sir  Frederick  Banburj.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

Question, That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 30, 
after  the  word  "  land,"  to  insert  the words  "  of 
the yearly  value of  not less than  five  pounds."— 
(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended, agreed  to. 
Clause  No. 4  (Franchises  (women) ). 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),— 
'put, and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  2,  I.  30, 
leave  out  the  word  "  premises,"  in  order 
to 
to 
"  house,  warehouse, 
insert 
counting-house,  shop,  or  other  building."— 
(Major Newman.) 

the  words 

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. 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

inserted :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

again resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 36, 
at  the end.  to insert  the  words  "  Provided  that a 
man, though  he  may have  been  occupying  land 
or  premises  in  the  area  on  the  last  day of  the 
qualifying  period,  shall  not  be  entitled  to  be  so 
registered  if  he  commenced  to  occupy  the  said 
land  or  premises  within  thirty  days  before  the 
end  of  the  qualifying  period,  unless,  on  claiming 
to  be  so  registered,  he  satisfies  the  registration 
officer  that  he  has  continued  in  occupation  of 
the  said  land  or  premises  for  thirty  days  from 
the  time  he  commenced  such  occupation."— 
(Mr.  Ronald  M'Neill.) 

Question  proposed,  That1 those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  2,1.  36, 
at the end, to insert the words  " For the  purposes 
of  this  section  a  man who himself  inhabits  any 
dwelling-house  by  virtue  of  any  office,  service, 
or  employment,  and  the  dwelling-house  is  not 
inhabited  by  any person  under  whom  he  serves 
in  such  office,  service,  or  employment,  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  -a  tenant."—(Mr.  Henry  Percy
Harris.) 

Question,  That  those words be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived.' 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Committee  On  Representation  of  the  People  ?t t he People 
[Expenses]  • 

, 
Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

. [ E x p e n s e s' ] 

, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Companies 
Committee  on  the  Companies  (Particulars  as to  (Particuiarsas 
t-.. 
Directors)  Bill  ; 

to  Directors) 

\  T> ;n	 

, 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Finance  Bill. 

Committee  on  the Finance  Bill; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said Committee. 

The  Order of  the day being read, for resuming  Criminal  Law 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Amendment 
upon  the 30th  day  of  April  last, on consideration Bl11" 
of the C riminal Law Amendment Bill, as amended 
in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the  Clause 
(Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen) be read  a 
second  time  ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

Another  Amendment  made. 

till  Monday  next. 







8  GEO.  Y.  	

18fh—IVth

June. 

Supply.. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
, 

Committee  of  Supply ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into  the s aid  Committee. 

Ways  and 
Mean,?. 

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. 

Munitions  of 
War  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill, 
as amended  in the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

•Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being, read,  for  the 

Committee  on the  Corn  Production  Bill  ; 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to  Naval  and 
the  directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—  Marine  Pay 
Copies  of  Three  Orders  in  Council,  dated  13th  p e n s i o ns 
June  1917,  made under  the  Naval  and  Marine 
Pay  and  Pensions Act,  1865. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council,  dated  13th  June  Merchant 
1917, made  under  the  Merchant  Shipping  Act,  Shipping 
1894,  relating  to  Seamen's  Lodging  Houses  in  Act'1894* 
the  County  of  London. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie upon  the  


Table. 


Mr.  Baldwin presented,  pursuant to  the  direc-  Foreshores, 

tions of  an Act  of Parliament,—Copy  of Treasury 
Minute,  dated  16th  June  1917,  directing  the 
application  of  moneys  received  by  the  Board  of 
Trade,  in  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917, in 
respect  of  the  rights  and interests of  the  Crown 
in  the Foreshores  of the  United  Kingdom. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 

next, resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Table. 

•Confirmation 
o f  Execntors 
<War  Service) 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Beading of the Confirmation of  Executors 
(War  Service)  (Scotland')  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow.	 

' 

Adjournment. 

.  And  it  being  half  an hour  after  Eleven  of 
the  clock, Mr. Deputy  Speaker adjourned 
the House  without  Question put,  pursuant 
to  the  Standing  Order,  till  to-morrow. 

Tuesday,  19th  June  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Lanarkshire 
County 
Council 
(Water,  &c.) 
Order 
Confirmation 
Bill, 

Liverpool 
Borough 
(Abercromby 
Division) 
Writ. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide  Second 
Report. 
East  India 
(Financial 
Statement  and 
Budget.) 

N o.  94. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

TH E  Lanarkshire  County  Council 

(Water, 
&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. 

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 
(Abercromby  Division),  in  the 
room  of  Colonel  Richard  Godolphin  Walmesley 
Chaloner,  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.) 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read  ; 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Mr.  Secretary  Chamberlain  presented,  — 
Return  to  an  Address  to  His  Majesty,  dated 
the  loth  day  of  this instant  June,  for  a  Return 
relative  to  East  India  (Financial  Statement  and 
Budget). 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Return  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Captain  Bathurst  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copies  of  Order  conferring  certain 
powers  on . Inspectors  of  Weights  and  Measures, 
and  the  Sugar  (Domestic  Preserving)  Order, 
1917,  made  by  the  Food  Controller  under  the 
Defence  of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

V O L.   172. 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  . do  issue  his  Clare  County 

Warrant   t o  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown  in  Ireland,  (East  Clare 
to make  out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a writ10"'* 
Member  to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament  for 
the  County  of  Clare  (East  Clare  Division),  in 
the  room  of  Major  William  Hoey  Kearney 
Redmond,  died of  wounds  received  in  action.— 
(Mr.  Patrick  O'Brien.) 

The House, according  to  Order, resolved  itself  Representation 

into  a Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the of  th® People 
People  Bill. 

BilL 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No. 4  (Franchises  (women)  ). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  1.  1,  to  leave 
out  subsections  (1)  and  ( 2 ) .—  (Sir  Frederick 
Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out, to  the  word  "  she,"  in  1. 3, stand 
part  of  the  Clause  :—Debate  arising ; 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  rose  in  his  place 
and  claimed  to move,  That  the  Question  be  now 
put. 

Question  put,  That  the  Question  be  now  put.  Question put 
(pursuant  t o 
The  Committee  divided.  	
S.O.  Closure 
of  Debate.) 
Tellers for  the j  Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

1 M r. James Hope : 


Tellers  for the  (  Major  Hunt,  


Noes, 

( Commander  Bellairs : 


Question  put  accordingly.  

The  Committee  divided.  

Tellers for  the j  Sir  William  Bull,  


Yeas, 

( Mr.  Dickinson : 


Tellers for  the J Mr.  Arnold  Ward,  


Noes,  " 

( M r.  Mac  Callum  Scott  \ 

363, 

23. 


385. 

55. 

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 
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. 

v 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Committee  on  Representation  of  the  People  °t,the   people 
, 
[Expenses]; 

p e n s e aJ 

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19^—20th  June. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

, 

•Companies 
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Particulars  as Committee  on  the  Companies  (Particulars  as to 
^ D i r e c t o r s)   D i r e c t o r s)   Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
.Confirmation 
of  Executors .  .  Second Reading of the Confirmation of Executors 
(Scotland)1 
Bill 

(War  Service)  (Scotland)  Bill j 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

, 

1917. 

Monsieur  Rodziauko,  President  of  the  Russian 
Duma,  which  he  read  to  the,  House,  as  fol­
loweth:— 

-

Petrograd,  11th June  1917. 

Profoundly  touched  by  the  Resolution  con­
veying  the  fraternal  greetings  of  the  House  of 
Commons  upon  the  advent  of  free  institutions 
in Russia,  I  have  the  honour  to  tender,  in  the  G 
name of  the  Deputies  and my  own, our  heartiest 
thanks  to  the  Mother  of  Parliaments.  We  also 
firmly  believe  that,  however  numerous  the 
difficulties  we  meet  on  our  way  to  progress  and 
victory,  the  new  Russia,  side  by  side  with  her 
noble  Allies,  will  finally  triumph  over  the  last 
bulwark  of  autocracy  in  Europe  for  the  cause of 
universal  peace  and  civilisation. 

Monitions of 
War  BiU. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,  as 
amended  in the  Committee ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

Military 
Service 
(Conventions 
with  Allied 
States)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 

into  consideration  the  Military  Service 
ventions with  Allied  States)  Bill,  as amended  in 
the  Committee! 

(Con­

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  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. 

Mr.  Vaughan-Davies reported from  the  Select  Standing 

Committee  on  Standing  Orders  a  Resolution  ;  0rdei's­
which  was  read,  as followeth  : 

That  in  the  case of  the  Richmond  (Surrey)  Richmond 

Electricity  Supply  [Lords'],  Petition  for  Bill, 
the  Standing  Orders  ought to  be dispensed with ; sUppiy
that  the  parties  be  permitted  to  proceed  with  [Lords.]
their  Bill. 

The  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time, was agreed  to. 

Ordered, That  the  proceedings  on  the Re pre-  Business of 
sentation  of  the  People  Bill, if  under  discussion  the  House 
at  Eleven  of  the  clock  this  night,  be  not  inter-  t^ofthe1* 
rupt;ed  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  People  Bill.) 
the  House).—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exche­
quer.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

The  House,  according  to Order,  resolved itself  Representation 

Ways  and 
Means. 

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  12th 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  12th  day 
of  February  last, till  to-morrow. 

Trade  of 
South  Africa. 

Civil  List 
Pensions. 

N o.  9 5. 

Wednesday,  2Oth June  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

SI R  Albert  Stanley presented, by His  Majesty's 

Command,—Copy  of  Report  on  the  Trade 
of  South Africa  for  the  years  1915  and  1916,  by 
His  Majesty's  Trade  Commissioner  in  South 
Africa  (Mr.  W .  G.  Wickham). 

Ordered j That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-
tions of  an Act of  Parliament,—Copy  of  List  of 
all  Pensions  granted  during  the  year  ended 
31st  March  1917, and  payable  under  the  pro­
visions of  Section  9  (1)   of  the  Civil  List  Act, 
1910. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

that 
Russia 
(Reply  from  he  had  received  the  following  telegram  from 
Duma.) 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House 

into  a Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the of  t he People 
People  Bill. 

BllL 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  4  (Franchises  (women)  ). 
Another  Amendment proposed, in p.  3,1. 3,  to 
le^,ve out  the  words  "has  attained  the  age  of 
thirty  years, and."—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question put, That  the  words proposed  to  be 
left out,  to the word  "  thirty,"  stand  part of  the 
Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for the f Mr.  Beck, 

Yeas, 

\ Mr.  James Hope : 

Tellers  for  the / Mr.  Peto,

Noes, 

\Sir  Joseph Larmor : 


291. 

An  Amendment  made.  

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  1.  4,  

to  leave  out from  the  beginning  to  the end  of 
1.  6,  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "has  the 
qualification  which  is  required  for  a man under 
section  one."—(Mr.  Rawlinson.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to be left 
out, to the  word  "  land," in  1. 5,  stand  part  of the 
Clause,  put,  and agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  3,1.  5,  to 
leave  out  the words  "  land or  premises,"  in  order 
to insert the words " the occupation of a dwelling-
house  or  of land  or premises  of  the  yearly  value 
of  not  less  than  ten  pounds.."  —•  (Sir  George
Younger.) 

. 

. 

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. 5,. 
to  leave  out  the  words  " o  r  is  the  wife  of  a 
husband  entitled  to  be  so  registered." —  (Mr. 
.. 
Peto.) 

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Question,  That  the  words proposed  to  be  left  |  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

out,  to the  word  "  so,"  in  1. 6, stand  part of  the  Committee  on  Representation  of  the  People  ? f  t h  e  People 
Clause, put,  and  agreed  to. 
[Expenses.] 

[Expenses] ; 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 3,  1. 6, 

to leave  out  the word  "  so."—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question,  That  the word  "  so "  stand  part  of 

the  Clause, put, and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  3,  1. 6, 
at the  end, to  insert  the  words  "  in  respect  of 
the  occupation  of  premises."—(Mr.  Muldoon.) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-moriow. 

resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  beiug  read,  for  the  Companies 
Committee  on  the  Companies  (Particulars  as  to  (Particulars  as 
Directors)  Bill  j 

Directors) 

to 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Friday 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

'next, resolve  itself  into  the said  Committee. 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  3,  1. 13, 
to leave  out from  the  word  "  man "  to  the  end 
of  the  Clause,  in  order  to  insert the  words "  or 
where  she is the  wife of  a man  entitled  to be  so 
registered."—(Mr.  Charles Roberts.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause:— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Question  put, That  the  Clause,  as  amended, 

stand part of  the  Bill. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the  (  Mr.  Leif  Jones, 

"  P * 

) 

Yeas, 

|  Sir Edward  Goulding:  j 

234. 

Tellers for the  (  Sir  Frederick Banbury,  i 
j 

(  Sir Robert  Williams: 

Noes, 

17. 

Clause  No.  5  (Special  provisions  for  persons 

serving  on  war  service). 

An  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,1.  18, 
to leave  out from the  word  "  person "  to  the  end 
of  1. 21, in order to insert  the  words  "  who  is  of 
full age  and  not subject  to  any  legal  incapacity, 
and  who is  serving  on  full  pay  as  a member  of 
any of  the naval  or  military forces of  the Crown, 
shall  be  entitled  to  be  registered  as  a  parlia­
mentary  elector  for  any  constituency  for  which 
he  would  have  had  the  necessary  residence 
qualification  but  for  such  service:  Provided 
that— 

(a)  Any  such  person shall  be  entitled  to  be 
registered  for  any  constituency  in  which 
he may  for  the time  being  be  serving,  or 
in which  he may  have  an actual  residence 
qualification, on making  an  application  to 
the registration officer of that constituency 
and  making  a  declaration  in  the  pre­
scribed  form that he  has taken  reasonable 
steps  to  prevent  his  being  registered 
under  the  foregoing  provision  for  any 
other  constituency;  and 

(b)  Nothing   in this provision  shall  prevent 
any  such  person  being  registered  in 
respect of  any  qualification  other  than  a 
residence  qualification." 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

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: 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do report  Progress,  and  ask leave 
to  sit  again—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),—
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  Monday 
next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

V o l.  172. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Confirmation 
Second  Reading  of  the  Confirmation  of  Exe-  Executors 
(S^tlSd)"* 0 
cutors (War  Service)  (Scotland)  Bill  ; 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be read  a second  time  BiU­

upon  Friday  next. 

The  Order  of  the day  being  read,  for  taking  Munitions  of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions of  War  Bill,  as W ar  BilL 
amended  in  the  Committee; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order of  the  day  being  read, for taking  Military 
into  consideration  the  Military  Service  (Con-®?rvice 
ventions  with Allied  States)  Bill,  as  amended  in iith Amed" 
the  Committee j 

States)  Bill. 

. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Friday  next. 

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.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  to  Adjournment 

the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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  

Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


Thursday, 21 st June  1917. 

P  R  A Y E K S. 

TH E  Kenilworth  Gas Bill  [Lords]  was  read  Kenilworth 

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. 

The  London  County  Council  (Money)  Bill  -London 
Council 

was read the third  time  and passed. 

Ordered, That the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill  to  (Money)  Bill, 

the  Lords, and desire their  concurrence. 

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21 st June. 

1917. 


Essex  County
(Westerner
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  Essex  (Western  or  Epping  Division), 
in  the  room  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  the  Eight 
Honourable  Amelius  Richard  Mark  Lockwood, 
C.V.O., who, since his Election for the said county, 
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.) 

National
insurance
Commission
(Ireland)
(Regulations.)

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to 

the 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
  Provisional  Regulations,  dated  18th June  1917, 
made  by  the  Irish  Insurance  Commissioners, 
entitled  the  National  Health  Insurance  (In­
surance  Committees)  Amendment  Regulations 
(Ireland),  1917. 

Liqujr  Traffic.

Lunacy.

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command, —  Copy  of  Memorandum 
submitted  to  the  Government  in  December 
1916  by  the  Central  Control  Board  (Liquor 
Traffic). 

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  Report 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  October 
1916 and  the  31st  March  1917. 

Representation
of  the  People
Bill. 

.  No. 96, 

Ordered,  That there  be  laid  before  this House 
a  Copy  of  the  Clauses of  the  Representation  of 
the  People  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Committee. 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  accordingly  pre­

sented  the  said  Paper. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table ;  and be  printed. 

Taxes
(England  and
Scotland,  and
Ireland.)

  tbe  Taxes  in  force 

Ordered, That there be  laid before this House 
a  Return  showing, for  each  year  since  1910-11, 
in  England  and  Wales, 
Scotland, and  Ireland, separately, in cases where 
the  Taxes  were  not  common  to  all  three  coun­
tries, or  where  the  same duties  were  in  force  in 
all  three  countries  but  the  rate  of  tax  was 
different,  specifying  the  principal  rates  and 
showing,  where  available,  the  amounts  raised 
thereunder  in  each  country  (in  continuation  of 
Parliamentary  Paper,  No.  109  of  Session  1912). 
—(Mr.  Ginnell.) 

Land 
Drainage 
(Ewerby) 
Provisional 
Order  Bill. 
[Provisional 
Order 
confirmed.] 

The  Chairman of  Ways  and  Means  reported 
from  the  Committee  on  the  Land  Drainage 
(Ewerby)  Provisional  Order  Bill  j  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,  without  Amendment,  to  the  House. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  reported  Land 
from  the  Committee  on  the  Land  Drainage   ? s r a i nif 
(S waff ham)  Provisional  Order  Bill;  That  they   provisional 
had  considered  the  Order  therein  contained  ;  Order  Bill 
that  the  said  Order  ought  to  be  confirmed; 
and  that  they  had  directed  him  to  report  the  confirmed.] 
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. 

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  Trade  Union  Trade  Union 

(Amalgamation)  Bill,  with  Amendments;   to  (Amalgama­
which  the  Lords  desire the  concurrence  of  this  1 
House. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendment Lancashire 

made  by  this  House  to  the  Lancashire  Power  Power 
Construction  Company  Bill  [Lords],  without  Company 
any  Amendment. 

Construction 

Bill  [Zor<fo.] 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendments Hemel 

made  by  this  House  to  the  Hemel  Hempsted  HemDsted  Gas 
Gas  Bill  [Lords],  without  any  Amendment. 

Bill  f  Lords.)

The  Lords  have  agreed to  the  Amendments  Lea  Bridge 
District  Gas 
Bill  [Lords.]

made by  this House  to  the  Lea  Bridge  District 
Gas  Bill  [Lords],  without  any  Amendment. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow.  Busings  of 
(Friday1'6 

- - ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Sitting.) 
The  House, according  to Order, resolved itself  Supply 

into  the  Committee of  Supply.  

^ a  2 t  h  allotted 
bay.-) 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Army  Estimates,  1917-18. 

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 
1918: 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question  pro­
posed,  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £900  be 
granted for  the  said  Service—(Mr.  Pringle)  :— 
Motion, by, leave,  withdrawn. 

Original  Question again  proposed: 

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  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. 

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   Representation 
Committee  on  Representation  of  the*  People °j,the People 
[Expenses]  ; 

xPenses-J 

• 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  the third  time 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

to-morrow. 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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21st—22nd  June. 

131 

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

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 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, 
pursuant to  the  Resolution  of  the  House 
of this  day. 

Friday,  22nd  June  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Land  TH E  Land  Drainage  (Ewerby)  Provisional 

Order  Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  read 

the third  time  and  passed.  


Drainage 
(Ewerby) 

Provisional 
Order  Bill.  


Ordered,  That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and desire  their  concurrence. 

Land 
Drainage 
(Swaflham) 

Provisional 
Order  Bill.  


The  Land  Drainage  (Swaffham)  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. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide  Second 
Report. 

Intermediate 
Education 
(Ireland.) 

No. 97. 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read; 

and  ordered  to  lie upon  the  Table. 

Mr. Duke presented, pursuant to the  directions 
of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Rules  and 
Schedule  containing  the  Programme  of  Exami-
Intermediate  Education 
nations  relative 
(Ireland)  for  1918. 

to 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Reconstruction  Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  presented, 
Committee. 
by  His  Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Report 
on  Joint  Standing  Industrial  Councils   by  the 
Sub-Committee 
ployers  and  Employed  of  the  Reconstruction 
Committee. 

on  Relations  between  Em­

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Military 
Service 
(Conventions 
with  Allied 
States)  BiU. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to 
take  into  consideration  the  Military  Service 
(Conventions  with  Allied  States)  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. 

Companies 
The  House,  according to Order, resolved itself 
(Particulars as  into  a  Committee  on  the  Companies  (Particu­
to Directors) 
BUI. 

t o  Directors)  Bill, 

l a r  8  

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1  to  No.  3  amended,  and  agreed 

to. 

Clause  No.  4  agreed  to. 

'  Bill,  as amended, to be  reported. 

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

V O L . 1 7 21 

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  Confirmation of Executors  (War  Service)   Confirmation 

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

ferWce) 

(Scotland™6 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will  immediately  Bil1, 

resolve  itself  into  the  Committee  on  the  Bill.— 
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

The  House  accordingly resolved  itself  into the 

Committee. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

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

Mn  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  Supply, 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Navy  (Excess),  1915-16. 

£10  Excess. 
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  M onday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  t h  e  Ways  and 

Committee of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Means. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Committee  on  Representation  of  the  People 
[Expenses]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this House  will, upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the  Adjournment. 

House  without  Question  put,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  3,  it  being  then 
five  minutes  after  One  of  the  clock,  till 
Monday  next. 

s  2 

132 	

25th June, 

1917. 


Alkali,  &c. 
Works 
Regulation 
Act,  1906. 

Monday,  25th June  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

MR.  Hayes  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to  the 

directions of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  the Fifty-third  Annual  Report  on  Alkali, &c. 
Works, by  the  Chief  Inspector  under the Alkali, 
&c.  Works  Regulation  Act,  1906,  of  proceedings 
during  the  year  1916,  presented  to  the  Local 
Government  Board  and  to  the  Secretary  for 
Scotland. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Civil  Services 
(Excess), 
1915-16. 

No. 98, 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,  —  Copy  of  Statement  of  the  sum 
required  to  be  voted  in  order  to  make  good 
an excess  on the  Grant for Ministry of Munitions 
(Ordnance  Factories)  for  the  year  ended  31st 
March  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  be  referred  to 

the  Committee  of  Supply;  and  be  printed. 

Representation
o f t h e P e o p le
[Expenses.] 

  The  House,  according to Order, resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee  on  Representation  of  the 
People  [Expenses]. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Question  again proposed, That  it  is  expedient 
to  authorise  the  payment,  out of  money  to  be 
provided  by  Parliament,  of  the  expenses  of 
returning  officers,  and  of  part  of  the  expenses 
connected  with  registration,  under  any  Act  of 
the  present  Session  to  amend  the  Law  with 
respect to  Parliamentary  and  Local  Government 
Franchises,  and  the  Registration  of  Parliamen­
tary  and  Local  Government  Electors  and  the 
conduct  of  Elections ;  and of  the  remuneration 
and  travelling  allowances  of  assistant  judges 
appointed  in  pursuance  of  such  Act. 

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. 

Representation

P e 0 P l e

m

The House, according  to  Order, resolved  itself 
into  a Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  5  (Special  provisions  for  persons 

serving  on war  service). 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,1.  18, 
in  lieu  of  words  left  out,  to  insert  the  words 
"  who  is  of  full  age and  not  subject  to  any  legal 
incapacity,  and  who  is  serving  on full  pay  as  a 
member  of  any of  the  naval  or  military  forces 
of  the  Crown,  shall  be  entitled to be  registered 
as  a  parliamentary  elector  for  any  constituency 
for  which  he  would  have  had  the  necessary 
residence  qualification  but  for  such  service: 
Provided  that— 

(a)  Any	   such  person  shall  be  entitled  to  be 
registered  for  any constituency  in  which  he 
may  for  the  time  being  be  serving,  or  in 
which  he  may  have  an  actual  residence 
qualification,  on  making  an  application  to 
the  registration  officer of  that  constituency 
and  making  a declaration  in  the  prescribed 
form  that  he  has  taken  reasonable  steps to 

prevent  his  being  registered  under  the 
foregoing  provision 
stituency ;  and 

for  any  other  con­

(b)  Nothing  in  this	  provision  shall  prevent 
any  such  person  being  registered  in  respect 
of  any  qualification  other  than  a residence 
qualification." 

—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Question  again  proposed,  That  those words be 

there  inserted: 

Amendment  proposed to  the proposed Amend­
ment, in  1.1, to  leave  out  the  words  "  is of  full 
age  and," 
in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  has 
attained  the  age  of  nineteen  years  and  is."— 
(Colonel  Leslie  Wilson.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words "  is of  full 
age "  stand  part of  the proposed  Amendment:— 
Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment, by  leave, 
withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment proposed to  the proposed 
Amendment,  in"  1.  1,  after  the  word  "age,"   to 
insert  the  words  "  or,  having  served  on  active 
service  in  any  war  in  which  His  Majesty  is 
engaged, has attained the age of  nineteen years." 
—(Captain  O'Neill.) 

Question,  That  those  words be there  inserted 
in  the proposed Amendment, put, and  negatived. 

Another Amendment  proposed to the  proposed 
Amendment, in  1.2, to leave  out the words "  who 
is  serving  on  full  pay,''  in  order  to  insert  the 
words  "  whose  name  is  shown  on a pay  roll."— 
(Major  Newman.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to  be left out  stand  part of the  proposed  Amend­
ment:—Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment, 
by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed to the proposed 
Amendment,  in  1.  3,  to  leave  out  the  words 
"entitled  to  be."—(Major Newman.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the words  proposed 

to  be left out  stand part of  the proposed  Amend­
ment :—Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment, 
by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed  to the proposed 
Amendment,  in 1.4,  after the word  "  registered," 
to  insert  the  words  "  and  to  be  placed  on  the 
absent  voters'  list."—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question,  That  those words be  there  inserted 
in the  proposed  Amendment, put, and  negatived. 
Another Amendment proposed  to the proposed 
Amendment, in 1. 4, to leave out the word  "  any," 
in  order  to 
insert  the  word  "  the."—  (Mr. 
Cautley.) 

Question,  That  the word  "  any "  stand  part ol 

the  proposed  Amendment,  put, and  agreed  to, 
An  Amendment made to  the  proposed  Amend­

ment. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the proposed 
Amendment,  in  1. 8, to leave out the words  "may 
for  the time being  be  serving,"  in order  to  insert 
the  words  "  shall  have  been  serving  for  the 
period  of  three  months.''—(Sir  Frederick  Ban-
bury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to be left out  stand part of  the proposed  Amend­
ment :—Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment, 
by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made  to  the  proposed 

Amendment. 

Another Amendment proposed to the  proposed 
Amendment, in  1. 11, after the word  "  form,"  to 
insert  the  words  "  set  out  in  the  Schedule  to 
this  Act."—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

 
 
 
 
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25th June. 

133 


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. 

Mr. James Hope  reported  from the Committee  Supply 
of  Supply  of  the  22nd  day  of  this instant June ^ 2 e 2^ J u n e]
a  Resolution ;  which  was read, as followeth  : 

" 

Navy  (Excess),  1915-16. 

That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £10   be  granted Navy 
to  His  Majesty, to  make  good  excesses of  Navy  j g f ^ P' 
Expenditure  beyond  the  Grants  for  the  year 
ended  on  the  31st day  of  March  1916. 

The  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time, was agreed  to. 

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  Bill. 

Committee  on  the  Finance  Bill; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Wednes­
day  next, resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order of  the day  being read, for resuming Criminal Law 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Amendment 
upon  the 30th  day  of  April  last,  on  considera-
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read a second  time ; 

1  ' 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  t h  e  Corn 

Committee  on the  Corn  Production  Bill; 

Production 
"Bill. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve itself into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being read,  for taking   Munitions  of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,  W a  r  Bill; 
as amended in the  Committee; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the  Adjournment, 

Order of the  House  of  the 12th 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  before  


.  Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­

morrow. 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted 
in  the  proposed Amendment,  put, and  negatived. 
Another Amendment  proposed  to the proposed 
Amendment,  in  1. 11, after the  word  "form,"  to 
insert  the  words 
that  so  far  as he  is aware  he 
has not been,  and."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question,  That  those words  be  there  inserted 
in  the proposed Amendment, put, and  negatived. 
Another Amendment  proposed to the proposed 
Amendment,  in  1.  12,  to  leave  out  the  words 
"  under  the  foregoing  provision,"  in  order  to 
insert the  words "  as a parliamentary  elector."— 
(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to  be left out  stand part of the  proposed Amend­
ment :—Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment, 
by  leave, withdrawn. 

Proposed  words,  as amended,  there  inserted. 
Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 3,  1. 22, 
after  the  word  "  claiming,"  to  insert  the  words 
*' or  of  any  person  on  behalf  of  such  person 
claiming."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  3,1.  24, 
to  leave out  the  word  "  necessary,"  in  order  to 
insert the  word  "requisite."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question proposed, That the word " necessary  " 
stand part of the Clause :—Amendment, by leave, 
withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 3,  1. 27, 
to  leave out  the  words  "  is  abroad  and."—(Mr. 
Gilbert.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words 

" is 
abroad "  stand part of the Clause  :—Amendment, 
. 
by  leave, withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  1. 27, 
after  the  word  "abroad,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  and,  if  a woman, is over  thirty  years  of  age." 
—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  Words be  there 

inserted :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  3,  1. 30, 
(b).—(Sir  Frederick 

leave  out  paragraph 

to 
Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to be left out,  to  the word  " for,"  in  1. 30, stand 
part  of  the  Clause  :—Amendment,  by  leave, 
withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 3,  1, 35, 

at the  end, to  add the  words— 

"  (4)  Any  person  entitled   to  be  registered  as 
a  parliamentary  elector  under  this  section 
shall  be  entitled  also  to be  registered  as  a 
local  government  elector 
for  the  same 
qualification." 

—(Major  Hunt.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  6  (Qualifying  period). 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question, That 
the  Chairman do  report  Progress,  and ask leave 
to  sit  again—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),—
put, and agreed  to. 

VOL.  172. 



1 34 	

25th June, 

1917. 


Tuesday,  26th  June  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Public 	
Petitions. 
Vide  Second  

Report. 

SE V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented, 

and  read  ;	  and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the 

Table. 


Sir Albert  Stanley  presented,  pursuant  to the 
Electric 
directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Actof 1882 
to 1909 
Report  by  the  Board  of  Trade  respecting  the 
(Proceedings.)  applications  to,  and proceedings  of,  the Board  of 
Trade  under  the Electric  Lighting  Acts,  1882 
to  1909, during  the past year. 

Ordered, That  the said Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Savin^R2  k  Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
OTxt?S 
S" directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,— 
No. 99.  Accounts  of  all  Deposits  received  and  paid 
during  the year 1916, 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 
1916,  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. 

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. 


The  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  reported  Local  


from the  Committee  on  the  Local  Government fr°0vTe^eaf 

Provisional  Orders (No.  3) Bill;  That they  had  orders  

considered  the  Orders  therein  contained ;  that  (No.   3)  Bill,  

the said Orders ought to  be  confirmed;  and that  S °  e ™ a  I  

they  had  directed  him to report the Bill,  without  confirmed.]  

Amendment, to  the  House.  


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  Local 

from  the  Committee  on  the  Local  Government Government 
(Ireland)  Provisional  Order  (No. 2)  Bill  ;  That  Provisional 
they had considered  the Order therein contained; Order 
that  the  said  Order  ought  to  be  confirmed; (No.   2)  Bill. 
[Provisional­
and  that  they  had  directed  him  to  report  the Order 
Bill, without  Amendment, to  the  House. 

confirmed.] 

(Ireland) 

Ordered, That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Ordered, That  the  Bill;  be read the  third  time 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

0 

to-morrow. 

Levinstein 
(Railways) 
Bill. 	

Mr.  Attorney  General presented, pursuant  to 
Standing  Order  175a,—Copy  of  Report  of  the 
Attorney  General  on the Levinstein  (Railways) 
Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  be  referred  to 

the  Committee  on the  Bill. 

The  Chairman of  Ways  and  Means  reported  Electric 
from  the  Committee  on  the  Electric  Lighting  Lighting 
Provisional  Orders  Bill;  That  they  had  con- StderfBm. 
sidered  the  Orders  therein  contained;  that  the  [Provisional 
said  Orders  ought  to  be  confirmed;  and  that Orders 
they  had  directed  him  to  report  the  Bill,  with c o n f i r m e d^. 
Amendments, to the  House. 

University  of 
Edinburgh. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to 
the  directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament, 
—Copy  of  Annual  Statistical  Report  by  the 
University  Court  of  the  University  of  Edin­
burgh for the  year  ended  30th  September  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 

Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration 
morrow. 

to­

Prisons 
(Scotland.) 

Copy  of  Rule,  dated  25th  June  1917,  made 
under  the  Prisons  (Scotland)  Act,  1877,  by  the 
No. 100.  	 Secretary  for  Scotland,  as  to  communications 
between Prisoners and their friends by visits and 
letters. 

Ordered, That the said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 
Table;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  Prisons 
(Scotland)  be  printed. 

The  following  Paper,  pursuant  to  the  direc-
friendly 
Societies,  &c.  tions of  several Acts of  Parliament, was laid upon 
No. 101.  	 the  Table  by  the Clerk  of the  House  :—Reports 
of  the  Chief  Registrar of  .Friendly  Societies  for 
the year  1916.  Part  A.  General  Report. 
Ordered, That  the said Paper  be  printed. 

New  Member 
sworn. 

Sir  Robert  Trotter  Hermon-Hodge,  Baronet, 
Member  for  the  County  of  Oxford  (Southern 
or  Henley  Division),  was sworn. 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do 

Belfast 
issue  his 
Borough 
Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown  in  Ireland, 
Svlsto,f)elfaSt   t 0  m a ke  o ut  a  n e   f  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a 
•Writ.	 

Member to  serve in  this present  Parliament  for 
the Borough of  Belfast ( South Belfast Division), 
in  the  room  of  James  Chambers,  Esquire,  K.c., 
deceased.—(Lord  Edmund Talbot.) 

The  Chairman of  Ways  and  Means  reported  Pier  and 

from  the  Committee  on  the  Pier  and  Harbour 
Provisional  Orders  Bill;  That  they  had"  con-  Orders  Bill, 
sidered  the  Orders  therein  contained  ;  that the  [Provisional 
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 
morrow. 

into  consideration 

to­

The  Chairman of  Ways  and  Means  reported  Gas and  Water 

from- the  Committee  on  the  Gas  and  Water  ^ X S  . 
Provisional  Orders  Bill ;  That  they  had  con-[provisional 
sidered  the  Orders  therein  contained  ;  that  the  Orders 
said  Orders  ought  to  be  confirmed;  and  thatconfirmed']
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 
morrow. 

into  consideration  to­

The  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  reported 
from  the	  Committee  on  the  Local  Government 
Provisional  Orders  (No.  2)  Bill;  That they  had 
considered  the  Orders  therein  contained;  that 
the  said  Orders  ought to  be confirmed;  and that 

The  Chairman  of  Ways and  Means; reported  Seaham 

from  the  Committee  on  the  Seaham  Harbour f^[bour  D o ck 
Dock  Bill;  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 

Local 
Government 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No.  2)  Bill. 
[Provisional 
Orders 
confirmed.] 

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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.

  Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a 
  Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords  by 

one  of  their  Clerks,  as followeth : 

Local 

Government 

(Ireland) 

Provisional 

Orders  Bill.  

Gaming 
Machines 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

Courts 
•(Emergency 
Powers)  Bill. 

The  Lords  have agreed  to the  Local  Govern­
ment  (Ireland)  Provisional  Orders  Bill,  without 
any  Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed 

to  the  Gaming 

Machines  (Scotland)  Bill,  without  any  Amend­
ment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Courts  (Emer­
gency  Powers)  Bill,  with  Amendments;   to 
which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this 
House. 

Kenilworth 
Gas  Bill 
\I-ord».~\ 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendments 
made  by  this  House  to  the  Kenilworth  Gas 
Bill  [Lords], without  any  Amendment. 

Trade  Union 
(Amalgama­
tion)  Bill. 

B i ll  6 8. 

Ordered, That  the  Amendments  made  by  the 
Lords  to  the  Trade  Union  (Amalgamation)  Bill 
be  taken into consideration upon Thursday  next; 
and be  printed. 

"Courts 
(Emergency 
Powers)  Bill. 

B i ll  6 9. 

Ordered, That  the  Amendments  made by  the 
Lords  to  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers)  Bill 
be  taken into  consideration upon Thursday  next; 
and  he  printed, 

Business  of 
the  House 
(Representa­
tion  of  the 
People  Bill.) 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being 
put,  That  the proceedings  on  the  Representation 
of  the  People  Bill, if under  discussion  at  Eleven 
of  the  clock  this night, be  not interrupted  under 
the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House)— 
(Mr.  Chancellor  of the  Exchequer)  ; 

Military 
Service 
•(Review of 
Exceptions) 
A.ct,  1917. 

The  Ho^ise  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left. 

Tellers for  the  ( Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  Jarn.es  Hope  : 

)

221. 
j

Tellers for  the  f Lord  Hugh  Cecil, 

i 

. „ 

Noes, 

( Sir Frederick Banbury •.  J 

; So it  was resolved in  the  Affirmative. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  That  a Select Committee  be  appointed 
to  inquire into  and  report  upon— 

(1)  The  instructions  issued  by  the  War  Office 
with  regard  to  the  administration  of  the 
Military  Service  (Review   of  Exceptions) 
Act,  1917 ; 

(2)  The  method,  conduct,  and  general  admin­

istration  of  medical  examinations  under 
the Military  Service (Review of Exceptions) 
Act,  1917  ; 

and to make recommendations—(Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer); 

An  Ataendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  Question,  in  1.  5,  by  inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  the  words— 

"  (3)  The 

instructions  issued   by  the  War 
Office with  regard to  the  re-examination  of 
men ifi  the loWer categories, and the  method 
and conduct of these  re-examinations." 

-—(Mr.	  Pringle.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted:—The  said  proposed 
Amendment  was, with  leave  of  the  House,  with­
drawn. 

V O L .]  7 2. 

And  the  Question  was  amended,  in  1.  5,  by  

leaving  out  the  words  "  (Review  of  Exceptions)  

Act,  1917,"  and  inserting  the  word  " A c t s "  —  

(Mr.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer),—instead 
thereof. 


And  the  Main  Question,  so  amended,  being  


put; 


Ordered,Th&t a Select Committee be appointed 


to  inquire  into and report  upon—  


(1)  The  instructions  issued  by  the  War  Office 

with  regard  to  the  administration  of  the  

Military  Service  (Review  of  Exceptions^  

Act,  1917;  


(2 )  The  method, conduct,  and  general  admin­

istration  of  medical  examinations  under 
the  Military  Service  Acts  ;  


and  to make  recommendations. 

The  Committee  was accordingly  nominated  of 
Sir  Godfrey  Baring,  Mr.  Montague Barlow,  Mr, 
Cochrane,  Colonel  Faber,  Colonel  Gretton,  Mr. 
Hugh Law,  Mr. Nield,  Mr.  Pringle,  Mr. Caradoc 
Bees,  Mr.  Shortt, and  Mr.  Sutton. 

Ordered, That  the  Committee  have  power  to 

send for persons, papers, and  records. 

Ordered,  That  Four  be  the  quorum  of  the 

Committee. —  (Mr.  Chancellor   of  the  Exche­
quer.) 

Sir  Edwin  Cornwall  reported  from  the  Com-Representation 
of 

mittee 
the  People o f  the  People 
[Expenses]  a  Resolution;  which  was  read,  as  [ E x  P e n s e a  0 
followeth: 

on  Representation 

That it  is expedient  to  authorise the  payment, 
out of  money to be provided  by Parliament, of the 
expenses of returning  officers, and of  part of  the 
expenses connected  with  registration,  under  any 
A ct  of  the  present  Session  to  amend  the  Law 
with respect to  Parliamentary and Local  Govern­
ment  Franchises, and  the  Registration of  Parlia­
mentary  and  Local  Government  Electors  and 
the  conduct  of  Elections ;  and  of  the  remunera­
tion  and travelling  allowances of  assistant judges 
appointed  in  pursuance  of  such  Act. 

The  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time,  was agreed  to. 

The House, according  to  Order, resolved itself  Representation 

into  a Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the ° f
People  Bill. 

B,1L 

* h e

  People 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  6  (Qualifying  period). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,1.  36, to  leave 
out  the word  "  six," in  order  to  insert  the  word 
"  three."—(Mr.  Timothy  Davies.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  s i x" 
stand  part  of  the  Clause:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p. 3,1.  40, 
after  the  word  "who,"   to  insert  the  words  "  is 
or."—(Major  Hunt.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

An  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1. 2, 
to  leave out  the  words "  one  month,"  in  order  to 
insert  the  words  "  such  service."—(Sir  George
Younger.) 

Question, That  the  words  "  one month "  stand 

part of  the  Clause, put, and agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1.  2, 
at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  " a nd  in  the 
application  of 
to  any  person 
this  section 
compelled  to  leave  his  residence  or  business 
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26th—27th  June. 

1917. 

premises  on  account  of  actual  or  prospective 
naval  or  military  operations,  any  period of  time 
during the qualifying period  shall  be  substituted 
for  six  months."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

Question, That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Clause,  as amended, agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  7  (Right  of  person  registered  to 

vote). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,  1.  3,  at  the 
beginning,  to  insert the  words "  notwithstanding 
any  provisions  of  the  Ballot  Act,  1872."— 
(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question  proposed;  That  those words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1. 7, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  constituency "  to 
the  word  "vote,"  in  1. 11,  in  order to  insert  the 
words " no person  shall."—(Sir  Philip  Magnus.) 
Question  proposed,  That  the words  "  but  a  " 
stand part of  the Clause :—Amendment, by leave, 
withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  4,  1. 11, 
after the  word  "  kind," to  insert  the words  "  but 
if he has no such  other  qualification  he may  vote 
for  two  residence  qualifications."—(Mr.   Butler 
Lloyd.) 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,1,  21, to  leave 

out  subsection  (1).—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

Question  proposed, That  the words  " a person  " 
stand  part  of  the  Clause:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

An  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,1.  21, 
after  the  words  last inserted, to insert  the  words 
"  A  person  shall not  be  entitled to  be  registered 
or to vote  as a parliamentary or local  government 
elector  if  within  the  qualifying  period  such 
person  has  been  an  inmate, after  conviction,  of 
any  prison,  or  an  inmate of  any  lunatic  asylum, 
except  as  a member  of  the  staff  of  such  asylum 
or institution."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted :—-Amendment, by  leive,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,1.  21, 
after the words  last inserted, to insert  the words 
"  A  person shall not  be  entitled  to  be  registered 
or  to vote as a parliamentary or local  government 
elector  if  he  has  been  exempted  on  the  ground 
of conscientious objection to military service from 
any  form  of  military  service  for which,  but  for 
such  objection,  he  would  have  been  liable."— 
(Mr.  Ronald  M'Neill.) 

Question  proposed, That  those words be  there 

inserted: 

Question  proposed, That  those words  be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p. 4,1.  11, 
after  the  word  "  kind,"  to  insert  the  words  "nor 
in  more  than  one  division  of  a  parliamentary 
borough  divided  into separate  constituencies."— 
(Mr.  Percy  Alfred  Harris.) 

Amendment  proposed  to the proposed Amend­
ment,  at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  " or  who, 
having  joined  the  forces,  has  been  sentenced 
by  court-martial  for  refusal to  obey  orders, and 
who  alleged  conscientious  objection  to  military 
service as a reason for snch refusal."—(Sir  George
Younger.) 

Question proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Question, That  those words be  there  added  to 

the proposed  Amendment,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,1.  12, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  two  constituencies," 
in  order  to  insert  the  words " one  constituency 
for which  she is registered  by  virtue of  her own 
or  her  husband's  local government  qualification, 
or for more  than one  constituency  for  which  she 
is registered by virtue of  any other qualification." 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

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,  in  1,  2,  to  leave  out  from  the  word 
" of "  to  the  end of  the proposed  Amendment,  in 
order  to  insert  the words  " a  local  government 
qualification  in respect of  premises  occupied  by 
her  as  a  dwelling-house,  or  by  virtue  of  her 
husband's 
in 
respect  of  premises  occupied 
in  which  they 
both  reside, or  for  more  than  one  constituency 
for  which  she  is  registered  by  virtue  of  other 
qualifications  of  whatever  kind."—(Sir  George
Younger.)  • 

local  government  qualification 

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  proposed,  in  p. 4,1.  20, 
at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  "  This  section 
shall  have effect notwithstanding  anything  in  the 
Ballot  Act,  1872."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question, That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Clause,  as amended, agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  8  (Provision  as  to  disqualifi­

cations). 

Question  put,  That  those  words,  as amended, 

be  there  inserted. 

The  Committee  divided.  

Tellers  for the f Mr.  Ronald  M'Neill,  

1 Sir  George  Younger : 


Yeas, 

Tellers  for  thej Captain  Guest,  


Noes, 

I Mr. James Hope : 

|  141. 

Wednesday,  27th June 1917 : 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,1.  21, 
insert  the 

inserted,  to 

last 

after  the  words 
words— 

" ( 2  )  A  person  qualified  to  vote  under  the 
provisions  of  section  five  of  this  Act  shall  not 
be  entitled  to  vote  if  he  has been  convicted  by 
court-martial on active service of  an offence under 
sections  four, seven, twelve,  sixteen, or  eighteen 
(2)   of the  Army  Act." —(Captain  O'Neill.) 

Question,  That  those words be there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p. 4,1.  21, 
after the words  last  inserted,  to insert  the words 
"  A  person  shall not be  entitled  to  be  registered 
or  to vote  as a parliamentary  or local  government 
elector  who  is  on  the  list  of  persons  who  have 
been  interned,  or  !made  subject  to  control  by 
order  of  the military  authorities  or of  the Home 
Office  under  the  provisions  of  the  Defence  of 
the Realm  Acts."—(Major  Hunt.) 

Question,  That  those words be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 5,  l.*3, 
at the  beginning, to insert  the -words "  A  person 
shall  not  be entitled  to  be registered  or to  vote 
as  a  parliamentary  or  local  government  elector 
if  he  is  not  a  British  subject  and."—(Secretary 
Sir  George  Cave.) 

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137 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  : 

Amendment  proposed  to  the proposed  Amend­
ment,  after  the  word  "  subject,"  to  insert  the 
words  " b  y  birth,  or  who  has  ceased  to  be  a 
British  subject."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be 
there  inserted  in  the  proposed  Amendment:— 
Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment, by  leave, 
withdrawn. 

Proposed  words there  inserted.  

Another  Amendment  made.  

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  9 (Spring  and autumn  registers;.  


^ 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),—
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, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

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. 

Adjournment. 

And  it being  after  half-past  Eleven  of  the 
clock  on  Tuesday  evening,  Mr.  Deputy 
Speaker  adjourned  the  House  without 
Question  put,  pursuant  to  the  Standing 
Order, it  being  then  twenty-six  minutes 
after Twelve  of  the  clock  on  Wednesday 
morning, till  this  day. 

Wednesday,  21th  June  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Local  TH E  Local  Government  (Ireland)  Provisional 

Order (No.  2)  Bill  was, according  to  Order, 

read  the  third  time  and  passed. 

Government 
(Ireland) 
Provisional 
Order 
(No.  2)  Bill. 

Local 
Government 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No.  2) Bill. 

Local 
Government 
S X  s 
(No. 3) BiU. 

Ordered, That the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and desire  their  concurrence. 

The  Local  Government  Provisional  Orders 
/ j f  0  >   2 )  Bill  was, according  to  Order, read  the 
\  •  ,   .. 
third  time  and  passed. 

3 

3 

Ordered, That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and desire  their  concurrence. 

The  Local  Government  Provisional  Orders 
(]s[0, 3)  Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  read  the 
third  time and  passed. 

Ordered, That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

Table. 

the Lords, and  desire  their  concurrence. 

The  House, according   to  Order,  proceeded  to Electric 
take  into  consideration  the  Electric  Lighting Lighting 
Provisional  Orders  Bill,  as  amended  in  the ?ro,vl3io"'?,1 
Orders  Bill. 

' 

Committee. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  the  third time 

to-morrow. 

The  House, according  to  Order,  proceeded  to  Pier  and 

take  into  consideration  the  Pier  and  Harbour 
Provisional  Orders  Bill,  as  amended  in  the orders BiU. 
Committee. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow.. 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do 

issue  his  Monmouth 

Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown,  to  make  County 
out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a  Member  (Ds°"st^enr)n 
to  S e r ve   in  this  present  Parliament  for  the  Writ. 
County  of  Monmouth  (Southern  Division),  in 
the  room of  Major  General  Sir  Ivor  John  Cara-
doc  Herbert,  Baronet,  C.B.,N  C.M.O.,  now  Baron 
Treowen.  called  up  to  the  House of  Peers.— 
(Captain  Guest.) 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do 

issue  his  Dublin  County 
Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown  in  Ireland, (South  D u b l i n )
to  make  out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a  W r i t' 
Member  to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament  for 
the  County  of  Dublin  (South  Dublin  Division), 
in the  room  of  William  Francis Cotton, Esquire, 
deceased.—(Mr.  Boland.) 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read ;  Public 

and ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Petitions. 
Vide  Second 
Report. 
Mr. Baldwin presented, by His Majesty's Com-  Central 
mand,—Copy of  Report  of  the  Joint  Committee  p.ri^ners 
appointed  by  the  Chairmen  of  Committees  of  committee, 
the  House of  Lords  and  the  House of  Commons 
to  inquire  into  the  organisation  and  methods 
of  the  Central  Prisoners of  War  Committee. 

Mr.  Baldwin  also, presented,  pursuant  to  the  Finance 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Accounts. 
Finance  Accounts  of  the  United  Kingdom  for  No. 102. 
the  year  ended  31st  March  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do  lie  upon  the 
Table  ;  and that  the  Paper  relative  to  Finance 
Accounts  be  printed. 

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Army.  


Command, —  Copy  of  Memorandum  .on  War  

Office  Contracts.  


Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

' 

Mr.  Secretary  . Balfour  presented,  by  His  Treaty  Scries 
8>i917  )

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Treaty  between 
the  United  Kingdom  and  Nicaragua  for  the 
regulation  of  the  Turtle  Fishing  Industry  in  the 
Territorial  Waters  of  Nicaragua  as  regards 
fishing  vessels belonging to the Cayman islanders. 
Sigued  at  Guatemala,  6th  May  1916.  Ratifica­
tions exchanged  at  Guatemala,  4th  May  1917. 

Copy  of  Note  from  the  Russian  Provisional  Allied  War  


Government and  the British  Reply respecting the 

Allied  War  Aims. 

(Miscellaneous, 
'No.  10,  1917.) 

w

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Gas and Water  The  House, according  to  Order,  proceeded  to 
take  into  consideration  the  Gas  and  Water 
Provisional 
in  the 
p r o v  i s j o n a  i  Orders  Bill,  as  amended 
Orders  Bill.  
Committee. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

VOL.  172. 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a  Message  from 

Message  had  been brought  from  the  Lords  by  tbe  Lords, 
one  of  their  Clerks,  as followeth: 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   An  Titles 

Act  to  deprive  Enemy  Peers  and  Princes  of Deprivation 
British  Dignities  and  Titles;  to  which  the B iU   l L o r d s^ 
Lords  desire  the concurrence  of  this  House. 



o 

138 	

27 th June. 


Titles 
Deprivation	 
^ B l ll  70	 

The  Titles  Deprivation  Bill  [Lords'] -was read 
the  first  time, and  ordered  to  be  read  a second 
t i m  e  u p ° n  F r i c l a y  next;  and  to be  printed. 

Business ot 
the  House 
(Representa­
tion  of  the  	
People  Bill.)  	

Ordered, That  the  proceedings  on  the  Repre­
sentation  of  the  People  Bill,  if  under  discussion 
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.) 

„ 

Military 
Service 
(Review  of 
Exceptions) 
Act,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Mooney  be  a Member  of 
the  Select  Committee  on  Military  Service 
(Review  of  Exceptions)  Act,  1917.  —  (Mr. 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Representation  The  House,  according to  Order, resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
«f the  People 
Bill. 
People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  9  ( Spring and autumn registers). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  5,  1.  25,  at  the 

end, to  add  the  words— 

"  (4)  This  section  shall  not  apply  to  univer­

sity  constituencies."—-(Mr.  Arthur  Samuels.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

a d d e d A m e n d m e n t,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause No.  10 (Registration  officers and areas). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  1. 4,  after  the 
word  "  may,"  to  insert the  words  "  in case  of  his 
1  absence  from  illness  or  any  sufficient  cause."— 

(Mr.  Henry  Percy  Harris.) 

Question  proposed,  Thnt those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  1. 5, at 
the  end,  to  add  the  words  "Provided  that  in 
every  municipal  borough  the  town  clerk,  unless 
he  is the registration officer, shall, if  he is  willing 
to  act,  and  subject  to  his  being  approved  as 
aforesaid,  be  the  deputy  registration  officer  in 
regard  to  the  area of  that  borough."—(Colonel 
Sir  Charles  Seely.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in p.  6,1.  5, at 
the  end, to  add  the  words  "  Every  registration 
officer  shall  have  within  each  constituency  or 
electoral  division  a place  for  transacting  official 
business,  which  shall  be  open  daily  :  Provided 
,  that  a  divided  borough  for  the  purpose  of  this 
section  shall  be  deemed  one  constituency."— 
(Sir  Charles  Hobhouse.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

added  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended, agreed  to. 

Clause  No.	  11  (Registration  duties). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  1.  7,  after  the 
word  "compile,"  to  insert  the  words  "after 
revision  by  a  revising  officer."—(Sir  Frederick 
Banbury.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  6,  1. 12, 
after  the  word  "  officer,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  overseer or assistant overseer."—(Mr.  Turton.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted 

Amendment,  by leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  1. 12, 
after  the  word  "refuses,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  or  wilfully."-—(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,1.  16, 
(2).—(Sir  Frederick 

to  leave  out  subsection 
Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out, to  the  word  "prescribe,"  in  1. 16, 
stand  part  of  the  Clause :—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  1.  17, 
to  le^ve  out  the  words  "and  any  fees  to  be 
taken  in  connection  therewith."—(Mr.  Watt.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  and" 
stand  part  of  the  Clause :— Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  6,  1. 20, 
to  leave  out  from  the first word  "  effect"  to  the 
end of  1. 21.—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed to  be  left 
out,  to the  word  "or,"  in  1. 21,  stand  part  of  the 
Clause,  put, and  agreed  to. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  12  (Appeals). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 6,  1.  25, to  lea,ve 
out  from  the  word  " t o  "  to  the  word  "from," 
in  1. 26, in order  to  insert the  words  " a  revising 
barrister."—(Mr.  Rawlinson.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be 

left  out  stand part  of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the  (Mr.  Beck, 

Yeas, 

( Mr. James  Hope  : 

Tellers for  the j  Mr.  Raiolinson, 

Noes, 

( Colonel  Gretton : 

An  Amendment  made. 

}  197. 

18. 

f 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  I. 33, 
at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  The  rules  of 
court  so  made  shall  provide  that  no  court  fees 
shall  be  charged  in  the  case of  any  such  appeal, 
and  that no costs  shall  be  allowed to  any  party, 
but  that  the  court  in  its  discretion  may  allow 
costs  on the  grounds  that  the  action of  any  party 
to  the  proceedings  was  frivolous  or  vexatious." 
—(Mr.  Henry  Percy  Harris.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

v 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,1.  14, 

at  the  end, to  insert the  words— 

"  (7)  Where  in  the  administrative  county  of 
London  a  registration  area  is  situate  in  more 
than  one  county  court  district,  appeals  arising 
in  respect  of  that  area  shall  be  taken  to  the 
county court for  the  district  in which the greater 
part of  such  registration  area  is. situate."—(Mr. 
Henry  Percy  Harris.)	 

'  0 • 

Question  proposed,  That  those words be  there 

inserted :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,  1.  29, 
at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  No  assistant 
judge  so  appointed  shall  for  eighteen  months 
from  the time  of, his  appointment  be  eligible  to 
serve  in  Parliament  for  any  constituency  which 
is  within  the  area  or  jurisdiction  of  the  county 
court 
is  so  appointed."—(Sir 
George  Younger) 

for  which  he 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Clause,  as amended, agreed  to. 

8  GEO.  Y. 

27a—28th  June.  


Clause  No.  13 (Expenses  of  registration). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,  1. 3(5, after  the 
word  "including,"  to  insert  the  words  "rent  of 
offices,  establishment  expenses,  salaries  of  staff, 
and."—(Mr.  Nield,) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there' 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

An  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,  1.  37, 
after  the  word  "  shall,"  to  insert the  words  "  be 
submitted  to  and  so  far  as  approved  shall.''— 
(Colonel  Sanders.) 

, 

Question,  That  those  words  be there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 8,  1.  15, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  council"  to  the 
word  "  one,"  in  1. 16.—(Mr.  Nield.) 

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

to  be 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  14 agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  15  (Modification  of  method  of 

voting  in  certain  constituencies). 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Secretary  Sir  George  Gave),— 
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  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. 

Ways  and 
. 
Means. 

The  Order   of  the  flay  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into  the said  Committee. 

Finance  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Finance  Bill  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Adjournment.

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

And  the Question being  put:—It  was resol ved 

in the Affirmative. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  one  minute  after  Eight 
of  the clock, adjourned  till  to-morrow. 

Thursday,  28th June  1917. 

. 

P R A T E R S. 

TH E  Electric  Lighting  Provisional  Orders  Electric 

Bill, was, according  to  Order,  read  the  third  Lighting 
» 

,. 
i 
time  and passed. 

Provisional 
Orders  Bill. 

.  ' 

° 

j 

Ordered, That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

The  Gas  and  Water  Provisional  Orders  Bill  Gas and Water 

was,  according  to  Order,  read  the  third  time oraers°MU. 
and  passed. 

Ordered^,  That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords, and  desire  their  concurrence. 

The  Pier  and  Harbour  Provisional  Orders   Pier  and 
Bill  was, according  to  Order, read  the  third  time  Harbour 
j 
and passed. 

Provisional 
0 r d e rs  BiU 

i 

Ordered, That the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Mr.  Munro  presented  a  Bill  to  confirm  a Dundee 
Provisional  Order  under the Private  Legislation ^-^Ferries1 
Procedure  (Scotland)  Act,  1899,  relating  to  Order 
Dundee  Harbour  and  Tay  Ferries:  And  the   Confirmation 
same was  ordered  (under  Section  7 of  the  Act)   BiU­
to be taken into  consideration  to-morrow. 

Mr.Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Civil  Services 

Command,—Estimate  of  further  sum  required  (Supple­
to  be  voted  for  the  Civil  Services  for  the  year  Estimate, 
1917-.18.) 
ending  31st  March  1918. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Estimate  be  referred  No.  103. 

to  the  Committee  of  Supply  ;  and  be  printed. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  by  His  Mid wives 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Report  on  the  (Scotland) 
work  of the  Central  Midwives  Board  for  Scot- A o c' 1 9 1 5' 
land for the year  1916-17. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Prothero.  presented,  pursuant  to 

the Woods, 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of Fiesta, and 
Ninety-fifth  Report  of  the  Commissioners  of Revenues. 
Woods,  Forests,  and  Land  Revenues,  dated 
28th June  1917. 

JQ^ 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be printed. 

-

Mr.  Hodge  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-Labour 
tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  tne  ^ Y ^  6  8 
Employment  Exchanges  (Advisory  Committees)  0 ' 
Regulations,  1917,  made  by  the  Minister  of 
Labour  on  the  19th  June  1917,  under  the 
Labour  Exchanges  Act,  1909. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

:  ' 

Ordered,  That  there  be 

laid  before  this  Imperial 
House  a  Return  relating  to  Imperial  Revenue *'®v®nu® 
(Collection  and  Expenditure)  (Great  Britain  i ^  
and  Ireland)  for  the  year  ending  the  31st  day  Expenditure) 
of  March  1917 tin continuation  of  Parliamentary 
Paper,  No.  118 of  Session  1916).—(Mr.  Lough.)  aad 

Ireland-) 

' 1  1 

re?4 

Mr.  Barnes,  supported  by  Mr.  Duke,  Mr.  Navai  and 
Munro,  Mr.  Hayes  Fisher,  and  Colonel  Sir  p ™ ^ ^  1 " 
Arthur  Griffith-Boscau) en,  presented  a  Bill  to  (Transfer  of 
provide  for  the  dissolution  of  the  Statutory  Powers)  Bill. 
Committee  established  under  the  Naval  and  Bill  71. 
Military  War  Pensions,  &c. Act,  1915, and  for 
the  transfer  of  their  powers,  duties,  and  func-

V OL  1 7 2. 

T  2 

28th—29th  June. 

191-7. 


140 	
tions  to the  Minister  of  Pensions  and  the  Royal 
Patriotic  Fund  Corporation,  and  for  purposes 
connected  therewith  :  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. ­

( Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.)

Business of 
the  House 
(Friday
Sitting.) 
Supply 
rmh  allotted  into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

The  House, according  to Order,  resolved  itself 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Friday,	  2 M  June 1917. 

P R A YE	   R S. 

MR.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  Table,—Report  Private  Bill 

from  one  of  the  Examiners  of  Petitions  for   f > ] ^  B 
3rivate  Bills,  That  in the  case  of  the  Petition  (standing 
:!or  the  following Bill,  originating  in  the  Lords,  Orders  not 
the  Standing  Orders  have  not  been  complied 
with, viz.  : — 

Royal  Victoria  Infirmary,  Newcastle-upon-


Civil  Services  Estimates,  1917-18. 

Tyne  [Lords].  


Ministry  of  Munitions. 
£900  for  the  Expenses   of  the  Ministry  of 

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  referred to  the  


Select  Committee  on  Standing  Orders.  


Munitions. 

Resolution to be  reported. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair j  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  agaiD. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,

again  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. 

Trade  Union 
(Amalgama-
tion)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking
into  consideration  the  Amendments  made  by
the  Lords  tO the  Trade  Union  (Amalgamation)
Bill; 

Ordered, That the  said  Amendments  be  taken 

into consideration  to-morrow. 

Courts 
Pow^TBiU 
' 

••	 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
consideration  the  Amendments  made  by
' 
n ro
the  Lords  to  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers)
Bill  ; 

" 

Ordered, Tljat  the  said  Amendments  be  taken 

into  consideration  to-morrow. 

Representation  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Bill116 People  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Wednes­
day  next, resolve  itself  i4to  the  said  Committee. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to  Dundee 

take  into  consideration  the: Dundee  Harbour  and 
Tay  Ferries  Order  Confirmation  Bill. 

O r d e r e m es 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read the  third  time  Confirmation 

upon  Monday  next. 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read;  Public 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

Petitions. 
Vide  Second 
Report. • 

Dr.  Macnamara  presented  a  Bill  to  amend  Naval 

Section  74 (a) of  the Naval Discipline A c t:  And   MsciPline  B lU 
the  same  was ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
upon  Monday  next;  and to  be  printed. 

The  House, according  to  Order, proceeded  to  Courts 

owers-)  1 • 

take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made 
by  the  Lords  to  the Courts (Emergency  Powers) 
Bin. 

The  Lords' Amendments,  as far as  the Amend­
ment  in  p.  3,  1.  3,  being  read  a  second  time, 
were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  3,  1.  3,  leave 
out ("  whether before or ''), the next Amendment, 
being  read  a second  time: 

And  a Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  this  House  doth  agree  with  the 
Lords  in  the  said  Amendment—(Mr.  Solicitor 
General):—It  passed  in  the  Negative. 

And  the  Lords'  Amendment  was disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  3,  1.  8,  after 
("  shall "),  insert ("  at any time within six months 
after  the  payment"),  the  next  Amendment,
being  read  a  second  time,  was  amended,  by
adding,  after  the  word  "payment,"  the  words 
" o r,  in  the  case of  a  payment  made before  the  J' 
passing  of  this. Act,  within  six  months  after  the 
passing  thereof"—(Mr.  Solicitor  General),— 
and  agreed  to. 
- \ 

• 

"  ' 

... ,

Finance  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Finance  Bill; 

•  •  . 

Then the remaining Lords'  Amendments, being 

read  a second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of the  House of  the 12th 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  before 

-	 Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of 
the  House  of  this  day. 

Ordered, That  a  Committee  be  appointed  to 
draw  up  a  Reason  to  be  assigned  to  the  Lords 
for  disagreeing  to  one  of  their  Amendments  to 
the  Bill. 

And  a  Committee  was  accordingly  nominated 
of  Mr.  Solicitor  General,  Mr.  Boyton,  and  Mr. 
Wing. 

° 

Ordered,  That  Two  be  the  quorum  of  the 

Committee.—(Mr.  Solicitor  General.) 

And  they  are to  withdraw  immediately. 

The  House, according  to  Order,  proceeded  to  Trade  Union 

take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made 
by  the  Lords  to  the  Trade  Union  (Amalgama- 1 
tion)  Bill;  and  the  same  were  twice  read,  and 
agreed  to. 

­
8  GEO. Y. 

29th  Jane.—2nd  July. 

1 41 


Ordered, That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 
t he Lords;  and  acquaint  the in  that  this  House 
hath  agreed  to  the Amendments  made by  their 
Lordships. 

Ordered, That  a Message  be  sent  to  the  Lords  

to  communicate  the  said Reason  (with  the  Bill  °  

and  Amendments) :  And  that the  Clerk do  carry  

the  same.— (Mr.  Solicitor  General.)  


Naval  and 
Military  War 
Pensions,  &c. 
(Transfer  of 
Powers)  Bill. 

The  Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions,  &c. 
(Transfer  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  Tuesday 
next.—(Colonel  Sir  Arthur  Griffith-Boscawen.) 

Supply. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  resolved itself 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do 

issue  his Fulham 

Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown, to  make BorouSh  w r i t  ­
out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a  Member 
to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament  for  the 
Borough  of  Fulham,  in  the  room  of  the  Right 
Honourable  William  Hayes  Fisher,  who,  since 
his Election  for  the  said  borough,  hath  accepted 
the  Office of  President  of  the Local  Government 
Board.—(Lord  Edmnnd  Talbot.) 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  (Excess),  1915-16, 

£10  Excess (Ministry  of  Munitions (Ordnance 

F a c t o r i e s ) ) . ' . •' 

Resolution  to  be  reported. 

Mr.  Deputy  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  aeain. 

• 

O 

Resolved, That  this House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  again"  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

•Supply 
[28th  June] 
Report. 

Mr.  James Hope  reported  from the  Committee 
of  Supply  of  the  28th  day  of  this  instant  June 
a Resolution;  which  was read,  as followeth  : 

Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  adjourned Adjournment, 

the House  without Question put, pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  3.  it  being  then 
nineteen  minutes  after  Two  of  the  clock, 
till  Monday  next. 

Monday,  2nd July  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

f P H  E  House  proceeded  to  take  into  considera-  Seaham  

.1 
tion  the  Seaham  Harbour  Dock  Bill,  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 
Means.) 

The  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third  time 

and  passed. 

Ordered, That the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

Civil  Services  Estimates,  1917-18. 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Ministry  of 
Munitions. 

Ministry  of  Munitions. 

That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £900  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  1918  for  the  Expenses  of  the 
Ministry  of  Munitions. 

The said Resolution,  being  read  a second  time, 

was agreed  to. 

Titles 
Deprivation 
Bill [Lordt.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 
[ Lords]; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Dundee  Harbour  and  Tay  Ferries  Order  Dundee 
Confirmation  Bill  was, according  to  Order, read  Harbour  and 
Order6"™ 
the  third  time  and passed. 

' 

Ordered, That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill to Confirmation 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

A  Public  Petition  was presented,  and  read;  Public 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

1 

,
Vide  Second 
Report. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to  Shops  Act, 

the  directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  1912, 
of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act,  1912, 
by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned  Local 
Authority,  and  confirmed  by  the  Secretary  for 
Scotland: — 

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. 

Burgh  of  Brechin. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

. 

Courts 
(Emergency 
Powers)  Bill. 

Mr.  Solicitor General  reported from  the  Com­
mittee  appointed  to  draw  up  a  Reason  to  be 
assigned  to  the  Lords  for  disagreeing  to  one 
of  their  Amendments  to  the  Courts  (Emer­
gency  Powers)  Bill;  That  they  had  drawn   up 
a  Reason  accordingly,  which  they  directed  him 
to  report to  the  House ;  and  the  same  was, read, 
as followeth  : 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendment 
made by  the  Lords  in p. 3,  1. 3, for the  following 
Reason :—Because  they  think  that  all sums paid 
contrary  to the intention of the  Increase  of  Rent 
and  Mortgage  Interest  (War  Restrictions)  Act, 
1915, should  be  recoverable. 

The  said Reason,  being  read  a  second  time, 

was agreed  to. 

V O L.  1 7 2. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His  National 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Report  to  His  Relief  Fund, 
Royal  Highness  the  Prince  of  Wales  by  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Relief 
Fund  on  the  administration  of  the  Fund  up  to 
31st March  1917. 

Copy  of  appointment  of  Committees  to  con-Liquor Trade; 

sider the financial aspects of  control  and purchase 
of  the  Liquor  Trade  by  the  State. 

Ordered, That  the said Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table, 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's>ee  Fund 
Command,—Copy  of  Account  of  the  Fee  Fund  (House  of 
of  the  House  of  Lords  from  the  1st  April  1916  Lords')
to  the 31st  March  1917. 

/ 

T  3 

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2 nd July, 

1917. 


Isle  of  Man. 

Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
No.  105.  directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—• 
Account  of  Revenue  and  Expenditure  of  the 
Isle  of  Man  for  the  year  ended  31st  March 
1917, with,  the  Report  of  the  Comptroller  and 
Auditor  General  thereon. 

Superannua- 
tion  Act,  1887.   a n n u a t i on 

Copy  of  Treasury  Minute  under  the  Super­
2 7 th   June  1917, 
granting  a  retired 
to  Patrick 
O'Sullivan,  Officer  of  Paisley  Second  Station, 
Greenock  Collection,  Customs  and  Excise. 

allowance 

1 8 8 7> 

d a t ed

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do lie  upon  the 
Table ;  and that  the  Paper  relative  to  the  Isle 
of  Man  be  printed. 

Finance  Bill. 

The  House,  according  to Order,  resolved itself 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Finance  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1 (Continuance  of  customs  duties 

imposed  under  5  & 6  Geo.  5,  c.  89). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  to  leave  out 

i  21.—(Mr.  Lough) 

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

Clause agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  2 agreed  to. 

»  Clause  No.  3  (Increase  of  entertainments 
duty). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 8,  to  leave 

out  subsection  (1).—(Mr.  Hogge.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out,  to  the  word  "  July,"  in  1.  8, 
stand  part  of  the  Clause:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 26, 

to  leave  out  subsection (2).—(Mr.  Hemmerde.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out,  to  the  word  " July,"  in  1.  26, 
stand  part  of  the  Clause  :—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  4 

(Continuance  of  additional 

duties  on tobacco  at double  rates). 

Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.'3,1.  19, 
after  the  words  last  added,  to  add  the  words 
"Provided  that  no  additional  duties  under  this 
section  shall  be  payable  on  tobacco  sold  by  the 
Army  Canteen  Committee  to  soldiers  of  His 
Majesty's  military  forces."—(Colonel  Hope.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clauses  No.  5  and No.  6 agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  7  (Reduction  of  licence  duty  in 
respect  of  the  restriction  on  the  output  and 
delivery  of  intoxicating  liquor). 

Amendment  proposed, in p. 4,1. 6, to  leave  out 
from  the  word  " licence"  to  the  end  of  the 
subsection,  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  such 
part  of  the  duty  as  may  be  proportionate  to 
any  reduction  of  the  licence-holder's  profits  as 
compared  with  his  profits 
in  the  preceding 
year,  provided  that  no such  reduction  shall  be 
allowed  unless  the  reduction  of  profit  exceeds 
ten  per  cent."—(Mr.  Charles Roberts.) 

Question,  That  the words  proposed  to be  left 
out,  to  the  word  "  one-sixteenth,"  in  1.. 7, stand 
part  of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

, 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,  1.  7, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  one-sixtee.nth,"  in.  order 
to 
"  one-twenty-fourth."— 
the  word 
(Mr.  Charles Roberts.) 

insert 

Question,  That  the  word  "one-sixteenth" 

stand  part of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Amendments  made. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  8  (Relief  from  duty  on  liquor 

licences  when business  cannot  be carried  on). 

Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p. 4,  1. 33, 1 

at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  And  in  any 
such  case  such  licence-holder  or  registered 
owner  shall  also  be  entitled to  obtain  repayment 
or remission of  a similar  proportion  of  the charge 
(if  any)  payable  by  him  under  section  twenty-
one of  the  Licensing (Consolidation) Act,  1910." 
— (Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  5,  1. 3, 
after  the  word "  suspended,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  or  his  representatives,  or  a  person  who  is 
the  holder  of  the  justices'  licence."—(Colonel 
Gretton.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

„ 

Clause  No.  9 agreed to. 
Clause  No.  10  (Income  tax  for  1917-18). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  1,  12,  at  the 
end, to  insert  the  words  " but  section  thirty  of 
the  Finance  Act,  1916,  is  hereby  ameilded  to 
provide  that  all  statutory  abatements  to  which 
any  persons  are  entitled  shall,  in  the  case  of 
soldiers  and  sailors,  be  made  primarily  from 
income  other than  pay."—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

An  Amendment  made. 
Clause, as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  11  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  12  (Relief  from  income  tax  in 

respect  of  adopted  children). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 7,1.28,  at  the  end, 

to  add the  words— 

" ( 3)  Section  sixty-eight   of 

the  Finance 
(1909-10)  Act,  1910  (which  gives  relief  from 
income  tax  in  respect  of  children  under  the 
age  of  sixteen  years),  as  amended  by  section 
seven  of  the  Finance  Act,  1914,  shall  apply  in 
the  case  of  a  child  over  sixteen  years  of  age 
who  is,  owing  to  mental  or  physical  infirmity, 
incapable of  performing any work, or  is attending 
as  a  full-time  scholar  a  secondary  school  or 
university  recognised  as  such  by  the  Board  of 
Education."—(Colonel  Sir  Charles Seely.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 
Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  13 agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  14  (Provisions  as  to  interest  free 

' 

from  income  tax). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 8,  1. 13, to  leave 

out  subsection  (2).—(Mr.  Fell.) 

Question  proposed, That  the  words  proposed 
to  be left out,  to  the  word "  rate,"  in  p. 8,1.  18, 
stand  part  of  the  Clause:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

. 

 
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  V . 

2nd—3rd 

July. 

143 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  15  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  15 

(Returns  as  to  interest,  &c. 

'paid•.without  deduction  of  income  tax). 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  taking  Munitions of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,   War  Bill, 
as amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

Amendment  proposed, in  p.  9,  1. 8,  at the  end, 

sideration  to-morrow.  


to  insert the  words— 

"  (c)  but  trustees  shall  not  deduct  any  tax 
from  the 
interest  received  by  them  on 
sUeh  loans  before  paying  same  to  their 
beneficiaries." 
—("Mr. John  Henderson.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  17 (Continuance  and  increase  of 

rate, of  excess  profits  duty). 

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.  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,  to-morrow, 

again  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee/ 

Supply 
[29th  June] 
Beport. 

Mr.  Baldwin  reported  from  the  Committee   of 
Supply  of  the 29th day of June last a Resolution; 
which  was read,  as followeth : 

Civil  Services  (Excess),  1915-16. 

Ministry  of 
Munitions 
(Ordnance 
Factories.) 

That  a  sum not  exceeding  £10   be  granted  to 
His  Majesty,  to  make  good  an  excess  on  the 
Grant for  the  Ministry   of  Munitions  (Ordnance 
Factories)  for  the  vear  ended  on  the  31st  day 
of  March  1916. 

• 

" 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Titles 

Second  Reading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill   Deprivation 
[Lords] 
[ i ^ .] 

Bill 

* 

: 

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  12th  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  Mem­
bers  not  being  present,  and  it  being  then 
after  Four  of  the  clock,  the  House  was 
adjourned by Mr. Deputy  Speaker,  at nine 
minutes  before  Ten   of  the  clock,  without 
a  Question  first  put,  till  to-morrow. 

Tuesday, 3rd July  1917. 

P B A T E R S. 

' 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table.  

AP U B L IC  Petition  was presented, and read;   Public 

Petitions. 
Vide  Second 
Beport. 
Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Foreign 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Jurisdiction 
Order  in  Council  under  the  Foreign Jurisdiction
Act,  1890,  dated  30th  March  1917,  entitled  the  

China  (War  Powers)  Order   in  Council,  1917,  


'
 
A o t   l m 

y 

The  said Resolution, being  read  a second  time, 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


was  agreed  to. 

Table. 


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 

to-morrow. 

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Army.  


Command,^-Copy  of  Instructions  issued  by  the  

Army  Council  in  connection  with  the  Military  

Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Act,  1917.  


Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 


Supply. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Table. 


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. 

Criminal  Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

The  Order of  the  day  being  read,  for resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the 30t.h  day  of  April  last,  on  consideration 
of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, as amended 
in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the  Clause 
(Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be  read  a 
second  time; 

Ordered, That the Debate  be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

•Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  B i l l; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

YOL.  172. 

Mr.  Hugh  Law  reported  from  the  Committee   Bedwas  and 

on  the  Bedwas  and  Machen  Urban  District  Machen 
Council  Bill  [Lords]-,  That  they  had  examined 
the  allegations  contained  in  the  Preamble  of  the  \Lords.~]
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. 

Mr.  Hugh  Law  reported  from  the  Committee   Caerphilly 

on  the  Caerphilly  Urban  District  Council  Bill 
[Lords]  ;  That  they  had  examined  the  allega- \Zordl.~\  1 
tions  contained  in the  Preamble of  the  Bill,  and 
a m e n d e  d  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. 

T  4 

New  Member 
sworn. 

3rd July. 	
1917. 

Captain  Edward  Montagu  Cavendish  Stanley  Question,  That  the word  "  where  stand  part 

(commonly  called Lord  Stanley), Member for the  of  the  Clause, put, and  agreed  to. 
Borough  of  Liverpool  (Abercromby  Division), 
was  sworn. 

North Cheshire  The  Deputy  Chairman  reported  the  North 
Water  Bill 
[Lords.] 

Cheshire  Water  Bill  [Lords],  with  Amend­
ments. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Finance  Bill. 

The  House,  according to Order, resolved itself 

into  a Committee  on  the  Finance  Bill. 

-	 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  17 (Continuance  and  increase  of 

rate  of  excess  profits  duty). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  9,  1. 27, to  leave 
.  Out  the "words "first  day  of  January,"  in-  order 
to  insert  the  words  "fourth  day  of  August."— 
(Mr.  Holt.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause  : — 
Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another Amendment  proposed,  in p. 10,  1.  18, 
to  leave  out from the  word  "  chargeable  "  to  the 
end of  1. 20.—(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.  18  (Increase  of  rate  of  excess 

mineral rights  duty). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  10,  1. 36,  at  the 
end,  to  add  the  words  "Provided  always  that  no 
'  person  shall  be  liable to  pay,  or  shall  have  been 
deemed  liable  to  pay,  as  excess  mineral  rights 
duty  in  any  accounting  year  any  larger  sum 
than— 

(a)  fifty	  per  cent,  of  the  excess  rents  or 
in 
lordships  actually  received  by  him 
the  accounting  years 
to  which  section 
forty-three  of 
the  principal  Act,  1915, 
applies  as  compared  with  the  rents  or 
lordships  actually  received  by  bim  on  the 
average  of  the  pre-war  years  selected  by 
such  person  in  terms  of  the  provisions  of 
the  said principal  A c t; 

* 

(b)  sixty  per	  cent,  of  the  excess  rents  or 
lordships  similarly  received  by  him  in  the 
accounting  years  to  which  section  forty-
six  of  the  Finance  Act,  1916,  applies  as 
compared  with the foresaid average ;  and 
•(c)  eighty  per  cent,  of	  the  excess  rents  or 
lordships  actually  received  by  him  in  the 
accounting  years  to  which  this  section 
applies  as  also  compared  with  the  foresaid 
average." 

—(Mr.  Currie.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

added :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause'agreed  to. 

• 

An  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  11,1.  16, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  shipping "  to  the 
word  '* such,"  in  1. 19.—(Mr.  Holt.)

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be left  out, to  the  word  "not,"  in  1. 17, stand 
part  of 
the  Clause  :—Amendment,  by  leave, 
withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  20  (Relief  in  respect  of  colonial 

excess  profits  duty). 

Amendment  proposed,  in p. 11,  1. 26, after  the 
word  "  possessions,"  to  insert  the  words  "  or  in 
allied  countries."—(Mr.  Denniss.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed to. 
Clause  No.  21  amended,  and agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  22 

(Amendment  of  Law  as 
after 

periods 

ending 

respects 
December  31st,  1916). 

accounting 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  13,1.  11, to  leave 

out  the  word  "  increased."—(Mr.  Denniss.) 

Question proposed, That the word " increased  " 
stand  part  of  the  Clause:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in' p.  14,  1. 4, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "substituted"  to 
the  end  of  1. 15,  in  order  to  insert  the  words 
"  five  hundred  pounds."—(Sir  William  Pearce.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause:— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  14,1.  20, 
at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  In  the  case  of 
any  new  business  established  since  the  fourth 
day  of  August,  nineteen  hundred  and  twelve, 
and  before  the  fourth  day  of  August,  nineteen 
hundred  and  fourteen,  the  standard  of  profits^ 
for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  the  excess profits 
shall  be  taken  to  be  the  average  profits of  any 
two  of  the  three  years  next  ensuing  after  the 
establishment  of  the  business to  be  selected  by 
the  taxpayer."—(Mr.  James  Mason.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  14,1.  34, 

to  leave  out  the  words  "  during  the  last  six  pre­
war trade  years."—(Mr.  Lough.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
the  Clause :— 

to  be  left  out  stand  part  of 
Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  14,1.  35, 
to  leave  out the words  "  owing  to trading  losses." 
—(General  Sir Ivor  Philipps.) 

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

Clause  No.  19  (Special  provisions  as  to 

deficiencies  and losses  of  shipping  concerns). 

• 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  11,1.  1,  to  leave 
out  the  word "  shipping,"  in order  to  insert  the 
cargo  or 
words  "carrying  by  sea 
passengers."—(Mr. Leif  Jones.) 

for  hire 

Question proposed, That  the  word  "  shipping  " 
stand part of  the Clause.:—Amendment, by leave, 
withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  11,  1. 11, 

to  leave  out paragraph  (a).—(Mr.  Holt.) 

An  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  15,  1. 7, 

at the  end, to  insert the  words— 

"  (7)  Where  it  is represented  to the  Commis­
sioners  that  in  a  business  where  there  is  no 
capital  invested  the  net profit  that  would be  left 
after  payment  of  excess  profits duty  and  income 
tax  is  insufficient  to  meet  the  increased  cost of 
living  the  Commissioners  may, if  they  think  fit, 
take  such  fact  into  consideration  when  calcu­
lating  the  amount  of  any  excess  profits  duty 
payable."—(Major  Newman.) 

8  GEO.  V. 

3rd—4th  July. 

Question,  That  those  words  be there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  15,1.  11, 

at the  end, to add  the  words— 

"  (8)  Sub-clause (4)  of  Part I I.   of  the  Fourth 
Schedule  to  the  principal  Act  shall  have  effect 
as  if  the words  ' either of  those  two  years '  be 
substituted  for  the  words  ' last  of  those  two 
years.' "—(Mr.  John Henderson.) 

Question proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

added :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  23  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  24 amended, and agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  25  (Remission  of  death  duties  in 
cases of  members  of  the  crews of  vessels  killed 
in  war). 

Amendment  proposed,  in p.  15,  I. 36,  to  leave 
out  from  the  word  "  war "  to  the  word  "  a,"  in 
1. 37.—(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.  26  and  No.  27  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  28 (Depreciation  fund). 
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—(General  Page  Croft),—put,
and  negatived. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clauses  No.  29  and  No.  30  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  31  (Power  of  trustees,  &c.  to 

borrow  and invest  in war  securities). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  18,  1. 38, to  leave 
out the words  "  or investing  in."—(Sir  Frederick 
Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause:— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clauses  No.  32 and  No.  33  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Application  of  s. 22 of  the  Finance 
Act,  1915,   to  interest  on  advances  by  members 
of  stock  exchanges  and  discount  houses)—(Mr. 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer)—brought  up, and 
read  the  first  and  second  time,  and added  to  the 
Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Provisions  facilitating  deal­
ings  with  Government  stock)—(Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer)—brought  up,  and  read  the 
first and  second  time,  and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Relief  from  income  tax  in 
respect  of  income  accumulated  under  trusts)— 
(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer)—brought 
up,  and  read  the  first  and  second  time,  and 
added  to  the  Bill. 

income 

Another  Clause  (Continuance  of  certain  relief 
from 
tax)—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the 
Exchequer)—brought  up,  and  read  the first and 
second  time. 

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. 

145 

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  Thursday 
next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Naval  and 
Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War  Military  War 
g ? *  0 ^  £ 
Pensions,  &c.  (Transfer of  Powers)  Bill; 
Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  Powers)  Bill,  


resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Naval 

Second  Reading  of the  Naval  Discipline  Bill;  

Discipline  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  taking  Munitions of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,  War  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  Titles 

Second  Reading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill deprivation 
[Lords] 
[Zords.] 

Bill 

; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

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  one 
minute  before  Twelve  of  the  clock,  till 
to-morrow. 

Wednesday, 4th July  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

MR.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-  Poisons  and 

tions of  an Act   of  Parliament,-Copies  of ^rf9a0cg

Orders  in  Council  under  the  Poisons  and  Phar-
macy  Act,  1908, relating  to  Ireland. 

' 

y

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  presented,  Excess  Profits 

by  His  Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  State- Dnty­
ment respecting  (I.)  Proposals  as to valuation of 
Stocks,  and  (II.)  Allowances  for  wear  and  tear, 
depreciation,  and  obsolescence  of  assets,  for 
purposes of  Excess  Profits  Duty. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Sir  William  Middlebrook  reported  from  the  Local 

Local  Legislation  Committee;  That 
case  of  the  Sheffield  Corporation  Bill  they shXsld 
had  examined  the  allegations  contained  in  the  Corporation 
Preamble  of  the  Bill,  and  amended  the  same Bil1­

in  the  j ^ m t oT 

VOL.  172. 

u 

1 46 

4 th July. 


[Title 
amended.] 

so  as  io  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  Amend­
ments  thereunto; 
the  Committee  had 
and 
amended  the  Title  of  the  Bill,  as followeth  : —A 
Bill  to  authorise  the  Corporation  of  the  City  of 
Sheffield  to  construct  a  generating  station  and 
other  works  in  connection  with  their  electricity 
undertaking,  and  for other  purposes. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the 

Table ;  and  be  printed. 

Local 

Legislation 

Committee 

(Special 

" Report.) 

Sir  William  Middlebrook  reported  from  the 
Local  Legislation  Committee  ;  That  they  had 
agreed  to  a  Special  Report,  which  they  directed 
him to  make  to  the  House. 

N o.  106. 

Ordered,  That  the  Special  Report  do  lie  upon 

the  Table  ;  and be  printed. 

No.  106. 

Ordered,  That  the  Minutes  of  the  proceedings 

of  the  Committee  be  printed. 

Revenue  and 
Expenditure 
(England, 
Scotland,  and 
Ireland.) 

Ordered,  That  there be  laid  before  this  House 
a  Return  showing,  for  the  year  ended  the  31st 
day  of  March  1917,  (1)  the  amount  contributed 
by  England,  Scotland,  and Ireland, respectively, 
to the  Revenue collected   by the  imperial officers; 
(2)  the  Expenditure   on  English,  Scottish,  and 
Irish  Services  met  out  of  such  Revenue  ;  and 
(3)  the  balances   of  Revenue  contributed   by 
England,  Scotland,  and  Ireland,  respectively, 
which  are  available  for  imperial  Expenditure 
(in  continuation  of  Parliamentary  Paper, No. 119 
of  Session  1916).—(Mr.  Lough.) 

New  Members 
sworn. 

The  Right  Honourable  William Hayes  Fisher,
for  the  Borough   of  Fulham,  was 

Member 
sworn. 

William  Arthur  Lindsay,  Esquire,  Member 
(South  Belfast 

the  Borough   of  Belfast 

for 
Division),  was  sworn. 

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  : 

Lanarkshire 
County 
Council 
(Water,  &c.) 
Order 
Confirmation 
Bill. 
Military 
Service 
(Conventions 
with  Allied 
States)  Bill. 

Cork 
Improvement 
Bill. 

Bristol  Water 
Bill. 

Courts 
(  Emergency 
Powers)  Bill. 

Boaz'  Divorce 
Bill [Lords.] 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Lanarkshire 

County  Council  (Water,  &c.)  Order  Confirma­
tion  Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Military 
Service  (Conventions  with  Allied  States)  Bill, 
with  Amendments  ;  to  which  the  Lords  desire 
the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Cork  Improve­
ment  Bill,  with  Amendments;   to  which  the 
Lords  desire  the  concurrence   of  this  House. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Bristol  Water 
Bill,  with  Amendments  ;  to  which  the  Lords 
desire  the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Amendment 
made  by  this  House  to  the  Amendment  made 
by  the Lords  to  the Courts (Emergency  Powers) 
Bill,  and  do  not  insist  on  their  Amendment  to 
the  Bill  to  which  this  House  hath  disagreed. 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n 
A ct   to  dissolve  the  Marriage  of  William  Robert 
Boaz  with  Florence  Elizabeth  Boaz,  his  now 
wife, and  to  enable  him  to  marry  again,  and 
for  other  purposes;   to  which  the  Lords  desire 
the  concurrence   of  this  House. 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  Repre-  Business  of 

sentation  of  the  People  Bill,  if  under  discussion  ^ e  House 
at  Eleven  of  the  clock  this night,  be  not  inter- tionofThe 
rupted  under the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of the  People  Bill.) 
House).—(Mr.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

The  House, according   to  Order, resolved itself  Representation 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the o^1"5  P e o p le 
People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  15  (Modification  of  method  of 

voting  in  certain  constituencies). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  8,  1. 40,  to  leave 

out  subsection  (1).—(Mr.  Montague  Barlow.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be 
left  out, to  the  word  "  returning,"  in  1. 40,  stand 
part of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers  for  the  ( Mr.  Leslie  Scott, 

I 169. 
Tellers  for  the  ( Mr.  Montague  Barlow,  )  goi  


( Mr.  Wardle : 

Yeas, 

Noes, 

(  Sir  Thomas Whittaker:  i  


Remaining  words of  subsection  ( 1)  left  out. 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question, That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask 
leave  to  sit  again—(Mr.Pringle), —  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,  to-morrow, 

again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

© 

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

Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War MilitMy 
Pensions,  &c. (Transfer  of  Powers)  B i l l; 

War  Pensions, 
&c.  (Transfer 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  Biu.° wer8^ 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Naval 

Second  Reading  of  the  Naval  Discipline  B i l l;  

Discipline  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  taking   Munitions  of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,  as W a  r  BiU­
amended  in the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Titles 

Second  Reading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill  ^ f t ^  S 
[Lords']  ; 

Boaz'  Divorce 
[Lords.] 
Bill 

Boaz'  Divorce  Bill  [Lords]  was  read  the first 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time 

time,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a second  time. 

to-morrow. 

SYGEO.  V 

4ih—5th July. 

1 47 


Military 
Service 
(Conventions 
with  Allied 
States)  Bill. 

Ordered,. That  the  Amendments  made  by  the 
Lords  to the Military  Service (Conventions  with 
Allied  States)  Bill  be  now  taken into  considera­
tion.—(Mr.  Macpherson.) 

year  1916,  under  licences  granted  under  the 
Act  39  &  40  Vict.  c.  77,  distinguishing  the 
nature  of  the  Experiments 
(in  continuation 
of  Parliamentary  Paper,  No.  116  of  Session 
1916).—(Mr.  Brace.) 

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

Or</em£,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.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant 
to  the  Order of  the  House of  the  12th  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-nine  minutes 
after Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 

Weights  and 
Measures. 

Diseases of 
Animals  Acts. 

Conscientious 
Objectors 
(Rules.) 

Shops  Act, 
1912. 

Thursday,  5th July  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

SI R  Albert  Stanley presented,  pursuant to  the 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  additional  Regulation,  dated  2nd July  1917, 
made by  the  Board  of  Trade  under  the  Weights 
and  Measures  Act,  1904,  extending  the  period 
of  allowance  for  accelerating  Counter  Machines. 
Ordered, That  the  said  Paper do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented, pursuant to the  direc­
tions of  an Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Order, 
No.  9870, under  the  Diseases  of  Animals  Acts, 
dated  28th  June  1917, postponing  the  operation 
of  the  Two  Orders  described  in  the  Schedule 
thereto  until  the  1st  October  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Rules  made  by 
the  Committee  on  Employment  of  Conscientious 
Objectors. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  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  undermen­
tioned  Local  Authorities,  and  confirmed by  the 
Secretary  of  State for the Home  Department: — 

City  of  Liverpool. 
Borough  of  Preston. 

Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authority,  and  confirmed,  with  amend­
ment, by  the  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home 
Department:— 

Town  of  Luton. 

Ordered, That the  said Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Experiments 
on  Living 
Animals. 

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  showing  the  number' 
of Experiments  on  Living  Animals  during  the 

VOL.  172. 

Mr.  Leif  Jones,  Member  for  the  Rushcliffe   Adjournment 
Division  of  Nottinghamshire,  rose  in  his  place o f  the  House -
and asked  leave to  move  the adjournment of  the 
House  for  the  purpose  of  discussing  a  definite 
matter  of  urgent  public  importance,  viz.,  the  Beer  (Increase 
announcement  of  a change  of  policy  on the  parto f  0utPut )
of  the  Government  in  allowing  an  increase  of 
33J  per  cent,  in  the  output  of  beer,  thereby 
causing  a further  drain  on  the  limited  supply  of 
sugar  in  the  country;  but  the  pleasure  of  the 
House  not  having  been  signified,  Mr.  Speaker 
called  on  those  Members  who  supported  the 
Motion  to  rise in  their places,  and  not  less  than 
Forty  Members  having  accordingly  risen,  the 
Motion  stood over, under  Standing Order No.  10, 
till  a quarter  of  an hour  after  Eight of the  clock 
this  evening. 

Ordered, That the proceedings  on the Finance  Business of 
Bill  have precedence  this  day  of  the  Business fj®nH°UgBin ^ 
of  Supply.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.)

  m a n ce  1

(Mr.  Chancellor of the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow.  Business of 
(Frida°ySe 
Sitting.) 

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

into  a Committee  on  the  Finance  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Another  Clause  (Continuance  of  certain  relief 

from  income  tax)  further  considered. 

Amendment made  to  the  proposed  Clause. 
Another  Amendment  proposed to the  proposed 

Clause,  in  1. 20, at the  end, to  add  the  words— 

"  (c)  The  said  section  thirty,  as  so  amended, 
shall  apply  to  any  person  in  receipt  of  a 
pension  granted in  respect of  death,  wounds, 
or  disablement  resulting  from  the  present 
war." 
—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another Amendment proposed  to  the  proposed 

Clause, in  1. 20, at  the  end, to  add  the  words— 

" ( c)  Section  forty-three   of  the  Finance  Act, 
1916,  shall  have  effect  as  if  the  words 
5 three shillings and  six  pence'  were omitted, 
and  the words  '  one  shilling  and  six  pence  ' 
were  substituted  therefor." 

—(Mr. Annan  Bryce.) 

Question

  put,  That  those  words  be  there 

added. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the  ( Mr. Annan  Bryce,

Yeas, 

( Mr.  Butcher : 
Tellers  lor  the  ( Captain  Guest,

Noes, 

( Mr.  James Hope  : 

Clause,  as amended,  added  to  the  Bill. 

86. 

142. 

Another  Clause  (Provision  for  ascertaining 
the  profits of  company  whose  business  is carried 
on  by  a  new  company)—-(Mr.  Peto)  — 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  relief  of  farm 
buildings, &c. from income tax under  Schedule A) 

U  2 

148 

5th—6th 

July. 

1917, 

Another  Clause  (Amendment  of  Finance  Act 
(No.   2)  of  1915,  Fourth  Schedule,  Part  I I I .) 
—(General  Sir  Ivor  Philipps)—brought  up, and 
read  the first time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be  read a second time, put, and  negatived. 

Another  Clause  (Relief  and  composition  for 
co-operative  societies)—(Mr.  Currie)—brought
up,  and read the first time. 

Motioi^ made, and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be read  a second  time, put,  and  negatived. 
Schedule  1 amended,  and  agreed  to. 
Schedule  2  agreed  to. 
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  Bill 73. 

Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration  upon 
Monday  next;  and  be  printed. 

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

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 ; 

Ways  and 
Means. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People 
Bill; 

Bepreseatation 
of  the  People 
Bill. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War 
Pensions,  &c.  (Transfer  of  Powers)  Bill; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Naval  and 
Military  War 
Pensions,  See. 
(Transfer  of 
Powers)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Naval  Discipline  Bill; 

Naval 
Discipline  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

—(Mr.  Dundas  White)—brought  up,  and  read 
the first time. 

Motion  made,  and Question, That  the  Clause 

bd reaa  a second  time, put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Clause  (Ascertainment  of  percentage 
standard  in  case  of  the  rubber  trade")—(Mr. 
Acland  Allen)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first 
time. 

Motion  made, and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be  read  a second  time, put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Clause  (Abatement  of  income  tax  for 
officers  in  the  Navy  and  Army  in  respect  of 
expenses  necessarily  incurred  in  purchase  of 
uniform)—(Mr. Peto)—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  (Repeal   of  ss.  1  to  19  and 
25 to 42 of  the  Finance  (1909-10)  Act,  1910)— 
( Sir  Frederick  Banbury)—brought  up, and  read 
the first time. 

Motion  made, and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be read  a second  time,  put, and  negatived. 

Another  Clause  (Increase  of  exemption  and 
abatements  from  income  tax)—(Mr.  William 
Thome)—brought  up,  and read  the first time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  put,  That  the 

Clause  be  read  a second  time. 
The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the  ( Mr.  William Thome, 

Yeas, 

|  M r.  Goldstone: 

Tellers  for  the  ( Captain  Guest, 
( Colonel  Craig: 

Noes, 

1 

J 
) 
) 

47. 

92. 

And  it  being  a quarter  of  an hour after  Eight 
of  the  clock,  and  leave  having  been  given  to 
move  the  adjournment  of 
the  House  under 
Standing  Order  No.  10,  further  proceeding  was 
postponed without  Question  put. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair. 

A  Motion  was made,  and the  Question  being 
put,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn—(Mr. 
Leif  Jones)  ; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 
The  Noes to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for  the f Mr.  Leif  Jones, 

Yeas, 

| 
i Mr.  Thomas Richardson: j 

Tellers  for  the ( Captain  Guest, 

Noes, 

[Mr.  James Mope : 


So it passed  in  the  Negative.  


44. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill, 
as amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Munitions  of 
War  Bill. 

)  130. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

Finance  Bill. 

The  House  again  resolved 
Committee  on  the  Finance  Bill. 

itself 

into  the 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 
[Lords]  ; 

Titles 
Deprivation 
Bill [Lordt.] 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

Postponed  proceeding  resumed. 
(Exemption 
Another  Clause 

from  excess 
profits  duty)—(Mr.  William  Thome)—brought
up, and read  the first time. 

Motion  made, and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be  read  a second  time, put, and  negatived. 

Friday,  6th July  1917 : 

Another  Clause 

(Amendment  to  s.  45  of 
the  Finance  (No.   2)  Act,  1915)—(General  Sir 
Ivor  Philipps)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first 
time. 

Motion  made, and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

. be  read  a second  time, put, and  negatived. 

this  dav. 

And  it  being  after half-past  Eleven   of  the  Adjournment, 

clock  on  Thursday  evening,  Mr.  Deputy 
Speaker  adjourned  the  House  without 
Question  put,  pursuant  to  the  Standing 
Order,  it  being  then  twenty-five  minutes 
after  Twelve  of  the  clock  on  Friday 
morning,  till  this  day,  pursuant  to  the 
Resolution  of  the  House  of  the  5th  day 
of  this instant  July. 

Adjournment 
under 
Standing 
Order  No.  10 
(Beer 
(Increase 
of  Output).) 

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6th-—9th July. 

149 

Friday,  6th July  1917. 

Monday,  9th July  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Divorce  Bills.

  ' T ' H  E  Lord  Advocate,  Sir  Henry  Craik,  Mr. 
X  Henry  Percy  Harris,  Mr. King,  Mr.  Neville, 
Sir  Robert  Pearce,  Mr.  Perkins,  Sir  Robert 
Price,  and  Mr.  John  Wood  were  nominated 
Members  of  the  Select  Committee  on  Divorce 
Bills.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

Central

^PP^ol  Board
(Liquor 
Traffic.) 

Dr.  Addison  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
  Command,—Copy  of  Statement  of  Assets  and 
Liabilities  as at  31st  March  1917, made  by  the 
General  Managers of  the following  Direct  Con­
trol  Districts  to  the  Central  Control  Board 
(Liquor  Traffic) (Ministry   of  Munitions):— 

Clergy  (West 
indies.) 

National 
Expenditure. 

Gretna-without-the-Township. 
Invergordon  and  Cromarty. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin presented,  pursuant to  the  direc­
tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Return 
of  the  amount  payable  on  5th  January  1917 
out of  the  Consolidated  Fund  for  Ecclesiastical 
Purposes  in  the  West  Indies. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  That  this  House  is of  opinion, in  view 
of  the  continued  growth  of  expenditure,  taxa­
tion,  and  debt,  that  a  Committee  be  appointed, 
consisting  of  Members  of  this  House,  with 
power  to  review  all  national  expenditure,  ex­
amine  Ministers  and  officials,  and report  to  the 
House—(Major  Godfrey  Collins) ; 

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 "  as  a  first  step  towards  the 
better  control  of  the  public  expenditure,  it  is 
expedient  to  appoint  a Departmental  Committee 
to  consider  and  report  what  changes  are  neces­
sary  in  the  forms  in  which  Estimates  and  A c­
counts are  laid  before  this  House  to  make them 
more  effective  for  that  purpose ;  and  further, 
that it is expedient to appoint a Select Committee 
on  Parliamentary  Procedure  "—(Mr.  Montagu),
—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; 

And  a  Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
being  put, That  the  Debate  be  now  adjourned 
—(Mr.  M'Kenna)  : —  It  was  resolved  in  the 
Affirmative. 

TH E  House  proceeded  to  take into  considera- Bristol  Water  


tion  the  Amendments  made  by the  Lords to  Bill,  


the Bristol Water B i l l;  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-  Cork 

tion  the  Amendments  made  by  the  Lords  to  improvement 
the  Cork  Improvement  Bill;  and  the  same were  1  ' 
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. 


Dr.  Addison  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Munitions 
Command, —  Copy  of  Memorandum  No.  18 
of 
(Appendix  to  .Memorandum  No.  5  (Hours  of workers") 
Work)  ),  by  the  Health  of  Munition  Workers 
Committee (Further  Statistical  Information  con­
cerning  Output  in  relation  to  Hours  of  Work, 
with  special  reference to the influence of  Sunday 
Labour). 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His  Agriculture 
Majesty's  Command, —  Copy  of  Agricultural  (Scotland.) 
Statistics,  1915.  Volume  I V.  Part  II.  Re­
turns of  Produce  of  Crops  in  Scotland,  with  a 
Summary  for the  United  Kingdom. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Aeronautics. 

Command,—Copy  of  Report  of  the  Advisory 
Committee  for Aeronautics for the year  1916-17. 

Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,—Return  to  an  Taxes 
Order,  dated  the  21st  day  of  June  last,  for  a  (England 
Return  relative  to  Taxes  (England  and  Wales,  s"otSand 
Scotland,  and  Ireland). 

Ireland.) 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers  do  lie upon  the 

Table ;  and that the  said Return  be  printed. 

Mr.  Duke  presented, by  His  Majesty's  Com-  intermediate 

mand,—Copy  of  the  Report  of  the  Intermediate  Education 
Education  Board 
for  the  year   <Ireland-) 
1916. 

for  Ireland 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Ordered, That  the  Debate  be  resumed  upon 

Table. 

Monday  next. 

Supply. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply  j 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee! 

Adjournment. 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being 
put,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn—(Mr. 
James Hope)  -.—It was  resolved  in  the Affirma­
tive. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued to  sit till  five  minutes  before  Five 
of the clock,  adjourned till  Monday  next. 

Mr.  Barnes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Ministry  of 

Command,—Copy  of  Draft of  a Royal  Warrant  Pensions, 
for  the  Retired  Pay   of  Officers  disabled,  and 
for  the  Pensions  of  Families  and  Relatives  of 
Officers deceased, and for the Pensions of  Nurses 
disabled  in  consequence  of the  present  war. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir George  Cave presented,—Return  Experiments 

to  an Address  to  His  Majesty,  dated  the  5th °"iiLiv|ng 
day  of  this  instant July,  for  a  Return  relative  
3;„ 
No.  108. 
to Experiments  on  Living  Animals. 

Ordered,  That  the said Return do  lie  upon  the 

Table  and be  printed. 

VOL.  172. 

u  3 

 
9 ih July. 


Mr.  Duke,  supported  by  Sir  Thomas  Russell, 
Local 
Government 
presented  a  Bill  to  enable  Local  Authorities  in 
(Allotments 
Ireland  to  provide  allotments  and  otherwise 
and  Land 
Cultivation) 
promote  the  cultivation  of  Land,  and  for  other 
(Ireland)  Bill.  purposes  incidental  thereto:  And  the  same  was 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow; 
and to be  printed. 

Bill 74. 

upon  the  30th  day of  April  last,  on  considera­
tion of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read a second  time; 

Ordered, That the Debate  be  further  adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

-

-

Public  Health  Mr.  Duke,  supported  by  Sir  Thomas Russell, 
(Prevention 
presented  a Bill  to  amend  section  one  hundred 
and  T r e a t m e n t r 
and  forty-eight  of  the  Public  Health  (Ireland) 
of  Disease) 
(Ireland)  Bill.  Act,  1878,  as  respects  the prevention  and  treat-
Bill 75.  ment  of  Disease  in  Ireland  :  And  the  same  was 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow; 
and to  be  printed. 

- - — 

— 

-

-

Supply 
ri4th  a allotted  into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 
Day.] 

The  House, according to  Order, resolved  itself 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Com 

Committee  on the  Corn Production  Bill;  

Production 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking   Finance  Bill, 

into  consideration  the Finance  Bill,  as  amended 
in the  Committee 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

(In  the  Committee.) 

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1917-18. 

Class  II. 

Motion  made, and  Question  proposed,  That  a 
sum not  exceeding  £143,784  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 
1918 for  the  Salaries  and Expenses  of  the Office 
of  His  Majesty's  Secretary  of  State  for  the 
Home  Department  and subordinate  Offices : 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  pro­
posed,  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £142,784  be 
granted  for the  said  Service.—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

Motion  made,  and  Question,  That  the  Chair­
man  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave  to  sit 
again—(Mr.  James Hope), — put, and  agreed  to. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People  °f,t.he Pe0Ple 
Billj 

Resolved, That  this House  will, upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Naval  and 
Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War  Military^ War 
Pensions, &c. (Transfer of  Powers)  Bill;  
(Transfer of°° 
Powers)  Bill. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrowj 

resolve itself into  the said  Committee, 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Naval 

Second  Reading of  the  Naval  Discipline  Bill;  

Discipline 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

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  Order  of  the day  being  read,  for  taking  Munitions  of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,  as W a  r  BiU­
amended  in  the  Committee; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Titles 

again  resolve  itself into  the said  Committee. 

Second  Reading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 
[.Lords] ; 

Strangers. 

And  notice  being  taken  that  strangers  were 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the  Adjournment. 

Order of  the  House  of  the 12th 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.  Speaker;  and  Forty  Members  not  

being  present,  and  it  being  then  after  

Four of the clock, the House was adjourned 

by  Mr.  Speaker,  at  five  minutes  after  

Eleven  of  the  clock,  without  a  Question  

first put,  till  to-morrow.  


present,  Mr.  Speaker  put  forthwith  the  Ques­
tion,  That  strangers  be  ordered  to withdraw  : — 
And  it  was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 

Secret  Session.  Ordered,  That  the  remainder  of  this  day's 
Sitting  be  a  secret  Session.  —  (The  Prime 
Minister.) 

Adjournment. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was 
proposed,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn.— 
(The  Prime  Minister.) 

And  it  being  Eleven  of  the  clock,  the  Motion 

for  the  adjournment  of  the  House  lapsed, with­
out  Question  put,  pursuant  to  the  Standing 
Order. 

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. 

Criminal  Law 
Amendment 

The  Order  of  the  day being read, for resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed 

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10^  July.  	

151 


Tuesday, 10th July  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Caerphilly
Urban  District
[Lords.]

T 1 HE  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera 
  Jy  tion  the  Caerphilly  Urban  District  Council 
Bill  [Lords],  as amended  in  the  Committee. 

Ordered, That the  Bill be  read  the  third  time, 

"Sheffield 
Corporation 
Bill. 

The  House  proceeded  to  take  into  considera­
tion  the  Sheffield  Corporation  Bill,  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  nnd 
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. 

Boaz'  Divorce
Bill  [Lords.]

Boaz'  Divorce  Bill 
8 e c o n f l  time, and  committed. 

[Lords']  was  read 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide  Second 
Report. 

Small 
Landholders 
(Scotland) 
Acts. 

Ordnance 
Survey. 

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  Fifth  Report  by 
the  Scottish  Land  Court, for the  year  1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Protliero  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Report of  the  Progress  of 
the  Ordnance  Survey  to  the  31st  March  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Straits 
Settlements 
War 
Contribution. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated 
4th  July  1917,  showing  the  manner  in  which 
the  Contribution  of  the  Colony  of  the  Straits 
Settlements  towards  the  cost of  the  War  will 
be  applied. 

Finance 
<No.  2)  Act, 
1915 
(Temporary 
Importation of 
Motor  Cars.) 

Mr. Baldwin  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
the  Motor Cars  (Temporary  Importation)  Regu­
lations,  1917,  made  by  the  Treasury  under 
Section  13  (6)  of  the  Finance  (No.   2)  Act, 
1915. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Boaz;  Divorce 
Bill 

[Lords.] 

Ordered, That  &  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  Boaz' 
Divorce  Bill  [Lords]  :  And  that  the  Clerk   do 
carry the  said Message.—(The  Lord  Advocate.) 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

The  House,  according  to Order, resolved  itself 

into  a Committee on the  Corn  Production  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No  1  (Payments  to  growers  when 
average  price of  wheat  or  oats is  less than  the 
minimum). 

Amendment proposed, in p.  1,1. 7, to  leave  out 
the  words  "  average  price  for  the,"   in  order  to 
insert the words  "  price  received by any producer 
for  his."—(Mr.  Lough.) 

VOL.	  172. 

Question  proposed, That  the words  proposed  

the  Clause: — 


to  be  left  out  stand  part  of 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn.  


Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1. 10, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  on  which wheat or  oats 
have  been produced  in  that year."—(Mr.  Shaw.) 
Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to be  left  out,  to  the  word  "wheat,"  in  1. 11, 
stand  part of  the  Clause  : 

Whereupon, the  Yeoman  Usher  of  the  Black 
Rod  having  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  Captain  Thomas  Royal  Assent 

Dacres  Butler,  Yeoman  Usher  of  the  Black 
R o d: 

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.	  Royal  Naval  Volunteer  Reserve  Act, 

1917. 


2.  Gaming  Machines  (Scotland)  Act,  1917. 
3.  Trade  Union  (Amalgamation)  Act,  1917. 
4.  Courts (Emergency  Powers)  Act,  1917. 
5.	  Military Service (Conventions  with  Allied 


States)  Act,  1917.  


6.	  Local  Government  Board 

(Ireland) 

Provisional  Orders  Confirmation  Act,  

1917. 


7.	  Lanarkshire  County  Council  (Water, &c.) 


Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917.  


8.	  Nottinghamshire  and  Derbyshire  Tram­

ways  Act,  1917.  


9.  Haslemere  and District  Gas  Act,  1917. 
10.  London  Corn  Exchange  Act,  1917. 
11.	  Lancashire Power  Construction  Company,  


Limited,  Act,  1917,.  


12.	  Hemel  Hempsted  District  Gas  Act,  1917. 
13.  Lea  Bridge  District  Gas  Act,  1917. 
14.	  Gas  Light  and  Coke  Company's  Act, 

1917. 


15.  Kenilworth  Gas  Act,  1917. 
16.  Cork  Improvement  Act,  1917. 
17.  Bristol  Waterworks  Act,  1917. 

The  House  again  resolved  itself 
Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  Bill. 

into  the Com 

Production 
Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Question  again  proposed,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out,  to  the  word  "  wheat," 
in  1. 11, stand  part of  the  Clause  : 

Question  put. 

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10th—11th  July. 

1917 


The  Committee  divided.  

Tellers for  the  ( Captain  Guest,  


Yeas, 

I Mr.  James Hope ; 

Tellers  for  the  ( Mr.  Shaw, 
( Mr.  Wiles : 

Noes, 

184. 

100. 

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 
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 
Naval  and 
Military  War  Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War 
Pensions,  &c. 
(Transfer of  Pensions,  &c. (Transfer  of  Powers)  Bill; 
Powers)  Bill. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Local 
Government  Second  Reading  of  the  Local  Government 
(Allotments 
(Allotments  and  Land  Cultivation)  (Ireland) 
and  Land 
Cultivation)  Bill; 
(Ireland)  Bill.  •  Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Public  Health 
(Prevention  ^   g e c o n  d  Reading  of  the  Public  Health 
of Disease™*11  vention  and  Treatment  of  Disease)  (Ireland) 
(Ireland)  Bill.  Bill ; 

(Pre­

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. 

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. 

Naval 
Discipline  Bill.  S e c o n  d  Reading  of  the  Naval  Discipline  B i l l; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Wednesday,  11 th July  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

MR.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to  Naval  and 

the  directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parlia-  Marine  Pay 

ment,—Copies  of  Four  Orders  in  Council, dated ^ct, i866WnS 
28th  June  1917,  made  under  the  Naval  and 
Marine  Pay  and  Pensions  Act,  1865. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council,  dated  28th June  Greenwich 
1917,  made  under  the  Greenwich  H o s p i t al   Hospital  Acts, 
Acts,  1865  and  1872,  granting  a  gratuity  to  1865 411(1 1872' 
Honorary  Lieutenant  Joseph  Reed,  R.N.,  late 
Chief  Officer  of  the  Royal  Hospital  School, 
Greenwich. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council,  dated  28th  June  Explosives 

19^7,  made  under  the  Explosives  Act,  1875, Act>187B­
repealing  paragraph  (b)  of  Article  2  of  the 
Order  in  Council  of  27th  March  1905  relating 
to  Picric  Acid. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council,  dated  28th  June  Finance  Act, 

1917, made  under  the  Finance  Act,  1916, and 
the  Immature  Spirits  (Restriction)  Act,  1915, spirits 
amending  the  Immature  Rum  Order,  1916. 

(Restriction) 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Clynes  presented, by  His  Majesty's  Com-  Ministry  of 

mand,—Copies  of  Oats  (Export  from  Ireland)  Food-
Order  (No.  2),  1917,  and  Public  Meals  Order 
(No.  3),  1917,  made  by  the  Food  Controller 
under the  Defence  of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table., 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-   Criminal 
mand,—Copy of  Criminal  and Judicial  Statistics  g ^ t i S ' * 1 
of  Ireland  for the  year  1915.  Part  I.  Criminal  (Ireland.) 
Statistics;  and Part  II.  Civil  Statistics. 

Mr.  Duke  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Shops Act, 

directions  of  an Act   of  Parliament,—Copies  of  1912' 
Closing  Orders  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912, by  the  following  Local  Authorities,  and 
confirmed  by  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of 
land :— 

Ire­

County  Boroughs  of  Cork  and  Limerick. 
Urban  Districts  of  Dromore  and  Newtown­

ards. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered, That  there  be laid  before  this  House  Corn 

a  Copy  of  Clause  1 of  the  Corn  Production  Bill, Production 
as amended  in  Committee,—(Mr.  Prothero.) 

109. 

Titles 
Deprivation 
Bill  [Lords.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 
[Lords]  ; 

Mr.  Prothero  accordingly  presented  the  said 

Paper. 

Ordered,  That the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Ordered, That  the  Bill be  read  a  second  time 

Table;  and  be  printed. 

to-morrow. 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th 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 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

Mr.  Vaughan-Davies reported  from  the Select  Standing 

Committee  on  Standing  Orders  a  Resolution ;  0rders­
which  was read,  as followeth : 

That  in  the  case  of  the  Royal  Victoria  In-  Royal  Victoria 

firmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne  [Lords],  Petition ^wSstL'­
for  Bill,  the  Standing  Orders  ought   to  be  upon-Tyne 
dispensed  with ;  that the parties be permitted  to  [Lords.]
proceed  with  their  Bill. 

The  said Resolution,  being read  a second time, 

was agreed  to. 

Mr.  Baldwin presented  a  Bill  to  grant money  Public  Works 

for  the purpose of  certain  local loans  out of  the Loans BiU-
Local  Loans  Fund,  and  for  other  purposes  Bill 76. 
relating  to 
local  loans:  And  the  same  was 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow; 
and to  be  printed. 

11th—12th  July. 

153 

hundred  and  eighty  imperial  pounds." —  (Sir 
Maurice  Levy.) 

8  GEO.   Y . 

Business  of 
the  House 
(Corn 
Production 
BilL) 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  Corn 
Production  Bill,  if under discussion  at Eleven  of 
the  clock  this  night, be  not  interrupted  under 
the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House.— 
(Mr.  Chancellor  of the  Exchequer.) 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved itself 

into a  Committee  on the  Corn  Production  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1  (Payments  to  growers  where 
average  price  of  wheat  or  oats  is  less  than 
minimum). 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  1,  1. 13, 
to  leave  out  from  the  first  word  " o f  "  to  the 
first  word  "the,"  in  1. 15, in order  to  insert the 
words  "  every  acre  cultivated  by  him  and  pro­
ducing  a crop of wheat  or  oats  in that year  a sum 
equal to three times."—(Sir  Courtenay  Warner.) 
Question proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to be left out,  to  the word  "  and,"  in  1. 14, stand 
part  of  the  Clause :—  Amendment,  by  leave, 
withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  1,  1. 16, 
after  the  words  last  added,  to  add  the  words 
"  Provided  that  the  sum  so payable  shall  in  no 
case exceed  twenty  shillings  per  acre  of  wheat 
or  fifteen  shillings  per  acre  of  oats." —  (Mr. 
Dundas  White.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those words be  there 

inserted :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn* 

Another Amendment proposed, in p. 1, to  leave 

out J. 20.—(Mr. Dundas  White.) 

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.  24, 
col.  2,  to  leave  out  "45s.,"  in  order  to  insert 
"  55s."—(Mr.  Kilbride.) 

Question, That" 45s." stand part  of  the Clause, 


put, and agreed to. 


Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  1,  1. 24, 

col.  3,  to  leave  out  "24s.,"  in  order  to  insert  

"32s."—(Mr.  Patrick  Meehan.)  


Question  proposed,  That  "  24s."  stand  part  of  


the  Clause  :  


Thursday, 12th July  1917: 

Question  put,  and agreed  to. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  25, 

at  the  end, to insert  the  words— 

"  1923 
1924 
1925 
1926 

45s. 

24s." 

—(Mr.  Laurence  Hardy.) 

Question,  That  those words  be  there  inserted, 

Question,  That  those words  be  there  added, 

put, and negatived. 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,  1. 16, 
after  the  words  last  added,  to  add  the  words 
"  Provided  that  nothing  in  this  section  shall be 
interpreted  as  depriving  the  Ministry  of  Pood 
of  the  power  to  requisition  at  the  minimum 
prices  as  fixed  by  this  Act  all  home-grown 
supplies  of  wheat  and  oats." —  (Commander 
Herbert  Craig.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those words be  there 

added: 

Amendment proposed to  the proposed  Amend­
ment, in  1. 2, after  the  word  "  at," to  insert the 
words  "  prices  not  less  than."—(Mr,  Laurence 
Hardy.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words be  there 

inserted in the  proposed  Amendment: 

Chairman rules  But  after Debate  thereon it  appeared  to  the 
Amendment  Chairman  that  the  Amendment  to  the  Amend-
out  of  order.  ment  was  not  in  order,  and  he  accordingly 
informed  the  Committee  that  the  Question 
thereon  could  not be  put. 
Question  put,  That 

those  words  be  there 

added. 

The  Committee  divided! 

( Commander  Herbert 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,  1. 3, 
after  the  word  " price,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  obtained by  the producer."—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question,  That  those words be  there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 
Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  3  (Claims for  payment). 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That  

the  Chairman  do report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 

to sit again—(Mr. Prothero),—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   Naval  and 
Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War   Military  War 
Snsferof' 
Pensions,  &c.  (Transfer  of  Powers)  Bill j 
Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day,  Powers)  Bill, 

resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

Tellers for  the J 
Yeas, 

Craig, 

S Mr.  Percy  Alfred 
\  Harris: 

Tellers for  thej  £ i r   T h . °T   E ' m 0 " d e >
< Captain  Sir  Seville 
|  Stonier: 

i 
JNoes, 

146. 

76. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Local  


Second  Reading  of 
(Allotments  and  Land  Cultivation)  (Ireland)£td  I 
B U I  ; 

the  Local  Government  Government  

" 

Cultivation) 
Ordered,  That the  Bill  be  read  a second  time <lreUnd> B1U­

Question, put,  That  the  Clause,  as  amended, 

this  day. 

stand part of  the  Bill. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the j  Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  James Hope : 

Tellers  for the j  Mr.  Anderson, 

Noes, 

( Mr.  Holt: 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Public  Health 

Second  Reading  of  the  Public  Health  (Preven-   (Prevention 
tion  and Treatment of  Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill; 

o f ^ S T  ^ 
Ordered,  That  the  Bill be  read  a second  time  (Ireland)  Bill, 

this day. 

176. 

29. 

Clause  No.  2  (Minimum  price  and  average 

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

price). 

Committee of  Supply; 

Amendment  proposed, in p.  1,  1. 19,  after  the 
word  "quarter,"  to  insert  the  words  " o  f  our 

Resolved,  That 

this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

VOL.  172. 



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11$—12th  July. 

1917. 


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. 

Naval 
Discipline  Bill.  s e c o n ( j  Reading  of  the  Naval  Discipline  Bill; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second time 

this  day. 

Titles 
Deprivation 
Bill 

[Lords.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 
[.Lords]  ; 

Ordered, That  the Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

this  day. 

The Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Dundee  Har-  Dundee 
hour  and  Tay  Ferries  Order  Confirmation  Bill,  ^ ^ a n  d 
without  any  Amendment. 

Order 
Confirmation 
Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Companies  Companies 
(Particulars  as  to Directors)  Bill,  with  Amend- ^urrecto")38 
ments;  to  which  the  Lords  desire.the  concur­
rence of  this  House. 

The  Lords  communicate  the  Minutes  of  Boaz'  Divorce 
Evidence  taken  before  this  House,  togetherB111  UMrd>*-~\ 
with the  proceedings  and  documents  deposited, 
in  the  case  of  Boaz'  Divorce  Bill  [Lords],  as 
desired  by  the  Commons,  and  request  that  the 
same may  be  returned. 

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  sixteen  minutes 
before  One  of  the  clock  ou  Thursday 
morning,  till this day. 

The  Chairman of  Ways  and  Means  reported  Colonial  Bank 
the  Colonial  Bank  Bill  [Lords],  with  Amend- B i"  {Lords.-] 
ments. 

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^e' ] a? n? e 
(Supply.) 
Supply.—(Mr.  Chancellor of  the  Exchequer.) 

Thursday, 12th  July  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Bedwas  and  TH E  House  proceeded  to  take  into  considera-

Machen 
CouncifBm 1 Ct  frict  Council  Bill  [Lords],  as  amended  in  the 
\_Lords.] 

tion  the  Bedwas  and  Machen  Urban  Dis­

Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be read  the  third  time. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 	

Mr.  Clynes  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Beans,  Peas,  and  Pulse 
(Retail  Prices)  Order,  1917, made  by  the  Food 
Controller  under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm 
Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His 
Agriculture 
(Scotland.) 	 Majesty's  Command,-—Copy  of  Fifth  Report  of 
the  Board  of  Agriculture  for  Scotland,  for  the 
year  1916. 

Education 
(Scotland.) 

Aliens 
(Naturalisa-
tion.) 

Copy  of  Minute  of  the  Committee  of  Council 
on  Education  in  Scotland, dated  11th  July  1917, 
providing  for  Grants  in  Aid  of  the  Salaries  of 
Teachers,  and for  other  purposes. 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers  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  showing  the  names 
and  other  particulars  of  all  Aliens  to  whom 
certificates  of  Naturalisation  have  been  issued, 
and  whose  oaths  of  allegiance  have, during  the 
year  ended  the  31st  day  of  December  1916, 
been  registered at the Home Office, and including 
information  as  to  any  Aliens  who  have, during 
the  same period, obtained  Acts  of  Naturalisation 
from  the  Legislature  (in  continuation  of  Parlia­
mentary  Paper,  No.  88  of  Session  1916).—(Mr. 
Brace.) 

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 : 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Confirmation 
Confirmation 
of  Executors  of  Executors  (War  Service)  (Scotland)  Bill, 
(War  Service)  without  any  Amendment. 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved, That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow.  Business  of 
(Friday86 
Sitting.) 

. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was  Adjournment, 

proposed,  That  this  House do  now  adjourn.— 
(Mr.  Attorney  General.) 

And  it being  Eleven  of  the  clock,  the  Motion 
lapsed,

the  House 

for  the  adjournment  of 
without  Question  put. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Public  Works 

Second  Reading  of  the  Public  Works  Loans L o a ns  Bil1­
Bill i 

Ordered, That  the  Bill be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

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

Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military 
Pensions, &c. (Transfer  of  Powers)  Bill;  

T , 
Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

,  .  

. .. 

. 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

(Transfer  of 

Powers)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  dav  being  read,  for  the  Local 

Second  Reading  of  the"  Local  Government 
(Allotments  and  Land  Cultivation)  (Ireland) aDa Land 
Bill  • 
5	 

Cultivation) 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

- 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  reatd,  for  the  Public  Health 

Second  Reading  of  the  Public  Health  (Preven­
tion  and  Treatment of  Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill;  

0 f  Disease) 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read a  second  time  ( I r e l a n d) B l U­

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Naval 

Second  Reading  of  the  Naval  Discipline  Bill;   Discipline  Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Titles  


Second  Reading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill ^pr^ation  

[Lords]  ; 

. 
Ordered, That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time  


" 

to-morrow. 




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12th—13th  July.  	

155 


Supply. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, oto-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. 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order of  the  House of the  12th 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  12th  day 
of  February  last,  till  to-morrow,  pur­
suant  to  the  Resolution  of  the  House  of 
this  day. 

was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  upon  

Monday  next ;  and to be  printed.  


A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was  Adjournment, 

proposed,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn.— 
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

And  it  being  Five  of  the  clock, the  Motion  

lapsed, 

for  the  adjournment  of  the  House 
without  Question  put.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Public  Works 

Second  Reading  of  the  Public  Works  Loans L o a ns  B m -
Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill be read  a  second  time  


upon  Monday  next.  


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


Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War 
Pensions,  &c. (Transfer  of  Powers)  Bill;  

War 
(Transfer  o f  ' 


Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday  Powers^BllL 

next, resolve  itself  into the said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Local  


Second  Reading  of  the  Local  Government  ^ ^  ^ 

(Allotments  and  Land  Cultivation)  (Ireland)   and  Land  

Bill • 

Cultivation) 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

„ 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Public  Health 

Second  Reading  of  the  Public  Health  (Preven­
tion and  Treatment of  Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill;  

0 f  Disease 
(Ireland)  BilL 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read*  for  the  Naval 

Second Reading of  the  Naval  Discipline  Bill;  

D ^ p H ne  Bill.. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill   be  read a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Titles 

Second  Reading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill  ^ P ™ ^™ 
[Lords]; 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  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  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. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the  Adjournment. 

House  without  Question  put, pursuant  to 
Standing  Order  No.  3,  it  being  then 
two minutes  after Five  of  the  clock,  till 
Monday  next. 

Friday,  13th  July  1917. 

P B A T I B S. 

Fishery  Board	  r p H  E  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His 
X  Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Thirty-fifth 
(Scotland.) 
Annual  Report  of  the  Fishery  Board  for  Scot­
land, being  for  the year  1916. 

Education 
(Scotland.)  

Shops Act, 
1912. 

National 
Portrait 
Gallery. 

Sugar 
Purchases. 	

Army. 

Copy  of  Minute  of  the  Committee  of  Council 
o n  Education  in  Scotland,  dated  12th  July 
1917,  providing  for  a further  Grant  in  Aid   of 
Educational  Expenditure  approved  by  the 
Department. 

The  Lord  Advocate  also  presented,  pursuant 
t 0  the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authority,  and confirmed by the Secretary 
for  Scotland:— 

Burgh  of  Greenock. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Papers do lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Sixtieth  Annual  Report 
of the Trustees of  the National  Portrait  Gallery, 
1916-17. 

Copies of  Treasury  Minutes, dated  10th  May 
and 7th June  1917,  as to  the financing of  Sugar 
Purchases  abroad  on  behalf  of  His  Majesty's 
Government. 

Ordered, That the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Macpherson presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Instructions  issued  by  the 
Armv  Council,  and of  a Press  Notice  issued by 
the  Ministry  of  Munitions,  with  reference  to 
the  restrictions  upon  the  sale  of  Shot-gun 
Ammunition. 

Ordered,  That the said  Paper do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Wesleyan 
Mr.  Solicitor  General  presented  a  Bill  to 
Methodists  modify,  during  the  continuance  of  the  present 
diringthe'mtB w a  r  an<*  for  a  certain  period  thereafter, certain 
provisions  contained  in  a  Deed  of  Declaration 
W a r)  Bill. 
Bill 77,  	 or  Deed  Poll  of  the  Reverend  John  Wesley, 
dated  the  twenty-eighth day of  February, seven­
teen  hundred  and  eighty-four:  And  the  same 

VOL.  172. 

x  2 







156 

16 th July. 


Bedwas  and 
Machen Urban 
District 
Council  Bill 
[Zordt.] 

Monday,  16th July  1917. 

P  B A T E E S. 

THE  Bedwas  and  Machen  Urban  District 

Council  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. 

Ashton-under-
Lyne 
Corporation 
Bill [Zordi.] 

The  House  proceeded  to  take into  considera­
tion  the  Ashton-under-Lyne  Corporation  Bill 
[.Lords],  as amended  in the  Committee. 

Ordered, That  the Bill  be read  the  third  time. 

North 
Cheshire 
Water  Bill 
[Zords.] 

The  House  proceeded  to  take  into  considera­
tion  the  North  Cheshire  Water  Bill  [Lords],  as 
amended  in  the  Committee. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  the third time. 

Irish  Land 
Commission. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copy  of  Return  of  Advances  made 
under  the  Irish  Land  Purchase  Acts  during 
the  months  of  August,  September,  October, 
November,  and  December  1915. 

-Marriages, 
Births,  and 
Deaths 
(Ireland.) 

Copy  of  Fifty-third  detailed  Annual  Report 
of  the  Registrar  General  of  Marriages,  Births, 
and Deaths  in  Ireland,  1916. 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Civil  Services 
(Supple­
mentary 
Estimate, 
1917-18.) 

No. 110. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Estimate  of  further  sum  required 
to  be voted  for the  Civil  Services  for  the  year 
ending  31st  March  1918. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Estimate  be  referred 

to the  Committee  of  Supply ;  and be  printed. 

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  part, 
from  the  assets  of  the  Local  Loans  Fund.— 
(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

Another  Clause  was  offered  to  be  added  to 
the  Bill  (Rebate  in  respect  of  sums  payable 
under s.  l&).—(Mr.  Wilson-Fox.) 

And  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

read  the first time. 

And  a  Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
leing  put,  That  the  Clause  be  read  a  second 
time :—It  passed  in the  Negative. 

Another  Clause  was  offered  to  be  added  to 
the  Bill  (Repeal  of  duties  on  table  waters).— 
'Mr.  Glyn-Jones.) 

And  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

read  the first time. 

And  a Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
jeing  proposed, That the 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  (Exemption  from  excess  profits  duty). 
—(Mr.  Wardle.) 

And  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

read  the  first  time. 

And  a  Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
>eing put,  That  the  Clause  be  read  a  second 
time  :—It  passed  in the  Negative.' 

Another  Clause  was  offered  to  be  added  to 
the  Bill  (Reduction  of  duty  on  sugar).—(Mr. 
Lough.) 

And  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  and 

read  the first time. 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the  Clause  be  read  a  second 
time:—It  passed  in the  Negative. 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be made to 
the  Bill, in  p,  2,1.  8, by  leaving  out Clause 3.— 
Mr. Hemmerde.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  proposed  to  be  left out,  to  "  Ad.," in  1. 15, 
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.  2,.l.  15,  by  leaving  out  "Ad." 
inserting  "  6d."—(Mr.  Tyson  Wilson),—
and 
instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That   " 4 
stand  part of  the  Bill:—It  was  resolved  in  the 
Affirmative. 

Then  an Amendment  was made  to the  Bill. 

Finance  Bill. 

The  House, according  to  Order,  proceeded  to 
take  into  consideration  the  Finance  Bill,  as 
amended in  the  Committee. 

Another  Amendment was proposed to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  3,  1.  12,  by  leaving  out 
subsection  (2) of Clause  4.—(Mr.  Boland.) 

A  Clause (Additional  powers of  reference  to 
referees)—(Mr.Baldwin)—was  twice  read;  and 
made part of  the  Bill. 

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  Clause  was  offered  to  be  added  to 
the Bill  (Allowances  in determination of  profits). 
—(Mr.  George  Terrell.) 

And  the  said  Clause  Was  brought  up,  and 

read the  first  time. 

And  a Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the  Clause  be  read  a  second 
time  :—It  passed  in the  Negative. 

Another  Clause  was  offered  to  be  added  to 
(Valuation  of  stock).  —  (Sir  John 

the  Bill 
Harmood-Banner.) 

And  the  said  Clause  was  brought  up,  anc 

read  the first time. 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed, That the Clause  be read a second 
time  : —  The  said  Motion  and  Clause  were 
severally,  with leave  of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  was proposed  to be made 
to  the Bill, in  p.  5,  1. 7, by inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  the words  "  And  in  any  such  case  such 
licence-holder  or  registered  owner shall also  be 
entitled  to  obtain  repayment  or  remission  of  a 
similar proportion  of  the  charge  (if  any)  payable 
by  him under section twenty-one of  the Licensing 
(Consolidation)  Act,  1910."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

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. 4, by  inserting  at  the end 
thereof  the  Words  "  Provided  also  that  before 
any  such  licence  shall  be  suspended  under  the 
provisions  of  this  section  notice  shall  be  given 
both  to  the  licence-holder  and  to  the  registered 

8  M O.   V. 

owner  of  the  licensed  premises, both  of  whom 
shall  be  given  by  the  said  Commissioners  an 
opportunity of  being  heard."—(Colonel  Gretton.). 

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.  6,  1. 4,  by  inserting,  after  the 
words  last inserted, the  words— 

"  (3)  Where  any licence  is  suspended  under 
the  provisions  of  this  section  upon the  grant  of 
which  the licence-holder  or  any other  person was 
ordered, under  section  fourteen of  the  Licensing 
(Consolidation)  Act, 1910, to  make  any  payment 
in  respect  of  monopoly  value, such  payment,  if 
collected  periodically,  shall  not  be  collected 
during  that period."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

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.  23,  by  leaving  out  the 
word 
the  word 
"  eighteen "—(Mr.  Dillon),—instead  thereof. 

"  sixteen,"  and 

inserting 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the word 

"  sixteen "  stand part of  the  Bill; 

(In  the  Committee.)  


Clauses  No.  1 ahd  No.  2 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 resuming  Criminal Law 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Amendment 
upon  the  30th  day of  April  last,  on  considera­
tion of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read  a second  time  ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People gn'he PeoPle 
Bill; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

•  •  • 

The  House  divided.  

The  Yeas to  the  Right;  

The  Noes  to  the  Left.  

Tellers  for  the  ( Captain  Guest,  


Yeas, 

( Mr.  James  Hope: 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for taking  Munitions of 

into  consideration  the Munitions of  War  Bill,  as W ar  BllL 
amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

80. 

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

Tellers  for  the  Colonel  Sir  Charles 

Mr.  Dillon,

Noes, 

Heely: 

44. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Gorn 

. 

Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  Bill;  

Production 

So  it  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was  proposed  to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  8,  1.  31,  by  leaving  out  the 
word  "  twenty-five,"  and 
inserting  the  word 
"  thirty-five "—(Mr.  Dillon),—instead  thereof. 

• 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
word  "twenty-five"  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.  8,1.  39, by  inserting, after the 
word  "  settlement,"  the  words  "  whether  there 
be  any  direction  to  accumulate  or  not."—-(Mr. 
Needham.) 

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  read  the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Wednes­
day  next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Public  Works 

Second  Reading  of  the  Public  Works  Loans L o a ns  Bm -
Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

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

Committee  on  the  Naval  and  : Military  War 
Pensions,  &c.  (Transfer  of  Powers)  Bill;  

(Transfer  of 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,1,owers)Bm* 

resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  ^ o c al 

Second  Reading  of  the  Local  government (AUotments 
(Allotments  and  Land  Cultivation)  (Ireland)   and  Land 
Hill  . 
* 

 . 
Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

Cultivation) 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

. 

. 

.

.

.

.

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Public  Health 
Second  Reading  of  the  Public  Health  (Preven-  ^^eatment 
tion  and Treatment  of  Disease)  (Ireland) Bill;   0f Disease) 
Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read  a second  time (Ireland->  B m­

The  Wesleyan  Methodists 

(Appointments 
during  t he  War)  Bill  was,  according   to  Order, 

a  second  time. 

< 

to-morrow. 

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. 

VOL.  172. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Naval 

Second  Reading  of the  Naval  Discipline  B i l l;  

Ordered, Thfit the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

DiscieIine B1U­
, 

to-morrow. 

x  3  

" .  ' 

v

Wesieyan 
Methodists 
(Appointments 
during  the 
War)  Bill. 

1 58 

1 6 $ — 1 7$  July. 

1 9 1 7. 

Titles
B m  r S « .l

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
S e c o nd   Beading  of  the  Titles  Deprivation  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. 

"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. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order of  the  House  of the 12th 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  after 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

The  Lord  Advocate  reported  from  the  Select   Divorce  Bills. 

Committee  on  Divorce  Bills;  That  they  had 
examined  the  allegations  of  Boaz'  Divorce  Bill   Boaz'  Divorce 
[Lords]  as  to  the  marriage  of  the  parties,  the  BiU  {.Lords.-] 
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 H igh Court of  Justice 
in  Ireland,  and, upon evidence  satisfactory to  the 
Committee,  found  the  same and the other  alle­
gations  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  Amend­
ment. 

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  Boaz'  Divorce 

the  House  of  Lords  on  t h e B m 

proceedings  in 
Second  Reading  of  Boaz'  Divorce  Bill  [Lords],
together  with  the  documents  deposited  in  the 
case,  be  returned  to  the  House  of  Lords.— 
(The  Lord  Advocate.) 

[Lords.]

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: 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide  Second 
Report. 

Naval  and 
Marine  Pay 
and  Pensions 
Act,  1865. 

Public 
Records 
(Local 
Government 
Board.) 

Public 
Records 
(County 
Courts.) 

Lunacy. 

Tuesday, 17th July  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

P U B L IC  Petition  was  presented,  and 

A read;  and  ordered  to  lie upon  the  Table. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant to the 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Order  in  Council  under  the  Naval  and  Marine 
Pay  and  Pensions  Act,  1865, dated  2nd  July 
1917, approving  a Memorial  of  the  Lords  Com­
missioners  of  the  Admiralty,  praying  sanction  to 
an increase  in  the maximum  pension  which  may 
be  granted  to  Warrant  Officers,  Class  2.  ana 
Non-commissioned Officers, of the Royal  Marines, 
detained  for further  service  beyond  twenty-one 
years  during  the  war. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  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 First  Schedule  containing  a  list  and 
particulars  of  classes  of  Documents  existing  or 
accruing  in the  Office of  the  Local  Government 
Board  which  are  not  considered  of  sufficient 
public  value to  justify  their  preservation  in  the 
Public  Record  Office. 

Copy  of  Schedule  containing  a  list  and  par­
ticulars  of  classes  of  Documents  existing  or 
accruing  in  the  County  Courts  which  are  not 
considered  of  sufficient  public  value  to  justify 
their preservation  in  the  Public  Record  Office. 

Copy  of  Return  to  the  Lord  Chancellor  of 
the  number  of  Visits  made  and  the  number  of 
Patients  seen  by  the  several  Commissioners  in 
Lunacy  during  the  six  months  ending  on  30th 
June  1917. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Essex  and  Essex  and  

Herts  Clergy  Charity  Bill, without  any  Amend-  Herts  Clergy  

ment. 
Charity  Bill.  


^ 

• 

' 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Birmingham  Birmingham 
I 
T> ill 
' 

Churches  Fund  Charity  Bill,  without 
Amendment. 

-  nhiiiirthafl TPti-
a ny   Churches  Fund 
J  Charity  Bill. 

" j 
J 

' i.l_ 

TH 

a. 

J 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Church  Lands Church  Lands 

(Bristol,  Saint  Thomas)  Charity  Bill,  without  (Bristol, 
any  Amendment. 

Saint  Thomas) 
Charity  BiU. 
The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Presbyterian  Presbyterian 

Church  (Crook)  Charity  Bill,  without  any  Church 
(Crook) 
Amendment. 
Charity  Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed 

to 

Chapels  Charities  Bill,  without  any  Amend-
ment. 

the  Baptist Baptist 
Chapels 
Charities  Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed to  the  Congregational  Congregational 

Chapels  Charities  Bill,  without  any  Amend-  ^rftiL   B m 
ment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Seaham  Seaham 

Harbour  Dock  Bill, without  any  Amendment. 

Harbour  Dock 

Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Ebbw  Vale  Bbbw  Vale 
Urban  District  Council  Bill, with Amendments  ;   Urban  District 
to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence
this  House. 

  of  Counci1 Bl11­

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  An  Richmond 
Act  to  confirm  an  agreement  relating  to  the (Surrey) 
supply of  electricity  in  the Borough of Richmond supplyCBiii 
(Surrey);  to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  con-
currence  of  this  House. 

[Lords.]

Bill  [Lords]  was read  the first time. 

The  Richmond  (Surrey)  Electricity  Supply   Richmond 
EiStrfcity 
Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  referred  to  the  SupplyBil1 

" 

[Lords.]

Examiners of  Petitions for  Private  Bills. 

Ordered,  That  the Amendments  made  by  the  Companies 

Lords  to  the  Companies 
Directors)  Bill  be  taken  into  consideration  to-gjj,  irec  ors^ 
Bill 78. 
morrow;  and be printed. 

(Particulars  as  to  ^^ectore^' 

New  Member 
sworn. 

Sir  Abraham  Garrod  Thomas,  H.D.,  Member 

for  the  County  of  Monmouth  (Southern  Divi­
sion),  was  sworn. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Finance  Bill. 

Third  Reading  of the  Finance  Bill; 

A  verbal Amendment  was made to  the  Bill. 

 
 


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17 th July. 

159 


And  the  Bill  was  read  the  third  time  and 

Ordered, That  the  Clerk do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords, and  desire their  concurrence. 

Naval  and 
Military  War 
Pensions,  &c. 
(Transfer  of 
Powers)  Bill. 

The  House,  according to Order, resolved itself 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military 
War  Pensions,  &c.  (Transfer  of  Powers)  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1  (Dissolution  of  Statutory 

Committee). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1. 11, to  leave 
out  from  the  word  "  Committee "  to  the  word 
" o r ,"  in  1. 13.—(Mr.  Hogge.) 

Question,  That  the words proposed  to  be  left 
out,  to  the  word  " R o y a l ,"  in  p. 1,  1. 12,  stand 
part of the  Clause, put, and  agreed  to. 

An  Amendment  made. 
Clause,  as amended, agreed  to. 
Clauses  No.  2 and  No.  3  disagreed   ta 
Clause  No.  4  amended,  and  agreed to. 
Clause  No.  5  disagreed  to. 
Clause  No.  6 amended,  and  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Constitution and powers of  Special 
Grants  Committee) —  (Mr.  Barnes)  —  brought 
up, and read  the first and second  time, and added 
to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Expenses  and  accounts  of 
Special  Grants  Committee)—(Mr.  Barnes)—
brought  up,  and  read  the first and  second  time, 
and added to  the  Bill. 

Schedule  amended, and 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 
provide  for  the  dissolution  of  the  Statutory 
Committee  established  under  the  Naval  and 
Military  War  Pensions, &c.  Act,  1915, and  for 
the  transfer  of  their  powers,  duties,  and  func­
tions  to  the  Minister  of  Pensions,  and  for 
purposes connected  therewith. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 
Committee,  be  now tak en 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. 

[Title 
amended.] 

Local 
Government 
(Allotments 
and  Land 
Cultivation) 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

The  Local  Government 

(Allotments  and 
Land  Cultivation)  (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.  Duke.) 

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, 

V O L.  172. 

and  directed  him  to  report  the  same,  without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the  Bill   be now read the  third 
time  i—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  Public  Health  (Prevention  and   Treat-Public  Health 
ment  of  Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill  was,  according „  ^ J ®  4 ™ , 
°  and  Treatment 
, 
0f  Disease) 
to  Order, read a second time. 

,   . . 

' 

v

'

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a ( I r e l a n d)  BilK 

Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
—(Colonel  Craig.) 

The  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 

[.Lords]  w a s,  Titles 

according  to  Order,  read  a second  time. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
—(Colonel  Craig.) 

Deprivation 
[Lords.)
Bill 

The  Naval  Discipline  Bill  was,  according  to  Naval 

Order, read  a  second  time. 

Discipline 

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

The  Public  Works  Loans  Bill  was, according   Public  Works 

to  Order, read  a second  time. 

Loans  Bill. 

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

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. 

to-morrow,  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee  to  k°ans.  . 

A  Motion  being  made,  That  this  House  will,  Public  Works 
. 
[Remission   of 

.  . 

, . 

-  

J. 

. 

. 

consider  ot  authorising  the  remission  ot  certain  Debt.] 
Debts  in  pursuance  of  any  Act   of  the  present 
Session  relating  to  Local  Loans—(Secretary 
Sir  George  Cave) ; 

0 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave, 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  Adjournment. 

Order  of  the House of the 12th 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  Eight of  the  clock, adjourned  till  

to-morrow. 


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18$  July.  


Wednesday,  18th  July  1917. 

P B A T E E S. 

Education 

(Scotland.)  TH E  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Report  of 
in 

the  Committee  of  Council  on  Education 
Scotland  in  1916-17. 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas   to  the  Right; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers for  the f Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

\Mr.  James  Hope:  


Tellers for  the/Mr.  Pringle,  


,  Noes, 

(Mr. Anderson i 


So  it was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 


|  221.

}  42. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  House, according   to  Order, resolved itself  C o"j 

. 

into a  Committee  on the  Corn  Production  Bill.  Bfu; nctl0n 

Public  Works  Mr.  Baldwin presented,—Return  to  an  Order, 
Loans  Bill. 
dated  the  16th  day  of  this  instant July,  for  a 
No. 111.  Return  relative  to  the  Public  Works  Loans 

Bill. 

Ordered, That  the said Return  do lie upon  the 

Table;  and  be  printed. 

Army. 

Ministry of 
Food. 	

Mr.  Macpherson presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Report  of  the  Committee 
on  Promotion  of  Officers in  the  Special  Reserve, 
New  Armies,  and  Territorial  Force  ;  together 
with  a  Note  by  the  Army  Council. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  dynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copy  of  the  Public  Meals  Order,  1917, 
as  amended  by  the  Public  Meals  Orders  (Nos 
2  and  3),  1917,  the  Stone  Fruit  (Jam  Manu­
facturers'  Prices)  Order,  1917, the  Intoxicating 
Liquor  (Output  and  Delivery)  Order  (No.  2), 
1917, and  the  Raspberries  (Scotland)  Delivery 
Order,  1917, made by the Food  Controller under 
the  Defence  of  the Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Message  from  Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that 
the  Lords. 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords  by 
one of  their  Clerks, as followeth; 

The  Lords  have agreed  to the  London  County 
Council  ( M o n e j)  Bill, without any  Amendment. 

London 
County 
Council 
(Money)  Bill. 
The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Barrow-in-
Barrow-in-
Furness 
Furness  Corporation  Water  Bill,  with  Amend-
Corporation 
Water  Bill.  	 ments ;  to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concur­

rence of this  House. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendments 
Bedwas and 
Urban"]}! t i  t m a d  e 
this  House  to  the  Bedwas and  Machen 
Council  Bill" 0  Urban  District  Council  Bill  [Lords'],  without 
[Lords.] 

any  Amendment. 

Adjournment 
of  the  House.  	 his  place  and  asked leave  to move  the  adjourn­

Mr.  Dillon,  Member  for East  Mayo,  rose   in 

Lord 	
Hardinge. 	

ment of the  House for  the purpose  of  discussing 
a  definite  matter  of  urgent  public  importance, 
viz., the  refusal of the Government  to accept  the 
resignation  of  Lord  Hardinge  ;  and the  pleasure 
of  the House  having  been  signified, the  Motion 
stood  over, under  Standing  Order  No.  10, till  a 
quarter  of  an hour  after Eight  of the  clock  this 
evening. 

Expiring  Laws  Mr.  Baldwin  presented  a  Bill  to  continue  

certain  expiring  Laws:  And  the  same  was  

Continuance 
Bill. 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow; 
and  to be  printed. 

^ 
15111  7 9  ' 

Business of 
the  House 
(Corn 
Production 
Bill.) 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being 

put,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  Corn  Pro­
duction  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at  Eleven  of 
the  clock  this  night, be  not  interrupted  under 
the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House)—» 
(Mr.  Chancellor  of the  Exchequer)  ; 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  3 (Claims  for  payment). 
Amendment  proposed,  in p.  2,1.  16, to  leave 
out  the  word  "  September,"  in  order  to  insert 
the  word  "May."—(Mr.  Martin.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  September "  stand 

part of  the  Clause, put,  and  agreed  to. 

Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,  1.  29, 
at  the  end, to  insert  the  words "  Provided  that, 
on  making  a  claim for  payment  under this  Part 
of  this Act,  the  claimant shall, if  called  upon  by 
the  Board,  furnish to the  Board  of  Agriculture 
a  list, with  principal  occupations  and  ages, of  all 
those  employed  during  the  year  in  which  the 
corn was grown  in  respect of  which  the  claim  is 
made,  together  with  the  wages  and  yearly 
earnings of each  employee,  and if, in the  opinion 
of  the Board,  those  wages  and earnings  were  in 
all  the  circumstances  inadequate,  such  claim 
may  be disallowed."—(Mr.  Ernest  Gardner.) 

Question,  That those  words be  there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  2,  1. 32, 
after  the  word  "person,"   to  insert  the  word 
"  knowingly."—(Sir  Francis  Slake.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  knowingly"   be 

there inserted, put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  2,  1. 34, 
after the word  "  term," to  insert the  words  "  not 
less than  one month  and."—(Mr.  Martin.) 

Question, That  those  words be there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,  1. 35, 
at the  end,  to  add  the words  "  and  shall  forfeit 
to  His  Majesty's  Treasury  a sum equal to  twice 
the  payment that he  would have received  if  the 
statements  and  representations  had  been  true, 
and if  such  payment has  been  made,  shall  also 
return the amount  thereof."—(Mr.  Watt.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  4  (Minimum  rate  for  agricultural 

wages). 

Amendment  proposed,  in p.  2,1.  38,  to  leave 
out  the  word  "  a,"  in  order  to  insert the  words 
"  an able-bodied."—(Captain  Sir Seville  Stanier.) 

Question,  That  the word  "  a "  stand  part  of 

the  Clause, put, and agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in p. 2,  1. 39, 
to  leave  out the  words "  a rate not less  than."— 
(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question,  That  the  word  " a  "  stand  part  of 

the  Clause, put, and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 2,  1. 40, 
to  leave  Out from the  word  "  and "  to  the  end  of 
the subsection, in order to insert the words  "  any 
failure to  do  so shall  render  the  employer  liable 

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mh—mh 

July. 

161 

to  summary  conviction  for  an offence  under  this 
Act."—(Sir  William  Beale.) 

Another  Amendment  made.  

Clause, as  amended,  agreed  to.  


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  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  and  on  any 
prosecution  of  an employer  under  this  section  it 
shall  lie  on  him to  prove  that  he has paid  wages 
at  not 
less  than  the  minimum  rate."—(Mr. 
Pr other o.) 

Question proposed,  That  those words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  1.  4, 
at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  and  to  the 
forfeiting  of  any  benefit that  may  have  accrued 
to  him  under  Part  I.  of  this  Act."—(Mr. 
Anderson.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  1.  17, 
(4).—(Captain  Sir 

leave  out  subsection 

to 
Beville  Stanier.) 

Adjournment 
under 
Standing 
Order No.   10 
(Lord 
Hardinge.) 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

Question  proposed,  That  the words  proposed 
to  be  left  out,  to  the  first  word  " a s ,"  in  1.  18, 
stand  part of the  Clause  : 

And  it being  a quarter of  ah hour  after  Eight 
of  the  clock,  and  leave  having  been  given  to 
move  the  adjournment  of  the  House  under 
Standing  Order  No.  10,  further  proceeding  was 
postponed  without  Question  put. 

A  Motion  was made,  and the  Question  being 
put,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn- -(Mr. 
Dillon  ); 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 
Tellers  for  the  ( Mr.  Dillon, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  Anderson : 
Tellers for  the j  Captain  Guest, 

Noes, 

{  Mr. James Hope -. 

|  81. 

176, 

So it  passed  in the  Negative. 

The  House  again  resolved  itself 
Committee  on the  Corn  Production  Bill. 

into  the 

(In  the  Committee.) 
Postponed  proceeding  on  Amendment  pro­
posed  on consideration  of  Clause  No.  4  resumed. 

Question  put,  That  the  words proposed  to  be 
left  out,  to  the  first  word  "as,"  in  1. 18,  stand 
part of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers for  the  ( Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

I Mr.  James Hope  : 

l  .  , 
j 

Whereupon Motion  made, arid  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave' 
to sit again— (Mr. Prothero),—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,  this  day, 

again  resolve  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for taking  Companies 
into  consideration  the  Amendments  made by  rhe  Directors')*8 
Lords  to  the  Companies  (Particulars  as  to  Bill.1160  ° 
Directors)  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  said Amendments  be  taken 

into  consideration  this day. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Public  Health 
Committee  on  the  Public  Health  (Prevention  ^Treatment 
of1 Disease™611 
and  Treatment  of  Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, CTleland>BU1­

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Titles 

Committee  on 
[Lords]  ; 

the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill  ®®Pr^rati°n, 

F 

Resolved,  That 

this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Naval 

Committee  on  the  Naval  Discipline  Bill;  

Discipline 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Public  Works 

Committee  on  the  Public  Works  Loans  Bill;  

L o a ns  BiU-

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

0 

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

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   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  Public  Works 

Tellers  for the  J C a g a in

  S ir  B e c i l le 

vr 
j N o e s> 

\  btamer, 
( Mr.  Molteno : 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  1. 18, 
to  leave  out the  words  "  as  respects  able-bodied 
men."—(Mr.  Anderson.) 

3. 

)

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to  be left  out  stand part  of  the  Clause : 

Thursday, 19th July  1917  : 
Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  pro­
posed,  That  the  Chairman  fdo  report  Progress, 
and  ask  leave  to  sit  again—(Mr.  Anderson):—
Motion, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Question  again  proposed,  That  the  words 
left  out  stand  part  of  the 

proposed  to  be 
Clause  :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

VOL.  172. 

Committee  on  Public  Works  Loans  [Remission  Jj0ans 
of  Debt]; 

_ 

_ 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

And  it  being  after  half-past  Eleven  of  the  Adjournment, 

clock on  Wednesday  evening, Mr. Deputy 
Speaker  adjourned  the  House  without 
Question  put,  pursuant  to  the  Standing 
Order,  it  being  then  five  minutes  after 
One  of  the  clock  on  Thursday  morning, 
till  this  day. 

162 	

19 th  July. 

1917. 


Thursday, 19th July  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Ashton-under-	 THE  Ashton -  under -  Lyne  Corporation  Bill 

[.Lords] was read the  third  time  and passed, 

Lyne 
Corporation 

Bill  fLords.']  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. 

—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved, That  this  House  do  sit to-morrow.  Business  of 
(Friday"*6 
Sitting.) 

The  House, according  to  Order,  resolved itself  Oorn 

into  a Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  Bill.  Production 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No. 5 (Establishment of Wages Board). 
Amendment  proposed,  in p. 3,  1. 31,  to  leave 
out  subsections  (2),  (3),  (4),  and  ( 5 ) . — ( S ir 
Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be left 
out, to  the  word  "  wages,"  in  1. 32, stand  part  of 
the  Clause,  put,  and agreed  to. 

North  Cheshire  The  North  Cheshire  Water  Bill  [Lords']  was 
Water  Bill 

r e a d  the  third  time  and  passed,  with  Amend­
ments. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 3,  1. 32, 
after the word  " o f ,"   to  insert  the  word  ''cash," 
—(Sir  Walter  Essex.) 

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. 

•Colonial  Bank 
Bill  [Lords.]  	

The  House proceeded  to take  into  considera-
tion  the  Colonial  Bank  Bill  Lords],  as  amended 
in  the  Committee. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  the third  time. 

Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His 
Military 
Service 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  an  Agreement 
•with  Russia)  concluded  between  His  Majesty's  Government 
(Miscellaneous, and  the  Provisional  Government  of  Russia 
No. 11,1917.)  r e] ativ e  to  the  reciprocal  liability  to  Military 
Service  of  British  subjects  resident  in  Russia 
and  Russian  subjects resident  in  Great  Britain. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

Ordered, That there  be  laid  before  this  House 
a  Copy  of  Parts  III.  and  I V.   of  the  Corn 
Production	  Bill,  showing  the  effect  of  the 
No. 112.  Amendments  proposed  to  be  moved  in  Com­
mittee  on  behalf  of  the  Government.  —  (Mr. 
Pr other o.) 

Mr.  Prothero  accordingly  presented ° the  said 

Paper. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table;  and be  printed. 

New  Member 
•sworn. 

Michael  Louis  Hearn,  Esquire,  Member  for 
the  County  of  Dublin  (South  Dublin  Division), 
was  sworn. 

Business  of 
the  House 
•(Supply.) 

Business  of 
the  House 
(Corn 
Production 	
Bill.) 	

Ordered, That  the  proceedings  on  the  Corn 
Production  Bill  and  on  the  Motion  relating  to 
Intermediate  Education  (Ireland)  have  prece­
dence-this  day of  the  Business of  Supply.—(Mr. 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 

put,  That  the  proceedings  on the  Corn  Produc­
tion  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at  Eleven  of  the 
clock  this  night,  be  not  interrupted  under  the 
Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House)—(Mr. 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer); 

The  House  divided.  

The  Yeas to the  Right;  

The  Noes  to  the  Left. 

Tellers  for thej Captain  Guest,  


Yeas, 

\Mr. James Hope : 

Tellers for the f Mr.  Hogge, 
\ Mr.  Watt: 

Noes, 

So it  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

180.

\ 
J 

30. 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word "  cash "  be 

there  inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  with­
drawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in: p.  3,  1. 32, 
after  the  word  "wages,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  and  such  other  conditions  of  employment  as 
affect  wages,  such  as regularity  and  continuance 
of  employment,  the  hours of  work,  rates of  pay 
for  overtime."—(Mr.  Ramsay  Ma.cdonald.) 

Question  proposed,  That those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment, by leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  3,  1. 32, 
at the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  and  in fixing 
such  minimum rates  shall  secure  that  the rates 
fixed  for  workmen  casually  employed  shall  be 
proportionately  higher  than  the  corresponding 
rates  fixed  for  other  workmen."  — (Sir  John 
Simon.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,1.  9, to 

le,ive  out  subsection  (5).—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be  left 
out,  to the  word  "  if,"  in  1. 9, stand  part  of  the 
Clause, put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1. 9, 
after  the  word  "  may,"  to  insert the  words  "  on 
the  application  of  any  two  members  of  the 
Board."—(Mr.  Ramsay Macdonald.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1. 19, 
to  insert the  words 
after  the  word  "opinion, 
"  shall  be  at  least  sufficient to  enable  a man  to 
provide for  himself  and  his family sufficient food, 
clothing, and housing  accommodation to maintain 
physical  efficiency,  and  in  any  case." —  (Mr, 
Rowntree.) 

Question  proposed,  That those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  ].  19, 
to 
leave  out  the  words  "  an  ordinary  day's 
work,"  in  order  to  insert  the words  "  a week's 
work  of  forty-eight  hours."—(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. 4,  1. 20, 
after  the  word  "  least,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  thirty  shillings  a  week  for  the year  nineteen 
hundred  and  seventeen;  twenty-seven  shillings 
and  six  pence  a  week  for  the  years  nineteen 
hundred  and  eighteen  and  nineteen  hundred  and 
nineteen ;  and thereafter."—(Mr.  Rowlands.) 

Question  proposed,  That those  words be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

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163 


Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 4,  1. 20, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  twenty-five,"  in  order 
to insert the  word  "  thirty."—(Mr.  War die.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Titles 

Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation
[Lords'] ; 

  Bill Bill 

[Lords.] 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  twenty-

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this

  day, 

five "  stand part of the  Clause  : 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do report  Progress, and ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Mr.  Prothero),—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  Monday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

A  Motion  was made,  and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  That  this  House  disapproves  of  that 
portion  of the  Rules of  the Intermediate  Educa­
tion  Board  for  Ireland  which imposes  the system 
of written  examinations  in  experimental  science 
by  the inclusion  of  the  words  "  obtain  not  less 
than 30  per  cent,  on  the  pass  paper, or  25  per 
cent,  on  the  honours  paper,  in  the  course  or 
courses  in which  he presents himself, and  must," 
in Rule  10 (b)—(Mr.  Boland) ; 

And  the  House  having  continued  to  sit  till 

after Twelve  of  the  clock  on Friday  morning; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for

  the  Naval 

Committee  on  the  Naval  Discipline  Bill;

BiiT^"06 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this

  day, 

resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for
Committee  on  the  Public  Works  Loans  Bill;  

  the  Public  Works 
L o a ns  B11!­

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee, 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Public  Works 

Committee  on  Public  Works  Loans  f Remission  f^ ans.  . 

j.  T\  i  i-i 
of  Debt] ;  

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

[Remission 
of  Debt.] 

resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

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,  it 
being  then  twenty-three  minutes  after 
Twelve  of  the  clock  on  Friday  morning, 
till  this  day,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution 
of  the  House  of  the  19th  day  of  this 
instant  July. 

Intermediate 
Education 
(Ireland.) 

Friday,  20th  July  1917 : 

And  the  Question  being  put; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas to  the  Right; 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 
Tellers for the f Mr.  Boland, 

Yeas, 

\Mr.  Coote: 

Tellers  for the ("Captain  Guest, 

Noes, 

\Mr.  James Hope: 

\ 
j 

So  it  passed  in the  Negative. 

39. 

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. 

Expiring  Laws
Continuance

  The  Order   o f  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

  Second  Reading   of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con­

tinuance  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

this  day. 

Companies 
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
(Particulars  as  Into  consideration  the  Amendments  made  by 
to  Directors) 
the  Lords  to  the  Companies  (Particulars  as  to 
Bill. 
Directors)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  said Amendments  be  taken 

into  consideration  this  day. 

Friday,  20th July  1917. 

!•  20. 

P R A Y E R S. 

ORDERED,  That  Mr.  Speaker do  issue  his  Cambridge 

Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown,  to County^  ^ 
for  the  electing  of  a  Chesterton1 

make  out  a  new  Writ 
Member to  serve  in  this present  Parliament  for  Division) 
the  County  of  Cambridge  (Western  or  Chester- W n t­
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  one  of  His  Majesty's  Principal  Secre­
taries of  State.—(Captain  Guest.) 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do 

issue  his  Dundee  Burgh 

Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown,  to  make  Writ-
out a  new  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a  Member 
to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament 
for  the 
Burgh  of  Dundee,  in  the  room  of  the  Right 
Honourable Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, 
who,  since his  Election  for  the  said  burgh,  hath 
accepted  the  Office of  Minister of  Munitions.— 
(Captain  Guest.) 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do  issue  his  Cambridge 
Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown,  to  make  Borough  Writ, 
out a  new  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a  Member 
for  the 
to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament 
Borough  of  Cambridge,  in the  room  of  Almeric 
Hugh  Paget,  Esquire,  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. 
James  Hope.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Public  Health 
(Prevention  Committee  on  the  Public  Health  (Prevention  Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Navy  and 
rf DtaS)  
(Ireland)  Bill. 

^solved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day,  sum  required  to  be  voted  during  the  year  operations 
ending  31st  March  1918  for  general  Navy  and and other  ' 
Expenditure 
arising  out 

Command, —  Supplementary  Estimate  of  the 

a n  d  Treatment  of  Disease)  (Ireland)  Billj 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

V O L.  172. 

Y  2 

erviceir 

of  the  War, 
1917-18 
(Supplemen­
tary  Vote 
of  Credit.) 

N o  .  113. 

Ministry  of 
f o o d. 

University  of 
Aberdeen. 

164 

20th—23rd  July. 

1917. 


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. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Public  Health 
Committee  on  the  Public  Health  (Prevention  ^Tratment 
and  Treatment of Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill;  

of* Disease) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday  ( l r e l a n d)  Biu­

next, resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

Mr.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command, —  Copy  of  the  Raspberries  (Jam 
Manufacturers'  Prices)  Order,  1917,  and  the 
1917  Crop  (Restriction)  Order,  1917,  made  by 
the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence  of  the 
Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to 
the  directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Abstract  of  Accounts  of  the  University  of 
Aberdeen  for the  year  ending  30th  September 
1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

N o.  114. 

Ordered, That  there be  laid  before  this  House 

a  Copy  of  Clauses  3  and  4  of  the  Corn  Pro­
duction  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Committee.— 
(Mr.  Prothero.) 

Mr.  Prothero  accordingly  presented  the  said 

Paper. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Titles 

Committee  on 
[Lords]  | 

the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Expiring  Laws 

Second  Reading  of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con-Continuance 
tinuance  B i l l;  

1 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time  


upon  Monday  next.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Naval  


Committee  on the  Naval'Discipline  Bill  ; 

Discipline 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday  


next, resolve itself into the  said  Committee.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Public  Works 

Committee  on  the  Public  Works  Loans  Bill;  

L o a ns  Bm -

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday  


Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

next,  resolve itself  into tbe  said  Committee.  


Table ;  and be  printed. 

Supply. 

The House,  according  to  Order, resolved itself 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

The  House,  according to  Order, resolved  itself  Public  Works 

into  a  Committee  on  Public  Works  Loans  
[Remission  of  Debt].  

j cn 

0 f  Debt.] 

(In  the  Committee.)  


(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  

Estimates,  1917-18.  


Class  I V.  


Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
(including  a 
a  sum  not  exceeding  £1,242,018 
Supplementary  sum  of  £348,000)  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  31 st 
day  of  March  1918  for  the  Expenses  of  the 
Commissioners  of  National  Education  in  Ire­
land,  including  Grants  in  Aid  of  the  Teachers' 
Pension  Fund,  Ireland  : 

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

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,  upon  Monday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

Resolved, That it  is  expedient to  authorise  the  

remission of  arrears of  principal  and interest  due  

to  the  Public  Works  Loan  Commissioners  in  

respect of  Eyemouth  Harbour,  in  pursuance  of  

any Act  of  the present  Session  relating  to  Local  

Loans.—(Mr.  James  Hope.)  


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.  


Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  adjourned  Adjournment, 

the  House without Question put, pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  3,  it  being  then 
three  minutes after Five  of  the  clock,  till 
Monday  next. 

Monday,  23rd July  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

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. 

Companies 
(Particulars a 
to  Directors) 
Bill. 

The  Order of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Amendments  made  by 
the  Lords to  the  Companies  (Particulars  as  to 
Directors)  B i l l; 

TH E  House  proceeded  to  take 

sideration  the  Amendments  made  by  the council^m™* 

into  con-  Ebbw  Vale 

Lords  to  the  Ebbw  Vale  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. 

Ordered, That  the  said Amendments  be  taken 

Ordered, That  the  Colonial Bank  Bill  [Lords]   Colonial  Bank 

into  consideration  upon  Monday  next. 

be read  the  third  time to-morrow. 

Bil1 



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1 65 


Trade 
(Foreign 
Countries  and 
British 
Possessions.) 

Sir Albert  Stanley presented, by  His Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Annual  Statement  of  the 
Trade  of  the  United  Kingdom  with  Foreign 
Countries  and  British  Possessions 
for  1916, 
compared  with 
four  preceding  years. 
Volume   I. 

the 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Shops  Act, 
1912. 

Secretary  Sir George  Cave presented, pursuant 
to  the  directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops Act, 1912, 
by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned  Local 
Authority,  and  confirmed,  with  amendment,  by 
the  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home  Depart­
ment :— 

Borough  of  Bootle. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr. Hayes  Fisher presented, by  His  Majesty's 

Welfare  of
" m e n t al
Committee.)

  Command,-Copy  of  Report  of  the  Depart­
  mental  Committee  on the  Welfare  of  the  Blind. 
Ordered, That the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Education 
(Scotland.) 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Report  of  the 
Committee  of  Council  on  Education  in  Scotland 
in  1916-17.  Appendix  I V. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Civil  Service 
(Class  X. 
Examination.) 

Old  Age 
Pensions. 

Evicted  ­
Tenants 
(Ireland) 
Act,  1907. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Report,  dated  20th  June 
1917, of  the  Committee  appointed  by  the  Lords 
Commissioners  of  His  Majesty's  Treasury  to 
consider  and  report upon  the Scheme  of  Exami­
nation  for  Class I.  of the  Civil  Service. 

Copy  of  Memorandum  as  to  extending  the 
grant  of  the  additional  allowance  to  Old  Age 
Pensions. 

Ordered, That the  said  Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Duke  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  30th  June  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Military 
Service 
(Review   of 
Exceptions) 
Act,  1917. 

Ordered, That  a Message be  sent to the Lords 
to  request  that  their  Lordships  will  be  pleased 
to give  leave  to  the  Right  Honourable  the  Earl 
of Derby,  K.G.,  to  attend  to  be  examined  as  a 
Witness  before  the  Select  Committee  on  the 
Military  Service  (Review  of  Exceptions)  Act, 
1917—(Mr.  Shortt.) 

Business  of 
the  House 
(Corn 
Production 
Bill.) 

A  Motion  was made, and  the  Question  being 

put,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  Corn  Produc­
tion  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at Eleven  of  the 
clock  this  night,  be  not  interrupted  under the 
Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House)—(Mr. 
Chancellor  of  the Exchequer)  ; 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved itself Com 
into  a  Committee  on  the Corn  Production  Bill.  Production 

Bill.

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  5 

(Establishment  of  Wages 

Board). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1. 20, to  leave 
out  the  word  " twenty-five,"  in  order  to  insert 
the  word  "  thirty." 

Question  again  proposed,  That  the  word 
the  Clause  :— 
twenty-five"  stand  part  of 

Debate  arising  ; 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  rose  in  his 
place  and  claimed  to  move,  That  the  Question 
be  now  put. 

and  agreed  to. 

Question,  That  the  Question  be now  |>ut, put,  Question  put 
to 
S.O.  Closure 
Question  put  accordingly,  That  the  word  of  Debate.) 

ftnrsujmt 

° 

. 

"  twenty-five "  stand  part  of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the j  Lord  Edmund Talbot, 

Yeas, 

I Captain  Guest : 

Tellers for the  j  Mr.  Wardle,

301. 

102. 

I 

-. 

Noes, 

( Mr.  Bowerman 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,  1. 21, 
after  the word  "  week,"  to  add  the  words " and 
the  normal  week's  work  for  such  normal  wage 
shall  be  six  days  only,  Sunday  labour  being 
extra,  and  not  exceeding 
forty-eight  hours 
between  the  first  day  of  November  to  the  last 
day  of  February,  and  fifty-four  hours  between 
the  first  day  of  March  and  the  last  day  of 
October,overtime  being  extra;  and  shall  secure 
that  all  persons  so  employed  shall  be  entitled 
to  a  week's  notice  and to  be paid  in  all cases a 
full  week's  wages  without  deduction  in  respect 
of  weather  or  otherwise."—-(Mr.  Snowden.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p. 4,  1. 21, 
at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  "  for  men  over 
nineteen  years  and  under  sixty-five  years  of 
age,  and for  boys,  the following  rates :— 

Under fifteen years  of  age nine  shillings,  over 

fifteen and under sixteen years of  age eleven 

shillings,  over  sixteen  and  under  seventeen  

years of  age  fifteen  shillings, over  seventeen  

and  under  eighteen  years  of  age  nineteen  

shillings, and over  eighteen  and  under  nine­
teen  years  of  age  twenty-three  shillings."  


—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,1.  21, 
at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  "  but  under  no 
circumstances  shall  an  allowance  of  beer  be 
regarded  as part  payment of  wages  in  lieu of  a 
payment  in  cash."—(Sir  Arthur  Black.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Clause  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  6  postponed. 
Clause  No.  7  (Power  to  enforce  proper  culti­

vation). 

Amendments'made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  5,1/27, 
insert  the 

inserted,  to 

after  the  words  last 
words— 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for the  ( Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  James Hope : 

Tellers for the j  Mr.  Watt, 

Noes, 

I Mr.  Hogge: 

So it  was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 

VOL.  172. 

199. 

28. 

" ( 3  )  The  occupier, if  he  is  dissatisfied  with 

the  notice  so served,  may  appeal to  the  Agricul­
tural  Rents  Board,  and after hearing  the  parties 
the Agricultural Rents Board  may rescind,  alter, 
or  vary  the  notice."—(Mr.  Molteno.) 

T  3 

 
166 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  6,  1. 30, 
after  the  word  "  they,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  shall, one  month  at least  before  withdrawing, 
give  notice  in writing  of  their  intention  to  the 
person then  entitled  to  resume occupation  of  the 
land ;  and 

(b)  they."  

—(Mr.  Prothero.)  


Question  proposed,  That  those words  be there 

inserted : 

"Amendment proposed  to  the proposed  Amend­
ment, in 1.1, to leave out the words "  one month," 
in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  six  months."— 
(Mr.Leslie  Scott.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  "  one 

month"  stand  part  of  the  proposed  Amend­
ment  :—Amendment  to  the  proposed  Amend­
ment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Proposed  words  there  inserted. 
Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  1. 34, 
to leave  out paragraph  (b)3 in  order to insert the 
words — 

"  (5)  Any  person  who  is  interested  in  any 
land  in respect of  which any  notice  is  served  or 
order  made  under  this  section,  or  of  which 
possession  is  taken under  this  section,  and who 
suffers any direct  and  substantial  loss by  reason 
of  the  exercise  by  the  Board  of  the  powers 
conferred  by  this  section,  shall,  if  he  makes  a 
claim  for  the  purpose  within  such  time,  not 
being  less  than one  year, after  the  exercise  of 
the  powers  as may  be  prescribed  by  the  Board, 
be  entitled  to  be  paid  by  the  Board  such 
amounts  as represent the  loss."—(Mr.  Prothero.) 
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 : 

An  Amendment made to  the proposed Amend­

ment. 

Proposed  words,  as amended, there  inserted. 
Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,  1. 3, 

23rd  July. 

1917. 
"  on the  Board  of  Agriculture  and Fisheries  by  

this Part  of  this  Act  shall be  in  substitution  for 

any  powers to  enforce  proper  cultivation  of land  

conferred  on  the  Board  of  Agriculture  and  

Fisheries  by  the  Defence  of  the  Realm  Con­
solidation  Act,  1914,  or  any  regulations  issued  

thereunder."—(Mr.  Leslie  Scott.)  


Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed  


to  be left out  stand  part of  the proposed Amend­
ment : 


But  after Debate  thereon  it appeared  to  the  Chairman 

Chairman that  the  Amendment  to the  proposed 
Amendment was not in order, and he accordingly ( j  ^ the ^ 
informed  the  Committee  that  the  Question  Amendment 
thereon  could  not be  put.

was n ot  in 
order. 

A 

Question, That  those  words  be  there  added,  Question  not 

put, and agreed  to. 

Pnt< 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,  1.  9, 

after the words  last added,  to add  the  words— 

"  (6)  Any  landlord  or  tenant  on  whom  a  

notice has been  served,  or who  is affected  by  an  

order  made  by  the Board,  or  by  any  person  or  

body  of  persons  or other  body  authorised  under  

the  immediately  preceding  subsection  of  this 
section, may, if  he  see  fit,  appeal  against  such  

notice  or  order  to  a  single  arbitrator  to  be  

appointed  as  provided  in  subsection  (4)  of  this  

section."—-(Sir  George Younger.) 


Question  proposed,  That those words  be  there  


added :—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. Prothero),—-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  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to  Companies 

take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made 
by  the  Lords  to  the Companies  (Particulars  as Bill."60 ° 
to  Directors)  Bill;  and  the  same  were  twice 
read, and agreed  to. 

to  leave  out  the  words  "  President  of  the  Sur­
veyors'  Institution,"  in order  to insert the  words 
"  executive  of  the  county  war  committee."— 
(Major  Wheler.) 

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. 

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.  7,  1. 3, 
at the  end, to insert the words  "  or the President 
of  the  Auctioneers  and  Estate  Agents'  Insti­
tute."—(Mr.  Boy ton.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put, and negatived. 

Another Amendment  proposed,  in p.  7,1.  9, at 

the  end,  to  add  the  words  "  The  powers  con­
ferred  by  this  Part  of  this  Act  shall  not  be 
exercisable  so long  as the  powers  exercisable  by 
the  Board of  Agriculture  and Fisheries,  with  a 
view  to  maintaining  the  food  supply  of  the 
country  under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm  regu­
lations, remain  in force."—(Mr.  Prothero.) 

Question proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

added: 

Amendment proposed to the proposed  Amend­
ment,  in  1. 1, to  leave  out all the  words  after tbe 
word  "  conferred,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words 

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  Public  Health 

Committee  on  the  Public  Health  (Prevention  (Prevention 
and  Treatment of Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill; 

o f " ^ ^ ^  " 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, upon  Monday  (Ireland) 

next, resolve  itself into  the said  Committee. 

B,u" 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Titles 

Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill  Deprivation 
[Lords] ; 
[Lords.] 

Bill 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

 




8  GEO.  V. 
  The  Order  o£  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
s e cond  Reading   of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con­
tinuance  Bill; 

Expiring  Laws
•Continuance
BiU. 

23rd—24$  July. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Naval 
Discipline 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on the  Naval  Discipline  Bill  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Public  Works 
Loans 
[  Remission 
•of  Debt.] 

The  Order of  the  day being read, for receiving 
from  the  Committee  on  Public 

the  Report 
Works  Loans  [Remission  of  Debt]; 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

Public  Works  

Loans  Bill.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Public  Works  Loans  Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Criminal  Law
Amendment

The  Order of  the day  being read, for  resuming 
tjj e  adjourned  Debate  on the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last, on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill, as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement of  girls under  seventeen)  be 
read  a second  time ; 

Ordered, That  the Debate  be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

Representation
Bill'16 P e o p le

  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People 

167 


Mr.  Munro  presented  a  Bill  to  confirm  a  Glasgow 
Provisional  Order  under  the Private  Legislation  Boundaries 
Procedure  (Scotland)  Act,  1899,  relating  to^^dment 
Glasgow Boundaries :  And the same was ordered  Order 
(under  Section  7  of  the  Act)  to  be  taken  into  Confirmation 
consideration  to-morrow. 

Bill. 

Mr.  Hayes Fisher presented, by  His  Majesty's  Welfare  of 
C< mmand,—Copy of  Minutes of  Evidence  taken  the  Blind 
before  the  Departmental  Committee  on  the 
Welfare  of  the  Blind,  with  Appendices  and 
Index. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented, pursuant to  the  Colonial 
directions of several Acts  of  Parliament,— Copy ^robat®® 
of  Order  in  Council,  dated  17th  July  1917, 
applying  the  Colonial  Probates  Act  to  Saint 
Lucia. 

c t' 1 8 9 2' 

Copy of  Orders  in  Council  under  the  Naval  Naval  and 
and  Marine  Pay  and  Pensions  Act,  1865, dated ®apLsfons 
17th  July  1917,  approving  Memorials  of  the Act, 1865. 
Lords  Commissioners  of  the  Admiralty  praying 
sanction  to  the  establishment  (1)  of  the  Rating 
of  Chief Sailmaker ;  (2) of Petty Officer (Special 
Service)  and  Stoker  Petty  Officer 
(Special 
Service). 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to  Universities 

the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  ^j^gg-* 
of  University  Court  Ordinance,  No.  59  (Glas-  (Ordinance.) 
gow,  No.  18) 
j |5_ 
(Foundation  of  the  Chair  of 
William  Jacks  Modern  Languages),  under  the 
Universities  (Scotland)  Act,  1889. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself into  the said  Committee. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Munitions  of  

War  Bill.  


The  Order of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill, 
as amended  in the  Committee; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Friday  next. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented, pursuant  to the  Assurance 
directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Companies. 
Statements  deposited  with  the  Board  of  Trade  No. 116. 
under  Section  7 (1) of  the Assurance  Companies 
Act,  1909,duringthe  year 1916.  First,  Second, 
and  Third  Schedules. 

Adjournment. 

And  it being  after  half-past  Eleven  of  the 
clock,  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  adjourned 
the  House  without  Question  put,  pur­
suant  to  the  Standing  Order,  it  being 
then  one  minute  before  Twelve  of  the 
clock,  till  to-morrow. 

Copy  of  Statements  deposited  with the  Board 
of  Trade  under  Section  7 (1)  of  the  Assurance 
Companies  Act,  1909,  during  the  year  1916. 
Fourth  and  Fifth  Schedules. 

Ordered, That the said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 
Table;  and  that  the  first  Paper  relative  to 
Assurance  Companies  be  printed. 

Tuesday, Mth  July  1917. 

Private  Bills 
[Lords]
(Standing 
Orders not-
previously 
inquired  into 
complied 
•with.) 

P R A Y E R S. 

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.:— 

Richmond  (Surrey)  Electricity  Supply  Bill 

[Lords']. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time. 

Colonial  Bank 
Bill  [Lords.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Third  Reading  of  the  Colonial  Bank  Bill 
[Lords]  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read the third  time 

to-morrow. 

VOL.  172. 

Mr.  Barnes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  industrial 

Command,—Copy  of  Reports of the Commission  Unrest 
of  Inquiry  into  Industrial  Unrest  for  (1)  the  ^ q r i ^  T 
North-Eastern  area,  (2)  the  North - Western 
area, including  a  Supplemental  Report  on  the 
Barrow-in-Furness  district,  (3)  the  Yorkshire 
and East  Midlands  area, (4)  the  West  Midlands 
area,  (5)  the  London  and  South-Eastern  area, 
(6) the South-Western area, (7)  Wales, including 
Monmouthshire, (8)  Scotland. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Sir  William Bull  reported  from  the  Select  Public 
Committee  on  Public  Petitions  ;  That  they  had  Petitions, 
examined  the  Petitions  presented  upon  the 29th  fiedeorStecond 
and  30th  days  of  March  last, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 
17th,  18th,  19th,  23rd,  24th,  25th,  26th,  and 
27th  days  of  April  last,  the 2nd, 4th.  9th,  14th, 
16th, 21st,  22nd,  23rd, 24th,  and  25 th  days of 
May  last, the  11th,  14th,  19th, 22nd, 26th, 27th, 
and  29th  days of  June  last,  and  the 2nd,  3rd, 

P  * ' 

Y  4 

 
Message  from

the  Lords.

Wesleyan 
Methodists 
(Appointments 
during  the 
War)  Bill. 

Military 
Service 
(Review   of 
Exceptions) 
Act,  1917. 

Supply. 

.

168 	

1917. 
24th July. 
10th, and  17th  days  of  this  instant July  ;  and  move,  That  the  Committee  may  have'  leave  to  

directed  him  to  make  a  Report  thereof  to  the  sit again. 

House. 


Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the  again resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Table;  and be  printed. 

  Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a 

The House, according to  Order, resolved  itself  Ways ani1 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords  by  into  the  Committee  of  Ways  and  Means.
one  of  their  Clerks,  as followeth 

(In  the  Committee.) 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Wesleyan 
Methodists  (Appointments  during  the  War) 
Bill,  without  any  Amendment.  	

Resolved,  That,  towards  making  good  the 
Supply  granted  to  His  Majesty  for  the  service 
of  the  year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of  March 
The  Lords  give  leave  to  the  Right  Honour- 1918, the sum of  £664,265,560 be  granted  out  of 
able  the  Earl  of  Derby,  K.G.,  to attend  in  order  the  Consolidated  Fund of  the  United  Kingdom. 
to  his  being  examined  before  the  Select  Com- —(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 
mittee  appointed  by  this  House  on  the  Military 
Service  (Review  of  Exceptions)  Act,  1917, his 
Lordship  (in  his place)  consenting. 

Resolution  to be  reported. 

Means

' 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair; 
The  House, according •  to Order, resolved  itself |
and  the  Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the 

into  the  Committee  of  t iupply. 

j Committee  had come to  a  Resolution. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1917-18.  


morrow. 

1.  Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed, 

The  Deputy  Chairman  also  acquainted  the  

sum  not  exceeding  House  that  he  was directed  to  move,  That  the 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

to  His  Majesty,  Committee  may  have leave  to  sit  again. 

That  a  Supplementarv 
£650,000,000  be  granted 
beyond  the  ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament, 
towards  defraying  the  Expenses  which  may  again resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 
be  incurred  during  the  year  ending  the  31st 
day  of  March  1918  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,  resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 
and  promoting 
continuance  of  Trade, 
Industry, Business, and Communications, whether 
by  means  of  insurance  or  indemnity  against 
risk,  the  financing  of  the  purchase  and  resale  Second  Reading  of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con- C o n t i u u a n oe 
of  Foodstuffs  and  Materials,  or  otherwise ;  for  tinuance  Bill  ; 
relief  of  Distress;  and  generally  for  all  E x-
penses,  beyond 
the 
ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament,  arising  out  of 
the  existence  of  a state  of  War  : 

on  the  Titles  Deprivation  B i ll  Deprivation 
[Lords.]

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Titles 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Committee 
[Lords] 

those  provided 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Expiring  Laws 

the 

for 

Bill. 

in 

Bill 

;	 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and Question,  That 
a  sum  not  exceeding  £649,999,900  be  granted  

for  the said  Service—(Mr.  David  Mason),—put, 
and  negatived.  


Original  Question  put,  and agreed  to. 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  

Supplementary  Estimates,  1917-18.  


The  House,  according  to Order, resolved itself Naval 
into  a Committee  on the  Naval  Discipline  Bill.  g^'P1™ 

(In  the  Committee.)  


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


Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair; 
and  the  Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the 
2.  £1,840  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  Committee  had  gone  through  the  Bill,  and 
for  directed him  to report the same, without  Amend-

Class  II. 

the  Conciliation  and  Arbitration  Board 
Government  Employees. 

ment. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  now read  the  third 
3.  £17,000  (Supplementary)  for  the  Salaries  time :—The  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 

Class  I V.  	

and  Expenses  of  the  National  Gallery,  and  of  time  and  passed. 
the  National  Gallery  of  British  Art,  Millbank. 

4.  £21,000  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence.  


Ordered, That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  National  War  Museum,  including  a  Grant  

in  Aid  of  Pifrchases.  


Resolutions to be  reported. 

Mr.  Pratt  reported  from  the  Committee  on  Public  Works 

Public  Works  Loans  [Remission  of  Debt]  a Loans 
Resolution  ;  which  was read,  as followeth 

[Remission 
of  Debt.] 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair; 
and  the  Chairman of  Ways  and  Means  reported, 
That  it  is  expedient to  authorise  the remission 
That  the Committee had  come to  several Resolu- of  arrears of  principal  and  interest  due  to  the 
tions. 
Public  Works  Loan  Commissioners  in  respect 
Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to- of  Eyemouth  Harbour, in pursuance of  any  Act 
of  the  present  Session relating  to  Local  Loans. 

morrow. 

The  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  also 

The  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

acquainted  the  House  that  he  was  directed  to  time, was agreed  to. 

 


 


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169 


Public  Works 
Loans  Bill. 

The House, according to  Order,  resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Public  Works  Loans 
Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1 to  No.  5  agreed  to. 
Schedule  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 read  the  third  time 

to-morrow. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant 
to  the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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. 

Wednesday, 25th July  1917. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented, by  His  Representation 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Letter  relative 
Peol)1e 
to  the  Representation  of  the  People  Bill,  Re-   Redistribution 
distribution  of  Seats  (Boundary  Commission,  of  Seats 
England  and  Wales),  amending  Instructions 
in accordance  with  Resolution  of  the  House of  Engiandmid 
Commons of  the  19th  June  1917. 

Wales.) 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie upon  the  


Table. 


Colonel  Richard  Beale  Colvin,  C.B.,  Member  New  Member 

for  the  County  of  Essex  (Western  or  Epping  sworn. 
Division),  was sworn. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave, supported  by  Mr.  Police 
Brace,  presented  a Bill  to amend  section one  of  Sj 1 1^} 1^ 
the  Police  Reservists  (Allowances)  Act,  1914, Military11 
as amended  by subsequent  enactments :  And the  Service)  Bill, 
same  was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
B i ll  8 0. 
to-morrow;  and to be  printed. 

,  Secretary  Sir  George  Cave,  supported  by  Mr.  New  Ministries 
Solicitor  General,  presented  a  Bill  to  provide  Bill> 
for  the  establishment  of  a  Ministry  of  Reeon-  Bill 81. 
struction, and to  make provision  as  to  the  right 
of  certain  Ministers  to  sit  in  Parliament:  And 
the  same  was ordered  to  be  read  a second  time 
to-morrow  ;  and to be  printed. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  reported  from  the  Supply  


Committee  of  Supply  of  the  24th  day   o f 
t h is  
instant  July  several  Resolutions;  which  were 
read,  as follow  :  


July] 

port" 

P R A T E R S. 

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1917-18. 

Barrow-in-
Furness 
Corporation 
Water  Bill. 

TH E  House  proceeded  to take into  considera­

tion the  Amendments  made  by  the Lords  to 
the  Barrow-in-Furness  Corporation  Water  Bill; 
and  the same were  twice read,  and  agreed  to. 

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

Boaz'  Divorce 
Bill  [Lords."] 

Boaz'  Divorce  Bill  [Lords'] was read  the  third 

time  and  passed. 

Ordered," That1 the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 
the  Lords ;  and  acquaint  them  that  this  House 
hath  agreed  to  the same,  without  Amendment. 

Colonial 

Bill  [ Lords.] 


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Colonial  Bank  Bill 

Third  Reading  of 
[Lords]; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  the third  time 

to-morrow. 

Glasgow 

Boundaries 

Act  (1912)  

Amendment 

Order 

Confirmation 

Bill. 


Public 

Petitions. 

Vide  Third  

Report. 


County 

Officers and 

Courts 

(Ireland) 

Act,  1877.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Glasgow  Boundaries  Act 
(1912)  Amendment  Order  Confirmation  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read; 

and ordered to  lie  upon the  Table. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc­
tions of  an Act  of  Parliament,—-Copy  of  Order 
made  under  the  County  Officers  and  Courts 
(Ireland)  Act,  1877,  by  the  Lord  Chancellor  of 
Ireland  and  County  Court  Judges,  dated  15th 
May  1917, fixing the Fees  to  be taken  in respect 
of  proceedings  under  the Workmen's  Compensa­
tion  Act,  1906. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Vol..  172. 

1.  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding  Supplementary 
£650,000,000 be  granted  to His Majesty, beyond ^90]t®.f8Gredit' 
the  ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament,  towards 
defraying  the  Expenses  which  may  be  incurred 
during  the  year  ending  the  31st  day  of  March 
1918  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  insur­
ance  or  indemnity  against  risk,  the  financing of 
the purchase and  resale of  Foodstuffs and  Mate­
rials,  or  otherwise;  for  relief  of  Distress ;  and 
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. 

, . . 

Civil  Services  and Revenue  Departments 
Supplementary  Estimates,  1917—18. 
•  class n . 

•...,.., 
.!,f-,';. 

2.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £1,840  be  Conciliation 

, 

. .. 

.   J 

granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defrav  the  charge 
8 i _. 
which  will  come  in  course  of  payment  during Board, 
the  year  ending  on  the  3'lst  day  of  March 
1918  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of 
the 
Conciliation  and Arbitration  Board  for  Govern­
ment  Employees. 

„ 

j 

, 

. 

-

Arbitration 

Class  IV. 

3.  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  exceeding National 

£17,000  be  granted  to  His  Majesty,  to defray <|»UeY 
the charge  which  will come in course of  payment mentarv.) 
during  the  year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of 
March  1918  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of 
the  National  Gallery,  and  of  the  National 
Gallery  of  British  Art,  Millbank. 

4.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £21,000  be  National  War 

granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defray  the  charge  ii,l8enm­
which  will  come  in  course  of  payment  during 





25th—2&th  July.  


the  year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of  March 
1918 
for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the 
National  War  Museum,  including  a  Grant  in 
Aid  of  Purchases. 

The  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a  second 

time, were agreed  to. 

Mr.  James Mope reported  from the  Committee 
of  Ways  and  Means  of  the  24th  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  day  of  March  1918,  the  sum  of 
£664,265,560  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.  Baldwin  do  prepare  and 
bring  it in. 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  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  eighteen:  And  the 
same  was  read  the  first  time,  and  ordered  to 
be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow;  and  to  be 
printed. 

Ways  and 
Means 
[24th  July] 
Beport. 

Consolidated 
Fund. 

Consolidated 
Fund 
(No.  4.) 

Consolidated 
Fund 

(No.   4)  Bill. 

B i ll  8 3. 

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. 

Expiring  Laws

  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Continuance

  Second  Reading  of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con­

tinuance  Bill; 

, 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Public  Works
Loans  Bill. 

The  Public  Works  Loans  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. 

Titles 
Deprivation 
Bill [I«irdx.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 
[Lords]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Friday 

next,  resolve itself into  the said  Committee. 

National 
Expenditure. 

Ordered,  That  a  Select  Committee  be  ap­
pointed  to  examine  the  current  Expenditure 
defrayed  out  of  moneys  provided  by  Parliament 
and to  report  what, if  any,  economies  consistent 
with  the  execution of  the  policy  decided  by  the 
Government  may be  effected  therein ;  to  make 
recommendations  in regard to the form of  Public 
Accounts,  the  system  of  control  within  the 
Departments  and  by  the  Treasury,  and  the 
procedure  of  this  House  in  relation  to  Supply 
and  Appropriation, so  as to secure more effective 
control by  Parliament  over Public Expenditure ; 
and to  have  power  to  appoint  from  outside  its 
own body such  additional  persons  as it may think 
fit  to  serve  on any  Sub-Committee  which it may 

appoint  with the  view  to  the preparation  of  such 
recommendations. 

• Ordered,  That  the  Committee  do  consist  of 

Twenty-six  Members. 

The  Committee  was  accordingly  nominated  of 
Mr.  Adamson,  Mr.  Arnold, Sir  Frederick  Ban-
bury,  Mr.  Blair,  Mr.  Boland,  Major  Godfrey
Collins,  Mr.  George  Faber,  Mr.  Percy  Alfred 
Harris,  Mr.  John  Henderson,  Sir  Charles 
Henry,  Mr.  Holt,  Mr.  Home,  Mr.  Haydn  Jones, 
M r.  Leif  Jones,  Mr.  Mac Veagh, Mr.  Marriott,
Mr.  James  Mason,  Mr.  Mooney,  Sir  Samuel 
Roberts,  Mr.  Herbert  Samuel,  Mr.  Scanlan,
Colonel  Weigall,  Colonel  Sir  Robert  Williams, 
Mr.  John  William  Wilson,  Mr.  Tyson  Wilson, 
and  Mr.  Wilson-Fox. 

Ordered, That  the  Committee  have  power  to 

send  for  persons,  papers,  and  records. 

Ordered,  That  Five  be  the  quorum  of  the 

Committee—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exche­
quer.) 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the  Adjournment. 

Order  of the  House of  the  12th  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  a  quarter  of  an  hour  

before  Eleven  of  the  clock, adjourned  till  

to-morrow. 

. 

Thursday, 2Qth July  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

THE  Order  of  the  dav  being  read,  for  the  Colonial  Bank 

Third  Reading  of  the  Colonial  Bank  Bill  BiU  [£«"*'•] 

[Lords]  ; 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read  the  third  time 
upon  Monday  next, at a  quarter of  an  hour after 
Eight  of  the  clock. 

The  Order  of  the day  being  read, for  taking   Glasgow 

into  consideration  the  Glasgow  Boundaries  Act 
(1912)  Amendment  Order  Confirmation  Bill;  

Amendment 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con-  confirmation 

sideration upon  Tuesday  next. 

Bill. 

Dr.  Macnamara  presented, by  His  M a j e s t v 's  Cape   of 
Command,—Copy  of  Report  of  His  Majesty's  oblatory. 
Astronomer  at  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope  Obser­
vatory  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Admiralty  for 
the year  1916. 

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  Finance  Bill,  Finance  Bill, 

without  any  Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed 

to 

the  Local  Local 

Government  (Allotments  and  Land  Cultivation) 
(Ireland)  Bill, without  any  Amendment. 

Government 
(Allotments 
and  Land 
Cultivation) 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to the  Land  Drainage Land 
(Ewerby)  Provisional  Order  Bill,  without  any  Drainage 
(Kwerby) 
Amendment. 
Provisional 
Order  Bill. 

 


8  GEO.  V. 

26th July, 


Land 

Drainage 

(Swaflham) 

Provisional 

Order. Bill. 


The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the Land  Drainage 
(Swaffham)  Provisional  Order  Bill, without  any 
Amendment. 

Electric 

Lighting 

Provisional 

Orders  Bill.  

Gas and  Water  

Provisional 

Orders  Bill.  


The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Electric 
Lighting  Provisional  Orders  Bill,  without  any 
Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to the  Gas  and  Water 

Provisional  Orders  Bill,  without  any  Amend­
ment. 

Pier  and  

Harbour 

Provisional 

Orders  Bill. 

Local 

Government 

(Ireland) 

Provisional 

Order 

(No.   2)  Bill.  


Land 

Drainage 

(Wistow) 

Provisional 

Order  Bill.  


Port  of  

Loudon 

Authority 

(Various 

Powers)  Bill.  


Chepstow 

Water  Bill.  


The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Pier  and 
Harbour  Provisional  Orders  Bill,  without  any 
Amendment. 

The  Lords  have 

the  Local 
Government  (Ireland) Provisional  Order  (No.   2) 
Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

agreed  . to 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Land  Drainage 

(Wistow)  Provisional  Order  Bill,  with  Amend­
ments ;  to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concur­
rence  of  this  House. 

The Lords have agreed to the  Port  of  London 

Authority  (Various  Powers)  Bill,  with  Amend­
ments  ;  to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  concur­
rence  of  this  House. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Chepstow 
Water  Bill,  with  Amendments  ;  to  which  the 
Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

Order  No.  20, relating  to  Disorderly  Conduct, 
ordered  him  to  withdraw  immediately  from  the 
House  during  the  remainder  of  this  day's 
Sitting;  but  Mr.  Ginnell  having  refused  to 
obey  Mr.  Speaker'saOrder,  Mr.  Speaker  named 
Mr.  Ginnell  for  disregarding  the  authority  of 
the  Chair. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the. Question  being  Member 
put,  That  Mr.  Ginnell  be  suspended  from  the  suspended, 
service  of  the  House—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the 
Exchequer)  :—It  was  resolved  in  the  Affirma­
tive. 

Mr.  Speaker  then  directed  Mr.  Ginnell  to  Member 
withdraw,  but  he refused  to  obey  Mr.  Speaker's  ordered to 
withdraw. 
, 
„ 
Order. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  directed  the  Ser-  Serjeaut-at­

r 

j 

' 

jeant-at-Arms  to  cause  the  honourable  Member 
to be  removed  from  tlie  House.  And  the  Ser- Member. 
jeant-at-Arms  having  reported  that  Mr.  Ginnell 
was not complying  with  Mr.  Speaker's  Order  to 
withdraw,  Mr.  Speaker  suspended  the  S i t t i ng  of  Sitting 
the  House  under  Standing  Order  No.  21  until  ^ " s o  * 
the  honourable  Member 
removed. 

should  have  been 

21.' 

The  honourable  Member  was removed accord-  Member 
removed. 

ingly. 

' 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair. 

Sheffield 

United 

Gaslight 

Company  Bill.  


The  Lords have agreed  to the Sheffield United 
Gaslight  Company  Bill,  with  Amendments;  to 
which  the  Lords  desire  the concurrence  of  this 
House.  . 

Ordered, That  the  proceedings  on  the  Con-Business of 

solidated  Fund  (No.   4)  Bill  have  precedence 
this  day  of  the  Business  of  Supply,  —  (Mr. 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

H°use 
a p p  y  • 

Sheffield 

Corporation 

Bill. 


South  Eastern  

and  London,  

Chatham, 

and  Dover  

Railways  Bill.  


Parker's 

Divorce  Bill  

[Lards.] 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Sheffield 
Corporation  Bill,  with  Amendments ;  to  which 
the  Lords  desire  the concurrence  of  this  House. 
The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  South  Eastern 
and  London,  Chatham,  and  Dover  Railways 
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  Lilian  Margaret 
Aurora  Parker,  of  191,  Lauderdale  Mansions, 
Maida  Vale,  London,  with  James  Matthew 
Marmaduke  Parker,  her  husband,  and to  enable 
her to  marry  again, and  for  other  purposes ;  to 
which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this 
House. 

° 

Land 
Drainage 
(Wistow) 
Provisional 
Order  Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Amendments  made  by  the 

Lords  to  the  Land  Drainage  (Wistow)  Pro­
visional  Order  Bill  be  taken  into  consideration 
to-morrow. 

Packer's ° 
Divorce  Bill 
[IArrAs.] 

Parker's  Divorce  Bill  [Lords]  was  read  the 
first  time,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second 
time. 

New  Writ 
(Kilkenny 
City.) 

• 

' 

\ 

' 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being 
issue  his 
proposed,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do 
Warrant  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  City  of  Kilkenny,  in  the  room  of  Patrick 
O'Brien,  Esquire,  deceased—(iYir.  Ginnell) :— 
And  a' Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

And  a  Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the  Debate  be  now  adjourned 
—  (Mr.  Mooney) : —  It  was  resolved 
in  the 
Affirmative. 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate  be  resumed  upon 

Monday  next. 

- - ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved, That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow.  Business of 
^  House 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

v 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Consolidated 

.Second  Reading  of 
(No.  4)  Bill  ; 

the  Consolidated  Fund 

(No.  4)  Bill. 

And  a Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Bill  be  now  read  a 
second  time; 

lasting 

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 "  in  view of the  Resolution  passed  by  the 
representatives  of  the  German  people  assembled 
in  the  Reichstag  to  the  eifect  that,  putting 
aside  the  thought of  acquisition  of  territory  by 
is  striving  for  a  peace 
force,  the  Reichstag 
of  understanding  and 
reconciliation 
of  nations,  that  with  such  a  peace  political, 
economic,  and  financial  usurpation  are  incom­
patible,  and  that  the  Reiehstag  repudiates  alt 
plans  which  aim  at  the  economic  isolation  and 
tying  down  of  nations after the  war, this  House 
declares  that  this statement  expresses the  princi­
ples for  which this country  has stood  throughout, 
and  calls  upon  the  Government,  in  conjunction 
with  the  Allies,  to  restate  their  peace  terms, 
accordingly  ;  and  further,  it  declares  that  the 
Allies  should  accept  the  Russian  proposal  that 
the forthcoming  Allied  Conference  on  war  aims 
shall comprise  representatives  of  the  peoples  and 
not  solely  spokesmen  of  the  Governments"—• 
(Mr.  Ramsay  Macdonald),—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  ; 

Lord  Robert  Cecil  rose 

in  his  place  and 
claimed  to move, That  the Question  be  now  put. 

Mr.  Speaker 
orders 
Member  to 
withdraw. 

Mr.  Ginnell,  Member  for  North  Westmeath, 
having  conducted  himself  in  a grossly  disorderly 
manner,  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  Standing 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  Ques- Question put 
in  the (pursuantto 

tion  be  now  put:—It  was  resolved 
Affirmative. 

VOL.  172. 

Z  2 

26th—21th  July. 

1917. 


1.72 
And 

the  Question0  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/Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

1 Captain  Guest % 

Tellers  for the f Mr.'Zees  Smith, 

Noes, 

l Mr.  Jowett t 

148. 

19. 

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,  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. 

Friday,  21th July  1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

TH E  House,  according to  Order,  proceeded  to Land 

'  take  into  consideration  the  Amendments Drainage 

made  by  the  Lords  to  the  Land  Drainage 
(Wistow)  Provisional  Order  Bill;  and the  same  Order Bill, 
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  Albert  Stanley presented, by  His  Majesty's Light 

Command,—Copy  of  Order  made  by  the  Light 
Railway  Commissioners  under  the  Light  Rail­
ways  Acts,  1896  and  1912,  and  modified  and 
confirmed  by  the  Board  of  Trade,  entitled  the 
Derwent  Valley  Light  Railway  (Additional 
Capital)  Order,  1915. 

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. 

Copy  of  Order  made  by  the  Light  Railway 
Commissioners  under  the  Light  Railways  Acts, 
1896  and  1912,  and  modified  and  confirmed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade,  entitled  the Dearne  District 
Light  Railways  Order,  1915. 

Expiring  Laws
Continuance 
BiU. 

  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con­
tinuanee  Bill  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

New Ministries
BiU-

  The. Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  New  Ministries  Bill  : 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Police 
Constables 
(Naval  and 
Military 
Service)  Bill 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading of  the  Police  Constables  (Naval 
and  Military  Service)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

New Ministries
[Salaries and
Remunera 
tion.] 

  A  Motion  being  made,  That  this  House  will j 
  to-morrow,  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee  to 
consider  of  authorising  the  payment,  out  of 
moneys  to  be  provided  by  Parliament,  of  an 
annual salary  not exceeding two thousand pounds 
to  the  Minister  of  Reconstruction,1  appointed 
under any  Act  of  the  present  Session  to  provide 
for  the  establishment  of  a  Ministry  of  Recon­
struction,  and  of  other  salaries and  remuneration 
which  may  become  payable  under  such  Act— 
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot) ; 

Adjournment. 

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 
Order  of the  House  of  the  12th 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 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of 
the  House  of  this  day. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  also  presented,  pursuant  No.  118. 

to  the  directions  of  an  Act  ol  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Report  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board 
of  Trade  under  the  Light  Railways  Acts,  1896 
and  1912, up  to  the  31 st  December  1916,  and  of 
the  proceedings . of  the  Light  Railway  Com­
missioners  up  to  the same  date. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 
Table;  and that the  last Paper relative  to  Light 
Railways  Acts,  1896  and  1912,  be printed. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Civil  Services 

Command,—-Estimate  of  further  sum  required  (Supple­
to  be  voted  for  the  Civil  Services  for  the  year Estimate 
1917-18.) 
ending  31st  March  1918. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Estimate  be  referred  No. 117. 

to  the  Committee of  Supply  ;  and be printed. 

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,  pursuant  to  the Army, 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—-Copy  of 
Amendments  made  to  the  Rules  of  Procedure, 
1907. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented  a  Bill  to  amend  the  isle of  Man 

Law  with  respect  to  Customs  in  the  Isle  of  ( 0 u s t o m s)
Man  :  And  the  same  was  ordered  to  be read  a  Bl11'... 
second  time  upon  Monday  next;  and  to  be 
printed. 

1 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  resolved itself Consolidated 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Consolidated  Fund ?!"nd 
(No. 4)  Bill. 

. 

(No- 4>Bl,L 

(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 
the  Bill, 
and directed  him  to  report  the  same,  without 
Amendment. 

through 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  the  third  time 

upon Monday  next. 

 
8  GEO.   Y . 

27th—30th  July. 

173 


New Ministries 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

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

Second  Reading  of  the  New  Ministries  Bill; 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means ; 

Means. 

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.  Lough.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 

" n o w  "  stand part of  the  Question  ; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 

The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers for  the j  Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  ) 
) 
[ 
j 

Tellers  for the  ( Mr.  Lough,

( Sir  Charles Seely:

( Captain  Guest: 

Noes, 

Yeas, 

92. 

SO. 

"  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 Monday next. 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

  Second  Reading  of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con­

tinuance  Bill  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  iiext. 

The  Police  Constables  (Naval  and  Military 
Service)  Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  read  a 
second  time. 

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.) 

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. 

Expiring  Laws
Continuance
Bill. 

Police 
Constables 
{Naval  and 
Military 
Service)  Bill. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  New Ministries 
Committee  on  New  Ministries  [Salaries  and [Salariesand 
t, 
KemunerationJ  ; 

Remunera-
tion.] 

L 

-i 

. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Mr. Deputy  Speaker  adjourned   Adjournment, 

the  House without Question put, pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  3,  it  being  then 
three  minutes  after  Five  of  the  clock, 
till  Monday  next. 

. 

Monday,  30th July  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

H E  House  proceeded  to  take  into  considera-  Chepstow 

T tion  the  Amendments  made  by  the  Lords Water Bill 

to  the  Chepstow 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  considera-  Port  of 

lion  the Amendments  made  by the  Lords  to  the 
Port  of  London  Authority  (Various  Powers)   (Various 
• 
Bill;  and  the  same  were  twice  read, and  agreed  Powers)  Bill 
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-  Sheffield 
tion  the  Amendments  made  by  the  Lords to  the  Corporation 
Sheffield  Corporation  B i l l;  and  the  same were Bl11" 
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- Sheffield, 

tion  the  Amendments  made by  the  Lords  to  the 
Sheffield  United  Gaslight  Company  Bill; 
the  same  were  twice  read, and agreed  to. 

a na

i  Gaslight 
  Company  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. 

Munitions  of 
War  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

Titles 
Deprivation 
Bill [Lords,] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 
[Lords]  ; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

Supply. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply; 

Ordered, That  the  Amendments  made  by  the  South  Eastern 

Lords  to  the  South  Eastern  and  London,  ^ g  0 0  ' 
Chatham,  and  Dover  Railways  Bill  be  taken 
into consideration  to-morrow. 

Dover 
Railways  Bill. 

The  Caerphilly  Urban  District  Council  Bill   Caerphilly 

[Lords]  was read the  third  time and  passed,  with 
Amendments. 

[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  Richmond  (Surrey)  Electricity  Supply  Richmond 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Bill  [Lords]  was  read  a  second  time 
committed.-

V O L . 1 7 2. 

z  3 

and   ( S u r r f iy) 
411111  Electricity 
Supply  Bill 
[Lords.']

 
­
3iM.

July. 

1917, 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon the  Table. 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read: 

. 
Public 
Petitions. 
Vide  Third 
Report. 
Mr.  Ilayes  Fisher  presented, pursuant  to  the 
Metropolitan 
Water  Board,  directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Fourteenth  Annual  Report   of  the  Metropolitan 
Water I Board. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Road  Board. 
'  No.  119. 

Mr.  Baldwin presented, pursuant to  the direc­
tions of  an  Act  of Parliament,—Copy  of  Seventh 
Annual  Report  of  the  Road  Board. 

Ordered,, That  the said  Paper  do  lie .upon  the 

Table;  and be  printed. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley presented,  by His  Majesty's 
Light 
^6mk11912S'  Command,1—Copy  of  Order made  bv  the  Light 
° Railway  Commissioners  under  the  Light  Rail­

. 

ways  Acts,  1896  and  1912,  and * modified  and 
confirmed  by  the  Board  of  Trade,  entitled  the 
Milford  and  Saint  Bride's  Bay  Light  Railway 
Order,  1916. 

Copy  of  Order  made  by  the  Light  Railway 
Commissioners  under  the  Light  Railways  Acts, 
1896  and  1912,  and  modified  and  confirmed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade,  entitled  the  West  Sussex 
Light  Railway  Order,  1915. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  also  presented,  pursuant 
Companies 
(Winding-up.)   t 0  the  directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,— 
No.  120.  Copy  of  Twenty-sixth  General  Annual  Report 
by  the  Board of  Trade  under  Section  283  of  the 
Companies  (Consolidation)  Act,  1908. 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers do  lie upon  the 

Table ;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  Com­
panies  (Winding-up)  be  printed. 

Caledonian 
tanal. 

The  following  Paper,  pursuant  to  the  direc­
tions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,  was laid  upon  the 
No.  121.  Table  by  the  Clerk  of  the  House :—Copy  of 
QUE Hundred  and  Twelfth  Report  of  the  Com­
missioners  of  the  Caledonian  Canal. 

! 

Ordered, That  tbe  said  Paper  be  printed. 

i 

Corn 
Production 

-&T  mo 
.No. 

Ordered, That  there  be laid  before this  House 
a  Copy  of  Clause  7 of  the  Corn Production  Bill, 
as amended  in  Committee.—('Mr.  Prothero.)

Mr.  Prot hero  accordingly  presented  the  said 

Paper.  > 

°  . 

, 

'  Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  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.  4) 
Bill; 

, 

,,.„ 

^  (No.   4)  Bill.. 

And  a Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Bill  be  now  read  the 
third  time ; 

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. 

The  Colonial  Bank  Bill  [Lords']  was read  the  Colonial  Bank 
BiU [Lord*-] 

third  time  and passed, with  Amendments. V 

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  postponed  proceeding  on  the  Question,  Consolidated 

That  the  Consolidated  Fund  (No.   4)  Bill  be 
now read  the  third  time,  was  resumed. 

(No.  4)  Bill. 

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. 

Ordered, That  the  Clerk  do  carry  tbe  Bill  to  Mr.  Speaker's 

the Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence  (the Bill  Certificate, 
having  been  endorsed  by  Mr.  Speaker  with  the 
following  Certificate:— 

o


I  hereby  certify  that  this  Bill  is  a  Money  

Bill  within  the  meaning  of  the  Parliament  

Act,  1911. 

" 

J A M ES   W .  L O W T H E R, 

Speaker). 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  New  Ministries 

Committee  on  New  Ministries  [Salaries  and  [Salaries  and 
T . 
KemunerationJ; 

Remunera-
tion.] 

i- 

n 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  New  Ministries 

Committee  on the  New  Ministries  Bill;  

B l l l; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Corn 

Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  Bill; 

. 

Production 
Bill. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

Fishery 
Harbours 
(Continuance 
of  Powers) 
Bill. . 

B i ll  6 4. 

Sir  Richard  Winfrey  presented  a Bill to revive 
and  continue  temporarily  the  power of  making 
Orders under  the  Fishery  Harbours  Act,  1915: 
And  the  same was  ordered  to  be  read  a  seconjl 
time to  morrow  ;  and to be  printed. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Public  Health 

Committee  on  the  Public  Health  CPrevention  (Prevention 
and Treatment  of  Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill  ; 

of  D ^ e a s  " 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, 
resolve  itself into  the said  Committee. 

t o - m o r r o w,  ( I r e l a n d)  B i l l, 

Business  of 
the  House 
(New 
Ministries 
Bill.) 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
put, That  the proceedings on  the New Ministries 
Bill, if  under  discussion  at  Eleven  of  the  clock 
this  night,  be not interrupted under the Standing 
Order  (Sittings  of  the  House)—(Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the Exchequer  ) ; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 
The  Noes to  the  Left. 

Tellers  for the ( Mr.  James Hope, 

Yeas, 

[ Mr.  James Parker : 

Tellers for  the/Mr.  Hogge, 

Noes, 

1 Mr.  Pringle  : 

}  119. 

)  31. 

So  it was resolved  in  the Affirmative. 

The  Order of  the  day being read, for  resuming  criminal  Law 

the adjourned  Debate  on the  Question  proposed  Amendment 
upon  the  30th day of  April  last, on  consideration  1 
of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, as amended 
in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the  Clause 
(Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be  read a 
second  time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  nejct. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Representation 

\ 

Committee  on the  Representation  of  the  People  °f.1t1he Pepple 
Bill  ; 

BlU" 

~ 

Resolved, That this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 



8  GEO. Y. 

mh—'Slst  July. 

1 75 


Isle  of  Man 
< Customs) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Isle of  Man  (Customs) 
Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Expiring Laws  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
•Contmuance	   g e c o n  d  Reading  of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con­

tinuance  Bill; 

.N 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His  Treaty  Series 
Majesty's  Command, —  Copy  of  Agreement (No. 9,1917.) 
between  the  United  Kingdom  and  Liberia 
respecting  the  Boundary  between  Sierra  Leone 
and Liberia,  from  the  River  Makona  or  Moa, in 
the  north,  to  the  River  Magowi,  in  the  south 
(with  Map).  London,  19/26  June  1917. 

Copy  of  an  Agreement  between  the  British  Prisoners 
and German Governments  concerning combatant  T^*1!, 
and  civilian  Prisoners of  War. 

N ^ ^ ? " )  8 

Ordered, That  the said Papers do lie upon  the  


Table. 

.  . 

" 

Munitions  of 
War  BiU. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
into consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,  as 
amended  in the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration upon  Thursday  next. 

"Titles 
Deprivation  Committee	  on 
Bill  [Lords.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 

[.Lords] ; 

: 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the said . Committee. 

Supply. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply; 

, 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Board   of 

Command,—Copy  of  Statement  in  regard  to 
the  Cost  of  growing  an Acre  of  Wheat  during   an 
the  present  Season  compared  with  the  pre-War 
Cost. 

18  enes" 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to  Shops  Act, 

the  directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—  1912­
Copy of  Order  made under the  Shops Act,  1912, 
by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned  Local 
Authority,  and  confirmed, with  amendment,  by 
the Secretary  for  Scotland  :— 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Burgh  of  Wishaw. 

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. 

Kilkenny  City 
Writ. 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do  issue  his 
Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  tne  Crown  in  Ireland, 
to  make  out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing  of 
a  Member  to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament 
for  the City  of  Kilkenny, in  the  room of  Patrick 
O'Brien, Esquire, deceased.—(Mv.  Boland.) 

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

And  the Question being put:—It  was resolved 
, 

in  the  Affirmative. 

Copy  of  University  Court  Ordinance,  No.  60  Universities 
(Edinburgh,  No.  22)  (Institution   of  a  Degree  ^ J j g  * 
in Commerce  and  relative  Regulations), of  the (Ordinance.) 
Commissioners  under the Universities (Scotland)  No. 124. 
Act,  1889. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do lie  upon  the 
Table  ;  and  that  the  Paper  relative 
to  the 
Universities  (Scotland)  Act,  1889  (Ordinance), 
be printed. 

, 

Mr.  Hayes  Fisher presented,  by  His  Majesty's Census of 
Command,—Copy  of  Census  of  England  and ^P?14™1 and 
Wales,  1911.  Volume  X I I I. 
Marriage.  Part  I. 

Fertility   o f 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

/ 

; 

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Army 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of^steiental 
Royal  Warrant.  Regulations  under  the  Regi­
mental  Debts  Act,  1893. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper do  lie  upon  the 

tinued,  to  sit  till  twenty-five  minutes 
alter  Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 

Tuesday,	  ?Ast July  1917. 

P E A T B E S.	  

, 

• 

; 

South  Eastern	  Hp  H E  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded 
and  London, 
JL  to  take into  consideration  the  Amendments 
and  Dover	  made  by  the  Lords  to  the  South  Eastern  and 
Railways  Bill.  London,  Chatham,  and  Dover  Railways  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. 

Table. 

The  following  Paper,  pursuant  to  t h  e  d i r e c -C o u n ty  Court 

tions of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  was laid  upon the  ^lians) 
Table  by  the  Clerk  of  the  House  .'—Copy  of  Rules, 1917. 
the  County  Court  (Billeting  of  Civilians) Rules, 
1917, dated  31st July  1917,  made  by  the  Lord 
Chancellor  under  the  Billeting  of  Civilians  Act, 
1917. 

The  Right  Honourable  Sir  Eric  Campbell  New  Members 

Geddes,  K . C . B .,   Member  for  the  Borough  of s W o r n-
Cambridge,  was sworn. 

The  Right  Honourable  Edwin  Samuel  Mon­
tagu,  Member  for  the  County  of  Cambridge 
(Western  or  Chesterton  Division),  was sworn; ) 

Sir  Robert  Williams reported  from  the  Com-  Public 
mittee  of  Public  Accounts;  That  they   h a  d  Accounts 
considered  the  matters  to  them  referred,  and  Committee\ 
directed  him  to  make  a  Report  thereof  to  the 
House  ;  together  with  the  Minutes  of 
the 
Evidence  taken before  them, and  Appendices. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the  No. 123. 

•Glasgow 
Boundaries  • into  consideration 
<1912) 
Amendment 
Order 
Confirmation 
Bill. 	

sideration  to-uiorrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 

the  Glasgow  Boundaries 

(1912)  Amendment  Order Confirmation  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con-

• VOL.  172. 

"• 

Table ;  ami  be  printed. 

Z  4 

	


the  Lords. 

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

"  (d)  for  enabling  a  district  wages  committee 
to  delegate  any  of  their  powers  to  a  sub­
committee  ;  and." 

31st  July*  	

1 9 1 7; 


The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendments 
Ashton-under-
Lyne 
made  by  this  House  to  the  Ashton-under-Lyne 
Corporation 
BiU  [Lords.]  Corporation  Bill  [Lords],  without  any  Amend­

ment. 

North 
Cheshire 
Water  Bill 
[Lords.] 	

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendments 
made  by  this  House  to  the  North  Cheshire 
Water  Bill  [Lords],  without  any  Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendments 
Caerphilly 
Urban  District  m a d e  by  this  House  to  the  Caerphilly  Urban 
[Lords],  without  any 
[ x " ° f ] B m  District  Council  Bill 

Amendment. 

Colonial Bank 
Bill  [Lords.] 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendments 
thi8  House  to the  Colonial  Bank  Bill 

m a cj e   i j 
[Lords],  without, any  Amendment. 

Royal  Victoria 
Infirmary, 
Newcastie-
upon-Tyne, 	
Bill 

[Lords.] 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  An 
A ct to empower the Lord  Mayor, Aldermen, and 
Citizens  of  the  City  and  County  of  Newcastle-
	 upon-Tyne  to  convey  to  trustees  for  the  Boyal 
Victoria  Infirmary  at  Newcastle-upon-Tyne  for 
the  sick  aaid  lame  poor  of  the  said  city  and 
county,  and of  the  Counties of  Northumberland 
and  Durham,  a  portion of  the  Castle  Leazes  for 
an  extension  of  the  said  infirmary,  and  for 
other  purposes;  to  which  the  Lords  desire  the 
concurrence  of  this  House. 

Royal  Victoria 
Infirmary, 
Newcastie-

uoon-Tyne, 
Bill [Lords.] 


The  Royal  Victoria  Infirmary,  Newcastle 
[Lords]  was  read  the  first

upon-Tyne,  Bill 
time. 


Ordered,  That  the  Rill  be  referred  to  the 

Examiners of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Business  of 
the  House 
(Corn' 
Production 
BilU 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  Corn 
Production	  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at  Eleven 
this  night,  be  not  interrupted 
of  the  clock 
under  the  Standing  Order 
the 
House}.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

(Sittings  of 

The House, according  to  Order, resolved itself 

into  a Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  8  (Regulations), 
A n  Amendment  made.c 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,  1. 23, 
after  the word  "reckoned,"  to  insert  the  words 
"and  for  limiting   or  prohibiting  the  reckoning 
of  benefits  or  advantages  as  payment  of  wages 
in  lieu  of  cash."—(Mr.  Prothero.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those words be  there 

— (Mr.  Prothero.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those words be  there 

inserted  :•—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,  1. 29,. 
after the  words  last  inserted, to insert the  words 
"and  for  enabling  any  applicant   to  be  repre­
sented  in  any  proceedings  before  such  Board  or 
any  district  wages  committee  by  any  officer  of 
the  National  Agricultural  Labourers  and  Rural 
Workers' Union,  or of any  other  trade  union."— 
(Mr.  Noel  Buxton.) 

'  Question,  That  those  words  be there  inserted,, 
put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in- p.  7,  1, 38, 
to  leave  out the  words  "  His  Majesty  in  Council 
may  annul  the  regulation  and."—(Captain  Sir 
Beville  Stanier.) 

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.  9 (Powers  of entry and inspection). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  8,1.  7,  at the  end, 
to  insert  the  words  "  and  shall  have  power  to 
require  any  person  whom  he  finds  on  any  land, 
or whom  he has reasonable  cause to  believe  to be 
an  employer  or workman  in  agriculture,  to  give 
any  information  which  it  is  in  his  power  to  give 
with  respect  to  matters  under  this  Act,"—(Mr. 
Charles  Duncan.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No,  10 amended, and agreed  to. 
Clause  No,  11  (Definitions), 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p,  8,1.  24,  after the 
insert  the  word  "  arable."— 

word  "  as,"  to 
(Captain  Sir  Beville  Stanier.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the word  "  arable  " 
leave, 
inserted:—Amendment,  by 

there 

be 
withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  8,  1. 25, 

to  leave  out  the  words  "  or  osier  land  or  wood­
land."-—(Captain  Sir  Beville Stanier.\ 

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.  8,1.  36, 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

at .the  end, to  add the  words— 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,  1. 23, 
after  the  word  "  reckoned,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  and  for  enabling  the  Agricultural  Wages 
Board  to  limit  or  prohibit  the  reckoning  of 
benefits  or  advantages  as  payment  of  wages  in 
lieu  of  cash."—(Mr.  Prothero.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words, be  there 

inserted: 

Amendment proposed  to the proposed  Amend­
ment,  to  leave  out  the  words  "  or  prohibit."— 
(Mr.  Lough.) 

' 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  "  or  pro­
hibit"  stand part of the proposed  Amendment:— 
Amendment  to  the  proposed  Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Proposed  words there  inserted. 
Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  7,  1.  29, 
after the words last inserted, to insert the words — 

"  (ej  'The  expression  ' able-bodied  workmen  ' 
shall  only  apply  to  workmen  between  the 
ages  of  twenty-one  and  sixty." 

—(Captain  Sir  Beville  Stanier.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words  be  there 

added  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as  amended, agreed  to. " 

Clause  No.  12  (Application  to  Scotland  and 

Ireland), 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
the  Clause  be  postponed—(Mr.  Watson)  :— 
Motion,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  9,  1. 1,  to  leave 
out  paragraph  (b), in  order to  insert the words— 
"  There  shall  be  formed  in  each  county  and 
district  of  a  county,  or  combination  of 
counties  or  districts,  as  the  Board  of  Agri­
culture  may  decide,  a  joint  committee  com­
prised  of  equal  numbers  of  representatives 

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31S£ 

of  farmers  and  farm  servants,  elected  as 
may  be  provided  by  the  regulations  of  the 
Board  of  Agriculture,  with  a chairman  who 
may  be  appointed  by  the  elected  members 
of the joint  committee, but failing agreement 
by  the  Board of  Agriculture  ; 

These  committees  shall  appoint  from  their 
number  representatives  to  form  a  central 
committee 
for  Scotland,  the  number  of 
representatives  to  be  fixed  by  the  regula­
tions of the  Board of  Agriculture  ; 

The local joint  committee  shall  meet to  discuss 
the  adjustment  of  wages  and  conditions  of 
farm  service  in  the  area, and,  if  no  agree­
ment  can  be  arrived  at  on  any  claim,  the 
committee  may  agree  to  refer the  matter in 
dispute to  arbitration; 

Any  findings  of  the  local  committees,  whether 
arrived  at  by  agreement  or  by  arbitration, 
may, if the committee  so decide,  be  reported 
to  the central  committee,  and if  adopted  by 
the  central  committee  and  reported  to  the 
Board  of  Agriculture,  such  findings  shall 
become  obligatory  in  the  area." 

—(Mr.  Dundas  White.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause  :— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  9,1.  6, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  The  Chairman  of  the 
Scottish Committee of the Surveyors'  Institution," 
in  order  to  insert  the words  "  The  sheriff of  the 
county."—(Mr.  Watson.) 

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.  9,1.  13, 
after  the  words  last  inserted,  to  insert  the 
words— 

"  (b)   In  the  application of  section  one of  this 
Act  to  Ireland,  the  average  price  shall  be 
taken  to  be  the  price  ascertained  by  the 
Department  of  Agriculture  and  Technical 
Instruction  for  Ireland  on  the  basis of  the 
actual  price  paid for  wheat  and  oats in  the 
different  counties  of  Ireland  during  the 
months  of  September,  October,  November, 
and December  in  each  year." 

- ( M r.  Kilbride.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  9,1.  13, 
insert  the 

last  inserted,  to 

after  the  words 
words— 

"  (b)  In  the application  of  section  one  of  this 
Act  to Ireland, the amount to  be paid  to  the 
occupier  as  therein  provided  shall  be,  in the 
case of  wheat four  and  one-half  times, and 
in the case of  oats six  and one-quarter  times, 
the difference between  the average price and 
the  minimum price  per  quarter." 

. 

— ( Mr  .Kilbride.) 

Question  put,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for the (Mr.  Boland, 

„.

'  ] 
J 

Yeas, 

1 Mr.  Kilbride: 
Tellers  for  the/Lord  Edmund Talbot,  1  , 

Noes, 

(.Sir Edwin  Cornwall'. 

j 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  9V1. 24, 
after  the  word  "Board,"  to  insert  the  words 

VOL,.  172. 

177 
July. 
"  such  separate  Board  shall  constitute  a county 
wages  board  for  each  administrative  county 
in  Ireland,  which  shall  consist  of  members 
representing  employers  and workmen  in  equal 
proportions  and of one  member  appointed by the 
department;  and  the  department  may  make 
regulations  as  to  the  election  or  nomination  of 
the  members  representing t employers  or  work­
men,  and  as  to  the  powers  and  duties  and 
procedure  of  the  county  wages board, and  as  to 
appeals  from any  decision of  such county  wages 
board  by  employers  and  workmen  to  such 
separate  Board."—(Mr.  O'Shee.) 

Question,  That  those  words be there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  9,1,  28, 
to  leave  out  from  the beginning  to the end of the 
paragraph.—(Mr.  John  O'Connor.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to be  left 
out, to  the  word  "and,"  in  1. 30,  stand  part  of 
the  Clause, put,  and agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  9,1.  30, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word "  week"   to  the end 
of  the paragraph.—(Mr.  Clancy.) 

.  , 

' 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to be left out,  to  the word  "  not,"  in  1. 32, stand 
part  of  the  Clause:—Amendment,  by  leave, 
withdrawn, 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p. 9,1,  32, 

to  leave .out the  word  " not."—(Mr.  O Shee.) 

Question, That  the  word  "  not"  stand part  of 

the  Clause,  put, and  agreed  to. 
Other Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in p.  9,1.  33, 
after the  words last inserted,  to insert  the  words 
"  In  the  application  of  Part  I. of  this  Act  the 
minimum  prices for  wheat  and oats shall, for the 
years  nineteen  hundred  and  twenty,  nineteen 
hundred  and  twenty-one,  and  nineteen hundred 
and  twenty-two,  be  for  wheat  per  quarter  fifty-
five  shillings, and for oats per quarter  thirty-two 
shillings."—(Mr.  Clancy.) 

Question,  That  those words  be there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  9,1.  38, 
after the  words  last  inserted, to insert the  words 
" I  n  any  case where  a  rent  has  not  been  fixed 
under  the  Land  Law  (Ireland)  Acts,  or  any  of 
them, by  agreement  or  otherwise,  section  six  of 
this Act  shall  apply,  with  the  addition  that  the 
withdrawal  of  any  abatement  heretofore  usually 
given  in  respect  of  the  rent  payable  by  the 
tenant  shall  be deemed  to  be  an increase  of  rent 
within  the  meaning  of  the  said  section."— 
(Mr.  Clancy.) 

Question,  That  those  words be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  13  amended,  and agreed  to. 
Motion  made,  and  Question,  That  postponed 
Clause  No.  6  be  further  postponed  until  after 
the  new  Clauses  to  be 
the  consideration  of 
proposed  b y  the  G o v e r n m e n t —( M r.  Prothero)  — 
put,  and  agreed  to. 

A  Clause (Appointment and powers of officers) 
—(Mr. Prothero)—brought  up, and read the first 
and  second  time, and  added to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause 

the 
inadequate  payment  for  piece-work  where  no 
fixed)—(Mr. 
minimum  piece  rate  has  been 

(Complaints  as 

to 

A  A 

31st  July.—1st  August.  


Prothero)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first  and 
second  time. 

Amendment  proposed  to  the proposed  Clause, 
in  1. 2, to  leave  out  the  words  " o  r  any  person 
authorised  by  such  a workman."—(Sir  Frederick 
B anbury.) 

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

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   New  Ministries 

Committee  on  the  New  Ministries  B i l l; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Public  Health 

Committee  on  the  Public  Health 
and  Treatment   o f  Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill  ;  

(Prevention 

0 f  Disease) 

Resolved,  That this House will, upon Thursday   I r e l a n d)  Bill, 

A n Amendment  made  to  the  proposed  Clause. 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to the proposed 
Clause,  in  1. 15,  to  leave  out  the  words  " a  s  a 
civil  debt."—(Colonel  Sir  Charles Seely.) 

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

Clause,  as amended, added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Rents  not   to  be  raised  in 
consequence   of  Act)—(Mr.  Prothero)—brought
up, and  read  the first and  second  time. 

Amendment  proposed  to  the proposed  Clause, 
in  1. 1, to  leave  out  the words  "  made  after  the 
passing of  this  Act."—(Mr.  Ellis  Davies.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left out  stand  part  of  the proposed  Clause : 
—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to the proposed 
Clanse,  in  1.  -6,  to  leave  out  from  the  word 
" b y  "  to  the  end  of  1.  8, in  order  to  insert  the 
"  the  Agricultural  Rents  Board."— 
words 
(Mr.  Molteno.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to be  left  out  stand part of  the  proposed Clause  : 

Wednesday, \st August  1917  : 

Question  put,  and agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the  proposed 
Clause,  in  1. 8,  at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words 
"  Provided  that  any  addition  to  the  rent  of  an 
amount  equal  to  the increase  in the  tithe  above 
that  payable  in  the  year  nineteen  hundred  and 
fourteen  shall  not  be  deemed  to /be  in  excess 
of  that  permitted  under  this  section."—(Mr. 
Laurence  Hardy.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Proposed  Clause  added  to  the  Bill. 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question, That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to sit again—(Mr. Prothero),—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 
B i l l;  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. 

New Ministries
[Salariesand
Senmnera-

Fishery 
Harbours 
SPSSS""

  The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
  Committee  on  New  Ministries  [Salaries  and 

R e n w i e l . a t i 0 n ] 

; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading   of  the  Fishery  Harbours 

  (Continuance  of  Powers )  Bill; 

Bil1,

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

this  day. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Isle  of  Man 
Second  Reading  of  the  Isle  of  Man  (Customs)  (Customs) 
BUI; 

m i -

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

this  day. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Expiring  Laws 

Second  Reading  of  the  Expiring 
tinuance  Bill;  

L a ws   C o n -C o n t i n u a n ce 

1  ' 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill be  read  a second  time 

this  day. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Titles 

Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill   Deprivation 
[Lords}; 
BUI [ W * .] 

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,  this  day, 

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,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

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  eight  minutes after 
clock  on  Wednesday 
Twelve  of  the 
morning,  till  this  day. 

Wednesday, lst  August  1917. 

P B A Y E R S. 

TH E  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking   Glasgow 

into  consideration  the  Glasgo w Boundaries  Boundaries 

Act (1912) Amendment Order Confirmation Bill;  i ^ ^ e l  t 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con-  

ti 

sideration  upon  Friday  next.  

Bill 

Mr,  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His  Colonial 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Colonial Report,   BePorts 
No.  923  (Hong  Kong,  Report  for  1916).  

(Annual.) 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  also  presented,  pursuant  Trinidad, 

to  the  directions of  an Act   of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Rule,  dated  8th  June  1917,  made   by  the 
Governor  in  Executive  Council  relative   to  the 
Prison  Dietary  Scale  in  Trinidad. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,   by  His  Majesty's  Army  (Pay, 
Command,—Copy  of  List  of  Exceptions  to  the  Non-effective 
Army  Regulations  as to Fay,  Non-effective Pay,   AUowances.) 
and  Allowances  sanctioned  during  the  year 
1916-17. 

8  GEO.  V. 

1st  August  


Army.

Mr.  Macpherson  also  presented,  pursuant  to 
the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,-—Copy 
of  Amendments  to  Rules  for  Military  Detention 
Barracks  and  Military  Prisons. 

Another  Amendment  proposed to  the proposed 
Schedule,  in  1. 48, at  the  end, to  add  the  words 
"  to  advantage, having  regard  to  the  qualities  of 
the  soil."—(Mr.  Kilbride.) 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

Table. 

put, and  negatived. 

National 
Expenditure 
(Special' 
Report.) 

No.  125. 

Mr.  Herbert  Samuel reported  from  the  Select 
Committee on National Expenditure;  That  they
had  agreed  to  a  Special  Report,  which  they
directed  him  to make  to  the  House. 

Ordered,  That  the  Special  Report  do  lie upon 

the  Table;  and  be  printed. 

Adjournment 
of  the  House. 

War  Cabinet 
(Absence  of 
Member 
Abroad.) 

Viscount  Duncannon,  Member  for Dover,  rose 
in his  place  and  asked leave  to move the adjourn­
ment of the House for the  purpose  of-discussing a 
definite matter  of  urgent public  importance,  viz.,
the  conduct  of  the  War  Cabinet  in  allowing,  at 
this  critical period  of the war, one of its Members 
to  proceed  abroad  accompanied  by  a  pacifist 
Member  of  this  House  on  business  unconnected 
with  the  Minister's  duties  as  a  Member  of  the 
War  Cabinet,  and  upon  a  mission  which  has  not 
received  its  consideration  or  sanction;  and  the 
pleasure  of  the  House  having  been  signified, the 
Motion  stood over, under Standing  Order No.  10,
till  a  quarter  of  an hour  after  Eight   of  the 
clock  this  evening. 

New  Member

sworn.

The  Right  Honourable  Winston  Leonard 
Spencer  Churchill,  Member  for  the  Burgh   of 
Dundee,  was  sworn. 

Business  of 
the  House 
(Corn 
Production 
Bill  and  New 
Ministries 
[Salaries  and 
Remunera­
tion] 

Committee;) 

Oorn 
Production 
Bill, 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  Corn 
Production  Bill and  on New  Ministries  [Salaries 
and Remuneration] Committee be not interrupted 
this  night  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings 
of  the  House),  and  may  be  entered  upon  at  any
hour  although  opposed.—(Mr.  Chancellor   of 
the  Exchequer.) 

The  House,  according  to Order, resolved  itself 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Corn  Production  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Another  Clause  (Power  to  require  annual 
agricultural  returns)—(Mr.  P/othero)—brought 
up, and  read  the first and  second  time, and  added 
to  the  Bill. 

Proposed  Clause  No.  6 disagreed  to. 

Another  Clause  (Complaints  as  to  infraction 
of  minimum  rates  of  wages)—(Mr.  Charles 
Duncan)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first  and 
second  time,  and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Prevention   of  damage  to 
crops)—(Mr.  Denman)—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  (Additional  provision  for  the 
enforcement  of  proper  cultivation  of  land  in 
Ireland)—(Mr.  Duke)—brought  up,  and  read 
the first and second  time. 

Amendment proposed to the proposed Schedule, 
in 1.10,  at the  end,, to  insert  tne  words  "  It  shall 
be  the  duty" of  every occupier of a  non-residential 
farm or holding  exceeding  in  extent one hundred 
acres to  cultivate  not  less  than  twenty-five  per 
cent,  of  the  area  of  such  farm  or  holding."— 
(Mrs, Kilbride.) 

•  ' 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted 

in  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  negatived. 

Amendments made  to  the* proposed  Schedule. 

V O L.   172, 

Proposed  Schedule,  as  amended,  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 84. 

Committee,  be  taken 
morrow  ;  and  be  printed. 

into  consideration 

to­

The  House,  according  to Order,  resolved itself  New  Ministries 

into  a  Committee  on  New  Ministries  [Salaries  j^^^ 6 8  a nd 
and  Remuneration]. 

titm!]"61*" 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
it  is  expedient  to  authorise  the  payment,  out 
of  moneys  to  be  provided  by  Parliament,  of 
an  annual  salary  not  exceeding  two  thousand 
pounds  to  the  Minister  of  Reconstruction,
appointed  under  any  Act   of 
the  present 
Session  to  provide  for  the  establishment  of  a 
Ministry  of  Reconstruction,  and of  other  salaries 
and  remuneration  which  may  become  payable 
under  such  Act.—(Mr.  Solicitor  General.) 

Amendment  proposed,  in  1. 2,  to leave  out  the 
word  "  two,"  in  order  to  insert  the  word "  one." 
—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question put, That  the word  "  two "  stand part 

of  the  Question. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for  the j  Colonel  Craig,

Yeas, 

( Mr.  James Parker  : 

Tellers  for  the j  Mr.  Pringle,
( Mr.  King -.

Noes, 

152. 

32. 

)
j 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  1. 5,  after 
the  word  "remuneration,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  not exceeding in the aggregate twenty  thousand 
pounds."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted: 

And it  being  a  quarter  of  an  hour  after  Eight 
of  the  clock,  and  leave  having  been  given   to 
the  adjournment  of  the  House  under 
move 
Standing  Order  No.  10,  further  proceeding  was 
postponed  without  Question  put. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question,  was  Adjournment 

proposed,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn.—  S 1 ^ . 
(Viscount  Duncahnon.) 

Onter'ffo.  10 
(War  Cabinet 
(Absence  of 
Member 
Abroad).) 
And  it being  Eleven  of  the  clock,  the  Motion  Motion  for 

for  the  adjournment  of  the  House 
without  Question  put.

l a p s e d , ^S H  ™^ 

e

The  House  again  resolved 

itself 

into  the   New  Ministries 

Committee  on  New  Ministries  [Salarieis  and  [Salaries  and 

_ 
Remunerationj. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

L-

Remunera
-
Remunera-
tion.] 

Postponed  proceeding  on  Amendment  to 
Question,  That  it  is  expedient  to  authorise 
the  payment,  out  of  moneys  to  be  provided 
by  Parliament,  of  an  annual  salary  not  ex­
ceeding  two  thousand  pounds   to  the  Minister 
of  Reconstruction,  appointed  under  any  Act  of 
A  A  2 

 
180 

1st—2  nd  August. 

1917. 

the  present  Session  to  provide  for  the  establish­
ment  of  a  Ministry  of  Reconstruction,  and  of 
other  salaries  and  remuneration  which  may 
become  payable  in  pursuance  of  such  Act, 
resumed. 

Question  again  proposed,  That  those  words   be 

there  inserted  :—Debate  arising; 

Mr.  Sherwell  rose  in  his  place  and  claimed 
to move, That  the  Question   be  now  p u t;  but  the 
Chairman  withheld  his  assent,  and  declined  then 
to  put  that  Question:—Debate  resumed. 

Question  put,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the |  Mr.  King, 

Yeas, 

\ Mr.  Pringle 

Tellers  for  the f Captain  Guest, 

Noes, 

\ Mr.  James Hope  : 

Main  Question  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Resolution  to  be  reported. 

"1  25. 
; 

} . 77 

Mr.  Deputy  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. 

JVishery 
Harbours 
(Continuance 
of  Powers) 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading   of  the  Fishery  Harbours  (Con­
tinuance  of  Powers)  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

New  Ministries
Bl11,

  The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  New  Ministries  B i l l; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Isle of  Man 
(Customs) 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Isle  of  Man  (Customs) 
B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Expiring  Laws

Continuance

  The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
g e c o n (  l  Reading  of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con­
tinuance  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Thursday,  2nd August 1917. 

P E  A Y E R S. 

~  — 

Warrant  to  the 

That  Mr.  Speaker  do  issue  his  Edinburgh 
Clerk  of  the  Crown,  to  » n d, S a i nt 
-  Andrews 
~ 

ORDERED, 
make  out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing   of  a  DnivSties 
Member to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament  for  Writ. 
Edinburgh  and  Saint  Andrews  Universities,  in 
the  room  of  Sir  Christopher  Nicholson  Johnston, 
Knight,  K.C., who,  since  his Election  for the  said 
universities,  hath  accepted  the  Office  of  one  of 
the  Senators  of:  the  College  of  Justice  in  Scot-
land.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

, 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented, by  His Majesty's  Trade of 
Command,—Copy  of  Report  on  the  Trade  of  Canada, 
the Dominion  of  Canada for  the  year  1916,  by 
Mr.  C.  Hamilton  Wickes,  His  Majesty's  Trade 
Commissioner in  the  Dominion  of  Canada  and 
Newfoundland. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,   by  His  Majesty's  Com- Reformatory 
mand,  —  Copy  of  Fifty-fifth  Report   of  the  ^Industrial 
Inspector  of Reformatory  and  Industrial  Schools (jCreiand.) 
in  Ireland, for  the  year  1916. 

Copy   of  Forty-nintli  Report   of  the  Deputy  Public 
Keeper  of  the  Public  Records   in  Ireland,  for Records 
1916. 

(Ireland.) 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Shortt  reported  from  the  Select  Com-   Military 

mittee  on  the  Military  Service  (Review   of 
Exceptions)  Act,  1917  ;  That  they  had  agreed  Exceptions) 
to  a Special  Report,  which  they  directed  him  to Act, 1917 
make to  the  House. 

o£ 

. 

(Special 
Report.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Special  Report   do  lie  upon  No.  126. 

the  Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a   Message  from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords   by  t he  Lords -
one  of  their  Clerks,  as followeth : 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Consolidated  Consolidated 

Fund  (No.   4)  Bill,  without  any  Amendment.  

B m 

The  Lords  have agreed  to the Naval  Discipline  Naval 

Bill,  without  any  Amendment.  

Discipline  Bill. 

Titles

Deprivation
Bill  [Lords.-]

[ X o J . ( Z s]  

. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 

  Committee  on 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Public  Works   Public  Works 

Loans  Bill,  without  any  Amendment.

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Local  Govern- Local 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  Committee. 

ment  Provisional  Orders  (No.   1)  Bill,  without 
any  Amendment. 

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. 

Adjournment.

And  it  being  after  half-past  Eleven   of  the 
clock,  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  adjourned 
the  House  without  Question  put,  pur­
suant  to  the  Standing  Order,  it  -being 
then  twenty  minutes  before  Twelve  of 
the  clock,  till  to-morrow. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Local  Govern  Local 

ment  Provisional  Orders  (No.  3)  Bill,  without 
any  Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Naval  and Naval  and 

Military  War 
Military  War Pensions, &c. (Transfer  of  Powers) 
Pensions,  &c. 
Bill,  with  Amendments;  to  which  the  Lords  (Transfer  of 
desire  the  concurrence  of  this  House. 
Powers)  Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Local  Govern-   Local 

ment  Provisional  Orders  (No.   2)  Bill,  with  Government 
Amendments;  to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  orfllT™ 1 
concurrence  Of this  House. 

(No.  2) Bin, 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to 

the  Blackpool  Blackpool 

Improvement  Bill,  with" Amendments  ;  to  which  Improvement 
tHe Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

1  ' 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   A n  Solicitors 

Act   to  amend,  in  connection  with  the  present  (Examination) 

Bill 

[Lords.] 

TLoans  Bill. 

Government 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No.   1)  Bill. 

Government 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No.   3)  Bill. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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181 


war, the  Law  relating- to the  qualifying  Exami­
nations for  Solicitors;  to  which  the Lords  desire 
the concurrence  of  this  House. 

And  a Motion  being  made, and  the  Question  

being  put  That  this  House  doth  agree  with  the  

Committee  in  the  said  Resolution  ;  


Martin's 
Divorce  Bill 
[Lord».~\ 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  An 
Act   to dissolve  the Marriage  of  Nita  Martin,  of 
1,  Lincoln  Place,  Merrion  Square,  in  the  City 
of  Dublin,  with  Thomas  Ernest  Martin,  her 
husband, and  to  enable  her to  marry  again,  and 
for  other  purposes;  to  which  the Lords  desire 
the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

Local 
Government 
Provisional 
Orders 
(No.  2)  Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Amendments  made  by  the 
Lords  to  the  Local  Government  Provisional 
Orders  (No.  2)  Bill  be  taken  into  consideration 
to-morrow. 

Martin's 
Divorce  Bill 
[Zordt.] 

Martin's  Divorce  Bill  [Lords] /was  read  the 
first  time,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second 
time. 

Business of 
the  House 
(Supply.) 

A  Motion  was  made, and  the  Question  being 

Eut,  That,  for  the  purpose  of  concluding  the 

iusiness  of  Supply  for  the  present  Session, 
sixteen  days,  -Cither  before  or  after  the  fifth 
day of  August,  shall  be  allotted  under  Standing 
Order  No.  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 Stand­
ing  Order  shall have  effect  as if  in  paragraph  7 
of  that  Standing  Order  the  fifteenth  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  sixteenth  day  were  sub­
stituted for  the twentieth day  so  allotted—(Mr. 
Chancellor of  the  Exchequer); 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas to  the  Right  ; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left.  • 
Tellers for  the  ( Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

) 
j
Tellers for  the j  Sir  Frederick Banbury, ) 
I 

( Mr.  David  Mason : 

( Mr.  James Hope: 

Noes, 

142. 

4 0. 

So  it was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved itself  New Ministries 

into  a Committee  on the  New  Ministries  Bill.

Bl11­

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1  (Establishment of  the  Ministry  


of  Reconstruction).  


Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1.  1.  5,  to  leave  

out  the  word  "  promoting,"  in  order  to  insert  

the  word  "co-ordinate."—(Major  Newman.)  


Question,  That  the  word  "  promoting"  stand  


part of  the  Clause, put,  and  agreed  to.  


Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  5, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  o f  "  to  the  word 
"  after,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  organ­
ising  and  developing  trade."—(Major  Henry
Terrell.) 

Question, That the word  "  organisationstand 

part of  the  Clause,  put, and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  6,  

after  the  word  "  development,"  to  insert  the  .  

words  "  either  before or."—(Mr.  King.)  


Question,  That  those  words be there  inserted,  


put,  and  negatived.  


The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas to the  Right; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for  the j  Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

|  Captain  Guest: 

Tellers for  the  j Mr.  Hogge,

Noes, 

( Mr.  Pringle  : 

So  it  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

F  160 
I  28. 

•	  Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  8, 
at the end, to add the words  " but no longer  than 
two  years  after  the  termination  of  the  present 
war."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

added :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Business of 
the  House 
(Government 
Business.) 

Ordered, That,  until  the  adjournment  of  the 
House  for  the  Autumn  Recess,  Government 
Business  be not  interrupted under the  provisions 
of  any  Standing  Order  regulating  the  Sittings 
of  the  House,  and  may  be  entered  upon  at  any 
hour  though  opposed.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the 
Exchequer.) 

Business  of 
the  House 
(Supply.) 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  New 
Ministries  [Salaries  and Remuneration]  Report 
and the New Ministries Bill  have precedence  this 
day of  the Business of  Supply.—(Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer.) 

New Ministries
Bemmiera1"1
tion.]

  C o m m i t t ee 

  Lord  Edmund  Talbot  reported 

the 
011   New  Ministries  [Salaries  and 
Remuneration]  a  Resolution  ;  which  was  read, 
as followeth  ; 

from 

That  it  is expedient to  authorise  the  payment, 
out  of  moneys  to  be  provided  by  Parliament, 
of  an annual salary  not  exceeding  two  thousand 
pounds (to  the  Minister  of  Reconstruction,  ap­
pointed  under  any  Act  of  the  present  Session 
tp  provide  for  the  establishment  of  a  Ministry 
of  Reconstruction,  and  of  other  salaries  and 
remuneration  which  may  become  payable  under 
such  Act. 

The  said  Resolution  being  read  a  second 

time; 

VOL.  172. 

Clause  No.  2  (Powers  and  duties of  Minister 

of  Reconstruction). 

Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,1.  10, after  the 
word  "  and," to  insert  the  words  " if  called  upon 
by  the  department  concerned."—(Major  New­
man. ) 

Question  proposed,  That  those words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  10, 
to  leave  out  the  Tyord  "  problems,"  iu  order  to 
insert  the words  "  problem  of  army  demobilisa­
tion."—(Major  Henry  Terrell.) 

Question,  That  the  word  " problems"  stand 

part of  the  Clause, put, and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,-1.  10, 
after  the  word  "problems,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  other  than  the  question  of  commercial,  indus­
trial,  and agricultural  policy."—(Mr.  Hewins.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted: 

"Whereupon, the  Yeoman  Dsher  of  the  Black 
Rod  having  come  with a  Message for the  House 
to  attend  the  Lords  Commissioners,  the  Chair­
man left  the  Chair. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair. 

A  A  3 

 
 
Royal  Assent, 

A  Message  was  delivered  by  Captain  Thomas 
Dacres  Butler,  Yeoman  Usher  of  the  Black 
R o d: 

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.  Finance  Act,  1917. 
2.  Consolidated  Fund  (No.  4)  Act,  1917. 
3.	  Confirmation  of  Executors  (War  ServiceJ 

. 

(Scotland)  Act,  1917. 
4.	  Wesleyan  Methodists 

during  the  War)  Act,  1917. 

(Appointments 
' 

^	 

5.	  Companies  (Particulars  as  to  Directors) 

;  Act,  1917. 

6.	  Local  Government  (Allotments  and Land 
Cultivation)  (Ireland)  Act,  1917. 

7.  Naval  Discipline  Act,  1917. 
8.  Public  Works  Loans  Act,  1917. 
9.	  Dundee  Harbour  and  Tay  Ferries  Order 

Confirmation  Act,  1917. 

10.	  Essex  and  Herts  Clergy  Charity  Scheme 

Confirmation Act,  1917. 

11,  Birmingham  Churches  Ftind  Charity 
Scheme  Confirmation  Act,  1917. 
12.  Church  Lands  (Bristol,  Saint  Thomas) 
Charity  Scheme  Confirmation  Act, 
19T7. 

13.	  Presbyterian  Church-  (Crook)  Charity 
Scheme  Confirmation  Act,  1917. 
14.	  Baptist  Chapels  Scheme  Confirmation 

,  Act,  1917. 

15".  Congregational	  Chapels  Scheme  Con­

firmation Act,  1917 

16.	  Land  Drainage 

(Ewerby)  Provisional 

Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917. 

17.	  Land  Drainage  (Swaflfham)  Provisional 
Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917. 

26. 	 Seaham  Harbour  Dock  Act,  1917. 

27; 


28. 

29. 

London  County  Council  (Money)  Act,  


1917. 

Ebbw  Yale  Urban  District  Council  Act, 

1917. 

Barrow-in-Furness 	 Corporation  Water 

Act,  1917. 

30. 	 Ashton-under-Lyne  Corporation 

Act, 

1917. 


31. 	 North  Cheshire  Water  Act,  1917. 
32. 	 Port  of  London  Act,  1917. 
33. 	 Chepstow  Water  Act,  1917. 
34. 	 Sheffield Gas  Act,  1917. 
35. 	 Sheffield  Corporation  Act,  1917. 
36. 	 Colonial  Bank  Act,  1917.  


Caerphilly  Urban  District  Council  Act, 

1917. 

South  Eastern  and  London,  Chatham, 

and  Dover  Railways  Act,  1917.  


Boaz'Divorce  Act,  1917.  


37. 

38. 	

39. 

The  House  again  resolved  itself  into  the  New  Ministries 

Committee  on  the  New  Ministries  Bill. 

B m­

(In  the  Committee..) 

Question  again  proposed,  That  those  words be 

there  inserted  : 

Proposed  Amendment  amended,  by  inserting, 

after  the  word  "  industrial,"  the  word  "  educa­
tional."—(Mr.  Dillon.) 

Question  put,  That  those  words,  as  amended, 

be  there  inserted. 

. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the [Mr.	   Hewins, 

"l 
1 Viscount Duncannan:  |< 
Tellers  for  the [ Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  V 
J 

[Captain	  Guest : 

YeaS, 

Noes, 

64. 

89. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  1,  1. 10, 
after  the  word  "  arise,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  either  before  or."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question, That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1. 12, 
after  the  word  " inquiries,"  to  insert  the  word 
"  and."—(Major  Newman.) 

Question,  That  the  word  " a n d  "  be  there 

inserted,  put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed-, in  p.  1,  1. 15, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  authority  "  to  the 
end  of  the  subsection,  in  order  to  insert  the 
words  "  as  are  conferred  on  him  by  statute."— 
(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

18.	  Land'  Drainage 

(Wistow)  Provisional 

Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917. 
19.	  Electric  Lighting  Orders  Confirmation 

Question  proposed,  That  the words  , proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause:— 
Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Act,  1917. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 1,1.  19, 

20.	  Gas  and  Water  Provisional  Orders  Act, 

at' the  end, to  add  the  words— 

1917. 

2.1.	  Pier  and  Harbour  Orders  Confirmation 

Aoti 1-917. 

22.	  Local'Government  Board,(Ireland)  Pro­

visional  Order  Confirmation  (No.  2) 
Act,  1917. 

23.	  Local  Government  Board's  Provisional 
(No.  1)  Act, 

Orders  Confirmation 
1917. 

"  (2)  All  schemes prepared  and  recommenda­
tions  made  by  the  Minister  of  Reconstruction 
shall  be  included  in  a report  which  he  shall  in 
each  year  present  to  Parliament."—(Mr.  King.)
/  Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added>, 
putj and) negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  I,  L  20, 
leave  out  subsection'  (2)'.v—(Sir  Frederick 

to 
Banbury.) 

24.  Local	   Government  Board's  Provisional 
(No.   3)  Act, 

Orders  Confirmation 
1917. 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  ont  stand  part  of  th$  Clause :—• 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

25.	  Bedwas  and  Machen  Urban  District 

Question  put,  That  the  Clause  stand  part of 

Council  Act,  1917^ 

the  Bill. 





8  G  E O.   V .  	

2nd—3rd  August 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers  for  the j  Colonel  Craig, 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  Pratt: 

Tellers  for  the  j  Mr.  Pringle, 
( Mr.  Hogge: 

Noes, 

) 
J 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Fishery 

. 

Second  Reading   of  the  Fishery  Harbours  (Con-

81.  tinuance  of  Powers)  B i l l;  

o f T o w r * )  0 6 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time  BiU­

this  day. 

Clause  No.  3 

(Staff, 

remuneration  and 

expenses). 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Public  Health 
Committee  on  the  Public  Health  (Prevention  ^Tratment 

Question  proposed,  That  the  Clause  stand  and  Treatment  of  Disease)  (Ireland)  B i l l;

a 
of  Disease) 

part of  the  B i l l: 

Friday,  3rd  August  1917  : 

Question  put,  and agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  4  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  5  (Power  for  Minister  and  a 

secretary  to  sit  in  Parliament). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 37,  to  leave 

out  subsection  (2).—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be 

left out  stand  part  of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers  for  the   |  Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

\ Mr.  James Hope  : 

Tellers  for the  I Mr.  King, 

Noes, 

( M r.  David  Mason: 

Clause agreed  to. 

45. 

6. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, (Ireland) BiU. 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Titles 

Committee  on 

the  Titles  Deprivation  BiU Deprivation 

r 

BUI  [Lords. \ 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  taking   Munitions  of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill,  as  War  Bill, 
amended  in  the  Committee; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con-

sideration  this  day. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking   Corn 

into  consideration  the  Corn  Production  Bill,   as  Production 
amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Bill. 

Clause  No.  6 (Sight  of  certain Ministers to  sit 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con-

in  Parliament). 

sideration  upon  Monday  next. 

i Question  proposed, That  the Clause  stand  part 

of  the  Bill: 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  f or  t he  Ways  and 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  pro- Committee  of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

posed, That  the  Chairman   do  report  Progress, 
and  ask  leave  to  sit  again—(Mr.  Hogge)  :—  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 
Motion,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Resolved,  That 

this  House  will,  this  day, 

Original  Question  put. 

The  Committee  divided.  	
Tellers  for  the/Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

[Mr.  James Hope: 

Tellers  for  the {Mr.  Hogge, 

Noes, 

(Mr.  Pringle: 

I   44 
J 
\ 
j 

' * 

Clause  No.  7  agreed  to. 
A  Clause  (Duration  of  Act)—(Mr.  Charles 
ifoZxris)—-brought  up,  and  read  the  first  and 
second  time,  amended  in  1. 2, by  leaving  out  the  

words  "  or  later "—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),  

—and  added  to  the  Bill.  


Bill,  as amended, to  be  reported. 

Resolved, That  this  House   do  sit  this  day  	

(Mr.  James  Hope.) 

Business of 
the  House 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

And   it  being  after  half-past  Eleven   of  the  Adjournment, 

clock  on  Thursday  e vening,  Mr.  Deputy 
Speaker  adjourned  the  House  without 
Question  put,  pursuant  to  the  Standing 
Order,  it  being  then  nineteen  minutes 
before  Three   of 
the  clock  on  Friday 
morning,  till  this  day,  pursuant   to  the 
Resolutiou  of the  House  of  this  day. 

Friday,  3rd August  1917. 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair; 
and  the  Chairman  of  Ways  and Means  reported, 

P E A T B B S. 


That  the  Committee  had  gone  through  the  Bill. 
O RDERED, 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  	
this 

Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration 
day. 

That  in  the  case  of  Parker's  Parker's 
Divorce  Bill  [Zowfc]  Standing  Order  204  P)™^] 8'

11 

be  suspended,  and  the  time 
for  the  Second
Reading  of  the  Bill  be  extended  to  Monday 
next.—( The  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means.) 

  Mr 

Supply. 

The  Order  of N the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply; 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day,  take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made   Government 
by  the  Lords  to  the  Local  Government  Pro  Srf«s° Dal 
visional  Orders  (No.  2) Bill;  and  the  same were (Nc. 2) Bin. 
twice  read, and  agreed  to. 

Expiring  Laws  The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Continuance  Second  Reading   of  the  Expiring  Laws  Con-
Bill. 

tinuance  B i l l;  	

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 
the Lords  ;  and acquaint  them  that  this  House 
Ordered,  That  the Bill  be read  a second time hath  agreed  to  the  Amendments  made  by  their 

The  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded  to  Local' 

this day. 

Lordships. 

Isle  of  Man 
(Customs) 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading   of  the  Isle  of  Man  (Customs) 
B i l l; 

i^4dme bt 
Ordered,  That the Bill  be read  a second  time  Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con- confii-matic 
l cn 

sideration  Upon  Monday  next. 

this day. 

into  consideration  the  Glasgow  Boundaries  Act 
(1912)  Amendment  Order  Confirmation  Bill; 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  taking   Glasgow 

V O L.  172. 

A  A  4 



	
184 

3rd—6th  August. 

1917. 


Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,  pursuant  to 
Trading with 
(Amendment)  t h  e  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy 
Act, 1916. , 
Supplementary  List  of  persons,  firms,  and 
companies  as  to  whom  Orders  have  been  made 
under  Section  I  (i)   of  the  Trading  with  the 
Enemy  (Amendment)  Act,  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

' 

Table. 

New Ministries  The  House,  according   to  Order, proceeded   to 
take  into  consideration  the  New  Ministries  Bill, 
Bll!" 
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  Cleric  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and desire  their  concurrence. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking   Munitions  of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  B i l l , W ar  BiU ­
as  amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  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.  


Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the   Adjournment. 

House  without  Question  put,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  3, it  being  then 
six  minutes  before  One  of  the  clock,  till 
Monday  next. 

Supply. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply; 

P  E A I E E S. 

Monday,  §th August 1917. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Expiring  Laws 
Continuance 
Bill. 

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.  James  Hope.) 

Isle oil Man 
("Customs) 
Bill. 

The Isle  of  Man  (Customs) Bill  was, according 

to  Order,  read  a second  time. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a 
for  Monday 

Committee  of  the  whole  House 
next.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

Fishery 
Harbours 
(Continuance 
of  Powers) 
Bill. 

The 

.Fishery  Harbours 

of 
Powers)  Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  read  a 
second  time. 

(Continuance  

Resolved,  That  this  House  will  immediately 

resolve  itself  into  the  Committee  on  the  Bill.—­
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

The  House accordingly  resolved itself  into  the 

Committee. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Claubes  No.  1 and  No.  % agreed  to. 
Bill  to  be  reported; 

PA R K E R 'S  Divorce  Bill  [Lords]  was  read   Parker's 

a  second  time,  and  committed. 

[Lords] 

^ 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking   Glasgow  

into  consideration  the  Glasgow  Boundaries  A ct  boundaries  

(1912). Amendment  Order  Confirmation  Bill;  
Amendment 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con- ° r d  f 
Confirmation 
Bill. 

. , 
i 
sideration  upon  Ihursday  next. 

mi 

i 

. 

' 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented, by  His Majesty's  Light 

Command,—Copy  of  Order  made  by  the  Light  Railways Acts, 
Railway  Commissioners  under  the  Light  Rail-   1896  a nd 
ways  Acts,  1896  and  1912,  and  modified  and 
confirmed  by  the  Board  of  Trade,  entitled  the 
Axholme  Joint  Railway  (Hatfield  Moor  Exten­
sion  Light  Railway)  (Revival  of  Powers)  Order, 
1917. 

Copy  of  Order  made  by  the  Light  Railway 
Commissioners  under  the  Light  Railways  Acts, 
1896  and  1912,  and  modified  and  confirmed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade,  entitled  the  South  York­
shire  Joint  Line 
(Firbeck  Light  Railway) 
Order,  1916. 

Copy  of  Report on  the Trade of  the  Dominion  Trade  of New 

of  New  Zealand for  the year  1916,  by  Mr.   R.  W ,  Zealand. 
Dalton,  His  Majesty'^  Trade  Commissioner   in 
New  Zealand. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

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. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,   by  His  Empire  

Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Report  to  the  Settlement  

Secretary  of  State  for  the  Colonies  of  the
' 
Committee  appointed  to  consider  the  measures 
to  be  taken  for  settling  within  the  Empire 
ex-service  men  who  npay  desire  to  emigrate 
after  the  war. 

  o m mi  ee

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Ordered,  That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

Table. 


the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Public  Health
t P d  Treatment  C o m m i t t ee   p n  t he  P u b l ic   Health 
of Disease™611

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Prevention 

a n d  Treatment  of  Disease)  (Ireland)  Bill; 

(Ireland)  Bill.

R e s o h e  ^  T h a  t  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Titles 
Deprivation 
Bill [Lords.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 

Committee  on 
[ZorJsl; 

Mr.  Clynes presented,   by  His  Majesty's  Com-Ministry  of  


mand,—Copies of  the Cattle and  Meat (Returns)  ij'ood-

Order,  the  Fisheries  (Ireland)  Order,  1917, 
and  the  Sea  Fishing  (England  and  Wales)  

Order,  1917,  made  by  the  Food  Controller 
under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm  Regulations,  


Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Mr.  Baldwin  presented,   by  His  Majesty's  Falkland  

Command,—Copy ,  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated   * s l a a d? W ar  

Contribution. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 30th  July  1917,  as  to  disposal  of  the  Falkland 

next, resolve itself  into the said  Committee, 

Islands  War  Contribution. 

 






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6th  August 

185 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Solicitors  (Examination)  Bill  [Lords] 
Solicitors 
(Examination) was  read  the first time,  and  ordered  to be  read  a 
^ J - ^ r ' - 1
Bui  85. 

second  time  to-morrow;  and to be  printed. 

Naval and 
Military War 
Pensions, 4cc. 
(Transfer of 
Powers) Bill. 
Bill ,86. 

Civil Services 
(Supple­
mentary) 
Estimates, 
1917-18. 

Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made   by  the 
Lords  to  the  Naval  and Military  War  Pensions, 
SEC.  (Transfer  of  Powers)  Bill   be  taken  into 
consideration  to-morrow;  and be  printed. 

The  Two  Orders  respectively  made  upon  the 
28th  day  of  June  last  and  the  27th  day   of  July 
last,  That  the  Civil  Services  (Supplementary) 
Estimates,  1917-18,  which  were  presented  upon 
those  days,  be  referred  to  the  Committee  of 
Supply,  were  severally  read  and  discharged. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Estimates  do  lie  upon 

the  Table. 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

•  The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to 
take into  consideration the  Corn Production  Bill, 
as amended  in the  Committee. 

A  Clause  was  offered  to  be  added  to  the  Bill 
(Protection of  crops, &c. from  damage  by  rabbits 
and  vermin).—(Mr.  Prothero.) 

And  the  said  Clause was brought  up,  and read 

the first and  second  time. 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to be  made  to 
the  proposed  Clause,  in  1. 6, by  leaving  out  the 
words  " a nd  take."—(Sir  John  Spear.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  " a nd  take"  stand  part   of  the  proposed 
Clause:—The  said  proposed  Amendment  was, 
with  leave  of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

And  the  proposed  Clause  was  amended,   in 
1. 8,  by  leaving  out  the  words  "  any  expenses," 
and  inserting  the  words  "  the  nett  cost  —(Mr. 
Prothero),—instead  thereof. 

And  the  proposed  Clause,   so  amended,  was 

made  part  of  the  Bill. 

An  Amendment  was proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  Bill,  in  p.  1,  1. 7, by  leaving  out  Clause  1. 
—(Mr.  Clough.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out,  to  the  word  "  the,"  in 
p.  1,1.  26,  stand  part  of  the  B i l l; 

The  House  divided.  

The  Yeas   to  the  Right;  


The  Noes  to  the  L e f t. 
Tellers  for  the j  Captain  Guest,
j  Colonel  Craig:

Yeas, 

Tellers for  the  ( Mr.  Clough,

Noes, 

| Mr.  Chancellor-.

So it  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

) 
j 
V 
j 

115. 

21. 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  R i g h t; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for  the  ( Mr.  Leif  Jones,

Yeas, 

1 
( Mr. Aneurin  Williams:  ) 

Tellers  for  the j  Captain  Guest, 

)  f,.  _ 

Noes, 

{ Lord  Edmund  Talbot:  J  1 

So 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.  3,  1.  31,  by  leaving  out  the 
words  " a nd  could  not  with  reasonable  diligence 
have  ascertained."—(Mr.  Laurence  Hardy.) 

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. 3,1.36,   by leaving out Clause  4. 
—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out,   to  the  word  "  rate,"  in 
I.  37,  stand  part  of  the  B i l l : — 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.  39,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  offence,"  the  words 
"  unless  he  has 
reasonable  grounds  for  believing  that the  work­
man  is  not  able-bodied."—(Sir  Frederick  Ban-
bury.) 

And  the Question  being put, That those words 
be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l : — 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.  5,1.  36,  by  inserting  at  the  end 
" 
thereof  the  words— 

"  (6)   In 

fixing  minimum  rates  under  this 
section  the  Agricultural  Wages  Board  shall,   so 
far  as  practicable,  secure  for  able-bodied  men 
wages  which,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board,  are 
adequate  to  promote  efficiency, and  to  enable  a 
man  in  an ordinary  case  to  maintain  himself  and 
his  family  in  accordance  with  such  standard  of 
comfort  as  may be  reasonable  in  relation to  the 
nature  of  his occupation."—-(Mr.  Prothero.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words be  there inserted in the  Bill; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed to  be  made  to 
the  proposed  Amendment  to  the  Bill,  in  1. 2, by 
inserting,  after  the  word  "  shall,"  the  words 
"  award  such  advances  as  may  be  necessary  to 
meet  the  increased  cost of  living,  and  shall."— 
(Mr.  Charles Roberts.) 

• ' " . . - .  ' 

Another Amendment was proposed   to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  1,1.  26,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "cultivated," 
the  words  " o  r  that  the 
occupier  has  not  maintained  a  reasonable  area 
under  wheat  or  oats."—(Mr.  Acland.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill; 

The  proposed  Amendment  was  amended,   by 

leaving  out the  words  "  not maintained  a  reason­
able,"  and  inserting  the  words  "after  not  less 
than  twelve months'  notice  given under Part  I V  . 
of  this  A ct  failed   to  maintain  such  an,"  instead 
thereof;  and   by  adding  at  the  end  thereof  the 
words  "  as may, in the  opinion of  the  Board,  be 
reasonable  in  relation  to  the  national  interests." 
—(Mr.  Leslie  Scott.) 

And the Question being put, That those words, 

as amended,  be there inserted  in the  Bill; 

And  the  Question being  put,  That those  words 
be  there  inserted  in  the  proposed  Amendment 
to  the  B i l l : — It  passed   in  the  Negative. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed  to be made 
to  the  proposed  Amendment  to  the  Bill,  in  1. 3, 
by  inserting,  after  the  second  word  " t o ,  "  the 
words  "  pay  a  commercial  relit  for  a  suitable 
cottage  and  to."—(Mr.  Aneurin  Williams.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in the  proposed  Amend 
ment  to  the  Bill:—The  Amendment   to  the  pro-, 
posed  Amendment  to  the  Bill  was,  with  leave 
of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

And  the  Question being put, That the   Words— 
fixing  minimum  rates  under  this 
"  (6)   In 
section  the  Agricultural  Wages  Board  shall,   so 
far  as  practicable,  secure  for  able-bodied  men, 
wages  which,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board,  are 

VOL.  172. 

B  B 

 
 
 
6th  August 

1917. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed  to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in p.  7,1.  23, by leaving  but  Clause 90 
-—(Mr.  Laurence  Hardy.) 

adequate  to  promote  efficiency, and  to  enable  a 
man in  an  ordinary  case to  maintain  himself  and 
his  family  in  accordance  with  such  standard  of 
comfort  as  may  be  reasonable  in  relation to  the 
nature  of  his  occupation"   be  there  inserted  in 
tlie  B i l l ; — It  was  resolved   in  the  Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to   be  made 
to  the;  Bill,  in  p. 5,  1. 36, by  inserting,  after  the 
words  last  inserted,  the  words— 

"  (7)  Nothing  in  this  Act  shall  prejudice  the 
operation  of  any  agreement  entered 
into  or 
ciistom  existing  before  the  passing  of  this  Act 
for  the  payment   of  wages  at a  rate  higher  than 
the  minimum  rate  settled  under  this  Act,  arid in 
settling  any  minimum  rate  of  wages  the  Agri­
cultural  Wages  Board  shall  have  regard   to  the 
average  weekly  rate  of  wages paid  to  the  work­
men  in  the  district  for  which  the minimum  rate 
is  to be  settled."—(M*. 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill ; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made_ to 
the  proposed  Amendment, to  the  Bill,  by  leaving 
out  from  the  third  word  "  A c t  "  to  the  end 
thereof.—(Mr.  Prothero.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed to be  left out  stand part of  the  proposed 
in  the 
Amendment  to  the  Bill:—It  passed 
Negative. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
" ( 7  )  Nothing  in  this  Act  shall  prejudice  the 
operation  of  any  agreement  entered  into   or 
custom  existing  before  the  passing   of  this  A ct 
for  the  payment   of  wages  at  a  rate  higher  than 
the  minimum  rate  settled  under  this  A c t  "  be 
there  inserted  in  the  B i l l : — It was  resolved   in 
the  Affirmative. 

Then  another  Amendment  was  made  to  the 

Bill. 

J

'Another  Amendment was  proposed to be made 
to the  Bill, in  p. 6,1.  34,  by leaving  out  fronjthe 
word  cf exceed"  to  the  end  of  subsection  (2), 
and  inserting  the  words  "  the  rent  payable  in 
respect  thereof  as  at  the  twenty-third  day   of 
February,  ' nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen, 
except  with  the  consent  of  the  Board of  Agri­
culture  and  Fisheries "—(Mr.  Molteno),—instead 
thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out,  to  the  word  "Part,"   in 
1. 35,  stand part  of  the  Bill:—It  was resolved   in 
the  Affirmative. 

Another  Amendment was proposed   to be made 
to the  Bill,  in p.  6,1.  40,  by  inserting  at the  end 
thereof  the  words  "Provided  that  this  section 
shall  not  come  into  operation  until  the  minimum 
prices  named  in  Part   I.  of  this  Act  become 
payable."—(Mr.  Laurence  Hardy.) 

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 

'  Another  Amendment was proposed   to  be made 
$0  the  Bill,  in  p.  7,  t  18,  py  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words— 

" ( 4  )  Nothing  contained  in  this  section  shall 
preclude  a  landlord  from  adding   to the  rent  of 
any  holding  a  sum  not  exceeding  fiye  pounds 
per  centum of  the  cost of  any  buildings  erected 
or  improvements  executed by him on  any holding 
for the  purpose   of  giving  facilities  for  increased 
arable  cultivation."-^-(Mr.  Peto.) 

And  the Question being put, That those words 

be there  inserted  in the  Bill:—It  passed in the 
Negative. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
pr oposed  to be  left put, to  the word  "  if,'* in  1. 23, 
stand  part  of  the  B i l l : — It  was  resolved   in  the 
Affirmative. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  7,  1.  23,  by  inserting,  after 
the  word  "  Fisheries,"  the  word  ?« may.*'—(Sfij 
Frederick  Banbury.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 

"  may "  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 

The  Noes to the Left. 
Tellers  for  the j  Sir  Frederick  Banbury,  \ 
f 

I Mr.  Rupert  Gwynne  : 

Yeas, 

Tellers  for  the ("Captain  Guest, 

Noes, 

\ Air.  James  Hope ; 

So it passed in the  Negative. 

_ 
' 

88. 

Another  Amendment  was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  7,  1. 23, by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  if,"  the  words  "  representations  are made 
to  them  by  the  council  of  any  county,  borough, 
district,  or  parish  that  certain  land  is  not  being 
cultivated  in  the  best  interests  of  the  country, 
shall  forthwith  cause  due  and proper  inquiry   to 
bC  made  into  the  case,  and  if."—(Sir  Walter. 
Essex.) 

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. 8,  1.1, by leaving out  subsection 
(2)   of  Clause  9, and  inserting  the  words— 

"  (2)  Where  any  notice   is served  On a  tenant 
a  copy  of  the  notice  shall  at  the  same time  be 
served  on  the  landlord "—(Colonel  Weigalt),—
' 
instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
roposed  to be  left out  stand  part  of  the  Bill :-— 

t  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.  8,  1.  41,  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  "  Provided  always  that 
any  person  upon  whom  any  notice,  direction,   or 
order  is  served  under  this  section,  whether   by 
the  Board  of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries  or  their 
representative  or  agent,  shall,  if  application  in 
writiiig  be  made  to  the  Board  within  seven 
days  after  the  receipt   by  him  of  such  notice, 
direction,  or  order,  objecting  to  the  substance 
thereof  and  asking  to  be  heard  before  the  said 
notice,  direction,  or  order  is  further  proceeded 
with, be  entitled  to  be  freed  from  carrying  out 
the  provisions  of  such  notice,  direction,  or  order 
until  the  matter  has  been  determined  by a  single 
arbitrator  appointed 
in  accordance  with  the 
the  Second  Schedule   of  the 
provisions  of 
Agricultural  Holdings  Act   of  1908."—(Colonel 
Weigall.) 

And  the Question  being  put, That  those  words 
be  there  inserted  in the  B i l l : — 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.  9,1.  6, by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  land,"  the  words  "  and  such  notice  shall 
be  given six months previous  to the' determination 

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of the  occupation  hy  the  Board,  and  shall  expire 
on  one  of  the  half-yearly  days  customary  in 
the  district where  the  land is  situate."—(Colonel 
Weigall.)

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words  be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l; 

And  the  House  haying  continued   to  sit  till 
after  Twelve   of  the  clock  on  Tuesday  morning; 

Tuesday,  7th August  1917  : 
And the  Question being p u t: —It passed  in  the 

Negative. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made   to  the 

. B i ll 

', 

Another Amendment was proiposed  to be  made 
to  the  Bill, in p. 9,  1. 24,  by  inserting  at the  end 
thereof  the  words  "  Provided  that  such  loss,  if 
occasioned  by  any  person  other  than the  Board, 
would  have  constituted  a  cause  of  action  for 
damages  or  an  injunction."—(Mr.  Acland.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  those 
words  be  there inserted  in  the Bill:—It  passed 
ill the  Negative. 

Another  Amendment was proposed to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  9,1.  24;   by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  "  A  mortgagee  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  a person interested for  the purposes 
of  this  subsection."—(Sit  Francis  Blake.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill:—The  said 
oposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave  of  the 

g

> 
ouse, withdrawn. 
Then  another  Amendment  was  made  to  the 

Bill. 

Another Amendment was  proposed to be  made 
to  the  Bill, in p.  9,1.  31,  by  inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  the  words  "  or  by  the President  of  the 
Auctioneers'  and  Estate  Agents'  Institute,   at 
the option of the  person entitled to  compensation. 
In  default  of  agreement  the  person  entitled  to 
compensation  shall within  seven days  give  notice 
to  the  Board  electing  whether  the  arbitrator 
shall  be  nominated  by  the  President  of  the 
Surveyors'  Institution  or  by  the  President   of 
the  Auctioneers  and  Estate  Agents'  Institute, 
and  in  default  of  such  notice  the  Board  shall 
select  the  institution  or  institute  the  president 
of  which  shall  nominate  the  arbitrator."—(Sir 
John  Spear.) 

Arid  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.  9, ,1.  32,  by  leaving  out  sub­
section  (9)   of  Clause  9.—(Sir  Frederick  Ban-
bury.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  proposed  to be  left  out, to  the  second word 
" a n y ,"   in  1.  33,  "stand  part of  the  Bill:—The 
said  proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave   of 
the  House,  withdrawn. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made   to  the 

BUI. 

Ordered,  That  the  further  consideration   of 
the  Bill,  as  amended, be  now  adjourned.—(Mr. 
Prothero.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,   as  amended  in  the 
Committee,  be  taken  into  further  consideration 
this  day. 

Expiring Laws  The  House, according   to  Order,  resolved  itself 
Continuance  •  into  a  Committee  on  the  Expiring  Laws  Con-
Bill, 

tinuance  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1  (Continuance  of  Acts  in  Sche­

dule). 

VOL.  172. 

Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,  1, 24, to  leave  


out  subsection  (2).—(Mr.  Dundas  White.)  


Question,  That  the  words proposed   to  be  left 

out  stand  part of  the Clause, put, and  agreed  to.  


Clause  agreed  to.  

Clause  No.  2  agreed  to;  

Schedule  agreed  to.  


Preamble  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  t-—The Bill  was  accordingly  tead  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 l s Ie  of  M an  


into  a  Committee  on  the  Isle  of  Man  (Customs)  

Bill. 


(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1 to  No.  4  agreed  to. 

Schedule  agreed  to. 
Bill  to  be  reported. 

1 

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  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.  


J  A M ES   W .  L  O W T H E R, 

Speaker). 

The  Order   of  the  dav  being  read,  for  the   Public Heaitil 
ffiff^^j­

Committee  on  the  Public  Health  (Prevention 
and  Treatment  of  Disease)  (Ireland)  B i l l;  

0f  Diseasej 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day,   ( ^ a n d)  BUi; 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

•., 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Titles 
the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 1 Bill 

[Lords.j

Committee  on 
[Lords']^, 

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,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

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

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means   j 

Means 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for resuming-Criminal J^aw 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Amendment  ; 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last,  on  cousidera-
tion of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read  a second  time j 

" 

' 

B  B  2 

188 

Qth—lth August. 

1917. 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

Representation
of the People

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on the  Representation  of  the  People 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon  Thursday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Munitions of 
War  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking
into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill, 
as amended in  the  Committee; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon Friday  next. 

Adjournment. 

And  it  being  after half-past  Eleven  of  the 
clock  on  Monday  evening,  Mr.  Deputy
Speaker  adjourned  the  House  without 
Question  put,  pursuant  to  the  Standing
Order,  it  being  then  five  minutes before 
One of the clock  on  Tuesday morning, till 
this  day. 

Tuesday,  1th  August 

1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

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 
into,  and  which  are 
applicable  thereto,  have  been  complied  with,
viz.:— 

inquired 

i 

' 

Royal  Victoria  Infirmary,  Newcastle-upon-

Tyne,  Bill  [Lords]. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time. 

Jamaica  War 
Contribution. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated 
2nd  August  1917,  as  to  the  application  of  the 
Jamaica  War  Contribution. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Infant Welfare 
(Grants from 
the Local 
Government
Board.)

No.  127. 
Infant Welfare 
(Expenditure 
from Rates.)  |
No. 128. 

Fines,  kc. 
(Ireland.) 

Regulation 
(Ireland) Act, 
1865. 

Parker's 
Divorce Bill 
[Lords.) 

Mr.  Hayes  Fisher  presented,— Return  to  an 
Order,  dated  the  20th  day  of March  last,  for a 
Return  relative  to Infant  Welfare  (Grants from 
the  Locsil  Government  Board). 

Return  tb  an  Order,  dated  the  20th  day  of 
March  last,  for  a  Return  relative  to  Infant 
Welfare  (Expenditure  from  Rates). 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers do  lie  upon  the 

Table ;  and  be  printed. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc­
tions of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,^—Copy  of 
Abstract  of  Account  of  Fines  accounted  for  by
the  Registrar  of  Petty  Sessions  Clerks  in  Ire­
land for  the  year  1915. 

Copy  of  Accounts  of  Receipts  and  Expendi­
ture  under  the  Dogs  Regulation  (Ireland)  Act,
1865, for the  year  1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Message  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  de­
posited,  in  the  case  of  Parker's  Divorce  Bill 
[Lords],—(The  Lord  Advocate.) 

The  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  reported  Richmond 
the  Richmond  (Surrey) Electricity  Supply  Bill ^ectririt 
[Lords],  without  Amendment. 

SupplyBiLl 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read the  third  time. 

Ordered, That  Mr. George Faber be  discharged  National 
from  the  Select  Committee  on  National  Expen- Expenditure, 
diture,  and  that  Mr.  Mac Caw  be  added  to  the 
Committee.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  Corn 

into  further  consideration  the  Cora Production

to  take 
Production  Bill,  as amended in  the  Committee. 
Other  Amendments  were made to  the  Bill. 
A  Schedule (Constitution of agricultural  wages 
committees  in  Scotland) — ( M r  .  Munro)—was 
brought  up, and read  the  first  and second  time, 
and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Bill.

Another Amendment was proposed  to be  made 
to the  Bill,  in  Schedule  1, p.  15,  1, 9, by  leaving 
out from  the  word  "and  "   to  the  end of  line, and 
inserting  the  words  "elected  by  and  on  behalf 
of  the  employers  and  workmen, respectively" — 
(Mr.  Adamson),—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 Schedule 1, p.  17,1.21, by inserting,
after  the  word  "  fails,"  the  words  "without 
reasonable  cause."—(Mr.  Arthur Samuels.) 

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 Schedule  1, p.  17,1.  26, by leaving
out from the  wordd  "  thereof"  to  the  word' 
ftntfi»nmfliA wrtr   "  fllOV/irtf"" frt tiifl mnii^  anfl
in  1. 33.—(Mr.  Arthur  Samuels.) 

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  Schedule  2, p.  18,1.  21, by adding 
at the end  thereof  the words — 

"  8.  This  Schedule  shall  not  apply  to  any
holding  not  exceeding  ten  acres  in  extent."—­
(Mr.  John  O'Connor.) 

And  the  Question  being put, That  those words 


be there added  :—-It  passed in the  Negative.  


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  Lord  Edmund Talbot, 
(  Sir Edwin  Cornwall: 

Yeas, 

Tellers  for  the  ( Mr.  Dundas  White, 

oes, 

( Mr.  Anderson: 

So  it  was  resolved  in the  Affirmative. 

108.

14.

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.  


8  GEO. Y. 

7th  August.  	

189 


Ways  and 
Means. 

The  House, according   to  Order, resolved itself 

into  the  Committee  of  Ways  and  Means. 

War Loan. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Resolved,  That  the  Treasury  may  borrow   in 
such  manner  as they  think  fit,  on  the  security  of 
the  Consolidated  Fund,  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,  nineteen  hundred  and  eighteen, 
and  in  addition  a sum not exceeding two  hundred 
and  fifty  million  pounds,  and  that  there  shall  be 
charged  on  the  Consolidated  Fund— 

(a)	  any  sums  which  may  be  required  to  be  so 
charged  in  the  exercise, in  connection  with 
any money to  be  so borrowed, of  any  powers 
which  are  given  by  the  War  Loan  Acts, 
1914  to  1916,  or  any  other  enactment,  in 
connection  with  money  borrowed  under  the 
War  Loan  Acts,  1914   to  1916, or  any  other 
enactment;  and 

(b)	  any  sums  which  may  be  required  for  the 
expenses of  the  redemption of  any  securities 
issued  for  the  purpose  of  money  to  be  so 
borrowed;  and 

(c)  any  sums which	   may  be  required  for  the 
remuneration  of  the  Banks  of  England  and 
Ireland  in  connection  with  the  management 
of  any  securities  issued  for  the  purpose  of 
money  to be  so  borrowed. 

-—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

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  the 
Solicitors 
"(Examination)  Second  Reading   of  the  Solicitors  (Examination) 
B i l l , [ ! * * .]  

B i , j  f - L o r d s]   . 

6 

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  Supply, 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  

Estimates,  1917-18.  


Class  II. 

1.  £35,750  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses   of 
the  Department  of  His  Majesty's  Secretary   of 
State  for  the  Colonies,  including  a  Grant  iu 
Aid   of  certain  Expenses  connected  with  Emi­
gration. 

Army  Estimates,  1917-18. 

2.  £1,000  for  the  Pay,  &c.   of  the  Medical 

Establishment,  and of  Medicines,  &c. 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  

Estimates,  1917-18.  


3.  Motion  made,  and Question  proposed,  That 
a  sum  hot  exceeding  £1,000  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  1918  for  the  Salaries  and 
Expenses  of  the  Ministry  of  National  Service 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  pro­
posed, That  the  Chairman  do  report  Progress, 
and  ask  leave  to  sit  again—(Lord  Edmund 
Talbot)  i—Motion,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Original  Question  put,  and  agreed  to. 
Resolutions  to  be  reported. 

The  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to 
Naval and 
Military War  take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made 
Pensions, &c. 
by  the  Lords  to  the  Naval  and  Military  War 
(Transfer of 
Powers) BiU.  Pensions,  &c.  (Transfer  of  Powers)  Bill;  and 

the  same  were  twice  read,  and  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed 

the  Chair ; 
and the  Chairman of  Ways and  Means  reported, 
That  the  Committee  had  come to  several  Resolu­
tions. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  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,  resolved itself 

Public Health 
(Prevention 
tf Disease™611* v e n t i ° n *  and  Treatment  of  Disease)  (Ireland) 
(Ireland) BiU.  Bill. 

into  a Committee  on  the  Public  Health  (Pre­

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1  (Enforcement   of  epidemic 

disease regulations  by county  councils). 

Amendment  proposed, in  p.  1,  1. 11, after  the 
word  "  cholera,"  to  insert  the  word  ''small-pox." 
—(Sir  Thomas Esmonde.) 

Question,  That 

the  word  "small-pox"   be 

there  inserted,  put,  and  negatived. 

An  Amendment  made. 

VOL.  172. 

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   Titles 

Committee 
[Lords] 

; 

on 

the  Titles  Deprivation  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  12th  day  of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question, That  this 
House  do now  adjourn. 

. 

B  B  3 

7th—8th  August  	

191T. 


And  the Question  being put:—It  was resolved] 

in  the  Affirmative. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till 
• Teh   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
• morrow. 

four  minutes  before 
to­

Wednesday, 8th August 1917, 	

P  R  A  T E BI 

Martin's 
Divorce Bill 

[.Lords.] 

^ / | A R T I N 'S  Divorce  Bill  [Lords]  was  read  a  


seoond  time,  and  committed. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley .presented, by His  Majesty's   Railway 
Command,—Copy  of  Report  to  the  Board  of  Accidents. 
Trade  upon  the  Accidents  ihat  have  occurred 
on  the  Railways  of  the  United  Kingdom  during 
-
the  year  1916. 

'  •  : 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  a Message  be  sent to  the Lords  Martin's 
to  request  that  their  Lordships  will   be  pleased  Divorce Bill 
to  communicate  to  this  House  Copies   of  the  ^ " r  * J 
Minutes  of  Evidence  and  proceedings,  together 
with  documents  deposited, 
in  the  case  of 
Martin's  Divorce  Bill   [L,ords~\,  —  (The  Lord 
Advocate.) 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a  Message from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords   by  the Lords. 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read;  one  of  their  Clerks,  as followeth  : 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

The  Lords  communicate  the  Minutes   of  Evi- Parker's 


dence  taken  before  their  Lordships,  together 
Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,   by  His  with  the  proceedings  and  documents  deposited,  

Charitable 
Donations and  Majesty's  Cotamand,--Copy   of  Seventy-second  in  the  case of  Parker's  Divorce  Bill  [Lords],  as 
the  Commissioners  of  Charitable  desired  by  the  Commons,  and  request  that  the  

(Ireland.) 

Report  of 
Donations  and  Bequests  for  Ireland,  for  the  same may  be  returned. 
year  1916. 

Divorce Bill 

[Lords,] 

Public  ,, 
Petitions. 
Vide Third 
Report. 	

Copy   of  Second  Report,of  the  Commissioners  	

University 
Education 	
in  Wales  	
in  Wales,  with  Minutes  of ;
(Royal 
Commission.) 	 Evidence  (December  1916—March  1917),  Ap-: 

appointed  to  inquire  into  and report  on  Univer­
sity  Education 

pendices,  and  Index.  	

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Police  Con- Police 
stables (Naval and Military  Service) Bill, without  Constables 
any  Amendment. 

(Naval and . 
Military 
Service) Bill. 

The  Lords	   have  agreed  to  the  Armstrong,  Armstrong, 
Whitworth,  and  Company  (Railways)  Bill, with  Whitworth, 
Amendments;  to  which  the  Lords  desire  the  (Railways) 

and Company 

Aliens 
(Naturalisa­
tion.) 	

No.  129. 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  also  presented,—  concurrence  of  this  House. 

Bill. 

Return  to  an  Address  to  His  Majesty,  dated 
the  12th  day  of  July  last,  for  a Return  relative 
to  Aliens  (Naturalisation).  	

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Levinstein  Levinstein 
(Railways)  Bill,  with  Amendments;   to  which  (Railways) 
the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

1  ' 

„

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  also  presented, 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Cheshire  Lines  CheshireLines 

• pursuant to  the  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parlia- Committee  Bill,  with  Amendments;   to  which  Committee 
ment,—Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence .of  this  House.  
Act,  1912,  by the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Authority,  and  Confirmed,  with  amendment,  by •  Ordered,  That  on  this  day,  notwithstanding  Business  of 
the  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home  Depart-:  anything  in  Standing  Order  No.  15,  Business  House 
ment:— 

p p  y  J 

1  ' 

,  

Borough  of  Newport. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the  


:  1  other than the  Business  of  Supply  may  be  taken  
before  Eleven   of  the  clock.—(Mr.  Chancellor   of 
the  Exchequer.)  


Table ]  and  that  the  said  Return  be  printed.  


The  House, according   to Order, resolved  itself  Supply 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

[15th allotted 

Industrial 
Unrest 	
(Commission 
of  Inquiry.) 

Mr.  Barnes  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Summary  of  the  Reports 
of  the  Commission  of  Inquiry  into  Industrial 
Unrest,   by 
the  Right  Honourable   G.  . N. 
Earnes,  M.P. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1917-18. 

Class  I V. 

-

' 

- ' V - 1 

•X". £2,043,621 (including a Supplementary  sum 
of  £529,856)  for  Public  Education   in  Scotland, 

Mr.  Hayes Fisher  presented,  by  His  Majesty's | and  for  Science  and  A rt   in  Scotland. 

Local 
Government  Command,—Copy  of Forty-sixth  Annual  Report 
Board, 
of  the  Local  Government  Board, 
1916—17., 
Part   I.  Administration  of  the Poor  Law,  Special 
Work  arising out  of  the War.  Part  II.  Housing!  the  Office of  the  Scottish  Land  Court. 
and  Town  Planning.  Part  I I I.  Public  Health 
and  Lbcal  Administration  ;  Local  Taxation  and 
Valuation. 

Class  I I I. 
2.  £4,186  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses   of 

3.  £29,058  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses   of 
Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  the  Ldcal  Government  Board  for  Scotland,  and 
also  Expenses  in  respect  of  Advances  under  the 
Housing  Act,  1914; 

Class  I I. 

Table. 

' 

Road 
Improvement 
Fund. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant 

to  the 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Abstract  Account   of  Receipts  into  and  Pay-

4.  £45,966  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses   of 
the  Board  of  Agriculture  for Scotland,  including 
certain  Grants  in  Aid. 

N o.  130.  ments  out  of  the  Road  Improvement  Fund  for  > And  it  being  Ten  of  the  clock,  the  Chairman 
the  year  ended  31st  March  1917 ;  together  with  proceeded,  pursuant  to  Standing  Order  No.  15, 
the  iteprirt  of  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  to  put  severally  the  Questions,  That  the	   total 
^General  thereon. 
amounts  of  the  Votes  outstanding  in  the  several 
Ordered,  That  the said,  Paper  do lie upon  the < Classes  of  the  Civil  Services  Estimates,  and   of 

Table. 

" 

" 

;  the  other  outstanding  Votes, including  Supple­



­
G E O.   Y . 

8th August i 

mentary  Estimates,  and  the  total  amounts  of  the 
Votes  outstariding  in the Estimates  for the  Navy 
and  the  Army,  and  the  Revenue  Departments, 
•be	  granted  for  the  Services  defined   in  those 
•Classes and  Estimates, 

Civil  Services  Estimates,  1917-18. 

Class   I. 

5.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £622,464   be 
granted  to  His'Majesty,  to  complete  the  sum 
necessary  to  defray  the  charge  which  will  cpme 
in  course  Of payment  during  the year  ending  on 
the  31st  day  of  March  1918  for  expenditure  in 
respect  of  the  Services  included  in  Class  I.  of 
the Estimates  for  Civil  Services, viz.  :— 

" ";

"

"

' 

/ 

"  

; " 

! 5 

• " ''

(Supplementary) 

.' 
7.	  Diplomatic  and  Consular  Buildings 
- 
6,000 
- 
2,830 
- 
2,357 
7,000 
- 
-  462,000 

-
11.	  Surveys  of  the  United  Kingdom  -
12.  Harbours'under  the  Board   of  Trade 
-
13.  Peterhead  Harbour 
14.  Bates   on  Government  Property  -

£  

-

-

-

-

. 

15.  Public  Works  and  Buildings,  Ireland  - 

99,660 

16.  Railways, Ireland 

-

-

-

- 

42,617 

£622,464 

Class  II. 

6.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £2,497,230   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  1918  for  expenditure   in 
respect of  the  Services  included  in  Class II.   of 
the  Estimates  for  Civil  Services,  viz.   :— 

subordinate  Depart­

1.  Ilouse  of Lords  Offices 	
2.  Jlouse  of  Commons 
2 A.' W ar  Cabinet 
3.	  Treasury  and 
-
ments 
4.	  Home  Office 
5.	  foreign  Office 
7.	  Privy  Council  Office 
8.	  Board  of  Trade 
9.  Mercantile Marine  Services 
-
10.	  Bankruptcy  Department  of  the  Board 

-
-

-
-

* 

' 

-

-

-

-

£ 
22,149 
196,7^4 
6,000 

74,838 
143,734 
31,181 
6,108 
238,923 
64,261 

39.  Local  Government  Board 
40.  Fubiic  feecord  Office  -
41.  Public  Works  Office 
-
42.  Registrar  General's  Office 
43.  Valuation  and  Boundary  Survey 

-
--
-
-

-
-

£ 
66,848 
3,830 
;  24,404 
8,583 
15,689 

£2,497,230 

Class  III. 

7.  That  a  snm  not  exceeding  £2,617,019   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  1918  for  expenditure  in 
respect of  the  Services  included  in  Class  III.   of 
the  Estimates  for  Civil  Services,  viz.:— 

1.  Law  Charges 
-
2.  Miscellaneous  Legal  Expenses 
3.  Supreme  Court of  Judicature and  Court 

-
-

' 

-

-

£ 
-  29,089 
-  10,204 

• „ 

-
-
-

of  Criminal  Appeal  -
-
-
-

-
-
- 
-
f  Land  Registry 
5.  Public Trustee 
-
-
-
6.	  County  Courts 
-
- 
7.	  Police,  England  and Wales  -
8.	  Prisons,  England  and the  Colonies 
9.	  Reformatory  and  Industrial  Schools, 
.Gi^t)rJ%rita£ll'>(incl\idiiig''a  Snpple­
mentary  suifi of,£64,328) 

-

-  163,p73  : 
22,483 
. 
"  5 
-  85,49$ 
58,346 
-  271,590 

-  23.9,343 
-  31,434 

10.	  Criminal  Lunatic  Asylums;  England 

Scotland: 

11.  Law  Charges  and  Courts   of  Law  -
-
13.  Register  House,  Edinburgh  -
-
-
14.  Prisons-

-

-

-

-  47,352 
-  24,6|2 
-  47,900 

Ireland: 

15.	  Law  Charges  and Criminal  Prosecutions  35,431 
16.  Supreme  Court   of  Judicature and  other 

. 

. 

*  Legal  Departments 

.
17.  Irish  Land  Commission 
-
18.  County  Court  Officers, &c. 
19.  Dublin  Metropolitan  Policy  -
20.  Royal  Irish  Constabulary 
21.  Prisons-
22.  Reformatory  and  Industrial  Schools 
23.  Dundrutn  Criminal  Lunatic  Asylum 

-
-

-	

-

.  65,563 
459,809 
66,369 
48,201 
782,849 
62,7&2 
69,740 
5,336 

£2,617,019 

of  Trade 

.  "  _  . 

. 

3 

•  • 

Class  IV. 

; 

• 

-

; 

11.  Board   of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries 
»  ' 
12.	  Charity  Commission.  -
« 
13.	  Government  Chemist  -
14.  Civil Service  Commission 
-
}5.  Exchequer  and Audit  Department 
16.  Friendly  jSfociejfcies Registry 

' 

-

-

-

-

-
-

-

-

-
-
-

17.  Local-Government  Board 
-
18.  Board  of  Control,  England  -
19.  The  Mint 
'  -
-
20.  National  Debt  Office 
21.  Public  Record  Office.
22.  Public  Works  Loan  Commission  ­
23.	  Registrar  General's  Office,  England 
24.  Stationery  and  Printing 
25.	  Office  of  Woods,  Forests,  and  Land 
-
••'->-  Revenues 
(including  a  Supple­
27.  Secret  Service 

. 

, 

. 

-

.

. 

139,207 
15,484 
16,396 
23,256 
43,910 
13,244 
382,271 
68,342 
35 
7,371 
12,995 
6,207 
24,593 
265,944 

11,522 

mentary  sum  of  £300,0Q0) 

- , v  !

  320,900 

Scotland  : 

28.  Secretary  for  Scotland's  Office 

-

30.  Fishery  Board 
31.	  General  Board  of  Control 
32.  Registrar  General's  Office 

. 

-

. 

. 

. 

-
-

-
» 

- 

- 
. 

10,887 

12,077 
19,261 
£,183 

Ireland: 

34.	  Household   of  Lord  Lieutenant   of 
•*- 

:  Ireland 

. • -i 

s	 

35.	  Chief  Secretary f or  Ireland 

- 

« ^ 
-

36.	  Department"  of  Agriculture  and  Tech­
' 

* nical  Instruction 

j - ^ c  i 

^  ' 

37.	  Charitable  Donations  and  Bequests  

•  Office	 

2,104 
13,904 

73,777 

f 

.  1,055 

8 .  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £16,396,210 
be  granted  to  His  Majesty,   to  Qomplgte  the  sum 
necessary  to  ^efray'fihe  change  ^ h i  ^  will  come 
in  c«?nr§e of  payment during  the  year  ending   on 
the  3lst  day   of  March  iv918 for  expenditure  in 
respect of  the  Services  included  in  Class  IV.   of 
the  Estimates  for  Civil  Services,  viz.  :—: 

,  , •..• ' 

£ 

•  Supplementary  sum  of  £3,856,000)  13,565,780 

2.  British  Museum 
1.  Board   of  Education 
3.  National  Garllery
-	
4.  National  Portrait  Gallery  -
-
5.  Wallace  C o l l e c t i o n» 

.
-
i 

-

(including  a 
.

.

11.  National  Galleries 

-	

1,980 

6.  London  Museum'' 
7.  Scientific  Investigation,  &c. 
8.  Scientific  and  Industriaf Research
9.	  Universities 

and  Colleges,  Great 

-

-

"  'Britain,  and  Intermediate  Educa­

tion,  Wales 

Scotland: 

Ireland: 

12.	  Publio  Education  (including  a  Sup­

plementary  sum  of  £384,000) 
13.  Intermediate  Education,  Ireland 
14.	  Endowed  Schools  Commissioners 
15.  National  Gallery 
16.  Science  arid Art 
17.  trriiyersi|i6s  and  Colleges ­

*  ­
-

-

73,595 
6,421 
1,631 
2,031 
1,300 
50,006 
1,018,0S0 
211,200 

l.#2,018 
39,000 
'  450 
1,030 
124,218 
57,500 

£16,396,^ 

38.	  Congested  Distriets  Board  for  Ireland 

105,750 

VOL.  172. 

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8 th August. 

1917 


Class   V. 
9.  That  a  sura  not  exceeding  £847,605  be 
granted  to  His  Majesty,   to  complete  the  sum 
necessary  to  defray  the  charge  which  will  come 
iu  course of  payment  during  the year  ending   on 
the  31st  day of  March  1918  for  expenditure  in 
respect  of  the  Services  included  in  Class V.  of 
the  Estimates  for  Civil  Services,  viz.:— 

1.  Diplomatic  and  Consular  Services 
-
2.  Colonial  Services 
3.  Telegraph  Subsidies 
-
4.  Cyprus  (Grant  in  Aid)  	

£ 


-  350,969 
-  483,961 
11,675 
- 
1,000 

£847,605 

Class  V I. 

10.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £483,906   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  1918  for  expenditure  in 
respect  of  the  Services  included  in  Class  V I. 
of  the Estimates  for  Civil  Services,  viz. :—..-' 
£ 

-

-
-

-
-
-
-

ances 

1.	  Superannuation  and  Retired  Allow­
-

-  441,576 
-
-  12,318 
2.  Miscellaneous  Expenses 
748 
- 
3.  Hospitals and  Charities,  Ireland 
4,000 
4.  Temporary  Commissions 
- 
3,241 
5.  Repayments  to  the Local  Loans  Fund  - 
-
6.  Ireland  Development  Grant 
5,000 
- 
the  Royal 
7.	  Statutory  Committee  of 
- 
-
8.	  Repayments to  the  Civil  Contingencies 
- 
-

Patriotic  Fund  Corporation 

15,873 

Fund 

1,150 

-

-

-

-

-

Ministry  of  Pensions. 

13.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £900   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  1918  for  expenditure  in 
respect of  the  Services  included  in  the  Estimate 
for  the  Ministry   of  Pensions. 

Ministry  of  Food. 

14.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £1,000   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  1918 
for  expenditure  in  respect  of  the  Services  in­
cluded 
Food. 

in  the  Estimate  for  the  Ministry   of 

Ministry  of  Shipping. 

15.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £1,000   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  1918 
for  expenditure   in  respect  of  the  Services  in­
cluded  in  the  Estimate  for  the  Ministry   of 
Shipping. 

Navy  Estimates,  1917-18. 

16.  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  1918 
fbr  expenditure  in respect of  the  Navy  Services, 
viz.:— 

£483,906 

2.  Victualling  and Clothing  for  the  Navy  - 
- 
3.  Medical  Establishments  and Services 
- 
4.  Civilians  employed  on Fleet  Services 

Class  VII. 

.  i 

11.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £12,756,330 
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  1918  for  expenditure   in 
respect of  the  Services  included  in  Class  V I I. 
of  the  Estimates  for  Civil  Services,  viz.:— 

1.  Old  Age  Pensions 
2.	  National  Health 
 -
Committee
3.	  National  Health 

-

.   , -
Insurance 
-
-

-
Insurance  Com­

Joint 
- 

£ 

-  7,200,000 

194,746 

mission  (England)  -

-

-

-  3,234,463 

4.	  National  Health 
mission  (Wales) 
5.	  National  Health 

Insurance  Com­

-

-

-

- 

226,002 

Insurance  Com­

mission  (Scotland) 

-

-

- 

415,188 

6.	  National  Health 

Insurance  Com­

-

5.  Educational  Services 
6.  Scientific Services 
7.  Royal  Naval  Reserves 
8.	  Sec.  1.  Shipbuilding,  Repairs,  Main­
- 
8.	  Sec.  2.  Shipbuilding,  Repairs,  Main-' 

tenance,  &o.—-Personnel 

-
-	 
-

- 

- 

-

-

-

-

-

tenance,  &c.—Materiel 

- 

-

-

Home  and Abroad 

9.  Naval  Armaments 

8.	  Sec.  3.  Shipbuilding,  Repairs,  Main­
tenance,  &c.—Contract  Work  -

- 
- 
10.	  Works,  Buildings,  and  Repairs,   at 
- 
-
- 
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 

-

-

-

-

- 
-

mission  (Ireland) 
7.  Ministry  of  Labour 
- 
8.  National  Insurance Audit  Department 
9.	  Treatment  of  Tuberculosis  (Special 
- 

-
10.	  Highlands  and  Islands  (Medical  Ser­
-  

vice)  Board 

Grants)  -

- . 

-

-

-

-

-

-

11.  Friendly  Societies'Deficiency 

-
-

- 
- 

213,575 
832,426 
53,700 

328,000 

41,898 
16,332 

Army  Estimates,  1917-18. 

17.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £13,000   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  1918 
for  expenditure  in' respect  of the Army  Services, 
v i z . :— 

£12,756,330 

Ministry  of  Munitions  (Ordnance  Factories). 

12.  That 

a  sum  not  exceeding  £90  

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  1918  for expenditure  in 
respect  of the  Services  included  in  the  Estimates 
for  the  Ministry   of  Munitions. 

-

-

-

-

-
-

-
-

-
-

tion 

- 
3.  Special  Reserve  -
4.  Territorial  Forces 
- 
5.	  Establishments  for  Military  Educa­
- 
-
6.  Quartering,  Transport,  and Remounts 
7.  Supplies and Clothing 
- 
8.	  Ordnance  Department  Establishments 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 

-
-
-
10.  W:orks  and  Buildings-
11.  Miscellaneous  Effective  Services 
-
12.  War  Office-

9.  Warlike  and Engineer  Stores 

and  General  Stores 

> 

-

-

-

-

-

£ 
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 
1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 
1,000 

1,000 
1,000 
1,000 
1,000 

1 

1,000 

1,000 

£16,000 

8  G E O.   V . 

Stk August. 	

193 

£ 

1,000 

And  the  Question  b$ing  put,  That  the  words  

proposed  to  be  left  out.  stand  part of  the  said  

Resolution 
tive. 


It  was  resolved  in  the  Affirma­

13.	  Half  Pay,  Retired  Pay,  and  other 
Non-effective  Charges  for  Officers  « 
other  Non-effective 

14.	  Pensions  and 

Charges  for  Warrant  Officers,  Non­
commissioned  Officers,  Men,  and 
-
-
others

»

„

-

.

15.	  Civil  Superannuation,  Compensation, 

and  Gratuities 

-

-

- • 

1,000 

1,000 

£13,000 

Revenue  Departments  Estimates,  1917-18. 

18.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £3,048,743   be 
granted  to  His  Majesty,   to  complete  the  suns 
necessary  to  defray  the  charge  which  will  come 
in  course of  payment  during  the year  ending   on 
the  31st  day   of  March  1918  for  expenditure  in 
respect of  the Services  included  in the  Estimates 
for  Revenue  Departments,  viz.   :— 

1.  Customs  and  Excise 
2.  Inland  Revenue  ­

Resolutions  to  he  reported. 

£ 
1,422,693 
1,626,050 

­  

£3,048,743 

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,  to-morrow, 

again resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Ways and 
Means 
[7th  August] 
Report. 

Lord  Edmund  Talbot  reported  from the  Com­
mittee  of  Ways  and  Means  of  the  7th  day  of 
this  instant  August  a  Resolution  ;  which  was 
read, as  followeth: 

War  Loan. 

That  the Treasury may borrow  in  such manner 

as they  think  fit,  on  the  security  of  the  Consoli­
dated  Fund,  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,  nineteen  hundred  and  eighteen,  and  in 
addition  a sum  not  exceeding  two  hundred  and 
fifty  million  pounds,  and  that  there  shall  be 
charged  on the  Consolidated  Fund— 

(a)  any  sums which  may  be  required  to  be  so 
. charged  in  the  exercise, in  connection  with 
any money to  be  so  borrowed, of  any  powers 
which  are  given  by  the  War  Loan  Acts, 
1914 to  1916,  or  any  other  enactment,  in 
connection  with  money  borrowed  under  the 
War  Loan  Acts,  1914  to  1916, or  any other 
enactment;  and 

( b)	   any  sums  which  may  be  required  for  the 
expenses  of  the redemption  of  any  securities 
issued  for  the  purpose   of  money  to  be  so 
borrowed  j  and 

( c)  any  sums  which	   may  be  required  for  the 
remuneration  of  the  Banks of England  and 
Ireland  in  connection  with the  management 
of  any  securities  issued  for  the  purpose  of 
money  to be  so  borrowed. 

The said Resolution being read a second time ; 
An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  Resolution,  in  1. 4;  by  leaving  out  the  words 
" a nd   in  addition  a  sum  not  exceeding  two 
hundred  and  fifty  million  pounds."—(Sir  Frede­
rick  Banbury.) 
VOL.  172. 

And  the  Resolution  was  agreed  to. 

Ordered,  That  a  Bill   be  brought  in  upon  the  War  Loan,  


said  Resolution  :  And  that  Mr.  Chancellor   of  

the  Exchequer,  the  Chairman   of  Ways  and 
Means,  and  Mr.  Baldwin  do  prepare  and  bring  

it  in.  


Mr.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer  accordingly  War  Loan  


presented  a  Bill  to  make  further  provision  for Bill, 

raising  Money  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.  


Bill  87.  


The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Solicitors 
Second  Reading  of  the Solicitors  (Examination)   (Exannnatton) 
Bill  [Lords]  i 

Bill [ioj'rfj.j 

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. 
Holt.)	 

« 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
word  "  now "  stand  part of  the  Question  :—And 
a  Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the  Debate   be  now  adjourned 
— ( M r.  Bent ham) v—It  passed  in the  Negative. 
And  the  Question  being  ppt,  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 
time. 

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

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Tides 

Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill   Deprivation 
B,U   ^  ^ 
[Lords] 

;	 

. 

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 L7th August] 
the  7th  day  of  this instant  August;  

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,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee., 

\ 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Order  of  the  House of  the  12th 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 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


five  minutes  after 

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9th August. 

1917. 


Thursday,  9th August 1917. 

P  R A TE	   R S .. 

Improvement 
Bill. 

Blackpool 	 TH E  House  proceeded  to  take  into  considera-

tion  the  Amendments  made  by  the  Lords 
to  the  Blackpool  Improvement  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. 

Glasgow 
Boundaries 
Act  (1912)  

Amendment 
Order 

Confirmation 
Bill. 	

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Glasgow  Boundaries  A ct 
(1912)  Amendment  Order  Confirmation  Bill;  


Ordered,	  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con-
sideration  upon  Tuesday  next,  at  a  quarter  of 
an hour  after  Eight  of  tne  clock. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 	

Mr.  dynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copies of  Papers  relating to  Local  Food 
Control  Committees  and  a  Sugar  Distribution 
Scheme. 

Ordered,  That the  said Paper  do  lie upon the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to 
Universities 
(Scotland) 
the  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy 
Act,  1899 
(Ordinance.) 	 of  University  Court  Ordinance,  No.   61  (Saint 
N o.  131.  	 Andrews,  No.  11)  (Regulations  for  Degrees   in 
Arts,  Philosophy,  and  Letters),  Supplementary 
to  Ordinance,  No.  29  (Saint  Andrews,  No.  4), 
of  the  Commissioners  under  the  Universities 
(Scotland)  Act,  1889. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Intermediate 
Education 
(Ireland.) 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-
tions  of  to  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy   of  Rule 
amending  Rule  32  (i>)  of  the  Rules  and  Pro­
gramme  for  1918,  made  under  the  Intermediate 
Education  (Ireland)  Acts. 

The  House, according   to Order, resolved  itself  Representation 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
People  Bill. 

*h« p«°Ple 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1.5  (Modification  of  method  of 

voting  in  certain  constituencies). 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  9,  1. 3, 
leave  out  subsection  (2).—(Mr.  Burdett-

to 
Coutts.) 

Question  put,  That  the words  proposed   to  be 
left  out,  to  the  word  "defined,"  in  1.  5,  stand 
part of the  Clause. 

The  Committee divided.  

Tellers  for thef Mr. Dickinson, 

Yeas, 

\ 
\ Mr. Murray  Macdonald: 1 


Tellers  for  the/Colonel  Sanders,  

(.Major  Newman; 

Noes,	 

J 124. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  9,1.  6, 
leave  out  subsection  (3).—(Sir  Frederick 

. 

, 

b 

to 
Banbury.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be 
left  out, to  the word  " two,"  in  1, 7, stand  part  of 
the  Clause. 

The Committee divided. 

Tellers  for  the/Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  1 
' 
I M r.  Pratt: 

Yeas, 

Tellers for the (Sir  Frederick  Banbury,  1  
 66 
(Mr.  Butcher: 

Noes, 

J 

Other  Amendments  made.  


Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  9,1.  9, 
leave  out  subsection  (4).—(Sir  Frederick 

to 
Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be left  out,  to  the  word  "  and,"  in  1.  12,  stand 
part  of  the  Clause  :—-Amendment,  by  leave, 
withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  16 (Polls  to be  held  on one  day  at 

a  general  election). 

Copy   of  Rule  prescribing  alternative works  in 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  9,  1, 20,  to  leave 

the  Junior  and  Middle  Grades   on  the  Pro­
tamine  for  English  for  1918,  made  under  the 
ntermediate  Education  (Ireland)  Acts. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Lough,  Member  for  Islington,  West,  rose 
Adjournment 
of  the House. 	 in his place and asked  leave to move  the  adjourn­

ment of  the  House  for  the  purpose   of  discussing 
importance, 
a  definite  matter of  urgent  public 
Distribution	 
viz., the proposal  of  the Government  to  empower 
of Commodities Local  Authorities  to  undertake  large  duties  in 
connection  with the  distribution   of  commodities 
Authorities, 
and  the  fixing  of  prices,  without  giving  this 
House  any  opportunity   of  considering  the  pro­
posals ;  but  the  pleasure of  the  House  not having 
been  signified,  Mr.  Speaker  called  on  those 
Members  who  supported  the  Motion  to  rise  in 
their  places,  and  less  than  Forty  but  more  than 
Ten  Members  having  accordingly  risen,  and  a 
Division  being  claimed; 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  leave   be 
given to  move,  That  this House   do now adjourn: 
— It  passed  in  the  Negative. 

JJusiness of 
(he House 
(Supply.) 

Ordered, That  the other Government Business 
have  precedence  this  day  of  the  Business  of 
Supply.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of the  Exchequer.) 

out  subsection  (1).—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed   to be  left 
out, to  the  word  "  shall;"  in  1. 20,  stand  part  of 
the  Clause, put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  9,1.  24, 
at  the  end, to  insert  the  words  "  Provided  that 
in  the event of  any breakdown  of  the  telegraphic, 
postal,  or  other  arrangements  essential  to  the 
efficient  conduct  of  an  election,  the  returning 
officer  shall  make  such  other  special  arrange­
ments  and  fix  such  other  dates  as  may  be 
advisable  under  such 
circumstances."—(Sir 
George  Younger.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  17 (Penalty  for voting  at a general 

election  in more constituencies  than allowed). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  10,1.  1,  after  the 
word  "  election,"  to  insert  the  words  "  wilfully 
or  corruptly."—(Colonel,  Gretton.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  10,1.  11, 
after the  word  "  six,"   to  insert  the  words  "  and 
twenty-two."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,   by  leave, withdrawn. 

Business of 
the House 
(Friday 
•Sitting.) 

Resolved,  That  this House  do sit to-morrow.— 

(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Amendments made. 









8  G E O.   V . 

August 

195 

Question  proposed,  That 
amended,  stand  part of  the  B i l l: 

the  Clause,  as 

Friday,  1 Oth August  1917  : 

Question  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question, That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit again—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),—put,
and  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair; 
and  the  Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the 
Committee Jhad  made  Progress  in the  Bill;  and 
that  he  was  directed  to  move,  That  the  Com­
mittee  may  have  leave   to  sit  again. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

War  Loan 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  War  Loan  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time 

this  day. 

Solicitors 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

I t m ^ &  f  Committee  on  the  Solicitors  ( Examination)  Bill 

[Lords]; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Titles 
Bufrz"rdSl  Committee  on 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 

1 

\Lords]; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

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. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley presented, by His  Majesty's  Light 

Command,—Copy  of  Order  made  by  the  Light  f8a9g™yds A0.^' 
Railway  Commissioners  under  the  Light  Rail­
ways  Acts,  1896  and  1912,  and confirmed  by  the 
Board  of  Trade,  entitled  the  Darlington  Light 
Railways  (Amendment)  Order,  1917. 

a n 

Copy  of  Order  made  by  the  Li^ht  Railway 
Commissioners  under  the  Light  Railways  Acts, 
1896  and  1912,  and  modified  and  confirmed  by 
the  Board  of  Trade,  entitled  the  Kent  and  East 
(Amendment)  Order, 
Sussex  Light  Railway 
1917. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Papers  dp lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr,  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a   Message from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords  by t h® Lord', 
one  of  their  Clerks,  as  followeth; 

The  I^ords  communicate 

the  Minutes   of  Martin'* 

Evidence  taken  before  their  Lordships,  together  Pi^ 06-,8111 
with  the  proceedings  and  documents  deposited, ^ 
in  the  case of  Martin's  Divorce  Bill  [J^ords],  as 
desired  by  the  Commons,  and  request  that  the 
same may  be  returned. 

Mr.  Brace,  supported  by  Secretary  Sir  George  Workmen's 
Cave  and  Mr.  Barnes,  presented  a  Bill  to  pro-  C o m p e n s a t i on 
vide  for  an  addition  during  the  present  war  and  Addition) Bill, 
a  period  of  six  months  thereafter  to  the  amount 
of  the  Compensation  payable  under  the  Work-
men's  Compensation  Act.  1906,  in  cases of  total 
incapacity  :  And  the  same  was  ordered  to  be 
read  a  second  time  upon  Monday  next;  and   to 
be  printed. 

^jj] 

The  W ar  Loan  Bill  was,  according   to  Order,  War  Loan 

read  a second  time. 

BiU-

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

Ordered,  That  leave  be  given  to  bring  in  a  Education. 

Ways and 
Means. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Ways  and  M eans ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Bill  to  make  further  provision  with  respect 
to  Education  in  England  and  Wales,  and  for 
purposes  connected  therewith;  And  that  Mr. 
Herbert  Fisher,  Mr.  Barnes,  Mr.  Baldwin,  and 
Mr.  Herbert  Lewis  do  prepare  and bring  it  in. 

Adjournment. 

And  it  being  after  half-past  Eleven   of  the 
clock  on  Thursday  evening,  Mr.  Deputy 
Speaker  adjourned  the  House  without 
Question  put,  pursuant  to  the  Standing 
Order,  it  being  then  five  minutes  after 
Twelve   of  the  clock  on  Friday  morning, 
till  this  day, pursuant  to  the  Resolution 
of  the  House   of  the  9th  day  of  this 
instant  August. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  accordingly  presented  a   Education 

Bill  to  make  further  provision  with  respect  to  BlU> _ 
Education 
for 
in  England  and  Wales,  and 
purposes  connected  therewith:  And  the  same 
was read  the  first  time,  and  ordered  to  be  read 
a  second  time  upon  Monday  n e x t;  and   to  be 
printed. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Solicitors 

Committee  on  the  Solicitors  (Examination)  Bill   (Examination) 
[Lords] 

BiU  [Zortft.] 

; 

Friday,  10th  August 1917. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

P E AT  E B S. 

4­

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

Inebriates 
n2o  1*7J> 

S E C R E T A RY  Sir  George  Cave  presented, 
pursuant  to  the  directions  of  t^n  A ct  of 
Parliament,—-Copy  of  Report  of  the  Inspector 
under  the  Inebriates  Acts,  1879  to  1900, for  the 
year  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Billeting of 
i^Torr 
Act, i.i7 

Mr.  Churchill  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy   of  the  Billeting  of  Civilians 
(Appeal)  Rules,  1917,  dated  13th  August  1917. 

Ordered, That the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

VOL.  172. 

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  taking   Munition* of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  B i l l , W ar  ®>H. 
as amended  in the  Committee  ; 

C  C  2 

 
Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

Sir  William  Watson Cheyne, Baronet,  K.C.M.G.,  NEW  Member 

\Qth-~V&th  August. 

1917. 


sideration upon Monday  next. 

Adjournment. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the 
House  without  Question  put,  pursuant   to 
Standing  Order  No.   3,  it  being  then 
twenty-one  minutes  before  Six   of  the 
clock,  till  Monday  next. 

Monday,  13th August  1917. 

P R A TE  R   S. 

Armstrong, 
Whitworth, 
and Company 
(Railways) 
Bill. 

TH E  House  proceeded  to  take  into  considera­

tion  the  A mendments  made  by  the  Lords 
to  the  Armstrong,  Whitworth,  and  Company 
(Railways)  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. 

Cheshire Lines
Committee
BlU"

The  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera­
tion  the  Amendments  made by  the  Lords to  the 
Cheshire  Lines  Committee  BUI;  and  the  same 
were  twice  read, and  agreed  to. 

LL.D.,  p.R.c.s.,   F.R.S.,  Member  for  the  Univer- swom. 
sities  of  Edinburgh  and  Saint  Andrews,  was 
sworn. 

The  Order   of the  day  being  read, for receiving   Supply 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of  ^ th  August] 
the  7th  day  of  this instant  A u g u s t; 

epo  . 

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  jj8eth0J^ngust;i 
the  8th  day  of  this  instant  August;  » 

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. 

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. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question was   Adjournment, 

proposed,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn— 
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot)  :—And  the  said  Motion 
was, with  leave of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

Levinstein 
(Railways) 
Bill. 

The  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera­
tion  the  Amendments  made by  the  Lords to  the 
Levinstein  (Railways)  B i l l;  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. 

Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Electricity 
Bill  [Tords.) 

The  Richmond 

(Surrey)  Electricity  Bill 
[Lords]  was, according  to  Order,  read  the  third 
time  and  passed. 

The  House, according   to Order, resolved  itself  War Loan! 

• 


into  a  Committee  on  the  War  Loan  Bill.  

Bai< 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1 (Issue   of  new  war  loan). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.18,  after  the 
word  "  fit,"  to  insert  the  words  "  but  not  by  any 
issue of  premium  or  lottery  bonds   or  stock."— 
(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That those  words   be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 
the  L o r d s;  and  acquaint  them  that this  House 
hath  agreed  to  the  same, without  Amendment. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  2  agreed  to. 

Bill to  be  reported. 

Royal 
Victoria 
Infirmary, 
Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, 
BiU  [Lords.'} 

The  Royal  Victoria  Infirmary,  Newcastle-
[Lords]  was  read  a  second 

upon-Tyne,  Bill 
time,  and  committed. 

Ordered,  That  Standing  Orders  211  and  236 
be  suspended,  and  that  the  Committee  on  the 
Bill  have  leave  to  sit  and  proceed  to-morrow.— 
(The  Deputy  Chairman.) 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 

Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Com­
mittee  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. 

Deaths from 
Starvation or 
accelerated by 
Privation 
(England and 
Wales.) 

N o.  132. 

Mr.  Hayes  Fisher  presented,—Return  to  an 
Order,  dated  the  27th  day   of  February 
last, 
for  a Return  relative   to  Deaths  from  Starvation 
(England  and 
or  accelerated  by  Privation 
Wales). 

Ordered,  That  the  said Return do lie  upon  the 

Table;  and   be  printed. 

Imperial 
Revenue 
(Collection 
and 
Expenditure) 
-(Great Britain 
and  Ireland.) 

No.  133. 

Revenue and 
Expenditure 
(England, 
Scotland, and 
Ireland.) 

No.  134. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,—Return   to  an  Order, 
dated  the  28th  day  of  June  last,  for  a  Return 
relative  to  Imperial  Revenue  (Collection  and 
Expenditure)  (Great  Britain  and  Ireland). 

Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  4th  day   of 
July  last,  for  Returns  relative   to  Revenue  and 
Expenditure  (England,  Scotland,  and  Ireland) 

Ordered, That  the  said  Returns  do  lie  upon 

the Table ;  and  be printed. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Solicitors 

Committee  on  the  Solicitors  (Examination)  Bill  ^ w ^ ^ j  0 ^ 
[Lords]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day being  read,  for  resuming   Criminal  Law 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Amendment 
upon  the  30th  day.  pf  April  lastj  on  considera-
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,   as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)   be 
read  a  second  time  ; 

1  ' 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Representation 

Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People  °f. * h e  p e°P l e 
> 
Bill;  

B l lL 

 
 
 
8  GEO.  V. 

13th—lith  August 

197 


Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Titles 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

B m f i ^ ri

1

C o m m i t t ee   o n 
[Lords]  ; 

t he 

T i t l e8

  Deprivation  Bill 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Workmen's 
The  Workmen's  Compensation  ( W ar  Addi-
Compensatioii  tion)  Bill was, according  to  Order, read  a second 

Addition) Bill.  tm>e. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
— ( L o rd  Edmund  Talbot.) 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher presented,  pursuant  to  the  Naval and 
directions  of  an  A c  t  of  Parliament,—Copies  of  Marine Pay 
Five  Orders  in  Council,  dated  8th  August  1917,  ^ 
made  under  the  Naval  and  Marine  Pay  and 
Pensions  Act,  1865. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr. Duke  presented, pursuant  to the  directions  Shops Act, 

of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Closing  1912* 
Order  made  under  the  Shops  A c t,  1912,   by 
the  Council  of 
the  undermentioned  Local 
Authority, and confirmed  by the  Lord  Lieutenant 
of  Ireland  :— 

Urban  District   of  Kingstown. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Education 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Beading  of  the  Education  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Ordered,  That 

the  Select  Committee   on  National 

National  Expenditure  have  leave   to  sit notwith-  Expenditure, 
standing  the  adjournment   of 
(Mr.  Herbert  Samuel.) 

the  House.— 

Munitions of 
War Bill. 

The  Order of  the  day being  read, for taking 
into  consideration  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill, 
as amended in the Committee ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con-

sideration  to-morrow. 

The  Chairman   of  Ways  and  Means  reported Royal 
the  Royal  Victoria  Infirmary,  Newcustle-upon- Victoria 
Tyne,  Bill  [.Lords],  without  Amendment. 

NewSS-

Ordered,  That  the  Report   do  lie  upon  the "f^vTyne,. 
Bill  [Lords.] 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  the third  time. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the 
Order  of the  House  of  the  12th 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-seven  minutes 
before  Seven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 

Tuesday, 14th  August  1917. 

P  R A Y E R S. 

Sugar 
Distribution: 
Scheme. 

Ministry of 
Food. 

Mercantile 
Marine. 

Bankruptcy. 
No.  135. 

MR.  Clynes  presented, by  His  Majesty's  Com-

mand,—Copy  of  Paper  relating  to  the 

cost  of  the  Sugar  Distribution  Scheme. 

Copies  of  the Winter  Beans  Order,  1917,  the 
Flour  Mills  Order  (No.  2),  1917,  the  Pickled 
Herring  (Returns)  Order,  1917,  and  the  Milk 
(Returns)  Qrder,  made   by  the  Food  Controller 
under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Sir Albert  Stanley presented, by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Statement  by  the  Board 
of  Trade  as  to  Compensation 
for  Death   or 
Injury  caused  by  War  Risks,  and  as  to  other 
arrangements  made  for  the  benefit   of  Officers 
and  Seamen  of  British  Merchant  Ships  during 
the  War. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley also  presented,  pursuant  to 
the  directions of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy   o f 
Thirty-fourth  General  Annual  Report   by  the 
Board,  of  Trade  under  the  Bankruptcy  Act, 
1883. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon  the 
Table;  and that the Paper relative  to  Bankruptcy 
be  printed. 

VOL.  172. 

. 

Ordered,  That  the  Civil  Services  (Supple-Civil Services 

mentary)  Estimates,  1917-18,  which  were  pre­
sented  upon  the  28th  day  of  June  last  and Estimates, 
upon  the  27th  day  of  July  last, respectively,   be  1917-18. 
referred  to  the  Committee   of  Supply. 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a Message from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords   by  t he £ord». 
one of  their  Clerks,  as followeth  : 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Isle  of  Man 

(Customs)  Bill, without  any  Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to the  Expiring  Laws 

Continuance  Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Fishery  Har­
bours  (Continuance  of  Powers)  Bill,  without  any 
Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Public  Health 
(Prevention  and Treatment of  Disease) (Ireland) 
Bill,  without  any  Amendment, 

Isle of  Man 
(Customs) 
Bill. 

Expiring  Laws 
Continuance 
Bill. 

Fishery 
Harbours 
(Continuance 
of  Powers) 
BUI. 

Public Health 
(Prevention 
and Treatment 
of  Disease) 
(Ireland) Bill. 

Mr.  James  Hope  reported  from  the  Committee 
of  Supply  of  the  7th  day  of 
instant 
August  several  Resolutions  ;  which  were  read, 
as follow  : 

this 

Supply 
[16th  allotted 
bay] 
[7th  August] 
Report. 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  

Estimates,  1917-18.  


Class  1L  


1.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £ 3 5 , 7 50   be  Colonial 

granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  complete  the  sum  0ffloe­
necessary  to  defray  the  charge  which  will  come 
in course  of  payment  during  the  year  ending   on 
the  31st  day . of  March  1918  for  the  Salaries 
and  Expenses  of 
the  Department  of  His 
Majesty's  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Colonies, 
including  a  Grant  in  Aid   of  certain  Expenses 
connected  with  Emigration. 

Army  Estimates,  1917-18. 

2 .  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £1,000   be  Medical 

granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defray  the  Expense  Establishment, 
of  the  Pay,  &c.   of  the  Medical  Establishment,
in 
and  of  Medicines,  &c.,  which  will  come  
course  of  payment  during  the  year  ending  on 
the  31st  day  of  March  1918. 

' 

y

c  c  3 

 
­
14th  August  


Ministry of 
National 
Service. 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates,  1917-18. 
3.  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £1,000   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  1918 
for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of  the  Ministry  of 
National  Service. 

The  First  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time,  was  agreed  to. 

The  Second  Resolution  being  read  a  second 

time; 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was 
proposed,  That  this  House  doth  agree  with  the 
Committee  in  the  said  Resolution. 

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. 

Glasgow 
Boundaries 
Act (1912) 
Amendment 
Order 
Confirmation 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Glasgow  Boundaries  Act 
(1912)  Amendment  Order  Confirmation  Bill  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken 

into  con­

sideration  to-morrow,  at  a  quarter  of  an  hour 
after  Eight   of  the  clock. 

Supply 

Beport. 


Mr. Speaker 
puts the 
Question's 
on the 
outstanding 
Resolutions. 

Supply 
[8th. August] 
Beport. 

Class 1, 

Class II. 

Class III. 

-«lasss  IV. 

The  postponed  proceeding   on  the  Question, 
That  thife House  doth agree  with  the  Committee 
of  Supply  in  the  Resolution,  That  a  sum  not 
exceeding  £1,000   be  granted  to  His  Majesty, 
to  defray  the  Expense  of  the  Pay,  &c.  of  the 
Medical  Establishment,  and  of  Medicines,  &c., 
which  will  come  in course  of  payment  during  the 
year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of  March  1918,  was 
resumed. 

i 

And  the  Question  being put:—It  was  resolved 

in  tbe  Affirmative. 

And  it  being  Ten  of  the  clock,,  Mr.  Speaker, 
pursuant  to  Standing  Order  No,  15,  proceeded 
to  put  forthwith  the  Questions,  That  this  House 
doth agree with the  Committee in the outstanding 
Resolutions  reported 
in  respect  of  Classes  I. 
to  V I I.   of  the  Civil  Services  Estimates,  and  of 
the  Navy Estimates,  and of  the Army  Estimates, 
the  Revenue  Departments  Estimates,  and  other 
outstanding  Resolutions,  severally. 

Civil  Services  Estimates,  1917-18. 

Class  I. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House 
doth agree with the  Committee in  the outstanding 
Resolutions  reported  in  respect  of  Class  I.  of  the 
Civil Services Estimates  :—It was resolved  in the 
Affirmative. 

Class  II. 

And  the  Question  being put,  That  this  House 
doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding 
Resolutions reported in respect of  Class II.  of the 
Civil Services Estimates :—»It was resolved in the 
Affirmative, 

Class  III. 
And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House 
doth agree with  the Committee in the outstanding 
Resolutions  reported  in  respect  of  Class  I I I.   of 
the  Civil Services Estimates :—It was resolved  in 
the  Affirmative. 

Class  IV. 
And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  H o we 
doth agree with the Committee  in the  outstanding 
Resolutions reported in respect of  Class I V.  of the 
Civil Services Estimates  
It  was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Class Y» 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House class  V. 

doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding 
Resolutions  reported in  respect of  Class V. of  the 
Civil Services  Estimates:-—It was  resolved in  the 
Affirmative. 

Class  VI. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House   Class  VI. 

doth  agree with  the Committee in the  outstanding 
Resolutions, reported in respect of  Class V I.   of the 
Civil  Services Estimates  
It  was resolved  in the 
Affirmative. 

Class  V I I, 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House   Class  VII, 

doth agree with the Committee  in the  outstanding 
Resolutions  reported  in  respect  of  Class  V I I.   of  •  • 
the  Civil Services  Estimates:—It  was resolved  in 
the  Affirmative, 

Navy  Estimates,  1917-18. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this House   Navy 

doth agree with the Committer in  the outstanding 
Resolutions  reported  in  respect  of  the  Navv 
Estimates  :—It  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Army  Estimates,  1917-18. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House   Army 
doth agree with  the Committee in  the outstanding  ®gSj™®ges' 
Resolutions  reported  in  respect  of  the  Army 
Estimates:—It  was  resolved  in the  Affirmative, 

Revenue  Departments  Estimates,  1917-18. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House   Revenue 

doth  agree with the Committee in the  outstanding 
Resolutions  reported  in  respect  of  the  Revenue  1917-18.  ' 
Departments  Estimates  :—It  was resolved   in  the 
Affirmative. 

Civil  Services  Estimates,  1917-18. 

Ministry  of  Munitions  (Ordnance  Factories). 

And  the  Question  being  put, That  this  House   Civil Services 

doth agree with the Committee in the  outstanding  Estimates, 
Resolution  reported  in  respect  of  the  Estimate  Ministry of 
(Ordnance Munitions 
for 
Factories) :—It was  resolved  in .the  Affirmative.  (Ordnance 
factories.) 

the  Ministry  of  Munitions 

1917-18. 

Ministry  of  Pensions. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House  Ministry  of 

doth agree with  the Committee in the outstanding Pensions. 
Resolution  reported  in  respect  of  the  Estimate 
for  the  Ministry   of  Pensions:—It  was  resolved 
in  the  Affirmative. 

Ministry  of  Food. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House   Ministry of 

doth agree with the Committee in  the outstanding  Food-
Resolution  reported  in  respect  of  the  Estimate 
for the Ministry  of  Food  :—It  was resolved  in the 
Affirmative. 

. 

Ministry  of  Shipping. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House   Ministry of 

doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding  Shipping. 
Resolution  reported  in  respect  of  the  Estimate 
for  the  Ministry   of  Shipping  :—It  was  resolved 
in  the  Affirmative. 

Ministry  of National  Service. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  this  House   Ministry of 

doth  agree with  the Committee in the outstanding  National 
Resolution  reported  in  respect  of  the  Estimate  8 e r n c e­
for  the  Ministry   of  National  Service:—It  was 
resolved  in the  Affirmative. 

lUh—Wth 

August 

199 

Supply. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee of  Supply  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  Bouse  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. 

War  Loan 
Bill. 

Mr. Speaker'* 
Certificate. 	

The  War  Loan  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. 

f 

J A M BS   W <  L O W T H K R, 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking   Munitions of 

into  consideration  the  Munitions   of  W ar  BUI,  W ar  BiU ­
as amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended,  be  re­
committed  to  a Committee  of  the whole  House 
for to-morrow.—(Mr.  Churchill.) 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

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

. 

And  the Question being p u t : — It  was resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

/ 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  ten  minutes  after 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


Speaker). 

Wednesday, 15th August 1917, 

Solicitors 
The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Examination)  Committee  on  the  Solicitors  (Examination)  Bill 
BlU  [Lord°:] 

[Lords]; 
Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Workmen's 
Compensation  into  a  Committee  on the  Workmen's  Compensa­
t i o n)  Bin.

The House,  according   to  Order, resolved  itself 

( W a  r  Addition)  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  I  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  ^mended  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  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  30th  day   of  April  last, on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,   as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
tead  a  second  time  ; 

Ordered,  That the Debate  be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 

!  ' 

Representation  The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
of  the People  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People 
B l lL 

BiU; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Titles 
Deprivation  Committee 
Bill  \ Lords.] 

[ L o r d s ]; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Education 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That the  Bill  be read a  second time 

upon Monday next. 

VOL.  172. 

P R A T E R S. 

(\UDERED, 

That  in  the  case  of  the  Royal  Royal 

"  Victoria  Infirmary,  Newcastle-upon-Tyne,   Victoria 
Bill  [Lords]  Standing  Order  243   be  suspended,  Newcaatle­
and that  the  Bill  be  now  read  the  third  time.—  upon-Tyae, 
(The Chairman of  Ways  and Means.) 

Bil1  C ^ * -] 

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. Duke  presented, by  His  Majesty's  Com-   Agricultural 

mand,—Copy  of  Abstracts  showing  the  acreage 
under  Crops  and  the  numbers  and  descriptions
of  Live  Stock   in  each  County  and  Province  in 
Ireland  for  the year  1916-17. 

e  n

Copy  of  Report pf the Intermediate  Education  intermediate 

Board  for  Ireland   as  to  the  application  of  the  Education 
Teachers'  Salaries  Grant. 
(Ireland.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to Shops Act, 

the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—-Copy  1M2­
of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act,  1912,   by 
the  Council  of 
the  undermentioned  Local 
Authority,  and  confirmed  by  the  Secretary  for 
S c o t l a n d— 

Burgh  of  Greenock. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  following  Paper,  pursuant   to  the  direc-  Upper 
tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  was  laid  upon  Medway 
the  Table  by  the  Clerk  of  the  House  :—Copy   ConserTWlcy­
of  Statement  of  Accounts   of  the  Conservators 
of  the  Upper  Medway 
for  the  year  ending 
31st  March  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  Select  Committee  On  the  Military 
Military  Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Act, Servfoe 
1917-,  have  leave  to  sit  notwithstanding  the Exceptions) 
Act, 1917. 
adjournment of the  House.—(Mr.  Shortt.) 

The  Lord  Advocate  reported  from  the  Select   Divorce Bills. 

Committee  on  Divorce  Bills;  That  they  had 
examined  the  allegations  of  Martin' S  Divorce  Martin's 
Bill  [Lords]  as  to  the  marriage  of  the  parties,  Divorce Bill 
the  adultery,  coupled  with  cruelty,  charged  as [,Lords-"l 
the  ground  for  dissolving  the marriage,  and  the 
sentence  of  divorce,  a  merlsa et 
thoro,  in  the 
Probate  and  Matrimonial  Division  of  the  High 
C  C  4 

	
 


200 

15th  Augmt. 

1917. 


Court  of  Justice  in  Ireland;  and,  upon  evi­
dence  satisfactory  to  the  Committee,  found  the 
same  and  other  allegations  to  be  true,  and  they 
saw  no  reason  to  suspect  collusion  between  the 
parties ;  and  that  tne  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. 

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  Representation 

into a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
People  Bill. 

P e o p le 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Martin's 
Divorce Bill 
[Zordi.~] 

Ordered,  That  the  Minutes   of  Evidence  and 
proceedings  in  the  House   of  Lords  on  the 
Second  Reading  of  Martin's  Divorce  Bill 
[Lords'],  together  with  the  documents  deposited 
in  the  case, be  returned  to  the  House  of  Lords. 
— ( T he  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  : 

Hew Ministries  The  Lords  have  agreed  to the  New  Ministries  

Bill,  with  Amendments;  -to  which  the  Lords 
Bil1* 
desire  the  concurrence  of  this  House.  


New Ministries  Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made  by  the  

Lords  to  the  New  Ministries  Bill  be  taken  

B m- 
jQto  consideration  to-morrow;  and be  printed.  


Bill9L  

Petroleum 
Ordered,  That  leave  be  given  to  bring  in  a 
(Production.)  Bill  to  make  provision  with  respect   to  the 
searching  and  boring  for  and  the  getting   of 
Petroleum 
in  the  United  Kingdom,  and  for 
purposes  connected  therewith;  And  that  Mr. 
Secretary  Long,  Sir Albert  Stanley, Mr.  Solicitor 
General,  and  Mr.  Pretyman   do  prepare  and 
bring  it  in. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
Bill 90 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  accordingly  presented  a 
g j j  j   t o  make  provision  with  respect  to  the 
searching  and  boring  for  and  the  getting   of 
in  the  United0 Kingdom,  and  for 
Petroleum 
purposes  connected  therewith  :  And  the  same 
was  read  the  first  time,  and  ordered  to  be 
read  a  second  time  to-morrow;  and  to  be 
printed. 

Supply. 

The  House, according  to Order,  resolved  itself 

into  the  Committee of  Supply-. 

( In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates, 
1917-18. 

Class   I . 

Motion  made,  and  Question  put,  That  a 
Supplementary  sum not exceeding  £ 5  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  1918  for 
Expenditure  in  respect  or  Houses  of  Parliament 
Buildings. 

Clause  No.  18  (Voting  by  absent  voters). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  11,  1.  3,  at  the 

.beginning, to  insert the  words— 

. "  (1)  Every  registration  officer,   on  the  com­

pletion of  the  register,  shall  send  to  each  person  > 
registered  bv him  under  the  provisions  of  section 
five  of  this A ct  and  who  is serving  abroad,  and 
to  every  other  person  registered  by  him  who 
shall  make  application  in  the  prescribed  form  on 
the  ground  that  his or  her profession  or  employ­
ment  is  likely  to  cause  him or  her  to, be  absent 
abroad  at  the  time  of  an  election,  a  form  of 
proxy.  Such form shall entitle each  such person 
to  appoint  a person  to  vote  on  his or  her  behalf 
at an election of a  Member  to serve in  Parliament 
for  the  constituency  for  which  such  absent 
person is  registered. 

(2)."—(Colonel  Sanders.)  " 
Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  the re 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Motion  made, and  Question,  That  the  Clause 
be  postponed—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),—
put, and  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  19 

(Deposit   by  candidates  at 

parliamentary  elections). 

Amendment  proposed, in p.  11,1.  28,  after the 
word  "election,"   to  insert  the  words  " o  r  some 
person  on  his behalf."—  (Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  11,1.  29, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  one,"  in  order to  insert 
the  word  "  two."—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  one" 
stand  part  of  the  Clause :—Amendment,  by 
leave, withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  11,1.  38, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "   to  the  candidate,"  in 
order  to  insert  tbe  words  " t  o  the  person  or 
persons  by  whom  the  deposit  was  made."— 
(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  C l a u s e s-
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  20 

(Forfeiture   of  deposit 

in 

certain  cases). 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the j  Mr.  Dickinson, 

Yeas, 

(  Mr.  Charles Roberts -. 

Tellers for  the  ( Mr.  Peto, 

Noes, 

|  Colonel  Yate: 

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. 

164. 

18. 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  12,  1. 6,  to  leave 
out  the  word  "one-eighth,"   in  order  to  insert 
the  word  "  one-sixth."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  one-
eighth "  stand  part of  the Clause  :—Amendment, 
by  leave,  withdrawn. 

An  Amendment  made. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  21  (Returning  officers). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  12,1.  22, to  leave 
out  the  word  "  sheriff,"  in  order  to  insert  the 
words  "  chairman  of  the  county  council."— 
(Mr.  Rowlands.) 

. 



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Question  proposed,  That  the  word  " s h e r i f f" 

15th August. 

201 
Question  proposed,  That  those words   be  there  


stand  part  of  the  Clause: 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn.  


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. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair. 

The Glasgow  Boundaries  A ct  (1912)  Amend-
Glasgow 
Boundaries  ment  Order  Confirmation  Bill  was, according   to 
Act  (1912) 
Amendment  Order, read  the  third  time  and  passed. 
Order 
Confirmation 
Bfll. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Bepresentation  The  House  again  resolved 
into  the 
of _the People  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People 
Bill, 

itself 

Bill; 

(In  the  Committee.) 
Postponed  proceeding  on  Amendment  pro­
posed on  consideration of  Clause  No. 21  resumed. 
Question  again  proposed,  That  the  word 
"sheriff"  stand  part   of  the  Clause:—Amend­
ment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another Amendment  proposed,   in p.  12,1.  32, 

at the  end,  to insert  the  words— 

" ( 4  )  In  the  case  of  an  old  parliamentary 
borough  giving  its  name   to  a  new  constituency, 
the mayor  of  such  borough."—(Mr.  Pollock.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  12,1.  35, 
at  the  end,  to  add the  words  "  Provided  that  in 
the  case of  the  borough  of  Southwark  the  high 
bailiff  of  Southwark  shall  continue  to  be  the 
returning  officer."—(Mr.  Pollock.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

added  :—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  22  (Payment  of  returning  officers' 

expenses by  Treasury). 
Amendments  made. 
Another Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  13,  1. 21, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  T h e  "  to  the  word 
"also,"  in  1.  23,  in  order  to  insert  the  words 
u  scale of  maximum  charges  for  the  purposes   of 
this  section  shall be  as  set  out  and  defined  in  the 
First  Schedule  to  the  Parliamentary  Elections 
(Returning Officers) Act,  1875, but the  Treasury 
shall."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

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. 

Clause No. 23  (Discharge  of  returning officers' 

duties  by  an acting  returning  officer). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  13,  1.  34,  after 
the  word  "than,"   to  insert  the  words  " at  a 
parliamentary,  county,  or."—(Mr.  Cautley.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

An  Amendment  made. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  24  (Scale  of  election  expenses). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  14,1.  12, to  leave 
out  the  words  "  duly  nominated."—(Mr.  Herbert 
Samuel.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words 

to  be  left  out  stand  part  of 
Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

the  Clause 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 14,1.  12, 
after  the  word  "  parliamentary,"  to  insert  the 
words  "and  local  government."—(Mr.  Macleod.) 

Vor..  172. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  14,1.  14, 
insert  the  word 

after  the  word  "  for,  
"inland."—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

to 

Question,  proposed,  That  the  word  "  inland  "  


be  there  inserted  :—Amendment,  by leave,  with­
drawn. 


A n  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  14,1.  16,  

to  leave  out  the  words "  one  ounce,"   in  order  to  

insert  the  words  " f o ur  ounces."—(Mr.  Gilbert.)  

Question  put,  That, the  words  " o ne  ounce  " ­

stand  part of  the  Clause, 

The  Committee  proceeded   to  a  Division. 

And  there  being   no  Tellers  for  the  Ayes,  the 

Chairman  declared  that  the  Noes had  it. 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  " f o ur 

ounces "  be  there  inserted  : 

Proposed  Amendment  amended,  by  leaving 
out  the  word  "four,"  and  inserting  the  word 
" t w o . " — ( M r.  Hayes  Fisher.) 

Proposed  words, as amended,  there  inserted. 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),—put,
and  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 
Deputy Chairman  reported,  That  the Committee 
had  made  Progress  in  the  B i l l;  and  that  h e, 
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  Munitions c 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Munitions  of  W a r W sr  Bai ­
(recommitted)  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1 and  No.  2  disagreed  to. 
Clause  No.  3  (Power   to  make  certain  awards 

as to  wages  binding  on  trades). 

An  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p. 2,1.  27, 
at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  "  Provided  that 
nothing  in  any such  order  or  award  shall  operate 
to  make  it  unlawful  for  any  employer  to  pay  to 
any  person  a  higher  rate  of  wages  than  is 
expressed  in  such  award."—(Mr.  Anderson.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

added  :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  4  amended, and  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  5  disagreed  to. 
Clause  No.  6 amended,  and agreed  to. 
Clauses  No.  7 and  No.  8  disagreed  to. 
Clause  No.  9 amended,  and  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Restriction  of  alteration  of  piece 
in  controlled  establishments)  — 
prices,  &c. 
(Mr.  Kellaway)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first 
and  second  time, and  added to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Restriction  on  employment 
of  workmen  who  have  been  engaged  on  certain 
munition  work)—(Mr.  Kellaway)—brought  up, 
and  read  the first and second  time,  and  added  to 
the  Bill. 

Another  Clause 

(Penalty  on  dismissal  of 
workman  on  ground  of  membership  of  trade 
union)—(Mr.  Kellaway)—brought  up,  and  read 
the  first  and  second  time,  and  added  to  the 
Bill. 

J> J> 

202 

t5th~*—tQth 

1917. 


Another  Clause  (Power   to  give  directions  as 
to  remuneration  of  certain  classes  of  work)— 
(Mr.  Kellaway)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first 
and  second  time, and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Termination  of  contracts)— 
(Mr.  Kellaway)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first 
and  second  time,  and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another Clause (Amendment  of First  Schedule 
of  principal A c t ) — ( M r.  Kellaxoay)—brought  up, 
and  read  the  first  and  second  time,  and  added  to 
the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Amendment   of  s.  6  of  the 
A ct   of  1916)—(Mr. Kellaway)—brought  up, and 
read  the first and  second  time, and  added   to  the 
Bill, 

Another  Clause  (Proceedings  under  s. 4  (5) 
of  principal  Act)—(Mr.  Kellaway)—brought  up, 
and  read  the  first  and  second  time,  and  added 
to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Munitions  of  War  Act,  1915, 
amendment  of  s. 4,  ss.  ( 3 ) ) — ( M r.  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. 

Another  Clause  (Extension   of  Munitions  of 
"War Acts,  1915  to 1917, to  Royal  Dockyards)— 
(Mr.  Hohler)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first 
time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 

the  Clause be  read  a seeond  time  : 

Thursday,  \%tk  August  1917 : 

Motion  and  Clause,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 
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  and  on  recommittal,  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  BiU  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and passed. 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk   do  carry  the  Bill   to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

Solicitors 
The  House,  according   to  Order, resolved itself 
(Examination) into  a  Committee  on  the  Solicitors  (Examina-
Bill  [Lordi.]   ti 0 I 1)  Bill 

[Lords]. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1 and  No.  2  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  acquaint  them  that  this  House 
hath  agreed  to  the  same, without  Amendment. 

Ways and 
Means. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Titles 

Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill  5®? 1™ti2n-1
WU*ris.l 
[Lords]; 

Resolved,  That 

this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  do  meet  this  day  Sittings of 

at  Twelve  of  the  clock.—(Mr.  Chancellor   of  t h e H o u s e ­
the  Exchequer.) 

And  it  being  after  half-past  Eleven   of  Adjournment, 

the  clock  on  Wednesday  evening,  Mr. 
Deputy  Speaker  adjourned  the  House 
without  Question  put,  pursuant  to  the 
Standing  Order,  it  being  then  fourteen 
minutes  before  One   of  the  clock  on 
Thursday  morning,  till  this  day. 

Thursday,  1 &h August  1917. 

The  House  met  at Twelve   of  the  clock. 

P  R A Y E R S. 

A P U B L IC  Petition was presented, and  read;   Public 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table. 

1 

Petitions. 
Vide Third 
Report. 

Mr. Herbert  Fisher presented,  by His Majesty's   Education 
Command,—Copy  of  Notes  on  certain  Clauses  Bill,  1917. 
of  the  Education  Bill,  1917. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  also  presented,  pursuant  College 
to  the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—  Charter Act, 
Copy  of  Petition  of  the  Corporation  of  Swansea, 
praying  for  the  grant  of  a  Charter  under  the 
College  Charter  Act,  1871,  incorporating  the 
University  College  of  Swansea and West  Wales, 
in  the  said  county  borough,  together  with  a 
Copy  of  the  Draft   of  the  Charter  applied  for. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Secretary  Montagu  presented,  pursuant   Bast India 
to  the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—  (Progress and 
Copy  of  Statement  exhibiting  the  moral  and  0o"?It,<®-) 
material  Progress  and Condition   of  India  during 
the  year  1915-16.  Fifty-second  Number. 

' 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table;  and be  printed. 

> 

The  following  Paper,  pursuant   to  the  direc-  County 

tions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,  was  laid  upon 
the  Table  by  the  Clerk  of  the  House  :—Copy   of 
Order  made  by  the  Lord  Chancellor, dated  7th 
August  1917,  under  Section   45 of  the  County 
Courts  Act,  1888,  directing  that Alleyne  Brown, 
Registrar  of  the  County  Court   of  Lancaster, 
shall  not  practise  as  a  Solicitor. 

Act» 

, 

Mr.  James  Hope  reported  from the  Committee   Supply 

of  Supply  of  the  15th  day  of  this  instant  ^ 1 5 t  h  August] 
August  a  Resolution  ;  which  was  read,  as 
followeth: 

eport" 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates,  

1917-18.­

Class I. • 

That  a  Supplementary  sum not  exceeding  £5  Houses  of 
be granted  to  His  Majesty,   to  defray  the  charge  Building4 
which  will  come  in  course  of  payment  during  (Supple­
the  year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of  March  1918  mentary.) 
for  Expenditure   in  respect of  Houses  of  Parlia­
ment  Buildings.  • „  . 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve itself into the said  Committee. 

•The  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time,  was  agreed  to. 

8  G-EO.   Y . 

16th  August 

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. 

o£ the People 
Bill. 

The  House,  according  tO Order,  resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  24  (Scale  of election expenses). 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  14,  1. 16, 
at the  end, to  insert  the words  "  Every  candidate 
or some  person  on  his behalf  shall deposit,  at  the 
same  time  as  he  or  some  person  on  his  behalf 
deposits  the  sum  mentioned  in  section  nineteen 
of  this  Act,  a  sum  equivalent   to  the  postage  to 
each  registered  elector  in  the  constituency,  and 
in  the  case  of  any  candidate  not  receiving  the 
proportion of  votes  mentioned  in  section  twenty 
of  this  A ct  the  amount   so  deposited  shall  be 
forfeited  to  His  Majesty, .but  in  any  other  case 
shall  be  returned  to  the  person  or  persons  by 
whom  the  deposit  was made."—(Colonel  Yate.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  25 
unauthorised  persons). 

(Expenses 

incurred   by 

Amendment  proposed,  in p.  14,1.  $1, to  leave 
out  the  words  "  A  person  shall  not,"  in  order  to 
insert  the  words  "  No  person,  including  the 
proprietor  or  proprietors  of  any  newspaper  or 
periodical*,  or  advertising  agency, 
shall."— 
(Sir  George  Younger.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause:— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

^ 

Amendments  made.  

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to.  

Clause  No.  26  agreed  to.  


Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit again—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),—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  B i l l; 
and  that  he  was  directed  to  move,  That  the 
Committee  may have  leave  to  sit  again. 

Ordered,  That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

New Ministries  The  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded   to 
take into  consideration  the  Amendments  made 
BiU- 
by  the Lords  to  the  New  Ministries  Bill. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  1,  1.  10,  leave 
out  ( " after the termination  of the  present  war " ), 
and  insert  ( " o ut   of  the  present  war  and  may 
have  to  be dealt with upon  its  termination "),  the 
first  Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time, was 
agreed  to. 

The  Lords'Amendment   in p.  1,1,  26,  at  end, 

insert— 

208" 
with,  and  if  an  Address  is presented  by  either 
House  within  the  next  subsequent  forty  days 
on  which  that  House  shall have sat, praying  His 
Majesty  that  the  Order  m a y be  annulled,  Hit 
Majesty  in  Council  may  annul  the  Order,  and 
it  shall thenceforth  be void, but without prejudice 
to  the  validity  of  anything  already  done  there­
under " ),  the  remaining  Amendment,  being  read 
a  second  time  ; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the.  said  Lords'  Amendment,   by  leaving  out 
from  the  word  "  void "   to  the  end  thereof.— 
(Lord  Hugh  Cecil.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part   of 
the  said Lords'  Amendment:—The  Amendment 
to  the  said  Lords"  Amendment  was,  with  leave 
of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

And  the Lords'  Amendment  was  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. 

» 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being  Adjournment 
proposed.  That,  on  the  day  on  which  the  Corn  ^ ^ w w g 8 6 
Production  Bill  receives  the  Royal  Assent, 
Mr.  Speaker,  as  soon  as  he  has  reported  the 
Uoyal  Assent  to  the  Acts  agreed  upon  by  both 
Houses,  shall  adjourn the  House  without  Ques­
tion  put,  till  Tuesday  the  16th  day of  October 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave)", 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  Question,  by  leaving  out  the  words  K  16th 
day  of  October,"  and inserting  the  words  "  11th 
tinowden),—instead 
day  of  September"—(Mr. 
thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of - the  Ques­
tion  } 

' 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 

The  Noes   to  the  Left. 

Tellers  for the  f Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  } 7 4. 

(Captain  Guest %  ' 

Yeas, 

Tellere  for  the/ Mr.  Jowett, 
(Mr.  King: 

Noes, 

18. 

So  it  was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 

And  the Main Question  being  again  proposed: 

— A nd  a Debate  arising  thereupon  i 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate  be  now  adjourned. 

— ( L o rd  Edmund  Talbot.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate   be  resumed  to­

morrow. 

— ( M r.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved, That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow.  Business  of 
the House 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

The  Order  of  tbe  day  being  read,  for  the Petroleum 
Second Reading  of  the Petroleum  (Production) CProd«!tk»> 
Bill; 

Ordered, That  the Bill  be  read a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Titles 

Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill  M ^ S ? - ,  ' 

*' (4) An Order in Council under this Act shall 
be laid before  each House of  Parliament  forth-

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  


reserve itself into the said Committee.  


VOL.  172. 

I) D  2  


16th—17 

th—20th.  August  	

:  1 9 1 7. 

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

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. 

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,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution-  of 
the  House  of  this  day. 

Friday,  17th  August  1 9 1 7. 

P  B A Y E R S. 

Billeting  of 
Civilians 
Act,  1917. 

R.  Churchill  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command, —  Copy  of  the  Billeting  "of 
Civilians' (Local  Committee)  Rules,  1917,  dated 
13th  August  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

n l  s 

Sir  Albert  Stanley presented,  by His  Majesty's 
Trade (Foreign 
g o b i es   and  Command,—Copy  of  Annual  Statement  of  the 
)  Trade  of  the  United  Kingdom  with  Foreign 
for'  1916, 
four  preceding  years. 

Countries  and  British  Possessions 
compared  with 
Volume  II. 

the 

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   Petroleum 
Second  Reading  of  the  Petroleum  (Production)  (Production) 
Bill;  

B l lL 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Titles 

Committee  on 
[Lords']', 

the  Titles  Deprivation 

B i ll  BiU  [Lords.] 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the   Adjournment. 

House  without  Question  put,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  3,  it  being  then 
four  minutes  before  Six   of  the  clock,  till 
Monday  next. • 

Monday ,20th  August 1917. 

Ordered,  That the said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

P  R A Y E R S. 

Speaker  laid  upon  the  Table,- Report  Private  Bill 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His 
National 
Galleries of  Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Tenth  Report 
Scotland 
to  the  Secretary  for  Scotland   by  the  Board  of 
Act,  1906.  	
Trustees; for  the  National  Galleries  of  Scotland, 
for  the  year  ending  31st  March  1917. 

University of 
Glasgow. 

Hereditary 
Honours. 	

Adjournment 
of  the House 
(Autumn.) 

The  Lord  Advocate  also  presented,  pursuant 
to  the  directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,— 
Copy of  Abstract  of  Accounts  of  the  University 
of  Glasgow  for  the  year  ended  30th  September 
1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  there  be  laid  before  this  House 
a  Return  of  all  Hereditary  Honours  granted 
since  the 4th day of  A ugust 1914(a) to  Members 
of  the  House  of  Commons;  (b)   to  members  of 
the  Civil  Service;  and  ( c)   to  officers  of  His 
Majesty's  naval  and  military  forces  who  have 
been  on active service during the  war.—(Captain 
Wright.) 

The  Order   of the  day  being read, for resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  16 th  day  of  this  instant  August,  That, 
on the  day  on  which  the  Corn  Production  Bill 
receives  the  Royal  Assent,  Mr.  Speaker,   as  soon 
as  he  has  reported  the  Royal  Assent   to  the 
Acts  agreed  upon   by  both  Houses,  shall  adjourn 
the  House  without  Question  put,  till  Tuesday 
the  16th  day  of  October ; 

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

And  the  Question  being  put; 

Production  Bill  receives 

Ordered,  That,  On the  day  on  which  the  Corn 
the  Royal  Assent, 
,  Mr.  Speaker,  as  soon  as  he  has  reported  the 
Royal  Assent  to  the  Acts  agreed  upon  by  both 
Houses,  shall adjourn  the  House  without  Ques­
tion  put,  till  Tuesday  the  16th  day  of  October. 

from  one, of  the  Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Petitions 

_ 
Private  Bills,  That  in  the  case  of  the  Petition  [ ^ y ^  g 
for  the  following  Bill,  originating  in  the  Lords,  Orders not 
the  Standing  Orders  have  not  been  complied  complied 
°	 
. 
with,  v i z . :— 

with.) 

1 

South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power  and 

Heating)  (No.  2) 

[Lords]. 

Ordered, That  the  Report   be  referred  to  the 

Select'  Committee  on  Standing  Orders. 

Martin's  Divorce  Bill 

[Lords]  was  read  the Martin's 

third time and passed. 

Divorce Bill 
[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. 

Sir  Eric  Geddes  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Naval Prize 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  o f M o n e y ' 
Account  showing  the  Receipt  and  Expenditure 
of  Naval  Prize,  Bounty,  Salvage,  and  other 
Moneys  between  1st April  1916  and 31st  March 
1917. 

Ordered,  That the said Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley presented, by  His  Majesty's  Organisation 
Command,—Copy  of  Memorandum by the  Board  °f  Commercial 
of  Trade  and  Foreign  Office  with  respect  to I n t e I l i g e n c ?" 
future  Organisation  of  Commercial 
gence. 

Intelli­

Ordered,  That the  said  Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin presented,  pursuant to the direc- National 

tions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Pro-  Health 
visional  Regulations,  dated  17th  August  1917, 
made  by  the  National  Health  Insurance  Joint   Committee) 
Committee,  acting  jointly  with  the  Insurance  (Regulations.) 
Commissioners,  entitled  the  National  Health 
Insurance 
(Benefits  of  Disabled  Seamen,  and 
Soldiers)  Regulations,  1917. 

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National 
Health 
Insurance 
Commission ' 
(England) 
(Regulations.) 

Copy  of  Provisional  Regulations,  dated  17th 
August  1917, made  by  the  Insurance  Commis­
sioners,  entitled  the  National  Health  Insurance 
(Discharged  Seamen  and  Soldiers)  Regulations, 
1917. 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Army. 

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,  pursuant   to  the 
directions  of  several  Acts   of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Amendments  made  to  the  Army  Rules   of 
Procedure,  1907. 

Army 
(Regimental 
Debts.) 

Copy   of  Royal  "Warrant,  dated  24th  July 
1917.  Regulations  under  the Regimental  Debts 
Act,  1893. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  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 : 

War Loan 
Bill. 

Workmen's 
Compensation 
(War 
Addition) Bill. 
Glasgow 
Boundaries 
Act  (1912) 
Amendment 
Order 
Confirmation 
BiU. 
Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

Munitions of 
War  Bill. 

Corn 
Production 
BiU. 

BUI  9 2. 

Sittings of 
the House. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  War  Loan 

Bill, without  any  Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  .agreed   to  the  Workmen's 
Compensation  (War Addition)  Bill,  without  any 
Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Glasgow 
(1912)  Amendment  Order 

Boundaries  A ct 
Confirmation  Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

The Lords have agreed  to  the Corn  Production 
Bill,  with  Amendments;   to  which  the  Lords 
desire the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Munitions of 
War  Bill,  with  Amendments;  to  which  the 
Lords desire the concurrence  of  this  House. 

Ordered,  That  the  Lords'  Amendments   to  the 

Corn  Production  Bill   be  printed. 

Resolved,  That this House  do meet to-morrow 
at Twelve  of the clock. —(Mr.  Chancellor  of the 
Exchequer.) 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Amendments  made  by  the 
Lords   to  the  Corn  Production  Bill   be  now 
taken into  consideration.—(Mr.  Prothero.) 

The  House  accordingly  proceeded to take the 

said Amendments into consideration. 
The  Lords'  Amendments,   as 

far  as  the 
Amendment  in  p.  4,1.  35,  being  read  a  second 
time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in p. 4,  L  35,  leave 

out  subsection  (2),  and  insert— 

( " ( 2)  The  Agricultural  Wages  Board  shall 
appoint  district  wages committees  for  such  areas 
as the  Board of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries  may 
by  regulation  prescribe  :  Provided  that  if  at any 
time  the  Agricultural  Wages  Board  are  satisfied 
that  in  any  area  a  representative  joint  com­
mittee,  consisting  of  a  chairman  and  persons 
representing  in  equal  numbers  employers  and 
workmen  engaged  in  agriculture,  exists 
for 
purposes  which  include  the  fixing   of  minimum 
-rates of  wages  for  workmen  engaged  in  agricul­
ture, the  Board  may  recognise  ana  appoint  that 
committee  to  be  the  district  wages  committee 
° 
for  the  area. 

(3)  Subject  as hereinafter  provided,  a  district 
wages  committee  shall  fix  minimum  rates  of 
Wages  for  able-bodied  workmen  employed  in 
agriculture  in  their  district  for  time-work,  and 
they  may, if and so  far  as they think it  necessary 

or  expedient,  fix  minimum  rates  of  wages  for 
workmen employed  in agriculture  in  their district 
for  piece-work  ;  Provided  that  any  rate   so  fixed 
shall  not  have  effect  until  it  has been  approved, 
by  the  Agricultural  Wages  Board " ),  the  next 
Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time,  was 
disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  4,  1. 42,  after 
( "  area"),  insert  ( " or  to  any  special  class  in  a 
special  area "),  the  next  Amendment, being  read 
a  second  time,  wau agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  6,1.  1, being  read  a 
second  time,  were  disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  6,  1.  1,  leave 
out  subsection  (7),  the  next  Amendment,  being 
read  a second  time,  was  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  6,  1.  6,  leave 
out   ( "  Agricultural  Wages  Board "),  and  insert 
( "  district  wages  committee ")> the  next  Amend­
ment, being  read  a second time, was disagreed  to. 
•  The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  6,  1. 
at  end, 
insert— 
( "( 

)   If  a  district  wages  committee  fail, 
within  a  period  prescribed  by  the  Board  of 
Agriculture  and  Fisheries, to  fix  minimum  rates 
of  wages for  time-work  within  their  district,  the 
Board  shall  refer  the  question  of  fixing  such 
rates  to  the  Agricultural  Wages  Board,  and 
thereupon  the  powers  and  duties  of  the  district 
wages  committee  to  fix  such  rates  shall,  so  far 
as required  for  the  purposes  of  the  reference,  be 
transferred  to  the  Agricultural  Wages  Board  ; 
and  any  rate fixed under  such  a  reference  by  the 
Agricultural  Wages  Board,  after  consultation 
with the district wages committee, shall be deemed 
to  be  the  minimum  rate  fixed  under this  Act. 

( 

)  Nothing  in  this  Part  of  this  A ct  shall 
prejudice the operation  of  any agreement entered 
into  or  custom  existing  before  the  passing   of 
this  Act  for  the  payment   of  wages  at  a  rate 
higher  than  the  minimum  rate  fixed  under  this 
Part of  this  A c t " )  ,  the  next  Amendment,  being 
read  a  second  time; 

The  Amendment  was  divided. 

The  said  Lords'  Amendment,   to  the  end  of 

1. 10, was disagreed  to. 

And  the  remaining  part   of  the  said  Lords' 

Amendment  was agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in p.  6,1.  11,  leave 
out  ( "  man"),  and  insert ( " in  its  application   to 
any  workman"),  and  leave  out  ("any  male"), 
and  insert  ( " a " ),  the  next  Amendment,  being 
read  a second  time, was  disagreed  to. 

The  Lords' Amendment   in p. 6, after Clause 5, 
insert  Clause  A  (Special  provisions  as  to  non-
able-bodied  workmen)— 

( "  A.—(1)  Where  a  person  employs  a  work­
man,  not  being  an  able-bodied  workman,  in 
agriculture  on  time-work at  a rate  less  than  that 
which  would  have  been  payable  had  he been  an 
able-bodied  workman,  that  person  shall,  within 
fourteen  days  of  the date hereinafter  mentioned, 
send to  the  district wages committee  a  statement 
in the  prescribed  form  signed   by  or  on  behalf  of 
himself  and  the  workman  Containing  particulars 
as to  the  wages  agreed  to be  paid, and  the  cir­
cumstances  which  render  the  workman  not  au 
able-bodied  workman,  and  such other  particulars 
as may  be  prescribed;  and,that  committee  may, 
if  they  think  fit,  increase  the  rate  of  wages 
payable  under  the  contract,  and  thereupon  the 
contract  shall  have  effect  as  from  the  date 
hereinafter  mentioned  as  so  varied:  Provided 
that this  provision  shall  not  apply  in  any  case 
where  the  wages  paid  are  in  accordance  with  a 

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certificate  granted by  a district  wages committee 
under  this  section. 

If  the  employer  fails  to  send  such  a notice  as 
aforesaid, or to  pay  wages  at  the  rate  fixed  by 
the  committee,  he  shall  be  liable  to  the  like 
penalties  as if  the  workman  had  been  an  able-
bodied  workman. 

The  date  hereinbefore  referred  to  is the  date 
of  the commencement  of  the  contract.  Or of  the 
fixing  of  the  minimum  time-rate  for  able-bodied 
workmen  in the  district,  whichever  is the later. 

( 2)   If  a district  wages  committee  are satisfied 
that  any  workman  employed  or  desiring  to  be 
employed  on  time-work  is  not  an  able-bodied 
workman, the  committee  may  grant to  the  work­
man, subject  to  such  conditions,  if  any,  as  may 
be  prescribed  by  the  committee  a  certificate  to 
that  effect,  and  applying  to  the  workman  the 
minimum  rate of  wages  fixed  under  this Act  for 
able-bodied  workmen,  subject  to  such  reduction 
as may  be  specified in  the  certificate j  and whilst 
such  a certificate  is in force  this Act  shall  apply 
as if the tninimum rate, subject  to such  reduction 
as aforesaid, were  applicable  to  him "),  the  nest 
Amendment,  being  read  a second  time ; 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being put. That this House doth disagree with the 
Lords  in the said  Amendment—(Mr.  Prothero)  ; 

The  House  divided. 

The  f f as  to  the  Right; 
The  Noes to  the  Left. 
Tellers for  the  (  Lord  Edmund Talbot, 

Yeas, 

1 Captain  Guest: 

Tellers  for  the  ( Sir Frederick  Banbury, 

Noes, 

{ Mr. Peto  : 

So  it was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

j-  113. 

10. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in  p.  7,  1. 15, being  read 
a  second  time, were  disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  .Amendment  in  p. 7,1.  15, after 
("notice"),  insert  ( " in  writing"),  the  next 
Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time,  was 
agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p.  7,1.  36,  leave 
out from  the beginning  to  ( "  and "),  in p.  8,1,  3, 
and  insert  ( "  the  Board  of  Agriculture  and 
Fisheries, if  in any  case  they  are  of  opinion— 

(a)  that	  any 

land  is  not  being  cultivated 
according  to  the  rules  of  good  husbandry  ; 
or 

(b)  that for the  purpose	  of  increasing  in  the 
national  interest  the  production  of  food  the 
mode  of  cultivating  any  land, or  the  use  to 
which  any  land  is  being  put,  should  be 
changed  ; 

may  serve  notice  on  the  occupier  of  the  land 
requiring  him  to  cultivate  the land  in  accordr­
ance  with such  directions as the  Board  may give 
for securing  that the cultivation  shall be  accord­
ing  to  tlie  rules  of  good  husbandry,  or  for 
securing  the  necessary  change  in  the  mode  of 
cultivating,  or in  the use of  the  land, as the  case 
may  be*'),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second  time, was agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p. 8,  1. 14,  at  end, 

insert— 

( " Provided  that  if  any  person  on  whom any 
notice  is served under  this  section  is  aggrieved 
by  the  notice,  he  may  within  the  prescribed 
time require the  question  whether  the  land  has 
been  cultivated  according  to  the  rules  of  good 
husbandry,  or  whether  it  is  undesirable  in  the 

that  the  change 
interest  of  food  production 
should  apply  to  any portion of  the  land  included 
in  the  notice,  to  be  referred  to  arbitration  in 
accordance with this Part of  this  Act,  and  where 
any  question  is  so  referred' to  arbitration  no 
action shall be  taken  for  enforcing  the  directions 
given by  the  Board  until  the  determination  of 
the reference,  or  except  in accordance  with  the 
terms of  the  award;  and  where  the  person  on 
whom  any  notice  is served  is  a  tenant  the  land­
lord  shall  have  the  same  right  as  the  tenant  of 
requiring  any  question  to  be  referred  to  arbi­
tration"),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second time  j 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to be  made to 
the  said  Lords'  Amendment, by  leaving  out  Is. 5 
and  6  thereof,  and  inserting  the  words  "  with­
out questioning  the  policy  laid  down  by  or  on 
behalf  of  the  Board  of  Agriculture  before  the 
arbitrator,  it is  desirable  that any  portion  of  the 
land  referred to in  the  notice  should  be  excluded 
therefrom "  —  (Mr.  Charles  Roberts),—instead 
thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put.  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  said 
Lords'  Amendment  :—It "was  resolved  in  the 
Affirmative. 

And  the  Lords'  Amendment  was agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords*  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the Amendment  in  p. 8,  1. 35,  being  read 
a  second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p. 8,  1. 35,  at end, 

insert— 

( "  If  within three months  after the Board  have 
entered  on  any  land  the  person  who  was  in 
occupation  of  the  land  at  the  time  of  the  entry 
so  requires, a  record  of  the  condition  of  the 
buildings,  fences,  gates,  roads,  drains,  ditches, 
and  cultivation  of  the  land shall  be made  within 
three  months after the  date of the requisition  by 
a person  to be appointed, in default of  agreement, 
by  the  President  of  the  Surveyors'Institution; 
and, in default of  agreement, the costs  of  making 
such record  shall  be  borne  by  the  Board  and  the 
person  so  previously  in  occupation 
in  equal 
portions. 

Where  the  Board  have  entered  on  any  land 
under  this  provision 
they  shall  pay  to  the 
outgoing  tenant such amount  as would  have  been 
due  or  payable  by  way  of  compensation  on 
account  of  crops,  tillages, or  other  matters  by 
the  incoming  tenant, and  the' amount  so  payable 
shall, in default, of  agreement, be  determined  by 
arbitration  under  this  Part  of  this  Act  ") 3  the 
next  Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time 
[and 
it  appearing  that  the  Commons  were  [Special 
willing  to  waive  their  privileges  in  respect  of  Entry.] 
the 
the  Amendment  was 
amended,  by  leaving  out  Is.  11  to  16—(Mr. 
Prothero),—-and, as  amended, agreed  to. 

first  subsection], 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments, 
as  far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  9,1.  21,  being 
read  a second  time,' were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p,  9,  I. 21, after 
( " land"),  insert   ( "  and  such  notice  shall  be 
given  not  less  than  six  months  previous to  the 
determination  of  the  occupation  by  the  Board? 
and  shall  expire  on  one of  the  half-yearly  days 
customary  in  the  district  where  the  land  is 
situate "),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second  time,  was  amended,  in  I.  2,  by  leaving 
out  the  word  "  six,"  and  inserting  the  word 
"three,"  instead  thereof,  and  by  leaving  out 
the  words  "determination  of  the  occupation," 
and  inserting  the  word  "withdrawal,"  instead 

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thereof —  (Mr.  Prothero),—  and,  as  amended, 
agreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  9,1.  35,  leave 
out  from   ( "  shall ")  to  the  second   ( "  b e " ),   in 
1. 37, the  nest  Amendment,  being  read a  second 
time,  was  disagreed  to. 

Then a consequential Amendment was  made  to 
the  Bill,  in  p.  9,  1. 35,  by  leaving  out the  words 
"  within  such  time,"  and  inserting  the  words 
"  before  the  expiration   of  such  period  " — ( M r. 
Prothero),—instead  thereof. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the  fourth  Amendment  in  p.  9,  1.  38, 
being  read  a second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  9,1.  38,  after 

( "  loss"),  insert  ( " on  making  a  claim   as  pre­
scribed, at  least  a year  from  the  occurrence   of 
the  loss  to  be  allowed  for  making  the  claim"), 
the next  Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time, 
was disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  9,1.  38,  at end, 

insert— 

( "  Provided that,  in the  case  of  a  claim for a 
notice requiring any grass  land  to  be ploughed, 
the time to be  prescribed  by  the Board shall  be 
such that a  claim  may be  made  at  any time up 
to  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  nineteen 
hundred and twenty-six "),  the next Amendment, 
being read a second time,  was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords' Amendments,   as 
far as the Amendment  in p.  11,1.  19, being  read 
a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  11,1:  19, after 

( " B o a r d " ),  insert  ( " or  a district  wages  com­
mittee "),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second  time,  was disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in p.  11,1.  25,  leave 
out  ("Agricultural  Wages  Board"),  and insert 
("district  wages committees"),  the next  Amend­
ment, being  read  a second  time, was  disagreed  to. 
Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  12,  1.  12, being read 
a  second time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  12,  1.  12,  after 
( " B o a r d " ), 
insert  ( " or  any  district  wages 
committee " ),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read 
a second  time,  was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far  as the  Amendment  in  p.  14,1.  9, being  read 
a  second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  14,  1.  9, after 
( " ( ! ) " ),  insert  ("and  subsection  (2)  and  the 
proviso  to  subsection  ( 3 ) " ),  the  next  Amend­
ment, being  read a second  time, was disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  14,  1.  13,  at 
end,  insert   ( "  and  references 
in  this  A ct   to 
the  Agricultural  Wages  Board  and   to  a  district 
wages committee shall be  construed  as  references 
respectively  to  the  central  committee  and  the 
district  committee  constituted  under  the  pro­
visions of  that  schedule "),  the  next  Amendment, 
being  read  a second  time, was  disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  15,1.  26, being  read 
a  second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  15,1.  26,  after 
( «  Ireland " ),  insert  ( "  or  a  district  wages  com­
mittee"),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second  time,  was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in  p.  16,  1. 26, being  read 
a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords' Amendment  in  p.  16,1.  26,  leave 
out  ( " a n d " ) , a nd  insert  ( "  the  provisions  of  sub-

VOL.  172. 

207 
section  (3)   of  section  twelve  shall  not  apply; 
a n d " ),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second  time,  was  amended,  by  leaving  out  the 
word  "  twelve," and  inserting the word  "eleven  " 
— ( M r.  Dnke),—instead  thereof, and,  as amended, 
agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far as  the  Amendment  in  p. 18,1.  31,  being  read 
a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  18,  1, 31,  leave 
out from  the  beginning   of  line  to  ( " s u b j e c t " ), 
in  1. 33,  and insert   ( "  district  wages  committees 
shall  consist  " ), the next  Amendment,  being  read 
a  second  time,  was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the Amendment  in  p.  19,1.  27, being  read 
a  second  time, were  disagreed  to. 

("provided 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  19,  1. 27, after 
that  the 
("committees"),  insert 
number  of  persons  BO  appointed  shall  not  exceed 
one-quarter  of  the  total  number  of  members  of 
the  Agricultural Wages Board,   or of  any  district 
wages  committee  "),  the  next  Amendment, being 
read  a second  time, was  agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  21,  1.  37,  being 
read  a  second  time, were  disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  21,  1. 37,  after 
("business  "),  insert  ( "  including  provision  as to 
sub-committees "),  the  next  Amendment,  being 
read  a second  time, was  agreed  to. 

Then  the  remaining  Lords'  Amendments, 

being  read a second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

Ordered,  That  a Committee   be  appointed  to 
draw  up Reasons to  be  assigned  to  the  Lords  for 
disagreeing  to  certain  of  their  Amendments  to 
the  Bill. 

And  a Committee  was  accordingly  nominated 
of  Mr.  Acland,  Mr.  Attorney  General,  Mr. John 
O'Connor,  Mr.  Prothero,  and  Captain  Sir  Seville 
Stonier. 

Ordered,  That  Two   be  the  quorum  of  the 

Committee.—(Mr.  Prothero.) 

And  they  are   to  withdraw  immediately. 

Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made  by  the 

Lords  to  the  Munitions  of  War  Bill   be  now of War  Bill. 
taken  into consideration.—(Mr.  Kellaway.) 

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. 

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. 

The Order   of  the  day being read, for resuming  Criminal Law 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Amen 
Bill. 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last, on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement of  girls  under  seventeen)   be 
read  a second  time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

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20th—21st  August 

19X7. 


Education 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment. 

Second Reading  of the Education  Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

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

' 
And the Question being put  —It was resolved 


Itejnreaentation  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Bill."  ^  6  Committee on  the Representation  of  the People 

in the Affirmative. 


Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  Eight  of  the  clock, 
adjourned till to-morrow.  


Petroleum 
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Production)  Second Reading  of  the Petroleum  (Production) 
Bill. 

Tuesday, 2\st August  1917. 

Ordered,  That the Bill  be read a second  time 

The  House  met   at  Twelve  of  the  clock. 

upon  Tuesday  the  16th  day  of  October next. 

P S A T E B B, 

Titles 
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Deprivation  Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill 
Bill 

[Zordt.] 

[Lords]; 

Corn 
Production 
Bill. 

Resolved,  That this House  will, upon Tuesday 
the  16th  day  of  October next, resolve itself  into 
the said Committee. 

Mr.  Prothero  reported  from  the  Committee 
appointed  to  draw  up  Reasons  to  be  assigned 
for  disagreeing   to  certain  of 
to  the  Lords 
the  Amendments  made   by  their  Lordships  to 
the Corn  Production  BiU 5  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. 4,1.  35, for  the  foUow­
ing  Reason  :—Because   it  is  desirable  (1^ in  the 
circumstances  applicable  to  England  and  Wales 
for  securing  uniformity  of  policy  that  the  duty 
of  fixing  minimum  rates  should  be  vested in  a 
central  authority;  and  (2)  that  minimum  time 
rates  should  be  fixed  for  non-able-bodied  as weU 
as for  able-bodied  workmen. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendments 
made  by the  Lords  iu  p.  5, Is. 2, 7,  21  and  22, 
24,  29,  31  and  32, 37,  and  38  and  3 9;   p.  8,1,  6, 
to  the  Amendment  in  p.  6,1.  9, to  insert  sub­
section  (a), and to the Amendments in p. 6, Is. 11, 
16  and  1 7,  2 1,   26,  27,  36,  38;   p.  11, Is.  19  and 
25  ;  p.  12,1.12  ;  p. 14, Is.  9 and 13 ;  p.  15,1. 26 ; 
p,  18, Is. 31,  34  and  36  ;  p.  19, Is.  10,  12,  13,  14 
to  23,  33,  36,  41  and 42 ;  p.  21,  Is. 3,  16, 25  and 
26,  for  the  following  R e a s o n B e c a u se 
these 
Amendments  are  consequential  on  the  Amend­
ment  made by  the  Lords  in  Clause  5,  p. 4,  1. 35, 
to  which  the  Commons  have  disagreed. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  new  Clause  A  for 
the  foUowing  Reasons—Because  subsection  (1) 
is  unnecessary if  minimum  time  rates  are  fixed 
for  non-able-bodied  men,  and  subsection  (2)   is 
unnecessary  if  the  proviso  to  Clause  5 (3)   of  the 
Bill  is retained. 

f~\RT)ERED,  That  Mr.  Speaker   do  issue  his  Norwich 
K  J  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  Norwich,  in  the  room  of  George 
Henry  Roberts, Esquire,  who, since  his  Election 
for  the  said  borough,  hath  accepted  the  Office 
of  Minister  of  Labour.—(Mr .James  Parker.) 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Merchant 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Shipping 
Provisional  Order  in  Council,  dated  the  18th 
1894 
August  1917, providing  for  the  Registration   as 
British  Ships  of  Vessels  vested  in  the  Shipping 
Controller. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur-   shops Act, 

suant  to  the  directions of  an  A ct   of  Parliament, 1912. 
—Copy   of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authority,  and  confirmed   by  the  Secre­
tary of  State  for  the  Home  Department  5— 

Borough  of  Chatham. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr,  Deputy  Speaker  acquainted  the  House   Message from 

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

The  Lords  do  not insist  on  their  Amendments  Corn 

to the  Corn  Production  Bill  to  which  this  House  Production 
hath  disagreed,  and  agree  to  the  Amendments  1 * 
made by this  House  to  and  in lieu of  the  Amend­
ments  made  by  their  Lordships,  without  any 
Amendment. 

A  Message  was  delivered  by  Admiral  Sir  Royal Assent. 

Henry Frederick  Stephenson,  Gentleman  Usher 
of  the  Black  Rod: 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker, 

The  Commons  disagree   to  the  Amendment 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p. • 9,  at  the  end  of 
1. 38, for  the  following  Reason  :—Because   it  is 
unnecessary,  having  regard  to  the  power of  the 
Board  of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries  to  prescribe 
times  within  which  claims  are to  be  made,  vary­
ing  according  to  the  nature of  the  case. 

Ordered, That  the Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill to 
the  Lords;  and  acquaint them that  this  House 
hath agreed to certain  of the Amendments made 
by  their  Lordships;  hath  disagreed  to  certain 
other  Amendments,  for  which  they  assign 
Reasons;  hath  amended  certain  other Amend­
ments, and  hath  made  a consequential  Amend­
ment  to  the  Bill;  to  which  this  House  doth 
desire the concurrence  of  their  Lordships. 

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  House  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 
thereih  mentioned;  and  that the Lords thereby 



8  G E O.   Y . 

list  August.—16th October. 	

authorised had  declared  the  Royal  Assent to  the 
said Acts,  as follow : 

1.  War  Loan  Act,   1917.f 
2.	  Police  Constables  (Naval  and  Military 

' 

Service)  Act,  1917. 

3.	  Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions,  &c. 

(Transfer  of  Powers)  Act,  1917. 
4.  Isle  of  Man  (Customs)  Act,  1917. 
5.  Expiring  Laws  Continuance  Act,  1917. 
6.	  Fishery  Harbours 
Powers)  Act,  1917. 

(Continuance 

of 

•  7.	  Public Health (Prevention  and  Treatment 
of  Disease)  (Ireland)  Act,  1917. 

8.	  Workmen's Compensation  (War  Addition) 

Act,  1917. 

9.  New  Ministries  Act,  1917. 
10.	  Solicitors  (Examination)  Act,  1917. 
11.	  Munitions  of  War  Act,  1917. 
12.	  Corn  Production  Act,  1917. 
13.	  Local  Government  Board's  Provisional 
Orders  Confirmation  (No.  2)  Act,  1917. 
14.	  Glasgow  Boundaries  Act  (1912)  Amend­

/

ment  Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917. 
' 

15.  Blackpool  Improvement  Act,  1917. 
16.	  Richmond  (Surrey)  Electricity  Supply 

Act,  1917. 

17. 	 Sir   W .  G.  Armstrong,  Whitworth,  and 
(Railways)  Act, 

Company,  Limited 
1917. 

18. 	 Levinstein, Limited  (Railways) Act, 1917. 
19.	  Cheshire  Lines  Act,  1917. 
20.	  Royal  Victoria  Infirmary,  Newcastle-

upon-Tyne,  Act,  1917. 

21.	  Martin's Divorce  Act,  1917. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  adjourned 
the  House  without  Question  put, it  being 
then  ten  minntes  before  Three  of  the 
clock,  till  Tuesday  the  16th  day  of 
October  next, pursuant  to  the  Order  of 
the  House  of  the  17th day  of  this instant 
August. 

Adjournment. 

Tuesday, 16th  October  1917. 

P  B A T E B S. 

Islington
DWrion)BMt
Writ.

f^RDERED, 

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  Islington  (Eapt  Division),  in  the 
room  of  Sir  George  Heynes  Radford,  Knight, 
deceased.—(Mr.  Guiland.) 

Parliamentary 
Papers 
(Adjourn­
ment.) 

The 

following  Papers,  presented  by  His 

Majesty's  Command  during  the  Autumn  A d­
journment,  were  delivered  to  the  Librarian  of 
the  HousO of Commons  during  the  adjournment, 
pursuant  to  Standing  Order  No.  95 :— 

Prisoners in 
German 
Bast Africa 
(Miscellaneous, 
No.  13,1917.) 

Suez Canal 
(Commercial, 
No.  1,1917.) 

Colonial 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

Copy  of  Reports  on  the  treatment  by  the 
Germans  of  British  Prisoners  and  Natives  in 
German  East  Africa. 

Copy  of  Returns of  Shipping  and  Tonnage, 

1914,  1915, and  1916. 

Cwies  of  Colonial  Reports,  NOB. 922  (Gilbert 
and  Ellice  Islands,  Report  for  1915-16),  924 
(Weiheiwai,  Report  for'1916),  925  (Zanzibar, 
Report  for  1916),  926  (Fiji,  Report  for  1916), 
927  (Turks  and Caicos Islands,  Report for 1916), 

Voi.	  172. 

209 
for 
928  (Cayman  Islands  (Jamaica),  Report 
1915-16),  929  (Seychelles,  Keport  for  1916), 
930  (Trinidad  and  Tobago,  Report  for  1916),  

931  (Gibraltar, Report for  1916),  932  (Bahamas,  

Report  for  1916-17),  and  933  (Saint  Helena,  

Report  for  1916).  


Copy  of  Extracts  from  Discussions  at  the  imperial  War 

Imperial  War  Conference  on  the  admission  of Conference, 
Canadian  Cattle  into  the  United  Kingdom.

1917­

Copy  of  Fifty-ninth  Report  of  the  Board  of Dublin  

Superintendence  of  Dublin  Hospitals,  for  the  Hospitals,  

year  1916-17.  


Copy  of  Report  of  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland 

Ireland of  all  nis proceedings  under  the Ireland Development 
Development  Grant  Act,  1903, for  the 
year  ended 31st March  1917. 

financial 

^ 

Copy  of Annual  Report  of  the  Local  Govern-  Local  


ment  Board  for  Ireland, for  the year  ended  31st  Government  

March  1917 

K n d .) 
Copy  of  Report  of  the  Estates  Commissioners  Irish Land 
under  the  Irish  Land  Acts  for  the  year  from   Act,l>1903-9­
1st April  1916  to  31st  March  1917, and  for the 
period  from  1st  November  1903  to  31st  March 
1917, with  Appendix. 

Copy  of  Return  of  Advances  made  by  the  Irish Land 
Irish  Land  Commission  under  the  Irish  Land  Commission. 
Purchase  Acts 
February,  and  March  1916. 

for  the  months  of  January, 

Copy  of  Report  of  the  Irish  Land  Commis­
sioners from  Ist April  1916 to 31st  March  1917. 

Copy  of  Report of  proceedings  for  the  year  Diseases  of 
1916  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Animals lets. 
Technical  Instruction  for  Ireland  under  the 
Diseases of Animals  Acts. 

Copy  of  Supplement  to  the  Forty-sixth  Local 

Annual Report of  the  Local  Government  Board, ®™*?iment 
for  1916-17  (Medical  Officer's Report). 

Copies  of  Grain  (Prices)  Order,  Winter  Oats   Ministry of 

and  Rye  (Restriction)  Order,  Peas,  Beans,  and   Food\ 
Pulse  (Retail  Prices)  Order,  Barley  (Restric­
tion)  Order, Jam  (Prices)  Order,  Tea  (Returns) 
Order,  1917,  Apricot  Pulp  and  Bitter  Oranges 
Order, Food  Control  Committees  (Constitution) 
Order,  Meat  (Maximum  Prices)  Order,  1917, 
Bacon,  Ham,  and  Lard 
(Maximum  Prices) 
Order,  1917,  Sea Fishing  (Ireland)  Order,  1917, 
Cheese  (Maximum  Prices)  Order,  1917,  Oats 
and Maize Products  (Retail  Prices)  Order,  1917, 
as  varied  bv  the  Oats  and  Maize  Products 
(Retail  Prices)  Order  (No.  2),  1917,  Butter 
(Maximum  Prices)  Order,  1917, Hops  (Restric­
tion)  Order,  1917,  Seed  Potatoes 
(Immune 
Varieties)  Order,  1917,  Flour  and  Bread 
(Prices)  Order,  1917, Dried  Fruits  (Restriction) 
Order,  1917,  Meat  (Maximum  Prices)  Order, 
(Maximum 
1917,  as  amended  by  the  Meat 
Prices)  Order  (No.   2)  1917,  Milk  (Price*) 
Order,  1917,  Potatoes  Order,  1917,  Pickled 
Herrings  Order  1917, Butter  (.Maximum  Prices) 
Order  (No.  2),  1917,  and  Bacon,  Ham,  and 
Lard  (Maximum  Prices)  Order,  1917  (General 
Licence),  made  by  the  Food  Controller  under 
the Defence of the  Realm  Regulations. 

Copy  of  Regulations,  dated  17th  September Education 
1917,  made  by  the  Scotch  Education  Depart-  (SooUonet) 
ment,  as to  Grants  to  School  Boards  in  respect 
of  the  Medical  Treatment  of  necessitous  School 
Children. 

Housing  in  Scotland. 

Copy  of  Report  by  the  Royal  Commission  on Hosting 
(EU^S) 
Commission.) 

Copy  of  Special  Report  furnished  to  the 

Commission  by  Mr.  John  Wilson,  Architec­
tural  Inspector of  the  Local  Government  Board 
foi  Scot land, on the  Design and Type  qf  Houses 
erected  in Scotland. 

E E 

 
 




 


210 

Wth  October. 

1 9 1 7. 


Commissions 
and 
Committees 
on Questions 
arising qut  of 
the War. 
Trinidad and 
Tobago.-

Copy  of  List  of'  certain  Commissions  and 
Committees  set up  to, deal with  Public  Questions 
arising  out of  the  War. 

Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated  28 th  August 
•1917,  as  to  the  disposal  of  the  Trinidad  and 
Tobago'  War  Contribution. 

Kelantan 
British 
Residents, 

Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated  29th  August 
1917,  as to  the  disposal  of  the  War  Contribution 
of  the  British  Community of  Eelantan. 

Munitions. 

Copy  of the  Munitions  (Tribunals)  (Scotland) 

:.w  '!  Amendment,  No.   3,  Rules,  1917. 

'  Copy  of  the  Munitions  (Tribunals)  Amend­
ment,  No.  2,  Rules,  1917. 

Copy  of  Second  Report  of  the  Royal  Com­

Defence of. 
the 'ReMm.,  mission  appointed  to  consider  and  report  what 
Commission.)  compensation should  be  paid in  respect  of  Losses 
incurred  through  the exercise by  the Crown  of its 
rights  and  duties in  the  Defence  of  the  Realm. 

* ; ;  | 

of  Report  of  the  Commissioners  of 
Prisons 
(England and  Prisons  and  the  Directors  of  Convict  Prisons, 
Wales.) 
with  Appendices,  for the year  ended  31st  March 
1917. 

War  Pensions, 
Copy  of  Report  for  the  year  1916   of  the 
Ac.,  statutory  Statutory  Committee  of  the  Royal  Patriotic 
Fund  Corporation,  appointed  under  the  Naval 
apd  Military  War  Pensions,  &c.  Act,  1915. 

ommittee. 

^uvSupply ' ,  Copy  of  First 

the 
ComiSssion)  * Commissioners,  with  Statement  showing  the 
Operations  of  the  Royal  Commission  on  the 
Sugar  Supply  from  the  date  of  appointment  to 
the  beginning  of  December  1916. 

(Interim)  Report   of 

i, 

Mines apii. 
Quarries. 

Copy  of  General  Report,  with  Statistics,  for 
1916,  by  the  Chief  Inspector  of  Mines.  Part   I. 

..  ,,.,(•.•>,<  ; Divisional  Statistics  and  Reports. 

of  Report  of  the  Boundary  Commission 
(England  and  Wales)  for  the  purposes   of  the 

Bill  l9l7 P e 
(Redistribu-  Representation  of  the  People  Bill,  1917. 
tion  of  Seats.): 

Copy   of  Report  of  the  Boundary  Commission 

(Scotland)  for  the  purposes   of  the  Representa­
tion  of  the  People  Bill,  1917. 

Representation.  Copy  of  Draft  Rules  proposed   in  reference 
BiUhimPle   i o  th?  Representation  of  the  People  Bill,  1917, 

1 ,  1 

' 

prescribing  the  method  of  voting  and  trans­
ferring  and  counting  votes  at  any  Election 
according  to  the  principle  of,   I.  the  Single 
Transferable  Vote, and  II.  the Alternative  Yote. 

Board of 
Education. 

Copy  of  Regulations  made  by  the  Board  of 
Education  for  Evening  Play  Centres  in  force 
from  1st  August  1917. 

V  Copy  of  the  Annual  Report  foi-  1916  of  the 
Chief Medical  Officer  of  the Board of  Education. 

Research 
Department.  Privy  ; Council 

Copy  of  Report  of 

the  Committee  of  the 
for  Scientific  and  Industrial 

Research  for  the  year  1916-17. 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table; 

' 

Shops Act, 
1912. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pursuant 
to the directions of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Order  made under  the  Shops Act,  1912, 
by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned  Local 
Authority,  and  confirmed  by  the  Secretary  of 
State  for  the  Home  Department:— 

County of  Buckingham (Parish of  Datchet). 

. 

- x..  of  a  Licence  under the  Penal  Servitude 
fCondmonal13  Acts  granted   to  two  Convicts,  discharging  them 
from'  Aylesbury  Convict  Prison   on  condition 
Licence.) 
that  they  enter  a  Home. 

Copy  of  Regulation  made  by  the  Secretary  Police Act, 

of  State  for  the  Home  Department  varying  the 
basis  on  which  the  Exchequer  Contribution  contribution 
under  the  Police,  Act,  1890,   to  the  Police  to  Police 
Pension  Funds  is to  be  distributed  between  the  Funds-) 
several  Police  Forces  of  England  and  Wales  for 
the  year  ending  31st  March  1918. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant 

to 

the  Alderney 

directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—  (Poor Law 
Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated  3rd  October ^c^unts.) 
1917,  directing 
the 
Alderney  Poor  Law  Board  shall   be  examined 
and  audited  by  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor 
General. 

the  Accounts   of 

that 

Copy  of  Treasury  Minute  under  the  Super- Superannua­
annuation  Act,  1884,  dated  4th  August  1917,  tion Act,  1884. 
declaring 
that  Charles  Samuel  Hill,  Mate 
in  Charge  of  War  Department  Vessels,  War 
Office,  was  appointed  without  a  Civil  Service 
Certificate  through  inadvertence  on  the  part  of 
the  head  of  his  Department. 

Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated  24th  August  Public Works 

1917,  sanctioning  the  letting  of  a  Quarry  at (Ireland.) 
Dalkey  to  Mr.  Patrick  Loughlin   by 
Kingstown  Harbour  Commissioners. 

the 

Account  of  Receipts  and  Payments  under  County 
the  County  Officers  and  Courts  (Ireland)  Act,  Officers and 
1877,  during  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917. 

Courts 
(Ireland) 
Act,  1877. 

No. 137. 
Account  showing  the  money  issued  from  the  Pacific Cable 

Consolidated  Fund  under  the provisions   of  the Act,  1901. 
Pacific Cable  Act,  1901, and  the  money  received, 
expended,  and  borrowed,  and  Securities  created 
under  the Act, to  the 31st  March  1917  ;  together 
with  a  Copy  of  the  Report  of  the  Pacific  Cable 
Board. 

No.  138. 

Copy  of  Regulations, dated  30th August  1917,   National 

made  by  the  National  Health  Insurance  Joint 
Committee,  acting  jointly  with  the  Scottish   commission 
Insurance  Commissioners,  entitled  the  National  (Scotland) 
Health  Insurance (Benefits of  Invalided  Seamen  Ovulations.) 
and  Soldiers)  Regulations  (Scotland),  1917. 

Copy  of  Provisional  Regulations,  dated  2nd  National 

August  1917,  made  by  the  N a t i o n al  H e a l th   Health 
Insurance  Joint  Committee,  acting  jointly  with commission 
the  Welsh  Insurance  Commissioner?,  entitled   (Wales) 
the  National  Health  Insurance  (Benefits  
Invalided  Seamen  and  Soldiers)  Regulations 
(Wales),  1917. 

o f  (Regulations.) 

Copy  of  Provisional  Regulations,  dated  24th 
August  1917,  made  by  the  Welsh  Insurance 
Commissioners,  entitled  the  National  Health 
Insurance  (Discharged  Seamen  and  Soldiers) 
Regulations  (Wales),  1917. 
!  Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon the  " 
Table  ;  and  that  the  Papers  relative  to  the 
County  Officers  and  Courts 
(Ireland)  Act, 
1877,  and  to  the  Pacific  Cable  Act,  1901,   be 
printed. 

l 
. .'/ 

Mr. Secretary Montagu  presented,  pursuant   to  Bast India 
the  directions  of  an Act   of  Parliament,—Return  j v ^ ^ ^ j ff 
of  all  Loans  raised  in England  under  the provi- m  ^ 
sions  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  1917,  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  halt-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 

' 

! 

i 

.*•  *,' 

East  India 
(.Bihar and 
Orissa 
Legislative 
Council.) 

Naval and 
Marine Pay 
and Pensions 
Act,: 1865. 

Explosives 
Act,  1875, 

Foreign 
Jurisdiction 
Act,  1890. 

Merchant 
Shipping 
Act,  1894. 

Merchant 
Shipping 
Acts,  1894 
to 1906. 

Military 
Service Act, 
1916,and 
Military 
Service 
(Conventions 
with Allied 
States) Act, 
1917. 

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

Shops Act,. 

8  G  E O.   V . 

mth 

October. 

2 1 1. 

allow,  the  purpose  or  service  for  which  moneys 
have  been  raised  during  the  half-year. 

Copy  of  Revised  Rules  for  the  discussion   of 
the  Annual  Financial  Statement  in  the  Bihar 
and  Orissa  Legislative  Council. 

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

Mr.  Churchill  presented,  pursuant-  to  the  Munitions,  


directions  o f several  Acts  of'Patliamenti-^Copy  

of  Munitions  Tribunals  (Ireland)  Amendment 
(No.   2)  Rules,  1917.  


Copy  of  Munitions  Tribunals  Rules,  1917,  for 
constituting  and regulating  Munitions  Tribunals. 
Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon the 

Table,  • 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions of  several  Acts of  Parliament,—Copies 
of  Two "Orders  in  Council,  dated  29th  August 
1917,  and  of  Five  Orders  in  Council,  dated 
24th  September  1917,  and  an Order  in  Council, 
dated  29th  September  1917,  approving  Me­
morials  of  the  Lords  Commissioners  of  the 
Admiralty  under  the  Naval  and  Marine  Pay and 
Pensions  Act,  1865 ;  of  Two  Orders  in  Council, 
dated 29th September 1917, approving  Memorials 
of  the  Minister  of  Pensions  under  the  Act. 

Copy of  Order in Council  under the  Explosives 
Act,  1875,  dated  22nd  August  1917,  revoking 
the  Order  of  11th  June  1910,  exempting  tri­
nitrotoluol  from the provisions   of  the  Act. 

Copies of Order  in  Council  under  the  Foreign 
Jurisdiction  Act,  1890, dated  22nd August  1917, 
providing,  inter  alia,  for  Appeals 
from  the 
Protectorate  of  Nigeria  to  His  Majesty 
in 
in  Council,  dated  29th 
Council,  and  Order 
August  3 917, relative to  the, removal of  prisoners 
from  the  Protectorate  of  Nyasaland'  for  the 
purpose  of  undergoing  punishment. 

Copies  of  Provisional, Order  in  Council  under 
the  Merchant  Shipping  Act,  1894, dated  22nd 
August  1917, respecting certificates for  passenger 
steamers granted  by the  Governments of  Bombay 
and  Bengal  respectively,  and  Order  in  Council, 
dated  24th  September  1917, declaring  the  Port 
of  Yila,  in  the  New  Hebrides  Islands,  a Port   of 
Registry  for  British  Ships. 

Copy of  Order  in Council  under  the  Merchant 
Shipping  Acts,  1894  and'  1906,  dated  29th 
September  1917,  finally  making  Regulations 
as to  the  registration  as  British  Ships  of  Vessels 
in  the  service  of  the  Shipping  Controller. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Military 
Service  Act,  1916,  and  the  Military  Service 
(Conventions  with  Allied  States)  Act,  1917, 
dated  22nd  August  1917,  entitled  the  Military 
Service  Regulations  (Conventions  with  Allied 
States)  Order,  1917. 

Copy  of  Statute  made  under  the  Universities 
of  Oxford  and  Cambridge  Act,  1877,   by  the 
University  of  Oxford,  on  19th  June  1917,  and 
sealed  on  the  26th of  the  same month,  amending 
certain clauses of  Sections I.  and II.  of  Tirle  IV., 
of  Sections  I.,  III.,  VI.,  X I .,  and  X I I.   of 
Title  V.,  and   of  Section  I I.   of  Title  X I I I.   of 
the  Statutes of  the  University. 

Copy  of  Statute  made  under  the  Universities 
of  Oxford  and  Cambridge  Act,  1877,   by  the 
Governing  Body  of  Oriel  College,  Oxford,  on 
the  25 th  April  1917,  and  sealed  on  30th  of  the 
same  month,  amending  Statutes  3  (17)  and  11 
(1)   of the  Statutes of  the  College. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to 
the  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy 
of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act,  1912,  by 
the  Council  of 
the  undermentioned  Local 
Authority,  and  confirmed  by  the  Secretary  for 
Scotland:— 

; 

City  of  Edinburgh. 

Ordered,  That the  said  Paper do  lie  upon  the 

Table." 

VOL.   172. 

••"•••• 

: 

( 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,   by  His  Southetft?  

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Papers  relating  Rhodesia,  

to 
Commission,  1915.  


the  Southern  Rhodesia.  Native  Reserves 

i.'-iJimi 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 

; 

. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley  presented,  pursuant to- theTrafl^fifj)^.'';.' 

directions  of  se veral  Acts  of  Parliament,—Copy  '*<»« Enemy 
of  S 

upplementary  List  of  Persons,  Firms,  and 
Companies  as to  whom  Orders  have  been  made 
under  Section  I  (1)   of  the  Trading  with  the 
Enemy  (Amendment)  Act,  1916.  ­

Copy  of  Eighth  Annual  Report   of  the  Port  Port  of 
of  London  Authoritv,  for  the  year  ended  31st London 
March  19,7.  

A u t h o r i t y' 
Copy   of  Abstract  of  the  Accounts   of  the;Harwich 
Receipts  and  Expenditure  of  the  Harwich  Har-  Harbour, 
bour  Conservancy  Board  from  the  time   of  their 
incorporation  down  to  and  inclusive  of  the  31st 
AJ arch  1017. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the-' direiv  fihoptfftei? 

tions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,-—Copies  of 1 9 1 2-
Closing  Orders made under the  Shops  Act,  1912, 
by  the  Councils  of  the  undermentioned  Local 
Authorities,  and  confirmed,  by  the  Lord  Lieu­
tenant  of  Ireland  :— 

'  11' '   ' : 

County  Borough  of  Dublin. 
Urban  Districts  of  Enniscorthy  and  Porta-

, 
down. 

^ 
: 
.  . . . .  . 

. ,, 
• 
. 11!!!'.'  ML J'! 
i,;;-.,.:,,,,!;,,,", 

! 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council  made  under  the  General 
General  Prisons  (Ireland)  Act,  1877,  approving   ?is1onsd, 
ot'  a  Rule  made  by  the  General  Prisons;  Board  ^t, 1877. 
for  Ireland,  authorising  amelioration  of  prison 
treatment  in  the  case  of  jmisoners  sentenced  by 
any  Court  for  any  offence  Under  the  Defence   of 
the  Realm  Acts  or  Regulations. 

,  ;  .', 

a.-Li!'! 
trr.iJ.i."v!'ii.  .! 

Copy  of  a  Licence  granted  under  the  Penal   iPerial  1 A  • : 
Servitude Acts  to a  Convict  in  Ireland, to  which  ®2rvi£l.<?e A1ett 
are  annexed  conditions  other  than  those  con- Licence!)  * 
tained  in  Schedule  A   of  the  Penal  Servitude 
Act,  1864. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

' 

'';

:

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Destructive 
directions of  several Acts of Parliament,—Copies  Insects and 
of  Orders  made  under  the  Destructive  Insects, Pests  Act8­
and  Pests  Acts,  numbered  D.I.  P.  459  to  464,, 
inclusive,  and  469  to  475,  inclusive,  declaring 
the  respective  areas  described  in  the  Schedules 
thereto  t>  be  infected  with  Wart  Disease,  and 
infected  areas  for  the  purposes  of  the  Wart 
Disease  of  Potatoes  (Infected  Areas)  Order   of 
1914. 

Copy  of  Order,  No.  9892,  made  under  the   Diseases  of 
Diseases of  Animals Acts,  dated  28th  September   Animals Acts 
1917, postponing  the operation of  the Two  Orders 
described  in  the  Schedule  thereto  until  the.  lst 
April  1918. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 
: „ ' 

Table. 

;  

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Army,  1917-18 

Command,—Copy  of  Statement  of  proposed  (Yot* 10> 
Expenditure  out  of  the  Vote   of  Credit  on 

' N e W ; ^ ^  ^ 

E E  2  • 

N o.  140. 







2 12 	

16th—17 th  October. 

1917. 

Works,  &c.  of  a  permanent  character  amounting 
to  £2,000  and  upwards  for  the  year  ending  31st  Committee  of  Supply  ;  

March  1918.  


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


Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  


Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee.  


Table;  and  be  printed.  


The  following  Paper,  pursuant   to  the  direc- Committee of  Ways  and  Means  ;


Means. 

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


tions of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  was laid  upon  the 
Table  by  the  Clerk  of  the  House  :—Copy   of  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  

Third  Annual  Report   of  the  Board  of  Control  

under  the  Lunacy  and  Mental  Deficiency  Act, 
1913, for  the  year  1916.  Part   I.  	

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  


The  Order of  the  day  being  read, for resuming  Criminal Law 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  he 
had  issued,  during  the  adjournment,  Warrants 
to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown  in  Ireland,  to  make 
out  a new  Writ  for the  Election   of  a  Member  to  

serve  in this  present Parliament— 

For  the  University   of  Dublin,  in  the  room  

of  Arthur  Warren  Samuels,  Esquire,  K.c.,  

who hath accepted the Office of His Majesty's 
Solicitor  General for  Ireland.  


the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed Amendment 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last, on consideration 
of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill,  as amended 
in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the  Clause 
(Defilement of  girls  under  seventeen)  be  read  a 
second  time; 

1  ' 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 


till  Monday  next.  


The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Education 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education  Bill;  

Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time  


And  also to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown, to  make  upon  Monday  next. 

out  a new  Writ  for  the  Election   of  a  Member  to  

serve  in this present  Parliament—  


For  the  County   of  Lincolnshire 

or  Spalding  Division), 
the  Honourable  Francis  Walter  Stafford 
M'Laren,  deceased.  


in  the  room  of  Bill;  

(Holland  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Representation 

People 

1  ' 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


The  Right  Honourable  George  Henry  Roberts,  Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant   Adjournment, 

Member for  the Borough  of  Norwich, was sworn. 

to  the  Order   of  the  House  of  the  12th  day  of 
Arthur  Warren  Samuels, Esquire,  K.c.,  Mem- February  last, proposed  the  Question,  That  this  


ber  foi? the  Borough  of  the  College  of  the  Holy  House  do  now  adjourn.  

and  Undivided  Trinity of  Queen  Elizabeth,  near  

Dublin,  was  sworn. 

Lunacy and 
Mental 
Deficiency. 

Writs issued 
during the 
Adjonniment. 

New Members
sworn.

Petroleum 
(Production) 
Bill. 

The  Petroleum  (Production) Bill  was,  accord-

ing  to  Order,  read  a second  time. 

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

Committee  of 
next.—(Mr.  Pratt.)  


Titles
Deprivation
Bill [Lords.]

The  House, according   to  Order,  resolved itself 

into  a Committee  on  the  Titles  Deprivation  Bill  

^Lords\ 

// 

(In  the  Committee.)  


Clause  No.  1 (Forfeiture   of  title  of  peer  or 

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  12th  day of February  last, it being 
then  seven  minutes  before  Six  of  the  

clock,  till  to-morrow.  


Wednesday, 11th  October  1917. 

P  R A T E R S. 


prince  held  by  enemy). 
Universities  o£ Oxford and Cambridge Act,  ^brid 1" 1 
.  Amendment proposed, in p.  1,1.  5, to leave  out 
the  words  "  His  Majesty,"  in  order  to  insert  the  1877  (Oxford),  which  was  presented  upon  the  A*™  ^ f  6 
words  "  either  House   of  Parliament."—(Mr.  16th  day  of this  instant  October,  be  printed. 
(Oxford.) 
King.) 

ORDERED,  That  the  Paper  relative   to  the  Universities of 

No.  141. 

. 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

Ordered,  That  the  Paper  relative   to  the  No.  142. 

to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the  Clause  :—  Universities  of  Oxford  and  Cambridge  Act, 
• Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 
1877  (Oxford),  which  was  presented  upon  the 
16th  dav  of  this  instant  October,  be  printed. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

, Clauses  No.  2 to  No.  agreed  to. 

Bill  to be  reported. 

Ordered, That  the  Paper  relative   to  Lunacy  Lunacy and 

and  Mental  Deficiency,  which  was  presented ^J?*?^,, 
upon  the  16th  day of  this  instant  October,  be 
printed. 

Deficiency. 

K o.  143. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 
Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  reported,  That  

the  Committee  had  gone  through 
and  directed  him  to  report  the  same,  without  Command,—Copies  of  Orders  in  Council  under  Pensions,  

Amendment. 

the  Bill,  Mr.  Hodge  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Ministry  of  


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

the  Naval  and  Marine  Pay  and  Pensions  Act,  
1865, dated  29th  September  1917,  sanctioning 
Regulations  as  to  Pensions  to  disabled  Com­
missioned  and  Subordinate  Officers,  Commis­
sioned  Warrant  Officers  and  Warrant  Officers 
Ordered,  That  the Clerk  do carry the Bill  to of  the  Naval,  Coastguard,  Marine,  and  Reserve  

the  Lords,  and  acquaint them  that  this House  Forces,  and  to  Widows,  &c. of  such  Officers, and 

hath agreed to the same,  without Amendment. 

to  disabled  Nurses.  


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8  GEO.	   V . 

11th  October. 

213 

Destructive 
Xniects and 
Pests Acts. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant   to 

the 
directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copies  of 
Orders  under  the  Destructive  Insects  and  Pests 
Acts,  numbered  D.I.P.  466   to  468  and  476, 
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 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's Command,—Copy  of  Colonial  Report, 
No.  934 (Ceylon,  Report for  1916). 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

0 

Ministry ot 
Food. 	

Mr.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copies  of  Horses  Rationing  Order 
(No.a2),  1917,  Potatoes  (Postponement   of  Date) 
Order, 1917, Lard  (Returns) Order, 1917,  Wheat 
(Channel  Islands  and  Isle  of  Man  Export) 
Order,  1917,  Butter  (Maximum  Prices)  Order 
(No.  3),  1917,  Cheese  (Maximum  Prices)  Order 
(No.  2),  1917,  and  Bread  (Use   of  Potatoes) 
Order,  1917,  made  by  the  Food  Controller 
under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table; 

Licensing 
Statistics, 
1916. 

Secretary Sir  George  Cave 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  1916. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Hereditary 
Honours. 

The  Order  made upon  the 17th  day  of  August 
last, for a Return relative  to Hereditary  Honours, 
was read  and  discharged. 

Hereditary 
Honours. 

Resolved, That an humble  Address be presented 
to His Majesty, that  He will be graciously pleased 
to  give  directions  that  there  be  laid  before  this 
House  a  Return  of  all  Hereditary  Honours 
granted  since  the  4th  day  of  August  1914, (a)  to 
Members  of  the  House  of  Commons  ;  (b)  to 
members  of  the Civil Service;  and  (c)  to Officers 
of  His  Majesty's  naval  and  military  Forces  who 
have  been  on  active  service  during  the  war.— 
(Captain  Wright.) 

. 

Representation  The  House,  according  to  Order, resolved itself 
of  the People  i nto  a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
Bil1­  

People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  27  amended, and  agreed  to.  

Clause  No.  28  (Definitions).  

Amendment  proposed, in  p. 16,1. 3, at the  end, 

to  insert  the  words  "  The  expression   6 legal 
incapacity'  shall  include  aliens,  infants,  felons, 
and  persons  guilty  of  corrupt  or  illegal  prac­
tices."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  ;—-Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  16,1.  3, 

at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words— 

" ( 1)   T o  'reside'  means   to  dwell  in  a  resi­
dence,  and  ' residence '  means  a  dwelling  which 

VOL.   172. 

the  person  who  dwells  in 
home."—(Lord  Hugh  Cecil.) 

it  regards  as  his 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  16,1.  10, 

at the  end, to  insert  the  words— 

"  (2)  The  expression  ' contiguous '  in  the  case 
of  counties  means  counties  which  at  some  point 
come  within  ten  miles  of  each  other,  and  in  the 
case  of  boroughs  means  boroughs  which  are 
either  in  the  same  county  or  are  not  separated 
at the  nearest points  by  more  than  ten  miles."— 
(Mr.  Pennejatker.) 

Question,  That  those  words be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  17,1.  1, 
insert  the 
after  the  word  "  transferred,"   to 
words  "  according  to  the  method  set  out  in  the 
Seventh  and  Eighth  Schedules  to  this  A c t . "— 
(Major  Chappie.) 

Question,  That those words be  there  inserted, 

put,  and negatived. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  17,  1. 3, 

at  the  end, to  insert  the  words—• 

"  (7)  For 

the  purposes   of  registration  a 
person's  age  is his  age  on  the  day  on  which  the 
register  comes  into  force."—(Mr.  King.). 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another Amendment proposed, in p.  17,1.4,  to 
leave  out from  the  word  "   be "  to  the  end of  the 
subsection,  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  the 
gross  estimated  rental."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

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.  29  amended,  and  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  30  (Application  to  Scotland). 
Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  18,1.  19, 

at the  end, to  insert  the  words— 

" ( 2  )  In  lieu  of  the  provisions  of  section 
three of  this  A ct  the  following  provisions  shall 
apply  : 

A  person  shall  be  entitled  to  be  registered  as 
local 

a 
local  government  elector 
government  electoral  area  if  he— 

for  a 

(a)   is  entitled  to  be  registered  as  a  par­
liamentary  elector  in  that  area  ;  or 
(b)  is  the  owner  of	  any  land  or  premises 
in  that  area  of  the  yearly  value  of  not 
less  than  five  pounds,  provided  that 
where  the  land  or  premises  are jointly 
owned by  two  or  more  persons  and  the 
aggregate  yearly  value   of  the  land  or 
premises  is  not  less  than  the  amount 
produced  by  multiplying  five  pounds 
by  the  number  of  the  joint  owners, 
each  of  the  joint  owners  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  the  owner  of  land  or 
premises, of  the  yearly  value of  not  less 
than  ten  pounds." 

-—(Mr.  Mac Callum Scott.)	 

. 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in p.  18,1.  25, 

at the  end, to  insert  the  words— 

"	  (3)  Without  prejudice   to  the  right  of  a 
woman  in  Scotland  to  be  registered  as  a  local 
government  elector  for  any  local  government 
electoral  area  where  she would  be  entitled  to  be 
E  E  3 

11th—lWi 

October. 

so  registered  if  she  were  a  man,  a  woman  in 
Scotland  shall  only  be  entitled  to be  registered 
as  a  parliamentary  elector  for  a  constituency 
(other  than  a  university  constituency)  on  the 
like  conditions  as in  England,  and  section  three 
of  this  Act  shall  accordingly  apply  without 
modification  so  far  as it  constitutes  a  basis  for 
the  parliamentary  franchise  as provided  in  sub­
section  (1)   of  section  four  of  this  Act. 

(4)  For  the  purpose   of  the  local  government 

franchise  the  following  provisoes  shall  be  sub­
stituted  for  the  first  proviso  enacted  in  section 
three  of  this  Act  (that   is to  say)   : — 

Provided  that  for  the  purposes   of  this  section 

the  word  ' tenant'  shall  include— 

(a)  A	  man  occupying  in  virtue  of  any  office, 
service,  or employment  any  dwelling-house 
which  is  not  inhabited  by  the  person  under 
whom  he  serves;  and 

y 

( b)	   a man  occupying  as a lodger  any  room,  or 

let  unfur­

rooms,  of  the  yearly  value  (if 
nished)  of  not  less  than  ten  pounds  who 
claims  to  be  registered  in  respect  of  such 
occupation,  or,  where  not  more  than  two 
men  are  in  the joint  occupation   of  lodgings 
and  the  yearly  value  thereof  (if  let  un­
furnished)  is  not  less  than  twenty  pounds, 
such  men  who  claims  to  be 
each  of 
registered  in  respect  of  such  occupation. 

And  provided  further  that  where  any  land   or 
premises  are of  the  yearly  value of  not  less than 
ten pounds  it  shall  not  be  necessary,  in  order  to 
entitle  the  owner  thereof  to  be  registered  as  a 
local  government  elector  in  respect  of  such  land 
or  premises,  that  he  should  at  any  time  during 
the  qualifying  period  have  occupied  the  same." 
—(Mr.  Munro.) 

Question  proposed,.That  those  words  be  there 

c o n "  r pa° mentT^ 

A  Motion  being  made,  That  this  House  will,   Petroleum 

to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee  
sider of  authorising  the  payment,  out  of  moneys and 
to  be  provided  by  Parliament,  into  the  Pe'tro-  Expenses.] 
leum  Royalties  Fund  constituted  under  any  Act 
of-the  present  Session  to  make  provision  with 
respect  to  the  searching  and  boring  for  and 
getting  of  Petroleum  in  the  United  Kingdom, 
of  a  sum  equal  to  nine  pence  for  every  ton  of 
petroleum  gotten  on  behalf  of  His  Majesty,  and 
of  any  other  Expenses  chargeable  under  such 
A c t — ( M r.  James  Hope)  ; 

,  ; 
7  j  • ; 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave, 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  Adjournment. 

Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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.  


Thursday,  1 M  October  1917. 

F R A Y E R S.  * 

inserted  ; 

Amendment  proposed to  the  proposed  Amend­
ment,  in  1.  15,  to  leave  out  from  the  word 
"  dwelling-house "  to  the  word  "  and,"  in  1.16.— 
(Mr.  Dundas  White.) 

Question  proposed.  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be 
the  proposed 
Amendment  : —  Amendment  to  the  proposed 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

left  out  stand  part  of 

Another  Amendment proposed  to  the proposed 
Amendment,  in  1-.  18,  to  leave  out  from  the 
word  "pounds"   to  the  word  " o r ,"   in  1.  19.— 
(Mr.  Dundas  White.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the  proposed 
Amendment; 

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

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 
Chairman of  Ways  and  Means  reported,  That 
the  Committee  had  made  Progress  in  the  B i l l; 
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 

0 

Conynittee  of  Supply  j 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Supply. 

ORDERED, 

That  Mr.  Speaker   do  issue  bis  Hants County 

Warrant  to  the Clerk of the Crown, to make  j £ b ® ™ k ° r 

in  this  present  Parliament  for  the   Writ.  


out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing   of  a  Member

to  serve 
County  of  Hants  (Northern  or  Basingstoke 
Division),  in  the  room  of  Arthur  Clavell  Salter,  

Esquire,  K.C.,  who,  since  his  Election  for  the 
said  county,  hath  accepted  the  Office   of  one  of  

the  Justices  of  His  Majesty's  High  Court   of  

Justice.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.)  


e

. 

A  Public  Petition  was  presented,  and  read ; Public  


and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table.  

r 

Petitions. 
Vide Third 
JReport. 

Mr.  Clynes presented,   by  His  Majesty's Com-Ministry of 


mand,-Copies   of  Milk  Order,  1917  (General  Food.  

Licence),  Public  Meals  Order,  1917  (General  

Licence),  and  Dried  Fruits  (Restriction)  Order,  

1917  (General  Licence),  made   by  the  Food 
Controller  under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm 
Regulations. 


Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Mr. Baldwin presented, by His  Majesty's  Com-   Public Works 

mand,—Copy  of  Eighty-fifth  Annual  Report   of  (Ireland.) 
the  Commissioners  of  Public  Works  in  Ireland, 
with  Appendices, for the year ending 31st  March 
1917. 
i  Ordered, That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  

Table. 

' 

Ways  and 
Means. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means  j 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself into the said  Committee. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,   by  His  Colonial  

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Colonial  Report, Reports  

No.  935  (Malta,  Report  for  1916-17).  


'  (Annual.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


•Table. 















Post Office 
(Foreign and 
Colonial 
Parcel Post.) 

Courts 

Powers), 
England 
(County 
Courts.) 

8  ( x E O.   V . 
:  Mr.  lllingworth  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
the  Foreign  and  Colonial  Parcel  Post  Amend­
ment 
September  1917. 

(No.  82)  Warrant,  1917,  dated  24th 

18th

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   l y  the  Clerk  of  the  House  :—Copy 
of  the  County  Courts 
(Emergency  Powers) 
Rules,  1917,  dated  4th~October  1917, made  by 
the  Lord  Chancellor  for  County  Courts  under 
•the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers)  Acts,  1914  to 
1917. 

National 
Expenditure. 

Ordered,  That 

the  Select  Committee  on 
National  Expenditure  have  leave  to report from 
time  to  time.—{Mr.  Herbert  Samuel.) 

Bills of 
Exchange 
(Time  of 
Noting)  Bill. 
B i ll  93. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented  a  Bill  to  amend  the 
Bills of  Exchange  Act,  1882, with  respect  to  the 
time for noting Bills  .* And  the  same  was ordered 
to  be  read  a second  time  to-morrow;  and  to  be 
printed. 

Naval and 
Military War 
Pensions, &c. 
(Local 
Committees) 
Bill. 

Bill  94. 

Mr.  Hodge,  supported  by  Mr.  Barnes,  Mr. 
Duke,  Mr.  Mnnro,  Mr.  Solicitor  General,  and 
Sir Arthur  Griffith-Boscawen,  presented  a  Bill to 
provide  for  the  inclusion  on  Local  Committees 
constituted  under  the  Naval  and  Military  War 
Pensions,  &c.  Act,  1915,   of  representatives  of 
disabled  men  discharged  from  the  Naval  and 
Military  Services  of  His  Majesty:  And  the 
same  was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
to-morrow  ;  and to be  printed. 

Business of 
the House 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow.— 

(Mr.  Chancellor of  the  Exchequer.) 

Representation
of the  People
BiU­

  The  House,  according  to Order,  resolved itself 
into  a Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  30. 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  18, i. 25,  at  the 

end, to insert the  words—• 

"  (3)  Without  prejudice   to  the  right  of  a 
woman  in  Scotland  to  be  registered  as  a  local 
government  elector  for  any  local  government 
electoral  area  where  she  would  be  entitled  to  be 
so  registered  if  she  were  a  man,  a  woman  in 
Scotland  shall  only  be  entitled  to  be  registered 
as  a  parliamentary  elector  for  a  constituency 
(other  than  a  university  constituency)  on  the 
like  conditions  as  in  England,  and  section  three 
of  this  Act  shall  accordingly  apply  without 
modification  .so far  as  it  constitutes  a  basis  for 
the  parliamentary  franchise  as  provided  in  sub­
section  (1)  of  section  four  of this  Act. 
o	 
franchise  the  following  provisoes  shall  be  substi­
tuted  for  the  first  proviso  enacted  in  section 
three of  this  Act  (that  is  to  say) :— 

(4)  For  the purpose  of  the  local  government 

Provided  that for  the  purposes of this  section 

the  word  6 tenant'  shall  include— 

(a)  A  man  occupying  in virtue of	  any  office, 
service,  or  employment  any  dwelling-house 
which  is not  inhabited by  the  person  under 
whom he  serves ;  and 

October. 

215 

occupation,  or,  where  not  more  than  two 
men  are  in  the joint  occupation  of  lodgings 
and the  yearly  value  thereof (if  let  unfur­
nished) is not less than twenty  pounds,  each 
of  such  men who  claims  to  be  registered  in 
respect of  such  occupation. 

And  provided  further  that  where  any  land  or 
premises  are of  the  yearly  value  of  not  less than 
ten  pounds it  shall not  be  necessary,  in  order  to 
entitle  the  owner  thereof  to  be  registered  as  a 
local  government  elector  in  respect  of  such  land 
or  premises,  that he  should  at  any  time  during 
the, qualifying  period  have  occupied  the  same." 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted :  • 

. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to  the proposed 
Amendment,  in  1.  18,  to  leave  out  from  the 
word  "  pounds "  to  the  word  " or,"  in  1. 19. 

Question  again  proposed,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be 
left  out  stand  part  of  the 
proposed  Amendment  :  —  Amendment  to  the 
proposed  Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Proposed  words  there  inserted. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  18,1.  31, 
to leave  out  the words  "  is  appointed,"  in  order 
to  insert  the  words  "  was  appointed  prior  to  the 
passing of  this  Act."—(Sir  John  Barran.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause  :— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made.  

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to.  

Clause  No.  31  (Application  to  Ireland).  


Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  19,  1.  12,  after 
the  word  "shall,"  to  insert  the  word  " n o t . "— 
(Sir  John Lonsdale.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  n o t"  be  there 

inserted,  put,  and  negatived. 

An  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  19,1.  33, 

to  leave  out  subsection  (3).—(Mr.  Clancy.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be  left 
out, to  the  word  "  are,"  in  1.  40, stand  part  of 
the  Clause, put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  20,1.  8, 
at  the  end, to  insert  the  words  "  and  that  all 
such  expenses  of  the  registration  officer shall  be 
properly  vouched  by  the  production  of  receipts 
from all  persons  to  whom  payments  have  been 
made."—(Mr.  Tyson  Wilson.) ' 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  20,1.  8, 
at  the  end, to  insert  the  words  "  The  duty  of 
deciding  upon  claims  and  objections  in  connec­
tion  with  the  preparation  of  the  register  and  of 
correcting  electors'  lists  shall,  instead  of  being 
discharged  by  the  registration  officer,  be  dis­
charged by  a  barrister  of  not less than  six  years' 
standing,  appointed  by  the  Lord  Lieutenant, 
who  shall  receive  such  remuneration  as may  be 
fixed  by  the  Lord  Chancellor;  and  the  amount 
thereof  shall,  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act,   be 
treated  as  part of  the  expenses  of  the  registra­
tion  officer."—(Mr.  Arckdale.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :-—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

(b)	  a  man  occupying  as  a lodger  any  room, 
or  rooms,  of  the  yearly  value  (if  let  un­
furnished)  of  not  less  than  ten  pounds  who 
claims  to  be  registered  in  respect  of  such 

Another  Amendment proposed, in p.  20,  1. 20, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  unless  and  until  the 
Lord  Lieutenant  otherwise 
'direct."—.(Mr* 
Maurice  Healy.) 

VOL.  172. 

E  15  4 

	
 
 
	
18th  October. 

1917. 

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

21H 

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.  32  (Commencement  of  Act  and 

first  register). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  21,  1. 6,  after  the 
word  "dissolved,"to  insert  the words  " o  r  ceases 
to  have  continuance."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  21,1.  12, 
to  leave  out  subsection  (2). —  (Sir  Frederick. 
Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left out, to  the  word  "  any,"  in  1.  16, stand 
leave, 
the  Clause  :—Amendment,   by 
part  of 
withdrawn. 

A n  Amendment  made. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  33  agreed  to. 

Postponed  Clause  No.  18. 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  11,  1. 5,  after  the 
word  "  parliamentary,"  to  insert  the  words  "  or 
local  government."—(Mr.  Coote.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  : — Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Motion  made,  and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be  further  postponed  until  after  the  considera­
tion  of  the  Schedules—(Secretary  Sir  George
Caw),—put,  and agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Register  for  university  constituen­
cies)—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave)—brought 
up,  and  read  the  first  and  second  time,  and 
added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Application   of  Act   to  the 
Isles  of  Scilly)—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave)— 
brought  up,  and  read  the  first  and  second  time, 
and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause (Regulations  to  be  laid  before 
Parliament)—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave)—
brought  up, and  read  the  first  and  second  time, 
and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Voting   by  persons  in  the 
employment  of  returning  officers)—(Secretary 
Sir  Gern-ge  Cave)—brought  up,  and  read  the 
first and  second  time, and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Punishment   of  offences  com­
mitted outside the  United  Kingdom)-—(Secretary 
Sir  George  Cave)—brought  up,  and  read  the 
first  and  second  time, and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Alteration   of  polling  dis­
tricts  where  necessary)—(Secretary  Sir  George 
Cave)—brought  up, and  read the first and second 
time, and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Saving  the  existing  livery 
franchise  of  the  City  of  London) — (Sir  George
Tounhe)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first  time. 

Motion  made, and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be  read  a second  time, put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Clause  (Registration  for  mercantile 
marine  and  fishermen)—(Mr.  Fell)—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 

(Registration  expenses  in 
university  constituency)—(Sir  Joseph  Larmor)— 
brought  up, and  read the  first  time. 

Another  Clause 

(Compensation   of  existing 
assistant  overseers)—(Mr.  Dickinson)—brought
up, and  read  the first and  second  time, and added 
to  the  Bill. 

Schedule  1. 

Motion  made,  and  Question,  That  the  Chair­
man  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave  to  sit 
again—(Mr.  Hayes  Fisher),—put,  and  agreed 
to. 

' 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair; 
and  the  Deputy  Chairman  jeported,  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 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 House, according  to  Order, resolved  itself  Petroleum 
into  a  Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [ p ™ ^  ^ 
[Payments and Expenses]. 

and 
Expenses.] 

, 

_ 
. 
(In  the  Committee.) 

,, 

_ 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 
it  is  expedient  to  consider  of  authorising  the 
payment,  out  of  moneys 
to  be  provided  by 
Parliament,  into  the  Petroleum  Royalties  Fund 
constituted under  any  A ct   of  the present  Session 
to  make  provision  with  respect  to  the  searching 
and  boring  for  and  getting   of  Petroleum  in  the 
United  Kingdom,  of  a sum  equal  to  nine  pence 
for  every  ton   of  petroleum  gotten  on  behalf  of 
His  Majesty,  and  of  any  other  Expenses  charge­
able  under  such  Act.—(Mr.  Hayes  Fisher.) 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Mr.  Hayes  Fisher),—  put,  and 
agreed  to. 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and 
the  Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Com­
mittee  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. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,   pursuant  Adjournment, 

to  the  Order of  the  House  of  the  12th  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  

Nine  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
morrow,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of  

the  House of  this  day.  


to­

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  Y . 

Idth  October. 

Hereditary 
Honours. 

No.  144. 

Shops Act. 
1912. 

Chelsea 
Hospital 
(Army Prize 
Money and 
Legacy 
Funds.) 

No. 145. 

Friday,  19th  October 1917. 

P	  H A T E R S ". 

SE C R E T A RY  Sir  George  Cave  presented, 

—Return  to  an  Address  to  His  Majesty, 
dated  the  17th  day  of  this  instant  October,  for 
a  Return  relative to  Hereditary  Honours. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  also  presented, 
pursuant to  the  directions  of  an  Act  of  Parlia-
ment,—Copy  of  Order  made  under the  Shops 
Act,  1912, by  the  Council  of the undermentioned 
Local  Authority,  and  confirmed,  with  amend­
ment,  by  the  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home 
Department  i— 

County  of  Anglesey  (Tillage of  Rhosneigr). 
Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie upon the 

Table;  and  that  the  Return  relative  to  Heredi­
tary  Honours  be  printed. 

i 
Mr. Baldwin presented, pursuant  to  the  direc­
tions of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—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  1917, with  the  Report  of  the  Comp­
troller  and Auditor  General  thereon. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table;  and be  printed. 

Navy 
(Exception 
to  King's 
Regulations.) 

Sir  Eric  Geddes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  List  of  Exceptions  to  the 
King's  Regulations  as  to  Pay,  Non-effective 
Pay,  and  Allowances  during  the  year  1916-17. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Irish  Land 
Commission 
(Account.) 

No. 146. 

Church 
Temporalities 
(Ireland.) 

No.  147. 

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  Account  of  the  Irish  Land  Com­
mission  for  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917, 
and from  22nd August  1881 to 31st  March  1917  ; 
together  with  the  Report  of  the  Comptroller  and 
Auditor  General  thereon. 

Copy  of  Accounts  of  the  Irish  Land  Commis­
sion 
in  respect  of  Church  Temporalities  in 
Ireland  from  1st  April  1916,  and  from  26th 
July  1869 (the  date of the  Irish Church  Act),  to 
31st  March  1917 ;  together  with  the  Report  of 
the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General thereon. 
Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  be  printed. 

Representation 
of  the People 
Bill. 

The  House,  according to Order,  resolved itself 
into a Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Schedule  1. 
Amendment  proposed,  in p.  22,  1. 16, after the 
word " names,"  to  insert  the  words  "  addresses, 
and the  register number."—(Mr.  Boyton.) 

whole  registration  area,"  in  order  to  insert  the 
words  "  separate  lists  for  the  respective  voting 
'  > 
areas."—(Sir  Owen Philipps.) 
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  Do 23;  le 25« 
at  the  end, to  insert  the words  "  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of the  registration  officer, on  the application 
of  any  person  during  business  hours  and  on 
payment of  the  prescribed fee, to furnish  copies 
to  the  applicant  of  the  lists  Or any  part  of  the 
lists  for  the  registration  unit, including  all  lists 
mentioned  in  the  respective  rules  made  under 
this  Schedule."—(Sir  Owen Philipps.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,iwithdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 23,  1. 29, 
to  leave  out  the  words  " where  he  does  not 
himself  perform  the  duties  of  overseers,"  in 
order  to  insert  the  words "  or  his deputy,  as  the 
case may  be."—(Major  Newman.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be  

left  out  stand  part  of  the  Schedule,  put,  and  

agreed  to.  


Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 22,  1. 30, 
to  leave  out  the  word  " may,"  in order  to  insert 
the  word  45 shall."—(Mr.  Wing.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  may "  stand  part 

of the  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  23,  1. 37, 
at  the  end, to  insert  the  words  "  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  overseers  for  a parish  to  allow any 
person  registered  as a  parliamentary  elector  for 
the  constituency,  or  a  local  government  elector 
for  the  area  in  which  the  parish  is  situated, to 
inspect  during  business  hours, free of  charge— 

(a)  the  books  containing  the	  poor  rates made 
for the parish within  the last  twelve  months, 
and  to  make  a  copy  of  or  take  an  extract 
from  such  books; 

(b)  the	  returns  Of  deaths  supplied  to  the 
overseers  by  the  registrar  of  births  and 
deaths,  and  to  make  a  copy  of  or take  an 
extract  from  such  returns." 

—(Sir  Owen Philipps.) 

Question, That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  23,1.  37, 
at the end, to insert  the words  s< The  registration 
officer shall  not be liable  for  any penalties  under 
section  eleven  of  this  Act  in  cases  where  his 
inability  to  perform  any  of  his  duties  is due  to  . 
failure  on  the  part  of  the  overseers  to prepare 
lists  and  to  supply  information  within  the  time 
required  by  the  registration'  officer."—(Major 
Newman.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

• Question, That  those  words  be there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  22,1.  18, 
leave  out  the  words  "  show  in  separate 
the  word 
to 

to 
divisions," 
"  distinguish."— (Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

in  order 

insert 

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.  22,1,  36, 
to  leave  out  the  words "  a  separate  list  for  the 

VOL.  172.  1 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in p.  23,1.  34y
at the  end, to  insert the  words  "  If  any  question 
arises  as  to  whether  the  expenses  incurred  by 
the overseers are  reasonable  or  not  such  question 
shall  be  referred  to  the  Local  Government 
Board,  whose decision  shall  be  final  and  binding 
upon  all  parties."—(Major  Newman.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave, withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  24,  Is.  6 
and 7,  to leave  out  the  words  "  is not  entered, or 
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19 th  October. 

1917. 


in  order  to 

is," 
the 
particulars  respecting  whose  qualifications  are 
not  entered, or  are."—(Mr.  Boyton.) 

insert  the  words  " o  r 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part   of  the  Schedule  :— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  24,1.  10, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "fifteenth,"  in  order  to 
insert  the  word  "  eighteenth."—(Mr.  Gilbert.) 

Question proposed, That  the word  " fifteenth " 
Amendment,  by 

stand  part  of  the  Schedule 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  25,  1. 8, 
after  the  words  last  inserted,  to  insert  the  words 
"  If  the  registration  officer  decides  not  to  place 
the  person  claiming  on  the  absent  voters  list  he 
shall  send  notice  to  that  effect  to  the  person 
interested,  and  in  any  such  case  he  shall  insert 
the  person's  name in  the  list  in  which  his  name 
would  have  appeared  had  he  not  claimed  to  be 
inserted 
in  the  absent  voters  list." —  (Major 
Newman.) 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  24,  1.  11, 
at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words "  Any  person 
claiming  to  be  entitled  to be  so  registered  may >inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 
authorise  any  other  person  to make  such  claim." 
—(Mr.  Boyton.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

Question  proposed,  That  those words  be  there 

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

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  24,  1, 30, 
after  the  word  "officer,' 8  to  insert  the  words 
55 and  to  the  person  objected 
to."—(Major 
Newman.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment proposed,  in  p. 24,  Is.  37 
and  38, to  leave  out  the words  "  shall,  as  soon 
as  practicable  after  receiving  any  notice   of 
objection,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  after 
receiving  any  notice  of  objection  to  the name  of 
amy person  in  the  list  published  on  the  first  day 
of  February  or  on  the  first day  of  August,  shall, 
on  or  before  the  twenty-second  day  of  February1 
in  the  case  of  the  spring  register,  and  the 
twenty-second  day  of  August  in  the  case  of  the 
autumn  register."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

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.  24,  1.  39, 
at  the  end, to  insert  the  words  "  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  registration  officer  to  publish  the 
lists  of  persons  objected  to,  as  respects  the  lists 
for  the  spring  register,  not 
later  than  the 
twenty-fifth  day  of  February,  and  as  respects 
the  lists  for  the  autumn  register,  not  later  than 
the  twenty-fifth  day  of  August."  —  (Colonel 
Sanders.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25,  1. 2, 

after  the  word  "list,"   to  insert  the  words  "  to­
gether  with  particulars  of  his  reasons for  claim­
ing."—-(Major  Newman.) 

Question  proposed,  That those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25,  I. 4, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  reason  of  the  nature 
of  his  occupation,  service,  or  employment,"  in 
order  to  insert  the  words  "  any  reason."—( Sir 
George  Younger.) 

Question, That  the  words  proposed   to  be  left 
out  stand  part  of  the  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed 
'to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25,1.  7, 
at  the £nd,  to  insert  the  words  "  and  any  person 
so  registered  shall  continue  so to  be  until  such 
time  as  such  person  has  ceased to be  qualified 
to  be  entered  in  the  absent  voters  list, or  gives 
notice  to  have  his  rsme  removed  therefrom."— 
(Mr.  Stewart.) 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25, L  14, 
to  leave  out the  words  " as  soon   as  practicable." 
—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

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

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25,  1. 16, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "three,"  in  order to  insert 
the  word  "  seven."—(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  three "  stand  part 

of  the  Schedule  : —Amendment,  by  leave,  with­
drawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25,1.  33, 
(< entries,"  to  insert  the  words 
after  the  word 
"  subject  to  the  right  of  any  elector  to  choose 
the  qualification  in respect  of  which  such  elector 
desires  to  be  registered  to  vote."—(Sir  Owen 
Philipps.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25,  1. 33, 

at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words— 

"  (a)  The  registration  officer  shall  expunge the 
name of  every  person who,whether  objected 
to  or  not,  is  proved  to  the  registration 
officer to  be  dead ; 

(b)	  Where  an entry  in  any  list  and  an  entry 
in  a  return  made  to  the  overseers  of  death 
appear  to  relate  to  the  same  person  the 
registration  officer  shall  inquire  whether 
such  entries  relate  to  the  same  person,  and, 
on  proof  being  made  to  him  that  the  entries 
relate  to  the  same  person,  shall  expunge  the 
entry  in  the  list therefrom  ; 

(c)  The  registration  officer shall  expunge  the 
name  of  every  person,  whether  objected  to 
or  not, where  it  is proved  to  the  registration 
officer that  such  person  was,  on  the fifteenth 
day  of  January  in  the  case  of  the  spring 
register, and  the fifteenth day of  July  in  the 
case  of  the  autumn  register,  incapacitated 
by  any  law  or  statute  from  voting  at  an 
election  for  the  parliamentary  constituency, 
or  an election for  the  local government  area, 
as the case may be, to  which  the list relates." 

—(Mr.  Stewart,) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25,  1. 36, 
after  the  word  "  lists,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  which  adversely  affects  his  right  to  vote."— 
(Major  Newman.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted :-— Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

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October. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25,  1. 44, 
at the  end, to  insert  the  words  "  Provided  that 
the  place  appointed for  the  consideration   of  all 
Objections,  claims,  or  corrections  within  the 
meaning  of  these  rules  shall  be  a  place  within 
the  polling  district  in  the  constituency  of  the 
person  whose  registration  is  affected  by  such 
objection,  claim,  or  consideration." —  (Colonel 
Sanders.) 

Question  proposed , That  those  words-be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  25,  1. 44, 
at  the  end, to  insert  the  words  "  Any  person 
whose  name  shall  appear  in  the  list  of  voters 
of  any  parish  in  and  for  any  county  consti­
tuency,  and  who  resides  outside  the  polling 
district  in  which  he  is  registered,  shall  be  at 
liberty  to  make  his  claim  before  the  registration 
officer  to  vote  at  any  other  polling  place  within 
the  same  constituency  for  which  such  person  has 
been  duly  registered  as  a  voter.  Any  such 
person  so  registered  shall  be  admitted  to  vote 
at  every  contested  election  for  the  said  consti­
tuency."—(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  26,  1. 27, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  two,"   in  order  to  insert 
the  word  "  seven."—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  t w o" 
stand  part  of  the  Schedule:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

And   it  being  Five  of  the  clock,  the  Chairman 
left the  Chair  to  make  his  Report  to  the  House. 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair  5 and 
the  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  reported, 
That  the  Committee  had  made  Progress  in  the 
Bill 1 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. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
[Payments 
and 
Expenses.] 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production) 
ments  and  Expenses]  j 

[Pay­

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the said  Committee. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Petroleum  (Production)  Bill; 
Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Bills  of 
Exchange 
(Time  of 
Noting) Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading of  the  Bills  of  Exchange  (Time 
of  Noting)  Bill  j 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon Monday  next. 

Naval and 
Military War 
Pensions, &c. 
(Local 
Committees) 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  NaVa'l and  Military  War 
Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Supply. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply  ; 

Resolved,  That  this House  will,  upon 
next,  resolve itseilf  into  the  said 'Committee, 

VOL.   172. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read.  f or  t he  Ways and 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

Means. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon 
next, resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee 

Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  adjourned   Adjournment, 

-the  House  without  Question  put,  pur­
suant  to  Standing  Order. No.  3,  it  being 
then  two  minutes  after Five  of  the  clock, 
till  Monday  next. 

Monday, 22nd.  October  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

AP U B L I  C  Petition was  presented,  and  read  ;  Public 

and  ordered  to  lie  upon  the  Table.  

1 

Vide Third 
Petitions. 
Report. 

Mr,  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-  Irish 

tions of an Act-of  Parliament,—Copy  of Accounts  Vntiy®^gies 
of  Receipts  and  Expenditure  of  Universities  and
Colleges,  Ireland,  for  the  year  ended 31st March  
1917  ;  together  with  the  Report  of  the  Comp­
troller  and  Auditor  General  thereon. 

' 
1 

° 

c

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Sir  Eric  Geddes  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Greenwich 
directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Hospital and 
Statement  of  the  estimated  Income  and  Expen- foundation, 
diture  of  Greenwich  Hospital  and  Travers' 
J49 
Foundation  for  the year  1917-18. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Table  ;  and  be  printed.  


Mr.  Clynes presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Coin-   Ministry of 

mand,—Copy  of  the  Sea  Fishing  (Scotland)   Food. 
Order,  1917,  made  by  the  Food  Controller 
under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Sir  Francis  Lowe,  Member  for  Birmingham   Adjournment 
(Edgbaston  Division),  rose  in  his  place  and o£ the Hoose. 
asked  leave  to  move  the  adjournment  of  the 
House  for  the  purpose  of  discussing  a  definite 
matter  of  urgent  public  importance,  viz.,  the   Air Raid, 
recent  air  raid  on  Friday  last  on  this  country 
and the  lack  of  defence  against  the  same ;  and 
the  pleasure  of  the  House  having  been  signified, 
the  Motion  stood  over,  under  Standing  Order 
No.  10, till  a  quarter  of  an'hour  after  Eight   of 
the  clock  this  evening. 

The  House,  according  to Order, resolved Itself Representation 

into  a  Committee  on  4he  Representation  of  the °£,t,he  PeoPle 
People  BilL 

" 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Schedule  1.  

Another,Amendment  made.  

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  26,1. 33, 

to  leave  out  the  words  "4he  point   of  law  in 
respect  of  which  notice  of  appeal  is  given,"  in 
order  .to,  insert  the  words  "any  special  point 
which  may  be  specified  as  a ground  of  appeal." 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.)  » 

• Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be left 
out stand part of the Schedule, put, and negatived. 
Proposed  words  amended,  by  leaving  out 
there 

the  word  "  special"—(Mr.  Hohler),—and 
inserted* 

Other  Amendments  made.®  

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220 

22nd  October. 

1917. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  27,1.  2, 
to  leave  out  the  words " t he  chief,"   in  order  to 
insert the  word  "  each."—(Major  Newman.) 

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

Question proposed, That the words "  the chief  " 
stand  part  of  the  Schedule:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  27,1.  3, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  some  other  convenient 
place,"  in  order  to insert  the  words  "  such  other 
convenient  places."—(Major  Newman.) 

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

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  27,1.   4 / 
fit."— 

to  leave  out  the  words  " if  he  thinks 
(Major  Newman.) 

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. 27,  1. 18, 
after  the  word  "  person,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  who  the  registration  officer  is  satisfied  is  an 
interested  person."—(Sir  George  Younger.)  ^ 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

,  Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  27,  1. 22, 
the  word 
after  the  word 
"  registered."—(Major  Newman.) 

" b y ,  " 

insert 

to 

Question proposed,  That the word  "registered" 
leave, 
inserted;—Amendment,   by 

there 

be 
withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  27,1.  22, 
insert  the  words 

after  the  word  "pout,"   to 
"registered  or  otherwise."—(Mr.  Boyton.) 

Question,  That  those  words be  there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 27,1.  29, 
after the  word  "  officer,"  to  insert  the  words  "  or 
anyone  authorised  by  him 
in  that  behalf."— 
(Major  Newman.) 

Question  proposed, That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  27,  1. 33, 
insert  the 

after  the  word  "  information,"  to 
words  "  within  his knowledge."—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  27,  1. 37, 
after  the  words  last inserted, to  insert  the  words 
"that  such  person  has attained  the  required  age, 
and  is  a  British  subject  or  a naturalised  British 
subject.'"—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  27,1.  37, 
the  words 

after 
insert 
"  certificate  or."—(Mr.  Hugh  Law.) 

the  word  " a ,  " 

to 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  27,  1. 41, 
to 
leave  out  the  words  "appearing  to  the 
registration officer to be interested."—(Sir  George
Younger.) 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  27,  1. 42, 
after  the  word  "person,"   to  insert  the  words 
"  being  an  elector  or  claiming  to  be  an  elector 
within  the  registration  area  may  appear."— 
(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  27,1. 43, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  other  than  counsel."— 
(Sir  George  Younger.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Schedule  :— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  27,  1. 43, 
at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words "  and  any  person 
so  appearing  to  be  heard  who  wilfully  makes 
any false statement  for the  purpose  of  supporting 
any  such  claim  or  objection  shall  be  liable  on 
summary  conviction  to  a  fine  not  exceeding 
twenty  pounds."—(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  27,  1. 43, 
at the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  A  registration 
officer  may  require  any  person  to  give  evidence 
or  produce  documents,  and  any  person  who  fails 
to  answer any question by  the registration  officer 
or  to  produce  any  document  required  shall  be 
liable  to  a  penalty  not  exceeding  five  pounds, 
which penalty shall be recoverable.'—(Sir  George
Younger.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  28,  1. 1, 
after  the  word  "  fit,"  to  insert  the  words  "  and 
shall,  at the  request  of  any  person  interested."— 
(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

' 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  29,  1.  2, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  existing."—(Mr.  Hugh 
Law.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "existing"  stand 

part  of  the  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  29,  1. 4, 

at  the  end,  to insert  the  words— 

"  4.  The  power   of  the  registration  officer  to 

require,  the  overseers  to  perform  duties  in  con­
nection  with  registration  under  this  Act  shall 
be  construed  as  an  obligation  upon  him  to 
require  each person  holding  the  office  of  overseer 
to  perform  duties analogous  to  the  duties  which, 
but  for  the  passing   of  this  Act,  would have  been 
performed by  that  person  by  virtue  of  his office 
under  the  enactments  relative  to  registration  in 
force  at  the  commencement  of  this  Act."—(Mr. 
Duke.) 

Proposed  Amendment  amended,  in  1.  1,  after 
the  word  "  officer,"  by  inserting  the  words  "  in 
certain  cases ;"  and  in  1. 2,  after the  word  " c o n­
strued," by  inserting  the  words  "  in  all  cases."— 
(Mr.  Clancy.) 

Proposed  words,  as  amended,  there  inserted. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  29,1.  20, 

at  the  end, to  add  the  words— 

" 5  .  The  register  of  voters  in  all  cases  shall, 
where  streets  exist,  be  prepared  in  street  order, 
and  in  other  places  shall  be  prepared  alpha­
betically  in  townlands."—(Mr.  Maurice  Healy.) 

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221 

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. 

8  GEO.   V . 

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.  29,  1. 34, 

to  leave  out the  words  " in  all  cases be  the  ninth 
day,"  in  order  to  insert  the words  "  in the  case 
of  borough  constituencies  be  the ninth  day after, 
and  in  t,he case of  county  constituencies  be  the 
eleventh  day."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

Chairman rules  Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
Amendment 
to  be left  out,  to  the word  "the,"  in  1. 34, stand 
out o£ order,  part of  the  Schedule;  and  it  appearing  to  the 
Chairman  that  the  Amendment  was  inconsistent 
with  a  Clause  passed  by  the  Committee,  he 
informed  the  Committee  that  the  Question 
thereon  could  not  be  put. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  29,  1-  34, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  ninth,"  in order  to insert 
the  word  "seventh."—(Mr.  George  Thorne.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  ninth" 
stand  part  of  the  Schedule  : — Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  30,1.  3, 
to  leave  out  from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of 
1. 9.—(Colonel	  Yate.) 

Question, That  the  words  proposed  to be left 
out, to  the  word  "  voting,"  in  1. 3,  stand  part  of 
the  Schedule, put,  and agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p,  30,  1.  10, 
to  leave  out  the words  "  a  woman,"  in  order  to 
insert the  words "any  person  voting."—(Colonel 
Yate.) 

Question,  That  the  words  " a woman"  stand 

part of the  Schedule,  put, and  agreed  to. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Schedule,  as amended, agreed  to. 
Schedule  3. 
Amendment  proposed,  in p. 30,< 1.24, after  the 
Word  "than,"   to  insert  the  words  "the  fee   of 
the  election  agent  as hereinafter  provided  and." 
—(Mr.  George Thorne.) 

Resolved, That this  House  will,  upon  Wednes­

day  next,  again  resolve  itself 
Committee. 

into  the  said 

The  House,  according  to  Order, resolved itself Petroleum 
into  a  Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  (^auction) 
[Payments  and  Expenses]. 

and 

( In  t he  C o m m i t t e e .) 

Expenses.] 

,

Question  proposed,  That  it  is  expedient,  to 
authorise  the  payment,  out  of  moneys  to  be 
provided  by  Parliament,  into  the  Petroleum 
Royalties  Fund  constituted  under  any  Act  of 
the  present  Session  to  make  provision  with 
respect  to  the  searching  and  boring  for  and 
getting  of  Petroleum  in  the  United  Kingdom,  of 
a  sum  equal  to  nine  pence  for  every  ton  of 
Petroleum  gotten  on  behalf  of  His  Majesty,  and 
of  any  other  Expenses  chargeable  under  such 
A c t: 

Amendment  proposed,  in  1. 2, to  leave  out  the 
the  Petroleum  Royalties  Fund 
words  "into 
constituted,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  of 
Expenses 
incurred  by  or  on  behalf  of  His, 
Majesty."—(Mr.  Denman.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the words  proposed 

to  be  left out stand part  of the  Question  : 

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

Mr.  Deputy  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, 

attain resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

cy 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Bills ot 

Second  Reading  of  the  Bills  of  Exchange  (Time 
of  Noting;  Bill;  

Noting)  Bill. 

Question  proposed,  That  those words be  there 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

inserted: 

to-morrow. 

And it  being  a quarter  of  an hour  after  Eight 
of  the  clock,  and  leave  having  been  given  to 
move  the  adjournment  of  the  House  under 
Standing  Order  No.  10,  further  proceeding  was 
postponed  without  Question  put. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for   t he  Naval  and 
Second  Reading  of  the  Naval  and  Military  p j " ^  ^ 
War  Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill;  

(Local.  ' 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time  ^™mittees) 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair. 

to-morrow. 

Adjournment 
under 
Order No. 10   l S ir   Francis  Lowe):—And 
(Air Baid.)  with  leave  of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was 
proposed,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn-— 
the  said  Motion  was, 

Representation  The  House  again  resolved 
into  the 
of  the  People  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People 
Bm" 

itself 

Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Postponed  proceeding  on  Amendment  to 

Schedule  3 resumed. 

The Order of  the  day being  read, for resuming  Criminal  Law 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Amendment 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last,  on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause (Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read a second  time  ; 

Ordered, That the Debate  be farther adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Education 

Question  again proposed,  That  those  words  be 

Second  Reading of. the  Education  Bill;

Blllt 

thero  inserted s 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit  again—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot),—put,  and 
agreed  to. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Petroleum 
Committee  on  the Petroleum  (Production)  Bill;  ( l e c t i o n) 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  resumed  the Chair ;  and-
the  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  reported, 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

VOL.  172. 

' 

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22nd—2$rd  October,  


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. 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant 
to  the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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 

-  Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­

morrow. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Destructive 
Insects and 
Pests Acts. 

Tuesday, 23rd  October 1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

EL  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,  —  Copy  Of  Flour  and  Bread 

(Prices)  Order,  1917  (General  Licence),  Cur­
rants  and  Sultanas  (Requisition)  Order,  1917, 
and  Potato  Bags  (Seturns)  Order  1917,  made 
by  the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence   of 
the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-
Copies  of 
tions  of  an  A.ct  of  Parliament, 
the  Destructive  Insects 
Orders  made  under 
and  Pests  A.cts,  numbered  D.I. P.  477  to  485, 
inclusive,  declaring  the  areas  described  in  the 
respective  Schedules  thereto  to  be  infected  with 
American  Gooseberry  Mildew, and infected  areas 
for  the  purposes  of  the  American  Gooseberry 
Mildew  (Infected  Areas)  Order   of  1915. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

' 

GoTernmentof  A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
put,  That  this  House  deplores  the  policy  which 
Ireland. 
has been  pursued,  and  is  being  pursued,  by  the 
Irish  executive  government  and  the  Irish  mili­
tary  authorities  at  a  time  when  the  highest 
interests  of  Ireland  and  the  Empire  demand  the 
Creation  of  ah  atmosphere  favourable  to  a  suc­
cessful  result  of  the  deliberations  of  the  Irish 
Convention—(Mr.  Redmond); 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas   to  the  Right; 

The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for  the [Mr.  Boland, 
( M r.  Mooney: 

Yeas, 

^ 

"I 
J 

provided  by  Parliament,  into  the  Petroleum 
Royalties  Fund  constituted under  any  A ct  of the 

present  Sessioii  to  make  provision  with  respect  

to  the  searching  and  boring  for  and  getting   of 
Petroleum  in  the  United  Kingdom,   of  a  sum  

equal  to  nine  pence  for  every  ton   of  Petroleum  

gotten  on  behalf  of  His  Majesty,  and   of  any  

other  Expenses  chargeable  tinder  such  A c t  : 


Amendment  proposed,  in  1. 2,  to  leave  out  

the  words  "  into  the  Petroleum  Royalties  Fund  

constituted,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  of  

Expenses 
incurred  by  or  on  behalf  of  His 
Majesty." 

\ 

' 

Question  again  proposed,  That  the  words  pro­
posed  to be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Question  :  


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

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  aiid  Sir 
Edwin  Cornwall  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  Bills of  , 
Second  Reading  o'f  the Bills of  Exchange  (Time  *£ change 
(Time  of 
f  -KJ ,.  S  T}-n 
of  Noting)  Bill;  
Noting)  Bill. 

Ordered,  That the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

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

Second  Reading   of  the  Naval  and. Military  War 
Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  B i l l;  

(Local 

' 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time  Committees) 

to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Petroleum 
Committee  on  the  Petroleum  (Production)  Bill;  (Production) 

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. 

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  February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this  House 
do  now  adjourn. 

• 

And  the Question being p u t : — It  was resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

Tellers  for  the (Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Noes, 

(Captain  Guest: 

So  it  passed  in  the  Negative. 

•211. 

And  accordingly  the  Hopse,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  one  minute  after Eleven 

of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow.  


Petroleum 
(Production) 
[Payments 
Expenses.] 

The  House,  according   to  Order, resolved itself 
into  a  Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production) 
[Payments  and  Expenses]. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Question  proposed,  That  it  is  expedient  to 
authorise  the  payment,  out  of  moneys  to  be 









8  G E O.   Y . 

24th October. 

Wednesday, 24th  October 1917. 

Schedule6. 
Amendments  made. 

P  E A  T E E S. 

R.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Navy and 
Command, —  Supplementary  Estimate  of 
Army  Services, 
Warlike 
tbe  sum  required  to  be  -voted during  the  year 
Operations, 
ending  31st  March  1918  for  general  Navy  and 
and other 
Expenditure  Army  Services,  Warlike  Operations,  and  other 
arising  out of 
Expenditure  arising  out  of  the  War. 
the  War, 
1917-18 
(Supple­
mentary Vote  to  the  Committee  of  Supply  ;  and  be  printed. 
of  Credit.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Estimate  be  referred 

No.  150. 
New Member 
sworn. 

Edward  Smallwood, Esquire,  Member  for  the 
(East  Division),  was 

Islington 

Borough  of 
sworn-. 

Standing 
Orders. 

Mr.  .Eugene  Wason  reported  from  the  Select 
Committee  on"  Standing  Orders  a  Resolution  ; 
which  was read,  as followeth  : 

South 
Staffordshire  Mond Gas (Power and Heating) (No.   2) 
Monti  Gas 
(Power and 
Heating) 
(No.  2) 
[  Lords.) 

That  in  the  case  of  the  South  Staffordshire 
[Lords],
Petition  for  Bill,  the  Standing  Orders  ought   to 
be  dispensed with ;  that the  parties be  permitted 
to  proceed  with  their  BilL 

The  said Resolution,  being read a  second  time, 

was agreed  to. 

Mr.  Herbert  Samuel  reported  from the  Select 
National  ' 
Expenditure  Committee on  National  Expenditure j  That they 
in  the  matters  to  them 
(First Report.)  j y^   m a d e   p r 0 g r e S s 
referred,  and  directed  him  to  make  a  Report 
thereof  to  the  House. 

No.  151. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Representation  The  House, according  to  Order,  resolved  itself 
a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
of  the People 

People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee;) 

•  • 

Schedule  3. 
Amendment  proposed,  in p.  30,  1. 24, after  the 
word  "  than,"  to  insert  the  words  " t he  fee   of 
the  election  agent  as hereinafter  provided  and." 
—(Mr.  George  Thorne.) 

Question  again  proposed,  That  those  words 

be  there  inserted: 

Question  put,  and  negatived. 
Another  Amendment  proposed, in  p.  30,  1. 26, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  seven  pence,"  in  order 
to  insert the  words  " o ne  shilling."—-(Sir  George 
Younger.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words.  "  seven 

pence"  stand  part   of  the  Schedule  :—Amend­
ment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  30,1.  26, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  seven  pence,"  in  order 
to  insert  the  words 
; eight  pence."—(Major 
Newman.) 

Question,  That  the  words  "seven  pence" 
stand  part  of  the  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed 

• to. 


Amendments  made.  

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  30,1.  31, 
at the  end,  to, insert  the  words  "  In  the  case  of 
an  election  for  a  group   of  burghs  in  Scotland, 
six  pence  for  each  elector   on  the  register."— 
(Sir  George  Younger.) 

. 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted ;—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Schedule,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Schedule  4  disagreed  to. 
Schedule 5 amended, and agreed to. 

VOL.  172. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 41,  1.  10, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  sections  one,"   in  order 
to  insert  the  words  "  section  one,  subsection  (3) 
of  section  eight,  and  sections."—(Mr.  George
Thorne.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  "  sections 
one "stand  part  of  the  Schedule:—Amendment, 
by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made. 
Schedule,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

Postponed  Clause  No.  18. 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  11,  1. 6,  to  leave 
out  the  words  "  as  soon  as  practicable,"  in  order 
to  insert the  words "  within forty-eight  hours. 
(Colonel  Sanders ) 

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.  11,1,  7S 
after  the  word  "  paper,"  to  insert  the  words  "  by 
registered  post."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

Question  proposed,  That those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  11,  1.  14, 
to  leave  out  the  words  61 close  of  the  poll,"  in 
order  to  insert  the  words  "time  at  which  the 
votes  are to be  counted."— (Secretary  Sir  George
Cave.) 

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.  11,  1. 16, 

at the  end, to  insert  the  words— 

"  (3)  For  the  purpose   of  allowing  more  time 
for  the  receipt   of  ballot  papers  from  persons 
whose  names  are  entered  on  the  absent  voters 
'list,  His  Majesty  may  by  Order  in  Council 
direct  that  the  counting  of  votes  at  any  elections 
to  which  the  Order  applies  shall,  instead  of 
taking  place  as  soon  as  practicable  after  the 
close  of  the  poll,  take  place  at  such  time  (not 
exceeding  eight  days  after  the  close   of  the  poll) 
as  may  be  fixed  by  the  Order,  and  returning 
officers shall  comply  with  any  such  direction. 

(4)  During  the  continuance   of  the  present 
war  and  a  period  of  twelve  months  thereafter, 
the  following  special  provisions  shall  apply  for 
the  purpose  of  enabling  persons  whose  names 
are  entered  on  the  absent  voters  list  to  appoint 
voting  proxies  in  certain  cases : — 

(a)  His	   Majesty  may  by  Order  in  Council 
direct  that  voting  by  proxy  by  persons 
registered  as  naval  or  military  voters  shall 
be  permitted  in  any  area  on  land  abroad 
mentioned  in the Order, if  it appears to' Him 
that  ballot  papers  sent to  that  area  by  post 
cannot  reasonably  be  returned  before  the 
votes  are  counted,  and  that  the  case  cannot 
be  met by  an  Order  under  this  section  post­
poning  the counting  of  votes ; 

(b)  A  person  whose	  name  is  entered  on  the 
absent  voters  list, if  he  satisfies  the  regis­
tration  officer— 

(i)  that	  he  is  registered  as  a  naval  or 
military  voter  and  is  serving,  or  about 
to  serve,  afloat, or  in  any  area  on  land 
abroad  in  which  voting  by  proxy  is 
permitted  in  pursuance  of  an  Order  in 
Council  made  under  this section ;  or 
(ii)  that he is  a  merchant  seaman  at  sea, 

or  about  to go  to  sea; 

shall be  entitled, if  he  so  desires,  to  appoint 
a  proxy,  and, having  appointed  a  proxy,   to 

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Mih—25th  October. 

I  m. 

rote  by  proxy  at  a  parliamentary  election 
in  accordance  with  and  subject  to  the  pro­
visions of  this  A c t  ; 

(c)   No	  ballot  paper  shall  be  sent  for  the 
purpose  of  voting  by  post  to  a  person  who 
has  appointed  a  proxy  under  this  provision 
while  the  appointment  is  in force  ; 

'(d)  The  provisions  set  out 

in  the  Third 
Schedule  to  this  Act  shall  have  effect with 
respect to  voting  by  proxy." 

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.  


— ( Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted; 

Proposed  Amendment  amended, in  1.  1, at  the 
beginning,  by  inserting  the  words  "  During  the 
continuance  of  the  present  war  and  a  period 
of  twelve  months  thereafter." —  (Mr.  Herbert 
Samuel.) 

Another Amendment  proposed  to  the proposed 
Amendment,  as amended, in  1. 2, to  leave out  the 
words  "  His  Majesty  may  by  Order  in  Council 
direct  that."—(Colonel  Leslie  Wilson.) 

' 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be  left 
out  stand  part  of  the  proposed  Amendment,  as 
amended, put,  and  agreed  to. 

Proposed  Amendment,  as  amended,  further 
amended, in 1. 7, at the  end, by  adding  the  words 
"  and  in  any  such  case  any  vote  received  by 
the  returning  officer from  an absent  voter  before 
the  time  at  which  the  votes  are  to  be  counted 
shall  be  reckoned  in  the  count."—(Mr.  Hayes
Fisher.) 

Another Amendment  proposed   to the  proposed 
Amendment,  as  amended,  in  1.  8,  to  leave  out 
from  the  beginning  to  the  first  word  "  the," in 
1. 9.—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to  be  left  out  stand  part of  the proposed  Amend­
ment,  as amended  : 

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. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
[Payments 
and 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production) 
ments  and  Expenses]  ; 

[Pay­

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Bills of 
Exchange 
(.Time of 
Noting) BiU. 

The  Order  of"  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading of  the  Bills  of  Exchange  (Time 
of  Noting)  Bill 5 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Naval and 
Military Walr 
Pensions, &e. 
("Local 
Committees) 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading   of  the  Naval  and  - Military 
War  Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill  j 

Ordered, That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

Petroleum 
(Produi ction) 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Petroleum  (Production)  Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into the said Committee. 

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

' 

! 

And  the Question being p u t : — 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. 

, 

Thursday,  25th  October  1917. 

P  R A T E R S. 

ORDERED, 

That  Mr.  Speaker   do  issue  his Saiford 

Warrant  to  the  Clerk of the  Crown, to make Borough 
out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing   of  a  Member DjvMon) 
to  serve 
Borough  of  Saiford  (North  Division),   in  the 
room  of  Sir  William  Pollard  Byles,  Knight, 
deceased.—(Mr.  Gulland.) 

in  this  present  Parliament  for  the  "Writ. 

Several  Public  Petitions  were  presented,  and   Public 

t 

read  ;  and  ordered  to lie  upon  the  Table.  

Petitions. 
Vide Third 
Report. 
Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,   by  His  Military 
Majesty's  Command, —  Copy  of  Agreement ®®rTic® 
the  United  Kingdom  and  France N0.T5, 
between 
respecting  the  liability  to  Military  Service   of 
British  subjects  in  France  and  French  citizens 
in  Great  Britain.  Signed  at  Paris, 4th  October 
1917. 

. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com- Representation 

mand,—Copy  of  Warrant  of  Appointment   0 f 
the Commission  and Instructions to the Boundary  Boundary 
Commission  (Ireland)  for  the  purposes   of  the  Commission 
Representation  of  the  People  Bill.  

(Ireland.) 

JPeoPle 

Mr.  Duke  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the Irish 

directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament, —  Copy  o f ^ I l i v ^ i es 
Statute   X .  of  University  College,  Cork,  under
the  Irish  Universities  Act,  1908. 

' 

c

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers   do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Army, 

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. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley, supported  by  Mr.  Wardle  Coal Mines 

Bill   t o  Control 

and  Mr.  Solicitor  General,  presented 
confirm  and  give  effect  to  a  certain  A g i o c u i c  m  (Confirmation") 
relating  to the compensation  to be paid in  respect  Bill, 
of  the  control of  Coal  Mines, and  other  matters  Bill 95. 
arising  out of  such  control:  And  the  same  was 
ordered  to  be  read  a second  time  upon  Monday 
next;  aud  to  be  printed. 



8  GEO.   V .  	

25th October. 


lepresenuttas  The House, according;  to  Order,  resolved itself 
of the People  j n t  o  a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 
B f lL 

People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Postponed Clause  No.  18. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  I I,  1.  16, 

at the  end,  to  insert  the  words— 

"" (3)j  For  the purpose  of  allowing  more  time 
for  the  receipt   of  ballot  papers  from  persons 
whose  names  are  entered  on  the  absent  voters 
list.  His  Majesty  may   by  Order  in  Council 
direct  that  the  counting  of  votes  at  any elections 
to  which  the  Order  applies  shall,  instead   of 
taking  place  as  soon  as  practicable  after  the 
close  of  the  poll,  take  place  at  such  time  (not 
exceeding  eight  days  after  the  close   of  the  poll) 
as  may  be  fixed  by  the  Order,  and  returning 
officers shall  comply  with  any  such  direction; 

( 4)  During  the  continuance   o f  the  present 
war  and  a  period  of  twelve  months  thereafter, 
the following  special  provisions  shall  apply  for 
the  purpose  of  enabling  persons  whose  names 
are  entered  on  the  absent  voters  list to  appoint 
voting  proxies  in  certain  caseR  :— 

(a)  His	   Majesty  may  by  Order  in  Council 
direct  that  voting  by  proxy  by  persons 
registered  as  naval or  military  voters  shall 
be  permitted  in  any  area  on  land  abroad 
mentioned  in  the Order, if it appears to  Him 
that ballot  papers  sent  to  that area  by  post 
cannot  reasonably  be  returned  before  the 
votes are  counted,  and  that  the  case  cannot 
be  met  by  an  Order  under this  section  post­
poning  the  counting   of  votes; 

(b)  A  person  whose	  name  is  entered  on  the 
absent  voters  list, if  he  satisfies  the  regis­
tration  officer— 

(i)  that	  he  is  registered  as  a  naval  or 
military  voter  and is  serving,  or  about 
to  serve,  afloat, or  in  any  area  on  land 
abroad  in  which  voting  by  proxy  is 
permitted  in  pursuance  of  an  Order  in 
Council  made  under  this  section ;  or 
(ii)  that he  is  a merchant  seaman	  at  sea, 

or  about  to go  to  sea ; 

shall be  entitled, if  he  so desires, to  appoint 
a proxy,  and, having  appointed  a  proxy,   to 
vote  by  proxy  at  a  parliamentary  election 
in  accordance  with  and  subject  to  the  pro­
visions of  this  A c t  ; 

(c)   No  ballot  paper  shall  be  sent  for  the 
urpose  of  voting by  post  to  a  person  who 
as appointed  a proxy  under  this  provision 

while  the  appointment  is  in  f o r c e; 

E

.	  (d)  The  provisions  set  out  

in  the  Third 
Schedule to  this  Act  shall  have  effect  with 
respect  to  voting  by  proxy." 

Which  Amendment  was  amended,   in  1.  1,  at 
the  beginning, by  inserting  the  words  "  During 
the  continuance  of  the  present  war  and  a period 
of  twelve  months  thereafter;"  and  in  1. 7, at  the 
end, by  adding  the  words  "  and  in  any  such  case 
any vote  received  by the returning officer from an 
absent  voter  before  the  time   at  which  the  votes 
are  to  be  counted  shall  be  reckoned 
in  the 
count." 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words,  as 

amended, be  there  inserted  :' 

Another Amendment  proposed  to  the  proposed 
Amendment,  as  amended,  in  1.  8,  to  leave  out 
from  the  beginning   to  the  first  word  "  the,"  in 
1.9, 

proposed  Amendment,  as  amended,  by  leave, 
withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the proposed 
Amendment,  as  amended,  in  1.  12, to  leave  out 
the words "  His Majesty  may  by Order in Council 
direct  that."—(Colonel  Leslie  Wilson.) 

Question,  That  the words  proposed  to  be  left 
out  stand  part  of  the  proposed  Amendment,  as 
amended,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 

Amendment,  as  amended. 

Proposed  words,  as amended,  there  inserted. 
Other  Amendments  made; 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
A  Schedule  (Provisions  as to voting  by  proxy) 
—(Secretory  Sir  George  Cave)  —  brought  up, 
and  read  the  first  and  second  time. 

Amendment  proposed  to  the  proposed  Sche­
dule,  in  1.  2,  to  leave  out  the  words-"by  the 
registration  officer  of  the  constituency  in  which 
the  elector is registered."—(Mr.  Dickinson.') 

Question  proposed.  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part of  the  proposed  Sche­
dule :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment proposed   to the  proposed 
Schedule, in 1.17, at the end, to insert the words— 

"  4.  An  elector  who  appoints  a proxy,  or some 
person  on  his  behalf, shall  notify the  registration 
officer  in  the  prescribed  form   of  the  appoint­
ment  of  the  proxy,  and  the  appointment  shall 
not  be  valid  unless it  has been  so  notified. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  registration 
officer to  publish, in  such form  and  on  such dates 
as may  be  prescribed  by  the  Local  Government 
Board,  a  list of  the  persons  ap|)ointed  as proxies, 
and  of  the  electors  by  whom  they  have  been 
appointed."—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed  to  the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  1.  43,  at  the  end,  to  insert  the 
words— 

"  (c)  Solicits   or  collects  proxy  papers  that are 
not  filled  in  with  the  name  of  the  proxy 
appointed  by  the  elector,  or  fills  in  Or 
offers to fill  in  a proxy  paper on*hia behalf." 

—(Mr.  Peto.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by  leave, withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment proposed   to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  1.  66,  at  the  end,  to  add  the 
words— 

" ( 1 4  )  The  registration  officer  shall  keep  a 
list of  the  names and  addresses of  the  appointed 
proxies,  and  of  the  electors  by  whom  they  are 
appointed.  Such 
for 
inspection  and  copying."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

list  shall  be  available 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

added :—-Amendment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Schedule,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit again—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),—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. 

Question  again  proposed,  That 

the  words 
proposed to  be  left out stand part of  the proposed 
Amendment,  as amended  :—Amendment  to  the 

Resolved,  That  this House will, upon  Monday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

VOL.  172. 

G O 

25th—-29th  October.  	

1917. 


Petroleum 
(Production) 
[Payments 
and 
Expenses.] 

The  House, according   to Order,  resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production) 
[Payments  and  Expenses]. 

February  last, proposed  the  Question,  That  this 
House do  now  adjourn. 

And  the Question being put s—It was resolved 

(In  the  Committee.) 

in the Affirmative. 

Question  proposed,  That  it  is  expedient  to 
authorise  the  payment,  out  of  moneys  to  be 
provided  by  Parliament,  into  the  Petroleum 
Royalties  Fund  constituted  under  any  Act   of 
the  present  Session  to  make  provision  with  re­
spect to the searching and  boring for  and  getting 
of  Petroleum  in  the  United  Kingdom,  of  a  sum 
equal  to  nine  pence  for  every  ton   of  Petroleum 
got ten on  behalf  of  His Majesty, and  of any  Other 
Expenses  chargeable  under  such  A c t  ; 

Amendment  proposed, in  1. 2, to  leave  out  the 
  into  the  Petroleum  Royalties  Fund 
words
u
constituted,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words  " o  f 
Expenses 
incurred   by  or  on  behalf  of  His 
Majesty." 

Question  again  proposed,  That  the  words  pro­
posed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Question  : 

Question put. 

The  Conunittee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the  ( Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  ) 
) 
i 
I 

Tellers  for the  ( Mr.  Denman, 

( Mr.  Dundas  White: 

( Captain  Guest: 

Noes, 

Ye as, 

35. 

44. 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted: 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to sit again—(Mr.  Pringle),—put,  and  agreed  to. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit till twenty-four minutes  after 
Nine  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Monday 
next,  pursuant  to  the  Order  of  the  House 
of  the  12th  day  of  February  last. 

Monday, 

October  1917. 

P  R A I E B S. 

MR.  Secretary  Long  presented,   by  His  Colonial  


Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Colonial 

Report,  No.  936  (Gambia, Report  for  1916).  

(Annual.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc-  Destructive 
tions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,  —  Copies  of  insects and 
Orders  made  under  the  Destructive  Insects  and
Pests  Acts,  numbered  D.I.P.  486   to  493,  de­
claring  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. 

  6848 Acts"

Ordered,  That  tbe  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Deputy  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,  upon  Monday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

Mr,  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Naval and 

directions  of  several  Acts   of  Parliament,— 
Copies  of  Four  Orders  in  Council  under  the Act,  1865. 
Naval  and  Marine  Pay  and  Pensions  Act,  3865, 
dated  23rd  October  1917,  approving  Memorials 
. 
of  the  Lords  Commissioners  of  the  Admiralty. 

Copies  of  Orders  in  Council  made  under  the  Foreign 

Foreign  Jurisdiction  Act,  1890,  dated  23rd 
October  1917— 

•'

9 

Bills of 
Exchange 
(Time of 
Noting) Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second Reading  of  the Bills  of Exchange  (Time 
of  Noting )> Bill; 

' 

Ordered, That the Bill  be read  a  second time 

upon Monday next. 

Naval and 
Military  War 
Pensions, &c. 
(Local 
Committees) 
Bill. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading of the  Naval  and  Military  War 
Pensions, &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill; 

Ordered,  Tha£ the  Bill  be read a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on the Petroleum  (Production)  Bill; 
Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next , resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Snpply. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply  j 

(1)  Applying  the	   Geneva  Convention  A c t,  


1911, to  certain  Protectorates  ;  and  


(2)  Extending  Section   20  of  the  Finance  Act, 


1894,  to  the  Uganda  Protectorate.  


Copies  of  Final  Order  in  Council  under  the  Merchant 
Merchant  Shipping  Act,  1894, dated  23rd  Qcto-|Uppmg 
ber  1917,  suspending  during  the  War  the 
modifications coutained  in  Orders  in  Council  of 
the  26th  June  1884  and  the  17th  October  1884, 
respecting  Certificates  for  passenger  steamers 
granted  by  the  Governments  of  Bombay  and 
Bengal,  respectively. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr. Duke  presented, pursuant to  the  directions  Shops  Act, 

of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Closing1912­
Order  made  under  the  Shops  A c t,  1912,   by 
the  Council  of  the undermentioned  Local  Autho­
rity,  and  confirmed  by  the  Lord  Lieutenant   of 
Ireland  :— 

Resolved,  That  this  House will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said  Committee. 

County  Borough  of  Limerick. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

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.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant 
to  the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  day of 

Mr.  Clynes presented,   by  His  Majesty's  Com-   Ministry of 

mand,—Copies  of  Intoxicating  Liquor  (Output   F o o d-
and  Delivery)  Order (No.  3),  1917, Jam  (Prices) 
Order,  1917  (General  Licence),  and  Bacon, 
Ham, and  Lard  (Maximum  Prices)  Order, 1917 
(General  Licence),  made  by the  Food  Controller 
under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm  Regulations. 





 
29th October. 

227 
Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
—(Colonel  Sir  Arthur  Griffith-Boscawen.) 

8  G E O.

  V . 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

New Members
sworn.

Sir  Auckland  Campbell  Geddes,  K . C . B .,  Mem­
ber  for  the  County   of  Hants  (Northern   or 
Basingstoke  Division),  was  sworn. 

Major  the  Honourable  Arthur  George  Villiers 

Peel,  Member  for  the  County   of  Lincoln  (Hol­
land  or  Spalding  Division),  was  sworn. 

Public 
Petitions 
(Third 
Report.) 

Thanks of the 
House  (His 
Majesty's 
Forces, &c.) 

Sir  William  Bull  reported  from  the  Select 
Committee  »>n Public  Petitions  ;  That  they  had 
examined  the  Petitions  presented  upon  the  25th 
and  30th  days  of  July  last,  the  8th  and  16th 
days  of  August  last,  and  the  18th,  22nd,  and 
25th  days  of 
this  instant  October,  and  had 
directed  him  to  make  a  Report  thereof  to  the 
, 
House. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table ;  and be  printed. 

Resolved, nemine contradicente, That  the thanks 
of  this  House  be  given  to  the  officers,  petty 
officers, and  men of  the  Navy  for  their  faithful 
watch  upon  the  seas  during  more  than  three 
years  of  ceaseless  danger  ana  stress,  while 
guarding  our'  shores  and  protecting  from  the 
attacks  of  a  barbarous  foe  the  commerce  upon 
which  the victory  of  the  Allied  Cause  depends. 

That  the  thanks  of  this  House  be  given to  the 
officers,  non-commissioned  officers,  and  men  of 
the  British  Armies  in  the  field, and  also  to  the 
women  in  the  medical  and  other  services  aux­
iliary  thereto,  for  their  unfailing  courage  and 
endurance  in  defending the  right, amid sufferings 
and  hardships unparalleled  in  the  history  of  war, 
and  for  their  loyal  readiness  to  continue  the 
work  to  which  they  have  set their  hands  until 
the liberty of  the  world  is  secure. 

That  the  thanks  of  this  House  be  accorded  to 
the  gallant  troops  from  the Dominions  Overseas, 
from  India,  and  from  the  Crown  Colonies,  who 
have  travelled  many  thousands of  miles  to  share 
with  their  comrades  from  the  British  Isles   in 
the  sacrifices  and  triumphs  of  the  battlefield, 
and to  take  their  full  part  in  the  struggle  for 
human  freedom. 

That  the  thanks of  this  House  be  accorded  to 
the  officers  and  men  of  the  Mercantile  Marine 
for  the  devotion   to  duty  with  which  they  have 
continued  to  carry the vital  supplies to  the Allies 
through  seas infested  with  deadly  perils. 

That  this  House  doth  acknowledge  with 
grateful  admiration  the  valour  and  devotion  of 
those  who  have  offered  their  lives  in  the  service 
of  their  country,  and  tenders  its  sympathy  to 
their  relatives  and  friends  in  the  sorrows  they 
have  sustained.—(The  Prime  Minister.) 

Ordered,  That  Mr.  Speaker   do  signify  the 

said  Resolution  to  the  Commissioners  for  execut­
ing  the  Office  of  Lord  High  Admiral,  and   to 
His  Majesty's  Secretaries   of  State  for  War,  for 
the  Colonies,  and  for  India,  and  to  the  Shipping 
Controller,  and  request  therii  to  communicate 
the  same to  the officers, men, and women  referred 
to  therein.—(The  Prime  Minister.) 

Bills of 
Exchange 
(Time of 
Noting) Bill. 

The  Bills  of  Exchange  (Time   of  Noting)  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.  Baldwin.) 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  f o  r 

t h  e  Coal Mines 

Second  Reading   of  the  Coal  Mines  Control Octroi 
Agreement  (Confirmation)  Bill; 

Agreement 
(Confirmation) 
Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill   be read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day being  read, for resuming   criminal  Law 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Amendment 
upon  the  30th  day of  April  last, on  consideration 
of  the Criminal Law Amendment  Bill,as  amended 
in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the  Clause 
(Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be  read  a 
second  time  ; 

1 • 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Education 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education  Bill  ; 

BUL 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Representation 

Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the  People 
Bill; 

^P 1® 

Resolved,  That this House will, upon  Thursday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Petroleum 
Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay- f ^ ^ ^  0 
ments  and  Expenses]  Bill; 

and 
Expenses 1 

.'. 

Resolved,  That  this House will, upon Thursday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Petroleum 
Committee  on  the  Petroleum  (Production)  Bill;   (Production) 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon Thursday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

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

C ommittee  of  Supply; 

Resolved!y  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.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant   Adjournment, 

to  the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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  12th  day  of  February  last,  it  being  

then  twenty  minutes  after  Seven   of  the  

clock,  till  to-morrow.  


Naval and 
Military  Was 
Pensions, &c0 
(Local 
Committees) 
BiU. 

The  Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions,  &c. 
(Local Committees) Bill  was, according  to  Order, 
read  a  second  time. 

V o l-  172. 

G  ft  2 

 
 


2528 

30th  October.  


^ d l ^ d ly 
Societies. 

N o.  152. 

Tuesday30th  October  1917. 

P  R A YE  R   S. 

II f  R. Baldwin presented, pursuant to the  direc-
I t  l 
tions  oji  several  Acts  of  Parliament,— 
Account,  for  the  year  ended  31st  December 
1916,  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  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 s 
Account,  for  the  year  ended  20th  November 
1916, 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  1916,  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  Friendly  Societies,  and 
the  interest  paid  and  credited  to  the trustees  of 
Friendly  Societies. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Light 
Sail-ways 
Acts, 11896 
and 1912. 

Sir  Albert Stanley presented, by  His  Majesty's 
Command, —  Copy  of  Order  made  under  the 
Light  Railways  Acts   by  the  Light  Railway 
Commissioners,  and  modified  and  confirmed by 
the  Board  of  Trade, entitled  the  Newport  Light 
Railway  Order,  1917. 

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  House, according  to Order, resolved  itself  Ways and 

into  the  Committee  of  Ways  and  Means.

ns

' 

(In  the  Committee.) 

1.  Resolved,  That,  towards  making  good  the 
Supply  granted  to  His  Majesty  for  the  service 
of  the  year  ended  on  the  31st  day  of  March 
1916,  the  sum  of  £20  be  granted  out  of  the 
Consolidated  Fund  of  the  United  Kingdom.— 
(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

2.  Resolved,  That,  towards  making  good  the 
Supply  granted  to  His  Majesty  for  the5 service 
of  the  y ear  ending  on  the  31st day  of  March 
1918, the sum of  £441,501,923  be granted  out  of 
the  Consolidated  Fund  of  the  United  Kingdom. 
—(Mr.  Baldwin.)  


. 

Resolutions  to be  reported.  


Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 
Deputy  Chairman  reported,  Tha.t the  Committee 
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, 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

again  resolve itself into  the said  Committee. 

Table. 

Colonial 
Beports 
(Annual.) 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His 

Majesty's  Com,mand,—Copies  of  Colonial  Re­
ports, Nos.  937 (British Guiana, Report for 1916) 
and  938  (Falkland  Islands,  Report  for  1916). 

Ordered, That the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Supply. 

The  House, according  to  Order, resolved  itself 

into the  Committee of  Supply; 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1917-18. 

Resolved,  That  a  Supplementary  sum  not  ex­
ceeding  £400,000,000  be granted to His  Majesty, 
beyond  the  ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament, 
towards defrnying  the  Expenses  which  may  be 
incurred  during  the  year  ending  the  31st  day 
of  March  1918  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  mea­
sures  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  risk, the financ­
ing  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.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Resolution  to  be  reported. 

The  House, according  to Order, resolved  itself  Bills of 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Bills  of  Exchange  ^change 
(Time  of  Noting)  Bill. 

S g  )  Bm. 
, 

(In  the  Committee.) 

.  Clauses  No.  1 and  No.  2 agreed  to. 

Bill  to  be  reported. 

M r»  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 
Amendment. 

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

j 

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 
Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  W a r * ™ ^ ^  ' 
Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill  ; 

(Local 

' 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  ^ m i t t e e s) 

resolve  itself into  the said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  to  Adjournment, 

the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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 
Nine  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  tor  » 
morrow. 

8  G E O.

  V . 

October.-—1st  November. 

Ministry of 
Blood. 

Wednesday, 

3 1 «l  October 

1 9 1 7. 

P R A Y E R S. 

MR.  dynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 

Command,  — Copy  of  Beer  (Prices  and 
Description)  Order,  1917, and  Tea  (Provisional 
Prices)  Order,  1917,  made  by 
the  Food 
Controller  under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm 
Regulations. 

Consolidated  Fund  to  the  service  of  the  years  

ending  on  the  thirty-first  day  of  March,  one  

thousand  nine  hundred  and  sixteen  and  one  

thousand  nine  hundred  and  eighteen;  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  


Committee  of  Supply  ;  


Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  


Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


Table. 

Supply  [30th 
October j • 
Report. 

Mr.  Baldwin  reported  from  the  Committee 
of  Supply  of the  30t,h  day  of this instant  October 
a  Resolution  ;  which  was  read,  as followeth  : 

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1917-18. 

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  1918  for  general  Navy  and  Armv 
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, 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  ;  for  relief 
of  Distress;  and  generally  for  all  Expenses, 
the  ordinary 
beyond  those  provided  for 
the 
Grants  of  Parliament,  arising  out  of 
existence  of  a  state of  War. 

in 

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  :— 
A.nd  a Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Debate   be  now  ad­
journed  —  (Mr.  Devlin)  : —  The  said  Motion 
was, with  leave of the  House,  withdrawn. 

posed 

• And  the  Original  Question  being  again  pro­
The  House  resumed  the  Debate. 
A nd  the Question  being put s—It  was resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

Mr.  James Hope  reported  from  the  Committee 
of  Ways  and  Means  of  the  30th  day  of  this 
instant  October  several  Resolutions;  which 
were  read,  as follow : 

1.  That,  towards  making  good  the  Supply 
granted  to  His  Majesty  for  the  service   of  the 
year  ended  on  the  31st  day  of  March  1916,  the 
sum  of  £'20  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  1918,  the 
sum  of  £441,501,923  be  granted  out  of  the 
Consolidated  Fund  of  the  United  Kingdom. 

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.  Baldwin   do  prepare  and 
bring  it  in. 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  accordingly 

Supple­
mentary Vote 
of  Credit, 
1917-18. 

Ways and 
Means  [30th 
October] 
Report. 

Consolidated 
Fund. 

Consolidated 
Fund. 

Consolidated 
Fund (No.  5.) 

Consolidated 
Fu nd (No. 5) 
Bill. 

Bill  96. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  t he  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   Naral  apd 

Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War 
Pensions,  &c.  ( Local  Committees)  Bill  ;  

(Local 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  Bill, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

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

And  the Question being put 

- It  was resolved 

iu  the  Affirmative. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued to sit till five minutes before Eleven 

of the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow.  


Thursday,  tst  November 1917. 

P  R  A  Y  E  R  S. 

„ 

R. Secretary  Montagu presented, pursuant  to  Bast India 

the directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—  (Loans raised 

M 
Return  of  all  Loam  raised   in  India  under  the  m i ~ 
•provisions of	  any  Acts   of  Parliament,  charge­
able  on  the  Revenues   of  India,  outstanding  at 
the  commencement of  the half-year  ended on the 1 
31st  March  1917,  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  half-year; 
outstanding  at  the  close  of 
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. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur-Metropolitan 

, 

suant  to  the  directions of  an A ct   of  Parliament, 
—Copy  of  an  Order  proposed  to  be  made  D y  for Injuries.1)
the  Secretary of  State  in pursuance of  the  Metro 
politan  Police  Staff (Superannuation)  Act,  1875, 
as amended  by  the  Police  Act,  1909,  respecting 
the  grant of  gratuities  and  allowances  to officers 
of  the  Staff  of  the  Metropolitan  Police  and 
Police  Courts  who  are  injured  in  the  discharge 
of  their  duty. 

(Compensation 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

presented  a  Bill to  apply  certain  sums out of  the  i Table. 


V  O L.   172. 

G  ©  3  


	


230 

1st—5th 

November. 

1917. 

Ministry of 
Pood. 

Mr.  Clynes presented, by  His Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copy  of  Sugar  Order,  1917,  and  Sugar 
(Sales  for  Ireland  Returns)  Order,  1917, made 
by  the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence  of 
the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 
~ 

Table. 

Consolidated 
Fund (No.  5) 
Bill. 

The Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Consolidated  Fund 
(No. 5)  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  ; 

Monday,  oth November 1917. 

P E  AYEKS. 

MR.  Secretary  Balfour  presented, 

Majesty's  ~ 

' 
Command,

b v  H i  s  Hospital  Ships 
"  —  Copy  of  Corre- C^'®®11^®"8­

spondence  with  the  German  Government  re-
garding  the  alleged  misuse of  British  Hospital 
Ships. 

' 

Ordered, That  the said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur- Shops Act, 

Mr.  Deputy 
Speaker 
declines to 
propose a 
Question 
(Abuse of 
Boles.) 

Mr.  Whitehouse  moved,  That  the  Debate  be 

now adjourned ;  but Mr. Deputy  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. 
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  Monday  next. 

suant  to  the directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament, 1912/ 
—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: — 

County  of  East  Suffolk. 
County  Borough  of  Salford. 

Ordered, That the  said  Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

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 ; 

Mr.  Churchill  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Munitions 
Command,—Copy  of  Memorandum  No.  19,  by  (Health  of 
the  Health  of  Munition  Workers  Committee  (a  ^ e r a ") 
second  Appendix  to Memorandum  No.  3  (Indus­
trial  Canteens),  Investigation  of  Workers'  Food 
and  Suggestions  as to  Dietary), 

Mr.  Churchill also  presented,  pursuant  to  the  Munitions, 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Munitions  Tribunals  (Ireland)  Rules,  1917. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
  Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War 

Copy  of  Munitions  Tribunals 

(Scotland) 

Rules,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Papers  do  lie  upon  tbe 

Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill; 

Table. 

Naval and'

Military War
(LocalM'
Committees)
Bill. 

Resolved, That  this House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve itself into  the said  Committee. 

Representation
of  the  People
. ..
Bm­  

  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
  Committee jon the  Representation  of  the  People 

Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
[Payments 
and 
Expenses.] 

The  Order  of- the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay­
ments and Expenses]  ; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of.  the'  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on the  Petroleum  (Production)  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  12th  day  of 
February  last, proposed  the  Question,  That this 
House  do now  adjourn. 

'  ¥' ;v;; '.;

And the Question being put;—It  was resolved 

in  the Affirmative. 

. I 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till eighteen  minutes  before 
.  Ten  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Monday 
next, pursuant to  the  Order of  the  House 
of  the  12th da,y of  February  last. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His  Crown  Agents 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Accounts  of  the f°r  the 
Crown  Agents'  Office Funds  for  1916. 

Colonies. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr. Herbert Fisher presented, by His Majesty's  Board  of 
Command, —Copy  of  Minute  of  the  Board  of  Education. 
Education,  dated  24th  October  1917,  modifying 
Part  III.  of  the  Regulations  for  Technical 
Schools,  Schools;  of  Art,  and  other  forms  of 
provision  of  further  Education  in  England  and 
Wales. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Scottish 
Command,—Copy  of  the  First  Annual  Report  W ar   Savings 
of  the Scottish  War  Savings  Committee. 
Committee. 

Copy  of  further Treasury  Minute,  dated 27th  Sugar 
October  1917,  as  to  the  financing  of  Sugar  Purchases-
Purchases  abroad  on  behalf  Of  His  Majesty's 
Government. 

, 

Ordered, That the said  Papers  do lie upon the 

Table. 

The  House,  according to  Order, resolved itself  Consolidated 
(No- 5)

into  a  Committee  on  the  Consolidated  Fund 
(No. 5)  Bill. 

:, 

' 

(In  the  Committee.) 

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

 
 
 
 
8  GEO.   V . 

oth November. 

231 

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  read  the  third  time 

word  "  Beverley,"  in  order to  insert  the  word 
"Albert."—(Mr.  Ferens.) 

/ 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Beverley"  stand 
part  o£  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed 
to. 

to-morrow. 

Representation  The  House,  according   to  Order,  resolved itself 
of the  People  j nt 0  a Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 

People  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

f 

Another  Schedule  (Redistribution   of  Seats)— 
(Secretary  Sir  George  Gave)—brought  up,  and 
read  the  first  and  second  time. 

Amendments  made  to the  proposed  Schedule. 
Another  Amendment  proposed  to the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  5,  1.  1, col. ,3,  to  leave  out  the 
word  "  One," in  order  to  insert the word ."  Two," 
—(Sir  Henry  Harris.) 

Question  put,  That  the  word  "  One "  stand 

part  of  the proposed'  Schedule. 

The  Committee  divided.  

Tellers  for  the  [ Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  


Yeas, 

( Captain > Guest: 

Tellers  for  the  j  Mr.  Boyton, 
|  Mr.  Wiles  -. 

Noes, 

223. 

70. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  5,  1. 22,  to  leave  out  the  word 
" O n e ,"   in  order  to  insert  the  word  "  Two."— 
(Mr.  Chancellor.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  One "  stand  part 

of  the  proposed  Schedule, put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another Amendment  proposed  to  the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  5,  1. 46,  col.  3,  to  leave  out  the 
insert  the  word 
in  order  to 
word  " T h r e e ," 
"  Four."—(Sir  William  Pearce.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Three "  stand  part 

of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to  the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  7,1.  1,  col.  3, to  leave  out  the 
word.  " T w o ,  " 
insert  the  word 
"  Three."—(Mr.  Burdett-Coutts.) 

in  order  to 

Question.  That  the  Word  " T w o"  stand  part 

of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put, and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  14,  1.  1,  col.  3, to  leave  out  the 
word  "  One,"  in  order to  insert the word "  Two." 
•—(illp.  David  Mason.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  One "  stand  part 

of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in p.  14,  1. 50,  at  the  end,  to  insert  the 
Words— 

"Folkestone  Municipal  Boroughs  One." 

Folkestone 

and 
of 
II y the,  with  Urban 
District  of  Cheriton 
and  so  much  of  the 
Urban  District of Sand-
gate  as is not  comprised 
in  the  Municipal  Bo­
rough  of  Folkestone. 

—(Mr.  Ronald  M'Neill.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  in  the  proposed  Schedule  :—Amend­
ment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

. 

Another  Amendment  made   to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p8  16^  1. 4, col.  5) to  leave  out  the 

VOL.  172. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  20,  1. 14, col.  5,  to  leave  out  the 
words  " N ew  Cross  and  Saint  Mark's,"   in  order 
to  insert  the  words  "  Beswick  and  Bradford.!'— 
(Sir  John  Randies.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  proposed  Sche­
dule  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment proposed to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  20,  1. 41,  col.  1, to  leave  out  the 
words  "  The  Medway  Boroughs,"  in  order  to 
insert  the  word  "  Chatham."—(Mr.  Hohler.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to  be  left  out  stand  part of  the  proposed  Sche­
dule  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  22,  1.  39,  cols.  4  and 5,  at  the 
end,  to  insert  the  words—• 

"  East  -  Waterhead,  Saint  James',  Saint 
Mary's,  Mumps,  Coldhurst,  and 
Clarksfield  Wards. 

West  -  Westwood, 

Hartford,  Werneth, 
Hollinwood,  Saint  Peter's,  and 
Saint  Paul's  Wards." 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  in  the  proposed  Schedule  :—Amend­
ment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 
/

Schedule. 

Another Amendment proposed to  the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  25,  1. 7,  col.  3, to  leave  out  the 
word  "  Three,"  in  order  to  insert  the  word 
"Four."—(Commander  Wedgwood,) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Three "  stand  part 

of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  27,  1. 1,  col.  3, to  leave  out  the 
in  order  to  insert  the  word 
word  "  Three," 
"  Two."—(General  Hickman.) 

Question  put,  That  the  word  "  Three  "  stand 

part  of  the  proposed  Schedule. 

) 

The  Committee  divided:  

Tellers  for  thej Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

[Captain  Guest-. 

Tellers  for  the  r General  Hickman, 

Noes, 

[Colonel  Staveley-Hill: 

)

j 
^ 
f 

29. 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and Question,  That 
the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave 
to  sit again—^Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),—put,
and  agreed  to. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 

Deputy  Chairman  reported,  That  the  Com­
mittee  had  made  Progress  in  the  B i l l;  and  that 
he  was  directed  to  move,  That  the  Committee 
may have leave  to  sit  again. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Wednes-
itself  into  the  said  

day  next,  again  resolve 
Committee. 

; 

•  ••< >  • 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Coal Mines 

Second  Reading  of 
Agreement  (Confirmation)  Bill  j 

the  Coal  Mines  C o n t r ol   Control 

( & S S t i o n) 
BiH 

Ordered,  That the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

upon Wednesday  next. 

G  E  4 





6th 

November. 

1917. 

Criminal Law 

Amendment 

Bill. 

The  Order  of  the day being  read-, for  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate  on  the Question-  proposed 
upon the  30th  day  of  April  last,  on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read  a second  time ; 

Ordered, That  the Debate  be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

Education 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Supply. 

The  Ord'er   o f  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply  j 

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  ; 

Naval and 
Military  War 
Pensions, &c. 
(Local 
Committees) 
Bill. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
[Payments 
and 
Expenses.] 

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  Naval  and  Military  W ar 
Pensions;,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  B i l l ;, 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  Petroleum.  (Production) 
ments  and  Expenses]  ; 

[Pay­

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Wednes­
day  next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Petroleum  (Production)  Bill  ; 
Resolved, That  this  House  wilt,  upon  Wednes­
day  next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the 
Order  of  the House  of  the  12th  day  of  February 
last,, proposed  the  Question,  That  this  House   do 
n ow 

lourn. 

And  the Question  being  p u t : — It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

i 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinned  to  sit  till  five  minutes  before 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

Tuesday, 6th November 1917. 

Mersey Bocks 
and Harbour 
Board. 

P  R A Y E R S. 

TH E  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  Mersey  Docks  and  Harbour 
Board  for  the  year  ending  lst  July  1917. 

New Member 
sworn. 

Benjamin  Tillett,  Esquire,  Member  for  the 
(North  Division),  was 

Borough  of  Salford 
gworm 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
Bill. 

Bill 97. 

Sir Edwin  Cornwall, supported  by  Mr.  Barnes, 
Mr.  Baldwin,  and  Mr.  Pratt,  presented  a  Bill 
to  amend,  the  Acts  relating  to  National  Health 
Insurance  :  And  the  same  was  ordered  to  be 
read  a  second  time  to-morrow;  and  to  be 
printed. 

Fund (No. 0)< 
BiU. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Third Reading  of the  Consolidated  Fund  ( No.  5) 
Bill  5.
;

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the 
third  time  ; 

is  of  opinion 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  Question,  by  leaving  out  from  the  word 
li  That "  to  the  end  of  the  Question,  and  adding 
the  words  "  this  House 
that, 
provided  that  satisfactory  guarantees  can   be 
obtained  with  regard  to  the  independence  and 
restoration  of  Belgium  and  the  evacuation  of 
other  occupied  territory,  no  obstacle  should  be 
placed  in  the  way  of  preliminaries  towards  nego­
tiations  for  a  peace  settlement  which  ought   to 
embody an, equitable  solution  of  the  problem  of 
Alsace-Lorraine,  and  the  devising  and  enforce­
ment of  effective  international  machinery  for  the 
avoidance  of  future  wars "—(Mr.  Zees  Smith),—
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  ; 

Captain  Stanley  Wilson  rose  in  his  place  and  Closure 
claimed, but 
claimed to  move,  That  the  Question  be  now  put;  Mr. Speaker 
but  Mr.  Speaker  withheld  his  assent,  and  de- withholds his 
clined  then  to  put  that  Question:—Then  the  Assent, 
House  resumed  the  Debate. 

• 

. 

; 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  rose  in  his 
place  and  claimed  to  move,  That  the  Question 
be  now  put. 

c 

be  now  p u t; 

And the Question being put, That the  Question  Question put 
(pursuant to 
S.O. Closure 
of  Debate.) 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  t o the  R i g h t; 
. The  Noes  to  the  Left. 

Yeas, 

Tellers  for  the f Lord	   Edmund  Talbot.  Y 
J 
|  31. 
J 

Tellers  for.the fMr.  Whitehouse, 
\Mr.  Trevelyan  : 

(Sir  Edwin  Cornwall: 

Noes, 

282. 


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:—It  was  resolved   in  the 
Affirmative. 

And1 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  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 
A c t,  1911. 

J  A M ES   W .  L  O W T H E R, 

Speaker). 

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  Qrder   of  the  day  being  read.  for 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means ; 

t h  e  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   Naval and 
Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War  p ^ ^ ^  J 
Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill;  

(Local 

' 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, Committees) 

resolve  itself  into the said  Committee. 

	




8  GEO. V. 

6th—1th November. 	

2 33 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  asked  leave 
Consolidated 
Fund  (No. 5)   t 0  m a k  e   a n  explanation  o n  behalf  of  the  Eight 
honourable  Gentleman  the  senior  Member  for 
Dublin  University  and  himself,  that  in  the 
Division  this  day  on  the  Question,  That  the 
Question  be  now  put, on  the  Amendment  pro­
posed  to  the  Third  Reading   of  the  Consolidated 
Membera Vote  Fund  (No.  I )  Bill,  they  had  voted  both  in  the 
Yea  and  in  the  No  Lobby,  and.  having  been 
No  Lobby; 
heard  in  his  place,  stated  that  they  intended  to 
vote  with  the  Yeas.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker 
directed  the  Clerk  to correct  the  list of  Members 
voting in the No Lobby   by leaving  out  the names 
of  the  two  Right  honourable  Members,  and   to 
state  the  number  of  the  Noes  in  that  Division 
as 31  instead  of  33. 

Ni 
corrected in 
the Noes. 

ellagra,  in  the  West'  Indies,   by  Dr.  Louis 

wT.  Samhon, M.D. 


Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Mr.  Clynes  presented,   by  His  Majesty's  Ministry of 

Command,—Copies  of  Milk  Factories  (Restric-Food, 
tion)  Order,  1917,  Butter  (Maximum  Prices)
Order  (No.  4),  1917,  Sugar  (Registration   of 
Retailers)  (Ireland)  Order,  1917,  made   by  the 
Food  Controller  under  the  Defence   of  the 
Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  th®  


Table. 


Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the 
Order of  the  House of  the  12th 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.  S peaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a Message from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords  b y t h  e  Lord* 
one  of  their  Clerks,  as followeth : 
The  Lords  have  agreed   to 

the  Bills   of  Bills  of 

Exchange  (Time   of  Noting)  Bill,  without  any
Amendment. 

Notitag^Bill. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit 
Eleven   of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

till  six  minutes  after 

Wednesday, 7th November 1917. 

P  R A Y E R S. 

Act,  SE C R E T A RY  Sir  George  Cave  presented, 

pursuant  to  the  directions  of  an  Act   of 
Parliament,—Copy  of  Order  made  under  the 
Shops  A c t,  1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  under-
mentioned  Local  Authority,  and  confirmed   by
the  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home  Depart­
ment :— 

City  of  Liverpool. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant 

to  the 
Superannua-
tion Act,  1887.  	 directions  of  an  Act   of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Treasury  Minute,  dated  1st  November  1917, 
granting  a  retired  allowance  under  the  Super­
annuation Act,  1887,  to  Mr.  Frank  King  Hyde, 
Officer of  Wigan  1st  Station,  Bolton,  Customs 
and  Excise. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Munitions 
(Health  of 
Munition 

Mr.  Churchill  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,  —  Copy  of  Memorandum  No.  20
(Weekly  Hours   of  Employment),  by the  Health 
of  Munition  Workers  Committee 
mentary  to  Memorandum  No.  5  (Hours   of 
W o r k ). 

(Supple­

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Local 
Taxation 
(Scotland)
Account. 	

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,   by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Return  showing
payments  into  and  out  of  the  Local  Taxation 
(Scotland)*  Account 
financial  year 
for 
1916-17. 

the 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  House, according   to Order, resolved  itself 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  th® °f.„  People 
People  Bill.  

m i  h 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Another  Schedule  (Redistribution   of  Seats). 

Another Amendment  proposed to  the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  27,1.  19,  col.   3, to  leave  out  the 
word  "  One,"  in order  to insert the word  55 Two." 
—(Mr.  Butcher.) 

Question  put,  That  the  word  "  One  "  stand 

part of  the  proposed  Schedule,  t 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers  for  the f Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

\ Captain  Guest  % 

j  166.

Tellers  for  thej Mr.  Butcher,  

(Mr.  Rowntree  s 


Noes, 

Another  Amendment  proposed to  the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  28,  1.  25,  at  the  end, to  insert 
the  words— 

; Denbigh 
and  Flint 
District  of 
Boronghs. 

Existing- contributory  One.'! 

Boroughs  of  Denbigh, 
Holt,  Ruthin,  Wrex-
ham,  Caergwrle,  Caer­
wys,  Flint,  Holywell, 
Mold, Overton, Rhudd­
lan,  and  Saint  Asaph. 

—(Sir  Herbert  Roberts.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those words  be  there 

inserted  in  the  proposed  Schedule  J—Amend­
ment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another Amendment  proposed   to the proposed 
Schedule, in  p.  30,  1.  12,  at  the  end,  to  insert 
the  words— 
"Border 

Dumfries,,  One.,: 

Burghss  ooff  Dumfries
Burgh
District  of  Maxwelltown,  Annan, 
Hawick, 
Galashiels, 
and  Selkirk.  


Burghs. 

—(Mr.  Gulland.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted 

in the proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  negatived, 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  33,  1. 8, col.  4,  to  leave  out  the 
words  "  Central,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words 
"  Saint  Mungo."—(Mr.  Watt.) 

Question  proposed, That the word "  Central" 

Mr.  Secretary  Long 

presented,   by  His 
Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy   of  Reports  on 

stand part of  the proposed  Schedule  :—Amend­
ment, by leave,  withdrawn, 

V O L.   172. 

H  H 









7 th  November.  


Another Amendment proposed  to  the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  40,  1.  5,  at  the  end,  to  insert 
the  words—• 

"  Inverness 
District  of  Nairn,  Forres, 

Burghs  of  Inverness,  One." 

and 

Burghs. 

Fortrose. 

-(Mr.  Annan  Bryce.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  in  the  proposed  Schedule  :—Amend­
ment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed  to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  40,1.  16, col.  1, to  leave  out  the 
word  "  Montrose,"  in  order to  insert  the  word 
ss Angus."—(Mr.  HarcourL) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Montrose "  stand 
part of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed 
to. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Another  Amendment  proposed to the  proposed 
Schedule, in p.  40,  1. 30,  at  the  end, to  insert  the 
words— 

"Renfrew 
District  of 

Burghs  of  Port  Glas-  One. 
gow,  Gourock,  John­
stone,  Barrhead,  and 
Renfrew,  together  with 
as  much  of  the  Burgh 
of  Renfrew  as  is  con­
tained within the  Parish 
of Govan, in the  County 
of  Lanark. 

—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted  in  the  (proposed  Schedule  :—'Amend­
ment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  45,  1. 1, col.  4,  to  leave  out  the 
word  "  Bodmin,"  in  order  to  insert  the  word 
"  South-east."—(Sir  Francis  Layland-Barratt.) 

Question  proposed, That  the word  "  Bodmin  " 

stand  part of  the  proposed  Schedule  :—Amend­
ment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  45,1.  42,  col.   4,  before  the  word 
"  Penryn,"   to insert  the  word  "  Truro." 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  Truro  " 
be  there  inserted  in  the  proposed  Schedule   :— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Another  Amendment proposed   to the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  56,  1. 7, col.  5,  after the  word 
"  Bridge,"  to  insert  the  word  "  Eastry."—(Mr. 
Laurence  Hardy.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Eastry  "   be  there 
inserted  in  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and 
negatived. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  27,  I.  10,  col.  1, to  leave  out  the 
word  "  Rutland."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question  put.  That 

the  word  " R u t l a n d" 

stand  part of  the  proposed  Schedule. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers  for  thefMr. James  Hope, 

Yeas, 

\Mr.  Pratt: 

Tellers  for  the J Colonel  Gretton,  


103. 

23. 

Noes, 

\ Sir  Francis  Edwards %  J 

Another  Amendment  proposed to the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  57,  Is.  23  to  25,  col. 4,  to  leave 
out  the  words  "Rutland  and  Stamford,"   in 
order  to 
insert  the  words  "  Stamford  and 
Rutland."—(Sir  Norval  Helme.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  "  Rutland 
a n d"  stand  part   of  the  proposed  Schedule:— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed to the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  57,1.  47,  col.   5, to  leave  out  the 
word  "  district,"  in  order  to  insert  the  word 
I'districts."—(Sir  John  Rutherford.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  district" 
stand part  of  the  proposed  Schedule;—  Amend­
ment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

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

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   Naval and 
Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War   Military War 
Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill ; 

( S a T "' 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, Committees) 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Another  Amendment proposed  to the  proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  45,  J. 27, col.  4,  after  the  word 
"  Launceston, 
to  insert  the  words  "  or  North-
ent."—(Sir  George  Croydon  Marks.) 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Coal Mines 

Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines  Control   Control 
Agreement  (Confirmation)  B i l l;  

(Confirmation) 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time  B , u­

Question  proposed, That  those words   be  there 

to-morrow. 

inserted  in  the  proposed  Schedule  t—Amend­
ment, by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to the proposed 
Schedule, in  p.  53, col.  4, to leave out Is. 43 to 45. 
—(Colonel  Burn.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 

to  be  left  out  stand  part of  the  proposed  Sche­
dule  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to the proposed 
Schedule,  in  p.  55,  I. 30,  col.  1,  to  leave  out  the 
words "  Holland  with."—(Mr.  Dixon.) 

Question,  That  the  words  "Holland  with" 
stand  part of  the  proposed  Schedule, put,  and 
agreed to. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Petroleum 
Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay-   (Production) 
ments and  Expenses]  j 

andyment8 
Resolved,  That  this House  will, upon  Monday   E l P e n s e s - ] 

next,  resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read. 

for 

t h  e  Petroleum  


Committee 
B i l l; 


on 

the  Petroleum 

(Production)  ^Production)  


Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday  


next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  lor  the   National  


Second Reading  of  the Rational  Health  Insur- Heal'h  

ance  Bill; 

Insurance 

Bill. 



-8  GEO.   V . 

1th—8th November. 


Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,   by  His  Colonial  

Majesty's  Command,—Copy   of  Colonial  Report, Reports  

No.  939  (Sierra  Leone,  Report  for  1916). 

1 (Annual.) 

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. 

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

And  the Question being put  :—It  was  resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Ordered, That there  be  laid before this  House   Places  of 

of°' 

a  Return  showing  what  Grants  have  been  made 
by  the  Ministry  of  Munitions  since  the  4th  day Land.)  ' 
of  August  1914  of  (a)  sites of  Land  on  which 
churches  or  other  places of  worship  were  to  be 
erected 
for  sailors,  soldiers,  and  munition 
workers  %  (b)  money  contributions  in  connection 
with  these  sites  or  other  places  of  worship  ; 
(c)  sites  and  money  contributions  for  schools,  

clubs,  institutes,and  recreation  rooms;  (d)  sites,  

buildings,  and money for Young  Men's  Christian  

Association  huts, buildings, premises,  and work  ;  

with  any  details in  each  case.—(Mr.  King.)  


And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  five  minutes after  Eleven 
of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow. 

Thursday,  8th  November 1917. 

P  B AT  B R  8. 

Traffic 

Butch Transit  MB.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His 

Majesty's  Command, —  Copy   of  Corre­

No.^7,1917.)*' spondence  respecting  the  Transit  Traffic  across 
Holland of  materials  susceptible  of  employment 
as military  supplies. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Civil  Services  Mr.  Baldwin  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
^uPPle™®n"  Command,—Copy  of  Estimate  of  further  sum 
1 9 1 7 - 1 8 .)   3  '  required  to  be  voted  for  the  Civil  Services  for 
the  year  ending  31st  March  1918. 

No.  154. 

Supreme Court  Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
of  Judicature,  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Account 
No.  155.  of  Receipts  and  Expenditure   of  the  Paymaster 
General  on  behalf  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Judicature  in  respect of  the  funds of  suitors  of 
the Court  in the year ended 28th February  1917, 
and  Account   of  the  National  Debt  Commis­
sioners  for  the  same  period  in  respect of  funds 
held  by  them  on  behalf  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Judicature,  with  the  Report   of  the  Comp­
troller  and  Auditor  General  thereon. 

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. 

Air Force Act.  Major  Baird  presented,   by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  an  A ct   to  provide  for  the 
discipline  and  regulation  of 
the  Air  Force, 
being  the  Army  Act  modified   in  accordance 
with  the  provisions of  the  Air Force  Constitution 
Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Irish 
Universities 
Act,  1908. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant   to  the  direc-
tions of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Statute 
I X.   of  the  National  University   of  Ireland, 
made  under  the  Irish  Universities  Act,  1908. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 


VOL.   172.  


Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a  Message from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords  b y  t h  e  i ^ s  . 
one of  their  Clerks,  as followeth i 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Consolidated  Consolidated 
Bm d ( N°'   6 ) 

Fund  (No.   5) Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long, 

supported   by  Mr.  Air Force Bill. 

Attorney  General  and  Major  Baird,  presented  Bill 98. 
a  Bill  to  make  provision  for  the  establishment, 
administration,  and  discipline  of  an  Air  Force, 
the  establishment  of  an  Air  Council,  and  for 
purposes  connected  therewith;  And  the  same 
was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  upon 
Monday  n e x t;  and   to  be  printed. 

The  House, according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Representation 

into  a Committee  on  the  Representation   of  the 
People  Bill. 

o 

P e oP l e 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Another  Schedule  (Redistribution   of  Seats). 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in  p.  64,  1. 10,  col.  4,  to  leave 
out  the  word  "  Woodstock,"  in  order  to  insert 
the  word  "  Banbury."—(Colonel  Staveley-Hill.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  Wood­
stock"  stand  part of  the  proposed  Schedule  s— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in  p.  67,  1. 37,  col.  4,  to  leave 
out  the  word  "  Eastern,"  in  order  to  insert  the 
words  "  Caterham  Valley."—(Sir  Stuart  Coats.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Eastern"  stand 
part  of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed 
to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in  p.  68,  1. 38,  col.  3,  to  leave 
out  the word  "  Two,"   in  order  to insert the  word 
"  Three."—(Colonel  Gampum.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Two  "  stand  part 

of the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  made   to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Whereupon,  the  Yeoman  Usher  of  the  Black  • 

Rod  having  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  Captain  Thomas Royal Assent, 

Dacres  Butler,  Yeoman  Usher   of  the  Black 
Rods 

H  H  2 

8th  November. 

1917. 


236 

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 nip  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.  Consolidated  Fund  (No.   5)  Act,  1917. 
2.  Titles  Deprivation  Act,  1917. 
3.  Bills  of  Exchange  (Time   of  Noting)  Act, 

1 9 1 7. 

Bepresentation  The  House  again  resolved  itself  into  the 
Biljhe P e o p le  Committee  on  the  Representation of  the  People 

Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in  p.  73,  1.  9,  col.  5,  after  the 
word  "  Oakworth,"  to  insert  the  word  "  and."— 
(Mr.  Clough.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "  and "   be 
in  the  proposed  Schedule:— 

there 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

inserted 

Another  Amendment  made   to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in  p.  78,  1.  5,  col.  4,  to  leave 
out  the word  "  Eastern,"  in  order  to  insert  the 
word  "  Peterhead."—(Mr.  Watt.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Eastern"  stand 
part of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed 
to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in p.  78,  1. 23,  col.   4,  to  leave 
out  the  words  "  Bute  and  Northern,"  in  order  to 
insert  the  words  "  Northern  and  Bute."—(1 
Dalrymple.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be  left 
but  stand  part  of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put, 
and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in  p.  78,  1. 33,  col. 4,  to  leave 
out  the  word  "  Southern,"  in  order  to  insert  the 
words  "  South  Ayrshire."—(Sir  William  Beale.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Southern"  stand 
part of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed 
to. 

• 

, 

. 

Other  Amendments  made  to  the  proposed 

Schedule. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in  p.  81,  1. 26,  col. 4,  to  leave 
out  the  word  M Southern,"  in order  to  insert  the 
word  "  Lanark."—(Mr.  Murray  Macdonald.) 

Qusstion,  That  the  word  "  Southern "  stand 
part of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put,  and  agreed 
to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed  to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in  p.  81,  1. 29,  col. 4,  to  leave 
out  the  words  "  Kinross  and  Western,"  in  order 
to 
insert  the  words  "  West  Perthshire  and 
Kinross."—(Colonel  Stirling.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be  left 
out  stand  part  of  the  proposed  Schedule   :— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  in  p.  84, to  leave  out  Is. 4  to  8, 
inclusive,  in  order to  insert  the  words— 

"  The  University   of  London 

­  

1. 

The  University   of  Durham,  the  Vic­

toria University  of  Manchester,  the 
University of  Wales, the  University 
of  Liverpool,  the  University   of
Leeds,  the  University   of  Sheffield, 
the  University  of  Birmingham,  and 
the  University  of  Bristol 

)  3." 

—(Sir  Philip  Magnus.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
left  out  stand  part   of  the  propoeed 

to  be 
Schedule  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to  the  pro­
posed  Schedule,  iir  p.  84, to  leave  out  Is. 4 to  8, 
inclusive,  in  order to  insert  the  words— 
"  The  University  of  London 

The  University  of  Durham,  the  Vic­

toria  University of  Manchester, the 
University of  Wales, the  University 
of  Liverpool,  the  University   of 
Leeds,  the  University   of  Sheffield, 
the  University  of  Birmingham,  and 
the  University  of  Bristol 

)  2." 

—(Sir  Philip  Magnus.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed   to  be  left 
out  stand  part  of  the  proposed  Schedule,  put, 
and  negatived. 

Question  put,  That  those  words   be  there 

inserted. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers  for  the  i Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

(Captain  Guest: 

Tellers  for  the (Mr.  Pringle, 

)  
\ Mr.  Aneurin  Williams s J 

Noes, 

162. 

34 

Bill,  as  amended,  to be  reported. 

Air.  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 99. 

Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration  upon 
Wednesday  next;  and  be  printed. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Coal Mines 
Second  Reading  of  the  Coal  Mines  Control  d e m e nt 
Agreement  (Confirmation)  Bill;  

(Confirmation) 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question   Bil1, 

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  u  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  upon 

Monday  next. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Naval and 
Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  W a r ^ t o ry War 
Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill;  

(Local 

' 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday   Committees) 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

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237 
Ordered, That  there  be  laid  before  this  House: 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
Bill 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  National  Health  Insur-
ance  B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

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. 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order of  the  House of  the  12th  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  Monday  next, 
pursuant  to  the  Order  of  the  House   of 
the  12th  day  of  February  last. 

Monday,  12th  November 1917. 

P  R A Y E R S. 

Ministry of  MR.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 

Food. 

Command,—Copies of  Potatoes  (Growers' 
Returns)  Order,  1917,  Potatoes  Order,  1917 
(General  Licence),  British  Cheese  Order,  1917, 
Order  of  the  Food  Controller,  1917,  revoking 
the  Winter  Beans  Order,  1917, and  the  Winter 
Oats  and  Rye  (Restriction)  Order,  1917,  and 
Cattle  Feeding  Cake  and  Meal  and  Millers' 
Offals (Maximum  Prices)  Order,  1917,  made   by 
the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence   of  the 
Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Destructive 
lnsects and 
Pests Acts. 

Mr. Prothero  presented, pursuant to  the  direc­
tions of  several  Acts   of  Parliament,—Copies  of 
Orders  under  the  Destructive  Insects  and  Pests 
Acts,  numbered  D.I.P.  494   to  500,  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. 

Agricultural 
Copy  of  Regulations  under  the  Corn  Produc-
Wages Board  tion  Act,  1917,  with  respect  to  constitution  and 
(England and  p r o c eediiig8   of  the  Agricultural  Wages  Board 
Wales.) 

(England  and  Wales). 

a  Copy  of  Clauses  5  and  13 of  the  Representa-of  'he People 
tion of  the  People  Bill  as  they  will  read  if  the  B i lL 
Government  Amendments  to  be  moved  on 
consideration,  as  amended,  are  incorporated.— 
(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  accordingly  pre­

sented  the  said  Paper. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

. 

-

Mr.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer,  supported  Parliament 

by  Secretary  Sir  George  Cave,  Mr.  Attorney 
General,  and  Mr.  Hayes  Fisher,  presented  a  Bill 
to  make  further  provision  for  the  prolongation 
of  the  present  Parliament  and  the  postponement 
of  local  Elections:  And  the  same  ~was  ordered 
to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow;  and to  be 
printed. 

2)Bill. 
JJJII  JQO. 

Mr.  Duke,  supported by  Mr. Solicitor  General   Midwives 
for  Ireland,  presented  a Bill  to  secure  the  better  ( i n l a n d)  Bill, 
training  of  Midwives  in  Ireland  and  to  regulate 
their  practice  :  And  the  same  was  ordered   to 
be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow;  and  to  be 
printed. 

Sir  A Ibert  Stanley,  supported  by  Mr.  War die, Imports and 

Dr.  Addison,  and  Mr.  Stanley  Baldwin,  pre­
sented  a  Bill  to  continue  with modifications, for  Control) BUI. 
a  limited  period  after  the  termination  of  the  gjn 
present  war, certain  powers in relation to Imports 
and  Exports  :  And  the  same  was ordered to  be 
read a second time to-m<>rrow ;  and to be printed. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley,  supported  by  Mr.  War die,  Non-ferrous 

Lord  Robert  Cecil,  and  Dr.  Addison,  presented Metal 
a  Bill  to  restrict  temporarily  the  persons  who  ^ ' M ^ O  1 ' 
may  engage  in  business  connected  with  certain 
non-ferrous  M etals  and  metallic  ores :  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 resuming  Coal Mines 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Amendment  pro­
posed  to be  made to the  Question  proposed  upon  ((f,^™m»tion) 
the  8th  day  of  this instant  November,  That  the  Bill. 
Coal  Mines  Control  Agreement  (Confirmation) 
Bill  be  now  read  a second  time  j 

Which  Amendment  was, to leave  out the word 

"  now,"  and  at  the  end  of  the  Question  to  add  

the  words  66 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:—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.—  

(Sir  Albert  Stanley.)  


Ordered,  That  the said Papers do  lie  upon  the 

The  Air  Force  Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  Air  Force  Bill, 

Table. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley presented, by  His  Majesty's 
Board of 
Command,—Copy  of  Report  to  the  Board  of 
Trade 
(Commercial  Trade  by  the  Advi|ory  Committee  on  Commer-
GommfttceO  cial  Intelligence  with  reference  to  their  pro­

ceedings,  October  1913  to  October  1917,  with 
Appendices. 

read  a second  time. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a  

Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  Wednesday  

next.—(Colonel  Craig.)  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Naval and 
Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military  War  Military  War 
Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill  j 

(Local" 9' 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,   Committees)  


' 

-Table. 

VOL.   172. 

resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee.  


H  H  3  


YMh—tWi  November.  


National 
Health 
Insurance 
Bill;  - ^ 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Beading  of  the  National  Health  Insur­
ance  Bill | 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His  Colonial  

Majestv's  Command,—Copy  of  Colonial Report,  Reports _ 

No.  940  (Straits  Settlements,  Report  for  1916).  <AnnnBl3  


Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second time 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 


to-morrow. 

Table. 


Criminal  Law
Amendment
Bill. 

The Order of the  day  being read,  for resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate  on the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last,  on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read a  second  time  ; 

Ordered, That  the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

A  Motion  being  made,  That  this  House  will, ^.ir Force 
to-morrow,  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee  to j^mMera^ 
consider  of  authorising  the  payment,  out  Of tion.] 
moneys  to  be provided by  Parliament, of  salaries 
and  remuneration  payable  under  any  Act  of 
the  present  Session  to  make  provision  for  the 
establishment,  administration,  and  discipline  of 
an  Air  Force,  the  establishment   of  an  Air 
Council,  and  for purposes  connected  therewith 
—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot) ; 

Education 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
. [Payments 
and 
Expenses.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production) 
ments and Expenses]  ; 

[Pay­

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself into the  said  Committee. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on the Petroleum  (Production)  Bill; 
Resolved, That this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next, resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

Supply. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply i 

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. 

Premium 
Bonds. 

A  Motion  was made,  and  the  Question  being 
proposed, That  a Select  Committee be  appointed 
to  inquire  into  and  report  on  the  desirability  or 
otherwise  of  raising money  for the purpose of  the 
war  by  the  issue of  Premium  Bonds—(Colonel 
Craig)  —And  a  Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

Member 
directed to 
discontinue 
his Speech 
(Irrelevance.) 

•Mr. Speaker called  the attention of  the  House 
to  continued irrelevance  On the part of  Mr.  King,
Member  for  North  Somerset,  and  directed  the 
honourable  Member to  discontinue  his  speech, 

Adjournment, 

3 notice being taken that Forty Members 
were  not  present, the  House  was  told  by 
Mr.  Speaker j  and  Forty  Members  not 
being  present,  and  it  being  then  after 
Four  of  the  cloCk,  the  House  was  ad­
journed  by  Mr.  Speaker,  at  two  minutes 
before  Eleven  of  the  clock,  without  a 
Question first put,  till  to-morrow. 

Winter Assizes 
(Ireland.) 

Tuesday, 13th November 1917. 

P  R A T E R S. 

I f"R.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-
JJL  tions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,  — 
Copies of  Three  Orders  in  Council,  dated  the 
3rd  November  1917, for  holding  Winter  Assizes 
in Ireland. 
"  Ordered, That the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 
Table. 

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.  


Resolved,  That  this  House  will  immediately  Premium  


resume  the  adjourned  Debate  oh  the  Question  Bonds-

proposed  upon  the  12th  day  of  this  instant  

November^  That  a  Select  Committee  be  ap­
pointed to  inquire  into  and report  on  the  desira­
bility  or  otherwise  of  raising  money  for  the  

purpose  of  the  war  by  the  issue  of  Premium  

Bonds.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.)  


The  Order of the day being read, for resuming  Premium 

the adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Bonds, 
upon  the  12th  day  of  this  instant  November, 
That a Select Committee  be appointed to inquire 
into  and  report  on the  desirability  or  otherwise 
of  raising  money  for  the  purpose of  the  war  by 
the  issue of  Premium  Bonds; 

And  the  Question  being  again  proposed:—; 
The  House  resumed  the  said  adjourned  Debate. 
And  the Question being put  s—It was resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

The  Committee  was accordingly  nominated  of 
Sir  Edward  Coates,  Sir  John  Fleming,,  Mi1. 
Laurence  Hardy,  Sir  Charles Henry,  Mr.  Hume-
Williams,  Mr,  Mac  Veagh,  Mr.  Nolan,  Mr. 
Arthur  Richardson,  Sir  John  Spear,  Mr.  Theo­
dore  Taylor,  and  Mr.  Tyson  Wilson. 

Ordered, That  the  Committee  have  power  to 

send for persons, papers,  and  records. 

Ordered,  That  Three  be  the  quorum  of  the 

Committee.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Parliament 

Second  Reading  of  the  Parliament  and  Local 
Elections  (No.   2)  Bill  | 

' 

(No. 2)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  " in  view   of  the  period  which  has 
elapsed  since  the  last  General  Election,  this 
House  declines  to  assent  to  any  further  pro­
longation  of  the  present  Parliament  by  legisla­
tion  which  does not  ensure  to  the  electorate  an 
opportunity  of  demanding  a bye-election  in any 
constituency  in  which  a  reasonable  number  of 
the  electors  in  such  constituency  call  for  the 
resignation  of  any Member sitting  in the present 
Parliament  for  such  constituency"—(Mr.  Peto),
—instead  thereof. 

 
 
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ISth  November. 

m 

And  the  Question  being put, That  the woris 
proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the 
Question; 

The  House divided. 

The  Yeas  to the  Right; 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the fMr.  John  Henderson, 

Yeas, 

\Mr„  David  Mason: 

° 
Tellers  for the/Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  1 ,  „ 9 
(Captain  Guest-. 

Noes, 

J 

99

"I 
/ 

The  Noes to the  L e ft 
Tellers  for  the (Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

t Captain  Guest:  | 18.


1  222. 

Tellers  for  thefMr.  Peto, 

Yeas, 

Noes, 

{General  Page  Croft  % 

So it was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Original  Question  put,  and  agreed  to.  

Resolution  to be  reported.  


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

And  the  Main  Question  being  p u t; 
Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a second 
time i-f.The  Bill  was  accordingly  read  a second 
time.  " 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a 
Committee of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

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. 

Naval and 
Military  War 
Pensions,  See. 
(Local 
Committees) 
Bill. 

The  House, according   to Order, resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Naval  and  Military 
War  Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill.  . 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Midwives 

Second  Reading   of 
Bill i 

the  Midwives  (Ireland)  C^eland) Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Upon  Tuesday  next. 

Clause  No.  1  (Representatives   of  disabled 
men  to  be  included  among  the  members   of  local 
committees). 

Amendments  made. 

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

Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports  ®xPotts 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill  ; 

S ^ l l  . 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  18, 

to-morrow. 

to  leave  out  the  words  "  at  least  one  representa­
tive  of,"   in  order to  insert  the  words  " two  or 
more."—( Mr.  Hogge.) 

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.  10, 
at the  end,  to  insert  the  words  " a nd   an  addi 
tional  woman  who  must  be  the  widow  of  a 
deceased  soldier."—(Mr.  Hogge.) 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Non-ferrous 

Second  Reading  of  the  Non-ferrous  Metal 
Industry  Bill; 

' Industry  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Coal Mines 
Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Control  Agree-  ^eement 
ment  (Confirmation)  Bill;  

(Confirmation) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,   BiU­

Question  proposed,  That  those  words   be  there 

resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  2  amended,  and agreed  to. 
Title  amended. 

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 
morrow. 

taken 

into  consideration 

to­

Supply. 

The  House, according   to  Order,  resolved itself 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

\ 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates, 
1917-18. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That  a 
sum  not  exceeding  £1,000  be  granted  to  His 
Majesty, to  defray  the  charge  which  will  come 
in  course  of  payment  during  the  year  ending 
on  the  3lst  day   of  March  1918  for  the  Expenbes 
of  the  National  War  Aims  Committee  j 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question  put, 
That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £900   be  granted  for 
the  said- Service 

F. John  Henderson  ) 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   National 

Second  Reading  Of  the  National  Health  Insur­
ance  B i l l; 

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. 

Resolved, That  the  Statement  of  the  estimated  Greenwich 

income  and  expenditure  of  Greenwich  Hospital 
and Travers'  Foundation  for  the  year  1917-18   Foundation, 
be  approved.—(Dr.  Macnamara.) 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

Order of  the  House of  the  3 2th  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.  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-
five  minutes  before  Eleven  of  the  clock, 
without  a  Question  first  put,  till  to­
morrow. 

• 

V O L.  1 7 2. 

H  H  4 

2 40 

14:th  November. 

1917'. 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  14,  to  leave 
out  the  word  "  discipline."—(Mr.  Pemberton-
Billing.) 

Wednesday, 14th  November 

Armagh 
County 
(North 
Armagh 
Division) 
Writ. 

P  E A T E S S. 

ORDERED,  That  Mr.  Speaker   do  issue  his 

Warrant  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  Armagh 
(North  Armagh 
Division), 
in  the  room  of  William  Moore, 
Esquire,  K.c.,  who,  since  his  Election  for  the 
said county, hath  accepted the  Office  of Judge  of 
His  Majesty's  High  Court  of  Justice  in  Ireland. 
—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

Diseases of 
Animals  Acts. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant to  the  direc= 
tions of  an A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Order, 
No.  9898,  under  the  Diseases  of  Animals  Acts, 
dated  6th  November  1917,  described  as  the 
Cardiff  Irish  Animals  Landing  Place  Order   of 
1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

_ ;  from 

the Lords. 

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

South 
Staffordshire 
Mond Gas 
(Power and 
Heating) 
(No. 2)  Bill 
[Lords.'] 

South 
Staffordshire 
Mond Gas 
(Power and 
Heating) 
(No. 2) Bill 
[Lords.] 

Business  of 
the House 
(Air  Force 
[Salaries and 
Remunera­
tion].) 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled   An 
Act   to  confer  further  borrowing  powers  upon 
the  South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power  and 
Heating)  Company  ;  to  which  the  Lords  desire 
the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

. The  South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power 
and  Heating)  (No,   2)  Bill  [Lords]  was  read 
the  first  time. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  referred  to  the 

Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills. 

Ordered,  That  the  Resolution  relative   to  Air 
Force  [Salaries  and  Remuneration]  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  such  a  Resolu­
tion.—(Mr.  Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

Air Force 
[Salaries and 
Remunera­
tion.] 

The  House, according .to  Order, resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee  on  Air  Force  [Salaries  and 
Remuneration]. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Resolved,  That  it  is  expedient to  authorise  the 
payment,  out  of  moneys  to  be  provided  by 
Parliament, of  salaries  and  remuneration  payable 
under  any  Act   of  the  present  Session  to  make 
provision  for  the  establishment,  administration, 
and discipline  of  an Air Force,  the  establishment 
of  an  Air  Council,  and  for  purposes  connected 
therewith.—(Major  Baird.) 

Resolution  to be  reported. 

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

The  House  proceeded  forthwith   to  take  into 
consideration  the said  Resolution;  and  the  same, 
being  read  a second  time,  was agreed  to. 

Air Force Bill.

The  House, according  to  Order,  resolved itself 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Air  Force  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1 agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  2  (Government  discipline  and  pay 

of  Air  Force). 

Question,  That  the  word  "  discipline "  stand 

part  of  the  Clause, put, and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  16, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  including  any matter." 
—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

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.  7, 
after the word  "  Parliament,"   to  insert  the words 
" f o  r  confirmation."—(Mr.  Pemberton-Billing.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted, 

put, and negatived. 
Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  3  (Transfer  and  attaching   to  Air 
Force of  members of  Naval  and  Military  Forces). 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 11,  to  leave 
out  from  the  word  " w a y"   to  the  second  word 
"  be."—(Mr.  Hareourt.) 

; 
^ 

Question,  That  the words  proposed   to  be  left 
out, to  the word  "  and,"  in  1. 11, stand  part of  the 
Clause, put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1.  11, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "consent"   to  the 
second  word  "  be,"  in  1.  12.—(Mr.  Pemberton-
Billing.) 

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. 15, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  not  exceeding,"   in 
order to  insert  the  word  "  of."—(Mr.  Pemberton-
Billing.) 

Question,  That  the  words  " n ot  exceeding" 

stand  part of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,  1. 16, 
to  leave  out  from  the  beginning   to  the  end  of 
1. 39.—(Mr.  Pemberton-Billing.) 

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

Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  4  amended,  and  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  5  (Application   of  Military  Service 

Acts,  &c.). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,  1. 3,  to  leave 
out  the  words  "  liable  to,"   in  order  to  insert  the 
words "  subject to his consent."—(Mr.  Pemberton-
Billing.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  "liable 
to "  stand  part of  the Clause  :—Amendment,   by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  6 
Auxiliary  Force). 

(Air  Force  Reserve  and 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,1.  14, after  the 
second  word  "  of,"   to  insert  the words  "  Royal 
Naval  Volunteer  Reserve,   or  of."—(Mr.  Pember­
ton-Billing.) 

Question;  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 
Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  7 agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  8 (Establishment  of Air  Council). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,1.  39,  after  the 
word  "  members,"  to  insert  the  words  "  who 
shall  include  Director  of  Operations,  Director 
of  Air  Defences,  Director   of  Construction, 
Director of Personnel, Director of Equipment, all 
of whom shall  be appointed by letters patent under 
the  Great  Seal."—(Mr.  Pember  ton-Billing.) 

Question,  That  those words  be  there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 

­
 
(Staff 

remuneration  and 

(In  the  Committee.) 

8  G E O.   V . 

14& November. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,  1. 41, 
at  the  end, to  insert  the  words  "  Provided  that 
the  number  of  members  so  to  be  appointed  shall 
not  exceed  nine."—(Mr.  P ember ton-Billing.) 

Question  put,  That  those  words   be 

there 

inserted. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the  J Mr. Pemberton-Billing,  ) 
) 
Tellers  for  the  ( Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  I; 
) 

|  Mr.  Hogge: 

Yeas, 

Noes, 

( Captain  Guest: 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,1.  41, 
at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  Provided  that 
no  member of  the Air  Council shall  be  financially 
interested  in  any  undertaking  which  supplies 
aeroplanes or  aeroplane  engines, or parts  thereof, 
to  the  Government."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

1 1 7. 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,   by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  9 

expenses). 

Amendment  proposed, in  p.  5,1.  22, to  leave 
out  the  word  "Treasury,"   in  order  to insert  the 
word  "  Parliament.'8—(Mr.  Pemberton-Billing.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  Treasury  "  stand 

part of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,   in  p.  5,1.  24, 
after  the  word  "Parliament,"   to 
insert  the 
words  "  to  the  President  of  the  Air  Council  an 
annual  sum  of  five  thousand  pounds.  There 
shall  also be  paid."—(Mr.  Pemberton-Billing.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

put, and  negatived. 
Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  10  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  11  (Provisions  as  to  sitting  in 

Parliament). 

. 

Amendment  proposed, in  p.  6,  1. 18, to  leave 

out  subsection  (2).—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury,) 

Question,  That  the words proposed   to be  left 
out, to  the  first  word  " t h e ,"   in  1. 18,  stand  part 
of  the  Clause,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

An  Amendment  made. 
Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  12  (Application   of  Army  A ct   to 

Air  Force). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,1.  34,  after  the 
word  "  force,"  to  insert  the  word  "  discipline." 
—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Question, That the word  "  discipline "  be  there 

inserted,  put, and  negatived. 
An  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 7,1.  5,  to 
leave  out  from  the  word  " A c t"   to  the  end  of 
the  subsection.—(Mr.  Pemberton-Billing.) 

Question  proposed.  That  the  words  propo-  ed 
to  be  left  out,  to- the  word  " H i s ,"   in  1.  6,stand 
part  of 
the  Clause  :—Amendment,   by  leave, 
withdrawn. 

Clause,  as  amended, agreed  to. 

241 

Another  Clause  (Air  Council  not   to  order  or  


direct  military  operations)—(Colonel  Gretton)

—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.  


Schedules  1 and  2  agreed  to. 
Bill,  as amended,  to  be  reported. 

8. 

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  104. 

Committee, be  taken  into  further  consideration 
upon  Friday  next;  and  be  printed. 

The  House, according   to  Order,  resolved  itself  Parliament 
into  a Committee  on  the  Parliament  and  Local  Hecttons1 
Elections  (No.   2)  Bill. 

(No. 2) Bill. 

Clause  No.  1 (Further  prolongation  of  present  


Parliament). 


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,  upon  Friday  ». 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said-  Com-,  

mittee. 


The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking   Naval and 
into  consideration  the  Naval  and  Military  War   Military  War 
Pensions,  &c. 
amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

(Local  Committees)  Bill,   as p-ensionB' 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  taken  into  con­

sideration  upon  Friday  next.  


Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day being read, for receiving   Supply, [isth. 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply  of  November]' 
the  13th  day  of  this, instant  November  ; 

. Beport. 

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   Imports and 

Second  Reading   of  the  Imports  and  Exports  ^emp^a 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill;  

Control)Ml. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

.  Clause  No.  13 (Application  of  other  Acts). 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Non-ferrous 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p^  7,  1.  38,  at  the 
end, to  add  the  words  "  for  confirmation  before 
being  enforced."—(Mr.  Pemberton-Billing.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put,  and  negatived. 
Clause  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  14  agreed  to. 
A  Clause  (Power  to  alter  and  revoke  orders) 
—(Major  Baird)—brought  up,  and  read the first 
and  second time, and  added  to  the  Bill. 

Second  Reading   of 
Industry  B i l l; 

the  Non-ferrous  Metal Metal 

Industry  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

. The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Coal Mines 

Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Control  Agree-   Control 
ment  (Confirmation)  Bill; 

formation) 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday   l!iU­

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee.  " 

VOL.   172. 

I I 





­
National 
Health 
Insurance 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  National  Health  Insur-
ance-Bill; 

The  House,  according  to  Order, proceeded  to Representation 

take  into  consideration  the  Representation  of the o f. t he People 
People  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Committee. 

Bill° 

-15th November. 

1917, 


Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Ways and 

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. 

Bepresentation
of  the People

1 V

  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Representation  of  the 
People  Bill,  as amended  in  the  Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

Adjournment.

.

/'•-••I

,  Whereupon  Mr.  .Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order of  the  House  of the  12th  day of  February 
last,  proposed  the  Questioii,  That  this  House 
do now  adjourn. 

And the  Question  being p u t ^ I  t  was resolved 

in the  Affirmative.:: 

. 

.,.>••. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued to  sit till  one  niinute  after  Eleven 
of  the clock,  adjourned till  to-morrow. 

Thursday j 15 th November 1917. 

Malay Slateso 

8  E AT  E E S. 

"R.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copies  of  Reports 
for  1916  on  the Unfederated  Malay  States under 
British  Protection. 

Copy  of  Report  for  1916  on  the  State  of 

Brunei. 

Colonial 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

Copy  of  Colonial  Report.  No.  941  (Cyprus, 

Report  for  1916-17). 

Ordered, That  the said  Papers do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Shops: Act, 
19113. •  • 

Secretary Sir  George  Cave 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,  with  amend­
ment,  by  the  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home 
Department  :— 

Adjournment. 

Political 1 
Propaganda 
(Government 
Action.)! 

City  of  Cardiff.  

City  of  Leeds.  


Ordered,  That  the 

Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Snowden,  Member  for  Blackburn,  rose 
in  his  place  and asked leave  to  move the adjourn­
ment of  the  House  for  the  purpose  of  discussing 
a  definite  matter  of  urgent  public  importance, 
vis.,  the  action of  the  Government  in  interfering 
with  political  propaganda,  and  the  steps  they 
have  announced  to-day  f or  the  suppression  of 
the  advocacy  of  peace  and  the  discussion  of 
political  policy  ;  but the  pleasure of  the  House 
not having  been signified,  Mr.  Speaker  called  on 
those  Members  who  supported  the  Motion  to 
rise in their  places, and less  than Forty  Members 
having  accordingly  risen,  the  House  proceeded 
to  the Business of  the day. 

Business of 
the House; 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

Resolved,  That  this House  do  sit to-morrow.— 

(Mr.  Chancellor of  the  Exchequer.) 

A  Clause  was  offered  to be  added  to  the  Bill 
(Right  to  the  use  of  elementary  schools).—(Mr. 
Percy  Alfred Harris.*) 

And  the  said Clause was brought up,  and read 
the first and second  time,  and  amended,  in  1. 14, 
by  inserting,  after  the word  "  room,"  the  words 
"  before  the  meeting,"  and  by  inserting,  after 
the word  "meeting,"  the  words  "  and  after  the 
meeting  for  school  purposes."—(Secretary  Sir 
George  Cave.) 

Another  Amendment  was proposed  to be made 
to  the proposed  Clause,  in  1. 16,  by  leaving  out 
from  the  beginning  to  the  end of  the  proposed 
Clause.—(Sir  George  Toulmin) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 

proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  pro­
posed  Clause :—It  was  resolved in  the  Affirma­
tive. 

Another Amendment was  proposed  to be made 
to  the  proposed  Clause,  by  adding  at  the  end 
thereof  the  words  "  Provided  that  the  cost  of 
making  good  such  damage  shall  not form  part  of 
the candidate's  election  expenses."—(Sir  George
Younger.) 

And  the Question  being  put,  That those words 

be there  added :—It  passed  in the  Negative. 

Then  the  proposed  Clause,  so  amended,  was 

made part  of  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Qualification  for  membership 
of  local  authority)—(Mr.  Gilbert)—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.  2,  1. 3, by  leaving  out  from the 
word  "  within ''  to the  end  of  the  paragraph,  and 
inserting  the  words  "  a  constituency  contiguous 
thereto "  —  (Sir  George  Younger),  —  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 
to  the  Bill,  in p. 2,1. 5,  by  inserting  at the  end 
thereof  the  words  "  or  separated 
from  that 
borough  or  county  by  water,  not  exceeding  at 
the  nearest  point  six  miles  in  breadth."—(Mr. 
Gulland.) 

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  leaving 
out  the  word  " s i x ,"  and  inserting  the  words 
"three  nautical"—(Mr.  Holt),—-instead thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
word  " s i x  "  stand  part  of  the  said  proposed 
Amendment: —  The  Amendment  to  the  said 
proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave  of  the 
House,  withdrawn. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words  

"  or  separated  from  that  borough  or  county  by  

water,  not  exceeding  at  the  nearest  point  six  

miles  in  breadth"  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill:  

—It  was resolved  in the  Affirmative.  


Another  Amendment was proposed to  be made 

to  the  Bill,  in  p. 2,  1. 5,  by  inserting  at the end  

thereof  the  words   " A  man  representing,  as  

hereafter provided,  a company,  association,  trade  

union,  building  society,  friendly  society,  or  any  

other  body  of  persons  incorporated  by  charter  

or  registered  under  any  statute,  having  the  


 
 
 
 
 
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requisite  qualifications,  shall  be  entitled  to  be 
registered  as  a  parliamentary  and  local  govern­
ment elector,  and references to a 6 person'  in this 
Act  shall  include  a  company  or  other  body  so 
registered.  The  board  of  directors,  committee 
of  management,  or other the  governing  body  of 
any  such  company  or  other body may  nominate 
a person being a member of such board, committee, 
or other the governing body,  or  an officer of such 
company  or other  body,  to exercise  on behalf  of 
such company  or other  body  the  franchises  con­
ferred  by this section,  and such person  shall  be 
registered  accordingly.  Provided  that  such 
company  or other  body  shall, not  later than the 
fifteenth day  of  January  and  the fifteenth day 
of  July  in  each  year,  have  furnished  to  the 
registration  officer,  in writing under the hand of 
the  secretary  or other  authorised  officer of  such 
company or other body, the name of such person." 
— (Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

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.  7, by  leaving  out  the  words 
"have  been,"  and  inserting  the  word  " b e "— 
(Sir  George  Younger),—instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being proposed,  That  the 
words  "have  been"  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.  40,   by  inserting  at the  end 
thereof  the  words  "Provided  that  such   of  the 
freemen  of  the  City  of  London  as  are  liverymen 
of  the  several  companies,  and  entitled  to  vote  in 
the  election  of  a member  or  members  to  serve  in 
Parliament  for  the  City   of  London,  shall  be 
entitled to be registered as parliamentary  electors 
for  that  constituency  :  Provided  also  that  any 
liveryman  registered  under  this  section  may 
exercise  the franchise  indicated  by such  registra­
tion  only  as  an  alternative 
to  any  business 
premises  qualification  to  be  registered  under  this 
Act."—(Sir  George  Touche.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  those 

words be there inserted  in the  Bill; 

The House  divided. 
The  Yeas   to  the  E i g h t; 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 

J  Tellers for the f Sir  George  Touche, 

Yeas, 

Noes, 

\Mr.  Rawlinson  : 

1 
j 
1 
I  Sir  Edwin  Cornwall  i  J 

' 
48, 

Tellers for the j Colonel  Craig, 

So it passed in the  Negative. 
Another Amendment was  proposed  to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in p.  3,  1. 12,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  land,"  the  words  "  of  the  yearly  value  of 
not  less  than  five  pounds."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to  be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  3,1.  21,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  word,"  the  words  "  owner  shall  not  in­
clude  any  person  who  does  not  himself  occupy 
the  qualifying  premises,  and  the  word."—(Mr. 
Gilbert.) 

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 

Bili. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to  be made 
to  the  Bill, in  p.  3,1.  40,  by  inserting  at the end 
thereof  the  words— 

"  (iv)  the  service  of  a  notice  to  quit  upon  a 
tenant  followed  by  a  demand  of  possession 
shall  not be deemed, for the  purposes   of  this 
Act,  to  have  the  effect of  determining  the 
tenancy  so  long  as such  occupier  remains in 
the  actual  occupation  of  the  premises." 

: i 

C.V.i'j" 

—(Mr.  Boland.) 

' 

, 

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. 

Bill. 

Then  another  Amendment  was  made  to  the 
; 
Another Amendment was  proposed  to  be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  4,1.  7, by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  premises,"  the words  "  of the yearly  value 
of  not  less  than  ten  pounds,  or  6F  a'dwelling­
house."-—(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. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to   be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p. 4,  1. 13, by  inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  the  words  " o  r  has  passed  such  examina­
tions  as would  entitle  her to  receive  a degree  if 
she  were  a  man."—(Mr,.'.HoJf.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bili:—'The  said 
proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave  of  the 
House,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p. 4,  1. 16,  by  leaving  out  from 
the  word  "  man"   to  the  end  of  L  18,.and  insert­
ing  the words "  or  where  she  is the wife of  a roan 
entitled  to  be  so  registered "—(Mr.  Acland),—
instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  proposed  to be  left  out  stand  part  of  the 
B i l l : — A nd  a Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

And   it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  Debate 

stood  adjourned. 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate  be  resumed  upon 

Monday  next. 

And  the  Question  being  .put,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill  :—It  passed 
in the  Negative. 

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

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of November] 
the  13th  day of  this instant November j 

Beport, 

Another Amendment  was proposed   to be  made 
to  the Bill,  in p.  3,  1. 19, by  inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  the  Words  66 The  occupier   of  lodgings 
within  the  area  of  the  yearly  value,   if  let  un­
furnished,  of  not 
less  than  ten  pounds."  — 
(Colonel  Gretton.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  those 
words  be there inserted  in the  Bill  :—It  passed 
in  the Negative. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

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. 

Then  another  Amendment  was  made  to  the 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Ways 

Bill. 

VOL.  172. 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

I  I  2 

244 	

November. 

1917. 


Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  before  the 

fourth  day   of  August,  nineteen 
hundred  and  fourteen,  may  be  attached,  but 
shall  only  be  transferred  to  the  Air  Service   at 
Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the  his  own  request"—(Mr.  Pemberton-Billing),—

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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.  Speaker;  and  Forty  Members  not 
being  present,  and  it  being  then  after 
Four  of  the  clock,  the  House  was  ad-
journed  by  Mr.  Speaker,  at  five  minutes 
after  Eleven  of  the  clock,  without  a 
Question first put, till to-morrow, pursuant 
to  the  Resolution  of  the  House  of  this 
day. 

Friday,  16th November 1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed to be left out, to the word "  designated," 
in  1. 22,  stand  part  of  the  Bill  :—It  was  resolved 
in  the  Affirmative. 

Another Amendment  was proposed  to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  •£,  1.  22,  by  leaving  out  from 
the  word  "  is"   to  the  word  " m a y ,"   in  1. 23,  and 
considered  by  the  Air 
inserting  the  words 
for  the  purpose   of 
Council  to  be  necessary 
securing  a  unified  and  properly  co-ordinated 
service  in  that  respect" —  (Mr.  Harcourt),—
instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
>roposed  to be  left out  stand  part of  the  Bill:— 
!t  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was  proposed   to be  made 

to  the  Bill,  in  p. 2,  1. 40,  by  leaving  out  sub­
(2)   of  Clause  3. —  (Mr.  Pemberton-
section 
Billing.) 

Health 

National  MR.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His	  Majesty's 

Command,—Copy  of  Memorandum  ex-

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
iroposed  to  be  left  out,  to  the  word  "  Council," 
the  National  in  1. 40,  stand  part of  the  Bill:—It  was  resolved 

Bill, 1917. 

planatory  of  the  provisions  of 
Health  Insurance  Bill,  1917.  	

in the  Affirmative. 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Another Amendment was  proposed   to be  made 
to the  Bill,  in  p. 4,1.  14,  by  inserting,  after  the 
second  word  "  of,"  the  words  "  the  Royal  Naval 
Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  Air  Volunteer  Reserve,  or  o f . " — ( M r.  Pemberton­

i  of 

the House 
(Air (force 
BiU.) 	

Force  Bill  be  not  interrupted  this  day  at  Five  Billing.)
Or half  an  hour  after  Five   of  the  clock.—(Lord 
•Edmund Talbot.) 

And  the Question  being put,  That those words 
)e there  inserted  in  he Bill:—It  passed  n the 
Negative. 

Air Force Bill. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to  Another  Amendment was proposed   to  be made 
take  into  consideration  the  Air  Force  Bill,  as  to  the  Bill,  in  p.  4,1.  41,   by  inserting  at the  end 
amended  in  the  Committee. 
thereof  the  words  "   It  shall  be  lawful  for  the 
An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to  Board  of  Admiralty  and  the  Army  Council, 
the  Bill,  in  p.  1,  1.  8,  by  inserting,  after  the  respectively,  to  nominate  an  associate  member 
word  "  the,"  the  word  "  Imperial."—(Mr.  Pem-
to  the  Air  Council,  which  members  shall  have 
berton-Billing.) 
the  right  to  take  part  in  all  discussions  and  vote 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word  on  all measures."—(Mr.  Pemberton-Billing.) 

"  Imperial"  be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l : — It 
passed  in the  Negative. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to  be made 

And the  Question  being  put, That  those  words 

be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l; 

to  the  Bill, • in  p.  1,  1.  8,  by  leaving  out  the  The  House  divided. 
'  word "  Force," and inserting the word "  Service  " 

—-(Mr.  Pemberton-Billing),—instead 

thereof. 

' And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 

"  Force "  stand  part of  the  Bill;  	

; 

: 

The  House  divided. 

The. Yeas   to  the  Right  j 
. The  Noes   to  the  Left. 

Yeas, 

Tellers  for  the)Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  \ 
J 
' 
Tellers  for  thej Mr.  Pemberton-Billing,  1 
I Mr.  Lynch: 
J 

\ Captain  Guest  t 

Noes, 

• go it' was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

.  The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 
The  Noes   to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for  theJ Mr.  Pemberton-Billing, 

"1
f 
Tellers  for  the/ Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  1 
J

| Captain  Guest: 

(Mr.  Lynch   % 

Noes, 

Yeas, 

0. 

143. 

So it  passed  in  the  Negative. 

90. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed to  be made 
	to  the  Bill,  in  p. 4,  1. 41,   by  inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  the  words  "  Provided  that  no member  of 
0.  the  Air  Council  shall  be  financially  interested  in 
any  undertaking  which  supplies  aeroplanes, 
to  the 
aeroplane  engines,  or  parts  thereof 

'•'• 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to  be mad©  Government."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

to  the  Bill,  in  p.  2,  1. 13,  by  leaving  out  from 
And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
the  word  "  force"   to  the  end  of  Clause  3,  and  words  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill:—The  said 
inserting  the words  "  Any  officer, warrant officer.  proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave   of  the 
Stty  officer, non-commissioned  officer, or  man  of  House,  withdrawn. 

is Majesty's  naval  or  military  forces  who  was 
not  serving  as a  member  of  His  Majesty's  forces 
prior  to  the  fourth  day  of  August,  nineteen 
hundred  and  fourteen,  may  be  transferred  or 
attached  by  the  Air  Minister   to  the  Air  Force 
for  the  period  of  the  present  war.  Any  officer,  Major  Baird  rose  in  his place  and  claimed  to 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
proposed,  That  the  Bill  be  now  read  the  third 
time  :—And  a Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

Then  Amendments  were  made  to  the  Bill. 

: 

"  •  warrant  officer,  petty  officer,  non^commissionec  move,  That  the  Question   be  now  put. 

officer,  or  man who  was  so • serving  His  Majesty 

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16th—-19th  November. 

245 


Question put 
(pursuant  to 
S.O. Closure 
of  Debate.) 

And  the Question being put, That the  Question 

be  now  p u t; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 
The  Noes   to  the  Left. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley,  supported  by  Mr.  Wardle,  Trade 

Dr.  Addison,  Sir  Arthur  Steel-Maitland,  and B i lL 
Mr.  Solicitor  General, presented  a Bill   to  amend  Bill  105. 
the  Trade  Marks  Act,  1905  :  And  the  same was 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow; 
and to  be  printed. 

Tellers  for  the  ( Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  ) 
j 

( Captain  Quest i 

Yeas, 

Tellers for the  (  Mr.  Pemberton-Billing,) 
J 

{ Mr.  Lynch  % 

Noes, 

So it  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

And  the  Question  being  accordingly  put ; 

1 3 6. 

0. 

Sir  Albert  Stanley,  supported  by  Mr.  Wardle,  Patents and 

Dr.  Addison,  Sir  Arthur  Steel-Maitland,  and  Desi?nsBi!1­
Mr.  Solicitor General,  presented a  Bill  to  amend 
the  Patents  and  Designs  Act,  1907  :  And  the 
same  was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
to-morrow  ;  and to  be  printed. 

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. 

Parliament 
and Local 

(No. 3)  Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Parliament  and  Local  Elec­
tions  (No.   2)  Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the  said  Committee. 

Naval and 
Military  War 
Pensions, &c. 
(Local 
Committees' 
BiU. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read, for  taking 
into  consideration  the  Naval  and  Military  War 
Pensions,  &c. 
(Local  Committees)  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 

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. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the 
House  without  Question  put, pursuant   to 
Standing  Order  No.   3,  it  being  then  a 
quarter of  an hour after Five  of  the clock, 
till  Monday  next. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was  Adjournment, 

proposed,  That  this  House   do  now  adjourn— 
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot) s—And  the  said  Motion 
was,  with  leave  of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

The  House, according   to Order,  resolved  itself  Parliament 
Jf00*1 
S T ^ B i l l. 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Parliament  and  Local 
Elections  (No.   2)  BilL 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1 (Further  prolongation   of  present 

Parliament). 

Amendment  proposed, in p.  1,1.  7, to  leave  out 
in  order  to  insert  the  word 

the  word  " s i x ,"  
"  two."—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question,  That  the word  "  six "  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 
the  Committee  had  gone  through  the  Bill,  and 
directed  him 
same,  without 
Amendment. 

to  report 

the 

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  Naval and 

take  into  consideration  the  Naval  and  Military  p j j j^ 
War  Pensions,  &c.  (Local  Committees)  Bill,   as (LocaT*8' 
amended  in  the  Committee. 

^ 

Committees) 
Bill 

An  Amendment  was  ma.de  to  the  Bill  ;  and  (changed to 

Ministry of 
Food. 

Monday,  1M  November 1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

MR.  Clyne*  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 

Command,—Copies  of  Butter  (Maximum 
(Amendment)  Order,  1917,  Butter 
Prices) 
(Maximum  Prices)  Order  (No.  5),  1917,  Pigs 
(Maximum  Prices)  Order,  1917,  and  Bacon, 
Haiti,  and  Lard  (Maximum  Prices)  Order,  1917 
(General  Licence),  made   by the  Food  Controller 
under  the  Defence   of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mines and 
Quarries 
(General 
Keport and 
Statistics for 
1916.) 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  General  Report 
of  His  Majesty's  Chief  Inspector   of  Mines 
upon  Mines  and  Quarries,  with  Statistics  for 
the  year  1916.  Part  I I.  Labour. 

the  Title  was  amended,  as  followeth ; —A  Bill   Naval and 
to  provide  for  the  inclusion  on  local  committees  ^stcms ^Ic* 
constituted  under  the  Naval  and  Military  War   (Committees) 
Pensions,  &c.  Act,  1915,   of  disabled  men  dis-  Bill.) 
charged  1'rom  the  Naval  and  Military  Services  [Title 
of  His  Majesty,  and   of  women  in  receipt  ©f  amended.] 
Pensions. 

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   Imports and 

Second  Reading   of  the  Imports  and  Exports  ®*Ports 
(Temporary  Control)  B i l l; 

contoSmi. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  b e  read  a  second  time  


tO-raorrow. 


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

Committee  of  Supply; 

Ordered, That  the said Paper  do lie  upon the  Resolved, That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Table.' 

VOL.   172. 

resolve  itself into the said Committee. 

1.1  3 

-20^  November.  


Ways  and 
Means. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Ways  and  M eans;  .  : 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself into  the said  Committee. 

Tuesday, 20th  November 1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Criminal Law
Amendment
Bill. 

The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned  Debate  on the  Question  proposed 
noon  the  30th  day  of  April  last,  on considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That the 
Clause ( Defilement  of girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read a second time ; 

R.  Hodge presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com- Pensions 
;mand, —  Copy  of  Memorandum  on  the ^P.P®^ 

functions  and  powers  of  the  Pensions  Appeal 
Tribunal. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon the  


Table. 

* -


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

Education 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of the Education  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read a second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

  Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay­

  ments and  Expenses] ; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon Monday 

next,  resolve itself  into the  said  Committee. 

Petroleum
(Production)
andymen  8
Expenses.]

Petroleum
(Production)

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
  Committee  on the  Petroleum  (Production)  Bill) 

Resolved,  That  this  House will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into the  said Committee. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant  to the  direc- Destructive 

tions  of  an  Act of  Parliament,—Copies  of  Orders pe^f^cts* 
under  the  Destructive  Insects  ana  Pests  Acts, 
numbered  D.I.P.  501  to 505, 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, 

, . . . . ;• 

, 

...   •  j  ^ 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-Public Health 

tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  —  Copy  of  ( ^ S ™ ^ "  8 
Regulations  made  by  the  LOcal  Government 
Board  for  Ireland  under  the  Public  Health 
(Regulations  as: to  Food)  Act,  1907,  entitled 
the  Public  Health  (Milk)  (Ireland)  Regula­
tions,  1917, 

1907. 

Non-ferrous
Mustry  Bill

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
  Second  Reading  of  the  Non-ferrous  Metal 

Industry  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Ordered,  That the  Bill  -be read a second  time 

Mr.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com- Ministry of 

to-morrow. 

Coal  Mines 
Control 

;  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Control, A'gree-

Confirmation) ment  (Confirmation)  Bill, 
Bl11' 

Resolved, That  this  House,  will,  to-morrow, 

, 

resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

; 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
Bill. 

The  : Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading^ of  the  National  Health  Insur-
ance Bill | 

Ordered,That  the Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Representation  The  Order  of the  day being read, for resuming 
BiUhe Pe0p'e  tta  adjourned Debate  on the Amendment  which, 
upon  the  15th  day  of  this instant November, was 
proposed  to  be  made  on  consideration  of  the 
Representation  of  the People  Bill,  as  amended 
in the  Committee; 

/ 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

Supply [13th 
November] 
Beport. 

The  Order  of the  day being  read, for receiving 
t l )  e  fieport  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  13th  day  of  this instant  November ; 

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

Adjomrnment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of the  House  of  the  12th  day of  February 
last, proposed the  Question,  That  this  House  do 
now adjourn. 

5

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 Eleven  of  the clock, adjourned till 
to-morrow.  ..'..;. 

> 

, 

mand,-—Copies  of  Food  Control  Committee  for Food. 
Ireland  (Powers)  Order,  1917,  Sugar  and  Con­
fectionery  Order,J  1917  (General  Licence),  and 
Oil  Splitting  Order,  1917,  made  by  the  Food 
Controller  under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm 
Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered, That  there  be laid before this House Civil 

a  Copy  of  Accounts  of  the  Civil  Contingencies  Contingencies 
Fund,  1916-17,  showing  (1)  the  Receipts  and 
Payments  in  connection  with  the  Fund  in  the 
year  ended the 31st day  of March 1917  ;  (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. Baldwin.) 

' 

The Order  of the day being  read, for resuming  Representation 
the adjourned Debate  on the Amendment  which,  of the People 
upon the  15th  day  of  this instant  November, was  Bill° 
proposed  to  be  made  on  consideration  of  the 
Representation  of  the  People  Bill,  as  amended 
in the  Committee; 

Which Amendment was,  in  p. 4,  1. 16,  to leave 
Out  from  the  word "  man "  to  the  end  of  1. 18, 
and  insert  the words "  or where she  is  the wife 
of  a  man  entitled  to  be  so  registered,"  instead 
thereof; 

And  the  Question  being  again  proposed,  That 
the words proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part of 
the Bill s —The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 

And  the  Question  being  put :•—It  passed  in 

the  Negative. 

And  the  Question being  proposed,  That those 
words  be  there  inserted  in the Bill  t—The said 
proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave  of  the 
House, withdrawn. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
20th November. 

© v ® 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p. 4,  1.  16,  after  the word  " m a n ," 
by  inserting,  in  place  of  the words  left  out,  the 
words  "  or  where  she  is the wife  of  a  man who 
is  so  entitled  to  be  registered  in  respect  of 
premises  in  which  they  both  reside,  and  she 
has  attained  the  age  of  thirty  years."—(Mr. 
Crooks.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  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. 38,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  person,"  the  words  "  or  of  his  wife, 
parent,  brother,  or sister."—(Colonel Sanders.) 

And  the  Question being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  m  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,  by  inserting,  after  the  words  last 
inserted,  the  words  "  Provided  that  nothing  in 
this subsection shall remove from the registration 
officer  the  duty  of  registering  all  naval  and 
military  voters  entitled  to  be  registered  in  his 
registration area  upon such  evidence as  he deems 
sufficient for the purpose."—(Mr.  Dickinson.) 

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. 

247 
And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
word  "  o r"  stand  part  of  the  said  proposed 
Amendment  :—1The  Amendment  to  the  said 
proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave  of  the 
House,  withdrawn. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
"  is  of  the  age  required  under  this  Act  in  the 
case  of  that  person  and  is  not  subject  to  any 
legal  incapacity,  and who— 

(i)  is  serving  on full pay  as a member  of  any 
of  the  naval  or  military  forces  of  the 
Crown;  or 

(ii)  is  abroad  or afloat  " 

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. 5,  1. 10,  by  leaving  out the first 
word "  or."—(Mr.  Duncan  Millar.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
first word "  or,"  in  1.  10,  stand part  of  the  Bill: 
—The  said  proposed  Amendment  was,  with 
leave  of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made  to  the 

Bili. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  5,  1.  15,  by  leaving  out  from 
the  word  u  ending "  to  the  second  word "  the," 
in  1.  15.—(Mr.  Samuel  Samuel.) 

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 

Then  another  Amendment  was  made  to  the 

Bill. 

Bill. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  5,  1. 4,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word "  who,"  the words "  is  of  the  age required 
under  this  Act  in  the  case  of  that  person and 
is  not  subject  to  any  legal  incapacity,  and 
who— 

(i)  is  serving  on full  pay  as a member  of	  any 
of  the  naval or military forces of  the Crown; 
or 

(ii)  is  abroad  or afloat." 

—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

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,  in  1. 2,  by  inserting, 
after  the  word   person,"  the  words  "  or  who, 
having  served  or  is  serving  on  active  service 
abroad  in  any  war  iu  which  His  Majesty  is 
engaged, has attained the  age of nineteen  years." 
— ( Colonel Leslie  Wilson.) 

a

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  said  proposed 
Amendment:—The  Amendment  to  the  said 
proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave  of  the 
House,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to the  proposed  Amendment,  in  1. 4,  by  leaving 
out the words "  on full pay."—(Colonel Sanders.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  "  on  full  p a y"  stand  part  of  the  said 
proposed  Amendment:—The  Amendment  to  the 
said proposed  Amendment  was, with leave  of the 
House,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  was  proposed to  be made 
to the  proposed  Amendment,  in  1. 4,  by  leaving 
out the  word "  or."—(Major  Newman.) 

VOL.  172. 

Another Amendment  was proposed  to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  5,  1.  32,  by  leaving  out 
the  words  "  her  own  or  her  husband's  local 
government  qualification,"  and  inserting  the 
words— 

" ( a  )  her  own  local  government  qualification 

occupied  by  her  as a  dwelling-house ; 

(b)  her  husband's  local  government  qualifi­
cation occupied by him  as a dwelling-house  " 

—(Mr.  Currie),—instead thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put, That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left out  stand  part of  the  B i l l :— 
It  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to the  Bill,  in  p.  6,  1. 2,  by inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  the  words— 

"  (3)  Unless  and  until  provision  is  made,  as 
respects  parliamentary  boroughs  returning  three 
or  more  members,  that  any  election  of  the  full 
number  of  members  is  to  be  according  to  the 
principle  of  proportional  representation,  a person 
shall  not  vote  at a general  election  in  more than 
one  division  of  a  parliamentary  borough  which 
is divided  into divisions."—{Mr.  George  Thome.) 

And  the  Question  being  put, That  those words 

be  there inserted  in the  Bill; 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 

The  Noes  to the  Left. 

Tellers  for  the  (  Mr.  George Thome, 

Yeas, 

| Mr.  Hudson: 

1  . 
f 

l*dm 

Tellers  for the  ( Captain  Guest, 

) 
(  Lord  Edmund Talbot:  J  


Noes, 

So it  passed  in  the  Negative. 

Another Amendment was  proposed to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  6,  1.  3,  by  inserting,  at  the 
i  I  4 



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2(M—21 st November. 

1917. 


beginning,  the  words 
"  A  person  shall  be 
disqualified  from  being  registered  and  from 
voting  as  a  parliamentary  or  local  government 
elector if that person has, for thirty days  or more 
in  the  aggregate  during  the qualifying  period, 
been  maintained  as  an inmate of  any prison, or 
of  any  lunatic  asylum  or  workhouse  or  poor­
house  supported  wholly  or  partly  out  of  local 
rates,  or  other  similar  institution;  but  if  a 
person so disqualified would have been entitled to 
be  registered  as  a  local government  elector but 
for that disqualification, the disqualification shall 
not  extend  so as  to affect  the  right  of  the wife 
of  that  person  to  be  registered  or vote  as  a 
parliamentary  elector.  Save  as  aforesaid."— 
(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

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, in  1. 3,  by leaving out 
the  words  " f or  thirty  days  or  more  in  the 
aggregate."—(Major Newman.) 

And  the  Question  being  put, That  the words 
proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  said 
proposed  Amendment:—It  was resolved  in the 
Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to the proposed Amendment,  in  1. 4,  by leaving 
out the words "prison,  or of  any lunatic asylum 
or.'"— (Mr.  Dickinson.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed, That  the 
words proposed  to be  left  out  stand part  of  the 
said  proposed  Amendment:—The  Amendment 
to the said proposed Amendment was, with leave 
of  the House, withdrawn. 

And  the  proposed  Amendment  to  the  Bill 

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. 6,1.  6,  by inserting  at  the end 
thereof  the  words  "  Any  person  who  has  been 
exempted from military service  on the ground of 
conscientious objection, or who, having joined the 
forces,  has  been  sentenced  by  court-martial 
for  refusal  to  obey  orders,  and  who  alleged 
conscientious  objection  to  military service  as  a 
reason for such refusal, shall be disqualified from 
being registered  or voting  as  a parliamentary  or 
local government elector."—( Sir George Younger.) 
And the Question being  proposed, That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill:—And  a 
Debate arising thereupon; 

.  And  it  being Eleven  of  the clock, the Debate 
stood adjourned. 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate  be  resumed  to­

morrow. 

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

Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports Exports 
(Temporary  Control) Bill;  

poraiy 
(  0  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 Non-ferrous 

Second  Reading  of  the  Non-ferrous  Metal Metal 
Industry  Bill | 

industayBM. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read  a  second time 


to-morrow. 


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Coal Mines 

Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Control  Agree- Control 
ment (Confirmation) Bill; 

• (<£X£ta»> 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, Bill, 


resolve itself into the said Committee.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the National 

Second  Reading  of  the  National  Health  Insur- Health 
ance  Bill  ; 

. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read  a second time 

to-morrow. 

The Order of the day being read, for receiving Supply [13th 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of November]  J 
the  13th day  of  this instant  November; 

Report. 

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment 

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

And  notice  being  taken  that Forty  Mem­

bers 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,  th®  House  was  ad-
journed by Mr. Speaker,  at seven minutes 
after  Eleven  of  the  clock,  without  a 

.  Question first put, till to-morrow. 

Midwives 
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Ireland) BUI.  Second  Reading  of  the  Midwives  (Ireland) 

Bill; 

Wednesday, 21 st November 1917. 

Ordered,  That the Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

P K A Y E R S. 

Trade  Marks 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second Reading  of the Trade  Marks Bill  ; 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Patents  and 
Designs  Bill  Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs 

BiE; 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be read a second  time 

to-morrow. 

MR.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  Table,—Report  Private Bills 

from one of  the Examiners of  Petitions for [jpr*j] 

Private  Bills,^ That  in the  case of  the  following &rders nit 
Bill,  originating  in  the Lords,  and  referred  on previously 
the First Reading  thereof, the  Standing  Orders inquired into 
not  previously  inquired  into,  and  which  are 
applicable  thereto,  have  been  complied  with, 
viz.:— 

South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas (Power  and  


Heating)  (No. 2)  Bill [Lords]. 


Ordered,  That the  Bill  be read a second time. 



8  GEO.  Y. 

21 st  November*  


National 
Health 
Insurance 
(Joint 

Committee.) 

Civil 
Contingencies 
Fund,  1916—IV, 
N o.  157. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Third  Annual  Report  of 
the Medical Research  Committee,  1916-17. 

aforesaid,  be  the  deputy  registration  officer  in 
regard  to  the  area  of  that  borough."  —  (Sir 
Norval Helmed) 

Mr.  Baldwin also  presented,—Return  to  an 

Order, dated the 20th day of  this instant Novem­
ber, for Returns relative to the Civil  Contingen­
cies Fund,  1916-17. 

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 said Papers  do lie  upon the 

Table ;  and that the said Return  be printed. 

Representation  The Order  of  the day being read, for resuming 
a < ] j o u r n e ( j  Debate  on  the  Amendment  which, 
of the People  ^ 
upon  the  20th  day  of  this  instant  November, 
was proposed  to  be made  on consideration  of  the 
Representation  of  the  People  Bill,  as amended 
in the Committee ; 

Which  Amendment was,  in  p. 6,  1.  6,  at  the 
end,  to  insert  the  words "  Any  person who  has 
been  exempted  from  military  service  on  the 
ground of conscientious  objection, or who, having 
joined  the  forces, has  been  sentenced  by  court-
martial  for  refusal  to  obey  orders,  and  who 
alleged conscientious objection  to military service 
as a reason for such  refusal, shall  be disqualified 
frbm being registered or voting as a parliamentary 
or local  government  elector;" 

And  the Question  being again proposed, That 
those words  be there inserted  in  the  Bill:—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

Sir  George  Younger rose  in  his  place  and 
claimed to move,  That  the  Question  be now put. 

And the Question being put, That the Question 
Question  put 
(pursuant   to  be now put:—It was resolved  in the Affirmative. 
S.O.  Closure 
of  Debate.) 

And  the  Question  being accordingly put, That 

those words  be there inserted in the  Bill; 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to the  Bill,  in p. 8,1.  1, by leaving out the words 
"  refusing  to  place  or  placing  any name  on  the 
register, or in any part of  the register, or refusing 
to  place  or  placing  any mark against any name 
in the register," and inserting the words "  on any 
claim  or objection  which  has been considered by 
him  under  this  Act  affecting  the  entry  of  any 
person  on the  electors  list,  including  the  absent 
voters  list,  or  on  the  register"—(Mr.  Hayes
Fisher),—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 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.  10,  1.  34,  by leaving  out  the 
words " or  forming  part of."—(Mr.  Needham.) 

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.  11,  1. 7,  by  inserting,  at  the 
beginning, the words— 

The  House divided.  

The  Yeas  to the  Right;  

The  Noes  to the Left. 

Tellers for the j  Sir George  Younger,  

|  Mr.  Ronald M'Neill: 

Yeas, 

Tellers for the j  Lord Hugh  Cecil, 

Noes, 

( Mr.  Adamson  : 

So  it was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

|  209. 

}  171. 

" ( 1  )  In  a  constituency  returning  three  or 
more  members  any election  of  the  full  number 
of members  shall be according to the principle of 
proportional  representation,  each elector  having 
one  transferable  vote,  as  defined  by  this  Act." 
-—(Mr.  Aneurin  Williams.) 

Another Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to the Bill,  in  p.  6,  1. 13,  by inserting  at  the end 
thereof  the words  A  person shall not be entitled 
to  be registered  or to vote as  a  parliamentary  or 
local government elector if  such person  has been 
interned under the provisions  of  the  Defence  of 
the Realm  Acts."—(Colonel  Gretton.) 

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.  6,1.13,  by leaving out the words 
" fifteenth day of April,"  and inserting the words 
" first day  of  May "—(Sir  George  Younger),— 
instead thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill:—And  a 
Debate  arising thereupon; 

And  it being Eleven  of  the clock,  the  Debate 

stood adjourned. 

Ordered, That  the  Debate  be  resumed  to­

morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Midwi-ves 
Second Reading  of  the  Midwives (Ireland)  Bill;  (Ireland): Bill. 

Ordered,  That the Bill  J|e read  a  second time 

upon Monday  next. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Trade Marks 

Second Reading  of  the Trade  Marks  Bill; 

Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read a second  time 

upon Monday  next. 

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. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Patents and 
Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs Design* Bill. 
Bill; 

Then  another  Amendment  was  made  to  the 

Ordered, That  the Bill  be read a  second  time 

Bill. 

upon Monday next. 

Another Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to the Bill,  in p.  7,1.  13,  by  inserting  at  the end 
thereof  the  words  "  Provided  that  in  every 
municipal  borough  the  town clerk, unless  lie  is 
the  registration  officer,  shall,  if  he  is  willing 
to  act  and  subject  to  his  being  approved  as 

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

Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports  ExP°rts 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill; 

& P 0 l ) T u. 

Ordered,  That the  Bill  be read a^second  time 

upon Monday  next. 

Vol..  172. 



250 	

21s£—22nd  November. 

1917. 


Supply. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Supply; 

Controller  under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm 
Regulations. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Ordered,  That the  said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

Table. 

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. 

, 

Non-ferrous 
Metal 
Industry  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Non-ferrous  Metal 
Industry  Bill  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Goal  Mines
Control
((fonfirmation) ment  (Confirmation)  B i l l; 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Control  Agree­

Bil1'

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading   of  the  National  Health  Insur­
ance  Bill 5 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time, 

upon  Friday  next. 

Supply [13th
November]

epor  '

The  Order  of the day being read,  for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  13th  dav  of this instant  November  : 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

Adjournment. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order of  the House  of  the  12th 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 Eleven 
of the clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow. 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a Message from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords  by  the  Lordsi­
one of  their Clerks,  as followeth: 

The  Lords  communicate  that  they  have  come Secret Sittings 

to the following Resolutions, to  which  they desire o£ the  House-
the concurrence  of  the  Commons  :— 
in  order 

that  each  House  of 

1.	  That, 

Parliament  may have  immediate  knowledge  

at  first  hand  of  statements  made  in  the  

other House  in times of national emergency, 

it  is  desirable  that  the  privilege  of  being-

present at Debates, by  long custom accorded  

by  each  House  of  Parliament  to  the 
Members  of  the  other  House,  should  not  

be withdrawn  on the occasion  of  any Secret 

Sitting. 


2.	  That, when  an Order  is made  in this  House  

for a Secret  Sitting,  notice  thereof  shall be 

sent  to  the  other  House,  and  that  any  

Member  of  the  House  of  Commons  present  

in  this  House  when  a  Secret  Sitting  is  

about  to  begin,  or seeking  admission during  

the  Sitting,  shall,  notwithstanding  any 
Order  for  the  withdrawal  of  strangers,  be  

invited  to  remain  so long  as he  shall  think  

fit during  the  Sitting:  


3.	  That  a  Message  be  sent  to  the  House  of  

foregoing 
Commons  communicating 
Resolutions,  and recommending  that,  if  that  

House  shall  concur  in  the  first  of  these  

Resolutions,  an  Order  of  that  House,  in  

terms  similar  to  those  of  the  foregoing  

second  Resolution,  might  be  made.  


the 

—(Mr.  Chancellor  of the  Exchequer.) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  do  sit  to-morrow. Business of 
the  House 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

The Order  of the day being read,  for resuming Representation 

the adjourned  Debate  on the Amendment  which, of  the  People 
upon the  21st  day  of  this instant  November, was 
proposed  to  be  made  on  consideration  of  the 
Representation  of  the  People  Bill,  as  amended 
in the  Committee ; 

Bill. 

Destructive 
Insects  and 
Pests Acts. , 

Thursday,  22nd November 1917. 

. P R A T E R S .. 

R.  Prothero  presented, pursuant  to the direc­
tions  of  an Act  of Parliament,—Copies  of 
Orders under  the Destructive  Insects  and Pests 
Acts,  numbered  D.I.P.  465,  475,  and 506 to 509, 
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. 

Which  Amendment  was,  in  p.  11,1.  7,  at  the 

beginning,  to insert  the  words— 

" ( 1  )  In  a  constituency  returning  three  or 
more  members  any election  of  the  full  number 
of  members  shall  be  according  to  the principle 
of  proportional  representation,  each  elector 
having  one  transferable vote,  as  defined  by this 
•  1  i 
A c t ;"  

And  the  Question  being  again proposed,  That 
those  words  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill:— 
The  House resumed the  said adjourned  Debate. 
Colonel  Sir  Herbert  Jessel rose  in  his  place 
and  claimed  to  move,  That  the  Question  be 
now put. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do lie upon the 

Table. 

Police 
(Metropolis.) 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Report  of  the 
Commissioner  of  Police  for  the  Metropolis  for 
the year  1916. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do  lie upon the 

Table. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Mr.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—  Copy  of  Sugar  Order,  1917 
(General  Licence),  and  Seed  Potatoes  (1917 
the  Food 
Crop)  Order,  1917,  made  by 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That 

the 
Question  be  now  put :—It  was  resolved  in  the 
Affirmative. 

Question  put 
(pursuant  to 
S.O.  Closure 
of  Debate.) 

And  the Question being  accordingly put,  That 

those words  be there inserted  in the  Bill; 

The  House divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 
Tellers  for  the j  Mr.  Aneurin  Williams,  1  .  „ 
{ Mr.  Marriott : 
|  1  b' 

Yeas, 

Tellers  for  the  ( Sir  Thomas  Whittaher,  )  ^qo 

Noes, 

( Sir  Francis  Lowe: 

So  it passed  in the  Negative. 

 
 
 
 
 








8  G E O.   V , 

22nd—-23rd November. 

Another  Amendment was proposed to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  11,  L  7,  by  leaving  out 
subsection 
(1)  of  Clause  17.—(Sir  George 
Younger.) 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher  presented,  by  His Board of 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Memorandum  ®dncation­
of  Arrangements  for  the  management  of  the 
City  of  Leeds  Training  College. 

And  tbe Question  being  put,  That  the words 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie upon the 


proposed to be left out,  to the word "  by,"  in  1. 9 
stand part of the  Bill; 

Table. 


The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 
,i 
rrt  <t 

. 
Yeas01 

f Sir  William  Mi/land  \ 

( Mr. Bowerman: 

(  150 

121 

Tellers for the  ( Sir  George  Younger, 

Noes, 

( Captain  Barnett: 

So  it  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to  be made 
to the  Bill,  in p.  11,  1. 9,  by leaving  out the word 
" b y ,"  and  inserting  the  words  " in  the  Eighth 
and  Ninth  Schedules  of  "—(Major  Chappie),­
instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
word  "  by "  stand  part  of  the  Bill:—And  a 
Debate  arising  thereupon  ; 

And  it  being  Eleven  of the clock,  the Debate 

stood adjourned. 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate  be  resumed  upon 

Monday  next. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His Colonial 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Colonial Report,  "?Ports,. 
No.  942  (Grenada,  Report for  1916-17). 
(Annual.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to the direc- Bank of 

tions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Return  Bn8l8nd­
of  the amount  of Bank  of  England  Notes issued 
more than  forty years,  and  outstanding  on  31st 
October  1917,  which  have been  written off. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

The  National  Health  Insurance  Bill  was, National 

according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time,  and Health 

committed  to a  Standing  Committee. 

lllfillPUlGd 
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. 

Supply. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  of  Ways  and  Means ; 

Means. 

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

Committee  of  Supply  ; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into  the said  Committee. 

Resolved,  That this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself into  the said  Committee. 

A  Motion  being made,  That  this  House  will, National 

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  [13th 
November] 
Beport. 

The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  13th day  of  this instant  November  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  received  upon 

Monday  next. 

upon  Monday  next,  resolve  itself  into  a  Com- ®Lealtb 

i 

' 

«r 

lnsnTAiif  A* 
mittee to consider of authorising the payment, out [Money.] 
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 
amend  the  Acts  relating  to  National  Health 
Insurance—(Mr.  Chancellor of  the Exchequer)  j 
Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,  acquainted  the House that 
informed  of  the 
His  Majesty,  having  been 
subject-matter  of  this  Motion,  recommends  it  

to the consideration  of the  House.  


Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order of the House  of the  12th 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,  upon  Monday  


next, resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the Adjournment. 

House  without  Question  put,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  3, it  being  then 
six  minutes  after  Four  of  the  clock,  till 

next. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  twenty-three  minutes  

after  Eleven  of  the  clock, adjourned  till  

to-morrow,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of 
the  House  of  this day. 


S T A N D I NG  C O M M I T T E E S. 

Friday,  23rd November 1917. 

P B A T E E S, 


Distribution  by Mr. Speaker, pursuant to  Stand­

ing  Order  No.  47,  of  Bills  committed  to  a 
Standing  Committee. 

Name  of  Bill. 

Standing 
Committee. 


Navy 
(Supplemen­
is^-JtrT**6'
No  158

I R  Eric  Geddes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  National  Health  Insurance  Bill 

A . 

Command,  —  Estimate  of  the  additional 
  numbers  of  Officers  and  Men  required  to  be 
v°ted  for  the  Navy  for  the  year  ending  31st 
March  1918. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Estimate  be referred 

to the Committee  of  Supply;  and be printed. 

VOL.  172. 

K K  2 



2 52 	

26th  November. 

1 9 1 7. 


Monday, 26th November 1917. 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 
The  Noes  to  the Left. 

E A T E R S. 

Tellers for the j  Sir  George Younger, 
( Mr.  Pennefather % 


Yeas, 

[  1 4 5. 

South 
Staffordshire 
Mond  Gas 
(Power  and 
Heating) 
(No.  2 )  BUI 
[Lords.] 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

THE  South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power 

and  Heating)  (No.  2)  Bill  {Lords]  was 

read a second time,  and committed. 

Mr.  Clynes presented,  by His  Majesty's  Com­
mand,—Copies  of  Food  Control  Committee  for 
Ireland (Constitution)  Order, 1917,  and Enforce­
ment (England  and  Wales)  Order,  1917,  made 
by  the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence  of 
the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Tellers  for the ( Mr.  Aneurin Williams,) 

} 

( Mr.  Anderson: 

Noes, 

122. 

So  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.  11,  1. 26,  by leaving  out  the 
words "  on one day,"  and inserting  the  words— 

"  (a)  for boroughs  on one day ;  and 

(b)  for	  counties  on  the  second  day  there­
after ; 

and  the  day  fixed  for  counting  the  votes " — 
(Mr.  Nield),—instead  thereof. 

Development 
Commission. 
No.  159. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented, pursuant  to the direc­
tions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Seventh  Report  of  the  Development  Commis­
sioners, being for the year  1916-17. 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
(Joint 
Committee) 
(Regulations.) 

Copy  of  Provisional  Regulations,  dated  21st 
November  1917,  made  by  the  National  Health 
Insurance  Joint  Committee,  acting  jointly  with 
the 
the 
Insurance  Commissioners,  entitled 
National  Health  Insurance  (Medical  Benefit) 
Regulations,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Papers  do lie upon the 
Table;  and  that  the  Paper  relative  to  the 
Development  Commission be printed. 

Agricultural 
Wages  Board 
(Ireland.) 

Mr.  Dvke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc­
tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  —  Copy  of 
Regulations  with respect  to the constitution and 
proceedings  of  the  Agricultural  Wages  Board 
for  Ireland,  made  under  the  Corn  Production 
Act,  1917,  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture 
and  Technical  Instruction  for  Ireland. 

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.  11,  1. 30,  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  "Provided  that,  if  it 
appears  to  the  returning  officer  of  any  consti­
tuency  that  owing  to  some  exceptional  cause  a 
proper  poll  cannot  take  place  on  the  required 
day,  the  returning officer may postpone the poll 
in  that  constituency  till  some  subsequent  day, 
and  make  such  arrangements  as  are  necessary 
for  the  purpose.  The  postponement  of  the poll 
under  this  provision  shall  not  invalidate  the 
election."—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

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  said Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

New  Member 
sworn. 

Major  William James  Allen,  Member  for  the 
County  of  Armagh  (North  Armagh  Division), 
was sworn. 

Representa­
tion  of  the 
People  Bill. 

The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned  Debate  on the  Amendment which, 
upon the 22nd  day  of this instant  November, was 
proposed  to  be  made  on  consideration  of  the 
Representation  of  the  People  Bill,  as  amended 
in the  Committee ; 

Which  Amendment was, in p.  14,1.  9,  to leave 
out  the  word  "  by,"  and  insert  the  words  "  in 
the  Eighth  and  Ninth  Schedules  of,"  instead 
thereof; 

And  the Question being  again proposed,  That 
the  word  "  by "  stand  part  of  the  Bill:—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 |  Mr.  Aneurin  Williams  121. 
I Mr.  Anderson  : 

Yeas, 

Tellers for the J Sir  George Younger,

Noes, 

(.Mr.  Pennefather:

.„. 

1
J 

So  it  passed  in  the  Negative. 

And  the Question being put,  That those words 

be there inserted  in  the  Bill; 

Another  Amendment  was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in p. 14,  1. 10,  by  inserting,  after the 
word  "that,"  the  words  " it  is  not  advisable 
that."—(Mr.  Peto.) 

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.  14,1.  10,  by  inserting,  after the 
word " b e ,"  the  word  "satisfactorily."—(Secre­
tary  Sir  George Cave.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the word 
"satisfactorily"  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.  18,  1.  15,  by  leaving  out from 
the  word  "  issuing"  to  the  end  of  1.  18,  and 
inserting  the words  "  for  distribution  advertise­
ments,  circulars,  or  publications,  and  shall  not 
hold any public meetings  or issue for distribution 
advertisements,  circulars,  or publications  during 
the  period  between  the  issuing  of  the  writ  for 
an  election  and  the  close  of  the  poll  for  the 
purpose  of  promoting  or  procuring  the  election 
of  any  candidate  at a  parliamentary  election,  or 
influencing  the  result  of  the  election,  unless 
authorised  in  writing  to  do  so  by  the  election 
agent  of a candidate  at that  election. 

(2)  For  the purposes  of  this  section the  term 
'publication'  shall  not  include  newspapers,  as 
defined  in section  one of  the  Newspapers  Libel 

 
 
26/FC November. 	

253 
proposed  Amendment  was,  with  leave  of  the 
House,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment was proposed to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  23,  1.  23,  by  leaving  out 
subsections  (3)  and  (4),  and  inserting  the 
words— 

"  (3)  The  section of  this Act  relating  to  local 
government  franchise (men) shall not  apply, 
and in lieu thereof— 

8  G E O.   Y . 

and Registration Act,  1881, bon&-fide established 
before the issuing  of  the  writ for an election and 
not established for the purposes of  the  election  " 
— (Mr.  Percy  Harris),—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  another  Amendment  was  made  to  the 

Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p. 20,  1.  23,  by inserting  at  the 
end thereof  the words "  In  all large and sparsely 
inhabited  constituencies  the  returning  officer 
shall provide such a sufficient number  of  polling 
stations  as will enable  the electors  to record their 
votes  without  the  necessity  of  travelling  more 
than  three miles  to such polling  station."—(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. 

Another Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p. 20,  1. 23,  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  "  The  local  authority for 
the  purposes  of  this  section  shall,  in the  case  of 
a  parliamentary  borough  which  is  coterminous 
with  an  urban  district,  be  the  urban  district 
council  of that district."—(Mr. Nield 

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  tbe 

Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  21,  1. 39,  by  inserting  at  the 
end thereof  the words— 

"  The  expression  ' naval  and  military'  shall 
for the purpose  of  this Act  include the  Air 
Service.' 

— (Colonel	  Yate.) 

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.  23,  by  inserting, after the 
words last inserted,  the  words— 

"  The expression  e administrative county'  shall 
not  apply  to  Scotland,  but shall  mean  and 
be  interpreted  as  a  county  inclusive  of  the 
burgh  or  burghs situated therein,  except  a 
burgh forming  a county  of  a city." 

—(Mr.  Walt.) 

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.  23,  1. 16,  by  inserting-at  the 
end thereof the  words  "  Where  by  the operation 
of  this  Act  any  royal  or  parliamentary  burgh 
ceases  as a burgh  to return  a member to  Parlia­
ment,  nothing  in  this  Act  shall  affect  in  any 
other  respect  the  rights  and  privileges  of  such 
burgh  as a royal  or  parliamentary  burgh,  or  the 
rights,  privileges,  and  functions  of  the  magis­
trates,  town council, and officers thereof."—(Mr. 
Gnlland.) 

And  the  Question  being proposed,  That those 
words  be there  inserted  in  the  Bill •.—The  said 

VOL.  172. 

(a)  A	  man  who  is  of  full  age  and  not 
subject  to any legal incapacity shall  be 
entitled  to  be  registered  as  a  local 
government  elector  for a  local  govern­
ment  electoral  area  if  he  is  on  the last 
day  of  the qualifying  period,  and  has 
been during the whole of  that period— 
(i)  the	  owner  of  land and  heritages 
within the area  of the yearly  value 
of  not less than ten pounds:  where 
lands  and  heritages  are  in  the 
joint  ownership  of  two  or  more 
persons,  and  the  aggregate  yearly 
value of  the lands and  heritages is 
not  less than  the amount produced 
by  multiplying  ten  pounds by the 
number  of  the  joint  owners, each 
of the joint owners shall  be treated 
as  owning  lands  and  heritages  of 
the  yearly  value  of  not  less  than 
ten  pounds;  or 

(ii)  the occupier as tenant of lands and 
heritages  (other  than  a  dwelling-
house) within the area of  the yearly 
value  of  not less than  ten  pounds : 
where such  lands and heritages are 
in  the  joint  occupation  as  tenants 
of  two  or  more  persons,  and  the 
aggregate yearly value of the lands 
and  heritages  is  not  less than the 
amount  produced  by  multiplying 
ten  pounds  by the  number  of  the 
joint  occupiers,  each  of  the  joint 
occupiers  shall  be  treated  as 
occupying  lands  and  heritages  of 
the  yearly  value  of  not  less  than 
ten pounds ;  or 

(iii)  The  inhabitant occupier  as owner 
or  tenant  of  a  dwelling-house 
within the area ;  or 

(iv)  the	  occupier  of  lodgings  within 
the  area  of  the  yearly  value,  if 
let  unfurnished,  of  not  less  than 
ten  pounds:  where  lodgings  are 
in the joint  occupation  of  not more 
than two persons, and the aggregate 
yearly  value  as  aforesaid  of  the 
lodgings  is  not  less  thau  twenty 
pounds,  each  of  the  joint  lodgers 
shall  be  treated  as  occupying 
lodgings  of  the  yearly  value  of 
not less than ten  pounds ;  or 

(v)  the  inhabitant  occupier  in \irtue 
of  any  office,  service,  or  employ­
ment  of  a  dwelling-house  within 
the area  which is  not  inhabited  by 
any person  under whom  he  serves 
iu  such  office, service,  or  employ­
ment : 

(b)  (i)  the	  ownership  or  occupation  in 
immediate  succession  of  different 
lands  and  heritages,  dwelling-
houses,  or  lodgings,  as  the  case 
may be,  in the same  parliamentary 
county or in the same parliamentary 
borough,  shall  have  the  like effect 
in qualifying a man to be registered 
as a local government  elector for a 

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local  government  electoral  area, 
therein,  respectively,  as  the  con­
tinued  ownership  Or  occupation  of 
the  same 
lands  and  heritages, 
dwelling-houses,  or  lodgings within 
that  area;  and 

(ii)  the occupation of a dwelling-house 

shall  not  be  deemed  to  be  inter­
rupted by reason only of permission 
being  given,  by  letting  or  other­
wise, for the occupation  thereof  as 
a  furnished  house  by  some  other 
person  for a part  of  the qualifying 
period not  exceeding  three months 
in the whole : 

(c)  In  this section  ' owner'  has  the same 
meaning  as  ' proprietor '  in the Valua­
tion  Acts,  ' lands  and  heritages'  has 
the  same  meaning  as  in  those  Acts, 
and 'dwelling-house  '  means  any house 
or part of a house occupied  as a separate 
dwelling. 

(4)  Subsection one  of  the section	  of  this  Act 
relating  to  franchise  (women)  shall  not 
apply,  and in lieu thereof— 

(other 

(a)	  A  woman  who  is  not  subject  to  any 
legal  incapacity  shall  be entitled  to  be 
registered  as  a  parliamentary  elector 
for  a  constituency 
than  a 
university  constituency) 
if  she  has 
attained  the  age  of  thirty  years,  and 
if  either  she  or  her  husband  is  on 
the  last  day  of  the qualifying  period 
occupying jointly or severally  as owner 
or  tenant  any  land  or  premises  in 
the  constituency  (hereinafter  in  this 
' the  qualifying 
subsection 
premises'),  and  has  during  the  whole 
of  the  qualifying  period  so  occupied 
any land  or  premises  in  the  county  or 
county of a city in which the qualifying 
premises  are  situated  :  Provided  that 
for the purposes  of  this  subsection— 

called 

(i)  the  word  ' tenant'	  shall  include 
a person who inhabits  by  virtue  of 
any office, service,  or  employment 
any  dwelling-house  which  is  not 
inhabited  by  any  person  under 
whom  he  serves  in  such  office, 
service,  or  employment; 

(ii)	  the  word 

' tenant'  shall  not 
include  a  person  who  occupies  a 
room  or rooms  as a  lodger,  except 
where  such  room  or  rooms are  let 
to  him  or  her  in  an  unfurnished 
state; 

(iii)	  a  woman,  though  she  or  her 
husband  may  have been  occupying 
land or premises in the constituency 
on  the  last  day  of  the  qualifying 
period,  shall  not  be entitled  to be 
so registered  if  she or her husband, 
as the case  may  be,  commenced to 
occupy the land  or premises within 
thirty  days  before  the  end  of  the 
qualifying  period  and  ceased  to 
occupy  them  within  thirty  days 
after  the  commencement  of  such 
occupation; 

, 

(iv)  the	  occupation  of  a  house  shall 
not be deemed to be interrupted by 
reason  only  of  permission  being 
given,  by  letting  or  otherwise, for 
the  occupation  of  the  house  as  a 
furnished  house  by  some  other 
person for a part  of  the qualifying 

period  not  exceeding  four  months 
in  the  whole  ; 

(v)	  not  more  than  two  persons shall 
be  deemed  to  be  joint  occupiers 
of  the  same  land  or  premises, 
unless  they  are  bonS, fide engaged  • 
as  partners  carrying  on  their 
profession,  trade,  or  business  in 
the premises ;  and 

(vi)  the word ' county '  means a county 
inclusive-  of  all  burghs  therein 
except  a county  of  a city,  and the 
word ' dwelling-house '  means  any 
house  or part  of  a  house occupied 
as a separate  dwelling : 

(b)  A	  woman registered  by  virtue  of  this 
section shall  be deemed  to be registered 
by  virtue  of  her  own  or  her husband's 
local government  qualification." 

—(Mr.  Munro.) 

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  B i l l;  


A n	  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  said proposed Amendment,  in ].  8,  by leaving 
out  the  word  "  ten,"  and  inserting  the  word 
" five "—(Mr.  Dundas  White),—instead thereof. 
And  the  Question  being  put  That  the  word  

"  ten "  stand part of the proposed  Amendment:—  

It  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative.  


Another Amendment was proposed  to  be made 

to  the  said  proposed  Amendment,  in  1.  15,  by  

leaving  out  from  the word "  area "  to  the  word  

"  or,"  in  1. 22.—(Mr. Adamson.) 


And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words  

proposed  to be  left  out  stand part  of the  proposed  

Amendment:—It  was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Another Amendment was  proposed to  be made 

to  the  said  proposed Amendment,  in  1. 25,  by  

leaving  out  from  the  word "  area "  to  the  word  

" o r ,"  in  1. 31.—(Mr. Adamson.) 


And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
words  proposed  to  be left  out  stand  part  of  the 
proposed  Amendment:—And  a  Debate  arising 
thereupon; 

And  a  Motion being made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  the  Debate  be  now  adjourned 
—(Mr.  Munro):—It  was 
in  the 
Affirmative. 

resolved 

Ordered, That  the  Debate  be resumed  upon 

Wednesday  next. 

The House,  according  to Order, resolved itself  National 

into  a Committee  on National  Health  Insurance Health 

Insurance'' 

[ M o n e y ]. 

^ 

[Money.]; 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  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 
amend  the  Acts  relating  to  National  Health 
Insurance.-—(Sir  Edwin  Cornwall.) 

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 
Deputy Chairman reported,  That the  Committee 
had  made  Progress  in  the  matter  to  them 
referred;  and  that  he  was  directed  to  move, 

„8  GEO. Y. 
That  the  Committee  may  have  leave  to  sit 
again. 

26th—27th  November.  


Ordered, That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

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. 

Supply. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

Committee  of  Supply ; 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 

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  Question  proposed 
upon the  30th  day of  April  last,  on consideration 
of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, as amended 
in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the  Clause 
(Defilement  of  girls  under seventeen)  be  read  a 
second time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

Education 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of the  Education  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read a second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day being  read,  for  the 

Petroleum 
(Production)  Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay­
[Payments 

and 
Expenses.] 


ments and Expenses] ; 


Resolved, That  this House will, upon Thursday 

next,  resolve  itself  into the said  Committee. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the  Adjournment. 

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

And  notice  being  taken  that  Forty  Mem­

bers  were  not  present,  the  House  was 
toid  by  \lr.  Speaker;  and Forty  Mem­
bers not being  present,  and  it  being  then  

after Four  of  the  clock,  the  House  was  

adjourned  by  Mr.  Speaker,  at  nine 
minutes  after Eleven of the clock, without 

a  Question first put, till  to-morrow.  


Tuesday, 21th November 1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

R.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His  Malay States. 

i ?I  Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy  of  Report 
for  1916  on the  Federated  Malay  States. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Petroleum 
(Production)  Committee  on the  Petroleum  (Production)  Bill; 
Bill. 
Resolved,  That  this House will,  upon Thursday 

next,  resolve  itself  into the said  Committee. 

Midwiyes 
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Ireland) Bill.  Second  Reading  of  the  Midwives  (Ireland) 

Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do lie upon the 

Table. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to Universities 

the  directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  (Scotland) 
of  University  Court  Ordinance,  No.  62  (Edin-  foiklna»oe ) 
burgh,  No.  23^  (Foundation  of  Chair  of 
German),  under  the  Universities  (Scotland) 
Act,  1889, 

160 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read a second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table ;  and  be printed. 

Trade  Marks 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of the Trade  Marks  Bill; 

Oi dered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second time 

upon  Thursday  next. 

Sir  Auckland  Geddes  presented,  by  His National 
Majesty's  Command,—Copies,  of  National  Ser- Service 
vice Instructions.  Nos.  2,  3,  6,  7,  12,  13,  14,  and  lnstruotioM­
16,  of  1917. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Patents  and 
Designs  Bill.  Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs 

Ordered,  That the  said Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

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: 

Imports  and 
Exports 
(Temporary 
Control)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill; 

The  Lords  have agreed  to the  Parliament  and parliament 

Local  Elections  (No.  2)  B i l l,  w i t h o ut 
Amendment. 

a ny  and  Local 
Elections 
(No.  2)  Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Air  Force Air Force 

upon  Thursday  next. 

Bill,  with  Amendments;  to  which  the  LordsBil1­
desire  the concurrence  of this  House. 

Non-ferrous 
Metal 
Industry Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Non-ferrous  Metal 

Second  Reading  of 
Industry  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

Upon Thursday  next. 

/ 

Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made  by  the Air Force 

Lords  to  the  Air  Force  Bill  be  taken  intoBill, 
consideration  to-morrow ;  and  be printed. 

Bill  107. 

The  House, according to Order,  resolved  itself  Coal Mines 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Control  Agree-

Coal Mines 
Control 
S Z L  )  ment  (Confirmation)  Bill; 
Bill. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Control Control 
Agreement  (Confirmation)  Bill. 

greemen 

(Confirmation) 
Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1 (Confirmation  of  agreement). 

Amendments made. 

Supply  [13th 
November] 
Keport. 

The  Order of  the day  being read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  13th day  of  this  instant  November ; 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,1.  1 3, 

to  leave  out  "  9 (J,"  in  order  to  insert  " 9  . 
(Mr. Brunner.) 

V O L,  1 7 2. 

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Question  proposed,  That  " 9   G "  stand part  of 
the  Clause :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

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

27th  November 

19X7® 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1.  13, 
to  leave  out the words  "  for  the time  being,"  in 
order to insert the word "  now."—(Mr. Brunner.) 

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. 14, 
to leave out from the word "  applied "  to the end 
of subsection  (1).—(Mr.  Lough.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to be left  out,  to  the word  "or,"  in  p.  2,  1.  15, 
stand  part  of  the  Clause  :—Amendment,  by
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1.  14, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  whom  the  agreement 
affects or  purports  to  affect,"  in  order  to  insert 
the  words  "  by  whom  the  parties  thereto were 
authorised  to negotiate and enter into  an  agree­
ment  to that effect."—(Sir  William  Beale.) 

Question,  That  the  words proposed  to  be  left 
out,  to the  word "  or,"  in  1.  15,  stand part  of the 
Clause, put,  and agreed  to. 

Other Amendments made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 16,
after  the  word  "  cause,"  to  insert  the  word 
"  knowingly."—(Sir  Joseph Walton.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word  "know­
ingly "  be there inserted:—Amendment,  by leave, 
withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 2,  1. 21, 
to  leave out  from the  word "  particular"  to the 
word << he,"  in  1. 24.—(Mr.  Watt.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  or "  stand part  of 

the  Clause,  put,  and agreed to. 

Other  Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 2,  1. 28, 
to  leave  out from  the  word  16 continues "  to the 
end  of  1. 30.—(Sir  Clifford Cory.) 

Question,  That  the words  proposed to be  left 
out/  to  the  word  "  default,"  in  1. 28,  stand part 
of  the  Clause,  put,  and negatived. 

Remaining  words omitted. 

Another Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 36, 
to  leave  out  from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of 
1. 39.—(General  Hickman.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause:— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Question  put,  That  the  Clause,  as  amended, 

Clause agreed to. 
A  Clause  (Provisions  as  to  secrecy)—(Mr. 
Wardle)—-brought up,  and  read  the  first  and 
second time,  and added  to the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Duration  of  agreement)— 
(Mr.  Walter  Roch)—brought up,  and  read  the  

first  and second time, and added  to the  Bill.  


Another  Clause  (Action  against  Coal  Con­
troller  or  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade)—  

(Mr.  Walter  Roch)—brought  up,  and  read  the  

first  and  second  time,  amended,  in  1.  1,  by

inserting,  after the word  "may,"  the words  "sue 

or,"  and  in  1.  2,  by  leaving  out  all  the  words  

after  the  word 
"  agreement"  —  (Mr.  Walter  

Roch),—and added  to the  Bill.  


Another  Clause  (Accounts  and  audit)—{Mr.  

Walter  Roch)^-brought  up,  and  read  the  first  

and second  time,  and added  to the  Bill.  


Another  Clause (Saving  for persons  who  have  

lent  money  to the  owners  of  coal  mines)—(Mr.  

Runciman)-—brought  up,  and  read the first and  

second time,  and added  to 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  lie  was  directed  to  move,  That  the 
Committee  may  have leave  to  sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 

next,  again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Com­
mittee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the National 
Insurance Health  > 
I —  e 

Committee  on  National  Health 
[Money]; 

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 [13th 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of November]
the  13th  day  of  this instant  November; 

Eeport. 

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. 

stand part  of the Bill. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers for the I Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

(Lord  Edmund Talbot:  J  J 

i  ^ 
124.

Tellers  for the/Sir  Joseph Walton, 

Noes, 

\ Mr.  David  Mason : 

\  gg

J 

Clause  No.  2  amended,  and  agreed to. 

Clause  No.  3  (Short  title). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1.  19,  to leave 
out  the  words  "  Agreement  (Confirmation)."— 
(Sir  Clifford  Cory.) 

Order of the House  of  the  12th  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  Standing  Order,  till  to-morrow.  








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28/^ November. 

2 57 

Wednesday, 28th November 1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 


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. 


Bepresentation  S E C R E T A RY  Sir  George  Cave  presented, 
h  j  His  Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy  of 
of the People
^  
Bill, 
Report  (with  Maps')  of  the  .  Commissioners 
Boundary 
appointed  to  determine  the  Distribution  of 
Commission 
(Ireland.) 
Members and  the  Boundaries  of  Constituencies 
in Ireland for the purposes  of  the Representation 
of  the People  Bill. 

The Order of  the day being read, for resuming Reprewntattaa 

the adjourned Debate  on the Amendment  which,  of the People 
upon the  26th  day of this instant  November, was  1  ' 
proposed to  be made  to the Amendment  proposed 
to  be made  on  consideration  of  the  Representa­
tion  of  the  People  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 
Committee  ; 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do lie upon the 

Which  Amendment  was,  in  p.  23,  1.  23,  in 

Table. 

lieu  of  words left out,  to  insert the words­

Colonial 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

Mr..  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of Colonial  Report, 
No. 943  (Jamaica,  Report for  1916-17). 

Ordered, That .the said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Education 
(England  and 
Wales) 
(Teachers' 
Salaries.) 

No. 161. 

Mr.  Herbert.  Fisher presented,—-Return  to  an 

Order,  dated  the  8th  day  of  May  last,  for  a 
Return  relative  to  Education  (England  and 
Wales)  (Teachers'Salaries). 

Ordered,  That the said Return  do lie  upon the 

Table  ;  and be  printed. 

Selection 
(Standing 
Committees.) 
Standing 
Committee  A. 

Standing 
Committee  A0 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
Bill. 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard  reported  from  the  Com­
mittee  of  Selection  ;  That  they  had  discharged 
the  following  Members  from  Standing  Com­
mittee  A  :—Mr  Archdale,  Sir  John  Barran, 
Sir  William  Beale,  Mr.  Boy!on,  Mr.  Burns, Mr. 
Chancrllor,  Sir  Stephen  Collins,  Sir  William 
Collins,  Mr.  Dickinson,  Mr.  Dillon, Sir George
Greenwood,  Mr.  Hanson,  Major  Hills,  Mr. 
Haydn  Jones,  Mr.  Hugh  Law,  Mr.  Godfrey
Locker-Lampson,  Mr.  Charles  Roberts,  Mr. 
Aneurin Williams, and  Mr.  Tyson  Wilson  ;  and 
had  appointed  in  substitution:  Mr.  Adamson, 
Captain  Barnston, Colonel  Olive, General Colvin, 
Mr.  Denman,  Mr.  FitzPatrich, Major Hayward,
Mr.  Hicks Beach,  Mr.  Hinds,  Mr.  Lindsay,  Mr. 
Lynch,  Mr.  Mallalieu, Mr.  Nolan,  Mr. George 
Peel, Mr. Charles  Price, Mr.  Watt, and Mr. Yeo. 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard  further  reported  from 
they  had  added  to 
the  Committee;  That 
Standing  Committee  A  the  following  Fifteen 
Members  (in  respect  of  the  National  Health 
Insurance  Bill) : —  Mr.  Butcher,  Sir  Edwin 
Cornwall,  Mr.  Currie,  Mr.  Falconer,  Air.  Field, 
Major  Goldsmith,  Mr.  Hackett, Mr.  Hogge, Mr. 
Glyn-Jones,  Mr. Mac Caw,  Mr. Morton, Air. Peto, 
Mr.  Pratt, Colonel  Stirling,  and  Mr. Thomas, 

Ordered, That  the  Reports  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Chequers 
Estate  Bill. 

Bill 108. 

Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer,  supported 
by  Sir Alfred Mond and  Mr.  Baldwin,  presented 
a  Bill  to Confirm and  give  effect  to  a  deed of 
settlement  relating  to  the  Chequers  Estate  and 
other  property,  and  for  purposes  connected 
therewith:  And  the  same  was  ordered  to  be 
read  a  second  time  to-morrow  ;  and  to  be 
printed. 

Education 
(Provision  of 
Meals) 
(Ireland)  Bill. 
Bill 109. 

Mr.  Duke, supported  by  Mr. Solicitor  General 
for  Ireland,  presented  a  Bill  to  amend  the 
Education  (Provision  of  Meals)  (Ireland)  Acts, 
1914  and  1916  :  And  the  same was  ordered  to 
be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow ;  and  to  be 
printed. 

Air  Force 
BiU. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to 
take  into  consideration  the Amendments  made 
by  the  Lords  to  the  Air  Force  Bill;  and  the 
same were twice read, and agreed  to. 

VOL.  1 71 

" 

; (3)  The  section  of  this Act  relating  to  local 
government franchise  (men)  shall not  apply, 

in lieu thereof— 

(a)  A	  man  who  is  of  full  age  and  not 
subject  to any legal incapacity  shall  be 
entitled  to  be  registered  as  a  local 
government  elector  for a  local  govern­
ment  electoral  area  it  he  is  on the  last 
day  of  the  qualifying  period,  and  has 
i;°en  during  the whole of  that  period— 

'i)  the  owner  of  land  and  heritages 
within  the area  o!  the yearly value 
of  not less than  ten pounds :  where ' 
lands  and  heritages  are  in  the 
joint  ownership  of  two  or  more 
persons,  and the  aggregate  yearly 
value  of the  lands and heritages  is 
not  less than the amount produced 
by  multiplying  ten  pounds  by  the 
number  of  the  joint  owners,  each 
of the  joint owners shall  be treated 
as  owning  lands  and  heritages  of 
the  yearly  value  of  not  less  than 
ten  pounds  ;  or 

(ii)  the	  occupier  as  tenant  of  lands 
and  heritages  (other  than  a  dwel­
ling-house )  within  the  area of  the 
yearly  value  of  not  less  than  ten 
pounds:  where  such  lands  and 
heritages are in the joint occupation 
as tenants  of  two  or more  persons, 
and  the aggregate  yearly  value  of 
the  lands and  heritages  is  not  less 
than  the  amount  produced  by 
multiplying  ten  pounds  by  the 
number of the joint occupiers,  each 
of  the  joint  occupiers  shall  be 
lands  and 
treated  as  occupying 
heritages  of  the  yearly  value  of 
not less than  ten pounds ;  or 

(iii)  The  inhabitant  occupier  as owner 
or  tenant  of  a  dwelling-house 
within  the  area ;  or 

(iv)  the  occupier,  of	  lodgings  within 
the area  of the yearly  value,  if  let 
unfurnished,  of  not  less  than  ten 
pounds:  where 
lodgings  are  in 
the  joint  occupation  of  not  more 
than  two  persons,  and  the  aggre­
gate  yearly  value  as  aforesaid  of 
the lodgings is not less than twenty 
pounds,  each  of  the  joint  lodgers 
shall  be  treated  as  occupying 
lodgings  of  the yearly value  of  not 
less than ten  pounds ;  o r 

(v)	  the  inhabitant  occupier  in virtue 
if  any  office,  service,  or  employ­
ment  of  a  dwelling-house  within 
the  area which is not inhabited  by 
any person  under whom  he  serves 
in  such office,  service,  or  employ­
ment I 

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(b)  (i)  the	  ownership  or  occupation  in 
immediate  succession  of  different 
lands  and  heritages,  dwelling-
houses,  or  lodgings,  as  the  case 
may be,  in the same parliamentary 
county  or  in  the  same  parlia­
mentary  borough,  shall  have  the 
like  effect  in  qualifying  a man  to 
be registered as a local government 
elector  for  a  local  government 
electoral area therein, respectively, 
as  the  continued  ownership  or 
occupation  of  the  same  lands  and 
heritages,  dwelling  -  houses,  or 
lodgings  within  that  area ;  and 

(ii)  the	  occupation  of  a  dwelling-
house  shall  not  be  deemed  to  be 
interrupted  by  reason  only  of 
permission  being given,  by  letting 
or  otherwise,  for  the  occupation 
thereof  as  a  furnished  house  by 
some  other  person  for  a  part  of 
the qualifying period not exceeding 
three months in the whole: 

(c)  In  this section  5 owner'  has the same 
meaning  as  'proprietor'  in  the  Valua­
tion  Acts,  6 lands  and  heritages'  has 
the same meaning  as  in those  Acts, and 
6 dwelling-house'  means  any  house  or 
part  of  a  house occupied  as a  separate 
dwelling. 

(4)  Subsection  one of  the	  section  of  this  Act 
relating  to  franchise  (women)  shall  not 
apply, and  in  lieu thereof— 

(iv)  the	  occupation  of  a  house  shall 
not  be  deemed  to  be  interrupted 
by  reason only  of permission being 
given,  by  letting  or otherwise,  for 
the  occupation  of  the  house  as  a 
furnished  house  by  some  other 
person for a part  of  the qualifying 
period  not exceeding  four  months 
in the  whole; 

(v)	  not  more  than  two  persons  shall 
be  deemed  to  be  joint  occupiers 
of  the  same  land  or  premises, 
unless  they  are boh& fide  engaged 
as  partners  carrying  on  their 
profession,  trade,  or  business  in 
the premises;  and 

(vi)  the word 'county'	  means a county 
inclusive  of  all  burghs  therein 
except a  county  of  a city,  and  the 
word  6 dwelling-house '  means any 
house  or  part  of  a house  occupied 
as a separate  dwelling : 

(b)  A  woman registered  by virtue of this 
section shall  be deemed  to  be registered 
bv  virtue  of  her  own  or her husband's 
local government  qualification ;" 

And  the  Amendment  to  the  said  proposed 
Amendment  was,  in  1.  25,  to  leave  out  from 
the word "  area"  to the  word " o r ,"  in  1.  3 1; 

And  the  Question  being again  proposed,  That 
the  words  proposed  to  be  left out  stand  part of 
the proposed Amendment  :—The  House resumed 
the  said adjourned  Debate. 

(a)  A	  woman who  is  not  subject  to  any 
legal  incapacity  shall  be entitled  to be 
registered  as  a  parliamentary  elector 
for  a  constituency  (other  than  a  uni­
versity constituency J  if  she has attained 
the  age  of  thirty  years,  and  if  either 
she  or  her husband  is  on  the  last  day 
of  the  qualifying  period  occupying 
jointly  or  severally  as owner  or  tenant 
any land or premises in the constituency 
(hereinafter  in  this  subsection  called 
s the  qualifying  premises'),  and  has 
during  the  whole  of  the  qualifying 
period so occupied  any land or premises 
in  the  county  or  county  of  a  city  in 
which 
the  qualifying  premises  are 
situated :  Provided that for the purposes 
of this  subsection— 

(i)  the  word /tenant  '  shall include a 
person  who  inhabits  by  virtue  of 
any  office,  service,  or  employment 
any  dwelling-house  which  is  not 
inhabited  by  any  person  under 
whom  he  serves  in  such  office, 
service,  or  employment; 

And  the  Question  being  put; 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to  the  Right  ; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for the/Lord  Edmund Talbot,  | j^y 
(Captain  Guest: 

Yeas, 

J 

Tellers  for the J Mr. Adamson, 

}  ^ 
(Mr.  JJundas  White:  / 

Noes, 

So  it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed t.o be made 
to  the  said  proposed  Amendment,  in  1.  31,  by 
inserting,  after  the  word  "  pounds,"  the  words 
"  Provided  that  this  franchise  shall  not  be 
affected  by  reason  only  of  the  fact  that  the 
lodgings  are  also  occupied  by  a  child  or minor, 
or  by  more  than  one  of  these."—(Mr. Dundas 
White.) 

And  the  Question being  proposed,  That those 

words be there inserted  in  the  proposed  Amend­
ment :—'The  Amendment  to  the  said  proposed 
Amendment  was,  with  leave  of  the  House, 
withdrawn. 

(ii)  the	  word  8 tenant' 

shall  not 
include  a  person  who  occupies  a 
room  or  rooms  as a  lodger,  except 
where  such  room  or rooms  are let 
to  him  or  her  in  an  unfurnished 
state; 

(Mi)  a	  woman,  though  she  or  her 
husband  may have been  occupying 
land or premises in the constituency 
on  the  last  day  of  the  qualifying 
period,  shall  not  be entitled  to  be 
so registered if  she or her husband, 
as  the case may  be,  commenced  to 
occupy  the land  or premises within 
thirty  days  before  the  end of  the 
qualifying  period  and  ceased  to 
occupy  them  within  thirty  days 
after  the  commencement  of  such 
occupation; 

And  the  proposed  Amendment  was amended, 
in  1. 47,  by leaving  out  the  word  "  three,"  and 
inserting the word  "  four "—(Mr. Dundas White), 
—instead  thereof. 

And  the Question being put, That those words, 

as  amended, 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.  25,  1.20,  by inserting  at the end 
thereof  the  words— 

" ( 1 0  ;  Except  as  expressly  provided  in  this  


Act— 


(a)  Nothing  in  this  Act  shall  take effect so 
as  to  deprive  any  royal  or parliamentary 
burgh losing separate representation under 
this Act  of  any right, privilege,  or status, 
whether for purposes of l@eal government 

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28th November. 

259 

or  otherwise,  hitherto  enjoyed   by  such 
burgh  as a  royal  or parliamentary  burgh." 

the  word 
thereof. 

" a " — ( M r.  Hugh  Law),—instead! 

— ( M r.  Munro.) 

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, 
in  1.  6,  by 
inserting,  after  the  word  56 burgh,"  the  words 
"  and  a similar status  shall  be conferred upon all 
burghs included  in groups  of  burghs  constituted 
by  this Act."—(Sir  George Younger.) 

And  the Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words be  there inserted  in  the proposed Amend-
ment:—The  Amendment  to  the  said  proposed 
Amendment  was,  with  leave  of  the  House, 
withdrawn. 

And  the Question  being  put, That those words 
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.  25,  1, 37,  by  leaving  out  the 
words  "orders  and  scales  of  fees,  costs,  and 
charges."—(Mr.  Maurice Healy.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 

?roposed to  be left out stand  part  of  the Bill  — 

t was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to the Bill,  in  p.  26,1.  2,  by  inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  the words  "  Provided  that  no court  fee 
shall  be  charged  in respect  of  any appeal  under 
this Act."—(Mr.  Maurice Healy.)

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.  26,1.  11,  by inserting,  after the 
word "  county,"  the  words "  or the town clerk  of 
a  county  borough,  as  the  case  may  be."— 
(Mr.  Clancy.) 

And the Question  being put,  That those words 

be there inserted  in the  Bill  ; 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 

The  Noes   to  the  Left. 
Tellers for the/ Mr.  Boland,

Yeas, 

(Mr.  John O'Connor  :

Tellers for the] Captain  Guest, 

1 
j 
1 235 

Noes, 

I Lord  Edmund Talbot  :  j 

So  it  passed  in  the  Negative. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made  to  the 

Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 

to  tbe  Bill,  in  p.  26,  1. 39,  by  leaving  out  sub­
section (4)  of Clause 37.—(Mr.  Maurice  Healy.) 

And  the Question  being  put,  That  the words 
proposed  to  be  left  out,  to  the  end  of  1.  41, 
stand  part  of  the  Bill  ;—It  was resolved  in the 
Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  27,1.  17,  by inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  "  and  the  expression 
s overseer  '  means  a  town  clerk,  secretary  of 
a  county  council,  clerk  of  an  urban  district 
council, an existing clerk  of the union,  within  the 
meaning  of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 
1898, and a collector of  poor rate."—(Mr. Duke.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the words 

"  an existing "  stand part of  the proposed Amend­
ment : —It  was  resolved  in the Affirmative. 

A nd 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. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  27,  1.  32,  by  leaving  out 
subsection  (9),  and inserting  the  words— 

" ( 9  )  (a)  The  qualifying  period  shall  be  a 
period  of six months ending  on the fifteenth 
day  of  July  and  including  that  day :  Pro­
vided  that  one  month  shall  be  substituted 
for  six  months  in  the  application  of  this 
provision  to a person  who  has  been  serving 
as  g. member  of  the naval  or  military forces 
of  the Crown  at  any  time  during  the  said 
six  months; 

(b)  One register of electors only shall  be made 
in each year, and all  provisions applicable  to 
the  autumn  register  shall apply  as respects 
the  yearly  register (except  that  the yearly 
register  shall  remain  in  force  until  the 
fifteenth  day  of  October 
the  next 
following  ye;>r),  and  the  provisions  as  to 
the  preparation  of  two  registers  in  each 
year  and  as  to  the  spring register shall not 
apply  " 

in 

—(Mr.  Duke),—instead  thereof. 

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,  in  1. 6,  by insert­
ing  at  the  end  thereof  the  words  "  Provided 
that  the  provisions  of  section  nine  in  Part  II. 
of  this Act  shall  apply  in  the cities  of  Dublin, 
Belfast,  Cork, 
and  Derry."—(Sir  James 
Dougherty.) 

And  the Question being  put, That  those words 
be  there  inserted  in the  proposed  Amendment  : 
—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. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the Bill, in  p.  27,1.  37, by inserting  at  the end 
thereof  the words— 

" ( 1 0)  The  yearly  value  of  premises shall  be 
taken  to  be  the  rateable  value  where those 
premises  are  separately  assessed  to  rates, 
and in any other case shall  be  deemed  to be 
the  amount which  would, in  the  opinion  of 
the  registration  officer,  be  the  rateable 
value if they  were separately  assessed." 

—(Mr.  Duke.) 

And the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words  be there inserted  in the  Bill: 

The  said proposed Amendment  was  amended, 
in  1.  2,  by  leaving  out  the words  ,s assessed  to 
rates,"  and  inserting  the  word "  valued,"  instead 
thereof;  and  in  1.  4,  by  leaving  out  the  word 
"assessed,"  and  inserting  the  word  "valued," 
instead thereof.—(Mr.  Maurice Healy.) 

And  the Question  being put, That those words, 
as  amended,  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill:— 
It  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made   to  <the 

words  be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l; 

Bill. 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be made  to 
the said  proposed Amendment,  in  1. 2,  by leaving 
out  the  words  " an  existing,9'  and  inserting 

VOL.  172. 

A  Schedule  (Returning  officers  for  Scottish 
constituencies 
one 
sheriffdom)—(Mr. Munro)—-was  brought  up,anil 
L  L  2 

its  more 

situated 

than 

 
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28th November. 

1 9 1 7. 


read the first and second time, and  added  to  the 
Bill. 

Another  Schedule (Distribution  of second and 
subsequent  preference votes)—(Major  Chappie) 
—was  brought up, and  read  the first time. 

Another  Amendment  was proposed to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  31,  1.  20,  by leaving  out  the 
words "  or,  in  case  such  person  has  no  settled 
residence,  an  address  to  which  communications 
may  be sent."—( Mr.  Alden.) 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put, That  the  Schedule   be  read  a  second 
time  ; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas   to  the  Right  ; 

The  Noes   to  the  Left. 

Tellers  for  the  ( Major   Chappie, 

Yeas, 

j Sir  George  Younger  

Tellers for the  ( Mr.  Dundas  White,  


Noes, 

( Mr.  Anderson : 


I  135. 

167. 

So  it  passed  in the  Negative.  


Another Amendment was  proposed  to  be made 
to the Bill, in p. 29,1.18, by leaving out the words 
"  in  separate  divisions,"  and inserting  the  words 
"  by  distinguishing  marks " — ( M r.  Hogge),—
instead thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out  staud  part   of  the  B i l l: — 
It was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made  to  the 

BilL 

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.  


And  it  being  Eleven   of  the  clock,  the  further 
the  Bill,  as  amended,  stood 

consideration  of 
adjourned. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  

Committee,  be  taken  into further  consideration  

to-morrow. 


The  House,  according   to Order,  resolved  itself National 

into  a  Committee  on  National  Health  Insurance  Health 
-i 
r u  . 
[Money]. 

Insurance 
[Money.] 

_ 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Question  again  proposed,  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  amend  the  Acts 
relating  to  National  Health  Insurance: 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the Bill,  in  p. 30,1.  18,  by  inserting, after the 
word "  officer," the words "  to  cause  a  house-to­
house inquiry  to  be made."—(Mr.  Alden.) 

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. 

And  the  Question being  proposed,  That  those 

words be there inserted  in the  Bill; 

The said  proposed Amendment was  amended, 
by  inserting, after the second word "  house,"  the 
words  " o  r  other  sufficient," and  after the  word 
"made," 
"and."—(Secretary  Sir 
George Cave.) 

the  word 

And the Question being  put, That those words, 
as  amended,  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill: — 
It  was resolved  in  the Affirmative. 

Then  another  Amendment  was  made   to  the 

Another Amendment was  proposed  to  lie made 
to the  Bill,  in  p. 31,  1. 4,  by inserting  at the end 
thereof  the  words— 

"  8.  The  naval  and  military  authorities  shall 
furnish to the registration officer, f or the purpose 
of the registration of  persons of  naval  or military 
voters  and their voting  as such,  such  information 
as may  be prescribed  after consultation  with the 
Admiralty  and Army  Council,  respectively. 

in 

' Nothing 

this  rule  shall  relieve 

the 
registration  officer  of  his  duties  with  regard 
to  the preparation  of  a list  of sailors and soldiers 
qualified  to  be  registered  as  electors  within  his 
area." — ( Mr.  Dickinson.) 

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 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the Bill,  in  p. 31,  1. 12,  by  inserting  at  the 
end thereof  the words  "  any  person claiming  to 
be  entitled  to  be  so  registered  may  authorise 
anv  other  person  to  make  such  claim."—(Mr. 
Boyton.) 

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. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  Mr. 
Laurence Hardy  reported,  That  the  Committee 
had  made  Progress  in  the  matter  to  them 
referred;  and  that  he  was  directed  to  move, 
leave  to  sit 
That  the  Committee  may  have 
a g a i n. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

again  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 [13th 

the Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of  November] 
the  13th  day  of  this  instant  November j

epor

  ' 

Ordered, Fhat  the  Report  be  received  to 

m o r r o w. 

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. 

^  hereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment. 

Order  of  the House  ot the  12th day of  February 
law,  proposed the  Question,  That  this  House  do 
now adjourn. 

And  it  being  half  an  hour  after  Eleven 
of  the clock,  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the  

HoufP  without  Question  put, pursuant to 

the  Standing  Order,  till to-morrow.  


 


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261 

Thursday,  29£/i November 1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Post Office 	 MR.  Illingworth presented,  pursuant  to  the 

Telegraphs and 

Telephones. 
No.  162. 

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  1917,  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,  and  Statements  of  Account  in 
respect of  the Telegraph ,and  Telephone Services 
for the year ended 31st  March  1917, and  certain 
other statistics  ;  together with the  Report  of the 
Comptroller  and  Auditor  General. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Question  again proposed,  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 amend the Acts relating  

to  National  Health  Insurance : 


Question  put, and agreed  to. 

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  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to Representation, 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table;  and be printed. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to the direc­
National 
fofsurance  tions of  an Act  of Parliament,—Copy  of  Regula-
tions, dated  21st  November  1917,  made  by  the 
Commission	 
(Scotland)	 
National  Health  Insurance  Joint  Committee, 
(Regulations.)  acting jointly  with  the  Scottish  Insurance  Com­
missioners,  entitled  the  National  Health  Insur­
ance (Medical  Benefit)  Regulations  (Scotland), 
1917. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Destructive 
Insects  and 
Pests  Acts. 

Mr. Prothero  presented,  pursuant  to  the direc-
tions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Order
under the  Destructive  Insects  and  Pests  Acts, 
numbered D.LP.  511, 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. 

0 

Representation  Ordered, That  there be laid before  this  House 
of  the  People 
a  Copy  of  the provisio
provisionn  iinn  Clause  8  of  the
Bill.
Representation  of  the  People  Bill  relating  to
conscientious  objectors as proposed to  be amended 
on recommittal.—(Secretary  Sir  George Cave.) 
Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  accordingly  pre­

No.  163. 

sented the  said  Paper. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table ;  and  be printed. 

Pa0Pl® 

take into  further consideration  the  Representa-
tion  of  the  People  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 
Committee. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to  the Bill,  in  p.  31,  1.  21,  by  inserting,  after 
the  word  t5 sent,"  the  words  "  It  shall  be  an 
offence  on  the  part  of  any  claimant  to  give 
different addresses  in respect  of  different qualifi­
cations."—(Mr. Dickinson.) 

And the  Question  being  proposed,  That those 

words  be there inserted  in the  Bill; 

A  Message  was  delivered  by  Admiral  Sir Boyal AasemfS. 

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 : 

Mr.  Eugene Wason reported  from  the  Chair-
Standing 
Committees  men's  Panel  ;  That  they  had  appointed  Sir
(Chairmen's 
Samuel  Roberts  to  act  as Chairman  of  Standing
Panel.) 	
Committee  A  (in respect  of  the National  Health 
Insurance  Bill). 

1.	  Parliament  and  Local  Elections  (No.  2)


Act,  1917.  


2.  Air  Force  Constitution  Act,  1917. 

And  the  Question  being again  proposed,  That Representation 

Ordered, That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

those words  be there inserted  in the  Bill  ; 

of the People 
BiU. 

Table. 

Chequers 
Estate  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Examiners  of  Petitions for 
Private  Bills  do  examine  the  Chequers  Estate 
Bill  with respect to compliance with the Standing
Orders relative  to Private  Bills. 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  Repre­
Business of 
the  House 
sentation  of  the People  Bill,  it  under  discussion
(Representa­
at  Eleven  of  the dock  this  night,  be  not  inter-
tion  of  the  	
People  Bill.)  	 rupted  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of 

the  House).—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exche­
quer.) 

And  tbe  Question  being  put:—It  passed  in 

the  Negative. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made  to  the 

Bill. 

the  words 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to the  Bill,  in p  32,  1. 5,  by inserting  at  the end 
thereof 
"  The  particulars  to  be 
published  in  the  naval  and  military  section  of 
the register shall  include the name  of the soldier 
or sailor,  his rank, number,  regiment,  or ship, as 
the  case  may  be,  and  his  former  abode  and 
occupation."—(Mr. Gilbert.) 

National 
Health 
Insurance 

[Money.] 

The House,  according  to Order, resolved itself
into a Committee  on National  Health  Insurance
[Money]. 

. ;; 


VO L.   172. 

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. 

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Then  other  Amendments  were  made  to  the 

BilL 

Another Amendment was proposed  to he made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p. 32,  1. 31,  by inserting  at  the 
end thereof the  words "  The  record  of  addresses 
shall  be  published  from  time to  time,  and shall 
be  open  to  inspection under  the same  conditions 
that  govern  the  publication  of  the  register."— 
(Mr.  Dickinson.) 

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. 32,  1. 34,  by  inserting,  after the 
word  "  all,"  the  words  "  claims  and."—(Mr. 
Maurice  Mealy.') 

And the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
v ords 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.  33,  1. 4,  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the words "  The  registration  officer 
shall  hold sittings  at  convenient  places  in  each 
constituency  or  local  government  area  to  deal 
with  the claims which have not  previously been 
allowed,  the  objections  and  the  other  matters 
necessary for  the  correction  of  the  lists,  and  in 
the  case  of  registration  units  situated 
in  a 
parliamentary  borough,  and  in  an urban  district 
with a  population  of  not  less than  ten  thousand 
forming  part  of  a  county  constituency,  shall 
hold  at  least  one  evening  sitting,  commencing 
not  earlier  than  6 p.m.  or  later  than  7.30 p.m. 
Such  public  sittings  shall  be  held  not  earlier 
than  the tenth day  of  March  in  the case  of  the 
spring register,  and the seventh day  of  Septem­
ber  in  the  case  of  the  autumn  register.  Due 
notice thereof  shall  be  given  not less than seven 
days  before  the  holding  of  the  first  sitting."— 
(Sir  George  Younger.) 

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. 33,  1. 22,  by  inserting  at  the 
end thereof  the  words  "  The  registration officer, 
when revising  such  lists,  shall  read  out  audibly 
in  open court the names  expunged  and  inserted 
by him therein,  and all corrections and insertions 
made  by him,  and  shall  in open  court write  his 
initials  against the names respectively  expunged 
or inserted, and against any part  of  the said lists 
in which any mistake  shall have been  corrected, 
or  any omission supplied,  or any  insertion made 
by  him,  and  shall  sign  his  name  to every page 
of  the several lists  so settled."—(Mr.  Gilbert.) 

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. 

end thereof  the  words "  The  opposite  party  may 
notify 'in  writing  to  the  registration  officer  his 
desire  to be heard  on appeal,  and thereupon shall 
be  joined with the registration  officer  as respon­
dent."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

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. 34,  1.  18,  by leaving  out  from 
the  word  "  court"  to  the  end of  paragraph  25. 
—(Mr,  Maurice  Healy.) 

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.  35,  1. 40,  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the words  "  where, for the  purposes 
of  this Act,  the age  of  any person is required  to 
be  proved  by  the  production  of  a  certificate  of 
birth,  any person  shall,  on  presenting  a written 
requisition  in  such  form  and  containing  such 
particulars  as  may  be  from  time  to  time  pre­
scribed  by  the  Local  Government  Board  for 
England,  Scotland,  or  Ireland,  as the case  may 
be,  and  on  payment  of  a  fee  of  six  pence,  be 
entitled  to obtain a certified copy  of the entry  of 
birth  of  that person  in  the  birth  register  under 
the  hand  of  the  registrar,  or  superintendent 
registrar,  having the custody  thereof,  and forms 
for such requisition  shall,  on request,  be supplied 
without  any charge  by every  registrar of  births 
and  deaths,  and  by every  superintendent  regis­
trar."—(Mr.  Maurice  Healy.) 

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. 36,1.  5,  by inserting  at the end 
thereof  the  words  " A  registration  officer  may 
require  any person  to attend  and  give evidence 
for  the  purpose  of  proving  or  disproving  the 
right  of  any  person  to  be  registered,  or  to 
produce  documents,  and  any person  who,  after 
the tender to him  of  a reasonable  amount for his 
expenses,  fails to  attend,  or who  fails  to  answer 
any  question  by  the  registration  officer,  or  to 
produce  any  document required,  shall  be  liable 
to  a  penalty  not  exceeding  five  pounds,  which 
penalty  shall  be  recoverable." — (Sir  George
Younger.) 

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. 37,  1.  9,  by leaving  out  the 
words "  duties analogous  to."—(Mr. Boland.) 

Am.  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.  34,  1. 16,  by leaving  out  the 
words  "specifying  the  grounds  of  appeal."— 
(Mr.  Maurice  Healy.) 

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.  34,  1. 16,  by  inserting  at  the 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the Bill,  in  p. 37,  1.  13.  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  "  Provided  always  that 
nothing  in  this  section  shall  alter  or  vary  the 
right  of  the  secretaries  of  county  councils  or 
existing clerks  of  the union within the  meaning 
of  the  Local  Government  (Ireland)  Act,  1898,, 
from  requiring  the  collectors  of  poor  rate  to 
furnish to them the information hithertofurnished 

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to  them  under  the  enactments  relative  to  regis­
tration  in  force  at  the  commencement  of  this 
Act,  and  to  furnish  the  like  information  with 
respect  to  section  four  of  this  Act."  —  t Mr. 
Boland.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  Bill  : — T he  said 
proposed  Amendment  was,  with 
leave   of  the 
House,  withdrawn. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made   to  the 

Bill. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made  to  the 

Bill. 

Another  Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to the  Bill,  in  p.  41,  1. 12,  by  inserting,  after the 
wor l "  than,"  the  words  "  the fee  of  the election 
agent  as  hereinafter  provided  and."  —  (Mr. 
Gut/and.) 

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.  37,  1. 29,  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words— 

" ( 6  )  The  reference  to  the  authority  whose 
officer the registration  officer  is,  or  by  whom  he 
is  appointed,  shall  be  construed  as a  reference 
to  the  county  borough  council  in  the  case  of 
registration  units  in  a  county  borough,  and  as  a 
reference  to  the  county  council  in  the  case  of 
registration  units  in  an  administrative  county, 
and  the  register  for  any  registration  unit  in  an 
administrative  county  shall  be  arranged  alpha­
betically  in  townland  order,  if the  county council 
consider  that  such  arrangement  is  more  con­
venient  than  arrangement  in  alphabetical  order 
of  names  or  in  street  order."—(Mr.  Duke.) 

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, in  h  6,  by  leaving 
outtfae word " i f ,  " and inserting the word  "unless" 
— ( M r.  Maurice  Mealy),—instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 
" i f  "  stand  part  of  the  proposed  Amendments 
— It  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  those words 
be there  inserted  in  the  Bill:—It  was  resolved 
in  the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment  was proposed  to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  37,  1. 38,  by  leaving  out  the 
word "  eighth,"  and inserting the word "  seventh" 
— ( M r.  George  Thorne),—instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 
"  eighth "  stand part of the B i l l : — 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.  39,  1.  3,  by  inserting  at  the 
beginning  thereof  the  words  "  Subject  to  the 
provisions  hereinafter  appearing  with  regard  to 
proxies  by  naval  and  military  voters  during  the 
present  war."—(Mr.  Dickinson.) 

A nd  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l : — T he  said 
proposed  Amendment  WHS,  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.  40,  1.  14,  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words— 

" ( b  )  collects, 

fills 

in,  or  distributes,  or 
attempts  to  collect,  fill  in,  or  distribute, 
proxy  papers  on  which  the  name  of  the 
person  nominated  as  proxy  by  the  absent 
voter  has  not  been  filled  in,  or  on  which  it 
has not  been filled in  by name  in accordance 
with  the absent voter's written instructions." 

— ( M r.  Peto.) 

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. 
Vou  172. 

Another Amendment  was  proposed  to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p. 41,  1.  15,  by  inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  ''  in  the case  of  a  group 
of  boroughs  election,  six  pence  for  each  elector 
on the register."—(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.  47,  1. 34,  col.  5,  by  leaving  out 
the  words  "  Mile  End  Old  Town,  North  East," 
and  inserting  the  word 
"  Shad well "  —  (Mr. 
Kiley), —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.  55,  1. 49,  col.  3,  by  leaving  out 
the word  One,"  and inserting  the word  "  Two  " 
—(Vlr.  David  Mason),—instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 
"  One"  stand  part of the  Bill  ;—It  was  resolved 
in  the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  57,  col.  2,  by  leaving  out 
Is.  17  to  1 9 . - ( M r.  Tickler.) 

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.  62,  col. 5,  by  leaving  out  Is. 32 
and  33,  and  inserting  the words  "  Beswick  and 
Bradford  Wards,  and  the  part  of  Ardwick  Ward 
which  lies to  the north  of  a  line drawn  along  the 
middle  «.f  Hyde  Road "—(Sir  John  Randies),— 
instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left out  stand  part of  the  B i l l :— 
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.  63,  1.  11,  col.  1,  by  inserting, 
the  words 
before 

"  Rochester," 

the  word 

Chatham  and."—(Mr. Holder.) 

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.  69,  1. 44,  col.  3,  by  leaving  out 
the  word  "  Three,"  and 
inserting  the  word 
"  Two "—(General  Hickman),—instead thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 
"  Three "  stand part of  the B i l l : — It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 

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29th—-30th November. 

Another  Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to the Bill, in p. 70,1. 42,  by  inserting  at the end 
thereof the words— 

; Denbigh and 

Existing contributory  One. 
of  Den­

Flint  Dis- Boroughs 
trict 
Boroughs. 

of  bigh,  Holt,  Ruthin, 
Wrexham,  Caergwrle, 
Caerwys,  Flint,  Holy-
well,  Mold,  Overton, 
Hhuddlan,  and  Saint 
Asaph. 
—(Mr.  Ellis  Griffith.) 

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.  74,  1.  50,  col.  4,  by  leaving 
out the word "  Central,"  and inserting  the words 
"  Saint  Mungo "—(Mr.  Watt),—instead  thereof. 
And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 
the  B i l l : — It  was 

"  Central"  stand  part   of 
resolved  in  the Affirmative. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made  to  the 

BilL 

Another  Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  88,1.  I,  col. 4,  by  leaving  out 
the words "  Penryn and Falmouth,"  and inserting 
the  word 
Barratt),—instead  thereof. 

"  Mid  "—(Sir  Francis  Layland­

And  the  Question  being put,  That  the words 
roposed  to be left out stand part  of  the  Bill:— 
t was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

f

Another Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  88,  1.  12,  col. 4,  by  inserting, 
after  the  word  "  Falmouth,"  the  words  "  and 
Truro."—(Mr.  Hay Morgan.) 

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.  88,  1. 33,  col. 4,  by leaving out 
the  words  "  Penrith  and  Coekermouth,"  and 
inserting the words "  Cockermouth  and Penrith " 
—(Mr.  Bliss),—instead  thereof. 

And  the Question  being  put,  That  the words 
"  Penrith  and Cockerinouth "  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. 98,  1. 25,  col.  1,  by leaving out 
the words "  Holland  with."—(Mr.  Dixon.) 

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. 100,  1. 13, col.  1, by  leaving out 
the words  "and  Rutland."—(Colonel Gretton.) 

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. 100,1. 52, col.  5,  by  leaving out 
the  word  "  district,"  and  inserting  the  word 
"  districts "—(Sir  John Rutherford),—instead 
thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  word 
the  B i l l : — It  was 

"district"  stand  part   of 
resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Them  other  Amendments  were  made   to  the 

1917. 
And  the  House  having  continued  to  sit  till 

after Twelve  of  the clock  on Friday  morning; 

Friday, 30th November  1917 : 
Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  116,1.  47,  col. 5,  by  inserting, 
after the word "  Oakworth,"  the  word  "  and."— 
(Mr. Clough.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the word 
"  and "  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. 122,  by leaving  out Is. 50  to 57, 
inclusive, and inserting  the  words— 

"  Caithness 

The 

County  

of  One. 

Caithness,  inclusive  of 
all  Burghs 
situated 
therein. 
The 

County  

of  One ' 

Sutherland • 

Sutherland, 
inclusive 
of  all  Burghs  situated 
therein. 

—(Mr.  Morton),—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. 126,  1. 31,  col. 4,  by  leaving 
out  the  words  "  Kinross  and  Western,"  and 
inserting  the  words  "  West  Perthshire  and 
Kinross " —(Colonel  Stirling),—instead  thereof. 
And  the  Question  being put,  That  the words 
"  Kinross and Western "  stand part of the  Bill:— 
It  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  127,  1. 41, col.  2,  by inserting, 
before "  2,"  the  words "  1  until  the  University 
grants  degrees  to  women,  and  thereafter."— 
(Mr. Brunner.) 

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,  iu  p.  127,1.  43,  by inserting  at  the 
end thereof  the  words— 

"  The University  of  Wales 

-

- j 

1." 

—(Major  David Duvies.) 

And  the Question  being put, That  those words 

be there inserted  in the  Bill; 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to the  Right; 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 
Tellers  for the / Major David Davies, 
(.Sir  Garrod Thomas  : 

Yeas, 

Tellers  for the | Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Noes, 

(Captain  Guest: 

12. 

50. 

So  it  passed in the  Negative. 
Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to the Bill,  in p.  127, by leaving out Is. 44  to 47, 
inclusive,  and inserting  the words— 

:  "  The  University  of  Durham,  the 

University  of  Leeds,  the  Uni­
versity  of  Liverpool,  the  Victoria 
University  of  Manchester, and the 
University  of  Sheffield 

The University  of  Birmingham,  the 
University  of  Bristol,  and  the 
University  of  Wales 

-

(Mr.  Brunner),—instead  thereof. 

1. 

1 

! 

I 

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And  the  Question  being  put.  That  the words 

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

proposed to  be left  out stand part  of the  B i l l  ­
It  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was  proposed to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  127,  1. 48,  by  inserting, after 
the word "  Scotland,"  the  words— 

"  The  University  of  Edinburgh 

- |   L " 

— (Mr.  Watt.) 

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.  129,  1. 2,  by inserting  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words "  Provided  that  in cases 
where a  parliamentary  borough  in  London  loses 
one  or  more  county  councillors  under  this  Act 
such  borough  shall retain its existing  number  of 
county  councillors."—(Mr. Burdett-Coutts.) 

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. 

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 [13th 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  13th  day  of this instant  November; 

ep°r ' 

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 ; 

Jleans. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon Monday 

next,  resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

And  it  being  after  half-past  Eleven  of  the Adjournment, 

clock oil  Thursday  evening,  Mr.  Speaker 
adjourned  the  House  without  Question 
put,  pursuant  to  the  Standing  Order,  it 
being  then  twenty-three  minutes  before 
Three  of  the  clock  on  Friday  morning, 
till  Monday  next,  pursuant  to  the  Order 
of  the House of the  12th  day of February 
last. 

Bill  110.  


Ordered,  That the Bill  be read the  third  time 

upon Tuesday  next;  and  be printed.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Control  Agree­

Coal  Mines. 
Control 
fcTfiSion)  »ent  (Confirmation)  Bill; 
Bi"-

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of,  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Petroleum 
(Product ion)  Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay­
[Payments  ments and  Expenses] ; 
and 

Expenses.] 


Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

Monday, 3rd December 1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

SI R  Albert Stanley presented, by His  Majesty's Trade of. 


Command,—Copy  of  Report  to  the  Board Australia,  


of  Trade  on the  position  of  the  Import  Trade  

of  Australia  in  July  1917,  by  His  Majesty's 
Trade  Commissioner  for  Australia  (Mr.  G.  T,  

Milne). 


Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do lie  upon the 


next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Table. 


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Petroleum 
(Production)  Committee  on the Petroleum  (Production)  Bill; 
Bill. 
Resolved,  That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur-  Shops Act, 


suant  to the directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  1912­
—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  lor the  Home  Department s— 


Trade  Marks 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Beading  of the Trade  Marks  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

County  of  Essex 

Grays). 

(Urban  District  of 
' 

Borough  of  Gillingham. 

Ordered, That the said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Imports  and 
Exports 
(Temporary 
Control)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read  a  second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Non-ferrous 
Metkl
Industry  Bill.  Industry  Bill  ; 

*'

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Non-ferrous  Metal 

Second  Reading  of 

Ordered,  That the Bill  be read  a  second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

v 

Chequers 
Estate  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second Reading  of  the Chequers  Estate  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill be read  a second time 

upon Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Education 
(Provision of  Second  Reading  of  the Education (Provision  of 
Meals) 
(Ireland)  Bill.  Meals)  (Ireland)  Bill.; 

,

Ordered,  That the Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

Upon Monday  next. 

VOL.  172. 

Table. 

Mr.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty' S Cpm- Ministry of 

mand,—(3opy  of  Margarine  (Maximum  Prices)  Pood-
Order,  1917,  Oats  Products 
(Retail  Prices) 
Order,  1917,  and  Butter  (Distribution  Order), 
1917,  made  by  the  Food  Controller  under  the 
Defence  of  the Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That the  said Paper  do lie upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's National 

Command,—Copy  of  Return  as  to  the  admin- Health 
istration  of  Sanatorium  Benefit 
from  12th (Joint 
January  1914  to 31st December  1914,  and from Committee.) 
1st January  1915  to 31st  December  1915. 

Insurance 

Mr.  Baldwin also  presented,  pursuant  to the National 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Health 
Provisional  Regulations,  dated  23rd  November Commission' 
1917,  made  by  the  National  Health  Insurance (Wales) 
Joint  Committee,  acting jointly  with  the  Welsh (Regulations.) 
Insurance  Commissioners,  entitled  the  National 
Health  Insurance (Medical  Benefit) Regulations 
(Wales),  1917, 

Insurance 

Vf:',;. 

" 

M  M 

. 

. \  • • : : : ' . • . ;.  : 



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3rd  December. 

1917. 


Ordered,  That  the said Papers  do  lie  upon the 

Ordered, That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Bill  111. 

Table. 

Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration  upon 
Thursday  next;  and  be printed. 

Public 
Education 
(Ireland.) 

Irish  Land 
Commission. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copy of Allocation  of the Supplementary 
Grant  for  Primary  Education  in Ireland. 

Copy  of  Index  to  Estates  comprised  in  Re-
turns  of  Advances  made  under  the  Irish  Land 
Acts,  1903  to  1909,  during the year  1915. 

Department  of  Mr.  Duke  also  presented,  pursuant  to  vhe 
Agriculture 
directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,--Copy  of 
and  Technical 
Instruction  for  the  Compensation 
for  Gooseberry  Bushes 
Ireland. 
(County  Kilkenny)  Order  1917,  made  by  the 
Department  of  Agriculture  and  Technical 
Instruction  for Ireland. " 

Ordered,  That the  said Papers  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Secretary  Montagu  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy  of  Report  on 
Sanitary  Measures 
in  1915—16. 
in 
Volume  X L 1 X. 

India 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Non-ferrous 

Second  Reading  of  the  Non-ferrous  Metal  TMe,tet 
Industry  B i l l; 

Industry 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 
Frederick  Banbury.) 

And  the  Question  being  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

Copy  of Statistical Abstract relating  to British 
Fiftieth 

to  1914-15. 

India  from  1905-6 
Number. 

morrow. 

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

East  India 
(Sanitary 
Measures.) 

East  India 
(Statistical 
Abstract.) 

Ordered,  That  the said  Papers  do lie upon the 

Table. 

Selection 
(Standing 
Committees.) 
Standing 
Committee  A.  mittee  A  :—Mr.  Fitzpatrick ;  and had appointed 

Sir  Daniel  Goddard reported  from  the  Com­
mittee  of  Selection  ;  That  they  had  discharged 
the  following  Member  from  Standing  Com-

in  substitution :  Mr.  Scanlan. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
[Money.] 

Sir  Edwin Cornwall  reported  from  the  Com-
mittee  on National  Health  Insurance  [Money]  a 
Resolution;  which  Was read,  as followeth: 

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 
amend  the  Acts  relating  to  National  Health 
Insurance. 

The  said Resolution,  being  read a second time, 

was agreed to. 

Coal Mines 
Control 
•f S a t i o n)  Agreement  (Confirmation)  Bill. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  resolved itself 
Into  a  Committee  on  the  Coal  Mines  Control 

®iU° 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill  ; 

Control) Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second time 

upon Thursday  next. 

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 resuming Criminal Law 

the  adjourned Debate  on  the  Question proposed Amendment 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last,  on  considera-
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of  girls under  seventeen)  be 
read a second  time ; 

' 

Ordered, That  the Debate  be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  t h  e  Education 

Second  Reading  of the  Education  Bill; 

Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Another Clause (Fulfilment  offinancial obliga­
tions by Coal  Controller)—(Mr.  Herbert Samuel) 
—brought  up,  and read the first time. 

Second  Reading  of 
Bill; 

upon  Monday  next. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read a second time 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Midwives 
the  Midwives 

(Ireland)  (Inland)  Bill. 

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

Another  Clause  (Definition)—(Mr.  Brunner)

—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  (Definition)—(Mr. Brunner)
—brought  up, and read the first and second time, 
and added  to the  Bill. 

.  Schedule  agreed to. 

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. 

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

Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs  DesisU3  BilL 
Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

upon Monday  next. 

( 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Petroleum, 

Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay-. 
ments  and  Expenses]  ; 

and 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday Expenses.] 

next,  resolve  itself  into the  said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Petroleum 

Committee  on 
Bill; 

the  Petroleum 

(Production)  auction) 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  thesaid  Committee. 

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The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Representation 

Third  Reading  of  the  Representation  of  the °fi]t,he PeoPle 
People  BiU; 

Trade  Marks 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading of  the  Trade  Marks  Bill; 

Ordered,  That the Bill  be read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Chequers 
Estate  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second Reading  of the  Chequers  Estate  Bill  j 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Education 
(Provision  of 
Meals") 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Education  (Provision  of 
Meals)  (Ireland)  Bill; 

Ordered,  That the  Bill  be  read  a  second time 

to-morrow. 

Supply  [13th 
November] 
Report. 

The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  13th day  of  November  last; 

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. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to  the 
Order  of  the House  of  the  12th  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  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,  aud  adding 
the words "  recommitted  to  a Committee  of  the 
whole House  in  respect  of  the  Amendments  to 
Clause  8,  and the  new  Clause  and  Schedule 
standing  in  the  name  of  Secretary  Sir George 
Cave, as  Amendments  to  be  moved  on  recom ­
inital "—(Secretary  Sir  George Cave),—instead 
thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the 
Question :—It  passed  in the  Negative. 

And  the  Question  being proposed,  That  those 

words  be there  added; 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be made  to 
the  said  proposed  Amendment,  by  leaving  out 
the  words  "  the  Amendments to."—(Lord  Hugh
Cecil.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the 
proposed  Amendment; 
The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas to the  Right; 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 
Tellers for the] Sir  George  Younger, 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  one  minute  after  Eleven 
of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow. 

Yeas, 

| Colonel  Sanders  : 

Tellers for thef Lord  Hugh Cecil, 

Noes, 

^ Mr.  Adamson: 

So it  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

231. 

]  ^g 
j 

Tuesday, 4th December 1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

Meteorological 
Committee. 

R.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
11A  Command,  —  Copy  of  Twelfth  Annual 
Report  of  the  Meteorological  Committee  to 
the  Lords  Commissioners  of  His  Majesty's 
Treasury,  for the year  ending 31st  March  1917. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to  the  said  proposed  Amendment,  by  inserting, 
after the words "  Clause 8,"  the words "  standing 
in  the  name  of  Secretary  Sir  George Cave,  the 
Amendment  in  Clause  18 standing  in  the  name 
of  Mr. Herbert Samuel."—(Mr.  Herbert  Samuel,) 
And  the Question  being put, That  those words 
be  there  inserted:—It  was  resolved  in  the 
Affirmative. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do lie upon  the 

Table. 

Cambridge 
County 
(North  or 
Wisbech 
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  Cambridge 
(North  or  Wisbech 
Division),  in the  room  of  Captain  the  Honour­
able  Neil  James  Archibald  Primrose,  died  of 
wounds  received  in  action.—(Captain  Guest.) 

South 
Staffordshire 
Mond  Gas 
(Power  and 
Heating) 
(No.  2)  Bill 
yLord».~\ 

The  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means  reported 
the  South  Staffordshire Mond  Gas  (Power  and 
Heating)  (No.  2)  Bill  [Lords],  without  Amend­
ment. 

Ordered, That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be read the third time. 

Another Amendment was proposed to  be made 
to  the  said  proposed  Amendment,  as amended, 
after  the  words last inserted,  by leaving  out the 
"and  the  new  Clause  and  Schedule 
words 
standing  in  the  name  of  Secretary  Sir  George
Cave,  as  Amendments  to  be  moved  on  recom­
mittal."— (Mr.  John  Redmond.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
first  word  "  and"  stand  part  of  the  proposed 
Amendment, as amended :—And a Debate arising 
thereupon; 

And  it being  Eleven  of  the  clock,  the  Debate 

stood  adjourned. 

Ordered,  That  the  Debate  be  resumed  to­

morrow. 

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

Committee  of  Supply; 

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 : 

Naval  and 
Military  War 
Pensions, See. 
(Committees) 
Bill 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Naval  and 
Military  War  Pensions,  &c.  (Committees)  Bill, 
with Amendments j  to  which  the  Lords  desire 
the concurrence  of this  House. 

Naval  and 
Military  War 
Pensions 
(Local 
Committees) 
BiU.) 

VOL.  172. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

The  Order  of  the day being read, for resuming Non-ferroos 

the adjourned Debate  on the Amendment  which, Metal 
upon the 3rd day  of  this instant  December,  wasIndn,tey  Bilu 
proposed  to  be made  to the  Question,  That  the 
Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry  Bill  be [now read a 
second time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate  be further adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

M  M  2 

4th—5th  December,  


Education 
i^ffeviaidn of 
Meffifj 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

The  Education  (Provision  of Meals) (Ireland) 
Bill  was,  according  to  Order,  read  a  second 
time. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  Thursday 
next.—(Mr.  James  Hope.) 

Chequers 
Estate  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of the  Chequers  Estate  Bill  ; 

Registries  of  the Supreme  Court  of  Judicature, 
or transferred to the Public Record Office, which 
are  not  considered  of  sufficient  public  value  to 
justify their  preservation  in the  Public  Record 
Office. 

Copy  of  Rule,  dated  3rd  December  1917, Supreme 

made  by  the  Lord  Chancellor  for  the  amend- Court (Rules.) 
ment  of  the Supreme  Court Funds  Rules,  1915, 
entitled the  Supreme  Court  Funds  Rules,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read a  second time 

to-morrow. 

Supply  [13th 
November] 
Beport. 

The Order  of  the day being read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  13th day  of November  last; 

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. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of the  House  of  the  12th  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  Eleven 
of  the clock,  adjourned  till  to-morrow. 

Wednesday,  5th December  1917. 

Naval  and 
Marine  Pay 
and  Pensions 
Act,  1865. 

Copyright 

Act,  1911.  


Naval  Prize 
•Act.  1864, and 
Prize  Courts 
Act,  1894. 

P R A Y E R S. 

MR.  Herbert Fisher presented,  pursuant  to the 

directions  of  several  Acts of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Four  Orders  in  Council  under  the 
Naval  and  Marine  Pay  and  Pensions  Act,  1865, 
dated  16th November  1917, approving Memorials 
of  the Lords  Commissioners  of  the  Admiralty. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under  the  Copy­
right  Act,  1911,  dated  16th  November  1917, 
applying  the  Order  in  Council  of  24th  June 
1912  as  to  Copyright  to.  the  French  Morocco 
Protectorate. 

Copy  Of  Provisional  Order  in  Council  under 
the  Naval  Prize  Act,  1864, and the Prize  Courts 
Act,  1894, dated  16th November  1917,  amending 
Item  48  of  Appendix  B  to  the  Prize  Court 
Rules,  1914,  in force under the Order  in Council 
of  the  17th  September  1914  and  amending 
Orders. 

.  Ordered,  That  the said  Papers  do lie  upon the 
'table. 

Ministry  of  

Food. 


Public 
Ifeoord? 
(Supreme 
Court of 
Judicature.) 

Mr.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copies  of  Potatoes  Order,  1917, 
General  Licence  (two),  Damaged  Grain,  Seed, 
and  Pulse  (Prices)  Order,  1917,  and  Dredge 
Corn  Order,  1917, made  by the  Food  Controller 
under the  Defence of the Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered, That the  said Paper do  lie upon the 

Table. 

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

Copy  of  Schedule  containing  a  list  and  par­
ticulars  of  classes  of  Documents,  existing  or 
in  the  Central  Office  and  District 

A  Motion  being  made,  That  this  House will, Education  


to-morrow,  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee  to  

consider  of  authorising  the  payment,  out  of "ueiand) 

moneys  to  be  provided  by  Parliament,  of"an [Money.]  

amount  not  exceeding  one-half  of  the  sums 
expended  out  of  the  rates  by  local  authorities  

under  section three  of the  Education  (Provision  

of  Meals)  (Ireland)  Act,  1914,  in  pursuance  of  

any  Act  of  the  present  Session  to  amend  the  

Education  (Provision  of  Meals)  (Ireland)  Acts,  

1914  and  1916;  


Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer,  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.^— (Lord 

Edmund  Talbot.) 

The Order  of  the day being read, for resuming  Representation 
'be People 

the adjourned  Debate  on the  Amendment which, 
upon  the  4th  day  of  this  instant  December,  1  ' 
was  proposed  to  be  made  to  the  Amendment 
proposed  to  be  made  to the Question,  That the 
Representation  of  the People  Bill  be  now read 
the third time,  as  amended; 

Which  Amendment  was, after the word "  be " 
(in  lieu  of  words  left  out),  to  add  the  words 
"  recommitted  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House in respect of  the Amendments  to Clause 8 
standing  in  the  name  of  Secretary  Sir  George
Cave,  the  Amendment  to  Clause  18  standing  in 
the  name  of  Mr.  Herbert Samuel,  and  the  new 
Clause  and  Schedule  standing  in  the  name of 
Secretary  Sir  Grorge Cave, as  Amendments  to 
be moved  on recommital;" 

And  the  Amendment  to  the  said  proposed 
Amendment,  as  amended, was,  after  the  Words 
last  inserted, to  leave  out  the  words  ,s and  the 
new  Clause  and  Schedule  standing  in the  rtame 
of  Secretary  Sir  George Cave,  as  Amendment^ 
to be  moved  on  recommittal;" 

And  the  Question  being  again  proposed,  That 
the  word  "-and"  stand  part  of  the  proposed 
Amendment,  as amended :—-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 thej Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

^ Captain  Guest:  


Tellers for thej Mr, Boland, 


Noes, 

\ Mr.  Mooney : 

So it  was resolved  in  the Affirmative. 

]  217. 

)  163. 

A n o t h er  A m e n d m e nt  Was  proposed   to  be  made 

to  the  said  proposed  A m e n d m e n t,   as  amended, 

in  1.  4 ,   b y  inserting,  a f t er  the  first  word  "  a n d ," 
the  words 
" t he  Amendment  to  Clause  18 
standing  in  the  name  of  Mr.  Devlin,  and."— 
(Mr.  Devlin.) 

And  the Question being  put, That  those words 

be there inserted  ; 





8  GEO. 

V. 

5th—Qth December. 


The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 

The  Noes   to  the  L e f t. 

Tellers  for  the  j  Mr.  Devlin, 

Yeas, 

1 Mr. Anderson: 

117. 

Tellers  for the J  Captain  Guest, 

) 

181 
1 Lord  Edmund  Talbot :  f  1  • 

Noes, 

So it passed  in  the  Negative. 

Another  Amendment was proposed to be made 
to  the  said  proposed  Amendment,  as  amended, 
by  adding  at  the  end  thereof  the  words  "  and 
the Amendments  to  Clause  39  and  to the First 
Schedule,  section  forty,  subsection  (4),  standing 
in the name  of  Mr.  Clancy."—(Mr.  Clancy.) 

And  the Question being put. That  those words 

be there  added; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 

The  Noes to the  Left. 

Tellers  for  the f Mr. Boland, 

Yeas, 

| Mr.  Mooney : 


Tellers  for the f Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  


Noes, 

\Captain  Guest: 

So it passed  ia  the  Negative. 

85. 

167. 

And the Question being put, That  those words, 
as  amended,  be  there  added:—It  was  resolved 
in the Affirmative. 

And  the  Main  Question,  so  amended,  being 
again  proposed: —And  a  Debate  arising  there­
upon ; 

Secretary  Sir  George Cave  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  ; 

Question  put 
(pursuant  to 
S.O.  Closure 
ol  Debate.) 

The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for thej Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  \
J 
1115 
j 

Tellers for the (Mr.  Mooney, 

I Captain  Guest: 

\ Mr.  Boland % 

Noes, 

Yeas, 

144. 

Chairman  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  tho 
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 Supply. 

Committee  of  Supply; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into  the said  Committee. 

The Order of  tbe day being  read, for resuming Non-ferrous 

the adjourned Debate  on the Amendment  which, Metal 
upon  the  3rd day  of  this instant December,  was  nduBtrJ'BiU­
proposed  to  be made  to the  Question,  That  the 
Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry  Bill  be  now read a 
second time; 

Ordered, That  the Debate  be further adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  l'or  the Chequers 
Estate  BiU-

Second  Reading  of  the  Chequers  Estate  Bill  ;

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The Order of the day being read, for receiving  Supply [13th 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of  November] 
the  13th day  of  November  last; 

Report-

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read. 

Committee   of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

f o  r  t h  e  Ways  and 

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  February 
last, proposed  the Question,  That  this  House  do 
now adjourn. 

And  the Question being  p u t : — It  was resolved 

in  the  Affirmative. 

So it was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

And  the  Question  being  accordingly  put; 

The  House divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  seventeen  minutes  after  

Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 


The  Noes  to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for the f Lord  Edmund  Talbot, \ 
f 

tCaptain  Guest: 

Yeas, 

178. 

Tellers for the j Mr.  Mooney,  

(Mr.  Boland: 

Noes, 

61. 

j 

Thursday,  6th December 1917. 

So it was resolved in  the  Affirmative. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  recommitted  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House  in respect  of  the 
Amendments  to  Clause 8  standing  in  the name 
of  Secretary  Sir  George Cave, the  Amendment 
to  Clause 18 standing  in the name of Mr. Herbert 
Samuel,  and  the  new  Clause  and  Schedule 
standing  in  the  name  of  Secretary  Sir George
Cave,  as  Amendments  to  be  moved  on  recom­
mittal. 

The  House  accordingly  resolved  itself into the 

Committee  on the  (recommitted)  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

And  it  being  after  Eleven  of  the  clock, and 
objection  being taken  to  further  proceeding, the 

VOX.  172. 

VB"R.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His British 
1?I.  Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy  of  Corre­
spondence  with  the  Netherlands  Government  (Miscellaneous, 
respecting  defensively  armed  British  Merchant No. 14,1917.) 
Vessels. 

Ordered,  Thai  the said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com- Congested 

mand,—Copy  of  Twenty-fifth  Report  of  the ^tricts 
Congested  Districts  Board for  Ireland,  for  the (Ireland.) 
period  1st April  1916  to the 31st  March  1917. 

Mr.  Duke  also  presented,  pursuant 

to  the Pawnbrokers' 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of Returns 
Pawnbrokers'. Returns from the City  Marshal  of (  reland') 
Dublin for the  years  1915 and  1916. 

M  M  3 

© 



 
270 	

6 th December. 

19-17. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do lie upon the 

Table. 

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

Sir  Samuel  Roberts  reported  from  Standing  inserted  : 

Standing 
Committee A.  Committee  A,  to  whom  the  National  Health 
National 
Insurance  Bill  was  referred  ;  That  they  had 
Health 
gone  through  the  BiU  and  made  Amendments 
Insurance 
Bill. 
thereunto. 

No.  164. 

Ordered,  Thnt  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Proposed  words  amended,  by  leaving  out  the 
word "  and,"  and  by  leaving  out  the  words "  on 
that ground."—(Mr.  Hayes  Fisher.) 

Proposed  words,  as amended,  there  inserted. 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be there 

No.  164. 

Table ;  and be  printed. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  I.  30, 
Ordered,  That  the Minutes  of  the  proceedings  after the word "  disqualified,"  to  insert the words 
"during 
the  continuance  of  the  war  and  a 
period  of  seven  years  thereafter."—(Secretary 

of  the  Standing  Committee  be  printed. 

Bill  112. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Standing Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration 
upon  Monday  next;  and  be  printed. 

National 
Insurance 
(Unemploy­
ment)  Bill. 

Bill  113. 

Mr.  George  Roberts  presented  a  Bill  to amend 
the  National  Insurance  (Part  I I .)  (Munition 
Workers)  Act,  1916,  and  to  amend the  National 
Insurance  (Unemployment)  Acts,  1911  to  1916, 
with  respect  to  the  proportion  to  be  borne  by 
the  amount  of  unemployment  benefit  to  the 
number  of  contributions  paid  :  And  the  same 
was ordered  to  be read  a second time  to-morrow; 
and  to be  printed. 

Business of 
the  House 
(.Representa­
tion  of  the 
People  BiU.) 

Ordered,  That the  proceedings  on the  Repre­
sentation  of  the  People  Bill,  if  under  discussion 
at Eleven  of  the  clock  this  night,  be  not inter­
rupted under the  Standing Order (Sittings of the 
House).—(Mr.  Chancellor  of the  Exchequer.) 

Business of 
the  House 
(Friday 
Sitting.) 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  being 
put,  That  this  House  do  sit  to-inorrow— (Mr. 
Chancellor  of the  Exchequer)  ; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 
The  Noes  to the  Left. 
Tellers  for  the  ( Lord  Edmund Talbot. 

Yeas, 

( Captain  Guest % 

Tellers  for the  ( Mr. Boland, 

Noes, 

{  Mr.  Mooney % 

So  it  was resolved  in the  Affirmative. 

226. 

99. 

Representation  The  House,  according to Order, resolved itself 
Bil'l16 Peof,le  hi to  a  Committee  on  the  Representation  of  the 

People  (recommitted)  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  8  (Provision  as  to  disqualifi­

cations). 

Amendments  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,1.  27, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "joined  the  forces, has 
been  sentenced  by  court-martial  for refusing  to 
obey orders, and  who alleged,"  in order  to  insert 
the  words  "  been  convicted  by  court-martial  of 
an  offence  against  military law, has  represented 
that  the  offence was the  result  of."—(Secretary 
Sir  George  Cave.) 

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

Question  proposed, That  those wprds  be  there 

inserted: 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted ; 

Amendment proposed to  the  proposed  Amend­
ment,  to  leave  out  the  words  "  the  continuance 
of  the war  and."—(Sir  William Ryland  Adkins.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  proposed 
to  the  proposed 
Amendment:—Amendment 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Proposed  Amendment  amended,  by  leaving 
out  the  word  "seven,"  in  order  to  insert  the 
word  "  five."—(Sir  William Ryland Adkins.) 

Proposed  words,  as amended,  there  inserted. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,  1.  32, 
at  the  end,  to insert  the  words "  Provided  that 
this disqualification shall  not apply to  any person 
who, within  one  year  after  the  termination  of 
the  war,  proves  to  the  central  tribunal,  as 
established  for  the  purpose  of  the  Military 
Service  Act,  1916,  that  he  had  during  the 
continuance  of  the war  taken  up  either— 

(1)  service  as a  member	  of  any  of  the  naval 
or military forces of  the  Crown  on full  pay; 
or 

(2)  service	  in  connection  with  the  war  of 
a  naval  or  military  character  for  which 
payment  is  made  out  of  money  provided  by 
Parliament;  or 

(3)  service  afloat or abroad  in connection with 
the  war  in  any  work  of  the  British  Red 
Cross  Society,  or  the  Order  of  Saint  John 
of Jerusalem  in  England,  or  any other  body 
with  a  similar  object; 

and  obtains a certificate from  the tribunal  to that 
effect. 

The  central  tribunal  established  under  the 
Military  Service  Act,  1916,  shall  be  continued 
for the purpose  of  this provision  for  a  period  of 
a year  after the  termination  of  the  present  war." 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be there 

inserted : 

Amendment  proposed  to the proposed  Amend­
ment,  in  1.  1, after the word "  who,"  to insert the 
words "  shall  have been so exempted  or  convicted 
before the passing  of this Act,  or  who."—(Major 
Hay ward.) 

Question  put,  That 

those  words   be 

there 

inserted. 

Proposed  words  amended,  by  leaving  out  the 
word "  has,"  in  order  to  insert  the words  "  and 
having."—(Mr.  Hayes  Fisher.) 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  f or  the  ( Major  Hayward, 

Yeas, 

{  Mr.  Dillon : 

Proposed  words,  as amended,  there  inserted. 

Tellers  for  the  j  Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  6,1.  30, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  as  a  reason  for  such 
refusal,"  in order  to insert  the words  "  and has on 
that ground  been awarded  imprisonment  in  lieu 
of  detention."—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Noes, 

| Mr.  Pratt  : 

Another  Amendment  proposed   to  the  proposed 
Amendment,  in  1.  1, to  leave  out  from  the  word 
"  w h o"   to  the wo!  d "  during,"  in  1. 3, in order   to 
insert  the  word  "  has."—  ( L o rd  Hugh  Cecil.) 

104. 

136. 

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6th—7th December. 

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Question  proposed,  That  the words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  proposed 
Amendment:—Amendment 
to  the  proposed 
Amendment,  by  leave, withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed to the proposed 
Amendment,  in  1.  11,  to  leave  out  the  words 
"  or  any  other  body  with  a  similar  object." 
—(Sir  Clement  Kinloch- Cooke.) 

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. 11,  at  the end,  to  insert the 
words  " o r  — 

(4)  Has  done  work  of  national  importance 
in  accordance  with  the  decision  and  to  the 
satisfaction  of 
the  appropriate  tribunal  or 
authority,"—(Sir  William  Ryland Adkins.) 

Question proposed,  That  those words be there 

inserted :— Amendment  to the proposed  Amend­
ment,  by  leave, withdrawn. 

An Amendment made to the proposed Amend­
ment,  in  1.  11,  at  the  end,  by  inserting  the 
words "  or— 

(4)  That,  having been exempted from military 
service  on  condition  of  doing  work  of  national 
importance,  he has done such work  in accordance 
with  the  decision  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
appropriate tribunal  or authority."—(Sir  William 
Ryland Adkins.) 

Another Amendment proposed  to the proposed 
Amendment,  as  amended,  in  1.  11,  after  the 
words last inserted,  to insert the words "  or— 

(4)  Civic work, educational work,  or any other 
work  of  public  or  social  service."—(Mr.  White-
house.) 

Question,  That those words be there inserted, 

put, and negatived. 

objectors  so disqualified  shall  be  published  not 
later  than the fifteenth day  of  January  and  the 
fifteenth day  of  July  in  each year  during  the 
continuance  of  the  present  war  and  twelve 
months thereafter."—(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question proposed, That those  words  be there 

added :—Amendment  to  the  proposed  Amend­
ment,  as amended, by  leave, withdrawn. 

Proposed words,  as amended, there inserted. 

Clause,  as amended, agreed to. 

Clause  No.  18 amended, and agreed to. 

A  Clause  (Redistribution  of  Seats)  (Ireland) 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave)—brought up, 
and read the first time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That 

the Clause  be read a second time : 

Friday, 7th December  1917 : 

Whereupon  Motion  made,  and  Question. 
That the  Chairman  do report  Progress, and ask 
leave  to  sit  again —(Mr.  John  Redmond),—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,  this'  day, 

again resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

The  House,  according to Order, resolved itself Education 
into  a  Committee  on •  Education  (Provision  of  MIX)" 
Meals) (Ireland)  [Money], 

(Ireland) 
[Money.] 

N 
(In  the  Committee.) 

Another Amendment proposed to the proposed 
Amendment,  as  amended,  in  1. 12,  at  the  end, 
to insert the words "  And  provided  also that this 
disqualification  shall not operate  so as to prevent 
the  wife  of  a  man  otherwise  entitled  to  be 
registered  from  being  registered  as  an  elector 
under section four of this Act."—(Mr. Dickinson.) 

Question  proposed,  That those words  be there 

inserted :—Amendment  to the proposed  Amend­
ment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Proposed  Amendment,  as  amended,  further 
amended,  in  1. 12,  at  the  end,  by  inserting  the 
words  56 Provided  also  that  no  woman  shall  be 
disqualified from  being registered  or voting  as a 
parliamentary  or  local  government  elector  by 
reason  of  any  disqualification imposed  upon  her 
husband  by this section."—(Mr. Holt.) 

Another Amendment proposed to the proposed 
Amendment,  as amended,  in  1. 15,  at the end,  to 
add  the  words  "  If  any  person  so  disqualified 
votes,  or  asks  for  a  ballot  or  voting  paper  for 
the  purpose  of  so voting,  he shall  be guilty  of  a 
corrupt  practice  other  than  personation  within 
the meaning of  the Corrupt and Illegal Practices 
Prevention  Act,  1883;  and  the  expression 
5 corrupt  practice '  shall  be  construed  accord­
ingly.'—(Colonel  Sanders.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those words  be there 

added :—Amendment  to  the  proposed  Amend­
ment,  as amended,  by leave, withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed  to the proposed 
Amendment,  as amended,  in  1.  15,  at the end, to 
add the words  "  A  list  of  the  names,  addresses, 
and  other  particulars  of  such persons  shall  be 
published  by  the  naval  or  military  authorities 
for the first register  to  be  prepared  under  this 
Act, and a subsequent list of all new conscientious 

VOL.   172. 

Resolved,  That  it  is expedient  to authorise the 

payment,  out  of  moneys  to  be  provided  by 
Parliament,  of  an  amount  not  exceeding  one-
half of  the  sums  expended  out  of  the rates  by 
local  authorities  under  section  three  of  the 
Education (Provision  of  Meals)  (Ireland)  Act, 
1914,  in  pursuance  of  any  Act  of  the  present 
Session  to  amend  the  Education  (Provision  of 
Meals)  (Ireland)  Acts,  1914  and  1916—(Mr. 
Duke.) 

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  thi3 

day. 

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

Committee  of  Supply; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

The  Order  of the day  being read,  for  taking Coal Mines 

into  consideration  the  Coal  Mines  Control 
Agreement  (Confirmation)  Bill,  as  amended  in  (Confirmation) 
the  Committee; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration upon  Monday  next. 

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

Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  und  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill; 

control)  Rill. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read a  second time 

upon Monday  next. 

M  M  4 

r, 


Education 
(Provision 
of  Meals) 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Education  (Provision  of 
Meals)  (Ireland)  Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  this  day, 

resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

Non-ferrous 
Metal 
Industry  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned  Debate  on the Amendment which, 
upon  the  3rd  day  of  this  instant December, was 
proposed  to  be  made to  the  Question,  That  the 
Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry  Bill  be  now read a 
second time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

Chequers 
Estate  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading of the  Chequers  Estate  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  tbe  Bill  be read  a  second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Supply  [13th 
November] 
Beport. 

The  Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of 
the  13th  day  of  November  last; 

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,  this  day, 

resolve itself into the  said  Committee. 

Adjournment. 

And  it  being  after  half-past  Eleven  of 
the  clock  on  Thursday  evening,  Mr. 
Deputy  Speaker  adjourned  the  House 
without  Question  put,  pursuant  to  the 
Standing  Order,  it  being  then  fourteen 
minutes before One of the clock on Friday 
morning,  till  this  day,  pursuant  to  the 
Resolution  of  the  House  of  the  6th day 
of this instant  December. 

Friday, 1th December 

P B A T E K S. 

Chequers 
Estate  Bill 
(no  Standing 
Orders 
applicable.) 

TR.  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 pursuant to  an Order  of  the  House 
of  the 29th  November,  no  Standing  Orders are 
applicable,  viz. s— 

Chequers  Estate  BilL 

National 
Health 
Insurance 
Commission 
(Scotland.) 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to the  direc­
tions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Order 
made  by  the  Scottish  Insurance  Commissioners, 
dated  3rd December  1917,  entitled  the  National 
Health Insurance Deposit (Contributors'Benefits) 
Order (Scotland),  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Mr.  Clynes presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com­
mand,—Copies  of  Testing of  Seeds  Order,  1917, 
Bacon,  Ham,  and  Lard  (Provisional  Prices) 
Order,  1917,  Horse and Poultry  Mixtures Order, 
1917,  and  Food  Control  Committees  (Milk 
Requisition)  Order,  1917,  made  by  the  Food 
Controller  under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm 
Regulations. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

A  Clause  (Redistribution  of  Seats  (Ireland) ). 
Question  again  proposed. That  the  Clause  be 
read  a  second  time  *.—Motion  and  Clause,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Bill,  as  amended  on  recommital, 

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  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 s—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. 

Colonel  Gibbs reported  from  the  Committee Education 
on  Education  (Provision  of  Meals)  (Ireland)  g ^ g g  1 
[Money]  a  Resolution;  which  was  read,  as (Ireland) 
followeth: 
[Money.} 

That  it  is expedient to authorise  the payment, 
out  of  moneys  to  be  provided  by  Parliament,  of 
an amount  not  exceeding  one-half  of  the  sums 
expended out  of  the  rates by  Local  Authorities 
under section  three  of  the  Education  (Provision 
of  Meals)  (Ireland)  Act,  1914,  in  pursuance of 
any  Act  of  the  present  Session  to  amend  the 
Education  (Provision  of  Meals)  (Ireland)  Acts, 
1914  and  1916. 

The  said  Resolution,  being  read  a  second 

time, was agreed  to. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the National 
Second  Reading  of  the  National  Insurance Insurance 
(Unemployment)  Bill; 

ment^im" 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read a second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

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 House,  according to Order,  resolved itself  Education 
into  a  Committee  on  the Education  (Provision o^T181IO%Q 
of  Meals)  (Ireland)  Bill. 

(Ireland) Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  I  and  No.  °2 agreed to. 
Bill  to be  reported. 

Mr.  Deputy  Speaker resumed the Chair ;  and 

the  Deputy  Chairman reported,  That  the  Com­
mittee  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 Ways and 

Committee  of  Ways  and Means; 

Means. 

Resolved,  That  this House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

Representation
of the People

1  '

  The  House,  according to Order, resolved  itself 
i n t  o  a  Committee  on  the Representation  of  the 
People  (recommitted)  Bill. 

Whereupon  Mr. Deputy  Speaker adjourned Adjournment, 

the  House  without  Question  put,  pur­
suant  to  Standing  Order  No.  3,  it  being 
then  a  quarter  of  an  hour  after  One of 
the clock, till  Monday  next. 

 
South 
Staffordshire 
Mond  Gas 
(Power  and 
Heating) 
(No.  2)  BiU 
[Lords.'] 

Southampton 
Borough 
Writ. 

Navy  and 
Army  Services, 
Warlike 
Operations, 
and  other 
Expenditure 
arising  out  of 
the  War, 
1917-18 
(Supple­
mentary  Vote 
of  Credit.) 

N o.  1 6 5. 

Shops  Act, 
1912. 

8  GEO.   V. 

Monday,  lO^A December 1917. 

10th December. 

273 
The  following  Papers, pursuant  to the  direc­
tions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,  were  laid 
upon the Table  by the Clerk  of the  House :— 

/ 

P R A T E R S. 
H E  South  Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power 
and  Heating)  (No.  2)  Bill  [Lords]  was 

T

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., 

Copy  of  Rules  of  the  Supreme  Court,  dated Supreme 

4th  December  1917. 

Court  (Rules.) 

•Copy  of  Report  to  the  Lord  Chancellor  of Lunacy, 

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  1917  and the 30th  September  1917. 

^ 

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  Southampton,  in  the room  of  Lieu­
tenant-Commander  William  Dudley  Ward, who, 
since  his  Election  for  the  laid  borough,  hath 
accepted  the  Office of  Vice-Chamberlain  of  His 
Majesty's  Household.—(Captain  Guest.) 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command, —  Supplementary  Estimate  of  the 
sum  required  to  be  voted  during  the  year 
ending  31st  March  1918,  for  general  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 George  Cave presented, pursuant 

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

County  of  Cumberland  (Urban  District  of 

Egremont) (three). 

Copies  of  Orders  made  under the  Shops Act, 
1912,  by  the  Councils  of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authorities,  and  confirmed,  with amend­
ment,  by  the  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home 
Department;— 

County  of  Essex  (Parish  of  Tillingham). 
Boroughs  of Rotherham and Barnstaple. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to Coal Mines 

take  into  consideration the  Coal  Mines  Control Control 
i  . 
Agreement  (Confirmation)  Bill,  as  amended  in (<f^|™mation) 
the  Committee. 

Bill. 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made to 
the  Bill,  in  p.  2,  1.  10,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  trustees,"  the words "  not  parties'  to  the 
agreement."— (Sir  Clifford  Cory.) 

' 

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 inserting  at the end 
thereof  the words "  Provided that this Act  shall 
not deprive  any persons who are  not  parties  to 
the  agreement  of  any  rights  to  compensation 
which  they may have  at  common  law  or other­
wise."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

And  the Question being put, That those words 
be there  inserted  in  the Bill:—It  passed in the 
Negative. 

'
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. 

;  •  : 

; 

. 

V 

• 

The House, according  to Order, resolved itself Supply, 

into the  Committee  of  Supply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 
Navy  Supplementary  Estimate,  1917-18. 
50,000,  additional  number  of  Officers  and 

~  . 

Ordered, That  the said Papers  do lie upon the 

Men.  . 

Table. 

Resolution to be reported. 

Mr. Duke presented, pursuant  to the directions 
of an Act of  Parliament,—Copy  of Closing Order 
made under the  Shops Act,  1912, by the Council 
of the undermentioned Local Authority, and con­
firmed  by  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland :— 

Urban  District  of Banbridge. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie upon the 

Table. 

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. 

Mr.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copy  of.  Sugar  (Brewers'  Restriction) 
Order,  1917,  Potatoes  Order  (No.  2),  1917* 
Food  Control  Committees  (Scotland)  Powers 
Order,  1917,  Potatoes  Order,  1917,  General 
Licence,  and  Oats  Products  (Postponement  of  into consideration the National  Health Insurance Health 
Date)  Order, 1917, made  by the Food  Controller  Bill,  as amended in the  Standing  Committee ; 
under the Defence  of the Realm  Regulations. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

again resolve itself into the said Committee. 

The  Order  of  the day being  read, for taking National 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

ifi™™"0* 

Ordered, That the  said Paper  do  lie upon the 

sideration to-morrow. 

Table. 

The  Order of the day being read, for resuming Criminal Law 

Sir Albert  Stanley  presented, pursuant  to  the the adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question proposed Amendment 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  upon the 30th day  of April last, on consideration  B l"' 
Supplementary  List  of  persons,  firms,  and  of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, as amended 
companies  as  to  whom  Orders  have been  made  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the  Clause 
under  Section  1  (i)  of  the  Trading  with  the  (Defilement  of  girls under  seventeen)  be read a 
Enemy  (Amendment)  A c t,  1916. 

second time; 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do lie upon the  Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

Table. 

VOL.  172. 

till  Monday next. 

N  N 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Trading  with 
the  Enemy 
(Amendment) 
Act,  1916. 

 
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IQth—Alth  December. 

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Education 
Bilh 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education  Bill; 

" 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Midwives 
(Ireland) Bill.

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
  Second  Reading  of  the  Midwives  (Ireland) 

Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next'. 

' 

Patents and
Designs Bill.

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
S e c o n d  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs 
B i l l ;' 

" 

' 

The  Order   of  the  day  being read, f or  receiving   Supply  [18th 

the  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Supply   of  November] 
the  l^th  day   o£ % y c m b Or  last  j 

E e p o r t-

"  '  

Ordered, That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

morrow. 

The  National  Insurance  (Unemployment)  Bill   National 

was,  according  to  Order,  read  aseCOnd time. 

t 

(Unemploy-
Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a ment)cBill. 

.  . 

, „, 

, 

Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrOw. 
—(Colonel  Craig.)  , 

*" 

* 

The  Order   o f  the  day  being  read,  for  the   Ways and. 

Committee   of  Ways  and  Means; 

Means. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

' 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
[Payments 
and 
Expenses.] 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay­
ments and, Expenses]  ; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Production) 

Committee  on  the  Petroleum 
Bill] 

Resolved, That  this  House  will, upon  Monday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Trade  Marks 
Bill, 

The  Qrder   o£  tlie  day  being  rejid,  for  the 

Second  Reading   of  the  Trade  Marias  B i l l; 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon* Monday  next. 

. •'

Imports  and 
Exports 
(Temporary 
Control)  Bill. 

^Ehe  Ojrder  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a, second  time 

to-morrow. 

s 

Non-ferrous 
MetaL 
Industry  Bill. 

The  Order of  the day being  read, for  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate  on the  Amendment  which, 
upon  the  3rd day  of  this  instant  December,  was 
proposed' to  be  made  to  the  Question,  "That  the 
Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry  Bill  be  now read a 
second  time; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, Navy and 

Ule' 

resolve  itself  into  a  Committee  to  consider  the 
surpluses  and  deficits  upon  Navy  and  Army 
Grants 
for  19] 5-16,  and  the  application  of 
surpluses  to  meet  expenditure  not provide^,  for 
in  the  Grants  for  that  year.—(Lord  Edmund 
Talbot.) 

" 

Ordered, That the Appropriation Accounts  for 

tne  Navy  and  Army 
presented  upon  the  28th  day  Of  February  last 
and  the  lst  day  of  March  last,  be  referred  to 
the  Committee.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.) 

A  Motion  being  made,  That  this  House  will, National 
to-morrow,  resolve  itself  into  a  Committee  to Insurance ^ 
consider  "of  authorising  the  payment,  out  of ment) 
moneys  to  be  provided  by" Parliament,  of  such  [Money.] 
additional  sums  as  may  be  required  for  the 
purposes  of  any  Act  of  the  present  Session  to 
dmend the  National  Insurance  (Unemployment) 
Acts,  1911  to  1916,  with  respect  to  the  propor­
tion  to  be borne  by the amount of  unemployment 
benefit "to  the  number  of  contributions  paid— 
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot)  ; 

Mr.  George Roberts,  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. 

Chequers 
Estate  Bill. 

The  Chequers  Estate  Bill  was,  according  to 

Order, read  a  second  time. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will  immediately 
resolve  itself  into  the  Committee  on  the  Bill.— 
(Colonel  Craig.) 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment. 

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

And  the Question being put:—It  was resolved 

The  House  accordingly  resolved  .itself  into 

in the  Affirmative. 

the'Committee. 

"--J'i:.i.r 

-  .:•* 

;<•  -«'* 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1  to  No.  4  agreed  to. 

Schedule  agreed  to. 
Preamble  agreed  to. 
Bill  to be  reported. 

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

'  " 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  now read  the  third 
time s—The  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the  third 
time  and  passe'd. 

' :" 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,cand desire  their  concurrence. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued to  sit  till  half  an "hour  after  Six  

of  the dock,  adjourned  till  to-morrOw.  


11 th December 1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

> 

SE V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented, Public 

"and  read;  and 5  drderefd  to  lie  upon  -thePotions. 

,  ; 

„.;.",  

1 

m „!   1, 
fable. 

Vide  Fourth 
Report. 

Mr.  Herbert Fisher  presented,  pursuant  to the Naral and 
directions  of  ah  A ct  Of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Marine Pay 
Order  in  Council,  dated  21th  November  1917, let, i865.°nS 

 
­
i i o.   V. 

approving  a  Memorial  of  the  Cords,  Commis­
sioners  of  the  Admiralty,  made  under l ie  Naval 
and  Marine ,3?ay  and  Pensions  Apt,  1865. 

«  Ordered,, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon  the 
Table. 

The  House  divided.  

The  Yeas  to. the  Right J  •  

The  Noes  to  the  Left.  

Tellers  for  the  I Captain   Guest,  ,-  ,,.'. 

f 

Yeas, 

| Jjm& Edmund  Talbot-.  J  ib7' 

Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His 
Military
  Majesty's  Command,  —  Copy  of  Agreement 
CAjweement
with Italy")
between  the  United  Kingdom  and  Italy  respect-
So it was  resolved  in  the Affirmative. 
miscellaneous,  irig liability  to  Military  Service  of  British  Sub-
Th<3 . B i l l,  was   , accordingly 
No. 18,1917.)  |ebts  in  Italy  and  Italian  Subjects  in  Great  Committee   of  the  whole  H oi 

Tellers  for the j  J^r. Pfirigje, 
| Mr.  Hogge : 

Noes, 

it|ed; 

a
or  Thursday 

Britain;

. 

. 

. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do  lie  uiion  tie 

Tabfe. 

next. 

Supply  [10th 
December] 
Keport. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Mr.  CJynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com­
mand,—Copies  of  Cream  Order,  1917,  Bacon, 
"lams,  and  Lard  (Distribution)  Order,  .1917,  morrow. 
Jigs  (Maximum  Prices): Order,  1917,  Ma nu­
rture  of  Flour  and  Bread  Order  (No.  2),  1917, 
atoxi(jating  Liquor •.   (Output  and  Delivery) 
"ler  (No.  4),  1917,  Dried  Fruits  (Restriction) 
Order,  1917, Seeds,  Nuts,  and Kernels  (Requisi­
tion)  Order,  1937,  and  Coffee  (Retail  Prices) 
Order,  1917,  made  by  the Food Controller under 
the  Defence  of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

morrow. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received  to­

The  Order  of the  day  being, res^d, jfor receiving  Suppiy jisi 3th 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of  November] 
the  13th  day  of  November  USA  ; 

r°rt' 

' 

vt. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report   be  received 

to­

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Non-ferrous 

Industry  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the day  being  read, for resuming 
the adjourned  Debate  on the Amendment which, 
Upon the  3rd  day  of  this  instant  December, was 
proposed  to  be  made  to  the  Question,  That  the 
l^on-fcrrous  Metal  Industry  Bill  be  now  read a 
Second  time  ; 

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  d'^y  being  Read,  for  t^e  Navy and 

Committee  on  Navy  and  A r my  Expenditure,   A r m y 
1915-16; 

_ 

.  

, 

' 

f 9T 6 e-if i r e' 

Resolved,  That  this  House,  will*  to-morrow, 

Which  Amendment  was, to  leave  out  the word 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

; to 
3.0.  Closure 
©f  Debate.) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

a

d

d 

the  words  "  upon  this  day  three  months  ; 

A nd  the  Question  being  again   p: 
"  now "  stand  partj>f  .the 
The  House  resumed the  said adjou: 

That 

Sir Albert Stanley rose  in  his  place  and claimed 

to  move,  That  the  Question   be  now  put. 

Akd-tte  Q u d t &h  being  put; That  the  QMstibii 

be  now  put  j  ' 

^  Tfee  H ouse  divided. 

The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 

The  Nbes   to  the  L e f t. 

mm 

for  the  J Captain 

Yeas, 
Tellers  for  the  « 
Noes, 

,  . 

J 
1 Lord  Edmund  Talbot-.  [  
i 
J. 

\ M r.  Pringle  % 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  National 
Committee  on  National  Insurance  (Unemploy-  Iflwsas* 
ment)  [ M o n e y]  ; 

, 

. 

Resolved,  That  this  House,,will,  to-morrow,  [Money.] 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

The  Order   of  the  day  beiii'g  read,  f or  taking National 

into consideration  the National  Health  Insurance 
Bill,  as  amended in  the  Standing  Committee  ;  BIN. 

T h tt  the  Bill   be  &ken 

con­

sideration  iipoii  F n d ay  nekt.  •  • 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  readj  for  the   Imports and 

Sebond  R e l d i hg   of  the  Tmports  and  Exports Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  B i l l; 

178' 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

60' 

tip6n  Monday  next. 

. 

, 

S o  it  was  resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

•  A nd  the  Question  being  accordingly  ,fnit,  t f i li 
the  word  "  now "  stand  fiart  U  life  Qiilstibi  ; 

The  Order   of  the.  day  being  j^adi  for  t;he Na^ofl^L 
Committee  oii  the  National  Insurance  (Uhem-J" snran®®­
S ^ l lf 
ployment)  B i l l; 

^ 

. 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas   to  the  Right; 
The  Noes   to  the  Left. 
Tellers  for  the J Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  \ 
f 

\ Captain  Guest: 

Yeas, 

Tellers f or  the) Mr.  Holt,  ,. 

"1 

Noes, 

| Mr.  John Henderson  : 

j 

.. Resolved, That-this  House  will,  ubon  Friday 

next,  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

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

Committee   of  Ways  and  Means  ; 

Mean* 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

79. 

resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

So it  was  resolved  in  the Affirmative. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment. 

And  the  Main  Question  being  p u t; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill   be  now 
time:—  Th e Bill  was  accordingly 
time. 

a  second 
a  second 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Queitioii  being 
p i t,  That  the-Bill   be  e6ininittidJd-l,iC8mmittee 
of  the whole  House—(Mr.  James  Mope); 

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

A nd   it  Being  half  an  hour  after  Eleven,  o f 

the  clock,  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the 
House  without  Question  put,  pursuant   to  

the  Standing  Oraerj  till  to-morrow.  


VOL.  172. 

N  N  2 

 
 
 


276 	

12$ December• 

1917. 


Wednesday,  12^  December 1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Public 
Petitions. 
Vide  Fourth,
Report. 

SE V E R A  L  Public  Petitions  were  presented,

and  read  and  ordered  to  lie

  upon

  the

;

Table. 

Reconstruction
Committee
(Forestry.)

Dr.  Addison  presented,1  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  the  Final  Report  of  the 
Forestry  Sub-Committee  of  the  Reconstruction 
Committee. 

BeconstTOction

Copy  of  Interim  Report  on  Electric  Power 

Committee
PoweOC

Supply  in  Great  Britain  of  the  Coal  Conserva­
tion  Sub-Committee  of 
Committee. 

the  Reconstruction 

Reconstruction
(Chemical
Trade.) . 

Copy of the Report of the Committee appointed 
by  the Minister  of  Reconstruction  to .advise him 
as to the  procedure  which  should  be adopted for 
dealing  with the Chemical  Trade. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1917-18. 

Resolved, That  a  Supplementary  sum  not 
exceeding  £550,000,000  be  granted  to  His 
the  ordinary  Grants  of 
Majesty,  beyond 
Parliament,  towards  defraying  the  Expenses 
which  may  be  incurred  during the  year ending
the  31st  day  of  March  1918  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  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  Parliament,  arising  out  of 
the existence of  a state of War.—{Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer.) 

Ordered,  That  the said Papers  do lie upon the 

Table. 

Resolution  to be reported. 

Destructive 
Insects  and 
Pests Acts. 

•  .;  .

Mr.  ProfAero  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copies  of 
Orders  under the  Destructive  Insects  and  tests 
Acts,  numbered  D.X.P.  510,  512,  and  513, 
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. 

Births, Deaths,  Mr.  Hayes  Fisher presented,  by His Majesty's 
and Marriages  Command,—  Copy  of  Seventy-ninth  Annual 
Report  of  the  Registrar  General  of  Births, 
Deaths,  and  Marriages  in  England  and  Wales, 
1916. 

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  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 .Order of  the day being  read, for receiving Supply [13th 

the  RepOrt  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of **°ve™berJ 
the  13th  day  of  November  last;	

  ' 

po

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  received  upon 

Friday  next. 

Ordered,  That, the  said  Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table.  •• 

Local 
Taxation 
(Scotland.) 

No. 166, 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to 
the  directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy 
of the Annual Local Taxation Returns (Scotland) 
for the year  1915-16. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table  and  be printed. 

The  Order of  the day being  read, for receiving  Supply [10th 

the  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Supply  of December]
the  10th day  of  this instant  December  ; 

Report. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

The  House,  according to  Order,  resolved itself Navy and 

into a  Committee  on  Navy  and  Army  Expendi- ^ r my  d-t 
19X5-16. 
ture,  1915-16. 

' 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Naval  and 
Military  War 
Pensions,  &c. 
(Committees)
Bill. 

Business  of 
the" House 
(Government 
Business.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made  by  the 
Lords  to the  Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions, 
&c. (Committees)  Bill  be  now  taken  into  con­
sideration.—(Sir  Arthur  Griffith-Boscawen.) 

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. 

A  Motion  was  made,  and  the  Question  was 
proposed, That  the  proceedings  on  Government 
Business  be  not  interrupted  this  day under the 
Standing Order (Sittings of the House), and may
be  entered  upon  at  any hour  although  opposed 
—(Mr.  .Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer):—And 
the  said Motion  was,  with  leave  of  the  House, 
withdrawn.."  • 

I.  Whereas  it  appears  by  the  Navy  Appro­
priation  Account  for  the  year  ended  the  31st 
day of  March  1916, and the  Statement  appended 
thereto,  as follows, viz.  :— 

(a)  That  the aggregate	  expenditure  on  Navy
Services  exceeded  the  aggregate  sums 
appropriated  for  those  Services  by  a  sum 
of £206,903,204  3s.  3d.; 

(b)'That  the  aggregate  receipts  in  aid  of 
the  aggregate 
Navy  Services  exceeded 
sums appropriated  in aid of  those  Services 
by a sum  of  £1,186,617  5s.  8d.; 

, 

(c)  That	  the  total  differences  between  the 
Exchequer  Grants  for  Navy  Services  and 
the net expenditure  are  as follows,  v i z . :  — 
  d. 

s.

Surpluses
Deficits

-205

Deficit 

(charged)

£
Nil 
,716,586

  17

7 

Supply. 

The House, according to  Order, resolved itself 

into  the  Committee  of  Supply. 

/ 

against  the  Vote  i  £205,716,586  17 
- ) 
of  Credit) 

. 

-

 
­
­
­
­
­
 
 
8  GEO.   V .  	

12 th  December,  


"8 

§t> 

t 

3 

And  whereas by  a Vote  of  Parliament  during 
the present  Session  (House  of  Commons  Paper, 
No.  89  of  1917)  a  further  sum  of  £ 10  has 
been  granted  for  the  expenditure  of  the  year 
1915-16,  and  the  appropriation  of  additional 
receipts  in  aid  of  such  expenditure  has  been 
sanctioned  to the amount  of £1,186,607  5s. 8d. : 
And  whereas,  as shown  in  the  Schedule  here­
unto appended, the  Lords  Commissioners  of  His 
Majesty's  Treasury  have  temporarily  authorised 
the  application,  so  far  as  necessary,  of  the 
excesses  of  the  sums  realised  on  account  of 
Appropriations  in Aid  of  other  Navy Votes  over 
the  sum which may  be applied under the Appro­
priation  Acts,  1915  and  1916,  as  Appropriations 
in Aid  of those  Votes,  towards making good the 
deficiency  of  £4,370,963  16«.  9d.  in  the  sums 
realised  on account  of  Appropriations  in Aid  of 
Vote  1  s 

.1.  Resolved, That  the  application  of  such  sums 

b e  s a n c t i o n e d . — ( M r.  Baldwin.) 

Schedule. 

o 
f-i  » 
>  © 
a
go 
•

Navy  Services,  1915-16. 

Actual  Receipts  compared  with 
Estimated  Appropriations  in  Aid. 

Votes. 

Schedule. 

Army  Services,  1915-16. 

Actual  Receipts  compared  with 
Estimated  Appropriations  m  Aid. 

Votes, 

Surpluses. 

, 

Deficits. 

Pay,  &c. of  the  Army 

Special  Reserve 

v 

• 

15 

Civil  Superannuation,  Compen­

sation,  and  Gratuities. 

£ 

s.  d. 

& 

t.  d. 
8,878,807  6.10; 

— 

— 

l oo  0   ,  0 

94  6  7 

2 and 
4 to  14 

Other  Army  Votes 

7,352,386  7  3 

— 

7,352,386  7  3  8,879,001  12  5 

£ 1 , 8 2 6 , 6 16  6  a 

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. 

Surpluses. 

Deficits. 

The House, according   to  Order,  resolved  itself   Ways  and 

into  the  Committee   of  W a ys  and  Means. 

Means. 

£ 

s.  d. 

£ 

t.  d. 
4,970,963  16  9 

(In  the  Committee.) 

1  Wages,  See. of  Officers,  Seamen, 
and  Boys,  Coast  Guard,  and 
Royal  Marines. 
2 to  15  Other  Navy  Votes

. 

. 

.  5,667,581  2  5 

Add  Surplus  Appropriations 
in  Aid  not  appropriated 
b y  Parliament. 

— 

10  0  0 

5,557,681  2  6  4,370,973  16  9 

£1,186,607  6  8 

II.  Whereas  it  appears by  the Army  Appro­
priation  Account  for  the  year  ended  the  31st 
day of March  1916, and the  Statement appended 
thereto,  as follows,  viz.:— 

(a)  That the aggregate  expenditure  on Army 
Services  exceeded  the  aggregate  sums 
appropriated  for  those  Services  by  a  sum 
of £525,171,038  16*.  7rf.; 

(b)  That	  the  aggregate  receipts  in  aid  of 
Army  Services  fell  short  of  the  aggregate 
sums  appropriated  in aid of  those  Services 
by a sum of  £1,526,615  5s.  2d.\ 

(c)  That	  the  total  differences  between  the 
Exchequer  Grants  for  Army  Services  and 
the net  expenditure  £11*©  A8 follows,  viz.:—• 

Surpluses 
Deficits 

- •  " -
-

-

£ 

d. 

» 

Nil 

-  526,697,654  1  9 

Motion  made,  and Question,  That the  Chair­
man  do  report  Progress,  and  ask  leave   to  sit 
again—(Mr.  Baldwin),—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. 

The  House,  according to Order, resolved itself National 
into a Committee  on National Insurance (Unem- (Unempioy­
ployment)  [Money]. 

ment) 
[Money.] 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Resolved,  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 amend  the National Insurance 
(Unemployment)  Acts,  1911 
to  1916,  with 
respect  to  the  proportion  to  be  borne  by  the 
amount  of  unemployment  benefit  to the number 
of  contributions  paid.—-(Sir  Edwin  Cornwall.) 

Resolution  to be reported. 

Deficit 

(charged)  ~ 
against  the  Vote 1 £526,697,654 
of Credit) 

- ) 

' 

-

" 
1  9 

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

And  whereas,  as shown  in the  Schedule  here­
unto appended,  the Lords Commissioners  of  His 
Majesty s Treasury  have temporarily authorised 
the  application  of  the  excesses  of  the  sums 
realised  on account  of  Appropriations  in Aid  of 
Army  Votes  2  and 4  to  14  over  the sums which 
may  be  applied  under  the  Appropriation  Acts, 
1915  and 1916,  as Appropriations  in Aid  of those 
Votes,  amounting  in  all  to  £7,352,386  Is.  M., 
to  make  good  part  of  the  deficiency  of  Appro­
priations  in  Aid  of  Vote   1: 

2.  Resolved, That the application  of  such sums 

be sanctioned.—(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

VOL.   172. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

< 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment. 

Order  of  the  House of  the 12th 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 Eleven 
of  the clock,  adjourned  till to-morrow. 

N  N  3 

 
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­
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1 8  B ' J M ^ i i Mk 

\ 

Supplementary  "Vote of  Credit,  1917-18. 

13th December 1917. 

Public 
P?Mtign|,... 
Vide  Foarth 
Report. 

Board  of
Ajgri^ultHEfe 
and  Fisheries. 

P R A T E R S. 


A

P U B L IC  Petition  was presented,  and read; 


and ordered to lie  upon  the  Table. 

Mr. Prothero presented, by His Majesty's Com-
mand,—Copy  of  Agricultural  Statistics,  1916. 
Volume  LI.  Part  III.  Prices  and  Supplies of 
Corn,  Live  Stock,  and  other Agricultural  Pro­
duce  in England  and  Wales. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Parker's 
Divorce  Bill 
[Lords.'] 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon  tne 

Table. 

• 

Mr.  Clyiies  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copy  of  Meat  (Control)  Order,  .1917, 
and  Milk  (Ireland).  Order,  1917,  made  by  the 
Food Controller under the Defence  of the Realm 
Regulations. 

Ordered, That  the said Paper  3o  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Tke  Lord  Advocate  reported  from the, Select 
Committee  on  Divorce  Bills  ;  That  they  had 
examined  the  allegations  of  Parker's,, Diyorce 
Bill  [Lords]  as  to the  marriage  of  the  parties, 
the  adultery  coupled  with  cruelty  charged  as 
the  ground  for  dissolving  the  marriage,  and 
the sentence  of  divorce* a yiens&et  tho^g,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  other  allegations  to  be  true,  and „they 
saw no  reason ,to  suspect  collusion  between  the 
parties;  and  that  the  Committee  had  go4c 
through  the  Bill,  and  directed  him  to  report 
the same, with  an  Amendment. 

Ordered, That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 

Committee,  be taken into consideration. 

Parser's->;•=' 
Divorce  Bill 
[Lords.) 

Ordered, That  the  Minutes  of  Evidence  fnjj
proceedings  in  the  House  of . Lords  on  the 
Second Reading of Parker's Divorce Bill [Lords],
together  with  the  documents  deposited  in  the 
case, be returned  to  the  House  or  Lords.—(Tlie 
Lord  Advocate.) 

National 
Expenditure 
(Second 
Report.) 

Mr.  Herbert Samuel reported  from  the  Select 
Committee on National  Expenditure;  That they
had  made  further  Progress  in  the  matters,  tp
them  referred,  and  directed  him  to  make  a 
Report  thereof  to the  House,  together  with  an 
Appendix. 

No.  167.

Ordered, That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table;  and  be printed. 

Business of 
the  House 
(Government 
Business.) 

17rdered",  That  the  proceedings  in  the  Com­
mittee  of  Supply  and Committee  of  Ways  and 
MeanS] Mitd on Supply  [10th  December]  Report, 
be  not  interrupted  this  day under the  Standing
Order  (Sittings  of  the  House),  and  may  be 
entered upon  at  any  hour  although  OppOsed.— 
(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Business  of 
the  House 
(Friday
Sitting.) 

Supply  [12th 
December]
Report. 

Resolved,  That this  House  do sit  to-morrow.— 

(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Captain  Guest  reported  from  the  Committee 
of  Supply  of  , the  12th  day  of  this  instant 
December  a  Resolution  ;  which  was  read,  as 
followeth ; 

..  That  a  Supplemental  -sum  not  exceeding Supple­
£550,000,000  be granted  to His Majesty, beyond  ™ ° ^  t  V o t  a 
the  ordinary  Grants  of  Parliament,  towards  i9i7_i8.' 
defraying  the  Expenses which  may  be  incurred 
during  the  year  ending  the 31st day  of  March 
1918  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 j  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  insur­
ance  or  indemnity  against,  risk,  ,tl)e financing 
of  the  purchase  and  resale  of  Foodstuffs  and 
Material^,  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  exillence  of  a state of 
War.  

y 

The  Resolution  being read a second  time ; 

And  a Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
being  proposedj  That  this  House  doth  agree 
with the Comniittee  in the  said Resolution ; 

And  notice  being  taken  that  strangers  were Strangers, 

present,  Mr.  Speaker  forthwith put the Question, 
That  strangers  be ordered to withdraw. 

And  it  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Ordered,  That  the  remainder

of  this  .day's  Secret  Session. 

Sitting  be  a  secret  Session.—(Mr.  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer.) 

And  the  Resolution  reported from  the  Com- Supply ti2th 

mittee  of  Supply  was agreed to. 

December] 

The  House^aq^p^mg   to  Order, resolved itself   Supply, 

into  the  Committee   of  Supply. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates,  

1917-18. 


Class  t l.  


£3,495  (Supplementary),  War  (Cabinet.  


Resolution  to  be reported. 

f  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  {he  service 
of  the  year  ending,  on. the  31st  day of  March 
1918,  the sum  of £550,004,495  be granted  out of 
the Consolidated  Fund  of  the  United  Kingdom. 
—(Mr. Baldwin.) 

fiesbliitiofi  to  b§  re^oi-tld. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  C h a i r a nd  the 
Deputy  Chairman reported, That the Committee 
had come  to a Resolution. 

Ordered, That  the  Report  be  received  to­

morrow. 

Lord Edmund Talbot  reported from  the  Com- Supply [lothi 

mittee  of  Supply  of the  10th day  of  this  instant December]
December  a  Resolution; which~
~
followeth : 

"  as KePort­

  read,

  was

 
y. 

Navy  Supple-
mentary 
Estimate, 
1917-18, 
Officers-sad 
•Meto;^,. •;!,:' 

Navy  ?up>!^eBtary  Estimate,   1 ?J7-1§. • 

That  an  additional  number  of  Officers  and 
Men,  not exceeding 50,000,  be employed for the
Sea  and  Coast  Guard- 'Services,  for  the  year 
ending  on the 31st  day  of  March  1918. 

The  said 

wag 

, being read  a  second  time, 

Navy  and 
Army 
Expenditure, 
1915-16. 

Lord  Edmund Talbot reported  from the  Com-
mittee on Navy and Army Expenditure,  1915-16,
several Kesbliifibns j  which' were read, as follow : 

1.  Whereas  it  appears  by  the  Navy  Appro­
priation  Account  for  the  year  ended  the  31st 
day  of  March  1916,  and the Statement appended 
thereto,' as follows, viz.  : — 

(a)  That  the  aggregate	  expenditure  on  Navy 
Services  exceeded 
the  aggregate  sums 
appropriated  for  those  Services  by  a  sum 
of £206,903,204  3s.  3d.; 

(b)  That	  the  aggregate  receipts  in  aid  of 
Navy  Services  exceeded  the  aggregate 
sums  appropriated  in aid of  those  Services 
by  a sum bf £  1,186,617  5s.'  8d. ; 

(c)  That	  the  total  differences  between  the 
Exchequer  Grants  for  Navy  Services  and 
the net expenditure  are  as follows,  via. s — 

Surpluses 

-

Deficit 

against 
of Credit)  •-. 

fcharged)
f o te  I  
'"-J 

£ 

».  d. 

-

Nil 

- 205,716,586  17  7 

-

-

17  7 

~ 

And  whereas by  a Vote  of  parliament  duriiig 
present  Session  (House  of  Commons  Stagey 
t .o.  89"of  l'9lf)  "a  'further  sum " of  '£lQ ' -|as 
been  granted  for  the  expenditure  of  the  year 
1915-16,  and  ^he  appropriation  of  additional 
receipts  in  aid  of  such  expenditure  has  been 
sanctioned  to the amount  of £1,^86,60,7  5s.  8d.  : 

And  whereas,  as  shown  in the Schedule  here­
unto  appended, the Lords  Commissioners  of  His 
Majesty's Treasury  have temporarily  authorised 
the  application,  so  far  as  necessary,  of  the 
excesses  of  the  sums  realised  on  account  of 
Appropriations  in Aid  of other  Navy Votes over 
the  sum which may be applied under the Appro­
priation  Acts,  1915 and 1916,  as  Appropriations 
in  Aid  of  those  Votes,  towards making  good the 
deficiency  of  £4,370,963  16s.  9<f.  in  the  sums 
realised on account*  of  Appropriations  in Aid  of 

\\7¥l  
sanctioned. 

t i  ^ P l i s^

s u m s  

b e

Schedule. 

Navy  Services,  1915-16. 

'  isstimated  Appropriations  m  Aid.

Votes. 

Surpluses. 

deficits. 

M 

r 

j 

! Wages,  &c.  of  Officers,  Seamen, 
and  Boys,  Coast  Guard,  and 
Royal  Marines. 

"i-p* 

i	  " 

4

& 

! 
s.  d.
'4,370,963  16  4 

X to   15  Other  Navy  Votes 

-

5,567,581  2  5 

— 

rr	  AdAddd  Surplu

Surpluss  Appropriation

Appropriationss 

10  0  0 

jj

ii

ff

ff

ii

^^

^^ 

:: 

v 

< 6 , 5 ^ 5 81  2  5/ 

VOL.   172. 

2 79 

I I.  Whereas   it  appears by  the  A r my  Appro-
pri'ation  Account  fSr'the  f^ar 'ehdedkhe1'Slat 
Mjf  r6T'MiS&il 9l6randthe"SMtem8nf  appended 
thereto,  as follows, viz.  :— 

(a)  That the  	

expenditure  on  Army 
Services  es 
sums 
the"  aggregate 
appropriated  for  those  Services  by  a  sum 
of  £525,171,038  16*.  7d. ; 

(h)  That  the  aggregate  receipts  in  aid  of 
' Artny  Services  fell short  of  the	  aggregate 
sums appropriated  in aid of  those  Services 
by  a sum  of  £1,526,615  5s.  2d. % 

(c)  That  the  total  differences  between  the 
Exchequer  Grants for  Array  Services  and 
%   B t 

•	  '  £ 

s.  d. 

Surpluses.-
'  -
Deficits 

-

» 
Nil 
- 526,697,654  1  9 

surged 

against  the  Vote  £526,697,654  1  9 
of Credit) 

And  whereas,  as  shown  in the  Schedule here­
unto appended, the  Lords Commissioners  of  His 
Majesty's  Treasury  have  temporarily  authorised 
the. application  of  the  excesses*  of  the  sums 
realised oh  account  of  Appropriations  in  Aid  of 
Army  Votes ^  a,hd 4  to  14 over  the sums wBrch 
nday be  applied  under  the  Appropriation  Acts, 
1915  and 1916, as Approprikfioris in'Aid o£ th6se 
Votes,  amounting  in'Ml  to  £7,352,386  7u'3d., 
to  make  good  part  of  the'deficiency  of  Appro­
'  ••'*• 
priations  in  Aid  of Vote  f : 

' 

• 2,  That  the  application  of  such  sums  be 
'  "	  
sanctioned-

' ''"" 

'  ' 

Schedule. 

"S 

Army  Services,  1915-16. 

Actual  Receipts  co: 

with 
in  Aid. 

Totes. 

Surpluses. 

ft  ' 

1 

Pay,  &c. o£ the  Army 

3o 

Special  Keserve 

W  Civil  Superannuation,  Compen­
'  sation,  and  Gratuities. 

£ 

d. 

*
8,878,807

i. 4. 
S  10 

100  0  0 

. 

*  1  ^ 

2  and 
4 to  14 

Other  Army  Votes 

7,352,386  7  3 

7,3 52,386  7  3 

8,879,001  12  5 

The  said  Resolutions,  being  read  a  second 

time,  werCagreed  t or 

Lord  Edmund Talbot  reported from  the  Com- National 
mittjee on  National  Insurance  (Unemployment) insurance 
[ M o n e y]  a  'Resolution;  which  (< was'  read,  •  as ment)iP °y" 
f o l f o w e th  : 

[ M o n e y .] 

' 

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 A ct  of  the  present  Session  to 
amend the National  Insurance  (Unemployment)
Acts,  1911  to  1916,  with  respect  to the propor­
tion  to be borne  by the amount of  unemployment 
tyenefit  to  the  number  of  contributions  paid. 

The  said Resolution, being read a second time, 

was agreed  to. 

N N  4 

'  : 
' 

• 
: 

' 

 
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2 80 	

132/i—14th—11th December. 

1917. 


Industry  Bill 

T he  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on  the  Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry 
B i l l; 

' 

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  12th  day   of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this 
House   do  now  adjourn. 

And  the  Question  being put i—It  was resolved 

in  the Affirmative. 

A nd  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  twenty-nine  minutes 
before  Ten  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of 
the  House  of this day. 

Friday,  14th December  1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

(Ireland.) 

District Wages 1 I T R.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-
IfJ.  tions  of  several  A c ts   of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Regulations  with  respect  to  the  estab­
lishment of District Wages Committees in Ireland, 
made  under  the  Corn  Production  Act,  1917, 
by the  Department of  Agriculture and  Technical 
Instruction  for  Ireland. 

Prisons 
(Ireland.) 	

Copy   of  Order  in  Council  approving  Rules 
made  by  the  General  Prisons  Board  for  Ireland 
relative   to  tbe  dietary   of  prisoners  in  ordinary 
and  convict  Prisons. 

Civil  Services   Su Supplementary  Estimates, 

Class  I I. 

That  «	
xiioi/

  Supplementary

  sum  not  exceeding  Civil Services 

£3,495   be  granted  to  His  Majesty,  to  defray 
the  charge which will come in course of  payment  1917-18,  ' 
during  the  year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of  War Cabinet. 
March  1918  for  the  Salaries  and  Expenses  of 
the  W ar  Cabinet. 

The  said  Resolution,  being read  a second  time, 

was  agreed  to. 

Lord  Edmund  Talbot reported from  the  Com-  Ways and 

mittee  of  Ways  and  Means  of  the  13th  day  of 
this  instant  December  a Resolution;  which was  ueport„ 
read,  as followeth : 

That,  towards  making  good 

the  

S u p p ly   Consolidated 

granted  to  His  Majesty  for  the  service   of  the ^Appropria­
year  ending   on  the  31st  day  of  March  1918,   tion.) 
the  sum   of  £550,004,495   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  Consolidated 

the  said  Resolution  :  And  that  the  Chairman 
of  Ways  and  Means,  Mr.  Chancellor  of  the tion ) 
Exchequer,  and  Mr.  Baldwin  do  prepare  and 
bring  it in. 

Mr.  Baldwin  accordingly  presented  a  Bill  to Consolidated 

apply  a sum  out  of  the  Consolidated  Fund  to ^ppropria­
the  service  of  the  year ending  on  the  thirty-first tion) Bill, 
day  of  March,  one thousand  nine hundred  and  Bill  114. 
eighteen,  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  upon  Monday  next;  and  to  be 
printed. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie upon  the 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  taking   National 

Table. 

into  consideration  the National  Health  Insurance 
Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Standing  Committee  ; 

Bill. 

Ordered, That  the proceedings  on the  Reports 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

Beporte.) 	

of  the  Committee  of  Supply  and  of  the  Com­
mittee  of  Ways  and  Means  be  not  interrupted 
this day  at  Five  or  half  an  hour  after Five  of 
the  clock,  and  may   be  entered  upon  at  any  hour 
although  opposed.—(Lord  Edmund  Talbot) 

0 

Supply  [13th 
November] 
Report. 

.  Captain  Guest  reported  from  the  Committee 
of  Supply  of  the  13th  day  of  November  last  a
Resolution  ;  which was read,  as  followeth % 

Civil  Services 

1917-18,, 
National 
War  Aims 
Committee. 

Civil  Services  Supplementary  Estimates, 
1917-18. 
< 

That  a  sum  not  exceeding  £1,000  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  1918  for  the 
Expenses  of the  National  War  Aims  Committee. 

The  said  Resolution  being  read  a  second 

t i m e; 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  Resolution,  by leaving  out  "  £1,000,"  and 
inserting  "  £900 " — ( M r.  Leif  Jones),—instead 
thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  "  £1,000  " 
stand  part  of  the  said  Resolution  :—It  was 
resolved  in the Affirmative. 

And  the  Resolution  was agreed  to. 

Lord  Edmund  Talbot reported from  the  Com-
Supply  [18th 
December]  mittee  of  Supply  of  the  13th  "day  of  this 
Report. 
instant  December  a  Resolution  ;  which was read, 
as followeth: 

sideration  upon  Monday -next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  National 
Committee  on  the  National  Insurance  (Unem-  mneMloy. 
ployment)  Bill; 
ment) BiU. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 

next,  resolve itself  into the  said  Committee. 

•	  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the Adjournment. 

House  without  Question  put,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  3,  it  being  then 
twenty  minutes  after Five  of  the  clock, 
till  Monday  next. 

Monday, 11th December 1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

TH E  House  proceeded   to  take  into  considera-   Parker's 

tion  Parker's  Divorce  Bill  {Lords],  

» «  ™vorce  Bill 
[Lord,.1

amended  in  the  Committee. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill   be  read  the  third  time. 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-  Supreme Court 

tions  of  an Act  of Parliament,—Copy  of  Order 
in  Council,  dated  10th  December  1917,  under  i877. 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Judicature  Act  (Ireland), 
1877,  giving  effect to  Rules  of  Court. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

8 GEO. V. 	

17th  December, 
Mr.  Secretary  Montagu  presented,  by  His  "this  House  is  of  opinion  that,  on the  comple­

EaSt  M i a' 
(Accounts  and  
 Majesty's  Command, —  Copy  of  Memorandum  tion  of  the third year  of  the war, a more definite 
Estimates, 

explanatory  of  East  India  Accounts  and  Esti- policy  should  be  adopted  by  the  Government  

3917-18.) 
mates,  1917-18, by the  Under  Secretary of  State  for the internment  of  alien enemies,  and,  in par­

,  for India. 

Table. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Minute  of  the 
Committee  of  Council  on  Education  in  Scotland, 
dated  14th  December  1917,  amending  Minute 
of  11th  July  1917,  providing  for  Grants  in 
Aid  of  the  salaries  of'Teachers,  and  for  other 
p u r p o s e s.	  

ticular,  that  no man should  be allowed to remain 

for  definitely  national  as 
uninterned  except 
opposed  to	  personal  reasons;  that  women  and 
children  of  enemy  origin should, where possible, 
be  repatriated,  unless  there  are  exceptional 
reasons  to  the  contrary;  that  the  Government 
should  forthwith  introduce  the  promised  Bill 
giving  the	  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home 
Department  power  to  deal  with  naturalisation 
certificates  in the case  of  men  who  would other-
wise  be  alien  enemies;  that,  in  any case, when 
•a  naturalised  alien  enemy has been  convicted  of  

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie upon the offences  against  the  Realm,  power  should  be  

given  to  the  Secretary  of  State  for  the  Home  

Department in the said Act that such naturalisa» 

tion  should  be  reviewed  by  the  Secretary  of  

mand,—Copies  of  Oil,  Oil  Cakes,  and  Meals  State for  the  Home Department  with  a view to 

(Requisition)  Order,  1917,  Hardened  Fat  its withdrawal ;;  and  that under no circumstances 

(Requisition)  Order,  1917,  Bread  Order,  1917,  should  any  further certificates of  naturalisation 
General  Licence  and  Ships'  Stores  Order,  1917,  be issued  to  alien  enemies  during  the  war"—­
made  by the Food  Controller under the Defence  (Mr.  Joynson-Hicks),—instead  thereof: 
of the Realm  Regulations. 

Mr.  Clynes presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-

Table. 

a 

Table.	 

And  the Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do lie  upon the words  proposed  to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the 
Question  :—The  said proposed Amendment was, 
with leave of  the  House,  withdrawn.  


I 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's Command,—Copy  of Colonial  Report, 
No.  944  (Somaliland,  Report for  1916-17). 

And  the  Main  Question being  put;  


Education 
(Scotland.) 	

Ministry  of 
Food. 

Colonial 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be now  read  a second  

Mr.  Secretary  Long  also  presented,  pursuant  time :—The  Bill  was  accordingly  read  a second  

Tensions 
(Governors  of  to  the  directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—  time.,  and committed to a Committee  of the whole 
Dominions, 
&c.) Act,  1911.  	 Copy  of  Order made under the Pensions (Gover- House for to-morrow. 

nors  of  Dominions,  &c.)  Act,  1911,  by  the 
Secretary  of  State for  the  Colonies,  raising  the 
Governorship  of  Newfoundland  to  the  First 
Class for pension purposes. 

Ordered,  That the  said Papers do lie upon the 

Table. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being read,  for taking National 

into consideration the  National Health  Insurance  Health 
g^18110®
Bill,  as  amended  in the  Standing  Committee; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to  the direc-
tions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Order, 

National 
Health, 
The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the National 
Insurance 	
Commission  dated  19th  November  1917,  made  by  the  In- Committee  on  the  National  Insurance  (Unem- Insurance 
(England.) 
g S g f i  p 

surance  Commissioners,  entitled  the  National  ployment)  Bill;	 
Insurance	 
Order,  1917. 

(Deposit  Contributors'  Benefits) 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do lie upon  the 

Table. 

New  Member 
sworn. 	

Lieutenant-Commander  William Dudley Ward, 	

R.N.V.R.,  Member  for  the  Borough  of  South­
ampton,  was sworn. 

The Order of the day being read, for resuming Criminal Law 

the adjourned  Debate  on the  Question proposed Amendment 
upon  the 30th  day  of  April  last,  on considera-
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause (Defilement of  girls  under seventeen) be 

" 

1

Ordered, That  the Debate  be further adjourned 

Education 
(Scotland.) 

Ordered, That  leave  be  given  to  bring  in  a  read a second  time; 

Bill  to  make further  provision  with  respect  toj 
Education  in  Scotland,  and  for  purposes  con-
nected  therewith:  And  that  Mr.  Munro,  the I till Thursday  next. 
Lord  Advocate,  and  Mr.  Solicitor  General  fori 
Scotland  do prepare  and bring it  in. 

Mr.  Munro  accordingly  presented  a  Bill  toj  Second Reading  of  the Education  Bill ; 

•®ffi-'. 

!  The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Education 

Education 
(Scotland)  make further provision with respect 4o Education 
Bill. 
in  Scotland, and 'for  purposes  connected  there-! 
with :  And  the  same  was  read  the  first  time,  

and ordered  to be read a second time to-morrow ; 

and  to be printed. 

l i s.  	

B ju 

Consolidated 
Fund 	
(Appropria-
tion) Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Consolidated  Fund 
( Appropriation)  Bill j 

And  a Motion  being  mad®,'and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a 
second  tame; 

Ordered,  That the  Bill  be  read a second  time 

upon  Thursday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Hidwives 

Second  Reading  of  the  Midlives  (Ireland) (Ireland) Bill. 
Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read  a second time 

upon Thursday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Patentsjand 
Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs Designs Bill* 
Bill; 
o 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be read a  second  time 

A n  Amendment  was proposed  to be made to the 
Question,  by  leaving out from  the word  ** That  " 
to  the  end   of the  Question,  and adding :th® words  upon  Thursday  next. 

V O L . 1 7 2* 

o o 





11th—l$th  December.  


Petroleum 
(Production) 
[Payments 
and 
Expenses.] 

"The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,, for  the 

The House, according  to Order, resolved itself Non-ferrous, 

Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay­
ments and Expenses] ; 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Non-ferrous  Metal Metal 
/ 
Industry  Bill. 

:  In<lustry  Blil 

Resblved,  That this House will, upon  Thursday 

(In the  Committee.) 

nextj resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Petroleum 
(Production) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Petroleum  (Production) 

Committee  on 
•Billi 

Resolved, That this House will,  upon Thursday 

next, resolve itself  into  the said  Committee. 

Clause  No.  1 (Prohibition  against  dealing  in 

certain metals and ores  without  a licence). 

Amendment proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  6,  after  the 
word  "  individual,"-  to  insert  the  words  "  with 
respect  to which  any  of  the  conditions  set forth 
in  the  Schedule  to  this  Act,  apply."  —-  (Mr. 
Pringle.') 

Trade  Marks 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  


Second Reading  of  the Trade  Marks  Bill;  


Question  put,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be read  a second  time 

The  Committee  divided. 

upon Thursday next. 

Tellers for the ( Mr.  Holt, 

Imports  and 
Bxports 
(Temporary 
Control)  BiU. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading'  of  the  Imports  and  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read a second time 

upon  Thursday next. 

Non-ferrous 
Metal 
Industry  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Committee  on the  Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry 
Bill; 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

Adjournment. 

And  it  being  after half-past Eleven  of  the 
clock,  Mr.  Speaker adjourned  the  House 
without  Question  put,  pursuant  to  the 
Standing  Order,  it  being  then  a quarter 
of  an hour  before  Twelve  of  the  clock, 
till  to-morrow. 

Tuesday, 18th December 1917. 

P R A Y E R S. 

MR.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant  to  the 

directions  of  several Acts  of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Order  under  the  Destructive  Insects 
and  Pests  Acts,  numbered  D.I.P.  514,  declaring 
an  area  described  in  the  Schedules  thereto  to 
be  infected  with Wart  Disease,  and  an infected 
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 on the National 

Health  Insurance  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at 
Eleven  of  the clock this night,  be not interrupted 
under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the 
House).—(Mr.  Chancellor of the  Exchequer.) 

Destructive 
Insects  and 
Pests  Acts. 

Business of 
the  House 
(National 
Health 
Insurance 
Bill.) 

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 tp. 
Schedules 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 
same,  without 
Amendment. 

to  report  the 

o 

Ordered,  Thatthe  Bill  be read  the third  time  


to-morrow. 


Yeas, 

|  Mr.  Pringle : 
Tellers for the  (. Lord Edmund  Talbot,•i  148. 
( Captain  Guest: 

Noes, 

80. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1. 6, 
to  leave  out  the words  "  passing  of  this  Act,'' 
in order to insert the  words  "  termination  of  the 
present war."—(Mr.  Hemmerde.) 

Question  put, That the words proposed  to  be 

left out stand part  of the Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Yeas, 

Tellers for the  ( Captain  Guest, 

) 
( Lord Edmund Talbot',  j 
1 

Tellers for the j  Mr.  Hemmerde, 

Noes, 

j Commander Wedgwood:  ) 

An  Amendment  made. 

1 6 5. 

68. 

Another Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1. 8, 
after the word " o f ,  "  to insert the word "  winning." 
— (Sir  Ernest  Pollock.) 

Question proposed,  That the  word "  winning  " 

be there inserted :—Debate  arising; 

Mr.  Hogge  moved,  That  the  Chairman  do Chairman 
report  Progress,  and  ask  leave  to  sit  again; declines  to 
but  the  Chairman,  being  of  opinion  that  the Q^Jtfon 
Motion  was  an abuse  of the Rules  of  the  House, (Abuse  of 
declined  to  propose  the  Question  thereupon  to  Bnlos-) 
the  Committee. 

Question,  That  the word "winning"  be there 

inserted,  put,  and agreed to. 

Whereupon  Motion  made, and  Question, That 
the  Chairman  do report  Progress,  and  ask leave 
to  sit  again—(Sir  Albert  Stanley),—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  House,  according  to Order,  proceeded  to National 
take  into  consideration  the  "National  Health Health 
Insurance  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Standing ^urance 
Committee. 

An  Amendment  was proposed  to  be  made  to 
the Bill,  in  p. 5,  1.  21,  by  leaving  out the words 
"  the first day  of  January,  nineteen hundred and  ? ! 
eighteen,"  and  inserting  the words  "  a date not 
less  than  six  months  after  the  regulations 
referred to  in this section have  been published  " 
—(Mr.  Peto),-—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 Amendments, were made to the  Bill.  :••' 

8  G E O.   V . 

18^—19^

December. 

2 83 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  7,  1.  12,  by  leaving  out  the 
words "the  rate  of  sickness  being  abnormal  by 
reason  of."—(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. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to the  Bill,  in  p.  11,  1. 3,  by  inserting  at the end 
thereof the  words—0 

" ( 3  )  Notwithstanding  any  provision  to  the 
contrary  in  any  rule  of  an  approved  society  or 
branch  of  such  society,  an  insured  woman  who 
is  pregnant  shall  not,  on  the  ground  that  her 
pregnancy was due to misconduct,  be deprived of 
any sickness  or disablement  benefit to  which she 
would but for this provision  have been  entitled." 
—(Mr.  Rendall.) 

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. 29,  by leaving  out  1. 21.—(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. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p, 32,  1.  32,  by  leaving  out  the 
words "proportion  of  those."—(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. 

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. 

National 
Insurance 
(Unemploy­
ment)  Bill. 

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

( In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1 to  No.  3  agreed  to. 

Bill  to  be reported. 

Mr.:  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  Mr. 
James  Hope  reported,  That  the £ommittee  had 
to 
gone  through  the  Bill,  and  directed  him  
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. 

Wednesday, l%ik December 1917. 

P R A T E R S. 

SE C R E T A RY  Sir  George Cave  presented,  by Conscientious, 

His  Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  addi-Objectors 

tiona.1 Rules made by the Committee  on Employ­
ment  of  Conscientious  Objectors. 

n e 

. 

Ordered,  That the  said Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His west African  


Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Report  of  the Currency 

West  African,  Currency  Board  for  the  yearBoard­
ended 30th  June  1917. 

. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon the  


Table. 

. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's Customs and 

Command,;—Copy  of  Eighth Report of the Com- Exci8e­
missioners  of  His Majesty's Customs  and Excise, 
for  the year  ended  31st  March  1917,  being  the 
Sixty-first  Report  relating  to  the  Customs  and 
the  Sixtieth  Report  relating  to  the  Excise. 

Copy  of  Sixtieth Report  of  the Commissioners inland 

of  Inland  Revenue,  for  the  year  ended  31st Revenue. 

March  1917.  


Mr.  Baldwin also  presented,  pursuant  to  the Finance 


directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  

Regulations,  dated  10th  December  1917,  made 
under the Finance  (New  Duties)  Act,  1916,  by  

the  Commissioners  of  Customs  and  Excise,  for  

securing  the  payment  of  Entertainments  Duty.  


' 

Ordered,  That the  said Papers  do lie upon the 

Table. 

-•'•-•'•< 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a Message horn  


Message  had  been  brought from  the  Lords  by  tl16 Lords-

one of their  Clerks,  as followeth : 


The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Chequers Chequers  

Estate  Bill,  with  an Amendment;  to  which the Estate Bill. 

Lords  desire the concurrence  of  this  Honse.  


The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Education  Education  


(Provision  of Meals) (Ireland) Bill, with Amend-
ments ;  to  which  the  Lords  desire the  concur- (Ireland) Bill, 

rence  of  this  House.  


J 

Resolved,  That  this  House  do  meet to-morrow Sittings of, . 

at  Twelve  of the clock.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the the
Exchequer.) 

flouse­

The  Consolidated  Fund  (Appropriation)  Bill Consolidated 

was, according to  Order,  read the third time and (Appiopria­
passed. 

tion)  Bill. 

" 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk  do ( carry the;Bp;to  Mr. Speaker^ 
,  • 

the  Lords,  and desire their concurrence (the Bill  Gert™c?^e-
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. 

J A M ES   W  .  L O W T H E B, 

Speaker). 

; 

Education 
(Scotland) 
Bill.  " 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
the  Education  (Scotland) 

Second  Reading   of 
B i l l; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a second  time 

upon  Thursday  next. 

Adjournment. 

A nd   it  being  after  half-past  Eleven   of  the 
clock,  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the  House 
without  Question  put,  pursuant   to  the 
Standing  Order,  it  being  then  nineteen 
minutes  before  Twelve   of  the  clock,  till 

,  to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Non-ferrotus 

Committee  on  the  Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry  J1®48' 
„ .  „ 
.Dill ; 

J  Industry  Bill. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow, 

resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

Ordered,  That  the Amendment  made  by  the Chequers 
Lords  to the Chequers  Estate  Bill  be now  taken Eetate Bill«: 
into consideration.—(Mr.  Solicitor  General.) 

The  Hoiue  accordingly  proceeded  to  take  the 
said  Amendment  into  consideration;  and  the 
same was twice  read,  and agreed  to. 

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Education 
{Provision 
of  Meals)
(Ireland)  Bill. 

Adjournment.

Parker's 
Divorce Bill 
[Lords.) 

Wages and 
Effects  at 
Deceased 
Seamen. 

Ramsgate 
Harbour. 

284 	

December. 

Wtf. 


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  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Amendment Parker's 

made  by  this  House  to  Parker's  Divorce  Bill 
[Lords~\,  without any Amendment.

L

Ordered,  That  the Amendments  made  by  the 

Lords  to  the  Education  (Provision  of  Meals)
(Ireland)  Bill  be now taken  into  consideration. 
—(Mr.  Duke.) 

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 
live  Lords;  and  acquaint  them  that  this House 
hath  agreed to  the Amendments  made by their 
Lordships. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of  the  House of the  12th 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 two minutes after Eleven 
of the clock, adjourned till  to-morrow. 

Thursday,  20th December 1917. 

The  House  met at  Twelve  of  the clock. 

P R A Y E R S. 

PA R K E R 'S  Divorce  Bill  [Lords]  was  read 

the third time and passed,  with  an Amend­

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. 

A  Motion was  made,  and  the  Question  being Adjournment 

proposed,  That  this  House,  at  its  rising  this ^^atma?^ 
day,  do adjourn  till  Monday  the  14th  day  of
January  next—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exche­
quer) ; 


 ' 


a

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; 

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  s 

1.  Appropriation  Act,  1917. 
2.	  Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions,  &c. 

(Committees)  Act,  1917.  


3.	  Education  (Provision  of  Meals)  (Ireland)


Act,  1917.  


4.  Chequers  Estate  Act,  1917. 

5.	  South  Staffordshire Mond  Gas  (Power and  


Heating)  Company's (No. 2)  Act,  1917.  


Sir Albert Stanley presented,  by His Majesty's 

6.  Parker's  Divorce  Act,  1917. 

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  1917. 

Sir Albert Stanley  also 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  1917. 

Ordered,  That the said Papers  do lie upon the 

Table. 

Mi&esand 
Quarries. 

Secretary  Sir  George Gave  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's Command,—Copy  of  General Report, 
with Statistics,  for  1916,  by the Chief  Inspector 
of Mines.  Part  III.  (Output). 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do  lie upon the 

Table. 

Milk 
,
O o m«

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Second  Interim Report  of 
the  Departmental  Committee  appointed  by  the 
Agriculturee  and 
President  of  the  Board  of  Agricultur
Fisheries  on the Production  and Distribution  of 
Milk. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper do lie upon the 

Table. 

And the Question  being  again  proposed,  That Adjournment 

this House,  at  its rising  this day,  do adjourn  t i l l  H o n 8  ® 
Monday the  14th day  of January  next;

n s  m

And  the Question being put:—It was resolved 

in the Affirmative. 

The  Order of the day being read, for resuming Criminal Law 

the adjourned  Debate  on the  Question  proposed Amendment 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last,  on  considera-
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement of girls  under seventeen)  be 
read a second time ; 

1  ' 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till Monday the  14th day  of  January  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Education 

Second  Reading  of the Education  Bill; 

BiU-

Ordered, That  the Bill  be read a second time 

upon  Monday  the  14th day  of January next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Midwives 
Second  Reading  of  the  Midwives  (Ireland) (Ireland) Bill. 
Bill; 

Ordered,  That the Bill  be  read  a second  time 

upon Monday the  14 th day  of January next. 

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 : 

Consolidated 
Fund 
(Appropria­
tion)  BiU. 

The Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Consolidated 

Fund (Appropriation)  Bill, without any Amend­
ment. 

The  Order  .of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Patents and 
Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs  Designs Bill. 
Bill; 

Ordered, That  the Bill  be read  a second time 

upon  Monday  the  14th day  of  January next. 



8  Geo.   V. 

20th  December,—!  Mh January. 

Petroleum 
(Production)  Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production) 
[Payments 

and 

ment's  and  Expenses];  


The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

[ P a y­

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 
the  14th  day  of  January  next, resolve  itself  into 
the  said  Committee. 

Petroleum 
(Production)  Committee  on 
Bill. 
Bill; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Production) 
the  Petroleum 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday 
the  14th  day  of  January  next,  resolve  itself  into, 
the  said  Committee. 

Trade  Marks 
Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Heading   of  the' Trade  Marks  B i l l; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  the  14th  day  of  January  next, 

Imports  and 
Exports 
(Temporary 
Control)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill; 

Ordered, That the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  the  14th  day   of  January  next. 

Education 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Scotland) 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education 
Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  the  14th  day  of January  next. 

Non-ferrous 
Metal 
Industry  Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  f or  the 
Committee  on  the  Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry 
B i l l; 

Resolved, That  this  House  will,  upon  Tuesday 
the  15tb  day  of  January  next,  resolve  itself  into 
the  said  Committee. 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order of  the  House  of the  12th  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 after Eight 
of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Monday  the 
14th  day  of  January  next,  pursuant  to 
the  Resolution  of  the  House  of  this  day. 

Monday14th  January 1918. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Parliamentary  rg"1HE  following  Papers,  presented  by  His 
rch^t 
Majesty's  Command  during  the  Christmas 
Adjournment.)  Adjournment,  were  delivered to  the  Librarian  of 
the  House  of  Commons,  pursuant  to  Standing 
Order  No.  951— 

China, No. i 
(1918.) 

Copy  of  Text  of  Notes  exchanged  between 
the  United  States  and  Japanese  Governments 
regarding their policy in  China,  and  Declaration 
of  the  Chinese  Government  on  the  subject. 

Copy   of  Tables  relating   to  the  Trade   of 
India  with  the  British  Empire  and 

British 
Foreign  Countries,  1911-12   to  1915-16. 

Copy  of  Meat  (Restriction  of  Retail  Sales) Ministry  of 

, 

Orderj 1917, Bacon,  Ham, and Lard  (Provisional  Food• 
Prices)  Order,  1917,  Cattle  Feeding  Stuffs 
(Committees)  Order,  1917,  Sugar 
(Brewers' 
Restriction)  Order  (No.  2),  1917',  Bread  (Use 
of  Potatoes)  Order  (No.  2),  1917, Dutch  Cheese 
(Prices)  Order,  19/17,  Pigs  (Maximum  Prices) 
Order,  1917  (General  Licence),  Sugar  Order; 
(No.  2),  1917,  Potatoes  Order,  1917  (General 
in  Chocolate)  Order 
Licence),  Milk 
(Returns) 
(No.  2),  1917,  Condensed  Milk 
Order,  1917,  Food  Control  Committees  (Audit 
of  Accounts)  Order,  1917,  Live  Stock  (Restric­
tion of Slaughter)  Order,  1917,  Tea  (Provisional 
Prices)  Qrder  (Nio.  2),  1917,  and  Food  Control 
Committees  (Local  Distribution)  Order,  made 
by  the  Food  Controller  under  the  Defence  of 
the  Realm  Regulations. 

(Use 

Copy  of  Report  on  the  Judicial  Statistics  of Judicial 

Scotland for  the year  1916. 

(Scrtfand.) 

Copy   of  Thirteenth  Report   of 

the  Roval Royal 

Patriotic  Fund  Corporation,  for  the  year  1916. 

cojoitton" 0 4 

Copy  of  Report,  on  the  work  of  the  Central Midwivfi 

Midwives  Board  for the year  ended  3;Ist  March  A c ti 1 9 0 2­
1917. 

Copy  of  Report  of  the  Government  Chemist Government 

upon  the  work  of  the  Government  Laboratory Chemist, 
for  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917,  with 
Appendices. 

Copy  of  Second  Report  of  Sir  William  Enemy Banks 

Plender on the Enemy  Banks (London  Agencies) 
to  the  Right  Honourable  the  Chancellor  of  the 
Exchequer,  dated  13th  December  1917. 

^  % 

Copy   of  Report   on  the  administration   of  National 

National  Health 
1914—1917, 

Insurance  during  the  years,  S ^  1 

Copy  of  Notes  explanatory  of  the  National National 
Health  Insurance  Bill,  1917,  as  passed  by  the ^su™nce 
House  of  Commons. 

toCi9i7. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George Cave presented,  pursuant penal 

to  the  directions  of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—  Servitude Acts 
Copy  of  a  Licence  granted  to  a  Convict  under  S ^ e .  ) 
the  Penal  Servitude  Acts,  discharging  her  from 
Aylesbury  Convict  Prison  on Condition  that  she 
enters  a  Home. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant  to  the Com 

directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,— 
Copy  of  Regulations,  dated  12th  January  1918,  0  ' 
made by  the  Board of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries 
under  the  Corn  Production  Act,  1917,  'with 
respect  to the  establishment  and  constitution  of 
District  Wages  Committees,  and  the  delegation 
of  powers  to  sub-committees. 

' 

Copy  of  Order  under 

the  Destructive  Destructive 
Insects  and  Pests  Acts,  numbered  D - L P.  515, pns®fXcSd 
declaring  the  area  described  in  the  Schedule  es  3  ° S 
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. 

Copy  of  Order,  9907,  undw the  Diseases  of  Diseases  ®£ 
Animals  Acts,  dated  18th  December  1917, Animals. Acts, 
described  as  Suspension  of  Article  &  of  the 
Foreign  Animate  0?der  of  1010., 

Copy of  Colonial Report,  No,  945 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do  lie Upon the 

Report  for  1916-17). 

VOL.  172. 

Table. 

0 03 

East India 
(Trade.) 

Colonial 
Reports 
(Annnal.) 

January. 


National  .: 
Health 
Insurance 
Commission 
(Wales.) 

Naval  and 
Marine  Pay 
and  Pensions 
Act,  1865. 

Naval  Prize 
Act,  1864, 
and  Prize; 
Courts , 
Act,  1864. 

Fugitive 
Offenders 
Ants,  1881: 
and  1915. 

University  of 
London  Act, 
1898. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Order,  dated  15th  Decem­
ber  1917,  made  by the  Welsh  Insurance  Com­
missioners, 
Insurance 
Benefits)  Order,  1917. 

the  National  Health 
(Deposit  Contributors' 

entitled 
(Wales) 

Ordered, That  the said Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Herbert Fisher presented,  pursuant  to the 
directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,— 
Copies  of  Three  Orders  in  Council  under  the 
Naval  and Marine  Pay  and Pensions  Act,  S865, 
dated  21st  December  1917  and  2nd  January 
1918,  approving  Memorials  of  the  Lords  Com­
missioners  of  the  Admiralty. 

Copy  of  Order  in.  Council  under  the  Naval 
Prize Act,  1864, and the  Prize Courts Act,  1864, 
dated  21st  December  1917,  finally  approving 
a  further amendment  in the  Prize  Court  Rules, 
1914. 

Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under the  Fugitive 
Offenders  Acts,  1881  and  1915,  dated  2nd 
January  1918,  applying  Part  2  of  the  Act  of 
1881  to  British  India  and  various  neighbouring 
Territories. 

Copy  of  Statute  made  under  the  University 
of  London  Act,  1898,  by  the  Senate  of  the 
University  of  London,  on  19th  December  1917, 
adding  a  second  Proviso  to  Statute  111  of  the 
University.  , 

Ordered,  That  the  said Papers  do lie  upon the 

' Table. 

Ordered, That  leave  be  given  to  bring  in  a Military: 


Bill  to  repeal  subsection  (3)  of  section  three  of >Service­
the  Military  Service  Act,  1916,  and  to  provide  

for  the cancellation  of  certificates  of  exemption 
from  military  service  granted  on  occupational  

grounds  :  And  that  Sir  Auckland  Geddes, 
Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer,  Mr.  Hayes

Fisher,  Mr.  Solicitor  General,  and  Mr.  Beck  

do prepare and bring it in.  


; 

Sir  Auckland  Geddes  accordingly  presented Military 
a  Bill  to  repeal  subsection  (3)  of  section  three  Service  Bil1­
of the  Military Service Act,  1916,  and  to provide  Bill H^* 
for  the cancellation  of  certificates  of  exemption 
from  military  service  granted  on  occupational; 
grounds  :  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 resuming Criminal Law 

the  adjourned  Debate  on the  Question proposed Amendment 
upon  the 30th  day  of  April  last,  on consideration 
of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, as amended 
in  the  Standing  Committees  That  the  Clause 
(Defilement  of  girls under  seventeen)  be  read a 
second  time ; 

.V...... 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Kducation 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education  Bill; 

Bl"­

Ordered^  That  the said  Order  be  discharged. 

Ordered,  That the Bill  be  withdrawn. 

Lunacy. 

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  and  the  number  of 
Patients  seen  by  the  several  Commissioners  in 
Lunacy  during  the  sis  months  ending  on  the 
3lst  December  1917. 

Courts 
(Emergency 
Powers)  Acts, 
1914 to  1917 
(Rule?.) 

Copy  of  the  Courts  (Emergency  Powers) 
Rules,  1918  (Supreme  Courts  and  Courts  of 
Summary  Jurisdiction),  dated  11th  January 
1918,  made  by  the  Lord  Chancellor  under  the 
Courts (Emergency  Powers) Acts, 1914  to  1917. 

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 :  "  ' 

Bishoprics of 
Bradford  and 
Coventry  Bill 
[Lords.  ] 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  An 
Act  to provide  for the foundation  of  Bishoprics 
of  Bradford  and  Coventry,  and  for  matters 
incidental  thereto ;  to  which  the  Lords  desire 
the concurrence  of this  House. 

National 
Registration 
(Amendment) 
Bill. 

Bill  118. 

Mr.  Hayes  Fisher,  supported  by  Mr.  Munro, 
Sir  Auckland Geddes,  and  Mr.  Stephen  Walsh, 
presented  a  Bill  to  extend  and  amend  the 
National  Registration  Act,  1915  :  And  the 
same  Was  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time 
to-morrow;  and to  be printed. 

Education 
(No.  2.) 

Education 
(Ne.  2 )  Bill. 
Bill  life. 

Ordered,  That  leave,  be  given  to  bring  in a 
Bill  to  make  further  provision  with  respect  to 
Education 
in  England  and  Wales,  and  for 
purposes  connected  therewith  s  And  that  Mr. 
Herbert  Fisher,  Mr.  Barnes,  Mr.• Baldwin, '-and 
Mr.  Herbert Lewis do prepare  and bring  it in. 

Mr.  Herbert Fisher  accordingly  presented  a 
Bill  to  make  further  provision?  with  respect 
to  Education :  in  England  and  Wales,  and  for 
purposes  connected  therewith r  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  Midwives 
. 
Second  Reading  of  the  Midwives  (Ireland)  (Ireland) Bill'. 
Bill; 

;  Ordered,  That the  Bill  be  read a second  time 
upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Patents and 
Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs  Desisns Bill. 
Bill  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Petroleum 
Committee  on  Petroleum  (Production)  [Pay-  (Production) 
ments  and Expenses]; 
;  Ordered,  That  the  said  Order  be discharged. 

and 
BxPenses-] 

6 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Petroleum 
Committee  on the  Petroleum  (Production)  Bill;  (Reduction) 

:  Ordered,  That the said  Order  be  discharged. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  withdrawn. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  Trade Marks 

Second Reading  of the  Trade  Marks  Bill;

Bili-

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read a  second time 

Upon Monday  next. 

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

Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports: 
(Temporary  Control)  B i l l  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

:  Control) Bill. 
;  ; 

upon  Monday  next. 

Second  Reading  of 
Bill; 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Education 
t he   Education 
( S c o t l a n d)   (Scotland) 
.-,..  ;':<•. 
Ordered,, That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

•  •• 

' 

uponMMdajr  riext; 

\  .  ; 

1.''' 





jGrEO.   V . 

,14^-—\5th . January. 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of the  House  of the 12th  day  of February 
last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this  House  do 
nOw adjourn. 

. 

And the Question being put :^-It  was resolved 

in the Affirmative; 

Local  Authority,  and  confirmed,  with  amend­
ment, by  the  Secretary  of  State for  the  Home 
Department: — 

Urban  District  of  Castleford. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

? 

tinued  to sit till  four  minutes  after  Eight 
of the  clock,  adjourned till to-morrow. 

luesday,	  15th January 1918. 

P i t A Y E i t S.  

.; 

.".,."'; 

ORDERED,  That  M r.  Speaker  do  issue his 

Armagh 
Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  .Crown  in 
County 
(Mid  Armagh  Ireland,  to make out  anew  Writ for the  electing 
Division) 
of a Member  to serve  in  this present  Parliament 
Writ. 
for  the  County  of  Armagh 
(Mid  Armagh 
Division),  in  the  room  of  Sir  John  Brownlee 
Lonsdale,  Baronet,  who,  since  his  Election  for 
the  said  county,  hath  accepted  the  Office  of 
Steward  or  Bailiff  of  His  Majesty's  Three 
Chiltern  Hundreds  of  Stoke,  Desborough,  and 
Burnhaiji,  in  the  County  of  Buckingham.— 
(Lord  Edmund  Ta.lhot~) 

Ordered, That there  be laid before this  House National 

a  Copy  of  Accounts  of  Receipts  and  Expendi­
ture,  with  Balance  Sheet,  of  the  National  ja  0  a  ™ 
Physical  Laboratory,  for  the  year  ended  the 
31st  day  of  March  1917.—(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

Lieutenant  Colin  Reith  Goote,  Member  for New Member 

the  County of  Cambridge (Northern  or Wisbech sworn. 
Division ),.was svrorn. 

Secretary  Sir  George Cane,  supported  by  Mr. Metropolitan 

Brace,  presented  a  Bill  to  amend  the  Metro-  Police Bill, 
politan  Police  Act,  1912  :  And  the  same was  Bill  119. 
ordered  to1  be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow ; 
and  to  be printed. 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on  the  NOQ- Business  of 
ferrous  Metal  Industry  Bill,  if  under  discussion  f ^ J ^ f " ^^ 
at  Eleven  of  the clock  this  night,  be  not  inter- Metal" 
rupted  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  Industry Bill.) 
the  House).^—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exche­
quer.) 

Board  of 
Education. 	

Mr. Herbert Fisher presented, by His Majesty's 

Command,—Copy  of  Minute  of  the  Board  of 
Education,  dated  14th  January  1918,  issued  in 
accordance  with Article  4  (iv)  of  the  Regula­
tions  of  18th  April  1917,  under which  Supple­
mentary  Grant  is  payable  to  Local  Education 
Authorities for Elementary  Education. 

The  House,  according to Order,  resolved itself Non-ferrous 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Non-ferrous  Metal  ®IeJ;a,1i  „.„ 
Industry  Bill 
Industry  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  1  (Prohibition  against  dealing  in 

certain  metals and ores  without  a licence). 

Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
National 
Health 	
directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Insurance 
Provisional	  Regulations,  dated  28th  December 
(Joint 
1917,  made  by the  National  Health  Insurance 
Committee) 
(Regulations.)  Joint  Committee,  entitled  the  National  Health 

Insurance  Transfer  Values (Amendment)  Regu­
lations,  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

County 
Officers and 	
Courts 
(Ireland) 
Act,  3877  	
(Rule.) 	

Mr.  Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc-
tions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—'Copy of  Rule 
made  by  the  Lord  Chancellor  and  County 
Court  Judges,  under  Section  5  of  the  Local 
Government  (Ireland)  Act,  1898. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Another  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  9, 
to  leave  out  the  words  " b  y  way  of  wholesale 
trade  in,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words 
"  in 
quantities  of  ten  hundredweight  and  upwards 
of."—(Mr.  John  Henderson.) 

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, 
to  leave  out  the  words  " b  y  way  of  wholesale 
trade."—(Mr.  Arthur  Strauss.) 

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

Other  Amendments  made. 

' 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,1.  15, 
to  leave out the word "  primarily."—(Sir Ernest 
Pollock.)  V 

Table. 

Question,  That  the  word  "  primarily"  stand 

part  of the  Clause,  put,  and agreed to. 

Army. 

Mr.  Macpherson presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Rules  for  Military  Detention  Barracks  and 
Military  Prisons  (Amendment®). 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Another Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  I.  15, 
after ,the  word  "primarily,"  to insert the words 
" or  habitually."—(Sir   Charles Henry.) 
'  Question  proposed,  That  those  words be there 
inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

.Table. 

. 

•  ^ 

' 

'  Other Amendments  made. 

Board  of 
Trade. 

Sir Albert Stanley presented,  by His  Majesty 's 
Command,^Copy  of  Memorandum  with respect 
to the Reorganisation  of  the  Board  of  Trade. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. I,  1.19* 
to  leave  out,the  word  no,"  in order  to  insert 
the  word "  a."— (Mr.  Leif  Jones.)  •  ; 

Question,  That  the word  "  no "  stand part of 

Ordered, That the said Paper  do  lie upon the 

the Clause, put,  and  agreed  to. 

. 

, , 

Table. 

Shops  Act, 
1912. 	

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur­
suant  to the directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament, 
n—Copy  of  Order  made  under the:  Shop?  Act, 
1912,  by  t^e,; Council  jof  ,thg; i undermentioned 

Vox.  172. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,  L 19, 
after  the  word 
shall,"f t0  insert  the  words 
"(subject  as  in  this  section  hereinafter  pro­
vided)."—(Mr.,  Hemmerdc.) 

... 

Question proposed, That those words be 'thete 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdi*a#n.; 

661 

	
Another  Amendment  made. 

in  the  Affirmative. 

l5£/i—Itttk January. 


M h  Deputy  Speaker resumed  the Chair  ;  &nd 
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-morro#, 

again  resolve  itself  into  the  said  Committee. 

}  142. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the National 

|  30. 

Second  Beading  of  the  National  Registration  ^endmenO 
(Amendment)  Bill; 

gin. 

Another  Amendmetit  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  19, 
toteavfe out the word  "unless,"  in order to  insert 
the  word  "  if."—(Mr .Hemmerde.') 

Question  put,  That  the  word "  unless "  stand 

part  of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 

,  Tellers  for the J Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

\Captain  Guest •. 

Tellers  for the^ Mr.  Holt, 

Noes, 

J, Mr. Brunner : 

Another Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1. 24, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "manner"  to  the 
word  " b e ,"  in  1. 26.—(Mr.  Leif  Jones.) 

Question,  That  the  words proposed  to be left 
out,  to the  word  "  such,"  in  1, 24,  stand  part  of 
the  Clause,  put,  and agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,  1.  24, 
to  leave  out from  the  word  "furnishing,"  to the 
word "  and,"  in  1. 26,  in  order  to insert the words 
"  a  statutory  declaration  to  be  made  by  all  the 
directors  of  the  Company,  or all the  members  of 
the  firm  or the  individual,  as  the  case  may  be, 
that  none  of  the  said  conditions  apply  to  such 
company,  firm,  or  individual,  and  on  supplying 
such."—(Mr.  John  Henderson.) 

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  "  force "  to  the  end 
of  the  subsection,  in  order  to  insert  the words 
«  for  the  period  of  the  Act."—(Mr,  Tickler.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause  — 
Anendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed*  in  p.  2,  L  12, 
after the word  "  individual,"  to insert  the  words 
" as   to  whether  the company,  firm,  or  individual 
is  dealing  by  way  of wholesale  trade  or not,  or." 
— ( M r.  Brunner.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted  —Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1. 14, 
after  the word  "  individual,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  or  as  to  the  inexpediency  of  the  grant  of  a 
licence,  or  as to  the  revocation  or  suspension  of 
a licence,"-s-(Mr  .Hemmerde.) 

Question  put,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for the  ( M r, Hemmerde, 

Yeas, 

t  Mr.  Leif  Jones  ; 
Tellers  for  the j  Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  108. 
( Captain  Guest  % 

Noes, 

39. 

Another  Amendment  .proposed,  in p.  2,  1.  16, 
to leave  out the  word  "  High,"  in  order to insert 
tfhe word  Supreme."—(Mr. 'Hemmerde.) 

Question  proposed.  That  the  word  " H i g h  " 
stand  part  of  the  Clause  :-—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Other Amendments  made. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed to, 

Whet-etifoft Mottea  made, and  Qaestdeo,  That 
the  Chairman  do report  Progress, *and  ask leave 
to  sit  agnin-^-(Sir  Albert 
and 
agreed  to. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Education 
Second  Reading  of  the  Education  (No.  2)  Bill;  (No. S) Bill. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill be  read  a second time 

-j. 

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 

upon  Thursday  next. 

Whereupon  Mi?.  Deputy  Speakery  pufsu&nt Adjournment, 

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

And  the Question being  put':—*It  wasresolved

v, •  i  , 
?  ;  ;  ; 

.

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit  till  five  minutes  before 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

Wednesday,  Wth  January  1918 

P S A VE  B'S. 

ORDERED, 

That  Mr.  Speaker  do  issue  his  Lancaster I 

Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Crown, ,  to  County, 

make  out  a  new  Writ  for  the  electing  of  a Lancashire 
Member  to  serve  in  this  present  Parliament  for (Prestwich 
the  County  of  Lancaster,  South  East  Lanca-  Division), 
shire  (Prestwich  Division),  in  the  room  of  the 
Right  Honourable  Sir  Frederick  Cawley, 
Baronet,  who,  since  his  Election  for  the  said 
county,  hath  accepted the  Office  of  Steward  or 
Bailiff  of  His  Majesty's  Manor  of  Northstead, 
in the  County  of  York.-—(Captain  Guest.) 

"  ' 

, :;..•'•  j 

Mr.  Munro  presented  a  Bill  to  confirm  a Port Glasgow 
Provisional  Order  under the  Private  Legislation  ^^^ation 
Procedure  (Scotland)  Act,  1899,  relating  to  B ; il 
Port  Glasgow  Water  :  And  the  same was  read  g m  120. 
the  first  time,  and  ordered (under  Section  9  o| 
the  Act)  to  be  read  a  second time  upon  Thurs­
day  the  24th  day  of  this instant  January;  and 
to  be  printed. 

Mr. Brace  presented  a  Bill to  confirm  a  Pro-  Marriages 

visional  Order  made  by  owe  of  His  Majesty's 
Principal  Secretaries  01  State  under  the  Pro-(No?2)  fim. 
visional  -Order  (Marriages)  Act,  1905  :  And  gili  121. 
the  same was vead  the first time. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  referred  to  the 
Examiners  of  Petitions  for  Private  Bills;  and 

Mr. Baldtein  j^^eBted.^Rettfim   to  an Order,  National 

iated  the  Mth  day  of  this  Iwstant famoary,lbr 

 
8  

Y . 

I Wk  January.  


%  Return  relative  to  the  National  Phyfeical 
Laboratory. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Return do lie  upOn the 

Table. 

Ministry  of 
Beoonstrue- 

Dr.  Addism  presented,   b y  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy   of  a  List   of  Commissions 
and  Committees  set   up to  deal  with  Questions 
which  will arise   at  the  close   of  the  W a r. 

Ordered, That the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Netherlands 
Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,  by  His 
S [ s  m e n  t	  Majesty's  Command,-Copy  of  Correspondence 
.(Miscellaneous,  with  the  Netherlands  Government  respecting 
No. i, 1918.)  the  Claims  preferred  against  His  Majesty's 
Government  for  damages  sustained  by  the 
Netherlands steamships "  Elve "  and "  Bernisse  " 
through  the  action  of  German  submarines. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Ordered, That  there  be  laid  before  this House 
"Deaths  from 
Starvation, 
a  Return  of  Deaths  in  England  and  Wales  in 
or  accelerated  the  year  1917  upon  which  a  coroner's  jury  has 
by  Privation 
((England  and  returned  a verdict  of  Death  from  Starvation,  or 
Wales.) 
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.  132  of  Session 
1917-18).—(Mr.  Stephen Walsh.) 

'Premium 
Bonds. 	

Mr.  Laurence Hardy  reported  from the  Select 
Committee  on Premium  Bonds  ;  That  they  had 
considered  the  matters  to  them  referred,  and 
directed  him  to  make  a  Report  thereof  to  the 
House,  together  with  the  Minutes  of  Evidence 
taken  before  them,  and  an  Appendix. 

No.  168. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  *, and  be  printed. 

Ordered, That  the  proceedings  on  the  Non-
"Business  of 
the  House 
ferrous  Metal  Industry  Bill  and  the  National 
t(Non-ferrous 
Registration  (Amendment)  Bill  be  not  inter-
Metal 	
Industry  Bill  	 rupted  this  day  under 
the  Standing  Order 
and  National 
(Sittings  of  the House),  and  may  be  entered 
Registration 
(Amendment) 	 upon  at  any  hour  although  opposed.—{Mr. 
Bill.) 	

Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Non-ferrous 

The  House,  according  to Order, resolved itself 

?!i t al  151,	  ifito  a  Committee  on  the  Non-ferrous  Metal 
Industry  Bill.	  

I n d u s t ry 

B i

  l 

l

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  2  (Power  to  require  information 

and inspection  of  documents). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1.34,  to  leave 
out  from  the  word  "person"  to  the  word  "  of," 
in  1. 35,  in  order to insert the words  "who,  being 
a  director,  partner,  manager,  or  officer of,  or the 
holder  of,  or  person  interested  in,  shares  or 
securities."—(Sir  Albert Stanley.) 

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,  to leave  out  the  words  "  or  the  holder of, 
or  person  interested  in,  shares  or  securities."— 
(Mr.  John Henderson.) 

Question,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be  left 
out  stand  part of  the proposed  Amendment,  put, 
-and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Another  Arfreii'dtaeht  proposed,  in  p.  2,1.  38, 
to leave  out  the  words  "  such  time  afc the  Board 
may  direct*"  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  one 
month.'W(Sir  Charles  Hvbhoitse.) 

Qaestiou,  Thais  the  trords  proposed  to be  left 
out stand part  of  the  Cla'use,  piit,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  1.  2, 
at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  "  relating  to  the 
business  of  winning,  extracting,  smelting,  dress­
ing,  refining,  or  dealing  by  way  of  wholesale 
trade  in  metal  or  metallic  ore  to  whixjh this  Act 
applies."—(Sir  Albert  Stanley.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  Words  be  there 

added:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause  No.  3  (Offenoes). 
Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p;  3;  1.  15, 
after  the  word  "person,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  able  to give  information."—(Mr.  Brunner.) 

Question  proposed.  That  thOsci words  be  there 

inserted :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn; 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No;  4  (Rules); 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  L  36,  at  the 
end,  to  add  the  words  "  And  such  rules  may 
provide  for  excluding  from  dealings  by  way  of 
wholesale  trade  within  the meaning  of  this  Act 
dealings  in  quantities  below  such  limits  as  may 
be  prescribed  generally,  or  as  respects  any 
particular  metal  or  metallic  ore."—(Sir  Albert 
Stanley.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

added: 

Proposed  Amendment  amended,  in  1.  1,  by 
leaving  out  the  word  "may,"  in  order  to  insert 
the word  "  shall."—(Mr.  John  Henderson.) 

Proposed  words,  as  amended,  there  added. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  1,  36, 
after  the  words  last  added,  to  add  the  words 
"  and  any  regulations  so  made  shall  be  laid 
before  both  Houses  of  Parliament  as  soon  as 
may  be  after they  are  made,  and if  either  House 
within  the  next  forty days  after such regulations 
have  been  laid  before  that  House  resolve  that 
such  regulations  Ought to  be annulled they  shall 
be  of  no  effect, without  prejudice to  the  making 
of  any  new regulations."—(Mr.  Hemmerde.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

added  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  made. 

Clause*  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  5  (Metals  or  ores  to  which  Act 

applies). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 3,1.  38,  to  leave 

out the  word  "  copper."—(Mr.  Holt.) 

Question  put,  That  the  word  "  copper "  stand 

part  of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for the/ Captain  Guest, 

Yeas, 

1 Lord  Edmund  Talbot: 

Tellers  for  thej Mr.  Brunner,

Noes, 

\ Mr.  Holt  : 

^  ifio 
' 
j* 
1 
J 

54. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  3,  1. 38, 

to  leave  out  the  word " t i n . " — ( M r.  Holt.) 

Question,  That  the word  " t i n  "  stand part  ^f 

the  Clause,  put,  and agreed to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  3,  1. 38, 
to leave  out  the  word  "  nickel."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

Question,  That  the word  "  nickel''  stand part 

of  the  Clause,  put,  and agreed  to. 

Proposed  words  there  inserted. 

VOL.  172. 

An  Amendment  made. 

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16th January. 


Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 
Clause No.  6 (Short title  and duration). 
-Amendment  proposed j  in  p. 4,  1. 4,  to  leave 
out  the words  "  five  years,"  in  order  to  insert 
the words "  one year."—(Mr.  Leif Jones.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  "  five  years  " 

stand  part  of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers  for  the  J  Lord  Edmund Talbot, 1 
j 

|  Captain  Guest-. 

Yeas, 

Question  proposed,,  That  the  word 

" a n y  " 
stand  part  of  the  Schedule :—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1. 15, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "the  twelfth  day  of 
November,  nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen," 
in  order  to  insert  the words  "  six  months  from 
the passing  of  this  Act."—(Mr. Hemmerde.) 

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

Tellers for the  ( Mr.  Leif  Jones, 

I  57 

An  Amendment  made. 

Noes, 

)  Mr.  Aneurin Williams:  | 

Clause  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Provision  as to  warrants to  bearer) 
— (Sir  Albert  Stanley)—brought  up,  and  read 
the  first  and  second  time,  and  added   to  the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Provisions  as  to  secrecy)— 
(Mr.  Solicitor  General)—brought  up,  and  read 
the first and second time,  and added to the  Bill. 
Another  Clause  (Proceedings  of the  Board  of 
Trade)—(Mr.  Solicitor  General)—brought  up, 
and read the first and second time,  and added to 
the Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Declarations)—(Mr.  George
Terrell)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first  and 
second time, and added to the  Bill. 

Another  Clause  (Nationality  of  directors)— 
(General  Croft)—brought up, and read the first 
time. 

Motion  made,  and  Question,  That  the  Clause 

be  read  a  second  time,  put,  and  negatived. 

Schedule. 
Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,  1.  9,  after  the 
word  "  any,"  to  insert  the word  "  principal."— 
(Mr.  Hemmerde.) 

Question,  That the word  "  principal "  be there 

inserted,  put,  and negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1.  10, 
after  the  word  "  person,"  to  insert  the  words 
"  not being  a British  subject."—(Mr.  Holt.) 

inserted. 

Question  put,  That  those  words   be  there 
' 
The  Committee  divided. 
Tellers for the  ( Mr.  Holt, 

3g 

Yeas, 

( Mr.  Brunner: 

1 
) 

Tellers  for  the   J  Mr.  James  Hope, 

Noes, 

{  Mx.  Pratt -. 

.„„ 

) 
f  1U0' 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,1.  11, 
to  leave out  from  the word "  time "  to the word 
" t h e ,"  in  1.  12,  in  order  to  insert  the  words 
"since  the  first  day  of  January,  eighteen  hun­
dred and eighty-eight."—(Mr.  Arthur Strauss.) 

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

' 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1. 13, 

at the end, to insert  the words— 

"  2.  That  the company, firm, or individual has 
at  any  time  since the twelfth day  of  November, 
twelve,  sold  to  or 
nineteen  hundred  and 
purchased  for  the  use  or  benefit  of  an  enemy, 
or  is  or.  was  on  or  after  the  twelfth  day  of 
November,  nineteen  hundred  and  seventeen, 
under  contract  so  to  sell  or  purchase  any  un­
manufactured  metals  or  ores  to which  this  Act 
applies."—(Mr.  George Terrell.) 

Question  proposed, That  those words  be there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  4,  1. 14, 
to  leave  out the  word  "  any,"  in order  to  insert 
the  words "  one-half  or more of."—(Mr.  Holt.) 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 4,  1. 20,. 
to  leave  out  the word  "  influence,"  in  order  to 
insert 
"  control."  —  (Mr.  Arthur 
Strauss.) 

the  word 

Question,  That  the  word  "influence"  stand 

part  of  the  Schedule,  put,  and agreed to. 

Another Amendment  proposed,  in p. 4,  1.  22, 

to leave out paragraph  4.—(Mr.  Holt.) 

Question,  That the  words  proposed  to  be  left 
out, to  the  word  "  to,"  in  1. 24,  stand  part  of  the 
Schedule,  put,  and  agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1. 24, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  to  the  extent  of  one-
fifth  or  more  of  the  capital."—(Colonel  Sir 
Frederick  Hall.) 

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

Another  Amendment made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  4,  1. 26,, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "  applies "  to  the 
end  of  paragraph 4,  in order  to  insert  the  words 
"which  is  an  enemy-controlled  corporation."— 
(Mr.  George Terrell.) 

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

Another  Amendment made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,  to 

leave  out Is. 29  and 30.—(Mr.  Holt.) 

Question,  That  the words  proposed  to be  left 
out,  to  the word "  to,"  in  1. 30,  stand part  of  the 
Schedule,  put,  and agreed to. 

Another Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 4,  1. 30,  ' 

to leave out the words "  influence or association,"* 
in  order  to  insert the words  "control  as  defined 
by  this Act."—(Mr.  David Mason.) 

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

Another  Amendment made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 4,  1. 33> 
at  the end,  to  insert the  words  "  Provided that 
the  expression  ' enemy '  shall  not mean a person 
who  or  a  person  whose  son  has  served  in  the 
present  war  in  the  navy,  army,  reserye  forces, 
or air service."—(Mr.  Brunner.) 

Question,  That  those  words   be  there  inserted,, 

put,  and  negatived. 

;  Other  Amendments  made. 

Schedule,  as  amended,  agreed  to. 

A  Schedule  (Form  of  licence)—(Mr.  John 
Henderson)—brought  up,  and read  the first and 
second  time,  and  added  to  the  Bill-

Bill,  as amended,  to  be reported. 

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

Bill  122. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 
Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration  upon 
Monday  next  ,• and  be  printed. 

Ordered,  That  the proceedings  on the Military  Business  of 

Service  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at  Eleven  of 
the clock  this  night,  be  not  interrupted  under gervjoe Bill.) 
the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House). 
—(Mr.  Chancellor  of the  Exchequer.) 

National 
Registration 
i(Amendment) 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  National  Registration 
(Amendment)  Bill; 

Ordered,  That the Bill  be read a second  time 

upon Friday  next. 

Metropolitan 

Police  Bill.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Metropolitan  Police 
Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read a  second time 

upon Friday  next. 

'Education 
.-(No.  2)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second Reading  of the Education  (No.  2) Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

-Adjournment. 

And  it  being  after  half-past Eleven  of  the 
clock,  Mr.  Speaker adjourned  the  House 
without  Question  put,  pursuant  to  the 
Standing  Order,  it  being  then  twenty-
eight  minutes  before  Twelve  of  the 
clock,  till to-morrow. 

Thursday,  17 th January 1918. 

P R A Y E R S. 

Post  Office 
(London) 
Railway 
Act,  1913 
• (Account, 
1916-17.) 

No. 169. 

MR.  Illingworth  presented,  pursuant  to  the 

directions  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  under  the  Post  Office 
(London)  Railway  Act,  1913,  for  the  period 
ended 31st  March  1917. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Colonial 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His 
MajestvV Command,—Copy  of  Colonial Report, 
No.  946  (Nigeria,  Report  for 1916). 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

Shops  Act,  

:1912. 


Mr.  Duke presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc­
tions of  an Act  of Parliament,—Copy  of Closing 
Order made under the  Shops Act,  1912,  by the 
Council of  the undermentioned Local  Authority, 
and  confirmed  by  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of 
Ireland: — 

Urban District  of  Portadown. 

Ordered,  That the  said Paper  do  lie upon the 

Table. 

Local  Loans 
Fund. 

No. 170. 

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  1917,  with  Report  of  the 
Comptroller and Auditor  General thereon. 

.  Ordered, That the said Paper be printed. 


Resolved,  That  this House  do  sit  to-morrow. Business of 

—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the Exchequer.) 

(Friday""6 
Sitting.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Military, 
S e" i ce  Bm -

Second  Reading  of  the  Military  Service  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  is  of  opinion  that  no 
further demands should be  made upon the man­
power  of  Great  Britain  without  an  assurance 
from  the Government  of  its  intention  to  bring 
forward  a  concurrent  measure  for  compulsory 
military  service  in Ireland "—(Mr. Archdale),— 
instead thereof. 

And  the  Question being 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  t Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

J  Captain  Guest: 

Tellers for the  I Mr.  Archdale, 

Noes, 

{ Mr.  William Coote : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

136. 

48. 

And  the  Main  Question  being  again  pro­

posed ; 

And  notice  being  taken  that  strangers  were Strangers, 

present,  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  put  forthwith 
the  Question,  That  strangers  be  ordered  to 
withdraw. 

And  it  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Ordered,  That  the  remainder 

this  day's Secret 

Sitting  be  a  secret  session. —  (The  PrimeSeBsion-
Minister.) 

And  the Main  Question being put ; 	

Military 
Service  Bill. 

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.  James  Hope.) 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment. 

Order  of  the House  of the 12th 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  twelve  minutes  after 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of 
the House  of this day. 

VOL.   172.  


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18th—21st  January. 

1 9 1 8, 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie upon, the 

'Jfntfay,  18$  January 1918. 

Table. 

Public 
Accounts 
Committee 
Beport 
(Treasury 	
Minute.). 	

Trade  and 
Navigation. 	

P  B A Y ER   8. 

ORDERED*  That  there  be  laid  before  this 

House  a Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated 
the  1st day of November  1917,  on so much of the 
Report  of  the  Committee  of  Public  Accounts, 
1917,  as  deals  with  the  Civil  Service  and 
Revenue  Departments,  the  Vote  of  Credit,  and 
General  Questions.—*( Mr. Baldwin.) 

OrderedThat  there  be laid before this  House 
a  Copy  ofa Accounts  relating  to  Trade  and 
Navigation  of  the  United  Kingdom,  for  each 
month  during  the  year  1918.  —  (Sir  Albert 
Stanley.) 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
National 
Registration  Second  Reading  of  the  National  Registration 
(Amendment)  (Amendment)  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.  White-
house.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the word 
"  now "  stand  part  of  the  Question  :—It  was 
resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Sir Albert  Stanley presented,  pursuant  to  the General  

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  ^ b o o s  e  

Account  of  the  General  Lighthouse  Fund,  No  172  

showing  the  Income  and  Expenditure  for:  the  

year  ending  31st  March  1917.  


Ordered,  That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table;  and  be printed. 

.'• 

Dr.  Addison  presented,  by  His  Majesty's Ministry of 

Command,  —  Copy  of  Report  by  the  LocalReconstruc-

Government  Committee  on  Transfer  of  Func-tlon"  

tions  of  Poor  Law  Authorities  in England  and  

Wales. 


Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie upon the  


Table. 


Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His  Representation, 

Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Letter  from ° f. t he  Peo Ple 
Mr.  Speaker  to  the  Prime  Minister  acquainting ^edistribll. 
him  of  the  Determinations  arrived  at   b y  the  tion of  Seats. 
Conference  on  the  Redistribution  of  Seats  inin  Ireland.) 
Ireland. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave also presented, pur- police 

suant  to the directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament, (Counties and! 
—Copy  of  Report  of  His- Majesty's  Inspector  of  S j g j  ^ 
Constabulary  on the County and Borough Police Wales.) 
Forces  for  the  year  ending  29th  September  No.  173,, 
1917, made  to  His  Majesty's Principal Secretary' 
of  State  under  the  provisions  of  the  Police 
(Counties  and  Boroughs)  Act,  1856. 

And  the  Main  Question being  put; 

Ordered,  That  the said Papers  do lie  upon the 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be now read  a  second 
time  :—The  Bill  was  accordingly  read  a second 
time. 

Table ;  and that  the  Paper  relative  to  Police 
(Counties  and  Boroughs,  England  and  Wales) 
be printed. 

Ordered," That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  Tuesday 
next.—(Mr.  James  Parker.) 

Metropolitan 
Police  Bill. 

The  Metropolitan  Police  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. 
— (Secretary  Sir  George  Gave.) 

Mr.  Baldwifi presented,—Return  to  an Order, 
dated  the  18th  day  of  this  instant  January,  for 
a Return  relative  to  the  Public Accounts  Com 
mittee  Report  (Treasury  Minute). 

Ordered, That  the said Return  do lie  upon the 

n

Mr.  Secretary  Montagu presented, pursuant to East India 
the  directions  of  an A ct   of  Parliament,—Return  (Loans raised!, 
of  all  Loans  raised  in  India,  chargeable  on  the m
Revenues  of  India,  outstanding  at  the  com- No. 174... 
mencement  of  the  half-year  ending  on  the 
30th  September  1917,  with the rates  of  interest 
and totai 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. 

Table ;  and  be  printed. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table ;  and  be printed. 

Public 
Accounts i 
Committee 
Report 
(Treasury 
Minute.) 

No.  171. 

Adjournment. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the 
House  without  Question  put,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  3,  it  being  then 
two  minutes  after Two  of  the  clock,  till 
Monday  next. 

Monday, 2\st January 1918. 

P  R  A  Y  E  E  S. 

Armagh 
County 
(South 
Armagh 
Division) 
Writ. 

ORDERED,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do  issue his 

Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of" the  Crown  in 
Ireland, to make out anew Writ  for the  electing 
of  a  Member  to serve  in  this present  Parliament 
for  the  County  of  Armagh  -  (South  Armagh 
Division),  in  the  room  of  Charles  O'Neill, 
Esquire,  deceased.—(Mr. Boland') 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to the direc- Public Offices; 

tions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—Account  Site (Dublin) 
showing  the  money  issued  from  the  Consoli- c!l 
dated  Fund  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  1917 ; 
together  with  the  Report  of  the  Comptroller 
and Auditor  General  thereon. 

' 

Copy  of Treasury  Minute,  dated 18th Decern- Superannua. 

ber  1917,  declaring Harbin  to  be  an unhealthy
place  for  the  purpose  of  the  Superannuation 
Acts,  1859  and  1876. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do lie upon the 

Table ;  and that the Paper relative to  the Public 
Offices Site  (Dublin)  Act,  1903,  be printed. 

1876 

Board  of 
Education. 

Mr. Herbert Fisher presented, by His Majesty's 
Command,—Copv  of  Notes  on  the  Education 
(No.  2)  Bill,  1918. 

Mr.  Hayes  Fisher>  presented,  pursuant  to  the Motor Car 

directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  ofAcfcs-
Heavy  Motor  Car (Amendment)  Order,  1917. 

 
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  V . 

Jmwumy. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie upon  the 

Table. 

f  Question  proposed, That  the  wOrds  proposed 
j to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause   : — 
; Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Dutch  Transit  Mr.  Secretary  Balfour  presented,   b y  H is 
Traffic 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  further  Corre-
. 
SEfBuT  f sP o n d e n ce  respecting  the  Transit  Traffic  across 
Holland  of  materials  susceptible  of  employment 
as  Military  Supplies,  with  Map. 

|  Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,  1.  13, 
after  the word  "  may,"  to  insert  the  words  " i  n 
; accordance with regulations previously laid before 
Parliament."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  inserted, 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie  upon (he 

pttt,  and  negatived. 

Table. 

Intermediate 
Education 
(Ireland.) 

Mr.  Duke  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-
mand,—Copy  of  Rules  for the application  of  the 
proposed  Grant  of  £50,000  for  the  purposes  of 
Intermediate  Education  in  Ireland. 

Department of  Mr.  Duke  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
Agriculture  • directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 

instruction for  Provisional  Regulations  with  respect  to  the 
definition  of  certain  benefits  and  advantages 
Ireland. 
and other  matters  connected  with  Agricultural 
Wages  in  Ireland. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Papers  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Bank of 
Bngland. 

No.  176. 

°  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  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 6th  January 
1917  to  5th  January  1918,  and  the  Answers  of 
the  said  Court  thereto. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  be  printed. 

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: 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Coal  Mines 
Control  Agreement  (Confirmation)  Bill, without 

Coal  Mines 
Control 
Agreement 
(Confinnation) any  Amendment. 
BilL 

Business  of 
the  House 
(Military 
Service  Bill.") 

Ordered,  That  the proceedings  on  the  Military 
Service  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at  Eleven  of 
the  clock  this  night,  be  not  interrupted  under 
the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  qf  the  House). 
—(Mr.  Chancellor  of the  Exchequer.) 

Military 
Service  Bill. 

The  House, according to  Order,  resolved  itself 

into  a  Committee  on the  Military  Service  Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause No.  1 (Repeal of s. 3 (3) of 5 & 6 Geo. 5, 

c.	  104). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  9,  to  leave 
out  from  the  word  "  ceases "  to  the  word  " t o ," 
in  1.  10.—(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.  1,1.  12, 
at  the  end^  to  add  the  words  "  but  any  man 
whose  liability  to  military  service  arises  under 
this  section  shall  have  a right  of  appeal  to  the 
tribunal."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Clause agreed to. 

Clause  No.  2  (Power  of  Director  General  of 

National  Service  to withdraw  exemptions). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  13,  to  leave 
out  the  words  "Director  General  of  National 
Service,"  in  order  to  insert  the  words  "  Govern­
ment  departments."—-(Colonel  Ashley.) 

YOL.   172. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,1.  19, 
at  the  end,  to  insert  the  words  "  A  notice  of 
any  order made under this section shall be forth­
with  sent  by  the  Director General  to  every  man 
to  whom  the  Order  applies."  —  (Sir  Herbert 
Nield.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words  be  there 

inserted 

Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  19, 
at  the  end,  to  insert the  words  "  Provided  that 
this section  shall  not  apply  to persons  employed 
in  agriculture,"—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

Question  proposed,  That those words be there 

insertedAmendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  19; 
at  the  end,  to  insert the words  "  Provided  that 
this  section  shall  not  apply  to  any  man  who  has 
attained  the  age  of  forty-one  before  the passing 
of  this  Act."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be there  inserted, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed;  in  p.  1,  1.  23, 
to  leave  out the  word "  whether."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question,  That  the  word  "  whether"  stand 

part  of  the  Clause,  put, and agreed  to. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1.  I, 
to  leave  out  from  the  word  "grounds  "  to  the 
end  of  subsection  (2).—(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.  5, 
to  leave  out from  the  beginning  to  the  second 
word  "  to."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause:— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Amendments  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1.  27* 
after the  words last inserted,  to insert  the words 
"  Any  man,  whether  he  has or  has  not  attested,, 
whose  certificate  of  exemption  is  withdrawn  by 
an  order  under  this  section,  shall  be  entitled  to 
make  an application  to  the  appropriate  tribunal 
for exemption  on  aiiy  of  the  grounds  meiitioried 
in  section  2,,  subsection  (1),  of  the  Military 
Service  Act,  1916,  other  than  an  occupational 
ground,  provided  that the  application  is  lodged 
with  the  tribunal  within  fourteen  days  of  the 
date  of  the  notice  withdrawing  his certificate,  or 
within  such  extended time  as  the  tribunal may 
allow,  and the regulations  or instructions relating 
to  procedure  of  tribunals  in  force  for  the  time 
being  shall,  so  far  as  circumstances  permit, 
apply  to  any  such  application,"—(Sir  Herbert 
Nield.) 

_ 

' 

Question  proposed,  That those  words  be  there 

inserted:—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,1.  30, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  or  partly."  —  (Mr. 
King.) 

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

Another  Amendment  made. 

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Clause,  as  amended, agreed  to. 

Clause  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. 

B i ll 

1 2 3. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 

Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration  to­
morrow ;  and be  printed. 

Criminal Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the day being read, for  resuming 
the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last,  on  considera­
tion  of the  Criminal  Daw  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read  a second time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till  Monday  next. 

Midwives 
(Ireland) Bill.  Second  Reading  of  the  Midwives 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Ireland) 

Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Patents  and 
Designa Bill.  Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs 

Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Trade  Marks 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Trade  Marks  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill be  read  a  second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Imports  and 
Exports 
(Temporary-
Control)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill  ; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Education 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

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

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Non-ferrous 
Metal 
Industry  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for taking 
into  consideration  the  Non-ferrous  Metal  In-
dustry  Bill,  as amended  in the  Committee  ; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con­

sideration  to-morrow. 

Education 
(No.  2)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Education  (No.  2)  Bill; 

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  12th  day  of 
February  last,  proposed  the  Question,  That  this 
House  do now adjourn. 

And  the Question being  put:—It  was resolved 

in the Affirmative. 

Tuesday, 22nd January 1918. 

P R A Y E R S. 

AP U B L I  C  Petition was presented, and  read; Public 

and ordered  to lie  upon  the  Table. 

• 

.' 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 

Command,—Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated (War 
31st  December  1917,  directing  that  Contribu- Contributions.) 
tions  by  certain  Colonies  and  Protectorates 
towards  the cost  of  the  War  should  be paid into 
the  Exchequer  as  Miscellaneous  Revenue. 

Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the Consolidated 

Petitions, 
Vide  Fourth 
Report. 
'' 
Colonies  and 
Protectorates 

Fund. 

No.  177. 

directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Abstract 
Account  showing  the  Issues  made  from  the 
Consolidated  Fund  of  the  United  Kingdom  in 
the financial year  ended  31st  March  1917,  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  that  the  Paper  relative  to  the 
Consolidated  Fund  be  printed. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  by  His National 
Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Report  to  His  B e ] l ef  F u a d -
Royal  Highness  the  Prince  of  Wales  by  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  National  Relief 
Fund  on  the  administration  of  the  Fund  up to 
the 30th  September  1917. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Clynes presented,  by His  Majesty's  Com-  Ministry  of 

mand,—Copy  of  Raw  Coffee  (Returns)  Order, ^ood­
1917,  Oils  and  Fats  (Requisition)  Order,  1917, 
Bacon  and  Ham  Curers  (Returns)  Order,  1917; 
Refined  Vegetable  Oils  (Requisition)  Order, 
1917,  Committees  (Disqualification  for Member­
ship)  Order,  1918,  Sugar  Order,  1917  (General 
Licence),  Bread  (Use  of  Potatoes)  Order,  1918 
(General Notice),  and Flour  and Bread  (Prices) 
Order  1917  (General  Licence),  made  by  the 
Food  Controller under  the Defence of  the Realm  ' 
Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 


Table. 


,  •  . 

The  Bishoprics of Bradford  and Coventry Bill  Bishoprics of 

[Lords]  was read  the  first  time,  and  ordered  to 
be  read  a  second  time  to-morrow;  and  to  be BiU [ Lords.] 
printed. 

Bill  124. 

Ordered, That the  proceedings  on the National  Business of 

Registration  (Amendment)  Bill,  if  under  dis-^® House 
cussion  at  Eleven  of  the "clock this  night,  be  not Registration 
interrupted  under  the  Standing  Order (Sittings (Amendment) 
of  the  House).—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exche- BiU-) 
quer.) 

The  House,  according  to Order, resolved  itself National 
into  a  Committee  on  the  National  Registration  Registration 
\ -n-ii 
.  . 
( A m e n d m e n t)   .Bill. 

(Amendment) 
Bju_ 

r 

t 

(In  the  Committee.) 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

Clause  No.  1  (Extension  of  classes  of  persons 

tinued  to  sit  till  twenty-three  minutes 
before  Nine  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 

to  be  registered). 

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

out the  word  "  male."—(Major Newman.) 

Question,  That  the word  " m a l e"  stand  part 

of the  Clause,  put,  and agreed  to. 

8  G E O.   V . 

22 nd January. 

2 95 


Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  16, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  said  age,"  in  order  to 
insert the  words "  age  of  sixteen."—(Mr.  White-
house.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be 

left  out stand  part  of the  Clause. 

The  Committee  divided. 

Yeas, 

Tellers  for  the  ( Lord  Edmund. Talbot, I 
f 
) 
j 

Tellers for  the  ( Mr.  Wkitehouse, 

1 Captain  Guest: 

( Mr.  King: 

Noes, 

161. 

15. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,  1.  16, 
to  leave  out  from the  word  "  age "  to  the word 
"  or,"  in  1.  17.—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  put,  That  the  words  proposed  to  be 

left out  stand  part  of  the  Clause. 

The  Committee divided. 

Yeas, 

Tellers  for thej Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  \ 
J 
Tellers for the fColonel Penry  Williams,\ 
J 
(Mr.  Hogge: 

(Captain  Guest: 

Noes, 

164. 

57. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  1,  1.  17, 
to  leave out from the word  "  forces "  to  the  end 
of  paragraph  (a).—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

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

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause  No. 4  (Amendment  of s.  7  of  principal 

Act). 

A n  Amendment  made. 
Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  2,  1. 27, 
to  leave  out  the  word  "  fourteen,"-in  order  to 
insert  the  word  "twenty-one."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the word "  fourteen  " 
stand  part  of  the  Clause:—Amendment,  by' 
leave,  withdrawn. 

. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  5  (Duty  of  employer  to  require 

production  of  registration  certificates). 

A n  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,  1.  10, 
in  order 

to  leave out  the  words  "five  pounds, 
to insert the  words "  one pound."—-(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  words 

"five, 

pounds"  stand  part  of  the  Clause:—Amend­
ment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed to. 

Clause  No.  6  (Power  of  constables,  &c.  to 

require  production  of registration  certificates). 

Amendment  proposed,  in p. 4,  1.  18,  to  leave 
out from  the word  "  notice "  to the  end  of  1.  24. 
—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

Question  put,  That  the words  proposed  to  be 
left out,  to  the  word  "  any,"  in 1. 20,  stand  part 
of  the  Clause. 

Clause  No.  2  (Duty  of  persons  to  register). 

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

out  the  word "  male."—(Major  Newman.) 

The  Committee  divided. 

Tellers  for the/Mr.  James Hope, 

Yeas, 

I Mr.  Pratt:  


Question,  That  the  word  "  male"  stand  part 

Tellers  for the f Mr. Chancellor, 


of the Clause,  put,  and agreed  to. 

Noes, 

\Mr.  King  : 

}116. 

12. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 2,  1.  4, 
to  leave  out from  the  second  word  "  to "  to  the 
word  " f i l l ,"  in  1. 6.—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 4,1.  20, 
to  leave  out  the  words  "  any  police  constable, 
or."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause:— 
Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

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,  14, 
to  leave out  the word  "  fourteenth,"  in order to 
insert the  word  "  twenty-eighth."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word 

"  four­

teenth "  stand part of the Clause  :—Amendment, 
by  leave,  withdrawn-

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  2,  1.  17, 

to leave out subsection  (2).—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the words  proposed 
to  be  left  out  stand  part  of  the  Clause: — 
Amendment,  by leave,  withdrawn.? 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  3  (Duty  of  certain  persons  to 

notify changes  of  occupation  and loss  of  certifi­
cates). 

Amendment  proposed,  in p.  2,1,  23,  after  the 
word  " h i s ,"  to  insert  the  word  "regular."— 
(Mr.  King.) 

Question,  That  the  word "  regular "  be  there 

inserted,  put,  and  negatived. 

An  Amendment  made. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p.  3,  1.  13, 

at the  end,  to add  the  words— 

"  (3)  Any  male  or female  person  employed  in 
any  agricultural  work  for  wages  shall  not  be 
deemed  to  be 
included  in  this  section."  — 
(Mr.  King.) 

Question proposed,  That those  words  be there 

added  :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed  to. 

VOL.  172. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  4,  1.  25, 

to leave  out  subsection  (2).—(Mr.  Wkitehouse.) 

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

An  Amendment  made. 

Clause,  as amended,  agreed to. 

Clause  No.  7  (Provisions  as  to females). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  5,  1. 7,  after  the 
word  "persons,"  to insert  the  words "above  the 
age  of sixteen years."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  those  words be  there 

inserted  :—Amendment,  by leave,  withdrawn. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in  p. 5,  1.  9, 
at the  end,  to add the  words "  If  any such  Order 
in  Council  is issued, subsection  (b)  of section  six 
shall not  be applicable."—(Mr. Whitehouse.) 

Question proposed,  That  those words be  there 

added :—Amendment,  by  leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed to. 

Clause  No.  8  (Duties  of  local  registration 

authorities). 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  5,1.  11,  after the 
word  "  for,"  to insert  the words "  giving  proper 
notice to,  and."—(Mr.  King.) 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there inserted,, 

put,  and  negatived. 

Another  Amendment  proposed,  in p. 5,  1.  15, 
at  the  end,  to  add  the  words  "  Any  person  or 
official of  a  local registration  authority  failing  to 
take  proper  steps  for  securing  due  registration 
p  p  4 

22nd—2'drd January, 


under  these  Acts  shall  he  liable,  on  conviction 
under the  Summary Jurisdiction  Acts,  to a  fine  into  consideration  the  Military  Service  Bill,  as Service Bill, 
not exceeding five pounds."—(Mr.  King.) 

The  Order  of  the day being  read,  for  taking Military 

amended  in the  Committee ; 

Question,  That  those  words  be  there  added, 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con-

put, and negatived. 
Clause agreed to. 

sideration upon  Thursday  next. 

Cl»u?e  No.  9  (Certain  duties  to be continuing  into  consideration  the  Non-ferrous  Metal  In- Metal 

The  Order of  the day  being  read,  for  taking Non-ferrous 

duties). 

Amendment  proposed,  in p.  5,1.  17,  to  leave 
out from the  word  "  A c t"  to the word  "  shall)" 
in  1. 20.—(Mr. King.) 

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

Clause agreed to. 

Clauses  No.  10 and  No.  11 agreed to. 


A  Clause  (Application  of  Act  to  Ireland)— 
(Major  Neioman)—brought  up,  and  read  the 
• 
first  time. 
Motion made, and  Question,  That the Clause 

be read a second time, put,  and negatived. 

Another  Clause  (Orders  in  Council  to  be 
presented to  Parliament)—(Mr. King)—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 (Penalties)—(Mr! Whitehouse) 

dustry Bill,  as amended in the  Committee ; 

Ind°8fy Bill 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con-

sideration to-morrow. 

„

Whereupon  Mrl  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant Adjournment, 

to  the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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 Eleven  of  the clock,  adjourned  till 
to-morrow. 

Wednesday, 23rd January 1918. 

—brought  up, and read thefirst, time. 

P  R A  Y  E E S. 

Motion  made,  and  Question  proposed,  That  MR.]  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Hong Kong 

Command,:—Copy  of  Treasury  Minute, War Rate, 

the  Clause  be  read a second time :—Motion  and 
Clause,  by leave,  withdrawn. 

dated 9th  January  1918,  as  to  disposal  of  the 
further  Contribution  from  the  Colony  of  Hong 
Kong  towards the expenditure  on the  War. 

Bill,  as amended, to  be reported. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the 

Chairman of  Ways  and  Means  reported,  That  Table. 
the  Committee  had gone through  the Bill. 

Ordered,  That the  said  Paper  do lie upon the 

Ordered, That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the 
Committee,  be  taken  into  consideration  upon 
Thursday  next. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant  to University of 

the  directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy Glasgow, 
of  Annual  Statistical  Report  by  the  University 
Court  of  the  University  of  Glasgow  for  the  

' 
year  1916-17. 

(


Metropolitan 
Police  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  


Committee  on the  Metropolitan  Police  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-Soane's 
tions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,  was  laid  upon Museum, 

Midwives 
{Ireland)  Bill. 

to Order, read a second time. 

The  Midwives  (Ireland)  Bill  was,  according  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 
1918. 

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.) 

Duke,  Mr.  Hayes  Fisher,  and  Mr.  Solicitor
General  for Ireland,  presented  a Bill  to provide C  g  j f ?2-lU 
for  the Redistribution  of  Seats  at Parliamentary 
Elections  in  Ireland, and for purposes connected 
therewith :  And  the  same  was  ordered  to  be 
Clause  No.  3;'  (Constitution  of  the  Central  read  a  second  time  to-morrow j  and  to  be 
. 

Clauses No.  1 and No.  2  agreed to. 

Midwives  Board for Ireland). 

printed. 

Seats 

. 

1 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave,  supported  by  Mr.  Redistribution 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That 

the  Chairman  do  report  Progress,  and ask leave  Ordered,  That  the' proceedings  on  the  Non-  Business of 
to sit again—(Mr.  Duke),—put,  and agreed to. 

ferrous  Metal  Industry  Bill,  if  under discussion the House 
at Eleven  of  the  clock  this night,  be  not  inter-^°°{ferrous 
rupted  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of Industry Bill.) 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  the  the  House).—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exche-

Chairman  of  Ways  and Means  reported,  That  quer.) 
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,  Metal  Industry  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Com- Industry Bill, 

again resolve itself  into the said  Committee. 

mittee. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded Non-ferrous 

to  take  into  consideration  the  Non-ferrous Metal 

 
S  GEO.  "V. 

23rd January. 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  t o b  e  made  to 
the  Bill,  in  p. 1  , 1.   9,  by  leaving  out  t%e words 
"  extracting,  smelting."—(Mr.  Arthur  Strauss.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be left out  stand part  of  the  B i l l :— 
It  was  resolved  in  the Affirmative. 

Then  Amendments  were made  to the  Bill. 

Another Amendment was  proposed  to  be made 
to the  Bill,  in  p.  1,  1. 20,  by  inserting, after  the 
word  "  on,"  the  words "  in  respect  of  metal  or 
metallic  ore  which  is."—(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.  1,  1.  25,  by  leaving  out  the 
word  "unless,"  and  inserting  the word  "  if   " — 
(Mr.  Hemmerde),—instead  thereof. 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
word  "  unless "  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.  25, by  leaving out from  the 
word  "  granted "  to  the  word  "  but,"  in  p. 2,  1.  1. 
—(Sir  Frederick  Banbury.) 

297 

Another Amendment was proposed  to , be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  6,  1.  21,  by  leaving  out 
paragraph  4  of  Schedule  1. —  (Mr.  John 
Henderson.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the words 
proposed  to  be  left out,  to  the  word  "  whether," 
in  1. 24,  stand part  of  the  Bill:—It  was  resolved 
in tbe Affirmative. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to be  made 
in  p.  6,  1.  24,  by  leaving  out 
"whether  or  not." —  (Mr.  John 

to  the  Bill, 
the  words 
Henderson.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the words 
proposed  to be  left out stand  part  of  the  B i l l :— 
It  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  6,  1. 30,  by  leaving  out  the 
words "  or association."—(Mr.  Arthur  Strauss.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left out  stand part  of  the  B i l l :— 
It  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

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  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left out  stand part  of  the  B i l l :— 
It  was resolved  in  tbe  Affirmative. 

The  House, according  to  Order,  resolved  itself Metropolitan 

into  a  Committee  on  the  Metropolitan  Police  Polioe  BiU-
Bill. 

Then  other  Amendments  were  made  to  the 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in p.  5,  1. 25,  by  leaving  out the word 
"  nickel."—(Mr.  Pringle.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the word 
" n i c k e l"  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. 6,  1. 5,  by leaving  out  the words 
"  any  manager  or."—(Mr.  Hemmerde.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 
proposed  to  be  left out stand part of the  B i l l :— 
It  was  resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment  was proposed  to  be made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  6,  1. 6,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word "  person,"  the  words  "  not  being  a  British 
subject."—(Mr.  Holt.) 

And  the Question  being  put, That  those words 
be  there  inserted  in  the  B i l l : — 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. 6,  1.  10,  by leaving  out  the word 
«  any."—( Mr.  Holt.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
word  "  any "  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.  18,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "  agreement,"  the  words  "  or  contract  for 
delivery."—(Mr.  Peto.) 

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. 

Y o  u  172. 

Clause  No.  1  (Alteration  of  limit  on  sum  to  


be raised  for  police  expenses).  


Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  1,  1.  9,  to  leave 
out  the  word  "twelve,"  in order  to  insert  the 
word  "  eleven."—(Sir  Henry  Harris.) 

Question  proposed, That  the  word  "twelve  " 
stand  part  of  the  Clause:—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Clause  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  2  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Duration  of  Act)—(Sir  Henry 
Harris)—brought  up,  and  read  the  first  and 
second  time,  and added  to  the  Bill. 

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  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 Midwives 

Committee  on the  Midwives  (Ireland)  Bill; 

(Ireland) Bill. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  will,  to-morrow,  


resolve  itself  into  the said  Committee.  


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the Bishoprics of 

Second  Reading  of  the  Bishoprics  of  Bradford 
and  Coventry  Bill  [Lords] ; 

milfLord$.) 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time  


to-morrow. 


Q  Q 

2 98 

18th—21st 

January. 

1 9 1 8, 

Adjournment. 

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

The  Wills  (Soldiers  and  Sailors)  Bill  [Lords'] wills 

was read  the  first  time,  and  ordered  to  be  read  j^®1^™  ^ 
a  second  time  upon  Monday  next;  and  to  be  [Lords.] 
printed. 

Bill  126. 

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  12th  day  of  February 
last,  it  being  then  eight  minutes  before 
Ten  of  the  clock, till  to-morrow. 

Thursday,  24th January 1918. 

P R A T E R S. 

Ordered, That the  proceedings on  the  Military  Business of 

Service  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at  Eleven  of  ^ y ^ "  8 6 
the  clock  this night,  be  not  interrupted  under serr'icc'Biil.) 
the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House). 
—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

The  House,  according  to  Order, proceeded  to Military 
take into  consideration the Military  Service  Bill,  Service Bill, 
as  amended  in the  Committee. 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be made  to  

the  Bill,  in  p.  1,1.  15,  by  inserting,  after  the  

word  "  applies,"  the  words  "  except  a certificate 

granted  by  a  tribunal."  —  (Mr.  Percy  Alfred 
Harris.) 


Port Glasgow 
Water  Order 
Confirmation 
Bill. 

TH E  Port Glasgow  Water Order Confirmation 

Bill was,  according  to  Order,  read  a second 
time,  and ordered  to  be taken  into  consideration 
upon  Monday  next. 

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  


Colonial 
Reports 
(Annual.) 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  by  His 
Majesty's  Command,  —  Copies  of  Colonial 
(Basutoland,  Report  for 
Reports,  Nos.  947 
1916-17),  948  (Gold  Coast,  Report  for  1916), 
and  949  (Ashanti,  Report  for  1916). 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon the 

Table. 

Shops  Act, 
1912. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur­
suant to  the  directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament, 
—Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act, 
1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
Local  Authority,  and  confirmed  by  the  Secre­
tary  of State  for  the Home  Department:— 

Ministry  of 
Food. 

City  of  Liverpool. 

Ordered, That  the said  Paper  do lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copies  of  Ice  Cream  (Restriction) 
Order,  1917,  Sugar  (Rationing)  Order,  1918, 
Ice  Cream  (Restriction)  Order,  1917,  General 
Licence,  Butter  (Ireland)  Order,  1918,  Rabbits 
(Prices)  Order,  1918,  and  Whisky  (Restriction 
on  Sales)  Order,  1918,  made  by  the  Food 
Controller  under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm 
Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie upon the 

Table. 

Supreme 
Court, 
Prize,  &c. 
Deposit 
Account, 
1916-17. 

Ordered,  That  there  be laid  before this  House 
a  Copy  of  the  A.ccount  of  the  Receipts  and 
Payments  of  the  Assistant  Paymaster  General 
for  Supreme  Court  business  on  behalf  of  the 
Admiralty  Division  in  Prize  for the year  ended 
the  31st  day  of  March  1917,  and  for the period 
4th  day  of  August  1914  to  31st  day  of  March 
1917;  together  with Copy  of the Correspondence 
with 
the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General 
thereon.—(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

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: 

Wills 
(Soldiers  and 
Sailors)  Bill 
[Lords.] 

The  Lords  have  passed  a  Bill,  intituled  An 

Act  to  amend  the  Law  with  respect  to  testa­
mentary  dispositions  by  Soldiers  and  Sailors ;  to 
which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this 
House. 

Bill. 


Another Amendment was proposed to be  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  2,  1. 26,  by  inserting,  at the 
beginning, the words "  Any  man, whether he has 
or has not attested, whose certificate of exemption 
is  withdrawn by  an order  under this section  shall 
be  entitled  to make  an  application  to the  appro­
priate  tribunal  for  exemption  on  any  of  the 
grounds mentioned in section  two,  subsection  (1), 
of  the  Military  Service  Act,  1916,  other  than 
an occupational  ground, provided  that  the  appli­
cation  is lodged with the tribunal within fourteen 
days  of  the  date  of  the  notice  withdrawing  his 
certificate,  or  within  such  extended  time  as  the 
tribunal  may  allow,  and  the  regulations  or 
instructions  relating  to procedure  of  tribunals in 
force for the  time  being shall,  so  far  as  circum­
stances  permit,  apply  to  any  such  application, 
but  except  as aforesaid."—(Sir  Herbert Nield.) 

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. 

The  House,  according to Order, resolved itself Midwives 
into  a  Committee  on  the  Midwives  (Ireland)  ( I r e l a n d)  BUU 
Bill. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clause  No.  3  amended,  and agreed  to. 

Clauses  No.  4  to  No.  15  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  16  amended,  and agreed  to. 

Clauses  No.  17  to  No.  28  agreed  to. 

Clause  No.  29  amended,  and  agreed  to. 

A  Clause  (Certification  of  midwives  under 
local  Act)—(Mr.  Solicitor  General  for  Ireland) 
—brought  up,  and  read  the  first  and  second 
time, and  added  to the  Bill. 

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. 



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299 

Ordered, That  the  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  	 Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,

bbyy 

l i i ss  Colonia
Coloniall
H i  

Committee,  be  now taken into  consideration :•—  Majesty's  Command,—Copy  of  Colonial Report, J¥portl,1. 
The  House  accordingly  proceeded  to  take  the  No.  950  (Bechuanaland  Protectorate  Report for ( 
u u a' ) 
Bill into consideration. 

1916-17). 

Ordered,  That the Bill  be now read  the third  Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

time:—The  Bill  was  accordingly  read  the third  Table. 
time and passed. 

Ordered,  That  the Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to  Mr. Herbert Fisher presented, by His Majesty's Board  of 

the Lords, and desire their  concurrence.  	

National 
Registration 
(Amendment)
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being read, for taking 
into  consideration  the  National  Registration 
(Amendment)  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Com  

mittee; 

Command,—Copy  of  Report  of  the  Depart­
for 
mental  Committee 
Principles  which  should  determine  the  con-
struction  of  Scales  of  Salary  for  Teachers  in
Elementary  Schools.

inquiring 

into  the Committee!)& 

Ordered,  That the said  Paper  do lie upon the  


Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  taken  into  con- Table. 


sideration  upon  Monday  next.  


Redistribution 
•f  Seats 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the  directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,  —  ^^laf?11  


Second  Reading  of  the  Redistribution  of  Seats  Copies  of  Regulations  made  by  the  Board  of  
Agriculture  and  Fisheries  under  the  Corn 
(Ireland)  Bill; 
Production  Act,  1917.

Ordered,  That the  Bill  be read  a second time 

c ' 

Mr.  Prothero  presented,  pursuant  to  the Com 

upon  Monday  next. 

Bishoprics  of 
Bradford  and 
Coventry
Bill 

[Lords.) 

The  Bishoprics  of  Bradford  and  Coventry 
Bill  [Lards]  was,  according  to  Order,  read  a 
second time. 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the whole House for Monday next. 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Gave.) 

Copy  of  Order under the Destructive  Insects Destructive 

and Pests  Acts,  numbered D.I.P.  516,  declaring  ^ f |  c a ° d  

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. 

Adjournment. 

Provisional 
Order  Bills 
(no  Standing
Orders 
applicable.) 

Port  Glasgow 
Water  Order 
Confirmation 
Bill. 

Army. 

Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant  to 
the  Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  day  of  

February  last, proposed  the  Question,  That  this  —Copy  of  Order  made  under  the  Shops  Act,  

1912,  by  the  Council  of  the  undermentioned 
House  do now adjourn. 
Local  Authority,  and  confirmed,  with  amend-

And the Question being put:—It  was resolved  ment, by  the  Secretary  of  State for  the  Home

suant  to  the directions  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,1912,

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur- Shops Act,

in the Affirmative. 

Department:— 

Borough  of  Boston.

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to  sit till  ten  minutes  after  Nine  Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do  lie upon the  

of the clock, adjourned  till  Monday  next,  Table. 

pursuant  to  the  Order  of  the  House  of  

the  12th day of February  last.  


Dr.  Addison  presented,  by  His  Majesty's Ministry  of 

P R A Y E R S. 

M

Monday,  28th January  1918.  	

Command, —  Copy  of  Mangels  and  Swedes ®'ood­
(Prices)  (Ireland)  Order,  1917,  Wheat  (Seed)
Order,  1918,  Milk  (Registration  of  Dealers)
Order,  1918,  Deer  (Restriction  of  Feeding)
Order,  1918,  Meat  (Maximum  Prices)  Order, 
1917,  Sugar  (Rationing)  Order,  1917,  Meat 
(Retailers'  Restriction)  Order,  1918,  Livestock 
R.  Speaker  laid  upon  the  Table,—Report  (Restrictiou  of  Slaughter)  Order,  1918,  Sugar 
from  one  of  the  Examiners  of  Petitions  Order  (Ireland),  1917,  British  Onions  Order, 
for  Private  Bills,  That 
in  the  case  of  the  1917,  Meat (Maximum  Prices)  Order,  Personal 
following  Bill,  referred  on  the  First  Reading  Licence,  1917, Intoxicating  Liquor (Output and 
thereof,  no  Standing  Orders  are  applicable,  Delivery)  Order  (No.  5),  1917,  Cattle  (Sales)
viz.:— 
Order,  Oat  Products  (Retail  Prices)  Order, 
1917,  as amended  by  Oats  Products  (Postpone-
ment  of  Date)  Order,  1917,  and  Oats Products 
Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read  a second time (Retail  Prices)  Order  (No.  2),  1917,  Food 
Control  Committees  (Margarine  Requisition)
Order,  1917,  Milk  (Amendment)  Order,  Mar-
The  House,  according  to  Order, proceeded to  garine  (Registration  of  Dealers)  Order,  1917, 
take into consideration  the Port  Glasgow  Water  British  Cheese  Order,  and  Meat  (Maximum 
Prices)  Order (No.  3),  1917, Sheep Sales Order,
Order  Confirmation  Bill. 
1918,  Fish (Prices)  Order,  1918,  Dutch  Cheese 

Marriages  Provisional  Order (No.  2)  Bill. 

to-morrow. 

to-morrow. 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read the third time Prices  Order  (Notice),  Rum  and Gin  (Restric­
tion  of Sales)  Order, 1918, Cattle Feeding Stuffs 
(Requisition)  Order,  1918,  made by  the  Food 
Mr.  Macpherson  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Controller  under  the  Defence  of  the  Realm 

Command,—Copy  of  Second  Report  of  the  Regulations. 
Committee  on  Promotion  of  Officers  in  the 
Special  Reserve,  New  Armies,  and  Territorial  Table. 
Force  ;  together  with  a  Note  by  the  Army
Council. 

Ordered,  That the said Paper do  lie  upon  the 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do  lie upon the Command,—Copy  of  Return  showing  (1)  the 
aggregate  Gross  Liabilities  of  the  State  as 

Table. 

VOL.  172. 

q q  2 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,   by  His  Majesty's National Debt. 







3 00 

28th  January. 

1 9 1 8. 

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  1875-76  to 
1916-17,  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. 
  Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,—Return  to  an 
Order,  dated  the  24th  day  of 
instant 
January,  for  a  Return  relative  to  Supreme 
Court  (Prize,  &c.  Deposit  Account,  1916-17). 

this 

Supreme Court
Deposit40*
Account,
1916-17.)

Motion,  the  name  of  the  Member  proposing, 
the  definite matter  of  urgent  public  importance, 
and  the  result  of  any  Division  taken  thereon 
during  Session  1917-18 
(in  continuation  of 
Parliamentary  Paper,  No.  147  of  Session  1916). 
— ( T he  Deputy  Chairman.) 

Ordered, That  there  be  laid  before this House Business  of 
a  Return  showing,  with  reference  to  Sessionthe  Hou8e' 
1917-18,  (1)  the  total  number  of  days  on  which 
the  House  sat;  and  (2)  the  days  on  which 
Business  of  Supply  was  considered  (in  con­
tinuation  of  Parliamentary  Paper,  No.  148  of 
Session  1916.—(The  Deputy  Chairman.) 

No.  178. 

Ordered,  That  there  be laid  before  this  House  Private Bills 

Housing Act,
191*­

No.  179.

Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliameut,—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  Government  Board  for  Scotland 
and the  Commissioners  of  Works,  respectively, 
under  the  Housing  Act,  1914,  for  the  period 
ended  31st  March  1917  ;  together  with  the 
Report  of  the  Comptroller  and Auditor  General 
thereon. 

Public Offices
Sites, and
Buildings
Expenses,
1916-17.

No.  180.

Accounts  showing  the  moneys  issued  out  of 
the  Consolidated  Fund,  the  moneys  borrowed 
and  the  Securities created  in respect thereof, and 
the  expenditure  under  the  provisions  of  the 
Public  Offices  (Acquisition  of  Site)  Act,  1895, 
a n )i  other  Acts,  to  the  31st  March  1917  ;  to­
gether  with  the  Report  of  the  Comptroller  and 
Auditor  General  thereon. 

National Debt
Stock™1"11*
Regulations),
1918.

  Copy  of  Regulations,  dated  25th  January 
1 9 1 8 »  m a d  e  by  the  Treasury,  in  conjunction 
  with  the  Bank  of  England  and  the  Bank  of 
Ireland,  under  the  Finance  Act,  1917,  for 
facilitating  transactions 
connection  with 
Government  Stock. 

in 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do lie  upon  the 
Table  ;  and that the Papers  relative  to Supreme 
Court  (Prize,  &c.  Deposit  Account,  1916-17), 
Housing  Act,  1914,  and  Public  Offices  Sites, 
and  Public  Buildings  Expenses,  1916-17,  be 
printed. 

Lunacy
(Ireland.)

intermediate
Education
<. re an

Mr.  Duke presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com­
mand,  —  Copy  of  Sixty-sixth  Report  of  the 
Inspectors  of  Lunatics  in Ireland,  for  the  year 
1916,  with  Appendices. 

Mr.  Duke  also  presented,  pursuant   to  the 
directions  of  several  A c ts   of  Parliament,—Copy 
0 £   R u  i e  amending  the  definition   of  "  S c h o o l" 
the  Intermediate  Education 
in  the  Rules   of 
Board  (Ireland). 

Supreme Court
AcUMaSd)
1877.

  Copy  of  Order  in  Council  under  the Supreme 
  C o u rt   o f  J u d i c a t u re   Act  (Ireland),  1877,  dated 
25th  January  1918,  giving  effect  to  Rules  of 
Court. 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Defence of
(AriSTon
of E l )  1
Act, 1916.

Sir Albert  Stanley presented,  pursuant  to  the 
d i r e c f c i o ns  of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
Rules made by  the  Railway  and  Canal Coiumis­
sioners  in  pursuance  of  the  Defence  of  the 
Realm  (Acquisition  of  Land)  Act,  1916,  and 
the Railway  and  Canal  Traffic Act,  1888. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Paper   do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Adjournment

Motions

standing

Order  No.  10. 

Ordered, That  there   be  laid  before  this  House 
a  Return   of  Motions  for  Adjournment  under 
Standing  Order  No.  10, showing the  date  of  such 

a  Return of  the number  of  Private Bills, Hybrid and Private 
Bills,  and Bills for confirming  Provisional Orders  Busines8' 
introduced  into  the  House  of  Commons  and 
brought  from  the  House  of  Lords,  and  of  Acts 
passed,  in  Session  1917—18,  classed  according 
to  the  following  Subjects :—Railways  ;  Tram­
ways ;  Tramroads;  Subways;  Canals  and 
Navigations;  Roads  and  Bridges;  W a t e r; 
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 
Miscellaneous  : 
Of  all  the  Private  Bills, 
Hybrid  Bills,  and  Bills  for  confirming  Pro­
visional  Orders  which,  in  Session  1917-18,  have 
been  reported  on  by  Committees  on  opposed 
Private Bills, or by Committees nominated partly 
by  the  House  ana  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  : - — O  f  all 
Private  Bills and  Bills for confirming  Provisional 
Orders  which,  in Session  1917-18,  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 

attended  : 
And  of  the  number  of  Private 
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, 
No.  0.3363  of  Session  1916).—(The  Deputy 
Chairman.) 

Ordered,  That  there  be  laid  before  this  House   public  Billa. 

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  1917-18,  showing' 
the  number  which  received  the  Royal  Assent; 
the  number  which  were  passed   by  this  House 
but  not   by  the  House   of  L o r d s;  the  number 
passed  by  the  House   of  Lords  but  not   by 
this  House  ;  and  distinguishing  the  stages  at £ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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28th January. 

301 

A  Clause  (Consent  of  the  Director  General 

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.  0.3669  of  Session 
1916).—( The  Deputy  Chairman.) 

iPublic 
Petitions. 

Ordered, That  there  be laid  before  this  House 
a  Return  of  the  number  of  Public  Petitions 
presented  and  printed  in  Session  1917—18,  with 
the  total number of signatures  in that  Session  (in 
continuation  of  Parliamentary  Paper, No.  0.3687 
of  Session  1916).—(The  Deputy  Chairman.) 

Select 
-Committees. 

"Sittings  of 
the  House. 

'Standing 
•Committees. 

Ordered, That  there  be  laid before  this  House 
a  Return  of  the  number  of  Select  Committees 
appointed  in  Session  1917—18  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 j  the  number  of 
days  each  Committee  met,  and  the  number  of 
days  each  Member  attended j  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.  0.3570  of  Session  1916).  —  (The 
Deputy  Chairman.) 

Ordered, That  there  be laid  before  this  House 
a  Return  of  the  days  on  which  the  House  sat 
in  Session  1917-18,  stating  for  each  day  the 
date  of  the  month  and  day  of  the  week,  the 
hour of  the  meeting  and  the  hour  of  adjourn­
ment  ;  and  the  total  number  of  hours  occupied 
in  the  Sittings  of  the  House,  and  the  average 
time;  and  snowing  the  number  of  hours  on 
which  the  House  sat  each  day,  and  the  number 
of  hours  after  Eleven  p.m. j  and the  number  of 
entries  in  each  day's  Votes  and  Proceedings.— 
(The  Deputy  Chairman.) 

Ordered, That  there  be  laid  before this  House 
a Return,  for the  Session  of  1917-18,  of  (1)  the 
total  number  and  the  names  of  all  Members 
(including  and  distinguishing  Chairmen)  who 
have  been  appointed  to  serve  on  one  or  more  of 
the  Four  Standing  Committees  appointed  under 
Standing  Order  No.  47,  showing,  with  regard  to 
each  of  such  Members, the number  of  Sittings  at 
which he was present and the number of Divisions 
in  which  he  took  part;  and  (2)  the  number  of 
Bills  considered  by  all and by each  of the Stand­
ing  Committees,  the  number  of  days  on  which 
each  Committee  sat,  and  the  names  of  all  Bills 
considered  by  a  Standing  Committee,  distin­
guishing  where  a  Bill  was  a  Government  Bill  or 
was  brought  from  the  House  of  Lords,  and 
showing,  in  the  case  of  each  Bill,  the  particular 
'  Standing  Committee  by  whom it  was considered, 
the number  of  days  on  which  it was considered 
by  the  Committee,  and  the  number  of  Members 
present  on  each  of  those  days  (in  continuation 
of  Parliamentary  Paper,  No.  0.123  of  Session 
1914).—(The  Deputy  Chairman.) 

Nw Member 
-v 
swom. 

James Rolston Lonsdale,  Esquire,  Member  for 
the  County  of  Armagh  (Mid  Armagh  Division), 
was  sworn. 

of  National  Service  to  prosecutions,  and  pro­
vision  as  to  continuing  offences)—(Mr.  Hayes 
Fisher)—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.  4,  1.  19,  by  leaving  out  para­
graph  (b)  of  Clause  6.—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

And  the  Question  being  put,  That  the  words 

proposed  to  be  left out stand  part  of  the  Bill; 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 

The  Noes  to  the  Left. 

Tellers  for  the/ Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

(.Captain  Guest % 
Tellers  for thefMr.  Chancellor, 
t Mr.  Whitehouse: 

Noes, 

137. 

\  28. 
J 

So it  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed  to be made 
to the Bill,  in  p. 5,  1. 5,  by  inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  the  words  "  Provided  that  no discharged 
sailor or soldier shall  be subject to penalties under 
this  Act."—(Mr.  Whitehouse.) 

And  the Question  being  put, That those words 

be  there inserted  in  the  Bill; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to the  Right; 

The  Noes  to the  Left. 

Tellers  for  the j  Mr. Pringle, 
j  Mr.  Morrell: 
Tellers  for  the  j  Lord Edmund  Talbot, 1  113. 

Yeas, 

1 
j 

46. 

Noes, 

|  Mr.  Dudley  Ward % 
So 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. 

The  Redistribution  of  Seats  (Ireland)  Bill  Redistribution 

was,  according  to  Order,  read  a second  time. 

' 

° 

S?atl!U 

(Ireland)  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House  for  to-morrow. 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

The  House,  according  to  Order, resolved itself  Bishoprics of 
a nd 

into  a Committee  on the  Bishoprics  of  Bradford 
and  Coventry  Bill  [Lords'], 

Bill [Loris.] 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1 and  No.  2  agreed  to. 

Schedule  1. 

Amendment  proposed,  in  p.  2,  1.  12,  to  leave 
out the  word "  two,"  in  order to  insert  the word 
" o n e . " — ( M r.  King.) 

Question  proposed,  That  the  word 

" t w o  " 
stand  part  of.  the  Schedule  :—Amendment,  by 
leave,  withdrawn. 

Business of 
the  House 
(National 
Registration 
(Amendment) 
Bill,) 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings  on the National 

Registration  (Amendment)  Bill,  if under  discus­
sion  at  Eleven  of  the  clock  this  night,  be  not 
interrupted under the Standing Order (Sittings of 
the House).—(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.) 

Schedule  agreed  to. 

' 

Schedule  2  agreed  to. 

Bill  to  be  reported. 

National
Registration
Bill!611 
811

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  to 
take  into  consideration  the National Registration 
(Amendment)  Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Com­
mittee. 

VOL.  172. 

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. 

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3 02 

18th—21stJanuary. 

1 9 1 8, 

Ordered, That  the Billbe  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. 

Criminal  Law 
Amendment 
Bill. 

The  Order of  the day being  read, for resuming 
the adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed 
upon the 30th  day  of  April  last,  on  considera­
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of girls under seventeen)  be 
read  a second time ; 

withdraw,  without  permitting  any  Debate  or  

Amendment:  Provided  that the  Speaker,  or the 

Chairman,  may,  whenever  he  thinks  fit,  order  

the  withdrawal  of  strangers  from  any  part  of  

the  House  ;  and amended, by  adding  at  the end  

thereof  the  words  "  Provided  that  any  Order  

made under  this Standing  Order  shall not apply  

to  Members  of  the  House  of  Lords."—(Mr. 
Chancellor  of the  Exchequer.)  


Ordered, That the Lords'  Message  of  the 22nd Secret 


day  of  November  last,  communicating  Resolu-
tions relative  to  Secret  Sittings of  the House,  be 
now taken into  consideration.  


° r 
e  °use" 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

The  House  accordingly  proceeded  to take the 


till  Monday  next. 

said  Message into consideration.  


Patents  and 
Designs  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and  Designs 
Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Trade Marks 
Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of the  Trade  Marks  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the Bill  be read  a second  time 

upon Monday  next. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  doth  concur  with 

the Lords  in the First  Resolution.—(Mr.  Chan­
cellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Ordered,  That  a M essage be sent  to the  Lords 

to acquaint  them  therewith,  and  to inform  their 
Lordships that  this  House  hath made the neces­
sary amendment  to  its  Standing  Order relative 
to the withdrawal  of  strangers  from the  House : 
And  that the Clerk  do carry the said  Message. 

Imports  and 
Exports 
(Temporary 
Control)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the Bill  be  read  a  second  time 

in the Affirmative.  


Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the Adjournment. 

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

And  the Question being put:—It  was resolved 


upon  Monday  next. 

Education 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 

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

Ordered,  That the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Education 
(No.  2)  Bill. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(No.  2) 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education 
Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be read  a  second time 

upon  Monday  next. 

Wills 
(Soldiers  and 
8ailors>Bill 
[Lordt.-] 

The  Wills  (Soldiers  and  Sailors)  Bill  [Lords] 

was, according  to  Order,  read a second time. 

Resolved, That  this  House  will  immediately 
resolve itself  into the  Committee  on  the  Bill.— 
(Lord  Edmund Talbot.) 

The  House  accordingly resolved itself  into the 

Committee. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses N o.  1  to  No.  5  agreed to. 

Bill  to be reported. 

Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  and  Mr. 
Rea  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. 

Standing 
Orders. 

Standing  Order  No.  90 (Withdrawal of  Stran­

gers from  the House) was read, as followeth : 

If  at  any  Sitting  of  the  House,  or  in  Com­
mittee,  any  Member  shall  take  notice  that 
strangers  are  present,  Mr.  Speaker,  or  the 
Chairman  (as  the  case  may  be),  shall forthwith 
put  the  Question,  That  strangers  be ordered  to 

And  accordingly  the  House,  having  con­

tinued  to sit till two minutes before Eight 

of the clock,  adjourned till  to-morrow.  


Tuesday, 29th January 1918. 

P R A Y E R S. 

TH E  Port  Glasgow  Water  Order  Confirma- Port Glasgow­

tion  Bill  was,  according  to Order,  read  the Jfatjr 0 r d er 

third time and passed. 

Confirmation. 

Ordered, That the  Clerk  do  carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and desire  their concurrence. 

The  Marriages Provisional  Order (No,  2)  Bill Marriages 

was, according  to  Order,  read  a  second  time, 
and  committed.  

2 )  Bill. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  pur-  penal 

suant to the directions  of  an Act  of  Parliament, Servitude Act* 
—Copy  of  a  Licence  granted  to  a  Convict  ^ ^ T ®  1 
under  the  Penal  Servitude  Acts,  discharging 
her from Aylesbury  Convict Prison on condition 
that she enters  a  Home. 

Ordered, That  the  said Paper  do  lie upon the 

Table. 

Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  by  His  Majesty's Federated 

Command,—Copy  of  Treasury  Minute,  dated
24th  January  1918,  on  the  subject  of  the contribution^ 
further  contributions  of  the  Federated  Malay 
States  towards the cost  of  the  War. 

state3 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper do lie upon  the 

Table. 

Dr.  Addison  presented,  by  His  Majesty's Ministry of 

Command,—Copy  of  Margarine  (Requisition)  F°°d. 
Order,  1918,  made by  the Food Controller under 
the  Defence  of  the Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 







 
8  G E O.   Y . 

29th—3Oth  January. 

3 03 

The  following  Papers  were  laid  upon  the 

Table  by  the  Clerk  of  the  House  : — 

Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  28th  day  of 
this  instant  January,  for  a  Return  relative  to 
Adjournment  Motions  under  Standing  Order 
No.  10. 

Wednesday, 3Oth  January 1918. 

P R A Y E B S. 

Adjournment 
Motions 
under 
Standing 
Order  No.  10. 
N o.  1 8 1. 

Business  of  

the  House.  


No.  182. 

Private  Bills 
and  Private 
Business. 

Public  Bills. 

Public 

Petitions. 


Select 
Committees. 

Sittings of 

the  House.  


Standing 
•Committees. 

Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  28th  day  of 
this  instant  January,  for  a  Return  relative  to 
Business  of  the  House. 

Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  28th  day  of 
this  instant  January,  for  Returns  relative  to 
Private  Bills  and  Private  Business. 

Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  28th  day  of 
this  instant  January,  for  a  Return  relative  to 
Public  Bills. 

Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  28th  day  of 
this  instant  January,  for  a  Return  relative  to 
Public  Petitions. 

Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  28th  day  of 
this  instant  January,  for  a  Return  relative  to 
Select  Committees. 

Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  28th  day  of 
this  instant  January,  for  a  Return  relative  to 
Sittings  of the  House. 

Return  to  an  Order,  dated  the  28th  day  of 
this  instant  January,  for  a  Return  relative  to 
Standing  Committees. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Adjourn­
ment  Motions  under  Standing  Order  No.  10, 
Business  of  the  House, Private  Bills and Private 
Business,  Public  Bills,  Public  Petitions,  Select 
Committees,  and  Standing  Committees  be 
printed. 

Ordered,  That  the  proceedings   on  the  Redis­
Business of
tribution  of  Seats  (Ireland)  Bill   be  not  inter­
•(Rrftatribu­
rupted  this  night  under  the  Standing  Order 
tion  of  Seats
(Ireland)Bill.)  (Sittings  of  the  House),  and  may   be  entered 
upon  at  any  hour  although  opposed.—(Mr. 
Chancellor   of  the  Exchequer.) 

National
Expenditure.

Ordered,  That 

the  Reports   of  the  Select 
  Committee  on  National  Expenditure   be  now 
consideration.  —  ( L o rd  Edmund 

into 

taken 
Talbot.) 

Bedistribution 
of  Seats 
-{Ireland)  Bill. 

The House,  according  to Order, resolved  itself 
into  a  Committee  on  the Redistribution  of  Seats 
(Ireland)  Bill. 

ORDERED, 

That  there  be  laid  before  this National 

House a Return  showing,  for each financialDebt-

year  commencing  the  lst  day  of  April,  from 
1875  to  1917,  inclusive  ;— 

(1)  The	   total  amount  of  deadweight  Debt  

outstanding  on  the  lst  day  of  April,  the  

amounts  which  were  made  available  in.each  

year  to  1916-17,  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;  and  


(3)  A	  similar  Statement  in  respect  of  the 

aggregate  gross liabilities  of the  State.  


—(Mr.  Baldwin.) 

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  Metropolitan  Metropolitan 

Police  Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

Police BilL 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to the  Representation  Representation 

of  the People Bill,  with  Amendments ;  to which o ^®   p«°Ple 
the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence of  this  House. 

Ordered, That  the Amendments  made  by  the  Representation 

Lords  to  the  Representation  of  the  People  Bill 
be printed. 

P e of l e 
EM  127. 

Sir  George  Toulmin reported from  the  Select Publications  

Committee on Publications and Debates Reports;  ®°d°®bates  

That  they  had  considered the  matters  to  them  

referred,  and  directed  him  to  make  a  Report  

thereof  to the  House.  


Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the  No.  183. 

Table;  and  be printed. 

Ordered, That  the  Minutes  of  the proceedings  No.  183. 

of  the  Committee  be printed. 

(In  the  Committee.) 

Clauses  No.  1 to  No.  10 agreed  to. 

Schedules  1  to 6  agreed  to. 

Bill  to be  reported. 

The  Redistribution  of  Seats  (Ireland)  Bill  Redistribution 

was,  according  to  Order,  read  the  third  time 
and passed. 

Bill 

Ordered,  That  the  Clerk  do carry  the  Bill  to 

the  Lords,  and  desire  their  concurrence. 

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  Amendments  made by  the  Representation 
Lords  to  the  Representation  of  the  People  Bill  of the People 
be  now  taken  into  consideration.—(Secretary  V' 
Sir  George  Cave.) 

The  House  accordingly  proceeded  to  take  the  


Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read the  third  time 

said  Amendments  into  consideration.  


to-morrow. 

-Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker,  pursuant 
to  the  Order of  the  House  of  the  12th  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 
Eight  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

Ordered, That  the consideration  of the  Lords'  

Amendments,  as far  as  the  Lords'  Amendment  

in  p.  14,  1.  15,  be  postponed.—(Secretary  Sir 
George  Cave.) 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  14,1.15,  at  the 

beginning,  insert  as a  new  subsection:— 

( " ( 1  )  In  a  constituency  returning  not  less  


than  three nor more than five members of  Parlia­
ment  any  contested  election  of  the full  number  

of  members  shall  be  according  to  the  principle  

of  proportional  representation,  each  elector 
having  one  transferable  vote  as  defined by  this  

A c t " ),  the next Amendment, being read a second 

time  ;  


VOL.  172. 

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30tfi—31st, January. 

1 9 1 8! 


And  a  Motion  being made, and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  this  House  doth  disagree with 
the  Lords  in  the  said  Amendment  —  (Mr. 
Burdett-Coutts)  ; 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to the  Right; 

The  Noes  to the  Left. 

Tellers for  the f Sir  Thomas  Whittaker 

Yeas, 

\ Sir Francis Lowe: 

223. 

Tellers for  the f Sir  Godfrey Baring, 

Noes, 

t Colonel  Sanders i 

] 
113. 
j 

So  it  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

And  it  being  after Eleven  of  the  clock,  and 
objection  being  taken  to  further  proceeding, 
the further  consideration  of  the Lords'  Amend­
ments stood adjourned. 

Ordered,  That  the  Lords'  Amendments  be 

taken into further consideration  to-morrow. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the. 
Order  of the House  of the  12th 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  Standing  Order, till  to-morrow. 

Thursday,  31 st January 1918. 

P S A T E E S, 

^ 

Duke  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc­
Local
tions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of 
ofTtle8ti°n
(Ireland) Act,  Land  Registry  of  Ireland  Order,  1918,  pre­
1891. 

scribing  Fees  to  be  taken  under  the  Local 
Registration  of Title  (Ireland) Act,  1891. 

The  Lords  have  agreed

  to  the  National National 

Registration  (Amendment)
Amendment.

  Bill,  without  any  g g ^ ™  ^ 

BiU. 

The  Lords  have  agreed
(Unemployment)
Insurance 
Amendment;  to  which  the
concurrence  of this  House. 

  to  the  National National 
  Bill,  with  an 
  Lords  desire  the ment) Bill, 

The  Lords  have  agreed 

to  the  National  National 

Health  Insurance  Bill,  with  Amendments  ;  to  Insurance  Bill. 
which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence   of  this 
House. 

Health 

Ordered,  That  the Amendments  made  by  the National 

Lords  to  the  National  Health  Insurance  Bill 
be taken  into consideration  to-morrow ;  and  be  _ 
•  ,  J	 
printed. 

B m 

1 0  0 

BUI  L^O. 

Ordered,  That  the  Amendment  made  by  the National 
Lords  to  the  National  Insurance  (Unemploy- insurance 
ment)  Bill  be  taken  into  consideration  to- ^,ent) BilL 
morrow. 

Sir  William Bull  reported  from  the  Select Public 
Committee  on Public  Petitions ;  That they  had -Petitions 
examined  the  Petitions  presented  upon  the Report.) 
11th,  12th,  and  12th  days  of  December  last, 
and  the  22nd day  of  this  instant January, and 
directed  him  to  make  a Report  thereof  to  the 
House. 

Ordered, That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and be printed. 

Mr.  Shortt reported  from  the  Select  Com-Military 

mittee  on  the  Military  Service  (Review  of 
Exceptions)  Act,  1917;  That  they  had  con- Exceptions) 
sidered  the  matters  to  them  referred,  and Act, 1917. 
directed  him  to  make  a  Report  thereof  to the 
House ;  together with the  Minutes  of  Evidence 
taken  before them,  and  an  Appendix. 

of 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the  No.  185. 

Ordered,  That the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

Table. 

Mr.  Secretary  Long  presented,  pursuant  to 
Pensions 
t h  e  dictions  of  an Act  of  Parliament,—Copy 
Smin?on70f 
&c.) Act, 1911.  of  Minute made under the  Pensions  (Governors 
of  Dominions,  &c.)  Act,  1911,  by the  Secretary 
of  State for the  Colonies,  stating  the reasons for 
the grant  to  Sir  Gerald  Strickland,  G.C.M.G.,  of 
a  Pension  at the rate of £711  3s. per annum. 

Ordered,  That the proceedings on consideration  Business of 

of  the  Lords'  Amendments  to  the  Representa­
tion  of  the  People  Bill,  if  under  discussion  at tion of the 
Eleven  of  the  clock  this  night,  be  not  inter- People Bill.) 
rupted  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of 
the  House).—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exche­
quer.) 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

The  House,  according  to  Order,  proceeded  Representation 

to  take  into  further  consideration  the  Amend- g^®  Peop  e 
ments  made  by  the  Lords  to the  Representation 
of the  People  Bill. 

National  Debt.  Mr.  Baldwin  presented,—Return  to  an  Order, 
No.  184.  dated the 30th  day  of  this  instant January, for 

a  Return  relative  to the  National  Debt. 

Ordered,  That  the said  Return   do  lie upon  the 

Table;  and   be  printed. 

Ministry  of 
Food. 	

Mr.  Clynes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's 
Command,—Copy  of  Edible  Offals  (Maximum 
Prices)  Order  and  Public  Meals  Order,  1918, 
made by  the Food  Controller under the Defence 
of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said Paper  do lie upon the 

Table. 

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 : 

Midwives 
(Ireland) Bill.  (Ireland)  Bill,  without  any  Amendment. 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Midwives 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  14,  1. 15, leave 

out subsection (1) of Clause 18, the next Amend­
ment,  being read a second time ; 

And a Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  this House  doth  disagree  with 
the  Lords  in  the  said  Amendment—(Mr. 
Alexander Wkyte)  ; 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to the  Right; 

The  Noes  to the Left. 

Tellers for the J  Mr.  Alexander Whyte, ) 

) 
Tellers  for the j  Sir  George Younger,  1 
( 

I Captain  Barnett: 

( Mr.  Bowerman s 

N oes, 

Yeas, 

So it  was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  14;  1.  19,  leave 
out  ( " t w o " ),  and  insert  ("three"),  the  next 
Amendment,  being  read  a second time ; 







 
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And  a  Motion  being  made, and the  Question 
bemg put,  That  this  House doth  agree with the 
Lords  in  the  said  Amendment —  (Sir  George 
Younger):—It  passed in the  Negative. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p.  14,  1.  23,  leave 
out  subsection  (3),  the next  Amendment,  being 
read a second  time,  was agreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  14,1.  33,  leave 
out  ( " or  of  the  alternative"),  the  next  Amend­
ment,  being  read a  second  time, was  disagreed 
to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  15,  1. 2, leave 
out  ("herein"),  and  insert  ("therein"),  the 
next Amendment,  being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

,  Ordered,  That 
the  consideration  of  the 
remaining  Lords'  Amendments  be  postponed 
until  after  the  consideration  of  the  postponed 
Amendments.—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

The  fords'  Amendment  in  p.  1,  1.  15,  leave 
out   ( "  on  the  last  day "),  and  insert ( "  during 
the last fourteen days"),  and  leave  out  ( " b e " ), 
and  insert  ("have  been"),  the  first  postponed 
Amendment, being read a second  time; 

And  a  Motion being  made, and  the  Question 
being proposed, That this  House doth agree with 
the  Lords  in  the  said  Amendment—(Secretary 
Sir  George Cave)  :—The  said  Motion  was, with 
leave  of the  House, withdrawn. 

And  the Lords' Amendment  was disagreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  2,  1.  4,  leave 
out  from  ( "  constituency  " )  to   ( "  by " ),  in  1, 8, 
-and  insert  ("contiguous  thereto  or  separated 
therefrom "),  the next  Amendment,  being read a 
second time,  was disagreed to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the Amendment  in  p.  2,1.  26,  being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  2,  1. 26,  leave 
insert 
out  ("parliamentary  borough"),  and 
("single  constituency"),  the  next  Amendment, 
being read a second time, was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p. 3,1.  14,  being  read 
a  second  time,  were agreed  to. 

The  Lords'Amendment  in  p.  3,  1. 14;  leave 
out  ( " is  oh  the  last  day"),  and  insert  ("has 
-during  the  Jast  fourteen days "),  and  leave  out 
("occupying"),  and  insert  ( "  occupied"),  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. 30,  inclusive, 
being read a second  time,  were agreed to. 

A  consequential  Amendment  was made to the 
Bill,  in  p.  4,  1.  32,  by  inserting,  after  the 
word  "area,"  the  word  "a."—(Sir  Willoughby
Dickinson.) 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p. 4,  1.  34,  leave 
out  ( "  or"),  and  insert   ( "  and (b) "),  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. 28,  being read 
a second time,  were agreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  5,  1.  28, after 
{"Parliament"),  insert  ( " or  out  of  the  public 
funds  of  any part  of  His  Majesty's  dominions, 
or  in  service  as  a  merchant  seaman,  pilot,  or 
•fisherman, including  the  master  of  a  merchant 
ship  Or fishing boat, and  an apprentice  on such a 
ship or boat"),  the  next  Amendment,  being read 
a  second  time; 

And  a  Motion  being made, and  the Question 
being proposed, That this  House  doth agree with 
the  Lords  in the said  Amendment—(Mr.  Hayes 
Fiiher) i—The  said  Motion was,  with  leave  of 
the House,  withdrawn. 

And  the  Lords' Amendment  was disagreed  to. 

Then  tbe  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  6,  after  Clause  6, 
insert  new Clause A ,  being  read  a second  time, 
were agreed  to. 

The Lords' Amendment in  p. 6, after Clause 6, 
insert new Clause A  (Supplemental  provisions  as 
to residence and occupation)— 

( "  A.—(1)  Where  land or premises are in the 
joint occupation  of  two or more persons, each  of 
the joint occupiers shall, for the purposes  of  this 
Part  of  this  Act,  be  treated  as  occupying  the 
premises, subject  as follows :—­

(a)' In  the case of  the occupation  of  business 
premises the aggregate  yearly  value  of  the 
premises  must,  for  the  purpose  of  the 
parliamentary  franchise,  be  not  less  than 
the  amount  produced  by  multiplying  ten 
pounds by the number of the joint occupiers ; 
and 

(b)  In	  the  case  of  the  occupation  of  land  or 
premises  (not  being  a  dwelling-house)  the 
aggregate  yearly  value thereof must, for the 
purpose  of  the  parliamentary  franchise  of. 
women, be not less than the amount produced 
by  multiplying  five  pounds  by the number 
of the joint  occupiers j  and 

(c)  Not more than two joint occupiers shall be 
entitled  to  be  registered  in  respect  of  the 
same  land or premises, unless they are bond, 
fide  engaged  as  partners  carrying  on their 
profession, trade,  or business  on the land or 
premises. 

(2)  Residence  in  a house, or the occupation  of 
a  house, shall not  be deemed  to  be  interrupted, 
for  the  purposes  of  this Act,  by reason  only  of 
permission  being  given,  by letting  or otherwise, 
for  the  occupation  of  the  house  as a furnished 
house  by  some  other  person  for  part  of  the 
qualifying period not  exceeding  four  months  in 
the  whole,  or  by reason  only  of  notice  to  quit 
being  served  and possession  being demanded  by 
the  landlord  of  the  house,  but  the  express 
enactment  of  this  provision  shall  not  affect  in 
any  way  the  general  principles  governing  the 
interpretation  of  the  expression  ' residence ' and 
cognate  expressions "),—the  next  Amendment, 
being  read a second time j 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made to 
the  said Lords' Amendment, by  inserting,  at  the 
beginning  of  paragraph (c),  the words "  For  the 
purpose  of  the  parliamentary  franchise  in  a 
parliamentary  county  constituency,  and  for  the 
purpose  of  the  local  government  franchise."— 
(Sir  Ernest Pollock.) 

And  the Question being put, That those words 

be there inserted :—It  passed in  the  Negative. 

And  the  Lords'  Amendment  was  amended, 

by  adding  at the end thereof the  words— 

" ( 2  )  Notwithstanding  anything  in  this  Act, 
a  man  shall  not  be  entitled  to  be  registered 
as  a  parliamentary  elector  for  a constituency in 
respect  of  a  residence  qualification,  though  he 
may  have  been  residing  in  premises  in  the 
constituency  on  the  last  day  of  the  qualifying 
period,  if  he  commenced  to  reside  in  the 
.constituency  within  thirty  days  before  the  end 
of  the  qualifying  period,  and  cease  to  reside 
within  thirty  days  after  the  time  when  he  so 
commenced to  reside. 

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(3)  Notwithstanding  anything  in  this  Act,  a 
person  shall not  be entitled to  be registered  as a 
local  government  elector for a  local  government 
electoral  area, though  that person  may have been 
occupying  land  or  premises  in  the  area  on the 
last  day  of  the qualifying  period,  if  that person 
commenced  to occupy the land  or premises within 
thirty  days  before  the  end  of  the  qualifying 
period, and ceased  to occupy the land  or premises 
within  thirty  days  after  the  commencement  of 
the  occupation."—(Secretary  Sir  George Cave.) 

And  the  Lords' Amendment,  as  amended, was 

agreed to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords' Amendments, as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  6,1.  32,  being  read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

('' or  Local  Government."), 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  6,  1. 32,  leave 
out 
the  next 
Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time,.  was 
disagreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p.  6,1.  34,  at  the 
end, insert  ( " B ut  a  person shall not  be entitled 
to  be registered  as  a local government  elector if 
that  person  has,  during  the  qualifying  period, 
received  poor 
, relief,  which  would  have 
disqualified  that  person  from  being  registered 
parliamentary  elector  if  this  Act  had  not 
passed"),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second time,  was disagreed to. 

The  Lords' Amendment  in  p.  6,  1.  35,  leave 
out  subsection  (2),  and  insert  the  following 
subsection:— 

( "  (2)  Any  person  being  a  conscientious 
objector  to  whom  this  subsection  applies  shall 
be  disqualified  during  the  continuance  of  the 
war  and  a  period  of  five  years thereafter front 
being  registered  or  voting  as  a  parliamentary 
or  local  government  elector,  unless  before  the 
expiration  of  one  year  after  the  termination  of 
the  war  he  proves  to  the  central  tribunal,  as 
established  for  the  purposes  of  the  Military 
Service  Act,  1916— 

(a)  that	  he  has  during  the  continuance 
of 
the  war  taken  up  and,  so  far  as 
reasonably  practicable,  continued  service 
which  constitutes  a  person  (other  than  a 
person  serving  on  full  pay  as  a  member 
of  any  of  the  naval,  military,  or  air  forees 
of  the  Crown)  a  naval  or  military  voter 
for the purposes  of this A c t;  or 

,	 

(b)  that  having  been exempted  from military 
service  on  condition  of  doing  work  of 
national  importance,  he has done such work 
in  accordance with  the  decision  and  to the 
satisfaction  of  the  appropriate  tribunal  or 
authority ;  or 

(c)  that having obtained an absolute exemption 
from  military  service  without  any  such 
condition,  he  has  nevertheless  (whether 
before  or  after  the  passing  of  this  Act) 
far  as  reasonably 
taken  up  and,  so 
practicable, 
some  work  of 
national importance ; 

continued 

and obtains a certificate from the central tribunal 
to that effect. 

This  subsection  shall  apply  to  a conscientious 

Objector  who either— 

(a)  has been exempted from all military service 
(including  non-combatant  service)  on  the 
ground  of conscientious  objection  ;  or 

(b)  having  been convicted  by  court-martial  of 
an  offence  against  military  law,  and having 
represented  that  the  offence was the result 
to  1 military 
of  conscientious 
service,  has  been  awarded  imprisonment 
or detention. 

objection 

T he  central  tribunal  established  under'  ithes> 
Military  Service  Act,  1916,  shall   be  continued 
for  the  purpose   of  this  subsection  for  a  period 
of  a  year  after  the  termination  of  the  present 
war. 

If  a person  disqualified  under this subsection 
would  have  been  entitled  to  be  registered  as  a 
parliamentary  or  local  government  elector  but 
for  that  disqualification,  the  disqualification 
shall  not  extend  so  as  to  affect  the  right  of" 
the wife  of  that  person  to  be registered  or vote 
as a parliamentary  or  local  government  elector, 
as the case may be "), thenext Amendment, being 
read  a  second  time,  was  amended,  in  1.  3   o f 
paragraph  (c)  of  subsection  (2),  by  leaving  out 
the  words "taken  up,"  and  inserting  the words 

been  engaged  in "—(Mr.  Herbert  Samuel),—^ 

instead thereof. 

And  the Lords' Amendment,  as amended,  was 

agreed to. 

Then  the subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in  p.  8,1.  27,  being  read_ 
a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  8,  1. 27,  leave 
out  ("parliamentary  borough  and  each  parlia­
mentary  county "),  and  insert ("  constituency  " ), 
the next  Amendment,  being read a second  time, 
was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments, as-
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  10,  1.  7,  being read 
a second time,  were disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  10,1.  7, after 
( "  Act"),  insert   ( "  or the  placing  or  refusal  to 
place any mark  against  any  name  on the  regis­
ter"),  the next Amendment, being  read a second 
time,  was agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments, 
as far  as  the Amendment  in  p.  12,  1. 26,  being-
read a second time,  were agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  12,1,  26,  leave 
out  ("which  is  a parliamentary  borough "),  the 
next 'Amendment,  being read a second time, was 
disagreed  to. 

Then  the subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as-
far  as the Amendment  in  p. 16,  1. 39,  being read 
a  second time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  16,  1. 39,  leave 
out ("close  of  the  poll"),  and  insert ( "  time at.­
which  the votes  are  to  be  counted"),  the  next 
Amendment,  being read a second time ; 

And  a Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  proposed,  That  this  House  doth  agree 
with the Lords  in the  said Amendment—(Secre­
tary  Sir  George Cave)  :—The  said  Motion  was, 
with leave  of the  House, withdrawn*, 

And  the  Lords'  Amendment  was  disagreed, 

to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p,  17,1.  10,  leave 
out  from  ( "  direction  " )  to  the  end  of  subsection,, 
the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time, 
was  disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far as the Amendment  in p.  19,1.  41, being  read 
a second time,  were agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  19,  1. 41,  leave 

out  ("the  alternative  or"),  the  next  Amend­
ment, being  read  a second  time,  was  disagreed 
to. 

Then  the subsequent  Lords' Amendments,  as 
far  as the Amendment  in p.  20,  1. 20,  being read 
a second  time,  were disagreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  20,  1. 26, after 
( " o f " ),  insert  ( " or   in  connection  w i t h " ),  the 
next  Amendment,  being read  a  second  time,  was-
agreed  to. 

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Then  the  Subsequent Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far as  the Amendment  in  p.  21,  line  35, being 
read  a second time, were agreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p. 21,  1. 35, after 
'Clause  28,  insert  new  Clause  C  (Division  of 
•constituency  into polling  districts,  and provision 
of  polling  places)— 

( "	  C.—(1)  It  shall  be the duty  of the  council 
whose  clerk  is  the  registration  officer  for  any 
-constituency,  or  by whom the registration officer 
is  appointed,  as  occasion requires, to  divide the 
-constituency  into polling districts, and to appoint 
polling  places  for  the  polling  districts  in  such 
manner  as to give all electors in the constituency 
such  reasonable  facilities  for  voting  as  are 
practicable in the circumstances  :  Provided that, 
before dividing any constituency  in the adminis­
trative  county  of  London  into  polling  districts, 
the  authority  therefor shall  send a draft  of  any 
scheme  for that  purpose  to the  London  County 
Council,  and  shall  take  into  consideration  any 
representations  made to them by  the  Council. 

(a)  if  the  constituency  is,	  or  the  major  part 
is  contained  in,  a 
of  the  constituency 
municipal  borough,  some  place  within  the 
borough; 

(b)  in	  any other  case, some  place  within  the 
constituency, or within a municipal  borough 
adjoining  the constituency  "), 

to  the  word  "borough," 

the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a  second 
time,  was  amended,  in  1. 4,  by  leaving  out from 
in 
the  word  " i s  " 
1. 5,  and  inserting  the  words  "  a parliamentary 
borough  or  a  division  of  a  parliamentary," 
instead  thereof;  in  1.  7,  by  leaving  out  the 
words  " in  any  other  case,"  and  inserting  the 
words  "  If  the  constituency  is  a  parliamentary 
county  or a division  of  a parliamentary county," 
instead  thereof;  and  by  leaving  out  from  the 
word  " t h e  "  to  the  end  of  the  Clause,  and 
inserting  the  words  "  county,  or  within  a  par­
liamentary  borough  adjoining 
instead  thereof—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave),'— 
and,  as amended, was agreed to. 

the  county," 

(2)  On  the  exercise  of  any powers  given  by 
this section  the council by whom the  powers are 
exercised  shall  send  to  the  Local  Government 
Board  a report,  and  publish  in the  constituency 
a  notice,  showing  the boundaries  of  any  polling 
•districts  or  the	  situation  of  any  polling  places 
constituted  as  a  result  of  the  exercise  of  the 
power. 

(3)   An  election  shall  not  be  questioned  by 
reason of  any non-compliance with the provisions 
of  this  section,  or  any  informality  relative  to 
polling  districts  or polling  places. 

(4)  This section shall  not apply  to university 

•constituencies, 

(5)  Nothing  in  this  section  shall  affect  any 
polling  districts  or  polling  places  constituted 
before  the  passing  of  this  Act  until  occasion 
arises for  the  exercise  of  the  powers given  by 
this section " ),  the next Amendment,  being read 
a  second time, was amended,  in 1. 12, by inserting 
the words— 

"  (2)  If  a  local  authority  of  not  less  than 

thirty  electors  in  a  constituency  make  a repre­
sentation  to  the  Local  Government  Board that 
the  polling  districts  or  polling  places  do  not 
meet the reasonable requirements  of the electors 
in the constituency,  or any body  of  electors, the 
Local  Government  Board  shall  consider  the 
representation,  and may, if  they  think fit, direct 
the council  whose  duty  it  is  to  divide  the con­
stituency  into  polling  districts  to  make  such 
alterations  as the  Board  think necessary  in  the 
•circumstances,  and  if  the  council fail  to  make 
those  alterations  , within  a  month  after  the 
direction  is  given,  may  themselves  make  the 
alterations,  and  any  alterations  so  made  shall 
have  effect  as  if  they  had  been  made  by  the 
council. 

In  this provision the. expression  ' local  autho­
rity '  means,  as  respects  any  constituency,  the 
council  of  any county,  borough,  urban  or  rural 
•district,  or parish,  wholly  or partly situate  in the 
constituency,  or  the  pariah  meeting  of  any 
parish  so  situate  where  there  is  no  parish 
•council"—(Mr. Hayes Fisher),—and, as amended, 
was agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  21,  I.  35,  after 
Clause  28,  insert  new  Clause  D  (Place  of 
election)— 

( "  D.—The  place  of election shall be fixed for 
each  constituency  (other  than  a university  con­
stituency)  by  the  returning  officer,  and  shall 
JbS'— 

' 
VOL.  172.  	

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p.  21,  after  1. 41, 

insert as a new  subsection—­

( " ( 2  )  Subsection  (1)  of  section  five  of  the 
Municipal  Elections (Corrupt  and  Illegal  Prac­
tices)  Act,  1884,  shall, 
for  the  purposes  of 
county  Council elections,  be read  and have effect 
as  if  *• two pence '  were inserted  therein  in  lieu 
of  * three pence ' "),  the next Amendment, being 
read a second time,  was disagreed to. 

Then the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  23,  1.14,  being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p. 23,  1. 14,  leave 
out from ( "  column " )  to  ( "  returning "),  in  1.16, 
and insert ( "  of  the  Ninth Schedule  to this Act, 
shall  be  a  separate  constituency  "),  the  next 
Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time,  was 
disagreed  to. 

The  Lords' Amendment  in p.  23,1.  20,  leave 
out subsections  (2)  and  (3),  the  next  Amend­
ment, being  read  a  second  time,  was disagreed 
to. 

Then  the subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the Amendment  in  p.  24,  1. 26, being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  24,1.  26, leave 
out  ( " i f " ),  and insert  ( "  unless and until "),  the 
next  Amendment,  being read a second time, was 
disagreed to. 

The  Lords' Amendment  in  p.  24,1.  30,  leave 
out from ( "  annulled " )  to the  end of  Clause, and 
insert  ( "  the  rule,  regulation,  or provision  shall 
have effect as if  enacted  in this A c t " ),  the  next 
Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time,  was 
disagreed to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in  p. 26,  1. 5,  being  read 
a second time, were agreed to. 

f  The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  26,  1. 5,  leave 
out subsection  (7),  the  next  Amendment,  being 
read a second time,  was disagreed to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  26,  1. 27,  inclusive, 
being read a second time, were agreed  to. 

Ordered,  That the further consideration of the 

Lords'Amendments  be now adjourned.—(Secre­
tary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Ordered, That  the  Lords'  Amendments  be 

taken into further consideration  to-morrow. 

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31 st January.—1st  February.  


Business of 
the  House 
(Friday • 
gitting.) 

Adjournment, 

Resolved,  That  this  House,  do  sit  to-mOrrow. 
-(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

And  it  being  after  half-past  Eleven  of  the 
;  clock,  Mr.  Speaker  adjourned  the  House 
1 
without  Question  put,  pursuant  to  the 
Standing  Order, 
four 
minutes  before  Twelve   of  the  clock,  till 
to-morrow,  pursuant to  the  Resolution  of 
the  House  of  this  day. 

it  being 

then 

Friday^  Isi February  1918. 

P  E  A T ER	   S. 

I R  Albert  Stanley  presented,  pursuant  to  the 
West Highland 
•Railway 
directions of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy 
(Extension 
from  Banavie  	 of  Sixteenth  Annual  Report   by  the  Board  of; 
to  Mallaig.)  	
Trade  as  to  the  condition  and  working  of  the; 
Banavie  and  Mallaig  Railway,  the  Rates  and 
Charges  for  Traffic,  and  the  Receipts  and 
Expenditure  of  any  Company  in  working  the 
Railway,  for  the  year  1916-17. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Ordered, That the proceedings  on  Government 
Business of 
the  House 
Business  be  not  interrupted  this  day  at  Five  or 
(Government  half  an  hour  after  Five  of  the  clock,  and may  be 
Business.) 
entered  upon  at  any  hour  although  opposed.— 
(Lord  Edmund  Talbot.') 

Representation 
Bffl 1 6   p ®°P l e 

The  House,  according   to  Order,  proceeded  to 
take  into  further  consideration  the  Amendments 
made  by  the  Lords  to  the  Representation  of  the 
People  Bill. 

j 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  27,  leave  out 

Is.  4  to  6,  inclusive,  and  insert  ( " ( a  )  the  ex­
pressions  ' borough  '  and  /  municipal  borough' 
mean  ' b u r g h ' " ),  the  next  Amendment,  being 
read  a second  time, was  disagreed  to. 

The  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as far  as 
the  Amendment  in  p.  28,  1.  40,  being  read  a 
second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in p. 28,1.  40,  leave 
out   ( "  parliamentary  county  or  in  the  same 
parliamentary  borough  "),  and  insert  ("county 
or  in  the  same  county  of  a  city  "),  the  next 
Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time,  was 
disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  29,  1. 5,  leave 
out  from   ( "  area  " )  to  the end  of  1. 11, the  next 
Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time,  was 
agreed  to. 

judicial 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p. 29,  1. 12,  leave 
out  from   ( "  owner  " )  to  the  end  of  1.  14,  and 
insert  ( " shall  include  heir of  entail  in  possession, 
life-renter,  and  beneficiary  entitled  under  any 
trust  to  the  rents  and  profits  of 
lands  and 
heritages,  and  shall not  include  the  fiar of  lands 
and  heritages  subject  to  a  life-rent,  nor  tutor, 
curator, 
factor,  non  commissioner; 
'  county'  means  a county  inclusive   of  all  burghs 
therein  except  a county  of  a  city  ;  ' lands  and 
heritages'  has,  the  same  meaning  as  in  the 
Valuation  Acts  "),  the  next  Amendment,  being 
read  a  second  time,  was  amende^,  by  leaving 
out  the  words  "  ' county  '  means  a county  inclu­
sive  of  all  burghs  therein  except  a county  of  a 
c i t y " — ( M r.  Munro),-—and,  as  amended,  was 
agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p. 29,1.  25,  being  read 
a  second  time, were  disagreed  to. 

• 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  29,  1. 25,  leave 

out   ( " jointly  or  severally "),  the next  Amend­
ment,  being  read  a  second  time,  was  agreed  to. ; 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'Amendments,  as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  30,  1.  1,  being  read 
a seCond  time,/were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  30,  1.  1,  leave 
out  from  the  beginning  of  1.  1  to  the  end  of" 
1  22,  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a second 
time,  was  amended,  by  leaving  out  the  words, 
"  the  beginning  of  1.  1,"  and inserting  the  words 
" t he  beginning   of  1.  1 1 " — ( M r.  Munro),—
instead  thereof,  and,  as amended,  was agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as-
far  as the  Amendment  in  p.  32,1.  12,  being  read 
a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

. 

The  Lords'Amendment   in  p.  32,1.  12,  leave 
out  from  ( "  in  " )  to  ( "  and " ),  in 1.  14, and insert 
( "  two  or  more  sheriffdoms,  the  sheriff  of  such 
one-of  those  sheriffdoms  as  the  Secretary  f o  r 
Scotland  may  appoint  '),  the  next  Amendment,, 
being  read  a  second  time,  was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  32,  1, 34, being  read 
a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  32,1.  34,  leave 
out  subsection  11,  and  insert  as  a  new  sub­
section— 

( "  (  )  In  the  application  of  the  section  of  this 
A ct  relating   to  division  of  constituency 
into 
polling  districts  and  provision  of  polling  places,, 
and of  the section of  this  A ct  relating   to  altera­
tion  of  polling  places  where  necessary,  the 
returning  officer  shall  be  substituted  for  the 
council  having  a  power  or  duty  under  those 
sections  to  divide  a  constituency  into  polling 
districts,  and  the  Lord  Advocate  shall  be  sub— 
stituted  for  the  Local  Government  Board"), 
the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a second  time, 
was  amended,  in  1. 4,  by  leaving  out  the  words 
"returning  officer,"  and 
the  word 
"  sheriff " —  (Sir  George  Younger),—  instead 
thereof,  and,  as amended,  was agreed  to. 

inserting 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as-
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  34,1.  12,  being  read 
a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

insert  ( " a nd 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  34,1.  12,  after 
the  first  ( " c o u n t y " ), 
for  any 
parliamentary  borough  of  which  the  whole  or 
greater  part  is  contained  in  the  administrative 
county  and  no  part  is  contained  in  a  county 
borough,  and the  clerk  of  the  Crown  and  peace 
for  a  county  borough  shall  be  the  registration 
officer  for  any  parliamentary  borough  which  is-
coterminous  with,  or  the  whole  or  any  part  of 
which is  contained  in,  the  county  borough "),  the 
next  Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time ; 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  said  Lords'  Amendment,   by  adding  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  "Provided  also  that  the 
person  who,  at  the  passing  of  this  Act,  is  town 
clerk  for  the  county  borough   of  Dublin  shall,  so-
long  as he  holds  that  office,  be  the  registration 
officer  for  the  parliamentary  borough  of  Dublin, 
and  that  the  last  preceding  proviso  shall  not 
apply  in  his  case."—(Mr.  Boland.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words be  there  added:—  The  proposed  Amend­
ment  to  the  said  Lords'  Amendment  was,  with, 
leave  of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

And  the  Lords'  Amendment  was agreed to. 

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Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  34,  1. 19,  inclusive, 
being  read a second  time, were agreed  to. 

A  consequential  Amendment  was made to  the 
Bill,  in  p.  34,  1. 23, by  inserting,  after the  word 
"  person,"  the  words  "  Provided  also  that  the 
person  who,  at the  passing of  this  Act,  is  town 
clerk for the  county  borough  of  Dublin  shall,  so 
long  as he holds that office,  be  the  registration 
officer for  the parliamentary  borough  of  Dublin, 
and  that  the  last  preceding  proviso  shall  not 
apply  in his case."—(Mr.  Boland.) 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment in p.  36,1.  41, being  read 
a  second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p, 36,1.  41,  after 
Clause 40, insert  as a new  Clause   ( "  Temporary 
provision  as  to  revision  of  constituencies  and 
registration"),  the  next Amendment,  being  read 
a  second  time, was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the  second  Amendment  in  p.  38,  1.  33, 
being  read  a second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  38,  1. 33,  leave 
out  from  ( " f o r ")   to   ( "  area"),  in  1.  34,  and 
insert  ("each  polling  district  in' the  registra­
tion "),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second  time,  was disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p. 38,  1. 35,  leave 
out  ( "  a list of those "), and insert  ( " of persons " ), 
the  next  Amendment, being  read  a second  time, 
was agreed to. 

A  consequential  Amendment  was made to  the 
Bill, in p.  38,  by  inserting,  at  the  end of  1. 37, 
the  words 
every  such  list  shall  be  made  up 
according  to  polling  districts."—(Secretary  Sir 
George  Cave.) 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the Amendment in p.  39,  1. 34, being  read 
second  time, were  disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p. 39,1.  34,  after 
( "  to "),  insert   ( "  make  the  necessary  inquiries 
and  to"),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second  time, was agreed  to. 

Then the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the Amendment  in p. 41,  1. 25, being  read 
a  second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p. 41,1.  25, at the 
end,  insert  as  a  new  rule  ("Information  to 
registration  officers"),  the  next  Amendment, 
being  read a  second  time,  was amended, in  1. 1, 
by leaving out  the word  "  and,"  and by  inserting, 
after the second word  "council,"  the  words  "and 
the Board of  Tr%de ;"  and in  1. 8, by  leaving  out 
the  word  "and,"  and  by  inserting,  after  the 
second  word  "  council,"  the  words  "  and  the 
Board  of  Trade "—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave), 
—and,  as amended, was  agreed  to. 

Then  the subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the  second  Amendment  in  p.  44,  1.  42, 
being  read a second time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p. 44,1. 42, at the 

end, insert  as a new  rule— 

("34.  The  Local  Government  Board  shall 
collect from the  naval and military  and air force 
authorities,  the  tribunals  established  for  the 
purpose  of  the  Military  Service  Act,  1916, and 
other  available  sources such information  as  it  is 
reasonably  practicable  to  obtain,  with  reference 
to persons disqualified on account of conscientious 
objection  to  military  service  from  being  regis­
tered  and  voting  under this Act,  and  shall  place 
any  Information  so  collected  at  the  disposal  of 
registration  officers,  by  whom inspection  thereof 
shall  be  given  under  the  same  conditions  that 

govern  the  register,"),  the  next  Amendment, 
being  read  a second time;  was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  47,  1.  6^ being  read 
a second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p. 47,1.  6,  at  the 

end, insert  as new  subsections— 

( "  (8)  Rule  2   of  this  schedule  shall  be  con­
i or  otherwise  to  dis­
' in 

strued  as  if  the  words 
tinguish'  were  inserted  after  the  words 
separate  divisions.' 

(9)  For  the direction  to the registration officer 
in  Rule  22  of  this  schedule  to  secure  that  no 
person is registered  as a local government elector 
in  respect  of  more than one  qualification in  the 
areas  and  for  the  purposes  therein  specified,, 
there  shall  be  substituted  a  direction  to  secure 
that  no  person  is  registered  as  a  local  govern­
ment  elector  in respect of  more than one  qualifi­
cation  in  the  same district,  electoral  division,  or 
ward"),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second  time, was amended,  in 1.3, by  inserting  at 
the  end  thereof  the  words  "  and  as if  the  direc­
tion  as  to  placing  marks  against  the  names  of 
local  government  electors  were  omitted  " — ( M r. 
Solicitor General for  Ireland),—and, as amended, 
was agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the Amendment  in p. 49,1.  16,  being read 
a  second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p. 49,1.  16, at  the 
end,  insert  ( " in  the  same  constituency"),  the 
next Amendment,  being  read  a second  time,  was 
amended,  by  adding  at  the  end  thereof  the 
words  " and  in  any  case  not  more  than  two 
persons "  — (Mr.  Herbert  Samuel), —  and,  as 
amended,  was agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in  p.  51,1.  7, being  read 
a  second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  51,  1. 7,  after 
( "  expense^ "),  insert  ( "  and the  fee,  if any,  paid 
to  the  election  agent"),  the  next  Amendment,, 
being read  a  second time ; 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  said  Lords'  Amendment,  by  adding  at  the 
end  thereof  the  words  "  not  exceeding  in  the 
case  of  a  county  election  seventy-five  pounds^ 
and  in  the  case  of  a  borough  election 
pounds."—(Sir  George  Younger.) 

fifty

And  the Question being  put,  That those  words 

be  there  added  j 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas to  the  Right; 

The  Noes  to the  Left. 
Tellers  for the j  Sir  George  Younger,

Yeas, 

\  Mr.  Gullandi

Tellers  for  the  I Mr.  Watt,

Noes, 

( Major  Bowden:

So  it was resolved in the  Affirmative. 

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yo* 

)
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I
) 

And  the  Lords' Amendment,  as amended,  was 

agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments, as-
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  51,  at  the  end 
thereof, being  read a second  time, were  disagreed 
to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in p. 51,  at  the  end, 
insert  as  a  new  schedule  ( " Fifth  Schedule "),. 
the  next Amendment, being  read  a second  time > 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be made  to 
the  said  Lords'  Amendment,  in  paragraph  11,. 
1. 1,  by  inserting,  after  the  word  "vote,"  the 
words " personally  or."—(Sir  Philip  Magnus.) 

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And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 
words  be  there  inserted  :—The  said  proposed 
Amendment  was,  with 
the  House, 
withdrawn. 

leave   of 

And  the  Lords'Amendment  was amended,   in 
paragraph  11,  1.  4,  by  leaving  out  the  words 
<; if  a  returning  officer  gives  directions   to  that 
effect,"  and  by  leaving  out  Is.  9  to  12—-(Sir 
Philip  Magnus) ',  in  paragraph  32,  1.  9,  by
inserting,  after the  word  "  below,"  the  words— 

Candidates. 

O r d er   o f  P r e f e r e n c e. 

B 
0 

in  paragraph  39,  in  the  footnote,  by  inserting, 
after  the  word  "  transferable,"  the  words  "   or 
•alternative,"  and  in  Form   C,  in  the  footnote,   by
inserting,  after  the  word  "  transferable,"  the 
words  "  or  alternative "—(Secretary  Sir George
Cove),—and,  as amended,  was  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  52,  leave  out 
the  Fifth  Schedule, the  next  Amendment,  being 

.  read  a second  time, was  disagreed  to. 

And  the  schedule  so  restored  to the  Bill  was 
amended,  in  p.  137,  1. 43, by inserting  at the  end 
thereof  the words  "  The University   of  Wales,  1;" 
and  in  1.  45,  by  leaving  out  the  words  "  The 
University  of  Wales"—(Sir  Ellis  Griffith);
in  1.  49,  by 
leaving  out  the  words  "  The 
University  of  Edinburgh;"  and  in  1.  50,  by
leaving  out  the  words  "and  the  University   of 
inserting  the  words  "  The 
Aberdeen,"  and 
University  of  Aberdeen  and  the  University   of 
Edinburgh,"  instead  thereof.—(Mr.  Munro.) 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  138,  leave  out 
the  Sixth  Schedule,  the  next  Amendment,  being 
read  a second  time,  was  disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far  as the  Amendment  in  p.  139,1. 25, being  read 
-a second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  139,  1. 25,  leave 
out  paragraph  6,  the  next  Amendment,  being 
read  a second  time,  was disagreed  to. 

.  Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  140,  1.  38,  being 
read  a second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  140,  leave  out 
Is.  38  to  40,  inclusive,  the  next  Amendment,
being  read  a  second  time,  was  amended,  by
leaving  out  "  38 to  40, inclusive,"  and  inserting
-"39  and   40 "—(Mr.  Munro),—-instead  thereof 
and,  as  amended,  was  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'Amendment   in  p.  141, leave  out 

Is.  1 to  7, inclusive,  and  insert— 

( "  The  Corrupt  and  Illegal  Practices  Preven­
tion  Act,  1883  (46  &  47  Vict. c.  51)   :— 

In  section  sixty-eight,  in  the  definition 
of  ' revising  barrister,'for  the word   5 sheriff' 
shall  be  substituted  the  words  £ registration 
officer"'), 

-the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a second  time, 
was  amended,  by  inserting,  at  the  beginning, 
after  the  word  "  insert,"  the words  "  In  Rule  60 
of  Part  I. of  the  First  Schedule  a  reference" to 
Division  (4)   of  Part  I.  of  the  Fifth  Schedule   to 
this  A ct  shall   be  substituted  for  the  reference 
to  the  schedule 
in  that  rule  mentioned   " — 
«(Mr.  Munro),—and, as amended,  was agreed  to. 

9 

Then  the  Subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  144,1. 42,  being  read 
a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  144, 1b, 42  and 
43,  leave  out  ("twenty,  sections "),  and  insert 
in 
("eighteen,  Regulations  1,  3,  4,  and  5 
section  nineteen  and  sections  twenty"), 
the 
next  Amendment,  being  read  a  second  time, 
was disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in  p.  144,  1.  44,  in 
the  third  column,  after  ("twenty-six"),  insert 
("thirty-seven  to"),the  next  Amendment,  being 
read  a  second time,  was agreed  to. 

The  Lords' Amendment   in  p.  144,1.  48,  leave 
out  ( "  D  "),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read  a 
second  time,  was disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in  p.  145,  1. 28,  inclusive,
being  read  a second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

A  consequential  Amendment  was  made  to  the 
Bill,  in  p.  145,  I. 46,   by  inserting  at  the  end 
thereof  thee  words— 
;h
" 39  &   40  The  Divided Parishes  Section  14." 
Yict.  c. 61. 

and  Poor 
Law 
Amendment  Act,
1876. 

— (Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords' Amendments,   as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  147,  1. 41,  being 
read  a second  time,  were  agreed  to, 

The  Lords'  Amendment   in p.  147,1.  41,  leave 
out  ( " to  fifteen"),  and  insert  ("fourteen  "),  the 
next  Amendment,  being  read  a second  time,  was 
disagreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,   as 
far as the Amendment after the Eighth  Schedule,
being  read  a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment,  after  the  Eighth 
Schedule,  insert  as  a  new  Schedule   ( "  Ninth  

the 
Schedule 
remaining  Lords'  Amendment,  being  read  a  

second  time, was disagreed  to.  


(Redistribution  of  Seats)"), 

Ordered,  That  a  Committee   be  appointed  to  

draw  up  Reasons  to  be  assigned  to  the  Lords  

for  disagreeing  to  certain  of  their  Amendments  

to  the  Bill.  


The  Committee  was  accordingly  nominated  of  

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave,  Mr.  Herbert  Samuel,

Mr.  Scanlan,  Sir  Willoughby  Dickinson,  and 
Mr.  Hayes  Fisher.  


Ordered,  That  Three   be  the  quorum  of  the  


Committee.—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.)  

And  they  are  to  withdraw  immediately.  


The  House, according   to  Order, proceeded  to  National 

take  into  consideration  the  Amendments  made  Health 
by  the  Lords  to  the  National  Health  Insurance  I n s u r a a o e B i lL 
Bill. 

The  Lords'Amendments,  as  far  as  the  second  

Amendment  in  p.  11,1.  17, being  read  a  second 

time, were  agreed  to.  


The  Lords'Amendment  in  p< 11,1.17,  at  the 
end,  insert   ( "  Provided  that  where  any  such 
person  ceases  to  be  employed  as  aforesaid  by 
reason  of  entering  on  some  prescribed  class of 
occupation  in  connection  with  the  war, not  being
employment  within  the  meaning  of  Part  I.  of 
the  principal  Act  (in  this  section referred   to  as 
war occupation'), or by reason of  being interned 
in  an  enemy  country  as  a  prisoner  of  war  or 
otherwise,  he  shall,  subject  to  such  conditions 
with  respect  to  payment  of  contributions  and 
;an 
otherwise  as  may  be  prescribed,  remain 







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1st February. 


insured  person  until  two  months  after  the 
termination of  the war occupation or  internment, 
as  the  case  may  be, or  until  the  expiration  of 
twelve  months from the  date  on which  he  ceased 
to  be  employed  as  aforesaid, whichever  date  is 
the  later  '),  the  next  Amendment,  being  read a 
second  time; 

And  it  appearing  that  the  object  of  the 
Amendment  was  to  carry  out  the  intentions  of 
the  Commons, the  same  was  agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as  the  Amendment  in  p.  22,  being  read  a 
second  time, were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  22,  leave  out 
Clause  22,  and  insert  as  a new  Clause  (Special 
provisions  with  respect to married  women)— 

( " 2 2 . — ( 1)  Where   a woman, being  an insured 
person  and  a  member  of  an  approved  society, 
marries,  she  shall, if  she  had  before  the  date  of 
her  marriage  ceased,  or  if  at  any  time  within 
twelve  months  after  the  date  of  her  marriage 
she  ceases,  to  be  a  person  whose  normal 
occupation  is  employment,  cease  as  from  that 
time  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  'the  date  of 
unemployment')  to  be  entitled  to  the  benefits 
to  which  she would  otherwise  have  been  entitled 
under  the  provisions  of  the  principal  Act,  and 
in  lieu  thereof  she shall, subject  to  the provisions 
of  that Act,  be  entitled to  the  following  benefits 
(that  is to  say), to  sickness  benefit at the  rate  of 
five  shillings a week for  not  more than  six  weeks 
in  the  period  of twelve months  commencing  next 
after the  date  of  unemployment,  or, if  the  date 
of  the unemployment  was anterior  to  the  date  of 
her  marriage,  within  so  much  of  that  period 
as  is  subsequent  to  her  marriage,  to maternify 
benefit  of  thirty  shillings  in  respect  of  her first 
confinement  after the  date of  unemployment  and 
within  two  years  of  the  date  of  her  marriage, 
and  to  medical  and  sanatorium  benefits until  the 
termination  of  the  year next following  the  year 
in  which  she  ceased  to  be  such  a  person  as 
aforesaid, and  she  shall  until  the  expiration  of 
two  years from the  date  of  her  marriage  remain 
an insured  person. 

(2)  For  the purposes  of  this  section  a woman 
shall  be  deemed  to  have  ceased  to  be  a person 
whose  normal  occupation  is employment  as soon 
as she has been  unemployed for eight  consecutive 
weeks  commencing  next  after the  week  in which 
she  ceased  to  be  employed:  Provided  that  a 
woman who  is  or was  unemployed  by  reason  of 
incapacity  for  work  in  respect  of  which  she  has 
received,  or  but  for  any  disentitling  provisions 
of  the  principal  Act  would  have  received, 
sickness  or  disablement  benefit,  should  not  be 
deemed  to  have  ceased  to  be  a  person  whose 
normal  occupation 
is  employment,  until  the 
expiration  of  eight  weeks  commencing  next after 
the  end  of  the  last  week  in  whicjj>  she  was  or 
would  have  been,  as aforesaid, in  receipt  of  such 
benefit. 

> 

(3)   If  a  woman,  after  becoming  entitled  to 
benefits by virtue  of  the  preceding  provisions  of 
this section,  becomes  employed  before  she ceases 
to  be  ail insured  person,  she  shall  be  treated  as 
if  she  had  become  insured  for the  first  time  on 
the  date  on  which  she  so  becomes  employed  ; 
Provided  that  no woman  shall, by reason  only  of 
so  becoming  employed,  be  deprived  of  any 
benefit to which she would, but for  the provisions 
of  this subsection,  have  been  entitled  unless and 
until  she  becomes  entitled  to  corresponding 
benefit by  virtue  of  her  new  insurance. 

(4)   No  married  woman  shall,  during  her 

coverture,  be  entitled  to  be  a  voluntary  con­
tributor,  and  any  woman  who  is,  at  the  com-

VOL.  172.' 

mencement of  this  Act,  a  voluntary  contributor 
under  the  terms  of  subsection  (2)   of  section 
forty-four of  the  principal  Act  shall cease  to  be 
such  a  contributor  and  an  insured  person, and 
to be  entitled  to  the  benefit  mentioned in  that 
subsection,  and  in  lieu thereof  shall  be  entitled 
to receive  by  way  of  benefit payment  of  a  sum 
of  forty  shillings :  Provided  that— 

(a)  nothing  in  this	  provision  shall prevent  a 
married  woman  who  has been  employed  for 
at  least  the  prescribed  number  of  weeks-
in  any  period  being  deemed  to  be  a  volun­
tary  contributor  for  the  purpose  of  any 
regulations  made  under  this  Act  with 
respect  to  the benefits of persons in  arrears  ; 
and 

(b)  where	  any  woman  who  is  a  voluntary 
contributor  under  the  terms  of  the  said 
subsection  (2)  is,  at  the  commencement  o f 
this  Act,  in  receipt  of  sickness or  disable­
ment  benefit,  she  shall  continue  to  be 
entitled  to  sickness  or  disablement  benefit 
so long  as  the incapacity  continues, and  the 
said  sum  of  forty  shillings  shall  become 
payable  only  on  the  expiration  of  a period 
of  eight  Weeks  commencing  next  after  the 
date  when  the  incapacity  ceases, 

(5)  Where  any  woman,  being  an  insured 
person  and  a  member  of  an  approved  society, 
marries,  the  prescribed  sum  shall  be-transferred 
from  the  credit  of  the  society  to  the  credit  of 
the  Reserve  Suspense  Fund,  and  all  moneys 
Which  are,  at  the  commencement  of  this  Act, 
standing  to  the  credit of  the  Married  Women's 
Suspense  Account,  mentioned  in  section  forty-
four of  the  principal  Act, shall  be  carried  to  the 
credit  of  the  Reserve  Suspense  Fund,  and  the 
said  account  shall  be  closed. 

(6)  Where  any  woman,  being  an  insured 
person  and  a  member  of  an  approved  society, 
marries,  and  after her  marriage  continues  to  be 
or  becomes  an  employed  contributor,  the  appro­
priate  reserve  value  shall  be  credited  to  the 
society  in  respect  of  her  as if  she  were  a person 
joining  the  society, 

(7)  The  Insurance  Commissioners  may  make 
regulations  providing  for  such  financial  adjust­
ments  between  approved  societies  and 
the 
Reserve  Suspense  Fund  as  appear  necessary, 
in  order  to  place  the  societies  and  the  fund 
respectively  in the  position  in which  they  would 
have  been if  the  two  last preceding  subsections 
of  this section  had  come  into force  on  the  com­
mencement  of  the  principal  Act,  instead  of  on 
the  commencement  of  this  Act. 

(8)  Where  any  married  woman  is,  at  the 
commencement  of this  Act,  entitled  to  have  any 
sum  applied  for  her  benefit  under  the  terms  of 
the  proviso  to  subsection  (2)  of  section  forty-
four of  the  principal  Act, and  that  sum or  any 
part  thereof  remains  unexpended  on  the  first 
day  of  January,  nineteen hundred  and nineteen,, 
that  sum or  the unexpended  part  thereof  shall, 
instead  of  being  applied  as aforesaid, be  paid  to 
her  in  cash  on  that  date,  and  she shall  as  on 
that date cease  to  be  an  insured  person :  P r o­
vided  that  if  any cash  payment  so  required  to-
be  made  is  not  made  before  the  first  day  of 
January,  nineteen  hundred  and  twenty,  an 
amount  equal  to the  sum to  be  paid  shall  be 
transferred from the  credit of  the  society  to  the 
Reserve  Suspense  Fund. 

(9)  In  the  case  of  any  woman,  being  a 
voluntary  contributor,  who  marries, this  section 
shall apply  as  though  the  date  of  her  marriage 
were the  date of  unemployment. 

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1st February. 


(10).  Subject  as  aforesaid,  the  provisions  of 
art  I.  of  the  principal  Act  shall  apply  to  a 
woman  who  has been  married, both  during  and 
after  her  coverture,  as  if  she  had  never  been 
married. 

(11)  In  the  application  of  this  section  to 
Ireland,  for  the  words  ' for  not  more  than  six 
weeks  in  the  period  of  twelve months  commenc­
ing  next  after  the  date of  unemployment' there 
shall  be  substituted  the  words  'for  not  more 
than  eight  weeks  in  the  period  between  the 
date of unemployment  and  the  date  of  the  com­
pletion  of  the  second year  of  marriage.' 

(12)   It  should  be  the  duty  of  every  woman, 
being  an  insured  person  and  a  member  of  an 
approved  society,  who  marries,  to  give  notice 
of  her  marriage  to  her  society  within  eight 
weeks thereof;  and if  an approved  society  pays 
to  any  married  woman  who  has  failed  to  give 
notice  in  accordance  with  the  foregoing  pro­
vision  any  sum  by  way  of  sickness  benefit  in 
excess  of  the  amount  properly  payable  to  that 
married  woman, the  society  shall,  if  it  was  not 
aware  of  her  marriage,  be  entitled  to  deduct 
the  amount  so  paid  in  excess  from the  amount 
of  any  benefits subsequently  payable  to  her. 

(13)  In  this  section  the  expression  '  employ­
ment'  means  employment  within,  the  meaning 
of  Part  I.  of  the  principal  Act,  and the  expres­
sions '  employed *  and  '  unemployment'  shall  be 
construed  accordingly "),  the  next  Amendment, 
being  read  a second time 

And  it  appearing  that  the  Commons  were 
willing  to  waive  their  privileges,  the  same was 
agreed  to. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'  Amendments,  as 
far  as the  Amendment  in p.  38,  1. 40,  being  read 
a  second  time, were agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  38,  1. 40, after 
( "  A c t " ),  insert   ( "  and  to  any  variations  or 
amendments  required  to  secure  thai  no  insured 
person  who is suffering from any form of  venereal 
disease  shall, on  the  ground  that  the  disease  is 
or  may have  been due to misconduct, be deprived 
of  any  sickness  or  disablement  benefit  to  which 
he  would  otherwise  have  been  entitled  "),  the 
next  Amendment,  being  read  a second  time; 

And  it  appearing  that  the  object  of  the 
Amendment  was  to  make  provision  for  special 
cases not  previously  contemplated  by  the  Com­
mons, the  same was agreed  to, 
o
The  Lords'  Amendment 

in  p.  38,  after 
Clause 46,  insert  as  a  new  Clause  (Extension 
of  7  &  8  Geo.  5,  e.  15,  to  other  pensionable 
persons)— 

( " 

.  The  National 

(Part   I. 
Amendment)  Act,  1917,  shall  be  amended  as 
follows 

Insurance 

(1)   By  the  insertion,  in section	  one  thereof, 
after the word  'marines '  and after the word 
' soldiers,'  of the  words  ' or  other  persons.' 
(2)  By  the	  insertion  therein, after  the  words 
'  to  whom  section  forty-six  of  the  National 
Insurance  Act,  1911,  applied,'  wherever 
those  Words  occur,  of  the  words  ' or  Who 
was  an insured  person.' 

(3)   By  the	  substitution  for  the  words  ' naval 
or  military  service,'  wherever  those  words 
occur,  of the words  ' naval, military, or other 
pensionable  service'"),  the  next  Amend­
ment,  being  read  a second  time; 

And   if  appearing  that  the  object  of  the 
Amendment  was  to  carry  out  the  intentions  of 
the  Commons,  the  same was  agreed  to. 

Then  the  remaining  Lords'  Amendments, 

bein<i read  a second  time, were  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  National.... 
take  into  consideration  the  Amendment  made J^"""1?;^  • 
the  National 
by 
(Unemployment)  Bill;  and  the  same  was  twice 
read, and agreed  to. 

Insurance  ment)  Bill* 

the  Lords 

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. 

Resolved,  That  this  House,  at  i ts   rising  this  Adjournment 
day,  do  adjourn  till  Tuesday  next.—(Lordo f  the  House -
Edmund  Talbot.) 

Secretary  Sir  George. Cave reported  from  the  Representation 

Committee  appointed  to  draw  up  Reasons  to  be g ^  6  P e o p ls 
assigned  to  the  Lords  for disagreeing   to  certain 
of  the  Amendments  made by  their  Lordships  to 
the  Representation  of  the  People  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. 15, for  the  follow­
ing  Reason:—Because  it  appears  that  better 
provision  is  made  in  the  Bill  as  passed  by  the 
Commons  to  guard  against  changes  of  residence 
which  are  not  bona fide. 

"The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendments 
made  by the  Lords  in p.  2, Is. 4,  26 and  27,  p.  8, 
Is. 27  and  28,  30  and  31,  and  33, p.  12,1.  26,  for 
the  following  Reason:—Because  they  are  con­
sequential  on  the  first  Amendment  made  by  the 
Lords  in p. 14,  1. 15, to  which the  Commons have 
disagreed. 

The  Commons  disagree. to  the  Amendments 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  3,  1. 14, and  in  p.  29, 
1.  24,  and  Is.  24  and  25,  for  the  following 
Reason :—-Because  they are  consequential on  the 
Amendment  made  by  the  Lords  in p.  1,  1. 15, to 
which  the  Commons have  disagreed.  . 

The.  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendment 

made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  5,1.  28, for the  follow­
ing  Reason  :—Because  they  are of  opinion  that 
further  consideration  should  be  given  to  the 
question of the qualification of  Dominion  soldiers 
as naval  or military  voters. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendment 

made by  the  Lords  in  p.  6,1.  32,  for  the  follow­
ing  Reason:—because  they  are of  opinion  that 
poor-law disqualification  for local elections should 
be  abolished. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendment 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  6,  1. 34,  and  p.  144, 
Is.  42  and 43,  and 48,  and  p.  147,1. 41,  for  the 
following  Reason:—Because  it is  consequential 
on  the  Amendment  made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  6, 
1. 32, to  which  the  Commons  have  disagreed.  


The  Commons  disagree  to  the  first  Amend­
ment  made by  the  Lords  in p.  14,  1. 15,  for  the  

following  Reason:—Because  they  consider  it 
undesirable to apply  the  principle of  proportional  

representation,  especially  in  view  of  the  delay  

which  would  be  caused  thereby  to  the  passage 
of  the  Bill. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  second  Amend­
ment made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  14,  1. 15,  for  the  

following  Reason:  —Because  they  desire   to  

adhere  to the  principle  of  the  alternative  vote.  




8  G E O.   Y . 

—5th  February. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendment 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  14,  1.  19,  for  the 
following  Reason  :—Because  they  are   of  opinion 
that it  is  advisable  to  adhere  to  the  provisions  of 
the  Bill  lor  the  protection   of  minorities  in  uni­
versity  constituencies. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendments 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  14,  1. 33,  p.  19,  1.  41, 
and  p.  26,  1.  5,  for  the  following  Reason:— 
Because  they  are  consequential  on  the  second 
Amendment  made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  14,  1. 15, 
to  which  the  Commons  have  disagreed. 

The  Commons  disagree   to  the  Amendment 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  16,  1.  39,  for  the 
following  Reason  :—Because  they  are of  opinion 
that  too  wide  a  discretion  would   be  left  to  the 
returning  officer  if  the  count of  the  votes  could 
be  indefinitely  delayed  ;  and  that  further  con­
sideration  should  be  given to  the  question. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendment 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  17,  1.  10,  for  the 
following  Reason  :—Because  it  is  consequential 
on  the  Amendment  made  by the  Lords  in  p.  16, 
L  39, to  which  the  Commons  have  disagreed. 

The  Commons  disagree   to  the  Amendments 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  20,  Is.  4,  7  and  11, 
p.  23,  Is.  14  and  20,  p.  27,  Is. 4 to  6,  p.  28,  Is. 40 
and  41,  p.  32,1.  12,  p.  36  (to  insert  new  Clause 
F ),   p.  39,  Is.  1, 6 and  7,  p.  51,  Is.  9,  11  and  12, 
p.  138,  p.  139,  1.  18  (to  leave  out  paragraph 
6),  and   p.  149  (to  insert  new  Ninth  Schedule), 
for  the  following  Reason  :—Because  they  are 
consequential  on  the  first  Amendment  made  by 
the  Lords  in  p.  14,  1.  15,  to  which  the  Commons 
have  disagreed. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendment 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  21,  1.  41,  for  the 
following  Reason  :—Because  they  consider   it 
undesirable  to  reduce  the  maximum  scale  of 
expenses  at  county  council  elections. 

The  Commons  disagree   to  the  Amendment 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  24,  1.  26,  for  the 
following  Reason:—Because   it  is  advisable  not 
to  depart  from  the  form  usually  adopted  in 
enactments  providing  for  the  laying  of  regula­
tions  before  Parliament. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendment 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  24,  1.  30,  for  the 
following  Reason:—Because   it  is  consequential 
on  the  Amendment  made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  24, 
I. 26,  to  which  the  Commons  have  disagreed. 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendment 
made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  44,  1.  42,  for  the 
following  Reason  :  -— Because 
they  are   of 
opinion that the value of  the information  obtained 
would  not be  commensurate  with  the  labour  and 
expense  involved. 

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. 

Adjournment.  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of  the  House  of  the  12th  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 
Five  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  Tuesday 
next,  pursuant  to  the  Resolution  of  the 
House  of  this  day. 

VOL.  1/2. 

Tuesday, 5 th February  1918. 

P R A T E R S. 

TH E  Order  made  upon  the  29th  day  of  Marriages 

January  last,  That  the  Marriages  Pro-  
visional  Order  (No.   2)  Bill  be  committed,  was Bill?1 
read  and  discharged. 

2> 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill   be  withdrawn. 

The  Lord  Advocate  presented,  pursuant   to  Motor  Car 

the  directions of  an  A ct   of  Parliament,—Copy  Acts-
of  Order  by  the  Secretary  for  Scotland  under  
the  Motor  Car  Acts,  dated  25th  January  1918, 
entitled  the  Heavy  Motor  Car  (Amendment) 
(Scotland)  Order,  1918. 

1 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave  presented,  p u r  -  Penal 

suant  to  the  directions  of  an A ct   of  Parliament, ^conditional'* 
—Copy   of  a Licence  granted  to  a  Convict under  Licence.) 
the  Penal  Servitude  Acts,  discharging  her  from 
Aylesbury  Convict  Prison   on  condition  that  she 
enters  a  Home. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Clgnes  presented,  by  His  Majesty's  Com-   Ministry  of 

mand,—Copy  of  Raw  Cocoa  (Returns)  Order,   Food­
1918,  made  by  the  Food  Controller  under  the 
Defence  of  the  Realm  Regulations. 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Paper  do  lie  upon  the 

Table. 

Mr.  Herbert  Fisher presented,  pursuant  to  the  Naval  and 
directions  of  several  Acts  of  Parliament,—Copy  Marine  Pay 
of  Order  in  Council,  dated  16th  January  1918,  Act,  1865.  

approving  a  Memorial   of  the  Lords  Commis­
sioners  of  the  Admiralty  under  the  Naval  and  

Marine  Pay  and Pensions  Act,  1865.  


and  Pensions 

Copy  of  Order in  Council  under the  Merchant  Merchant 
Shipping 
Shipping  Act,  1894,  and  the Merchant  Shipping 
Act,  1894,  and 
(Convention)  Act,  1914,  dated  16th  January  Merchant 
1918,  further  postponing  the  operation  of  the  Shipping 
Merchant  Shipping  (Convention)  Act,  1914,   to 
lst  January  1919.  


(Convention) 
Act, 1914. 

Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Mr.  Baldwin  presented,  pursuant  to  the  direc- Civil  Services 
and  Revenue 
tions  of  several Acts  of  Parliament,—Appropria- Departments 
tion Accounts   of the sums granted  by  Parliament  (Appropriation 

for  Civil  Services,  Classes   I.  to  VII.,  and  for  Accounts.) 

the  Revenue  Departments,  for  the  year  ended  No.  186.  

31 st  March  1917 ;  together  with  the  Reports   of  

the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  thereon,  

and  certain  Reports  upon  Store  Accounts.  


Copy  of  Account  of the  Unemployment  Fund  National 

established  pursuant  to  Section  92  (1)   of  the 
National  Insurance  Act,  1911, Part  II., showing  to  1914 
the  Receipts  and  Payments  during  the  period  (Part  II., 
Unemploy­
18th July 1915 to  15th July  1916 ;  together  with  ment 
the  Report  of  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  Insurance) 
General  thereon. 
(Unemploy­
ment  Fund 

Ordered,  That  the  said  Papers  do lie  upon  the  Account.) 

Insurance 
Acts, 1911 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

No.  187. 

Mr.  Macpherson  presented,   by  His  Majesty's   Army  (Special 

Command,—Copy  of  Return,  for  the  year ended   P e n s i o ns )
31st  March  1917,  of  Pensions  specially  granted 
under  Articles  777  and  1201  of  the  Royal 
Warrant  for  the  Pay,  &c.   of  the  Army,  1914. 

Ordered,  That  the said Paper  do lie  upon the 

Table. 

p  s 

3 14 	

5th  February. 

1918, 


Mr.  Herbert  Samuel  reported  from  the  Select 
National 
Expenditure  Committee on National  Expenditure  ;  That  they 
(Third 
had  further  considered 
the  matters  to  them 
Report) 
referred,  and  directed  him  to  make  a  Third 
[Inquiry  not 
completed.] 
Report  to  the  House,  with  a  recommendation 
that  a  Committee  on  the  same  subject  be 
appointed  in  the  next  Session  of  Parliament. 

No.  188. 

Ordered,  That  the  Report  do  lie  upon  the 

Table  ;  and  be  printed. 

No.  188. 

Ordered, That  the  Minutes  of  the  proceedings 

of  the  Committee  be  printed. 

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; 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to  the  Redistribution 
Redistribution 
of  Seats 
of  Seats  (Ireland)  Bill,  with  Amendments  ;   to 
(  re  n  )  1  • which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence   of  this 

House. 

Non-ferrous 
Metal 
Industry  Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Non-ferrous 
Metal  Industry  Bill,  with  Amendments  ;   to 
which  the  Lords  desire  the  concurrence   of  this 
House. 

Military 
Service  Bill. 

The  Lords  have  agreed   to  the  Military  Ser-
the 

vice  Bill,  with  Amendments;   to  which 
Lords  desire  the  concurrence  of  this  House. 

The  Lords   do  not  insist  on  certain  of  their 
Representation 
of  the  People  Amendments to the  Representation of the  People 
Bill. 
Bill  to  which  the  Commons  have  disagreed,  and 
they  agree  to  certain  of  the  Amendments  made 
by  the  Commons  to  the  Amendments  made  by 
the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  and  they  make 
a  consequential  Amendment  to  the  Bill;  they 
agree  to  certain  other  Amendments  made  by 
the  Commons  to  Amendments  made  by  the 
Lords,  with  Amendments, to  which  they  desire 
the  concurrence  of  this  House ;  they  disagree 
to  certain  of  the  Amendments  made  by  the 
Commons  to  the  Amendments  made  by  the 
Lords,  for  which  disagreement  they  assign  their 
Reasons  ;  they  insist  on certain of  their  Amend­
ments  to  which  the  Commons  have  disagreed, 
for  which  insistence  they  assign  their  Reasons. 

Representation  Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made by  the 
of  the  People  Lords to the Amendments  made by this  House to 
BiU. 
the  Amendments  made  by  the Lords, the  Lords' 
Bill  129.  Amendments  proposed  in  lieu  of  certain  Lords' 
Amendments  disagreed  to  by  this  House,  and 
the  Lords'  Reasons  for insisting  on  certain  other 
of  their  Amendments  disagreed  to  by 
this 
House,  to  the Representation  of  the People  Bill, 
be  printed. 

Ordered, That  the proceedings on  Government 
Business of 
Business  be  not  interrupted  this  day  under  the 
the  House 
(Government  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House),  and 
may  be  entered  upon  at  any  hour  although 
opposed.—(Mr.  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer.) 

Representation  Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made  by  the 
of  the  People  Lords  to  the  Amendments  made  by  this  House 
BUI. 
to  the  Amendments  made  by  the  Lords,  the 
Lords'  Amendments  proposed  in  lieu of  certain 
Lords'  Amendments  disagreed  to  by  this  House, 
and  the  Lords'  Reasons  for  insisting  on  certain 
other of  their  Amendments  disagreed  to  by  this 
House,  to  the  Representation  of  the  People 
Bill,  be  taken 
forthwith. 
—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

into  consideration 

The  House  accordingly  proceeded   to  take 
into  consideration  the  said  Amendments  and 
Reasons. 

disagreed,  in  p.  5,  1. 28,  after  ( "  Parliament"), 
insert  ( " or  (where  the  person  serving  was  at  the 
commencement  of  his  service  resident  in  the 
United  Kingdom)  out   of  the  public  funds  of 
any  part  of  His  Majesty's  dominions;   or  in 
service  as  a merchant  seaman,  pilot,  or  fisher­
man,  including  the  master  of  a merchant  ship  or 
fishing  boat,  and  an apprentice  on  such  a  ship  or 
boat"),  being  read  a  second  time,  was  agreed 
to. 

The  Lords8  Amendment  to  the  Ameudment 
made  by  this  House  to  the  Lords'  Amendment 
in  p.  6,  1.  9  (after  Clause  6,  to 
insert  new 
Clause  A )  ,  in p.  30,  1. 30,  at -the end  of  first  sub­
section  insert  ( "  and  subsection  (4)  of  the  said 
section  shall  not  apply  " ),  being  read  a  second 
time,  was  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Amendment,  proposed   in  lieu  of 
their  first  Amendment,  in  p.  14,1.  15,  to  which 
the  Commons  have  disagreed,  in  p.  14,  1.  15, 
insert  as a new  subsection— 

( "  (a)  Any  parliamentary  borough  entitled 
according  to  the  Fifth  Schedule  to  this  Act 
to  return  three  or  more  members  shall be  a 
single constituency  :  Provided that a  parlia­
mentary  borough  entitled  to  return  more 
than  five  members  shall  be  divided  by  the 
Boundary  Commissioners  into  two  or  more 
constituencies,  each  returning  not  less  than 
three  nor  more  than  five  members  :  Pro­
vided  also  that  any  contested  election  for 
the  full  number  of  members  for  Parliament 
in  any  constituency  to  which  this subsection 
applies  shall  be  held  on  the  principle  of 
proportional representation, and each  elector 
shall  have  one  transferable  vote; 

(b)  The	   Commissioners  shall  present  their 
report  to  Parliament  as  soon  as  practicable, 
showing  the  constituencies  which  are  to  be 
formed  in pursuance  of  this  subsection,  the 
names  of,  and  the numbers  of  members  to 
be  returned  for,  each  constituency; 

(c)  The	   report  of 

the  Commissioners  so 
presented  to  Parliament  shall  have  effect  as 
if  enacted  in  this  A c t  :  Provided  that  if 
within  the  next  twenty-one  days,  on  which 
the  Commons  House  of  Parliament  has sat 
after the  report  is  so  presented  that  House 
presents  an Address to  His Majesty, praying 
that  any  modifications  should  be  made  in 
the  report,  the  report  shall  have effect  as if 
enacted  in  this  A ct  with  these  modifica­
tions ; 

(d)  The	   registration  of  electors  under  this 
A ct  shall  be  proceeded  with  on the  passing 
thereof  as if  the  constituencies  were  those 
contained  in the  Fifth  Schedule  to this  Act, 
and  His  Majesty  may, by  Order  in  Council, 
make  such  provisions  as  appear  necessary 
or  expedient  to  adapt  the provisions  of  this 
A ct  as  to  registration  to  the  arrangement 
of  constituencies  effected  under  this  sub­
section,  and  to  make  any  registration  work 
done  before  such  arrangement  takes  effect 
available under any new conditions  resulting 
therefrom"), 

being  read  a second  time ; 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  said  Lords'  Amendment,  in  1,1,  by inserting, 
after the  word  "  borough,"  the words "  exclusive 
of 
the  administrative  county  of  London."— 
(Colonel  Sir  Herbert  Jessel.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words  be  there  inserted; 

The  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  5,1.  28,  in  lieu 
of  the  Amendment  to  which  this  House  hath 

A n  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  proposed  Amendment  to  the  said  Lords' 

8  GEO.   V . 

5 th  February.  


Amendment,  by  adding  at the  end  thereof  the 
words  "and  the ^ity  ot  Birmingham."—(Mr. 
Chamberlain.) 

And  the  Question  being proposed.  That  those 
words  be  there  added :—And  a  Debate  arising 
thereupon  ; 

Closure
MxWeaker
withholds bis
Assent.

t o 

Sir  Henry  Craik rose in  his place  and  claimed 
r n o v e »  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, That those words 

be  there  added; 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be made to 

the  Bill,  in  lieu of  the  Amendment  upon  which  

the  Lords  insist, in  p.  14,  1. 15,  by  inserting  the  

Words  "  If  at  an  election  for  one  member  of  

Parliament  in  any parliamentary  borough  there  

are more  than  two candidates,  the  election  shall  

be  according  to  the  principle  of  the  alternative  

vote  as  defined  by this  Act."—(Sir  Willougliby

Dickinson.) 


And  the Question  being  put, That  those words 

be  there  inserted  in the  Bill; 

The  House  divided. 
The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 
The  Noes  to  the  Left. 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to  the  Right; 

The  Noes  to  the  Left. 

Tellers  for  the fMr. Chamberlain, 

Yeas, 

| Sir  Francis  Lowe % 

206. 

Tellers  for  the  (  S i l n W i ^ h by 

y 
Ieas> 

J  Dickinson, 
(Mr.  Tyson Wilson-. 

Tellers  for  the  ( Sir  George  Younger, 
(Sir  Samuel  Roberts: 

Noes, 

So  it  was resolved  in  the Affirmative. 

195. 

194. 

Tellers for the!  S l r . ™ l i am
i  Adkins, 
(Mr.  Peto-. 

Noes 
' 

R ^ a n  d 

1156. 

So  it was resolved in  the Affirmative. 

Another  Amendment was proposed  to  be  made 
to  the  proposed  Amendment,  as  amended,  by 
adding,  after the word  "  Birmingham,"  the words 
"  and the cities of  Manchester  and  Liverpool."— 
(Sir  William Watson  Rutherford.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  the 
the  cities  of  Manchester  and 
words  "and 
Liverpool  "  be  there  added :—The  Amendment 
to  the  said  proposed  Amendment,  as  amended, 
was, with leave of  the  House,  withdrawn. 

And  the  proposed  Amendment,  as  amended, 
to  the  said  Lords' Amendment was, with  leave  of 
the  House,  withdrawn. 

And  a  Motion  being  made, and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  this  House  doth  disagree  with 
the Lords in the said Amendment—(Mr.  Burdett-
Couttt); 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas  to the  Right; 

The  Noes  to  the  Left. 

Tellers  for  the j Sir  Thomas Whittaker,  1 goo 

Yeas, 

Sir  Francis  Lowe: 

J 

Tellers  for thej Major Newman, 
I Mr.  Anderson : 

Noes, 

]  141. 

So  it was resolved  in the Affirmative. 

Then  the  subsequent  Lords'Amendments,  as 
far  as the Amendment in p.  139,1. 25,  being read 
a  second time, were  disagreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Reason  for 

insisting  On  their 

Amendment  in  p.  139,  1. 25  (to  leave  out  para­
graph  6),  was read, as followeth 
Because  it  is 
consequential  upon  the  Amendment  proposed  by 
the  Lords in  lieu  of  the  first  Amendment  made 
by  the  Lords,  in  p.  14,  1.  15,  to  which  the 
Commons have  disagreed. 

Ordered,  That  the  further  consideration  of 
the  Lords'  Reason  be  postponed.—(Secretary 
Sir  George Cave.) 

The  Lords'  Reason 

for 

insisting  on  their 

Amendment  in  p.  14,  1.  15  (to  leave  out  sub­
section  ( 1 ) ),   to  which 
the  Commons  have 
disagreed,  was  read,  as  followeth  :—Because  in 
their  view  the  adoption  of  the  alternative  vote 
would  introduce  serious  complexities  into  the 
electoral  system,  without  any  corresponding 
advantage  in the  way  of  fair  representation. 

V O L.  172. 

The  Lords'  Reason 

for  insisting  on  their 
Amendments in p. 14,1.33,  p. 19,1.41,  and p. 26, 
I.  5,  to  which  the  Commons  have  disagreed, 
was  read,  as 
followeth:—Because  they  are 
consequential  on  the  Amendment  made  by  the 
Lords  in p.  14*  1.  15, upon which  they  insist. 

Ordered,  That  the  further  consideration  of 
the  Lords'  Reason  be  postponed.—(Secretary 
Sir  Qeorge  Cave.) 

The  Lords'  Reason  for  disagreeing"   to  the 
Amendments  made  by  the  Commons  to  the 
Amendment  made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  51,1.  17 
(paragraph  39),  was  read,  as  followeth  :— 
Because  they  are  consequential  on the  disagree­
ment  by  the  Commons  with  the  Amendment 
made by the  Lords  in  p. 14,1.  15, an  Amendment 
upon  which  they  insist. 

Resolved, That  this  House  doth  insist  on  its 
Amendments  to  the  Lords'  Amendment 
to 
which  the  Lords  have  disagreed.—(Secretary 
Sir  George  Cave.) 

The  Lords'  Reason  for  insisting  on  their 
in  p.  24,  1.  26,  to  which  the 
Amendment 
Commons  have  disagreed,  was 
read,  as 
followeth:—Because  it  is  contended  that  the 
form  is  not  the  form usually  adopted  in  similar 
enactments, and  that in any case the  Amendments 
are required  in order to  preserve  the  independent 
rights of  each  House  of  Parliament. 

And  the  Lords' Amendment  was  agreed  to. 

A  consequential  Amendment  was  proposed  to 
be  made to  the  Bill,  in p.  24,  1. 30,  by  inserting, 
after  the  word  "  annulled,"  the  words  "  and 
in  Council  has  annulled."— 
His  Majesty 
(Mr.  Herbert  Samuel.) 

And  the  Question  being  proposed,  That  those 

words  be  there  inserted  in the  Bill; 

And  it  appearing  that  the  Amendment  was Mr.  speaker 

contrary  to  the  decision  to  which  the  H o u se   ™les  an 
had  come  in  accepting  the  Lords'  Amendment  0t^e0u£ 
last agreed  to,  Mr.  Speaker  informed  the  House 
that the  Question  thereon  could  not be  put. 

The  Lords'  Reason  for  insisting   on  their 
in  p.  24,  1.  30,  to  which  the 
Amendment 
Commons  have  disagreed,  was 
read,  as 
followeth s—Because  it  is  consequential  on  the 
Amendment  made  by  the  Lords  in p.  24,  1. 26, 
upon which  they  insist. 

And  the  Lords'  Amendment  was agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Reason  for  disagreeing   to  the 
Amendment  made  by  the  Commons  to  the 
Amendment  made  by  the  Lords  in  p.  32,1.  34, 
was read,  as  followeth  :—Because  they  consider 
S s  2 

 
 
 
316 

5th February. 

that  the  returning  officer can  better  perform  the 
duties  involved. 

"  (7)  The  expression  'alternative  vote '  means  


a  vote—  


Resolved,  That  this  House  doth  not  insist 
on  its  Amendment  to  which  the  Lords  have 
disagreed.— (Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

(a)  capable   of	  being  so  given  as  to  indicate  

the  voter's  preference  for  the  candidates   in  

order  ;  and  


Then the Lords' Amendments  to the Commons' 
consequential  Amendment  to  the  Bill  in p.  34, 
1. 23, being  read  a  second  time,  were  agreed  to. 

The  Lords'  Reason 

for  disagreeing   to  the 

(b)  capable	   of  being 

transferred  to  a  sub­

sequent  choice  in  case  no  one  candidate 
has a clear  majority  of  the  total  number  of  

votes  counted  at  any  count."  


O 

O

Amendments  made  by  the  Commons  to  the 
Amendment  made  by  the  Lords  in p.  41,  1. 25, 
was  read,  as  followeth  :—Because  the  obligation 
on  the  Board  of  Trade  to  give  this  information 
is  unnecessary. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  doth  not  insist  on 
its  Amendment  to  the  Lords'  Amendment.— 
(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

The  Lords'  Amendment   to  the  Commons' 
Amendment  to the  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  51, 
1. 7, at  the  end,  insert  ("without  reckoning  for 
the  purposes  of  that  limit  any  part  of  the  fee 
which  may  have  been  included  in  the  expenses 
mentioned  above"),  being  read  a  second  time, 
was  amended,  by 
the  words 
"  mentioned  above,"  and  inserting  the  words 
"  first  above  mentioned "—(Secretary  Sir  George
Cave),—instead  thereof,  and,  as  amended,  was 
agreed  to. 

leaving  out 

The  Lords'  consequential  Amendment   to  the 
Bill  in  p.  51,  1.  17,  insert  as  a  footnote  to 
paragraph  32,  as  amended  by  the  Commons 
( "  This form  will  require  modification  when  the 
transferable  vote  is  not  used  at  the  election"), 
being  read  a  second  time,  was  amended,  by 
inserting,  after  the  word  "  transferable,"  the 
words  "  or  alternative  "—(Secretary  Sir  George
Cave),—and,  as amended,  was  agreed  to. 

The  Lords' Amendment   to the  Fifth  Schedule, 
as re-inserted  by  the  Commons,  and  as  amended 
by  the  Commons, being  read  a  second  time,  was 
agreed  to. 

„ 

The  Lords'  Reason 

Amendment 
paragraph  6),  being  further  considered  ; 

in  p.  139,  1.  25  (to 

for  insisting   on  their 
leave  out 

The  Lords'  Amendment  was  agreed  to. 

Then  a  consequential  Amendment  was  made 
to  the  Bill,  in  p.  139,  1.  25,  by  inserting  the 
words— 

if  the  words 

" 6.  Subsection  (4)   of  section  forty  of  the 
Local  Government  A c t,  1888,  shall  have  effect 
as 
' for  the  time  being'  were 
substituted  for  the  words  'at  the  passing   of 
this  Act,'  and,  in  order  to  meet  any  difficulty 
(consequent  on  the  change  of  boundaries  under 
filling  casual  vacancies  by 
this  provision)  in 
election  in  the  London  County  Council,  any 
such 
first 
election  of  the  whole  number  of  councillors 
which  takes  place  after  the  passing   of  this  Act, 
be  filled  by means  of  the  choice  by the  Council 
of  a  person to  fill  the vacancy, and the  councillor 
so  chosen  shall  hold  office  in  such  manner  and 
in  all  respects  as  if  he  had  been  elected  to  fill 
the  vacancy."—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

casual  vacancy  shall,  until 

the 

The  Lords'  Reason  for  insisting   on  their 
Amendments  in  p.  14,  1.  33,  p.  19,  1. 41,  and 
p. 26,  1. 5,  being further  considered  ; 

The  Lords'  Amendments  were  agreed  to, 
and  consequential  Amendments  were  made  to 
the  Bill,  in  p.  14,  1.  33,  by  inserting,  after 
the  word  "  transferable,"  the  words  "  or  the 
alternative;"  in  p.  19,  1.41,  by  inserting,  after 
the  words  " t he  alternative 
the  word  " o f ," 
or  of.;"  and  in  p.  26,  1.  5,  by  inserting  the 
words— 

—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

Ordered,  That  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  

draw up  a  Reason  to  be  assigned  to  the  Lords  

for  disagreeing  to  certain  of  their  Amendments  

to  the  Bill.  


The  Committee  was  accordingly nominated  of 
Secretary  Sir  George  Cave,  Sir  fVilloughhy 
Dickinson,  Mr.  Hayes  Fisher,  Mr.  Herbert 
Samuel, and  Mr.  Scanlan. 

Ordered,  That  Three  be  the  quorum  of  the  


Committee.—(Secretary  Sir  George  Cave.)  


And  they  are  to  withdraw  immediately. 

Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made   by  the  Redistribution 

Lords  to  the  Redistribution  of  Seats  (Ireland)  
Bill  be  now  taken 
Duke.) 

into  consideration.—(Mr.   a r e I a n d  )  BlI!" 

Sf a ts 

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  Non-ferrous 

Lords  to  the  Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry  Bill Metal 
be  now  taken  into  consideration.—(Mr.  Solicitor   n   o s  r7  1 • 
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 
hath  agreed  to  the  Amendments  made  by  their 
Lordships. 

Ordered,  That  the  Amendments  made  by  the  Military-
Lords  to  the  Military  Service  Bill   be now  taken  Service  Bill, 
into  consideration.—(Mr.  Beck.) 

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. 

The  Order  of  the  day being  read, for  resuming  criminal  Law 

the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  proposed  Amendment 
upon  the  30th  day  of  April  last,  on  considera- Bl11' 
tion  of  the  Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,   as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  That  the 
Clause  (Defilement  of  girls  under  seventeen)  be 
read  a second  time  ; 

Ordered, That the Debate  be further adjourned 

till  to-morrow. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  	 f o  r 

Second  Reading  of  the  Patents  and 
Bill; 

t h  e  Patents  and 
D e s i g ns  designs  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read a second time 

to-morrow. 



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5th—6 th  February. 

3 17 


Trade  Marks 
BUI. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 

Second  Reading  of  the  Trade  Marks  Rill; 

Ordered,.  That the  Bill  be read  a  second  time 

Wednesday, 6th February  1918. 

to-morrow. 

Imports  and 
Exports 
(Temporary 
Control)  Bill. 

The  Order   of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the  Imports  and  Exports 
(Temporary  Control)  Bill; 

Ordered, That  the  Bill  be  read a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Education 

(Scotland) 

Bill. 


The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
(Scotland) 

Second  Reading  of  the  Education 
Bill; 

Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be  read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

, 

Education 
(No.  2 )  BiU. 

The  Order  of  the  day  being  read,  for  the 
Second  Reading  of  the Education  (No.  2)  Bill; 
Ordered,  That  the  Bill  be read  a second  time 

to-morrow. 

Representation 
of  the  People 
Bill. 

Secretary  Sir  George  Cave reported  from  the 
Committee  appointed  to  draw up  a Reason  to  be 
assigned  to  the  Lords  for disagreeing  to  certain 
of  the  Amendments  made by  their  Lordships  to 
the  Representation  of  the  People  Bill;  That 
they  had drawn  up a Reason  accordingly,  which 
they  directed  him to  report  to  the  House  ;  and 
the  same was read,  as followeth : 

The  Commons  disagree  to  the  Amendments 

made  by  the  Lords  in  lieu of  the  first  Amend­
ment  made  by  the  Lords,  in  p.  14,  1.  15,  to 
which  the  Commons  have  disagreed,  for  the 
following  Reason :—Because  they consider  that 
the  partial  application  of  proportional  repre­
sentation,  as now  proposed  by the  Lords,  is open 
to  at  least  as  much  objection  as  the  original 
proposal,  and  they  are  therefore  unwilling  to 
adopt  it,  especially  in view of  the  strong  objec­
tions  which  have  been  expressed  by  the  repre­
sentatives of  some  of the  principal  constituencies 
affected. 

The  Commons 

insist  on  the  Amendments 
made  by  them  to  the  Amendment  made  by  the 
Lords  in  p. 51,  1. 17  (paragraph  39),  to  which 
the  Lords  have  disagreed,  for  the  following 
Reason  :—Because  they  are  consequential  on 
the  Amendment  last  made  by  the  Commons  in 
p.  14,  1. 15, of  the  Bill. 

The  said  Reason,  being  read  a  second  time, 

was  agreed  to. 

Ordered,  That a Message  be  sent to  the Lords 
to  communicate  the  said  Reason  (with  the  Bill 
and Amendments):  And  that the  Clerk  do  carry 
the  same. 

Adjournment.

  Whereupon  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant  to  the 
Order  of  the  House of  the  12th 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 
Eight  of  the  clock,  adjourned  till  to­
morrow. 

V  O L.   1 7 2. 

P  A  A  Y  E  R 

w Command,—Statistics  relating  to  the  sub­

scriptions  to  the  Four  per  cent,  and  Five  per 
cent.  War  Loans. 

presented,  by  His  Majesty's  War  Loans. 

Mr.  Baldwin  also  presented,  pursuant  to  the  immediate 
directions  of  an .Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  o f  L i fe   Annuities 
Tables 
Annuities. 

Immediate  Life 

the  grant   of 

for 

Ordered, That  the  said Papers  do  lie  upon  the  


Table. 


Sir Albert  Stanley presented, by His  Majesty's  Mercantile 

Command,—Copy of Report on the Examinations  Marine 
of  candidates for  Certificates of  Competency  in f(0Erx^^.tlons 
the  Mercantile  Marine  and  the  Sea-Fishing cates of 
Service for  the  year  1916. 

Competency.) 

Sir  Albert  Stanley also  presented,—Return  to  Trade  and  

an  Order, dated  the  18th  day  of  January  last,  Navigation,  

for a Return relative  to  Trade  and  Navigation. 

No. 189.  


Ordered, That  the  said  Papers  do  lie  upon the 


Table;  and  that  the said  Return  be  printed.  


Mr. Duke  presented, pursuant  to the directions Shops Act,  


of  an  Act  of  Parliament,—Copy  of  Closing1912­
Order  made  under  tbe  Shops  Act,  1912,  and  

confirmed  by  the  Lord  Lieutenant  of  Ireland,  

by  the  County  Borough  of  Belfast.  


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. 190. 
Papers  presented  by  Command,  Session  1917­
18,  with  a  General  Alphabetical  Index  thereto. 
Thirtieth  Parliament,  Seventh  Session,  7th  and 
8th  George  V.,  7th  February  1917   to  6th 
February  1918. 

Ordered, That the  said  Paper  be  printed. 

Mr.  Speaker  acquainted  the  House  that  a   Message from 

Message  had  been  brought  from  the  Lords  by  t he  L°r<is. 
one of their  Clerks,  as followeth  : 

The  Lords  have  agreed  to the  Port  Glasgow  Port  Glasgow 

Water  Order  Confirmation  Bill,  without  any 
Amendment. 

Bill. 

The  Lords  do  not  insist  on  their  Amendment  Representation 

P e o  P l e 

to  the  Representation  of  the  People  Bill  to  ^ 
which  this  House  hath  disagreed,  but  propose 
an  Amendment  in  lieu  thereof;  they  agree  to 
certain of  the  Amendments  made by  this  House 
to  the  Amendments  last  made  by  the  Lords  ; 
they  disagree  to  certain  other  of  the  Amend­
ments 
last  made  by  this  House,  for  which 
disagreement  they  assign  Reasons;  and  they 
have  made  certain  consequential  Amendments 
to  the  Bill. 

Ordered,  That  the  Lords'  Amendment  pro-  Representation 

*he  P e o P l e 

posed  in  lieu  of  the  Lords'  Amendment  dis-
agreed  to  by  this  House,  and the  Lords' Reasons 
for  disagreeing  to  certain  Amendments  made  by 
this House, and the Lords'consequential  Amend­
ments to  the  Representation  of  the  People  Bill, 
be  taken  into  consideration  forthwith.—(Secre­
tary  Sir  George  Cave.) 

The  House  accordingly  proceeded  to  take 
into  consideration  the  said  Amendments  and 
Reasons. 

The  Lords'  Amendment  proposed  in  lieu  of 
the  first  Lords'  Amendment  in  p.  14,  1.  15, to 
8 s  3 

3 18 	

6th  February. 

1918. 


which  the  Commons  have  disagreed,  in  p.  14, 
1.  15,  to  insert  a  new  Clause 
(Scheme  for 
adoption  of  proportional  representation  in  con­
stituencies to be recommended by  Commissioners), 
being  read  a second  time  ; 

An  Amendment  was  proposed  to  be  made  to 
the  said  Lords'  Amendment,  in 1. 6, by  inserting 
at  the  end  thereof  the  words  "  and  under  which 
one  hundred  constituencies  returning  one  mem­
ber  each  shall  be  selected  in  which,  if  at  any 
election  there  are  more  than  two  candidates,  the 
election  shall  be  according  to  the  principle  of 
the  alternative  vote  as  defined  by  this  Act."— 
(Sir  Witloughby  Dickinson.) 

And  the  Question  being  put, That  those words 

be  there  inserted; 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 

The  Noes  to  the  Left. 

Yeas 
' 

Tellers  for  the   I ^ f o u g h by 
-Dickinson, 
I 
( Mr.  Arthur  Henderson: J 
\ 
J 

Tellers for  the  f Sir  George  Younger, 

\ Colonel  Sanders: 

Noes, 

1 
>  166. 

. 

So  it passed  in the  Negative. 

And  a  Motion  being  made,  and  the  Question 
being  put,  That  this  House  doth  agree  with  the 
Lords  in  the  said  Amendment—(Secretary  Sir 
George  Gave); 

The  House  divided. 

The  Yeas   to  the  R i g h t; 

The  Noes   to  the  Left. 

Tellers  for  the  ( Lord  Edmund  Talbot, 

Yeas, 

( Captain  Guest: 

Tellers for  the  ( Sir  Francis  Lowe, 
|  Mr. Pennefather: 

Noes, 

224. 

) 

114. 

j 

So it  was resolved  in  the  Affirmative. 

The  Lords'  Reason  for  disagreeing   to  the 
Commons'  Amendment  proposed  in  p.  14,1.  15, 
in  lieu  of  the  Amendment  made  by  the  Lords, 
was  read,  as  followeth:—Because  the  Reasons 
already  given  apply   to  the  partial  scheme  now 
proposed,  and  because,  in  view  of  the  very  even 
balance  of  opinion  in  the  Commons  and  the 
strong  opposition 
from  many  quarters,   it  is 
inexpedient  to  make  this  experiment. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  doth  not  insist  on 
the  said  Amendment.—(Secretary  Sir  George
Cave.) 

The  Lords'  Reason 

for  disagreeing   to  the 
Commons'  Amendments  in  p.  14,  1.  33,  p.  19, 
1. 41,  p.  26,  1. 5, and  p.  51,  1.  17, was  read,  as 
followeth  :-—Because  they  are  consequential  on 
the  Amendment  last  proposed  by  the  Commons 
in  p.  14,  1.  15,  to  which  the  Lords  have  dis­
agreed. 

Resolved,  That  this  House  doth  not  insist  on 
the  said  Amendments.—(Secretary  Sir  George
Cave.) 

Then  the  Lords'  consequential  Amendments 
to  the  Bill,  being  read  a  second  time,  were 
agreed  to. 

Ordered,  That  a  Message  be  sent  to  the  Lords 
to  acquaint  them  that  this  House  hath  agreed 
to  the  Lords'  Amendment  proposed  in lieu  of  an 
Amendment  disagreed  to  by  this  House,  doth 
not  insist  on  their  Amendments  to  which  the 
Lords  have  disagreed,  and  hath  agreed  to  the 
consequential  Amendments  made  by  the  Lords 
to  the  Bill. 

A  Message  was  delivered  by  the  Serjeant-  Royal  Assent. 

at-Arms  attending  the  House  of  Lords  : 

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,  

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.	  Coal  Mines  Control  Agreement 

(Con­

firmation)  Act,  1918.  


2.	  Bishoprics of  Bradford  and  Coventry  Act,  


1918. 


3.  Wills  (Soldiers  and  Sailors)  Act,  1918. 
4.  Metropolitan  Police  Act,  1918. 
5.  Midwives  (Ireland)  Act,  1918. 
6.	  National  Registration  (Amendment)  A c t,  


1918. 


7.  National  Health Insurance  Act,  1918. 
8.	  National  Insurance  (Unemployment)  Act,  


1918. 


9.	  Redistribution  of  Seats  (Ireland),  A c t, 

1918. 


10.  Military  Service  Act,  1918. 
11.  Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry  Act,  1918. 

12.  Representation  of  the  People  Act,  1918. 

13.	  Port  Glasgow  Water  Order  Confirmation  


Act,  1918.  


And  afterwards  His  Majesty's  Most  Gracious   King's  Speech. 

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, 

Since  last  I  addressed  you  great  events  have 
happened.  Within  a few  weeks  of  that occasion,' 
the  United  States  of  America  decided  to  take 
their  stand  by  the  side  of  this  country  and  our 
liberty 
Allies  in  defence  of  the  principles  of 
and justice.  Their  entry  into  the  War,  followed 
by  that of  other neutral  States,  has  united  prac­
tically  the  whole  civilised  world  in  a  League  of 
Nations  against  unscrupulous  aggression,  has 
lent  additional  strength to  our  arms,  and inspires 
fresh  confidence  in  the  ultimate  triumph  of  our 
cause. 

On  the  other  hand,  Russia,  distracted   by 

internal  dissensions,  has  not  been  able  to  perse­
vere  in  the  struggle  until  the  fruits  of  her 
great  sacrifices could  have  been  reaped  ;  and  for 
the  present  has  ceased  to  bear  her  part  in  the 
Allied  task.  The  negotiations  opened   by  her 
with  the  enemy  have,  however,  served  but   to 
prove  that  the  ambitions  which  provoked  this 
unhappy  War  are  as yet  unabated. 

These  tragic  events  have  added  to the burdens 
of  the  other  Allies,  but  have  not  impaired  the 
vigour  and  the  loyalty  with  which  one  and  all 
continue  to  pursue  the  common  aim.  Amid  the 
confusion  of  changing  events  the  determination 
of  the  democracies  of  the  world  to  secure  a 
just  and  enduring  peace  stands  out  ever  more 
clearly. 

In  all  the  theatres  of  War   My  Naval  and 
Military  Forces  have  displayed  throughout  the 









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319 


year  a  noble  courage,  a  high  constancy,  and  a 
fixed  determination,  which have won for them the 
admiration  of My  people. 
In  France the  enemy 
has  been  repeatedly  and  successfully  thrown 
back,  and  I  await  with  assurance  the  further 
progress  of  the  conflict. 
potamia  the  most  revered  and  famous  cities  of 
the  Orient  have  been  wrested  from  the  Turk, 
while  in  Africa  the  enemy  has  lost  the  last 
remnant  of  his  colonial  possessions. 
In all these 
fields  the  Forces  of  My  Dominions  and  of  the 
Indian  Empire  have  borne  their  full  share  in 
the  toil  and  in  the  glory  of  the  day. 

In Palestine and  Meso­

During  the  year  the  representatives  of  My 
Dominions  and  of  the  Indian  Empire  were 
summoned  for  the first time to  the  sessions of  an 
Imperial  War  Cabinet. 

Their  deliberations  have  been  of  the  utmost 
value,  both  in the prosecution  of  the  War  and in 
the  promotion  of  imperial  unity. 

Gentlemen  of the  House  of  Commons, 

I  thank  you  for the  liberality  with  which  you 
have  made  provision  for  the heavy  expenditure 
of  the  War. 

My  Lords,  and  Gentlemen, 

I  have  been  pleased  to  give  My  consent  to 
your  proposals  for  the  better  representation  of 
I  trust  that  this  measure  will 
the  people. 
ensure to  a much  larger  number of  My  subjects 
in  the  United  Kingdom  an  effective  voice  in  the 
government  of  the  country,  and  will  enable  the 
national  unity,  which  has  been  so  marked  a 

I  characteristic  of  the  War,  to  continue  in  the  not 
less  arduous  work  of  reconstruction  in  times  of 
peace. 

The  settlement  of  this  difficult  question  by 
agreement  leads  me still  to  hope  that,  in  spite  of 
all  the  complexities  of  the  problem,  a  solution 
may  be  possible  in  regard  to  the government  of 
Ireland,  upon  which  a  Convention  of  representa­
tives of  My  Irish  people  is now  deliberating. 

The  successful  prosecution  of  the  War  is 
I  have 
still  our  first  aim  and  endeavour. 
watched  with  a  proud  and  grateful  heart  the 
unvarying  enthusiasm  with  which all  sections  of 
My  people  have  responded  to  every  demand 
made upon  them  for  this  purpose,  and,  as they 
face  the final tests  which  may  yet  be  required  to 
carry our efforts to fruition, I pray that Almighty 
God  may  vouchsafe  to  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  twelfth 
day  of  February,  one  thousand  nine  hundred 
and  eighteen,  to  be  then  here  holden;  and 
this  Parliament  is  accordingly  prorogued  to 
Tuesday  the  twelfth  day  of  February,  one 
thousand  nine hundred  and  eighteen. 

Vol..  172. 

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T O.  T HE 

,  ' 

, 

ONE  H U N D R ED   - AND  SEVENTY-SECOND  


VOLUME* 


Session  1917-18. 

7 

8  Geo. V.  Pari 30.  Sess. 7.  1917-18. 

ACCOUNTS  A N D"  P A P E RS

I . 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  P A P E R S —c o n t i n u e d. 

NOTE.—(Add.)  Address   to  the  Crown.  • 

(Ord.)  Order  for  a  Return. 

(pres.)  presented. 

(Com.)  by  the  King's  Command. 

(Act)  pursuant  to  Act. 

(p.)  Order  for  printing. 

A L L I ED  N O TE   (Miscellaneous,  No.  3,  1917):  Despatch   to 
thereto 

H.M.  Ambassador  at  Washington  relative 
( Com.),  4. 

A L L I ED  W AR  A I MS   (Miscellaneous,  No.  10,  1 9 1 7)   :  Note 
from  Russian  Government  and  British  Reply  relative 
thereto  (Cow,),  137. 

A K KL  o w  H A R B O UR  :  Report  of  the  Harbour  Commis­

sioners,  with  Accounts,  for  1916  (Act),  110. 

ADJOURNMENT  MOTIONS  UNDER  STANDING  ORDER 
No.  10 :  Return  relative  thereto  for  1917-18  (Ord.  300, 
pres.  303),  p.  303  (No.  181). 

AERONAUTICS  :  Report   of  Advisory  Committee  for  1916­

17  (Corn.),  149.  • 

A F R I CA  (NO.   1,  1917).:  Further  Correspondence  respect­

ing  Contract  Labour  (Com.),  67. 

AGRICULTURAL  PRICES  

(Ireland): 

Return 

relative 

thereto  {Ord.  21st  Dec.  1916,pres.  10),   p.  10  (No.  13). 

AGRICULTURAL  STATISTICS   (Ireland)  ;  Prices  of  Crops, 
&c.  for  1915  (Corn.),   4.  Detailed  Report  for  1915,  93. 
Abstracts  showing  Acreage  under  Crops,  for  1916-17, 
199. 

AGRICULTURAL  W A G ES  BOARD   (England  and  Wales)  : 

Regulations  relative  thereto  (Act),  237. 

(Halakite) 

ARMY:  Revised  Rates  for  Billeting  Horses  (Act),   6. 
Amendments  to  Rules  for  Military  Barracks,   8.  Pro 
visional  Amendment  to  Rules  for  Military  Detentio 
Barracks,  66.  Order  in  Council  defining  Duties   of 
Members  of  Army  Council,  79.  Rules  for  Military 
Interim  and  Final  Reports 
Detention  Barracks,  82. 
of  Army  Council 
111. 
Memorandum  on  War  Office  Contracts,  137. 
tions  issued  in  connection with  Military  Service  (Review 
of  Exceptions)  Act,  1917,  143. 
Instructions  relative   to 
Shot-gun  Ammunition,  155.  Report   of  Committee  on 
Promotion,  160.  Amendments  to  Rules  of  Procedure 
(Act),  172. 
for  Detention 
Amendments  to  Rules 
Barracks,  179.  Amendments  to  Rules  of  Procedure, 
205.°  Amendments  to  Rules  for  Detention  Barracks, 
Second 
224.  Rules  for  Detention  Barracks,  287. 
Report  of  Committee  on  Promotion  of  Officers 
(Com.),
299. 

Inquiry  (Com.), 

Instruc­

AGRICULTURAL  W A G ES  BOARD   (Ireland)-.  Regulations 

Appropriation  Account I 

relative  thereto  (Act),  252. 

AGRICULTURE  (Scotland)  :  Agricultural  Statistics,  1915, 
Vol.  IV.,  Part   I.  (Com.),  59.  Vol.  IV.,  Part  II.,  149. 
Fifth  Report   of  the  Board,  for  1916,  154. 

A IR  FORCE  A CT   :  Copy  thereof  (Com.),  235. 

Appropriation  Account   of  the  sums  granted  by  Par­
liament  for  Army,Services  for  1915-16  (Act),  28,   p.  28 
(No.  34).  Referred   to  a  Committee of the whole House, 
274. 

Clothing Factory  : 

Annual  Accounts of  Army  Clothing  Factory  for  1915— 

A L D E R N EY  

(Poor  Law  Board  Accounts)  :  Treasury 

16  (Act),  28, p.  28  (No.  35). 

Minute  relative  thereto  (Act),  210. 

A L I E NS   (Naturalisation):  Return  relative  thereto 

(Add. 

154, pres.  190), p.  190  (No.  129). 

v 

Courts of  Inquiry  Act,  1916  :  

Reports  under  the  Act  (Com.),   4.  


Estimates  (1917-18): 

A L K A L I,  &C.  W O R KS  REGULATION  A C T,  1 9 06   S  Fifty-
third  Annual  Report   of  the  Inspector  under  the  Act, 
for  1916  (Act),  132. 

Estimate  of  Effective  and  Non-effective  Services  for 
the  year  ending  31st  March  1918  {Com.),  22,  p.  22 
(No.  30).  Referred   to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  22. 

VOL.  172. 

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A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

ARMY—continued. 


Health: 


Report  for  1913  ( Com), 4. 

Military  Savings Banks  : 

Agricultural  Statistics: 

Agricultural  Statistics  for  1916,  Vol.  LI.,-Part  I., 
Acreage  and  Live  St&ck  (Com.),   4.  Part  II.,  Produce 
of  Crops,  86.  Part  I I I .,  Prices  and  Supplies   of  Corn, 
&c.,  278. 

Statement  of  amount due by  the  public to  Depositors 
on  31st  March  1915,  and  of  Receipts,  Interest,  and 
Disbursements  during  the  year  ended  31st  March  1916 
(Act),  57, p.  57  (No.  57). 

Pay,  Non-effective  Pay,  and Allowances : 

List  of Exceptions sanctioned  during  the year  1916-17 

(Com.),  178. 

Regimental  Debts  : 

Royal  Warrants  thereon  (Act),  175,  205. 

Special Pensions : 

Return  thereof  for  1915-16  (Com.),   6.  1916-17,313. 

Supplementary Estimate  (1916—17) : 

Further  amount  required  for  the  year  ending  31st 
March  1917  (COOT.),  32,  p.  32  (No.  43).  Referred   to 
the  Committee  of  Supply,  32. 

Territorial  Force: 

(Com.),  4. 

Regulations 

List  of  Schools 

B O A RD   OF  EDUCATION  :  Regulations  for  Evening  Play 
for  Defective 
Centres 
Children,  5. 
for  Medical  Grants,   9. 
Regulations  for  Special  Schools, 46.  Minute  modifying 
Regulations for Public Elementary  Schools, 49.  Tabular 
Statement  relative  to  Local  Education  Authorities,  59. 
Memorandum  explaining  Supplementary  Estimate,  72. 
Regulations  for  Supplementary  Grant,  72.  Regulations 
for  Secondary  Schools,  72.  Minute  modifying  Regula­
tions  for  Public  Elementary  Schools,  77.  Regulations 
for  Secondary  Schools   in  Wales,  97.  Report   of  the 
Board  for  1915-16,  111.  Statement  of  Accounts  under 
Agricultural  Rates  Act,  114.  Reports   on  Science 
Museum  and  Geological  Survey,  117.  Regulations  for 
Evening  Play  Centres,  210.  Annual Report   of  Medical 
Officer  for  1916,  210.  Minute  modifying Regulations for 
Technical  Schools, 230.  Memorandum  relative   to  Leeds 
Training  College,  251.  Minute  relative   to  Supple­
mentary  Grant  to  Local  Education  Authorities,  287. 
Notes  on  Education  (No.   2)  Bill,  292. 

Schemes  for  Associations  for  Counties  (Act),   6,  8. 

Departmental  Committee: 

ARMY,  1917-18  ( Vote  10,  Works  and  Buildings  :  State­
(Com.),

ment  of  proposed  Expenditure  for  1917-18 
211, p.  211  (No.  140). 

ASSURANCE  COMPANIES   :  Statements under  Sec.  7  ( 1)   for 
1916,  First,  Second,  and  Third  Schedules  (Act),  167, 
p.  167  (No.  116).  Fourth  and  Fifth  Schedules,  167. 

B A NK  OF  EN,GLAND :  Return of  the amount of  Notes issued 
more  than  forty  years  which  have  not  been  presented 
for  payment,  written  off   on  31st  October  1917 
(Act),
251.  Accounts  of  Exchequer  Bills,  &c.,  and   of  sums 
issued  for  payment   of  Dividends,  &c.,  for  the  year 
ending  5th  January  1917  (Act),  6,  p.  6  (No.  5).  Appli­
cations  to  the  Governor  and  Deputy  Governor  of  the 
Bank  of  England  for  Advances   to  Government,  autho­
rised  by  Parliament,  from  5 th  January  1916  to  5 th 
January  1917  (Act),  15,  p.  15  (No.  24).  From  6th 
January  1917 to 5th January  1918,  293, p.  293 (No.  176). 

BANKRUPTCY  :  Thirty-fourth  Annual  Report  by the  Board 
:  of  Trade  (Act),  197, p. 197  (No.  135). 

BANKRUPTCY  A C T,  1914 

(Proceedings):  Accounts   of 
Receipts  and  Expenditure  in  Bankruptcy  proceedings 
under  the  A ct  during  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917 
(Act),  70. 

BANKRUPTCY  COURTS   (Ireland)  :  Return  of  the  Official 

Assignees  for  1916  (Act),  30. 

BARBADOS  W A  R 

CONTRIBUTION  S  Treasury  Minute 

relative  thereto  (Com.),  35. 

B I L L E T I NG   OF  CIVILIANS  A C T,  1 9 1 7:   Rules  dated 

August  1917  (Com.),  195,  204. 

B I R T H S,  D E A T H S,  AND  MARRIAGES   :  Seventy-eighth 
(Com.),

Annual  Report  for  England  and  Wales,  1915 
21.  Seventy-ninth,  276. 

V.  MARRIAGES,  BIRTHS,  AND  DEATHS. 

BLACKPOOL 

IMPROVEMENT  B I LL   :  Report 

thereon 

(Standing  Order  175a),  72. 

BOARD   OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  F I S H E R I E S:   Annual. 
Report  of  proceedings  under  Diseases  of  Animals  Acts, 
&c.(Com.),  53.  Return   of  Area  and  Production  from 
1867  to  1916,71.  Statement relative  to  Cost  of  Wheat-
growing,  175. 

Report  of  Committee  on  Scale  of  Salary  for  Teachers 

(Com.),  299. 

Welsh  Intermediate  Education  Act,  1889  : 

Report  on  the  Act 

for  1916 

(Act),  97,   p.  97 

(No.  81). 

BOARD  OF  T R A D E:   Memorandum  bn  Reorganisation 

( Com.),  287. 

Commercial  Intelligence  Committee  : 

Report   of  Committee  (Com.),  237. 

BRIDLINGTON  PIERS  AND  HARBOUR   :  Abstract of General 

Account  for   1 9 1 5 - 16   (Act),  33. 

BRITISH  MERCHANT  VESSELS   (Miscellaneous,  No.  14, 
1917):  Correspondence  relative  thereto  (Com.),  269. 

BRITISH  MUSEUM   :  Return  relative  thereto(Ord.  42,  pres.

80), p.  80  (No.  74). 

• 

BRITISH  T R A DE  CORPORATION   :  Petition   of  Promoters, 
&c.  (Com.),  97.  Form   of  Declaration  in  regard  to 
Charter,  118. 

BUSINESS  OF  THE  HOUSE   :  Return  relative  thereto  for 
Session  1917-18  (Ord.  300, pres.  303),   p.  303  (No.  182). 

CALEDONIAN  C A N AL   :  One  Hundred and  Twelfth  Report 

of the  Commissioners  (Act),  174, p.  174  (No.  121). 

C A PE   OF  GOOD  HOPE  O B S E R V A T O R Y:   Report  of  the 

Astronomer  thereon  for  1916  (Com.),  170. 

CENSUS  OF  ENGLAND  AND  W A L E S,   1911  :  Census  of 
(Com.),  10. 

1911,  General  Report,  with  Appendices 
Vol.  X I I I .,  Part  I.,  175. 

CENTRAL  PRISONERS   OF  W A  R  COMMITTEE  :  Report  of 

Committee  thereon  (Com.),  137. 

CHANNEL 

ISLANDS   (Crown  Rights):  Return  relative 

thereto,  presented  December  19th,  1916, p.  5  (No.  1). 

CHARITABLE  DONATIONS  AND  BEQUESTS  

(Ireland):
Seventy-second  Annual  Report   of  the  Commissioners 
(Com.),  190. 

C H A R I TY  COMMISSION   (England  and  Wales)  :  Sixty-

fourth  Report  of  the  Commissioners  ( Com.),  67. 

CHELSEA  HOSPITAL  

(Army  Prize  Monet)  and  Legacy 
Funds)  :  Receipts  and  Expenditure  to  31st  March  1917 
(Act),  217, p.  217  (No.  145). 

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A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

C H I NA  (NO.   1,  1 9 1 8 ):   Text  of  Notes  regarding  Policy 

(Com.),  285. 

C H U B CH  ESTATES  COMMISSION   :  Sixty-sixth Report  from 
the  Commissioners, for the year preceding  1st March  1917 
(Com.), 32. 

CHUBCH  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  1917  (Act),  217, 
p.  217  (No.  147). 

C I V IL  CONTINGENCIES  F U N D,  1 9 1 6 - 1 7:   Return  relative 

thereto (Ord.  246, pres. 249),  p.  249  (No.  157). 

C I V IL  L I ST  PENSIONS   :  List  of  all  Pensions  granted 
during the year ending  31st March  1916 and charged upon 
the  Civil  List  (Act),  128,  p.  128  (No.  95). 

C I V IL  SERVICE   (Class I.  Examination)'. Report  of  Com­

mittee  thereon  ( Com.), 165. 

C I V IL  SERVICE  COMMISSION   :  Sixty-first  Report,of  the 

Commissioners,  with  Appendices  (Com.),  104. 

C I V IL  S E R V I C E S: 

Civil Services  and Revenue  Departments  (Appropria­

tion  Accounts): 

Appropriation  Accounts,  Classes   I.  to  V I I .,  and  the 
Revenue  Departments,  for  the  year  ended  31st  March 
1916  (Act),  7,  p.  7  (No.  9).  1917  (Act),  313,   p.  313 
(No.  186). 

Civil  Services (Excess),  1915-16  : 

Statement  of  an  excess  on  the  Grant  for  Ministry 
of  Munitions  (Ordnance  Factories)   to  31st  March  1916 
(Com.) 132,p.  132  (No.  98).  Referred   to  the  Committee 
of  Supply,  132. 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments  ( Estimates» 

1 9 1 7 - 1 8 ): 

Estimates  for  Civil  Services and Revenue  Departments 
for  the  year  ending  31st  March  1918  (Com.),  17,  p.  17 
(No.  26).  Referred   to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  17. 

Estimate  of  a  further  sum  required  for the  service   of 
the  year  ending  31st  March  1918  (Com.),  172,  p.  172 
(No.  117).  Referred   to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  172. 
[Order  referring  to  Committee  of  Supply  discharged, 
185.] 

Estimate  of  a further  sum required  for the  service   of 
the  year  ending  31st  March  1918  (Com.),  235,  p.  235 
(No.  154).  Referred   to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  235. 

COCAINE  

IN  DENTISTRY 

(Departmental  Committee) : 

Report   of  Committee  thereon  (Com.),  25. 

COLLEGE  CHARTER  A C T,   1871:  Petition  for  Charter  for 
25.  Application 
Montreal  (Act), 
for  Supplemental 
Charter 
for  Royal  British  Nurses  Association,  56. 
Petition  for  Charter  for  Swansea  and  West  Wales,  202. 

COLONIAL  PROBATES  A C T,   1892:  Order 

in  Council" 

under  the  Act  (Act),  167. 

COLONIAL  R E P O R T S :— 

Annual  Series : 

Reports,  Nos.  913  (Leeward  Islands),  914  (Uganda), 
915  (British  Honduras),  916 
(Mauritius)  (Com,.),  4, 
917  (Northern  Territories   of  the  Gold  Coast),  35, 
918  (Saint  Lucia),  43,  919  (Nyassaland),  57,  920 
(Nigeria),  59,  921  (East  Africa  Protectorate),  119, 
923  (Hong Kong),  178,  922 (Gilbert and Ellice  Islands), 
924  (Wei-hai-wai),  925  (Zanzibar),  926  (Fiji),  V27 
(Turks  and  Caicos  Islands),  928  (Cayman  Islands), 
929  (Seychelles),  930  (Trinidad  and  Tobago),  931 
(Gibraltar),  932  (Bahamas),  933  (Saint  Helena),  209, 
934 (Ceylon),  213,  935 (Malta), 214,  936  (Gambia),  226, 
937  (British  Guiana),  938  (Falkland  Islands),  228, 
939  (Sierra  Leone),  235,  940  (Straits  Settlements),  238, 
941  (Cyprus),  242, 942  (Grenada),  251,  943  (Jamaica), 
(Somaliland),  281,  945  (Swaziland),  285, 
257,  944 
946 
(Gold 
(Nigeria),  291,  947  (Basutoland),  948 
Coast),  949  (Ashanti),  298,  950  (Bechuanaland),  299. 

COLONIES  AND  PROTECTORATES   (War 

Contributions):

Treasury  Minute  relative  thereto  (Com.), 294. 

Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments,  1917-18 

COMMERCIAL  PAPKBS  

(NO. 

1,  1917)  (Suez  Canal) i  v. 

(  Vote on Account)  : 

SUEZ  C A N A L. 

Vote  on  Account  for  the  year  ending  31st  March 
1918  (Com.),  28,  p.  28  (No.  33).  Referred   to  the 
Committee of  Supply,  33. 

Civil  Services,  1917-18  (Revised  Estimate)  : 

Revised  Estimate  for  salary   of  Vice-Chairman  of 

Statutory  Committee  of  Royal  Patriotic  Fund  Corpora­
tion  (Com.),  104,  p.  104  (No.  82).  Referred   to  the 
Committee  of  Supply,  104. 

Civil  Services  (Supplementary  Estimate,  1916-17) s 
Estimate of  a  further  sum  required  for  the  service   of 
the  year  ending  31st  March  1917  (Com.),  7,   p.  7 
(No.  6).  Referred  to the  Committee  of  Supply,  8. 

COMMISSIONS  AND  COMMITTEES   ON  QUESTIONS  ARISING 

OUT  OP  THE  WAR  :  List  thereof  (Com.),  210. 

COMMITTALS  (Ireland)  :  Returns of  the  number of  persons 

committed  for  Trial  in  Ireland,  1916 (Act),  30. 

CONSOLIDATED  F U ND   :  Abstract  Account   of  Issues 
made  in  the  year  1916-17  (Act),  294,  p.  294  (No.  177). 

COMPANIES 

(Consolidation)  A C T,   1908:  Accounts   of 
Receipts  and  Expenditure  in  proceedings  under  the  A ct 
during  the  year  ending  31st  March  1917 (Act),  70. 

COMPANIES  (Winding-up):  Twenty-sixth  Annual  Report 

Civil Services  (Supplementary  Estimate,  1917-18)  : 

by  the  Board of  Trade  (Act),  174,  p.  174  (No.  .120). 

Estimate of  a  further  sum required  for  the  service   of 
the  year  ending  31st  March  1918  (Com.),  57,  p.  57 
(No.  56).  Referred   to  the  Committee   of  Supply,  57. 

Estimate of  a  further  sum  required  for  the  service   of 
the  year  ending  31st  March  1918  (Com.),  139,  p.  139 
(No.  103).  Referred   to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  139. 
[Order referring to Committee of  Supply discharged, 185.] 

Estimate of  a further  sum  required  for  the  service   of 
the  year  ending  31st  March  1918  (Com.),  156,   p.  156 
(No.  110).  Referred   to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  156. 

CONGESTED  DISTRICTS  BOARD   (Ireland) :  Report   of  the 

Board  for  1916-17  (Com.), 269. 

CONSCIENTIOUS  OBJECTORS:   Rules  made  by  Committee 

for  Employment  ( Com.), 75,  147,  283. 

COPYRIGHT  A C T,   1911  :  Order  in  Council  under  the  A ct 

(Act),  268. 

CORN  PRODUCTION  A CT   J  Regulations  under  the  A ct 

(Act),  285,  299. 

VOL.  172. 

Sess.  1917-18. 

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CORN  PRODUCTION  B I LL   :  Clause  1,  as  amended 

(Ord.
152, pres.  152), p.  152 (No.  109).  Parts  I I I. and IV.,   as 
proposed  to  be  amended  (Ord.  162, pres.  162),  p.  162 
(No.  112).  Clauses  3  and   4,  as  amended  (Ord.  164, 
pres.  164),  p.  164  (No.  114).  Clause   7,  as  amended 
(Ord.  174, pres.  174), p.  174  (No.  122). 

DESTRUCTIVE 

INSECTS  AND  PESTS  A C T S,  1 8 77  AND 
1907  :  Orders  under  the  Acts  (Act),  7, 22,  28,  30,  37, 
211,  213,  222,  226,  237,  246,  250,  261,  276,  282,  285, 
299. 

DEVELOPMENT  COMMISSION   Seventh  Report of  the  pro­

ceedings  (Act),  252,  p.  252  (No.  159). 

• C O U N TY	   COURT 

(Billeting  of  Civilians)  RULES,  1917  : 

Rules  under  the  Act  (Act),  175. 

DEVELOPMENT  F U N D:   Abstract  Account  thereof  to  31st  


March  1916  (Act),  13,  p.  13  (No.  20).  


C O U N TY  COURT  R U L E S:   Rules,  dated  February  1917 

(Act),  32. 

COUNTY  COURTS  A C T,   1888:  Order  under  the  A ct 

(Act),  202. 

COUNTY  OFFICERS  AND  COURTS   (Ireland)  A C T,  1 8 77  : 
Order  under  the A ct  (Act),  169.  Account   of  Receipts 
and  Payments  under  the  Act  for  1916-17,  210,  p.  210 
(No.  137). 

•	 

COUNTY  OFFICERS  AND  COURTS   (Ireland)  A C T,  1877 

(Rules)  :  Rules  under  the  A ct  (Act),  114,  287. 

COURT  OF  PROBATE  D I V I S I ON   (High  Court  of  Justice) 

(Ireland):  Annual  Accounts  for  1916  (Act),  59. 

COURT   OF  SESSION  A C T,   1868:  Act.   of  Sederunt  under 

the  A ct  (Act),   6. 

COURTS  (Emergency  Powers)  ACTS,  1 9 14   TO  1 9 17  (Rules)  : 

Rules  under  the  Acts  (Act),  286. 

COURTS (Emergency  Powers),  ENGLAND  (County  Courts) : 

Rules,  1917  (Act),  215. 

CRIMINAL 

AND  JUDICIAL 

: 
Statistics  for  1915, Part  I. (Criminal  Statistics);  Part  II. 
(Civil  Statistics)  (Com.),  152. 

STATISTICS  

(Ireland) 

CROWN  A G E N TS  FOR  THE  COLONIES   :  Accounts  of 

Crown  Agents'  Office Funds for  1916  (Com.),  230. 

DISEASES  OF  A N I M A LS  A C T S:   Orders  under  the  Acts 
(Act),  8,  68,  147, 211, 240,  285.  Report   of  proceedings 
in  Ireland  under  the  Acts  for  1916  ( Com.),  209. 

DISTRICT  W A G ES  COMMITTEES   (Ireland): 

Regulations 

therefor  (Act),  280. 

D o es   REGULATION  (Ireland)  A C T,  1865 s  Account   of 
Receipts  and  Expenditure  under  the  A ct  f or  1916 
(Act),  188. 

DOMINIONS  (Royal  Commission) :  Fifth  Interim  Report   of 
in 
the  Commissioners  ;  Minutes   of  Evidence  taken 
Canada ( Com.),  24.  Final Report  of the  Commissioners; 
Papers  laid  before  the  Commissioners,  33.  Memoranda 
and  Tables,  44. 

D U B L IN  HOSPITALS   :  Fifty-ninth  Report   of  the  Board 

of  Superintendence,  1916-17  (Com.),  209. 

D U C HY   OF  CORNWALL  :  Account   of  Receipts  and  Dis­

bursements  for  1916  (Act),  53,  p.  53  (No.  53). 

» 

D U C HY   OF  LANCASTER  :  Account   of  Receipts  and  Dis­

bursements  for" 1916  (Act),  35, p.  35  (No.  46). 

D U T CH  TRANSIT  T R A F F IC   (Miscellaneous,  No.  17,1917): 
(No.  2, 

Correspondence  relative  thereto  (Com.),  235. 
1918),  Further  Correspondence,  293. 

CROWN  O F F I CE  A C T,  1 8 77   :  Orders  in  Council  under  the 

E A ST  I N D IA  :	  

• 

A ct  (Act),  5,  46. 

CROWN'S  NOMINEE  ACCOUNT   :  Abstract  Account   of 
74,   p.  74 

for  1916  (Act), 

Receipts  and  Payments 
(No.  68). 

Accounts and Estimates,  1917-18  : 

Explanatory  Memorandum on Accounts and  Estimates, 

1917-18  (Com.),  281. 

Bihar  and  Orissa  (Legislative  Council)  :  


CUSTOMS  AND  EXCISE   :  Eighth  Report   of  the  Commis­

Revised  Rules  therefor  (Act),  211. 

sioners, for  the  year  1916-17 

(Com.),283. 

Civil  Service:  


DARDANELLES 

(Special  Commission) :  Report 

thereof 

Amendment  of  Rule  2 ( 1  )  (Act),  104. 

( Com.), 32.  Supplement  to  Report,  44. 

D E A T HS  FROM  STARVATION,   OR  ACCELERATED   BY 
PRIVATION  (England  and  Wales)  :  Return  relative 
thereto  for  1916  (Ord.  17th  February  1916,  pres.   7) 
p.  7  (No.  10).  For  1917  (Ord.  26,  pres.  196),   p. 196 
(No.  132).  For   1918  (Ord.  2 8 9 ). 

. 

D E F E N CE   OF  THE  R E A LM   (Acquisition  of  Land)  A C T, 

1916  :  Rules  under  the Act  (Act),  300. 

Finance  and Revenue  Accounts: 

Finance  and  Revenue  Accounts  o f the  Government  of 

India for  1915-16 (Act),  94. 

Financial  Statement and Budget: 

. 

' 

Return  relative  thereto  for  1917-18 (Add.  123,  pres.

127) p.  127  (No.  94). 

Home  Accounts: 

Annual  Home  Accounts   of  the  Government   of  India 

D E F E N CE   OF  THE  R E A LM  LOSSES   (Royal  Commission):

Second  Report   of  the  Commissioners  (Com.),  210. 

(Act),  94, p.  94  (No.  80). 

Income  and  Expenditure: 

DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  TECHNICAL  I N­

Return  relative  thereto  (Add.  119,  pres.  121),  D. 121 

STRUCTION  FOR  IRELAND   :  Report  on  Trade  at  Irish 
Ports  during  1915 ( Com.), 37.  Sixteenth Annual  Report 
of  the  Department,  for  1915-16,  100.  Compensation 
for  Gooseberry  Bushes  Order,  1917  (Act),  266.  Pro­
visional  Regulations  relative  to  Agricultural  Wages, 
2 9 3. 

DEPARTMENTAL  COMMITTEES   :  Board  of  Education. 
Juvenile  Education.  Milk. 
Prices.  Summer  Time. 

Cocaine  in  Dentistry. 
National  Health  Insurance. 
Welfare  of  the  Blind. 

(No.  90).  

F 

India  Office (Retirement  at  Sixty^five)  : 

Return  relative  thereto  (Add.  8, pres.  9).  ­

Loans  raised in  England: 

Retuirn of  all Loans  raised  in  England,  chargeable  on 

the  Revenues  of  India,  outstanding  at  the  commence­
ment of  the  half-year  ending  31st  March  1917  (Act),  67, 
p.  67  (No.  63). 
30th  September  1917,  210,   p.  210 
(No.  139). 





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8 25 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  P A P E R S —c o n t i n u e d. 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  P A P E R S —c o n t i n u e d. 

EAST  INDIA—continued. 

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  1916 (Act),  5, p. 5 
(No.  2).  31st  March  1917,  229,   p.  '229  (No.  153). 
30th  September  1917, 292, p, 292  (No.  174). 

Progress  and Condition: 

Statement exhibiting  the  Moral  and Material  Progress 
and  Condition  of  India during  1915-16  (Act),  202, p.  202 
(No.  136). 

. 

Sanitary  Measures : 


Report  thereon  for  1915-16  (Com.),  266.  


Statistical  Abstract: 

Abstract  from  1905-6  to  1914-15,  Fiftieth  Number 

(Com.),  266. 

Trade: 

Review  thereof 

for  1915-16  (Com.),  93.  Tables 

relative  thereto,  285. 

ECCLESIASTICAL  COMMISSION  :  Sixty-ninth  Report  from 

the  Commissioners, with  Appendix  (Com.),  32. 

EDUCATION  B I L L,   1917  :  Notes on  certain Clauses  (Com.),

202. 


EDUCATIONS 

England and  Wales (TeacherSalaries) 

: 

Return  relative  thereto  (Ord.  92,  pres.  257,  p.  257 

(No.  161). 

Ireland : 

Annual  Report  of  the  Commissioners,  1916 (Com.),  85. 

Scotland: 

Regulations  as  to War  Bonuses  to  Teachers (Com.), 23. 
Minute  continuing  Code  of  Regulations for  Day  Schools, 
28.  Statement  relative  to  Education  (Scotland)  Fund, 
44.  Forty-fourth  Annual  Report  by  Accountant,  124. 
Minute providing for Grants in Aid of  Teachers'  Salaries, 
154.  Minute  providing  for  further  Grant  in  Aid  of 
Educational  Expenditure,  155.  Report of  Committee  of 
Council  on  Education  for  1916-17,  160.  Report  of 
Committee  of  Council  on  Education 
for  1916-17, 
Appendix 
IV.,  165.  Regulations  as  to  Medical 
Treatment,  209.  Minute  amending  Minute  providing 
for Grants  in  Aid  of  Teachers'  Salaries, 281. 

EVICTED  TENANTS   (Ireland)  A C T,  1907  :  Return  of 
persons  reinstated  during  quarter  ended  31st  December 
1916  (Com.).  4.  31st March  1917, 79.  30th  June  1917, 
165. 

• 

EXAMINATION  OF  MAILS  (Miscellaneous,  No.  2,  1917): 
Memorandum  to  United  States  Government  thereon 
(Com.),  4. 

EXCESS  PROFITS  D U TY   :  Statement  of  proposals  relative 

thereto  (Com.),  145. 

EXPERIMENTS  ON  L I V I NG  ANIMALS   :  Return  relative 

thereto  (Add.  147, pres.  149), p.  149  (No.  108); 

EXPLOSIVES  :  Forty-first  Report  of  the  Inspectors,  1916 

(Com.),  119. 

, 

EXPLOSIVES  A C T,  1 8 75   :  Orders  in  Council  under the  Act 

(Act),  152,  211. 

FACTORIES  AND  WORKSHOPS   :  Annual  Report  of  the 

Chief  Inspector  for  1916  ( Com.), 97. 

FALKLAND 

ISLANDS  W A  R  CONTRIBUTION:  Treasury 

Minute  relative  thereto  (Com.),  184, 

FEDERATED  M A L AY  STATES  W AR  CONTRIBUTION  : 
Treasury  Minutes  relative  thereto  (Com.),  116, 302, 

F EE  FUND   (House  of  Lords)  :  Accounts  from  1st  April 

1916  to  31st  March  1917  (Com.),  141. 

F I J I,  M A U R I T I U S,  AND  STRAITS  SETTLEMENTS  

(Local
War Loans)  :  Treasury  Minute  relative  thereto  (Com.), 
116. 

FINANCE  ACCOUNTS   :  Accounts  for  1916-17  (Act),  137, 

p.  137  (No.  102). 

FINANCE  ACT,  1916, AND  IMMATURE  SPIRITS   (Restriction)
(Act),

ACT,  1915 :  Order  in  Council  under  the  Acts 
152. 

FINANCE  (New  Duties)  A C T,  1916:  Regulations  under 

the  Act  (Act),  68, 283. 

FINANCE  (NO.   2 )  A C T,   1915  :  Regulations  under  the 

Act  (Act),  68. 

FINANCE  (No.  2)  A C T,  1915  (Excess  Profits  Duty)-.

Regulations  under  the  Act  (Act),  79. 

FINANCE  (No.   2 )  A C T,  1915, (Temporary  Importation  of 

Motor  Cars)  :  Regulations  thereunder  (Act),  151; 

E G Y P T I AN  GUARANTEED  L O AN   OF  1 8 8 5:   Account  to 

31st  March  1917  (Act),  70. 

ELECTORAL  REFORM  •-  Letter  from  Mr.  Speaker  thereon 

(Com.),  4. 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT,   1917-18  :  Statement of  Revenue 
and  Expenditure  as  laid  before  the  House  by  the 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  when  opening  the  Budget 
(Ord.  82, pres.  82), p.' 82  (No.  75). 

ELECTRIC  LIGHTING  ACTS,  1 8 82   TO  1 9 0 9:   Special 
Report  by  the  Board  of  Trade  relative  to  the  Epsom 
District  Provisional  Order  (Act),  110, 

ELECTRIC  LIGHTING  ACTS,  1 8 82   TO  1 9 09 

(Proceedings)-.
Report  by  the  Board  of  Trade  of  their  proceedings 
under the  Acts  during  the  past  year  (Act),  134. 

E L E M E N T A RY  SCHOOL  TEACHERS'  SUPERANNUATION 

RULES  :  Additional  Rules  therefor  (Act),  68. 

EMIGRATION  STATISTICS  (Ireland)  -. Emigration  Statistics 

of  Ireland  for  1916  (Com.),  67. 

EMPIRE 

SETTLEMENT  COMMITTEE   :  Report 

thereof 

(Com.),  184. 

E N E MY  B A N KS   (London  Agencies)  :  Report  on  progress  in 
discharge  of  Liabilities  ( Com.), 5.  Second  Report,  285. 

i

.

'

.

•

'

• 

' 

VOL.172. 

Sess.  1917-18.­

F I N E S,  &C.  (Ireland):,  Abstract  of  Accounts  of  all  Fines 
for  in  1915  (^4cf), 

and  other  penal  sums  accounted 
188. 

' 

F I S H E RY  BOARD   (Scotland):  Thirty-fifth Annual  Report 

thereof  ( Com.), 155. 

FOREIGN  JURISDICTION  A C T,  1 8 9 0:   Orders  in  Council 

under the  Act  (4<*)> 5, 22,  143, 211, 226. 

FOREIGN  JURISDICTION  A C T S,  1 8 90  AND  1 9 1 3:   Order 

in  Council  under the  Acts  (Act),  5. 

FOREIGN  TRADE  AND  C O M M E R C E:   Return  relative 

thereto for  1917  (Ord.  17,pres.  21),  p.  21  (No.  29). 

F O R E S H O R E S:  Treasury  Minute  relating  thereto  (Acf), 

127. 

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I N D EX  to  the  O NE  H U N D R ED  and  SEVENTY-SECOND  V O L U M E. 

[1917-18. 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

FRIENDLY  SOCIETIES,   &C. :  Reports of the Chief  Registrar 

IMPERIAL  W AR  CONFERENCE,   1917:  Extracts 

from 

for  1916  (Part  A )  (Act),  134, p.  134  (No.  101). 

Discussions  thereat (Cow.),  209. 

F U G I T I VE  OFFENDERS  ACTS,  1881  AND  1 9 15   :  Order 

in  Council  under  the  Acts  (Act),  122,  286. 

INDUSTRIAL  UNREST   (Commission  of  Inquiry)  -. Reports 

thereof  (Com.),  167.  Summary  of  Reports,  190. 

GENERAL  LIGHTHOUSE  F U ND   :  Accounts  for  the  year 

1916-17  (Act),  292,  p.  292  (No.  172). 

G E N E R AL  PRISONS   (Ireland)  A C T,  1877   :  Order  in  Council 

under  the  Act  (Act),  211. 

INEBRIATES  A C T S,   1879  to  1900 :  Report  of  the  Inspector 

for  1916  (Com.),  195. 

INEBRIATES  ACTS   (Inspector's  Report)  (Ireland)  :  Thir­

teenth  Report   of  the  Inspector  under  the  Acts,  for  1916, 
with  Appendices  (Com.),  114. 

GOVERNMENT  CHEMIST   :  Report  on  the  work  of  the 

Government  Laboratory  for  1916—17  (Com.), 285. 

INFANT  W E L F A RE   (Contributions  from  the  Rates):  R e­
turn  relative  thereto  (Ord.  63, pres.  77),p.  118  (No.  87). 

GOVERNMENT  INSURANCES  AND  A N N U I T I E S:   Account 
of, all  Moneys  received,  and  of  the  disposal  thereof,  &c., 
in  the  year  1916  (Act),  70, p.  70  (No.  66). 

GOVERNMENT  OF  INDIA  A C T,  1915   :  Orders  in  Council 

under  the  A ct  (Act), 21,  68. 

G R A ND  JURIES   (Suspension)  A C T,  1 9 1 7:   Rules  under  the 

A ct  (Ac*),  124. 

G R E EK  L O A N:   Account  up  to  31st  December  1 9 16 

(Act),  13. 

G R E EK  L O AN   OF  1898  :  Account  up to  31st March  1917 

(Act),  70. 

GREENWICH  HOSPITAL  A C T S,  1 8 65  AND  1872   :  Orders  in 

Council  under  the  Acts  (Act),  152. 

GREENWICH  HOSPITAL  AND  TRAVERS'  FOUNDATION  : 
Accounts  for  the  year  ended  31st  March  1916  (Act),
33,  p.  33  (No.  44).  Statement   of  estimated 
Income 
and Expenditure  for  1917-18,  219,  p.  219  (No.  149). 

H A R W I CH  H A R B O UR   :  Accounts   of  the  Conservancy 

Board to  31st  March  1917  (Act),  211. 

, 

H E R E D I T A RY  HONOURS   :  Return  relative  thereto 

(Ord.
[Order discharged, 213.1  Return relative  thereto 

204). 
(Add.  213, pres.  217),  p.  217  (No.  144). 

H I GH  COURT   OF  JUSTICE  AND  COURT   OF  A P P E A L,  & c.  : 
Account  showing  Receipts  and  Expenditure  during 
(Act),  75,   p.  75 
the  year  ended  31st  March  1917 
(No.  69). 

HIGHLANDS  AND 

ISLANDS  

(Medical  Service)  G R A NT 

ACT,  1913 :  Report  undep the A ct  for  1916  (Com.), 72. 

HONG  KONG  W AR  R A TE   :  Treasury  Minute  relative 

thereto  (Com.),  296. 

HOSPITAL  SHIPS   (Miscellaneous,  No.  16,  1 9 1 7 ):   Corre­

spondence  relative  thereto (Com.),  230. 

HOUSING  A C T,  1914  :  Account  of  Money  issued  and 
Expenditure  incurred  under  the  A ct  (Act),  300,   p.  300 
(No.  179). 

HOUSING  (Scotland)  (Royal  Commission)-.  Report of  the 
Commissioners;  Special  Report  by Architectural  Inspec­
tor  (Com.), 209. 

IMMEDIATE  L I FE  A N N U I T I ES   :  Tables  relative  thereto 

(Act),  317. 

IMPERIAL  OTTOMAN  GUARANTEED  L O AN   OF  1 3 5 5: 

Account  for  the  year  1916  (Act),  13. 

IMPERIAL  PREFERENCE   :  Resolutions  of  the  Committee 

thereon  (Com.),  17. 

IMPERIAL  R E V E N UE   (Collection  and Expenditure) 

(Great
Britain  and  Ireland)  :  Return  relative  thereto  (Ord. 
139, pres.  196), p.  196  (No.  133). 

I N F A NT  W E L F A RE   (Expenditure  from  Rates):  Return 
relative  thereto  (Ord.  46, pres.  188),  p.  188  (No.  128). 

INFANT  W E L F A RE   {Grants  from  the Board  of  Education)  : 
Return  relative  thereto  (Ord.  63,  pres.  77),   p.  118 
(No.  86). 

INFANT  W E L F A RE  

(Grants  from  the  Local  Government 
Board)  :  Return  relative  thereto  (Ord.  46,  pres.  188), 
p.  188  ( N o.  127). 

INLAND  REVENUE   :  Sixtieth  Report  of 

the  Commis­

sioners, for  1916-17  (Cow,),  283. 

INTERMEDIATE 

Rules 

(Ireland)-. 

EDUCATION  

and 
Schedules  containing  the  Programme  of  Examinations 
for  1918,  131,  p*. 131  (No.  97).  Accounts  of  the  Board 
for  1916,  78,  p. 78  (No. 72).  Rule  amending Rule  32  (d),
Rule  prescribing  alternative  Works  (Act),  194.  Report 
as to  Teachers'  Salaries Grant  (Com.),  199.  Rules   as to 
application  of  proposed  Grant,  293.  Rule  amending 
(Act),  300.  Rule  determining  number   of 
Definition 
Superintendents,  111.  Rule 
appointing  Places   of 
Examination,"115.  Report   of  Board  for  1916  (Com.),
149. 

I N T E R N ED  CIVILIANS  

(Miscellaneous,  No.  1, 
(Release) 
1917):  Further  Correspondence  relative  thereto  (  Com.),
4.  : 

I R E L A N D:   Letter  from  Prime  Minister  relative  thereto 

(Com.),  100. 

IRELAND  DEVELOPMENT  G R A NT   A C T,   1903 :  Report   of 
proceedings  for  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917  (Com.) y
209. 

IRISH  L A ND  A C T S,   19Q3-9:  Report   of  Estates  Com­
missioners  for  1915-16  (Com.),   4.  For  1916-17,  209. 

I R I SH  L A ND  COMMISSION:   Report  for  the  year  ended 
31st  March  1916  (Com.),  10:  31st  March  1917,  209. 
Index  to  Estates comprised  in  Returns  for  1915  (Com.),
266.  Return  of  Advances  made under  the  Irish  Land 
Purchase  Acts  during  July  1915  (Com.),  66.  August, 
September,  October,  November,  December  1915,  156. 
January,  February,  and  March  1916,  209. 

Account: 

Report  of  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  upon 
the  Account   of  the  Irish  Land  Commission  for  the, year 
ended  31st March  1917, with Accounts  (Act),  217,   p.  217 
(No.  146). 

IRISH  L A ND  PURCHASE  F U ND   :  Accounts  for  the  year 

ended  31st  March  1916  (Act),  10,  p.  10  (No.  16). 

IRISH  TEACHERS'  PENSION  R U L E S:   Supplementary 

Rules ( Com.),  4. 

IRISH  UNIVERSITIES   A C T,   1908  :  Accounts  of  Receipts 
and  Expenditure  of  Universities  and  Colleges 
for 
1916-17  (Act),  219,  p. 219  (No.  148).  Statute  V I I I.   of 
University  College,  Cork  (Act), 
10.  Statute  I X.   of 
University  College,  Cork,  97.  Statute  X .  of  University 
College,  Cork,  224.  Statute  I X.   of  National  University 
of  Ireland,  235. 

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3 27 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

ISLE  OP  M AN   :  Account  of  Revenue  and  Expenditure  for 
142,   p.  142 

year  ended  31st  March  1917 
(No.  105). 

(Act), 
' 

Schemes  for  prevention   of  Venereal  Diseases  (Com.),  52. 
Forty-sixth  Annual  Report,  Parts  I.,  II.,  and  III.,  190. 
Supplement thereto  (Medical  Officer's Report),  209. 

JAMAICA  W A  B  CONTRIBUTION  :  Treasury  Minute  rela­

Ireland: 

tive  thereto  (Com.), 188. 

JUDICIAL  STATISTICS   (Scotland)  :  Report  thereon  for 

Orders  under  Poor  Relief  (Ireland)  Acts  (Act),  15. 

Annual  Report  for  1916-17  (Com.),  209. 

1916 (Com.),  285. 

Scotland: 

J U V E N I LE  EDUCATION   (Departmental  Committee):  Final 

Report   of  the  Committee  ( Com.),  55. 

K E L A N T AN  BRITISH  RESIDENTS   :  Treasury  Minute 

relative to  War  Contribution  (Com.),  210.  


KOGBUND  PASSAGE  (Miscellaneous,  No.  8,  1 9 1 7)  :  Corre­

spondence  with  Swedish  Government  relative  thereto 
(Com.),  67. 

L A B O UR  EXCHANGES   A C T,  1909  :  Regulations  under  the 

Act  (Act),  139. 

L A ND  L AW  

(Ireland) 

A C T,  1 8 87   (Eviction  Notices)  : 
Return  of  Eviction  Notices  filed  during  the  year  1916 
(Com.),  10. 

Twenty-second  Annual  Report,  for  1916  ( Com.),  73. 

LOCAL  LOANS  F U ND   :  Accounts  of  Receipts  and  P a y­
ments in  respect  of  the  Local  Loans  Fund  for  the  year 
ended  31st  March  1916  (Act),  10,  p.  10  (No.  17).  For 
the  year  ended  31st  March  1917,  291,  p.  291  (No.  170). 

LOCAL  REGISTRATION   OF  T I T LE   (Ireland)  A C T,  1 8 9 1: 

Order  under  the  Act  (Act),  304. 

LOCAL  T A X A T I ON  

(Ireland)  A C C O U N T):   Account  of 
Receipts  and  Payments  for  the  year  ending  31st  March 
1916  (Act),'10,  p.  10 (No.  14). 

LOCAL  T A X A T I ON   (Ireland)  R E T U R N S:   Returns  thereof 

for  1915-16  (Com.),  52. 

L A ND  REGISTRY   :  Account  showing  Receipts  and  Pay­

ments  for  the  year  ending  31st  March  1917  (Act),  75, 
p.  75  (No.  70). 

LEVENSTEIN  (Railways)  B I LL   :  Report   by  Attorney 

General  thereon  (Standing  Order  175a),  134. 

LICENSING  STATISTICS,   1916  :  Statistics  as  to  the 
operation  and  administration  of  the  Laws  relating   to 
the  sale  of  Intoxicating  Liquors  for  1916  (Com.),  213. 

LIGHTHOUSE  F U ND  :  v.  GENERAL  LIGHTHOUSE  F U N D. 

LIGHTHOUSES,  &C.   (Local  Inspections)  :  Reports  to  the 
Board   of  Trade  of  Inspections  of  Local  Lighthouses, 
&c.  (4cf)>  46. 

L I G HT  R A I L W A YS  A C T S,   1896  AND  1912  :  Report  of 
proceedings  of  the  Board  of  Trade  under  the  Acts,  and 
of the  Light  Railway  Commissioners,  to  31st  December 
1916  (Act),  172  (No.  118).  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:  Derwent  Valley  Light  Railway  (Additional 
Capital)  Order,  1915,  Dearne  District  Light  Railways 
Order,  1915  (Com.),  172.  Milford  and  Saint  Bride's 
Light  Railway  Order,  1916,  West  Sussex  Light  Rail­
way  Order,  1915,  174.  Axholme  Joint  Railway  (Hat­
field  Moor  Extension)  Light  Railway 
Powers)  Order,  1917,  South  Yorkshire  Joint  Line  (Fir­
beck  Light  Railway)  Order,  1916,  184.  Darlington  : 
Light  Railways  (Amendment)  Order,  1917,  Kent  and 
East  Sussex  Light  Railway  (Amendment)  Order,  1917, 
195.  Newport  Light  Railway  Order,  1917,  228. 

(Revival   of 

LIQUOR  . T R A DE   :  Appointment  of  Committees  thereon 

(Com.),  141. 

LIQUOR  TRAFFIC   :  Memorandum  to  the  Government 

thereon  (Com.),  130.. 

LIQUOR  T R A F F IC   (Central  Control  Board)  :  Third  Report 

of  the  Board  (COOT.),  8 6. 

LOCAL  T A X A T I ON   (Scotland):  Annual  Local  Taxation 
for  1915-16  (Act),  276,   p.  276 

(Scotland) 

Returns 
(No.  166). 

LOCAL  T A X A T I ON   (Scotland)  ACCOUNT  :  Return  showing 

Provisions  and  Payments  for  1916-17  (Com.), 233. 

LOCOMOTIVES  ON  H I G H W A YS  A C T,  1 8 76   :  Order by  the 

Secretary  for  Scotland  under  the  A ct  (Act),   6. 

LUNACY:  Return  of  the  number  of  Visits  made,  and  the 
in 
number  of  Patients  seen,  by  the  Commissioners 
Lunacy  during  the  six  months  ending  31st  December 
1916  (Act),  6.  Ending  30th  June  1917,  158.  Ending 
31st  December  1917,  286.  Report  by  the  Visitors  of 
Lunatics  of  the  number  of  Visits  made,  the  number  of 
Patients  seen,  and  the  number  of  Miles  travelled  by  the 
said  Visitors,  between  1st  April  1916  and  30th  Sep­
tember  1916  (Act),  6.  Ditto  ditto,  1st  October  1916 
and  31st  March  1917,130.  Ditto  ditto,  1st April  1917 
and  30th  September  1917,  273. 

Ireland: 

Sixty-fifth  Report  of  Inspectors,  for  1915  (Com.),  4. 

Sixty-sixth  Report,  for  1916,  300. 

L U N A CY  AND  M E N T AL  D E F I C I E N C Y:   Second  Annual 
Report  of  the  Board,  Part   I.  (Act),  15,  p.  15  (No.  25). 
Third  Report,  212,  p.  212  (No.  143). 

M A L AY  STATES   :  Report  on  (Jnfederated  Malay  States 
for  1916  (Com.),  242.  Report   on  State of  Brunei,  242. 
Report  on  Federated  Malay  States  for  1916,  255. 

MARRIAGES,  BIRTHS,  AND  D E A T HS   (Ireland): 

Fifty-

third  detailed  Annual  Report,  1916  (Com.),  156. 

M E D I C AL  COUNCIL   :  Accounts  thereof  for  1916 

(Act), 

49. 

M E D W AY  CONSERVANCY   :  Statements  of  Receipts  and 
Expenditure  of  the  Conservancy  Board  for  1916-17 
(Act),  119. 

L O AN  SOCIETIES   :  Abstract  of  Accounts  for  the  year 

1915  (Act),  42. 

L O C AL  GOVERNMENT  B O A RD   :  Supplement  to  Forty-
fifth  Annual  Report,  in  continuation  of  Report   by  the 
Medical  Officer  (Com.),  35.  Recommendations  and 

M E N T AL  DEFICIENCY  AND  L U N A CY  

(Scotland)  A C T, 
1913 :  Third  Annual  Report  of  the  General  Board  of 
Control  under  the Act  (Com.),  104. 

M E R C A N T I LE  M A R I NE   :  Statement  as  to  Compensation 

for  Injury   or  Death  (Com.),  197. 

VOL.  1 7 2 . — S e s s.  1917-18. 

I T  4 



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INDEX  TO 

the  O NE  HUNDRED  and  SEVENTY-SECOND  VOLUME. 

[1917-18. 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued.

e

M E R C A N T I LE  M A R I NE  

{Examinations  for  Certificates  of 

Competency) :  Report  thereon (Com.),  317. 

MERCHANT  SEAMEN'S  F U N D;   Account  of  Receipts  and 
Expenditure  under the  Seamen's  Fund  Winding-up  Act 
for  1916  (Act),  84. 

MERCHANT  SHIPPING  ACT,  1 8 9 4:   Orders  in  Council 

under  the  Act  (Act),  22, 46,  127, 211,  226. 

MERCHANT 

SHIPPING  A C T, 

1 8 9 4,  AND  MERCHANT 
SHIPPING?  (Convention)  A C T,  1 9 1 4:   Orders  in  Council 
under  the  Acts (Act),  5, 313. 

MERCHANT  SHIPPING  ACTS,  1 8 94   TO  1 9 0 6:   Orders  in 

Council  under  the  Acts  (Act),  208,  211. 

M E R S EY  DOCKS  AND  H A R B O UR  BOARD   :  Accounts  for 

the year  ending  1st July  1917  (Act),  232. 

MINES  AND  QUARRIES   :  Annual  Report and  Statistics  for 
1915, Part  II.  '(Labour),  Part  III.  (Output)  (Com.),   4. 
For  1916, Part   I.  (Divisional  Statistics),  210.  Part  I I. 
(Labour),  245.  Part  III.  (Output),  284. 

M I N I S T RY   OF  FOOD  :  Orders  made  by  the  Food  Con­

troller  (Com.),  4,  5,  15,  30, 32, 56,  59,  67,  68,  73,  78,  84, 
88,  97,  99,  104,  110,  111,  112,  127,  152,  154,  160,  164; 
184,  194,  197,  209,  213,  214,  219,  222,  226,  229,  230, 
233,  237,  245,  246,  250,  252,  265,  268,  272,  273,  275, 
278,281,  285, 294, 298, 299, 302, 304,  313. 

MINISTRY  OF  MUNITIONS  : 

Appropriation  Account  : 

Appropriation  Account of  the  sums granted by  Parlia­
ment  for  the  Ministry  of  Munitions  for  1915-16  (Act%
30,  pV 30 (No.  40). 

MESOPOTAMIA 

(Special  Commission) :  Report  of  the 

Ordnance Factories : 

Commissioners  (Com.),  122. 

METEOROLOGICAL  COMMITTEE   :  Twelfth  Report  of  the 
Committee  to  the  Treasury,  for  the  year  ending  31st 
March  1917  (Com.),  267. 

METROPOLITAN  CATTLE  M A R K ET   :  Accounts  for  1 9 1 6, 

and  an  Account  of  Works  executed  (Act),  116. 

METROPOLITAN  POLICE   :  Accounts  of  the  Metropolitan 
Police  and  Police  Pension  Funds  for  the  year  1916—17 
(Act),  79, p.  79  (No.  73). 

METROPOLITAN  POLICE  STAFF   (Compensation  for 

In­

juries)  :  Order  relative  thereto  (Act),  229. 

METROPOLITAN  W A T ER  BOARD   :  Fourteenth  Annual 
•  Report  of  the  Board  (Act),  174. 

M I D W I V KS  A C T,  1 9 02   :  Report.on the work of the Central 

Midwives  Board  for  1916-17  (Com.),  285. 

M I D W I V ES 

(Scotland)  A C T,  1915   :  Report  on  work  of 
(Com,), 

Central  Midwives  Board  for  Scotland,  1 9 1 6 - 17  
139. 

M I L I T A RY  SERVICE  A C T,  1 9 1 6,  AND  M I L I T A RY  S E R­

VICE  (Conventions  with  Allied  States)  A C T,  1917  : 
Order  in  Council  under  the  Acts  ( Act),  211. 

M I L I T A RY  SERVICE   A C T,  1916  :  Order  in  Cbuncil  under 

the  Act  (Act),  33. 

M I L I T A RY  SERVICE  ACTS   :  Order  in  Council  under  the 

Acts  (Act),  106. 

M I L I T A RY  SERVICE  

(Miscel­
laneous,  No.  11,  1917):  Agreement  relative  thereto 
{Com),  162. 

(Agreement  with  Russia) 

M I L I T A RY  SERVICE  

(Miscel­
laneous,  No.  18,  1917):  Agreement  relative  thereto 
(Com.),  275. 

(Agreement  with  Italy) 

M I L I T A RY 

SERVICE  

(Miscellaneous,  No.  15,  1 9 1 7)  : 

Agreement  with  France  relative  thereto  (Com.),  224. 

M I L I T A RY 

(Review  of  Exceptions)  B I LL  : 
Amendments  proposed  to  the  Bill  (Ord.  59,  pres.  59), 

SERVICE  

;  p.  59  (No.  59). 

M I L I T A RY  W O R KS  A C T S:   Accounts  for  the  year  ended 

31st  March  1916  (Act),  28, p.  28 (No.  36). 

M N IITIA  A C T, 

1882  

(Ireland)  : 
Descriptions  of  Qualifications  lodged  with  the  Clerk 
of  General  Meetings  of  Lieutenancy  in Ireland  in  1916 
(Act),  85. 

(Deputy  Lieutenants) 

M I LK   (Departmental  Committee):  Interim  Report  thereof 

(Com. ), 115,  Second  Interim  Report  thereof,  284. 

Annual Accounts  of  the Ordnance Factories  for  1915­

16 (Act),  55, p.  55  (No.  55). 

Ordnance  Factories  (Appropriation  Account)  : 

Appropriation  Account  of  the sums granted  by  Parlia­
ment for the  Ordnance  Factories  for  1915-16  (Act),  30. 
p.  30  (No.  41). 

M I N I S T RY   OF  PENSIONS  :  Drafts  of  Royal  Warrants 
thereon  (Com.),  23,  149.  Orders   in  Council  relative 
thereto  (Com.),  212. 

MINISTRY  OF  RECONSTRUCTION   :  List  of  Commissions 
and Committees  (Com.), 189.  Report  by Local  Govern­
ment  Committee,  292. 

MISCELLANEOUS  PAPERS   :  No.  1, 1917, Interned Civilians 
(Release).  No.   2,  1917,  Examination  of  Mails.  No.  3, 
1917,  Allied  Note.  No.   4,  1917,  Reply  to  German 
Peace Note.  No.  5,  1917, Reply  to  Note.  No.  6,1917, 
Order  in  Council  of  March  1915.  Nos.  7,  12,  1917,. 
Prisoners  of  War.  No.   8,  1917,  Kogrund  Passage. 
No.  9,  1917, Police  Dogs  in  Prisoners'  Camps.  No.  10, 
11917,  Allied  War  Aims.  • No.  11,  Military  Service 
(Agreement  with  Russia).  No.  13,  1917,  Prisoners  in 
German  East  Africa,  No.  15,  1917,  Military  Service. 
No. 16,1917, Hospital Ships.  Nos. 17,  1917, and  2,1918,
Dutch  Transit  Traffic.  No.  14,  1917,  British  Merchant. 
Vessels.  No.  18,1917, Military  Service (Agreement with 
Italy).  No.  1,1918,  Netherlands  Government  Claims. 

MOTOR  C AR  ACTS   :  Orders  under  the  Acts  (Act),  21 

117, 292,  313.  


M U N I T I O N S:  Tribunals 

(Scotland)  Amendment  Rules,, 
1917(Act), 5.  Rules  for  use   of  Trinitrotoluene  (Com.),­
34.  Tribunals  Amendment  Rules,  1917;  Tribunals 
(Scotland) Amendment  Rules, 1917 ;  Tribunals  (Ireland) 
Amendment  Rules,  1917 
Tribunals. 
(Scotland)  Amendment  (No.  3)  Rules,  1917 ;  Tribunals 
Amendment  (No.  2)  Rules,  1917  (Com.),  210.  Tribunal® 
(Ireland)  Amendment  (No.   2)  Rules,  1917;  Tribunals 
Rules,  1917  (Act),  211.  Tribunals  (Ireland)  Rules, 
1917 ;  Tribunals  (Scotland)  Rules,  1917,  230. 

(Act), 

104. 

MUNITIONS 

(Health 

Interim 
Report  on  Industrial  Efficiency  and  Fatigue  °( Com.), 53. 
Memorandum  No.  16,  67.  No.  18,  149.  No.  19,230 
No.  20,  233. 

of  Munition  Workers)  : 

MUNITIONS  (Rules):  Limitations  of  Profits  Rules,  1915 

(Amendment),  Rules,  1917  (Act),  68. 

NATIONAL  D E B T:   Return relative thereto ( Ord.  303,  pres.
304), p.  304  (No.  184).  Return  showing,  at the  close  of 
each financial year from 1875-6 to  1916-17, the aggregate 
gross  Liabilities  of  the  State,  as  represented  by  the 
nominal  Funded  Debt,  &c. ( Com.),  299. 



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A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued, 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

NATIONAL  D E BT  A N N U I T I E S':   Account  of  the  gross 
amount  of  all  Rank  Annuities,  and  sums of  money  paid 
,  to  the  Commissioners  for the  Reduction   of  the  National 
Debt,  &c..  within  the  year  ending  5th  January  1917 
( J c  4  32, p.  32'(No.  42).  

V, 

, 

NATIONAL  D E BT   ( Government  Stock  Regulations)^ 1 9 18  : 

Regulations  made  by the  Treasury  (Act),  300. 

N A T I Q N AL  D E BT   (Military  Savings  Banks)  ;  Account   of 
all  moneys  received  and  paid by  the  Commissioners  for 
the  National  Debt,  &c.,  from  19th 
.  the  Reduction   of 
.  September  1845  to  5th  January  1917  (Act),  26, p.  26 
.'  (No.  32). 

. . . . . .. 

, 

N A T I O N AL  D E BT   (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  1916, &c. (Act),  17, p.  17  (No.  28). 

NATIONAL  EDUCATION   (Ireland):  Eighty-second  Report 

of  the  Commissioners,  1915-16  (Com.),  17, 

NATIONAL  GALLERIES   OF  SCOTLAND  A C T, 

1 9 0 6: 
Tenth  Report  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  for  1 9 1 6 - 17 
'(Com.),  204. 

" 

' 

N A T I O N AL  G A L L E RY   :  Return  thereof  (Ord.  8,pres.   1 0 ), 

p.  10  (No.  11). 

N A T I O N AL  H E A L TH 

INSURANCE   :  Report 

for  years 

1914-17  ( Com.),  285. 

NATIONAL  H E A L TH 

INSURANCE  BILL,  1 9 17   :  Memo­

randum  explanatory  thereof  (Com.),  244. 

i 

N A T I O N AL  H E A L TH 

INSURANCE  COMMISSION 

(Eng­

land):  Deposit  Contributors'  Benefits  Order,  1916 
(Com.),  5. 
Reports  of  Decisions  on  Appeals,  12. 
Deposit  Contributors'  Benefits  Order,  1917,  281. 

NATIONAL  H E A L TH 

INSURANCE  COMMISSION 

(Eng­

land)  (Regulations)  :  Insurance  Committees  Amendment 
Regulations,  1917  (Act),  117.  Discharged  Seamen  and 
Soldiers' - Regulations J  1917,  205. 

NATIONAL  HEALTH  INSURANCE.  COMMISSION. 

(Ireland):

Temporary  Employment  in  Agriculture  (Ireland)  Order, 
1917  (Act),  77. 

, 

' 

NATIONAL  H E A L TH  INSURANCE  COMMISSION  

(Ireland) 

(Regulations) 
lations  (Ireland),  1917  (Act),  130. 

;  Insurance  Committees Amendment  Regu­

' 

. 

|  .	  
R

• j 
NATIONAL  H E A L TH  INSURANCE  COMMISSION  

' 
' 
(Scotland):
Deposit  Contributors'  Benefits  Order  (Scotland),  1916 
(Com),  5.  Temporary  Employment 
in  Agriculture 
Order  (Scotland),  1917 (Act),  80.  Deposit  Contributors' 
Benefits  Order  (Scotland),  1917,  272. 

NATIONAL  H E A L TH  INSURANCE  COMMISSION   (Scotland)
Invalided  Seamen  and 
( 4 ct),  210. 

(Regulations): 
Soldiers  Regulations 
Medical  Benefit  Regulations  (Scotland),  1917,  261. 

(Scotland),  1917  

Benefits  of 

NATIONAL  H E A L TH 

INSURANCE  COMMISSION  (W a l e s} 

(Regulations):  Medical  Benefit 
(Wales)  Regulations, 
1916  (No.  2)  (Act),  5.  Benefit  of  Invalided  Seamen 
and  Soldiers  Regulations  (Wales),  1917  ;  Discharged 
Seamen  and  Soldiers  Regulations  (Walesj,  1917,  210, 
Medical  Benefit  Regulations  (Wales),  1917,  265. 

NATIONAL  H E A L T H'  INSURANCE   ( Joint  Committee): 

National  Health  Insurance:  Temporary  Employment 
in  Agriculture  Order,  1917  (Act),  44.  Normal  Rate   of 
Remuneration  Order,  1917,  72.  Third  Annual  Report 
of  Medical  Research  Committee,  1916-17  (Com.),  249; 
Return  as  to  Administration  of  Sanatorium  Benefit, 

~  265. 

NATIONAL  H E A L TH  INSURANCE   (Joint  Cornmittee)(Regu­
•  lations)  : 

.  National  Health  ^Insurance  :  Medical  Benefit 
Regulations,  1916 
of 
Disabled  Seamen  and  Soldiers  Regulations,  1917,  204. 
Medical  Benefit  Regulations,  1917,  252. 
Values  (Amendment)  Regulations,  1917,  287.' 

(Act),  7. 

Benefits 

(No.   2) 

Transfers 

NATIONAL  H E A L TH 

(Departmental  Com­
INSURANCE  
mittee) :  Final  Report  on  Finance  and  Administration 
(Com.),  5. 

N A T I O N AL  INSURANCE  A C T,   19.ll  (Part  I.),  A C C O U N T: 
.  Account  under  Section  54  of  the  Act  at  31st  December 
-.  1916  (Act), A ^  ,  49:(No„  52). 

NATIONAL  INSURANCE   ACT,  1911  (Part  II.),  A C C O U NT  J 
Account  under  Section  92  (3;   of  the  A ct  at 31st  March 
1917  (Act),  123, p.  123  (No.  92). 

N A T I O N AL  INSURANCE  A C T S,   1911  to  1913  :  Reports  of 

Inquiries  and  Appeals,  Vol.   I.  (Com),  73. 

N A T I O N AL  INSURANCE  A C T S,   1911  to  1913  (Accounts)  : 
Account from  12th Januarv  1914   to  31st  December  1914 
(Act),  30, p.  30  (No.  38). 

.^V 

NATIONAL 

INSURANCE  A C T S,   1911  to  1915:  Third 
Report  on  the  work  of  the  National  Insurance  Audit 
Department  (Com.),  30. 

NATIONAL 

INSURANCE  ACTS,   1911  to  1914  (Part 

II., 
Unemployment  Insurance)  (Unemployment Fund  Account):
Account  under  Section  92  ( 1)   of  the  Act,  1911   to 
17th  July  1915  (Act),  12,  p.  12  (No.  18).  18th  July 
1915  to  15th July  1916  (Act),  313,  p.  313  (No.  187;. 

N A T I O N AL 

INSURANCE  A C T S,   1911  to  1917:  Notes 

explanatory  of  Bill  of  1917  (Com.),  285. 

NATIONAL  INSURANCE   (Joint  Committee)  A M E N D M E NT 
REGULATIONS  :  Provisional  Regulations  made  by  the 
Treasury  (Act),  68. 

NATIONAL  PHYSICAL  L A B O R A T O R Y:   Return  relative 

thereto  ( Ord. 287, pres.  288): 

N A T I O N AL  PORTRAIT  G A L L E RY   :  Sixtieth  Annual 

Report  of  the  Trustees  ( Com.),  155. 

NATIONAL  R E L I EF  F U N D:   Report   by  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Fund  to  30th  September  1916  (Com.), 
4.  Report  to  31st  March  1917,  141.  Report  to  30th 
September  1917,294. 

NATIONAL  H E A L TH  INSURANCE  COMMISSION  (   Wales):
Deposit  Contributors'  Benefits  Order,  1917 (CW.),  286. 

NATIONAL  SCHOOL  TEACHERS' 

(I r e l a n d   ) 

PENSION 

FUND  :  Accounts  of  Receipts  and  Payments  for  19116  

(Com),  82. 

. 

VOL.  172.——Sess.  1917-18. 

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$  SEVENTY-SECOND  VOLUME. 

[1917-18. 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued'. 

NATIONAL  SERVICE 
thereof  (C o m. ),  255. 

INSTRUCTIONS  :  Certain  numbers 

NATIONAL  W A  R  SAVINGS  COMMITTEE   :  First  Annual 

Report  (Com.),  63. 

N A V AL  AND  M A R I NE  P AY  AND  PENSIONS  AC T,  1 8 6 5: 

Orders  in  Council  approving  Memorials  of  the  Admiralty 
for  sanctioning  certain  payments,  &C. (Act),  5,  22,  46, 
6 8,  9 1,  1 0 6,  1 2 7,  1 5 2,  1 5 8,  1 6 7,  1 9 7,  2 1 1,  2 2 6,  2 6 8,  2 7 4, 
2 8 6,  3 1 3. 

N A V AL  AGENCY  AND  DISTRIBUTION'  ACT,  1 8 6 4:   Order 

in  Council  under  the  Act  (Act),  22. 

N A V AL  PRIZE  A C T,  1 8 6 4,  AND  PRIZE  COURTS  A C T, 

1894:  Orders  in  Council  under  the  Acts  (Act),  268, 
286. 

N A V AL  PRIZE.  M O N E Y:   Accounts   of  Naval  Prize 
(Act), 

Money,  &c. for.the  year  ending  31st  March1917 
2 0 4. 

N A V AL  SAVINGS  BANKS   :  Account  of  Deposits,  &c.  in 
(Act),  43,  p.  43 

Naval  Savings  Banks  in  1915-16 
(No.  4 9 ). 

N A VY  : 

Appropriation  Account: 

Appropriation  Account  Of the  sums granted by  Parlia­
ment  for  Navy  Services  for  1915-16, with  the  Report 
of  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  (Act),  30,   p.  30 
(No.  39).  Referred   to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House,  274. 

Estimates,  1917-18  : 

Navy  Estimates  for  the  year  1917-18  (Com.),  15, 
p.  15  (No.  23).  Referred   to  the  Committee  of  Supply, 
15. 

Exceptions  to  King,s  Regulations  : 

List  of  Exceptions 
(Com.),  66.  1916-17,  217. 

sanctioned  during  1915-16 

Excesses,  1915-16  : 

Statement 

thereon 

(Com.),  119,  p.  119  (No.  89). 

Referred  to the  Committee of  Supply,  119. 

Supplementary  Estimate,  1916-17  : 

N A VY  AND  A R MY  SERVICES,  W A R L I KE  OPERATIONS, 
AND  OTHER  E X P E N D I T U RE  ARISING  OUT   OF  THE 
WAR,  1917-18  (Vote  of  Credit)-.  Estimate   of  the  sum 
required  for  the  year  1917-18,  for  Navy  and  Army 
Services,  Warlike  Operations,  and  other  Expenditure 
arising  out  of  the  War 
(Com.),  7,  p.  7  (No.  8). 
Referred  to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  8. 

N A VY  AND  A R MY  SERVICES,  W A R L I KE  OPERATIONS, 
,  AND  OTHER  EXPENDITURE  ARISING  OUT   OF  THE 
WAR,  1917-18  ( Supplementary  Vote of  Credit)  -. Supple­
mentary  Estimate  of  the  sum  required  for  the  year 
1917-18,  for  Navy  and  Army  Services,  Warlike  Opera­
tions,  and  other  Expenditure  arising  out   o f  the  War 
(Com.),  88,  p.  88  (No.  78).  Referred   to  the  Coin­
'  mittee  of  Supply,  88.  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.),  163,  p.  163  (No.  113).  Referred   to 
the  Committee   of  Supply,  163.  Supplementary  Esti­
mate  of  the  sum  required  to  be  voted  for  Navy  and 
Army  Services,  Warlike  Operations,  and  other  Expen­
diture  arising  out  of  the  War  (Cotni),  223,  p.  223 
(No.  150).  Referred   to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  223. 
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.),  273, 
p.  273  (No.  165).  Referred   to  the  Committee  of 
Supply,  273. 

NETHERLANDS  GOVERNMENT  CLAIMS  

No,  1,  1918)  :  Correspondence  relative .thereto 
289. 

(Miscellaneous,
(Com.),

O LD  A GE  PENSIONS   :  Memorandum  relative  thereto 

(Com.),  165. 

ORDER  

IN  COUNCIL  OF  MARCH   1915  (Miscellaneous


No.  6,  1917) :  Report  thereon ( Com.),   9.  


ORDNANCE  SURVEY 1:  Report  relative  thereto   to  31st 

March  1917  ( Com.),  151. 

ORGANISATION 

OF 

COMMERCIAL 

.INTELLIGENCE  : 

Memorandum  relative  thereto  (Com.),  204. 

OUTPUT   OF  C O AL   IN  THE  U N I T ED  KINGDOM   :  Return 

relative  thereto  (Ord.  46, pres.  49),   p.  49  (No.  51). 

Estimate  of  further  sum  required  for  year  ending 
31st  March  1917  (Com.),  15,  p.  15  (No.  21).  Referred 
to  the  Committee  Of Supply,  15. 

Supplementary  Estimate,  1916-17  : 

Estimate  of  additional  numbers of  Officers and  Men 
required  for  year  ending  31st  March  1917 
(Com.),15, 
p,  15 (N o, 22).  Referred  to  the Committee of  Supply, 15. 

Supplementary Estimate,  1917-18  : 

Estimate  of  additional  numbers  of  Officers  and  Men 
required  for  year  ending  31st  March  1918  (Com.),  251, 
.  p. 251  (No. 158).  Referred   to the  Committee of  Supply, 

2 5 1. 

" 

N A VY  AND  A R MY  SERVICES,  W A R L I KE  OPERATIONS, 

AND  OTHER  EXPENDITURE  ARISING  OUT   OF  THE 
WAR,  1916-17  (Supplementary  Vote of  Credit)  :  Supple­
mentary  Estimate  of  the  sum  required  for  the  year 
1916-17,  for  Navy  and  Army  Services,  Warlike  Opera­
tion!,  and  other. Expenditure  arising  out   of  the  War 
(Com.),  7,  p.  7  (No.  7).  Referred   to  the  Committee 
of  Supply,  8.  Supplementary  Estimate  of  the  sum 
required  for  the  year  1916-17,  for  Navy  and  Army 
Services,  Warlike  Operations,  and  other  Expenditure 
arising  out  of  the  W ar  (Com.),  39,   p.  39  (No.  48). 
Referred  to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  39. 

PACIFIC  C A B LE  A C T,   1901  :  Accounts  under  the  Act   to 

31st  March  1917  (Act),  210, p.  210  (No.  138). 

PARLIAMENTARY  P A P E R S:   List 

of  Bills,  Reports, 
Estimates,  and  Accounts  and  Papers  printed   by  Order 
of  the  House,  and   of  Papers  presented  by  Command, 
Session  1917-18,  with  a  General  Alphabetical  Index 
thereto ;  30th  Parliament,  Seventh  Session,  7th  and  8th 
George  V.,  7th  February  1917   to  6th  February  1918 
(laid  upon  Table by  Mr.  Speaker,  317),  p.  317  (No.  190). 

PATENTS,  DESIGNS,  AND  T R A DE  M A R KS   :  Thirty-fourth 
Report  of  the  Comptroller  General  of  Patents,  Designs, 
and  Trade  Marks,  lor  1910  (Act),  93,  p.  93 (No.  79). 

PAWNBROKERS'  RETURNS   (Ireland)  :  .Return of  Accounts 

for  1915  and  1916  (Act),  269. 

P E N AL  SERVITUDE  ACTS   (Conditional  Licence)  :  Licences 
granted  under  the  Acts   to  Convicts,  with  Conditions 
(Act),  210,  211  (Ireland),  285,  302,  313. 

PENSIONS  :'  Royal  Warrant  and  Regulations  for  Pensions 

(Act),  68, p.  68  (No.  64). 

PENSIONS  A P P E A L-  T R I B U N A L:  M e m o r a n d um 

thereon 

(Com.),  246. 

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3 31 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  P A P E R S —c o n t i n u e d, 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  P A P E R S - c o n f t W. 

PENSIONS  (Governors  of  Dominions,  Sec.)  ACT,  1911: 
Order  under the  Act  (Act),  281.  Mitiute under  the  Act, 
304. 

PIERS  AND  HARBOURS   (Provisional  Orders):  Report   of 

proceedings  by  the  Board  of  Trade  (Act),  22. 

PRISONS  : 

England  and  Wales -. 

Draft  Rules  relating   to  Local  and  Convict  Prisons 
(Act),  44.  Report   of  Commissioners  of  Prisons  for 
1916-17  (Com.),  210. 

PLACES  OP  WORSHIP,  &C.  (Grants  of  Land)-.  Return 

Ireland: 

relative  thereto  (Ord.  235). 

POISONS  AND  PHARMACY  A C T,  

1908:  Orders 

in 

Council  under  the  A ct  (Act),  10,145. 

POLICE  : 

° 

Counties and Boroughs  {England  and  Wales)  : 

Reports  of  the  Inspectors  of  Constabulary  for  the 
year  ending  29th  September  1916  (Act),  34,   p.  34 
(No.  45).  Ditto,  1917,  292,  p.  292  (No.  173). 
England  and  Wales  (Returns  of  Crime)  : 

Thirty-eighth  Report   of  the  Board  (Com.),  4.  Order 
(Act),

in  Council  approving  Rules  relating  to  Dietary 
280. 


Scotland,: 

Rule  made  by  Secretary  for  Scotland  (Act).  123, 

p.  123  (No.  91),  134,  p.  134 (No.  100), 

PRISONS 

(Scotland)  A C T, 
Commissioners,  1916  (Com.),  124. 

1 8 7 7:  Annual  Report   of 

PRISONS  (Scotland)  A C TS  :  Order  under  the  Acts 

(Act),

Abstract  of  Statements  for  1915  (Act),  53. 

10. 

Metropolis: 

Report  of  the  Commissioner  for  1916  (Com.),  250. 

Scotland: 

Fifty-ninth  Annual  Report   of 

the  Inspector  of 

Constabulary  for  Scotland,  i'or  1916  (Com.), 52. 

POLICE  A C T,   1890:  Correspondence  relative   to the refusal 
of  the  Certificate  of  the  Secretary  of  State  under  the 
A ct   to  the  River  Tyne  Police  Force  for the  year  ended 
29th  September  1916  (Act),  97. 

c 

• •  ' 

POLICE  A C T,  1 8 90   (Exchequer  Contribution  to  Police 

Funds)  %  Regulations  under  the  A ct  (Act),  210. 

POLICE  DOGS  

IN  PRISONERS'  CAMPS 

No.  9,  1917  :  Correspondence  relative  thereto 
104. 

(Miscellaneous, 
(Com.),

PORT  OF  LONDON  A U T H O R I TY   ;  Eighth  Annual  Report, 

for  1916-17  (Act),  211. 

POST  O F F I CE  : 

Foreign  and  Colonial Parcel  Post  : 

Foreign  and  Colonial  Parcel  Post  Amendment 
(No.  82)  Warrant, 

(No.  81)  Warrant,  1917  (Act), 104. 
1917,215. 

London Railway  Act,  1913  : 

Account  under  the  A ct  for  1915-16  (Act),  5,   p.  5 

(No.  3).  For  1916-17,  291,  p.  291  (No.  169). 

Money  Orders : 

Money  Order  Amendment 

(No.   4)  Regulations, 
(No.   5)  Regulations,  1916,  5.  Postal 
(No.   2) 

(Foreign  and  Colonial)  Amendment 

1916  (Act),  5. 
Order 
Regulations,  1917,  33. 

POST  O F F I CE  SAVINGS  B A N KS   :  Accounts   of  all  Deposits 
(Act),  134,  p.  134 

received  and  paid,  &c.  in  1916 
(No.  99). 

POST 

OFFICE 

TELEPHONES  : 
Accounts  for  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917,  with 
additional  Statement  (Act),  261, p.  261  (No.  162). 

TELEGRAPHS 

AND 

PRICES  (Departmental  Committee)  :  Second  and  Third 

Reports  of  the  Committee  (Cow.),  17. 

PRISONERS   IN  GERMAN  E A ST  A F R I CA  

(Miscellaneous, 

No.  13,  1917):  Reports  thereon  (Com.),  209. 

PRISONERS  OF  W A  R 

(Miscellaneous,  No.  7,  1917): 

Further  Correspondence  with  the  United  States  Ambas­
sador  thereon  (Com.),  37. 
relative  thereto,  175. 

(No.  12,1917),  Agreement 

PRIVATE  B I L LS  AND  P R I V A TE  BUSINESS   :  Return  rela­
tive  thereto  for  Session  1917-18  ( Ord.  300, pres.  303), 
p.  303. 

P R I V A TE  LEGISLATION  PROCEDURE   (Scotland)   A C T, 
1899  :  Reports  by  the  Chairman  of  Committees  of Dthe 
House  of  Lords  and  the  Chairman  of  Ways  and  Means 
in  the  Hpuse  of  Commons  under  the  A ct  (Act),  23. 

PUBLIC 

ACCOUNTS  COMMITTEE  REPORT  

(Treasury 
Minute)  :  Return  relative  thereto  (Ord.  292,  pres.  292), 
p.  292  (No.  171). 

PUBLIC  BILLS   :  Return  relative  thereto  for  Session 

1917-18  (Ord.  300, pres.  303),  p. 303. 

PUBLIC  EDUCATION   (Ireland):  Allocation   of  Supple­

mentary  Grant  (Com.),  266. 

PUBLIC  H E A L TH   (Regulations  as  to  Food)  A C T,   1907  ; 
Regulations  by  Local  Government  Board  for  Ireland 
(Act),  246. 

PUBLIC 

INCOME  AND  E X P E N D I T U R E:   Account   of  the 
gross  Public  Income  and  Expenditure   in  the  year  ended 
31st  March  1917,  with  the  Balances  in  the  Exchequer, 
&c. ( J r f ),  76,  p.  76  (No.  71). 

P U B L IC  OFFICES  S I TE   (Dublin)  A C T,   1903:  Accounts 
of  Money 
issued,  expended,  and  borrowed  under  the 
A ct  for  the  period  ended  31st  March  1917  (Act),  292, 
p.  292  (No.  175). 

PUBLIC  OFFICES,  SITES,  AND  P U B L IC  BUILDINGS 
EXPENSES  ACCOUNTS,   1916-17  :  Accounts   of  Money 
issued,  expended,  and  borrowed  under  the  Acts 
f or 
the  period'ended  31st  March  1917  (Act),  300,  p.  300 
(No.  180), 

P U B L IC  PETITIONS   :  Return  relative  thereto  for  Session 

1917-18  (Ord.  301, pres.  303),   p.  303. 

PUBLIC  RECORDS   :  Seventy-eighth  Annual  Report   of 

the  Deputy  Keeper  (Cow.),  74. 

Ireland: 

Forty-ninth  Annual  Report   of  the  Deputy  Keeper 

(Com.),  180. 

P U B L IC  RECORDS  O F F I CE  : 

Schedules  of  Documents  not  considered  of  sufficient 

public  value to justify  their preservation  : 

Supreme  Court  of  Judicature  (Act),  119, 268.  His 
Majesty's  Paymaster General,  119.  Local  Government 
Board,  158.  County  Courts,  158. 

P U B L IC  T R U S T E E:   Ninth  Annual  Report  (Com.),  Ifift). 

VOL.  172.-—Sess.  1917-18. 

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A C C O U N TS  A ND  PAPERS—continued. 

A C C O U N TS  A ND  P A P E R S ^ c o w f m u «i 

PUBLIC  W O R KS  

(Ireland)  :  Treasury  Minute  relative 

thereto  (Act),  210.  Eighty-fifth  Annual  Report   of  j 
the  Commissioners,  with  Appendices,;  for  the  year  j 
1916-17  (Com.),  214. 
j 

PUBLIC  W O R KS  L O AN  B O A R D:   Forty-second  Annual; 
(Act),

Report  of  the  Board,  1 9 1 6 - 1 7,   with  Appendices 
114,  p.  114  (No.  85). 

PUBLIC  W O R KS  LOANS  BILL   t  Return  relative  thereto  ; 

(Ord.  158, pres. 160),  p.  160 (No.  111). 

Q U E EN  ANNE'S  BOUNTY   :  Annual  Report  and  Accounts 

of  the  Governors  for  1916  (Com.),  61, 

R A I L W AY  A C C I D E N T S:   Report  on  Accidents  in  1916 

(Com.),  190. 

R A I L W AY  AND  C A N AL  T R A F F IC  A C T S,  1 8 54   TO  1 8 9 4: 
Twenty-eighth  Annual  Report   of  the Railway and  Canal 
Commission,  with  Appendix  (Com.),  104. 

R O AD  IMPROVEMENT   Fixifb :  Abstract  Accounts  thereof 

for  1916-17  (Act),  190, p.  190  (No.  130). 

R O Y AL  COMMISSIONS   :  Defence  of  the  Realm,  Losses. 
Dominions.  Housing  (Scotland).  Sir  John  Jackson, 
Limited. 
in 
Wales. 

Sugar  Supply.  University  Education  

... 

... 

„ 

R O Y AL  OBSERVATORY  

(Edinburgh): 

Twenty-seventh 

Annual  Report  ( Com.),  97. 

R O Y AL  PATRIOTIC  F U ND  CORPORATION   :  Thirteenth 

Report,  for .the year  1916  (Com.),  285. 

SAVINGS  BANKS  AND  FRIENDLY  SOCIETIES:   Account 
showing  Interest  accrued,  &c.  in  1916  (Act),  228,  p.  228 
(No.  152). 

SCOTTISH  W A  R  SAVINGS  C O M M I T T E E:   First  Report   of 

the  Committee  (Com.),  230. 

SEAMEN'S  SAVINGS  B A N K S:   Account   of  Deposits,  with 
Statement  of  Receipts  and  Payments  during  year  ended 
20th  November  1915  (Act),  119. 

RAMSGATE  HARBOUR   :  Receipts  and  Payments 

for 

SELECT  COMMITTEES   :  Return relative  thereto for  Session 

1916-17(Act), 284. 

1917-18  ( Ord.  301, pres.  303),   p.  303. 

RECONSTRUCTION  COMMITTEE  :  Part   I.  of  Report  of 
Agricultural  Policy  Sub-Committee  ( Com.),  50.  Report 
on  Joint  Standing  Industrial  Councils,  131. 

RECONSTRUCTION  COMMITTEE  : (Chemical  Trade), Report 

thereon. 
Report  thereon  ( Com.),  276. 

(Electric  Power),  Report thereon. 

(Forestry),

' 

REFORMATORY  AND  INDUSTRIAL  SCHOOLS   (Ireland)  -. 

Fifty-fifth  Report,  for  1916  (  Com.), 180. 

R E P LY   TO  GERMAN  P E A CE  N O TE   (Miscellaneous,  No.  4, 

1917) :  Copy  thereof  (Com.),  9. 

R E P LY   TO  N O TE  (Miscellaneous, No.   5 ,  1917)  :  Reply   of 

Allied  Governments  (Com.),   9. 

REPRESENTATION  OF  THE  PEOPLE  B I L L:   Appointment 
of  Commissioners  therefor  (Com.),  100.  Appointment 
of  Commissioners  ( Scotland),  104.  Clauses,  as  amended 
(Ord.  130,  pres.  130;,  p.  130  (No.  96).  Draft  Rules 
for  Voting  ( Com.),  210.  Clauses  5  and  13,  as  proposed 
to  be  amended  (Ord.  237,pres.  237),   p.  237  (No.  156). 
Clause  8,  as  proposed  to  be  amended  (Ord.  261,  pres.
261), p.  261  (No.  163). 

REPRESENTATION  OF  THE  PEOPLE  B I LL   (Redistribtuion
of  Seats):;  Boundary  Commission,  England  and  Wales, 
Letter  thereon  ( Com.),  169.  Report  of  Commission  for 
England  and Wales;  Report  of  Commission  for  Scotland, 
210.  Boundary  Commission 
(Ireland),  Warrant   of 
Appointment  thereof, 224.  Report   of  Commissioners  for 
Ireland;  257. 

REPRESENTATION  OF  THE  PEOPLE  B I LL  

(Redistribution
of  Seats in  Ireland)  :  Letter  from  Mr.  Speaker  thereon 
( Com.),  292. 

SHOPS  A C T,  1912:  Orders  made   by  Local  Authorities 
under  the  Act  (Act),  5,  7,  12,  21,  34,   37  (with  amend-' 
ment),  39,  >53,  56  (with  amendment),  61  (with  amend­
ment),  66,  78,  79,  85,  93,  109,  117,141,  147,152,155 
(Scotland),  165  (with  amendment),  175  (Scotland),  190 
(with  amendment),  197  (Ireland),  199,  208,  210,  211 
(Scotland),  211  (Ireland),  217,  226= (Ireland),  230,  233, 
242,  265,  273,  273  (with  amendment),  273  (Ireland), 
287  (with  amendment),  291  (Ireland),  298,  299,  317. 

SINKING  FUNDS   :  Account  showing  amount  received 
from  the  Exchequer  in  respect  of  Old  and  New  Sinking 
Funds  in  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917  (Act),  124, 
p.  124  (No.  93). 

SIR  J OH 

N  JACKSON,  L I M I T ED  
Report  of  the  Commissioners  ( Com.),  67. 

(Royal  Commission)-.

SITTINGS   OF  THE  HOUSE   :  Return  relative  thereto  for 

Session  1917-18  ( Ord.  301, pres.  303). 

SMALL  LANDHOLDERS   (Scotland)  ACTS  :  Fifth  Report 

by  Scottish  Land  Court  (Com.),  151. 

SOANE'S  M U S E U M:   Statement  of  the  Funds  thereof 

(Act),  296. 

SOUTHERN  RHODESIA   :  Papers  relative 

to  Native 

Reserve  Commission  (Com.),  211. 

SPECIAL  COMMISSIONS  :  Dardanelles.  .  Mesopotamia. 

SPRING  ASSIZES'   A C T,   1879:  Two  Orders   in  Council 
'5. 

relating  to  the  ensuing  Spring  Assizes  (Act), 

STANDING  COMMITTEES   :  Return  relative  thereto  for 

Session  1917-18  (Ord.  301, pres.  303),   p.  303. 

STATISTICAL  ABSTRACTS  (  United Kingdom)  -.  Statistical 
Abstract from  1901  to  1915, Sixty-third  Number  (Com.), 

RESEARCH  DEPARTMENT   :  Report  of  Committee  )of 
(Com.), 

Scientific  and  Industrial  Research,  1916-17 
210. 

R E V E N UE  AND  E X P E N D I T U RE   (England,  Scotland,  and 
Ireland):  Return  relative  °thereto  ( Or<f.  146, pres.  196), 
p.  ,196  (No.  134). 

STRAITS  SETTLEMENTS  W A  R  CONTRIBUTION  :  Treasury 

Minute  relative  thereto  (Com.),  151. 

STREET  ACCIDENTS  CAUSED   BY  VEHICLES  :  Return 

relative  thereto  (Adjd. 63, pres.  66),  p. 66  (No.  62). 

SUEZ  C A N AL   (Commercial, 

'No.  1,  1917):  Returns   of 
Shipping and Tonnage, 1914,1915,and  1916  (Com.),  209? 

R O AD  BOARD   :  Seventh Annual Report thereof  (Act),  174 

p.  174  (Np.  119). 

y'-.-L.- • 

SUGAR  DISTRIBUTION  SCHEME   :  Pap^r  relative  thereto 

(Com.),  197. 

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A C C O U N TS  A ND  P A P E R S —c o n t i n u e d. 

S U G AR  P U R C H A S E S:   Treasury  Minutes  thereon  (Com.), 

T R A DE   OF  SOUTH  A F R I CA   :  Report  for  1915  and  1916 

155,  230. 

(Corn.),  128. 

S U G AR  SUPPLY   (Royal  Commission)  :  First  Interim  Report 

of  the  Commissioners  (Com.),  210. 

S U M M ER  T I ME   (Departmental  Committee) :  Report  thereof 

(Corn.),  30. 

SUPERANNUATIONS  : 

Superannuation  Act,  1884: 

Treasury  Minutes  declaring 

thai  the  following 
Persons  in the undermentioned Departments  were 
appointed  to the  Offices  set  against  their  names 
without the, grant  of  a  Civil  Service  Certificate, 
through  inadvertence  on the part  of  the  heads of 
their  Departments,  viz. : — 

Alfred  Hooper  and  Henry  Pellatt,  War  Department 

< Act),  6.  Charles  Samuel  Hill,  War  Office,  210. 

Superannuation Act,  1887  : 

Treasury  Minutes  granting  Retired  Allowances 

uniter the Act  to— 

Patrick  O'Sullivan,  Customs  and  Excise  (Act),  142. 

Mr.  Frank  King  Hyde,  Customs  arid  Excise,  233. 

Superannuation Acts,  1859  and  1876 ; 

TRADING  W I TH  THE  TZNEMY   (Amendment.)  A C T,  1916:  

Supplementary  Lists  of  Orders  (Act),  10,  63,  114,  184,  

211,  273.  ' 

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,.:; 

T R E A S U RY  CHEST   :  Account  for  1915-16  (Act),  1.2,  p.  12 

(No.  19). 

T R E A TY  SERIES  : 

,,,. 

No.  8,  1916,  Index.  No.   1,  1917,  Agreement  with 
France  concerning  Post  Office  Money  Orders.  No.   2, 
1917,  Declaration  between  United  Kingdom  and  France 
A  concerning  Parcels  by  Post.  No.   3,  1917,  Accession  of 
States  to  Extradition  Treaty  with  Siam  (Com.),  4, 
No.  4,  1917,  General  Index,  1912-16,5.  No.   5,  1917,, 
Agreement  with, Italy  .concerning Parcels.  No.  6,  1917, 
Accession  of  Italy  to  Convention  relating  to  Prizes. 
No.  7,  1917,  Convention  with  United  States  concerning 
Migratory  Birds,  19.  No.  8,  1917,  Treaty  with  Nicara­
gua  relative  to  Turtle  Fisheries,^  137.  No.  9,  1917, 
Agreement  with  Liberia  respecting  Boundaries,  175. 

T R I N I D AD  :  Rule  relative  to  Prisons  (Act),  178. 

TRINIDAD  AND  TOBAGO   :  Treasury  Minute  relative  to 

Treasury  Minute  declaring  Harbin  to  be  an  unhealthy 

War  Contribution  (Com.),  210. 

place  for  the  purposes  of  the  Acts  (Act),  292. 

S U P R E ME  COURT   OF  JUDICATURE  :  Accounts  for  the 
(Act),  235,   p.  235 

year  ended  28th  February  1917 
(No.  155). 

S U P R E ME  COURT   OF  J U D I C A T U RE  A CT   (Ireland),  1 8 7 7: 
Orders  in Council  under  the A ct  giving  effect  to Rules  of 
Court  (Act),  10,  280,  300. 

> 

S U P R E ME  COURT   OF  JUDICATURE 

(Ireland)-.  Return 
relative  thereto  for  the  year  ended  30th  September  1916 

.... (Ord.  8, pres. 10),  p,  10  (No.  12). 

SUPREME  COURT   (Rules):  Rule  (January),  1917 

(Act),
6.  Rules  (April),  1917,  66.  Rules  (December),  1917, 
268,  273. 

SUPREME  COURT   (Prize,frc.  Deposit  Account,  1915-16)  : 
Account  thereof  from  4th  August  1914   to  31st  March 
1916  (Ord.  35,  pres.  37),  p.  37  (No.  47).  From  4th 
August  1914 to  31st March  1917  (Ord.  298,pres.  300), 
p.  300  (No.  178). 

T A X ES  

(England  and  Wales,  Scotland,  and  Ireland)  : 
Return  relative  thereto  (Ord.  130,  pres.  149),  p.  149 
(No.  107). 

T E M P O R A RY  BUILDINGS,   &C. :  Return   of  Buildings  tem­

porarily  under the  Office of  Works  (Com.),  43. 

T E M P O R A RY  L A WS   :  Register  of  Temporary  Laws  for  the 
Seventh  Session of the Thirtieth  Parliament of the  United 
Kingdom  (pres.  70, pursuant  to Report  of  Select  Committee 
on  Expiring  Laws,  1866), p.  70  (No.  67). 

T H A M ES  C O N S E R V A N C Y:   Report   of  proceedings  by  the 

Conservators  for  1916  (Act),  68,  p.  68  (No.  65). 

T R A DE  AND  N A V I G A T I ON   :  Accounts  relative  thereto  for 
1917  ( Ord.  24,  pres.  25),  p.  25  (No.  31).  For  1918 
(Ord.  292, pres.  317),  p.  317  (IfO.  189).  , 

T R A DE   (Foreign Countries and British  Possessions)  :  Annual 
Statement  for  1916,  Vol.  I.  (Com.),  165.  Vol.  II.,  204. 

T R A DE   OF  A U S T R A L I A:   Report  on  Import  Trade  in 
'.  1917  (Com.),  265.   t , 

T R A DE   OF  CANADA  :  Report  for   1 9 16  (Com.),  180. 

T R A DE   OF  N EW  Z E A L A N D:   Report  for   1 9 16  (  Com.), 

1 8 4, 

the  proceedings  of 

TRUSTEE  SAVINGS  BANKS   :  Twenty-fifth  Annual  Report 
of 
Inspection  Committee 
of  Trustee  Savings  Banks,  for  the  year  ended  20th 
November  1916  (A c t ), 66,  p.  66  (No.  60). 

the 

U L T I M US  H . ® R ES  (  Scotland) (Account  and List  of  Estates) -. 
(Ord.  82,  pres.  85),   p.  85 

relative  thereto 

Return 
(No.  70). 

• 

U N I ON   OF  BENEFICES  A CT   :  Scheme  under -  the  Act 

(Act),  44. 

UNIVERSITIES  OF  O X F O RD  AND  CAMBRIDGE  A C T,  
1877  (Oxford)-.  Statutes  under  the  A ct  —  All  Souls 
College  (Act),  30,  p.  30  (No.  37).  University,  211, 
p.  212  (No.  141).  Oriel  College,  211,   p.  212  (No.  142). 

J 

UNIVERSITIES 

(Scotland) 

A C T,  1889 

(Ordinance): 
University  Court  Ordinance,  No.  52  (Glasgow,  No.  15) 
(Foundation  of  Tennant  Chair  of  Ophthalmology). 
No.  53  (Glasgow,  No.  16)  (Regulations  for  Degrees   in 
Education)  (Act),  Q, 
6  (No.  4).  No.   54  (Edinburgh, 
No.  19)  (Foundation   of  Chair  of  Tuberculosis),  10, 
p.  10  (No.  15).  No.   55  (Saint  Andrews,  No.  10), 
Supplementary  to  Ordinance  No.  53,  66,  p.  66  (No.  61). 
No. 56  (Glasgow,  No.  17) (Foundation  of  Marshall  Chair 
of  Modern  Languages),  109, p.  109  (No.  83).  No.   57 
(Edinburgh,  No.  20)  (Foundation   of  Chair of  French). 
No.  58  (Edinburgh,  No.  21)  (Foundation   of  Chair  of 
Chemistry 
I l  l 
(No.  84).  No.   59  (Glasgow,  No.  18)  (Foundation   of 
the  Chair  of  William  Jacks  Modern  Languages),  167, 
p.  167  (No.  115).  No. 60 (Edinburgh,  Nov-22)  (Institu­
,  tion	  of  Degree  in  Commerce),  175,  p.  175  (No.  124). 
No.  61 
(Saint  Andrews,  No.  11)  (Regulations  for 
Degrees  in  Arts,  Philosophy,  and  Letters),  Supple­
mentary,  194,  p.  194  (No.  131).  No.   62  (Edinburgh, 
No.  23)  (Foundation   of  Chair  of  German),  255,  p.  255 
(No.  160). 

in  relation  to  Medicine),  111,  p. 

U N I V E R S I TY  EDUCATION  

IN  W A L ES   (Royal  Commis­

sion)-.  First  Report  of  the  Commissioners  (Com.),  43. 
Second 
Minutes  of  Evidence  to  First  Report,  54. 
Report,  with  Evidence  and  Appendices,  190. 

UNIVERSITY   OF  ABERDEEN  :  Abstract  of  Accounts  for 

the  year  1915-16  (Act),  164. 

VOL.  172.- 

Sess.  1917-18. 

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A C C O U N TS  A ND  P A P E R S —c o n t i n u e d. 

U N I V E R S I TY   OF  EDINBURGH  :  Annual  Statistical  Report 
of  the  University  for  the  year  1915-16  (Act),  134. 
Report  on  the  state  of  the  Finances  of  the  University 
for the  year  1915-16,  67. 

U N I V E R S I TY   OF  GLASGOW  :  Abstract  of  Accounts  for  the 
year  1915-16  (Act),  204.  Annual  Statistical  Report  of 
the  University  for  the  year  1915-16,  37.  For  1916-17, 
296. 

UNIVERSITY  OF  LONDON   A C T,   1898:  Statutes  under 

the  Act  (Act),  119,  p.  119  (No.  88),  286. 

U P P ER  M E D W AY  CONSERVANCY   :  Accounts  of  the  Con­
(Act),

servators  for  the  year-ending  31st  March  1917 
199. 

VOTE  OF  CREDIT  (Appropriation  Account), 

1 9 1 5 - 1 6: 
Account  for  year  enjled  31st  March  1916 ( Act),  53, p. 53 
(No,  54). 

. 

—  Laid  upon  the  Table  by  the  Clerk  of  the-
House, by  Act,   6,  Sec. -  Pursuant  to  Report  of  Select 
Committee  on  Expiring  Laws  (1866),  70. 

To  be printed,  5,  &c. 

— 

Presented  last  Session  ;  to  be  printed,  5. 

House ;  to  be printed,  6,  &c. 

Laid  upon  the  Table  by  the  Clerk  of  the-
. 

— 

&c. 

—	 

—  Referred  to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  8^. 

Order  referring  to  Committee  of  Supply 

discharged,  185. 

House,  274. 

—	 

72,  &c. 

Referred  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole-

Referred  to  the  Committee  on  the  Bill,. 

— 

— 

Order  for  Return  discharged,  213. 

W A G ES  AND  EFFECTS   OF  DECEASED  S E A M E N:   Account 
thereof  for  the  year  ended  31st  March  1917  (Com.),  284. 

A D D R E S S ES 

: 

O F  T H A N K S :— 

W AR  LOANS   :  Statistics  relative  thereto  (Com.),  317. 

W A  R  PENSIONS,  &C.  STATUTORY  COMMITTEE.   Report 

of  Committee  (Com.),  210. 

W E I G H TS  AND  MEASURES   :  Regulation  relative  thereto 

(Act),  147. 

W E L F A RE   OF  THE  B L I ND   (Departmental  Committee) : 
(Com.),  165.  Minutes  of  Evidence, 

Report  thereof 
167. 

W E L SH  CHURCH   A C T,  1914:  Second  Report   of  the 
Commissioners  (Com.),  9.  Account  of  Receipts  and 
Expenditure  for 1916  (Act),  44.  p.  44  (No.  50). 

W E ST  A F R I C AN  CURRENCY  BOARD   :  Report  of  the 

Board  for 1916-17  (Corn.),  283. 

W E ST  HIGHLAND  R A I L W AY  (  Extension  from  Banavie  to 
Fifteenth  Annual  Report  thereon,  with 

Mallaig): 
Accounts,  for  1916-17  (Act),  308. 

W E ST  I N D I E S:   Reports  on  Pellagra  (Com.),  233. 

W O O D S,  FORESTS,  AND  L A ND  REVENUES   :  Abstract 
Accounts  of  the  Commissioners  for  the  year  ending 
31st  March  1916 (Act),  17, p.  17  (No.  27).  Ninety-fifth 
Report  of  the  Commissioners,  1917  (Act),  139,  p.  139, 
(No.  104). 

WORKMEN'S  COMPENSATION   ACT,  1906 :  Rule  under  the 

Act  (Act),  124. 

ACCOUNTS  AND  PAPERS  : 

*  —  Ordered,  8,  &c. 

— — 

—  Addressed  for, 8, &c. 

Ordered, and presented accordingly,  82, &c. 

—— 

- — P r e s e n t ed   by  Command,  5,  &c. 

—	 

: 

By  Command,  during  Recess,  deli­

vered  to  Librarian  of  the  House  of  Commons,  pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  No.  95, 4, &c. 

— 

——  By  Address,  9. 

_ 

— 

—	 

w	  — 

72, &c. 

— 

:  By  Order,  10,  &c. 

—  By  Order  of  last  Session,  7,  &c. 

By  Act,  5,  &c. 

Pursuant  to  Standing  Order  175a, 
' 

'  . 

\ 

Laid  upon  the  Table  by  Mr.  Speaker,  317. 

KING'S  S P E E C H;   Motion  for  Address  of  Thanks  to-
His  Majesty  for  His  Most  Gracious  Speech   at  the 
opening of  Parliament;  Debate adjourned^ 6.  Resumed  ; 
Amendment  proposed  (Food  Production),  and  Question 
negatived  ;  proceedings  not  to  be  interrupted  under 
Standing  Order  No.  1,  8.  Main  Question  put,  and 
agreed  to.  Resolution  for an humble  Address  ;  Address 
to  be  presented  by  Privy  Councillors  or  Members   o f 
His  Majesty's  Household,  8.  King's  Answer,  13. 

O F  CONDOLENCE   : — 

D E A TH   o f  H ER  R O Y AL  HIGHNESS  t he  DUCHESS   o f 
CONNAUGHT  ;  Resolution,  nemine contradicente, That  an 
humble  Address  be  presented  to  His  Majesty,  to  express-
the  deep  concern  of  this  House  at  the  loss which  His 
Majesty  has  sustained  by  the  death  of  Her  Royal 
Highness  the  Duchess  of  Connaught,  arid  td  Condole 
with  His  Majesty  on-  this  melancholy  occasion  ;  and 
to  assure  His  Majesty  that  this  House  will  ever 
participate  with  the  most  affectionate  and  dutiful 
attachment  in  whatever  may  concern  the  feelings  and 
interests  of  His  Majesty;  to  be  presented  by  Privy 
Councillors  or  Members  of  His  Majesty's  Household,. 
45.  King's  Answer,  48. 

ADJOURNMENT  of  the  HOUSE.  Vide  HOUSE. 

ADJOURNMENT  MOTIONS  under  STANDING  ORDER 
°  No.  10.  Vide  HOUSE. 

AEROPLANE  R A I D S.   Vide  H O U SE 

(adjournment  of, 

under  Standing  Order  No.  10). 

A IR  FORCE 

[  Salaries  and  Remuneration] ;  Committee 
to  consider  ;  King's  Recommendation  signified,  238. 
Resolution  to  be  considered  as  soon  as  it  is  reported 
from  the  Committee  (pursuant  to  Order);  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported;  Resolution 
reported 
(pursuant to  Order),  and  agreed  to,  240. 

A IR  FORCE   ;  Bill  to make  provision  for  the  establishment, 
administration,  and  discipline  of  an  Air  Force,  the 
establishment  of  an  Air  Council,  and  for  purposed 
connected  therewith  ;  presented, and  ordered  to  be  read 
a  second time, 235.  Read  a second time;  Bill committed 
to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  237.  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported,  240.  Proceedings  not 
to  be  interrupted  under  Standing  Order  No.  I ;  Bill, 
as amended, considered;  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
244.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments; 
day  appointed  for  their  consideration,  255.  Lords' 
Amendments  agreed  to,  257. 
(Cited  as  Air  Farce 
(Constitution)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  261. 

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A I  R  R A I D.  Vide  HOUSE  (adjournment  of, under  Standing 

Order  No.  10). 

A IR  REPRISALS.   Vide  HOUSE  (adjournment  of,  under 

Standing  Order  No.  10). 

A L U M I N I UM  CORPORATION   \Lords];  Report,  That  the 
Bill  should  originate  in  the  House  of  Lords, 7.  Report, 
Standing  Orders  certified to  have  been  complied  with,  7. 
Bill  brought  from  the  Lords;  read  the  first  time,  and 
referred  to the Examiners, 63.  Report, Standing  Orders 
not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with  ;  Bill  to'be 
read  a  second  time,  73.  Read  a  second  time,  and 
committed,  79.  Reported,  without  Amendment;  Bill   to 
he  read  the  third  time,  99.  Bill  read  the  third  time 
(Cited  as 
and  passed,  without  Amendment,  103. 
Aluminium  Corporation (Conversion  of  Shares)  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  109. 

AMENDMENTS: 

t 

-

:

M A DE  ^—To  Motions;   by  adding words,  41, 

117,  120.  By  leaving  out  words  and  inserting • another 
word in a Motion  for appointment   of  a  Select  Committee, 
135.  In  Committee  on  matter,  by  leaving  out  words, 
226. 

Bills  in  Committee  ;  to leave  out  words  and 
inserted,  136. 

insert  others,  136.  Proposed  words 
Amendments  made  to  the  Schedule,  233-4. 

: 

Bills  on  Report;   to 

insert  words,  64. 
Amendment  to proposed  Amendment, to  leave out  words, 
186. 

Bills  on  Third  Reading;   to  leave  out  the 
words  "  now read the  third  time," and add, "  recommitted 
to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House  in  respect  of  a 
Clause,"  90.  Amendment  proposed,  to  recommit  the 
Bill,  made  ;  Amendment  amended,   by  inserting  words, 
and  made,  267,  269.  Proposed  Amendment  amended, 
by  leaving  out  a  word  and  inserting  other  words,  and 
added,  26,  61.  By  adding  words,  136.  Proposed 
Amendment,  as  amended, further  amended,  by  inserting 
words,  64.  Proposed words, as further  amended, inserted 
in the  Bill,  64. 

•	 

NOT  MADE  : — TO   the  Address,  8.  To  a 
Motion,  11.  On  Question,  That  Mr.  Speaker   do  now 
leave  th®  Chair,  to  leave  out  words  and  add  others,  21. 
To  a Motion  to  leave  out  words  and  add  others, 41,  56. 
T o  add  words,  125. 

Bills on  Second Reading  ;  Amendment,  " s ix 

months,"  40,  115. 

"  Three  months,"  68. 

— 

Bills in Committee  ;  to insert words,  26,136. 
To  leave  out  words,  26.  And  insert  others,  53,  60.   To 
insert  proposed  words,  as  amended,  136.  Schedule,   to 
leave out  words and  insert  others,  233.   T o  insert words, 
in  order; 
290.  Amendment  to  the  Amendment  not 
Question  not  put,  153,  166. 

J— 

—  Bills  on  Report;   to  insert words,  39,64,180. 
To  leave  out  words  and  insert  others,  63.   To  insert 
proposed  Amendment,  as  amended,  185. 

— Bills  on  Third  Reading;  Amendment 
proposed,  to  recommit  the  Bill;  Amendment  proposed 
td proposed  Amendment, to  leave  out  words,  not  made, 
267. 

In  Committee  on  matter;  to  insert  words, 

121.   T o  add  words,  121. 

—  Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment,  as 
amended,  to  add  words,  not  made,  26.  Amendment   to 
proposed  Amendment,  to  insert  words,  64,  132.   T o 
'  leave  out  words  and  insert  others,  132.   To  leave  out 
'  words,  186, 254.  Amendments  to  Lords'  Amendments 

ruled  out of  order,  31$. 

—	  —  

— —  W I T H D R A W N:  —   TO  Motions; 

to  insert 
words  in  Motion  for appointment   of  Select  Committee, 
135.  To  add  words,  117,  120. 

•  —  Bills  on,  Second  Reading  ;   to  leave  out 

words and  add  others,  22,  58. 

Bills  in  Committee  ;  to; insert  words,  26,53, 
&c.   T o  add  words,  26,  27.   To  leave  out  words  and 
insert  others,  53,  144,  &c.   To  leave  out  words,  144. 
Schedule,  to  insert  words,  233-4.   T o  leave  out  words 
and insert  others,  233 -4. 

—	 

Bills  on  Report;  to  leave  out  from  the 
beginning  to  the  end of  a  subsection,  18.  To  leave  out 
words,  39.  And  insert  others,  40.   T o 
leave  out  a 
Clause, 58.   To  insert words,  63,  187. 

— 

— Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment,  as 
amended,  to  add  words,  26.  Amendment  to  proposed 
Amendment,  and  proposed  Amendment,  60.  Amend­
ment  to  proposed  Amendment,  to  insert  words,  64,  117, 
120.  To  leave  out  words,  132.  Amendment   to  pro­
posed  Amendment,  as  amended,  to  insert  words,  64. 
Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment,  to 
leave  out 
words  and ipsert  others,  133.  Amendment  to  proposed 
Amendment,  to  insert  words,  185.  Amendment  ruled 
out  of  order  by  Mr.  Speaker,  315. 

— — 

Lords'  Amendments  to  Bills.  Vide  BILLS. 

APPOINTMENT 

o f"   MEMBERS 

under 

A C T,   1911.  Vide  CHAIRMEN'S  P A N E L. 

PARLIAMENT 
SELECTION. 

ARMAGH  COUNTY   (Mid  Armagh  Division)  W R I T.   Vide 

ELECTIONS. 

A R M A GH  COUNTY  
Vide  ELECTIONS. 

(South  Armagh  Division)  W R I T. 

ARMSTRONG,  W H I T W O R T H,   and  COMPANY  (Railways)  ; 
Bill presented, and read  the  first  time, 9.  Day  appointed 
for  Second  Reading,  16.  Read  a  second  time,  and 
referred  to the Examiners,  19.  Report,  Standing  Orders 
not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with;  Bill  com­
mitted,  28. 
A s 
amended,  considered,  103.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed, 109.  Agreed to by the L'ords, with  Amendments, 
190.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  196. 
(Cited  as 
Sir  W.  G.  Armstrong,  Whitworth, and  Company,  Limited 
(Railways),  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

Reported,  with  Amendments,  99.  

A R MY   (Annual)  ;  Bill to provide, during twelve  months, for 

the  discipline  and  regulation  of  the  A r m y;  ordered; 
presented  accordingly,  and  read 
Second  Reading  deferred, 51.  Bill  read  a second  time ; 

committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  84.  

Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported;  as  amended,  

considered  ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  55.  

Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  ,58.  

(Cited  as Army  (Annual)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  67.  


the  first  time,  49.  


A R MY  

(Annual)  A CT  

(1916)  A M E N D M E NT  ;  Bill  to 
amend  the  Schedule  to  the  Artriy  (Annual)  Act,  1916  ;  

presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  55.  

Second  Reading  deferred,  57.  Read  a  second  time;  

House  immediately  resolves  itself  into  Committee;  Bill  

considered  in  Committee,  and reported,  without  Amend­
ment  ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed  (endorsed  

with  Mr.  Speaker's  Certificate),  58.  Agreed   to by  the  

Lords, without Amendment, 63.  ( Cited as Army  (Annual)  

Act(1916)  Amendment .Acf, 1917)  Royal  Assent,  67.  


A R MY  ESTIMATES.   Vide  S U P P L Y. 

A R MY  

(Medical  . Examinations).  Vide  AMENDMENT  on 

going  into  S U P P L Y. 

ARRESTS  in  IRELAND.  Vide  HOUSE  (adjoui'nmentof, 

under  Standing  Order  No.  10). 

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A S H T O N - U N D E R - L Y NE  CORPORATION   [Lords]-,  Report, 
That  the  Bill  should  originate   in the  House of  Lords,  7. 
Report,  Standing  Orders  certified  to  have  been  complied 
with,  7.  Brought  from  the  Lords;  read  the  first  time, 
and  referred  to  the  Examiners^  93.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with ;  Bill 
to  be  read  a second  time,  98.  Read  a second  time,  and 
committed,  103.  Reported, with Amendments,  119.   A s 
amended, considered,  156.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  with  Amendments,  162.   T o  which  the  Lords 
(Cited  as  Ashton-under-Lyne  Corporation 
agree,  176. 

i	  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

B A L L OT  

for  BILLS  ;  Order,  That,  until  the  House 
otherwise  determines,  and  so  far  as the  House  does  not 
otherwise  determine, no  Public  Bills  other than  Govern­
ment  Bills  be  introduced,  and  no  Ballot  be  taken  for 
determining  the  precedence   of  such  Bills,  8. 

BAPTIST  CHAPELS  CHARITIES   ;  Bill to  confirm  a  Scheme 
of  the  Charity  Commissioners  for  the  application   or 
management  of 
certain  Charities;  presented,  and 
ordered  to  be  read  a second  time,  102.  Read  a  second 
time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House,  105.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported, 
.	  without  Amendment;  Bill read the third time and passed, 
107.  Agreed   to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment, 
(Cited  as  Baptist  Chapels  Scheme  Confirmation 
158. 

•	  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

BARROW-IN-FURNESS 

CORPORATION  W A T E R;   Bill 
presented,  and  read  the  first  time,  9.  Bead  a  second 
time,  and  committed,  16.  Reported,  with  Amendments, 
•  92.   A s  amended,  considered,  101.  Bill  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  106.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with 
Amendments,  160.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  169. 
(Cited  as  Barrow-in-Furness  Corporation  Water  Act, 
1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

BARTON  and  STRETFORD  R A I L W A Y;   Bill  presented, 
and  read  the  first  time,  9.  Read  a  second  time,  and 
committed,  16.  Reported,  Preamble  not proved,  57. 

B E D W AS  a nd  MACHE°N  URBAN  DISTRICT  COUNCIL 
[Lords]  -,  Report,  That  the  Bill  should  originate   in  the 
Lords,  7.  Report,  Standing  Orders  certified  to  have 
been  complied  with,  7.  Brought  from  the  Lords;  read 
the  first  time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  93. 
Report,  Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired  into 
complied  with;  Bill  to  be  read  a  second  time,  98.  Read 
'  a  second  time,  and  committed,  103.  Reported,  with 
Amendments,  143.   A s  amended,  considered,  154.  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with  Amendments,  156. 
(Cited  as  Bedwas  and 
To  which  the  Lords  agree,  160. 
"	  Mac hen Urban District  Council Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 

182. 

BEER  (Increase  of  Output).  Vide  HOUSE  (adjournment 

of,  under  Standing  Order  No.  10). 

BELFAST  BOROUGH   (South  Belfast  Division)'  W R I T. 
<  Vide  ELECTIONS. 

B I L L E T I NG   of  CIVILIANS  ;  Bill  to  make  provision  for  the 
i  billeting of  persons  engaged  on  work  of  national import­

ance  for  the  purposes   of  the  present  war;  presented, 
and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  58.  Second 
Reading  deferred, 60,  62,  65, 69,  71,  72.  Read a  second 
time;  Question,  That  the  Bill   be  committed  to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House,  resolved  in  the! Affirma­
tive;  Bill  accordingly  committed,  73. 
Committee 
deferred,  75,  76,  79,  80,  81,  84,  86.  Considered   in 
Committee,  and  reported;  as  amended^  considered; 
Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third  time; 
'  Debate adjourned, 86.  Resumed;  Amendment proposed, 
to  recommit  the  Bill;  and  made;  Bill  recommitted; 

considered  in  Committee,  and  reported;  as  amended  on 
recommittal,  considered;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed, 90.  Agreed  to by the  Lords, with Amendments  j 
day  appointed  for  their Consideration,  106.  Proceedings 
on  consideration  of  Lords'  Amendments  not   to  be 
interrupted under  Standing  Order  No.   1; Lords'  Amend­
ments  agreed  to,  108. 
(Cited  as  Billeting  of  Civilians 
Act,  l9l7)  Royal  Assent,  199. 

B I L L E T I NG   of  C I V I L I A NS 

[Salaries  and  Expenses'];
Pommittee  to  consider;  King's  Recommendation  signi­
fied,  74.  Committee  deferred,  75,  76, 81.  Considered 
in  Committee;  Resolution  to   be  reported,  79.  Report 
deferred,  80.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  84. 

BILLS: 

P R I V A T E :— 

—	 

,7. 

. 

List  of  Bills to  originate  in  the .House  of  Lords, 
• . . . ' • •' 

...•....• 

•  Bills  presented,  and read  the  first  time,  9. 

— — ——  Certificate   of  Examiners  as  to  compliance  with 

Standing  Orders,  7. 

» 

-— 

Reports  from  Examinees  on  Petitions  fOr  Bills,. 
Standing  Orders  not  complied  with,  referred   to  Select 
Committee  on  Standing  Orders,  39  [Lords],  39. 

—. Brought  from the  Lords;  read  the first time,  and 

referred  to  the  Examiners,  93,  &o, 

—— 

Bills  read  a  second  time,  and  referred   to  the 

Examiners,  16. 

-—— 

Read  a second  time,  and  committed,  24,  &c. 

— — ; —  -  Read  a second  time  after  Amendment  proposed,, 

"  six  months," not  made,  40. 

- —  —  Report 

from  Local  Legislation  Committee, 

with  amended  Title,  145. 

——-  Report  from  Examiners,  Standing  Orders  not 
previously  inquired into  complied  with  ;  Bill  committed, 
33. 

7	 

-  Report  from  Examiners   on  Petition  for  Bill 
originating  in  the  Lords,  Standing  Orders  not  complied 
with,  referred  to  Select  Committee  on  Standing  Orders, 
39,  69,  &c. 

—  Unopposed  Bill  Committees  (Panel) j  Members 

selected to  serve,  19. 

Reports  from  Select  Committee  on  Standing 

Orders,  29. 

—— 

Attendance  of  Witness  ordered,  114. 

—,—-  Reported,  Preamble  not  proved,  57. 

—— 

Reported,  with  Amendments,  50,  85,  &c. 
Without  Amendment, 108, &c.  And  Title  amended, 145. 
——  Bill,  as  amended,  considered,  101.  Read  the 
third  time  and  passed,  109.  Agreed   to  by  the  Lords, 
with  Amendments,  160.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed 
to,  169. 

Standing  Orders  222  and  243  suspended  ;  Bill 

read  the  third time  and  passed,  141,  151. 

REPORTS  FROM  G R O U P S :— 

R A I L W AY  B I L LS  :  < 

v '	  "" 

'  .  (Group   1) ;  Adjournment  of  Committee,  57,77. 

— 
1  Order  relative  to  Private  Business  set  down 
for  8.15, to  be  taken  at  the  conclusion  of.:Government 
Business,  11. 

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B I LL  S—continued. 

PETBLIQs— 

— 

—  Ballot  for  Bills,   8.  Presented,  and  ordered  to 

be  read  a  second  time,  10. 

Motion for leave to bring in Bills, and Mr. Speaker 
or  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker  puts  the  Question,  pursuant   to 
Standing  Order  No.  11,  99. 

Ordered;  presented  accordingly  ;  read  the  first 

time,  195. 

Bill  considered  in  Committee  after  Motion  for 

an  Instruction,  and  Question  negatived,  112. 

Bill  considered  in  Committee  ;  Title  amended, 

159. 

Bill  considered 

—	 
in  Committee,  and  reported, 
after  proceedings  interrupted-by  Message to  attend the 
Lords  Commissioners,  182. 

Bill  recommitted  in  respect  of  Amendments  to 

Clauses,  58 

Ordered 

to  be  brought  ini  upon  Resolutions 
reported  from  Committee   of  the  whole  House  (Ways 
and  Means),  14, 49,  90,  96,  170,  193,  280. 

— -  Debate  adjourned  on  Question,  That  a  Clause 
be  read  a  second  time  on  consideration  of  a  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  96. 

Outlawries  Bill %  read  the  first  time, 4. 

Second  Reading  deferred,  27,  &c. 

Motion,  That  a  Bill   be  now  read  a second  time ; 
Amendment  proposed,  "  six  months  " ;  House  counted 
out,  100. 

—  Bill read a second time after Amendment proposed, 
to  leave  out  words  and  add  others,  withdrawn;  B i ll 
c o m m i t t ed   to  Committee   of  the  whole House, 22,58,  281. 
Bill read a second time after Amendment  proposed, 
to  leave  out words  and  add  others, not  made,  50,  77,   &c 
After  resumption   of  adjourned  Debate  on  Amendment, 
108. 
—-—-—w  Bill  read  a  second  time  after  resumption  of 
adjourned  Debate  on  Amendment  proposed, 
" s i  x 
months,"  and not made, 76.  And  Question put, pursuant 
to  Standing  Order  (Closure),  275. 

liill r^ad a second time after Amendment proposed, 

"  three  months,"  and  not  made,  68. 

; 

Bill  read  a  second 

time  after  Amendment 
proposed, "  six  months,"  and  not made,  and Question  put, 
pursuant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure  of  Debate),  115, 
171. 

— : — —  Bill  read  a  second  time  after  proceedings 
interrupted  by  Message 
missioners;  resumed,  109. 

to  attend  the  Lords  Com­

Bill  read  a  second  time  after  a  Motion  moved 
by  a  Member,  That  the  Debate  be  adjourned,  and 
Mr.  Speaker  declines   to  propose  the  Question  (abuse  of 
Rules),  230. 

Bill  read  a  second  time  after  Amendment 
proposed,  and not  made,  and  notice  taken  that  strangers 
w e re  present,  and  House  resolves  itself  into  a  Secret 
Session,  291. 
— 
73. 

Bill  committed   to  a  Standing  Committee,  26, 

Bill  committed  to  a  Committee   of  the  whole 
House;  Order   of  committal  of  Bill  discharged ;  Bill 
committed  to  a  Standing  Committee,  26. 

Bill  read  a  second  time;  House  immediately 
in 

into  Committee  ;  Bill  considered  

resolves  itself 
Committee  ;  Progress,  14. 

Bill  read  a  second  time ;  Motion,  That  the  Bill 
be  committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  and 
Question  resolved in  the  Affirmative,  73. 

Order  for  Second  Reading  read and discharged  ; 

Bill  withdrawn,  27. 

Bill  considered  in  Committee,  and  reported;  as 

amended  in  Committee  and  on  recommittal,  considered 
read  the  third  time  and passed, 201,  272. 

Bill  considered  in  Committee,  and reported;  as 
amended, considered  ;  Debate on Amendment  adjourned, 
61. 

Bill fiSCliSideted in  Committee;,  and  reported; 
Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  iead  the  third  time; 
Debate  adjourned,  74. 

Order  for  consideration,  as amended, read;  Bill 
recommitted  in  respect  of  Amendments  to  a  Clause; 
considered  in  Committee,  and  reported;  as  amended  on 
recommittal,  considered  ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  58. 

Order  for  consideration,  as  amended  in  the 
Standing  Committee,  read;  Motion,  That  the  Bill,   as 
amended,  be recommitted,  withdrawn,  79. 

Bill,  as  amended,  considered,  and  at  Eleven 

o'clock  further  consideration  stood  adjourned,  38. 

Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Standing  Committee, 
considered;  Debate  adjourned  on  Question,  That  a 
Clause  be  read  a second  time,  79,  80. 

Bill,  as  amended  in  the  Standing  Committee, 
considered;  Debate  adjourned  on Question, That  the Bill 
be  read  the  third  time,  87. 

Postponed  proceeding  on Amendment  proposed 

on  consideration  of  the  Bill,  as amended,  resumed,  40 

—:—  Bill,  as  amended  in  Committee  and  on  recom­

mittal,  considered,  202. 

Bill,  as  amended,  considered  :  Title  amended  : 

Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  245. 

Motion,  That  a Bill   be  now  read  the  third  time; 
Amendment  proposed,  to  recommit  the  Bill j  Debate 
adjourned,  267.  Bill  recommitted,  269.  Considered   in 
Committee, 270.  Considered in  Committee;  -as amended 
on  recommital,  reported;  considered  ;  read  the  third 
time  and passed,  272. 

Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed  after 
Closure  claimed,  but  assent  withheld,  and  Question  put, 
pursuant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure),  and  am-eed  to 
232. 
- — -—  Motion,  That  a Bill   be  now  read  the  third  time; 
Debate  adjourned,  74.  Resumed;  Bill  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  78. 

. 

. 

— — 
Motion,  That  a  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time;  Debate  adjourned,  87.  Resumed;  Amendment 
proposed,  to recommit  the  Bill,  made ;  Bill considered  in 
Committee,  and  reported  ;  as  amended  on  recommittal, 
considered  ;  read  the third  time  and  passed,  90. 

Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with 

Amendments,  99. 

•  Bill read the  third  time  and  passed  after  Closure 

--  -  -
claimed, but  assent withheld,  65. 

Bill  read 

the 

third 

time  and  passed  after 

Amendment  proposed,  and  Question  put,  pursuant   t o  

Standing  Order  (Closure)  ;  Amendment  not  made,  101.  


Verbal  Amendment  made;  Bill  read  the  third  


time  and  passed,  158.  


Bill  read  the 

time  anc 

proceedings  postponed  at  8.15,  and  resumed;  174.  


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[1917-18. 

B I L LS  continued. 

PUBLIC—continued. 

L O K D S'  AMENDMENTS   t o  B I L LS   : — 

' w ? — -—  Bill  agreed   to by  the  Lords, with Amendments ; 
Amendments  ,  to  be  printed;  Lords'  Amendments 
considered  forthwith, and  agreed  to,  76. 

—	 

Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments; 
Lords'Amendments  considered;  several  agreed  to,  one 
disagreed  to;  one  amended,  and  agreed  t o;  remaining 
Lords' Amendments  agreed  to;  Committee  appointed 
to  draw  up  a  Reason  for  disagreeing  to  the  Lords' 
Amendment  ;  nominated,  &c.,  140. 
for 
disagreeing  to  the  Lords'  Amendment  reported,  and 
agreed  to,  141.  Lords  agree  to  the  Amendment  made 
by  this  House  to the  Amendment  made  by  the  Lords  to 
the  Bill, and do  not insist  on  their  Amendment  to  which 
this  House  hath  disagreed,  146. 

Reason 

Lords'  Amendments  considered,  and  agreed  to, 
after an  Amendment,proposed  to  the  Lords'Amendment, 
and withdrawn,  203. 

Day  appointed 

for  consideration  of  Lords' 

Amendments,  255,  &c. 

Lords'  Amendments  to be  considered  forthwith; 

considered,  and  agreed  to,  283,  276. 

Lords'  Amendments  considered,  and  agreed  to, 

four with a Special  Entry,  310. 

—— 

-  Several  agreed  to,  several  disagreed  t o;  one 
Amendment  divided,  part  agreed  to,  part  disagreed 
t o;  one  Lords'  Amendment  agreed 
to,  with  an 
Amendment  [Special  Entry]  ;  certain  Lords'  Amend­
ments  amended, and  a  consequential  Amendment  made 
to  the  Bill  ;  Committee  appointed  to  draw  up  Reasons 
for  disagreeing  to  certain  of  the  Lords'  Amendments  ; 
nominated;.  Two  quorum ;  to  withdraw,  205.  Reasons 
for  disagreeing  to  certain  of  the  Lords'  Amendments 
reported,  and  agreed  to,  208.  Lords  do  not  insist 
on  their  Amendments  to  the  Bill,  and  agree  to  the 
Amendments  made  by  this  House  to  and  in  lieu  of 
'  the  Amendments  made  by  their  Lordships,  without 

Amendment,  208. 

[Corn  Production  Bill.] 

to,  303. 

Lords'  Amendments 

—  Bill  brought  from  the  Lords,  with  Amendments, 
and to be  printed, 303.  Considered;  Lords' Amendment 
disagreed 
further 
considered;  several  agreed  to,  several  amended,  and 
agreed  to,  several  disagreed  to ;  further  consideration 
of  Lords'  Amendments 
Lords' 
further  considered;  several  agreed  to, 
Amendments 
several  amended,  and 
consequential 
Amendments  made  to  the  Bill;  several  Amendments 
disagreed  to  ;  Committee  appointed  to  draw up  Reasons 
for  disagreeing  to  certain  of  the  Lords'  Amendments  to 
the  Bill;  Committee  nominated  ;  Three  quorum  ;  to 
withdraw,  308-10.  Reasons  reported,  and  agreed  t o; 
Message  to  the  Lords  communicating  Reasons,  with  the 
Bill  and Amendments,  312. 

adjourned,  304. 

agreed 

t o; 

Lords •  do  not  insist  on  certain  Amendments ; 

agree  to  certain  Amendments  to  Amendments;  make 
consequential  Amendments;  agree  to  certain  other 
Amendments  to  Amendments;  disagree 
to  certain 
Amendments  to  Amendments  and  assign Reasons;, insist 
on certain Amendments disagreed  to, and  assign  Reasons, 
314.  Amendments  and  Reasons  to  be  printed,  314. 
Lords' Amendments  to Commons' Amendments to Lords' 
Amendments,  and  Lords'  Amendments  proposed  in  lieu 
•of  Amendments  disagreed  to, and  Reasons  for  insisting,' 
considered forthwith, 314.  Several  Amendments  agreed 
to,  several  disagreed to  ;  Lords'  Reasons  for  insisting  on 
several  of  their  Amendments  considered;  several  Lords' 
Amendments  agreed  to,  several  disagreed 
this 
House  doth  not  insist  on  several  of  its  Amendments  ; 
consequential  Amendments  made  to  the  Bill;  Com­
mittee  appointed  to  draw  up  Reasons  for  disagreeing 

t o; 

to  certain  Lords' >  Amendments  ;  nominated ;  Three 
quorum;  to  withdraw,  314-16.  Reasons  reported,  read 
a second time,  and agreed to,  317.  Message to  the  Lords 
communicating  Reasons,  with  the  Bill  and  Amend­
ments, 317.  Lords  do not insist on  Amendment  disagreed 
to ;  propose  an  Amendment  in  lieu  thereof;  agree  to 
Amendments  to  Amendments  last  made  by  the  Lords, 
disagree  to  certain  other  Amendments,  and  assign 
Reasons;  make  consequential  Amendments  to  the  Bill, 
317.  Lords'  Amendment 
lieu  of  Amendment 
disagreed  to,  .and  Reasons  for  disagreeing  to  certain 
Amendments,  and  Lords'  consequential  Amendment, 
considered  forthwith,  317.  Lords'  Amendment  agreed 
for  disagreeing  to  certain 
to,  and  Lords'  Reasons 
Amendments  considered,  and agreed to ;  this House  doth 
not  insist  on  its  Amendments;  Lords'  consequential 
Amendments  agreed  to,  318, 
[Representation  of  the 
People  Bill.] 

in 

BILLS  passed with  unusual  E X P E D I T I ON   : — 

_ 
Read a second time;  House immediately  resolves 
itself  into Committee ;  Bill  considered  in  Committee,  and 
reported,  without  Amendment;  read  the  third  time  and 
passed, 29, 51 [Lords],  58, &c. 

* 

—:—-—  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported;  as 
amended,  considered;  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
18.	 

( 

—	 
Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported, without 
Amendment;  read th?  third  time  and passed, 51,  78,  &c. 

Considered 

in  Committee,  and  reported;  as 
amended,  considered;  Bill  read  the  third,  time  and 
passed,  100. 

d 

L I ST   of  BILLS  endorsed  with  Mr.  Speaker's  or 
Mr.  Deputy  Speaker's  Certificate  under  the  PAR­
LIAMENT  A C T,  1 9 1 1 :— 

Army  (Annual)  Act  (1916)  Amendment  Bill, 
58.  Consolidated  Fund  (No.  1)  Bill, 20.  Consolidated 
Fund  (No.   2)  Bill,  55.  Consolidated  Fund  (No.   3) 
Bill,  101.  Consolidated  Fund  (No.  4)  Bill,  .174.  Con­
solidated  Fund  (No.   5)  Bill,  232.  Consolidated  Fund 
(Appropriation)  Bill,  283. 
(Customs) 
Bill,  187.  War  Loan  Bill,  199. 

Isle  of  Man 

B I L LS  U N D ER  T HE  P R I V A TE  L E G I S L A T I ON 
P R O C E D U RE  ( S C O T L A N D)  A C T,  1899   :— 

Report  of  names  of  Fifteen  Members  to  form 

the  Parliamentary  Panel  of  Members  to  act  as  Com­
missioners under the  Act,  28. 

Presented,  and  ordered  (under  Section  7  of  the 

Act)   to be  considered,  139,  267. 

Presented,  and  ordered  (under  Section  9  of  the 

Act)  to be  read  a second  time,  114,  288. 

Read  a  second  time,  and  ordered  to  be  con® 

sidered,  123.  Considered,  124. 

Read  the  third  time  and  passed,  127.  Agreed 

to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  146. 

Considered ;  Bill read  the  third time  and passed, 

201. 

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 certain  Provisional  Orders, 
for  which  Petitions  have  been  presented, be  allowed  to 
proceed,  subject  to  such  recommendations  as  they  may 
hereafter make with  respect  to the  several  Orders,  23. 

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BILLS—continued. 

P R O V I S I O N AL  O R D ER  B I L L S :— 

Presented;  read  the  first  time,  and  referred  to 

the  Examiners,  39. 

Examiners'  Report,  no  Standing  Orders  applic­

able,  28,  &c. 

Examiners'  Report,  Standing  Orders  applicable 

complied  with,  118. 

•	 

Bill  read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  30. 
Bill  reported,  with  Amendments;  Provisional 

Orders  confirmed,  73. 

Bill  reported,  without  Amendment;  Provisional 

Order  confirmed, 50,  73. 

• 

Bill,  as  amended,  considered,  137,  &c. 

Bill  read  the  third  lime  and  passed,  52. 
Bill  agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amend­

ment,  109. 

Bill  agreed  to  by  the Lords,  with  Amendments, 

171. 

—	 

Lords'  Amendments  agreed to,  172. 
Royal  Assent  to  Bills,  30,  56,  67,  77,  102,  109, 

151,  182, 208, 235,  261,  284,  318. 

B I L LS   of  EXCHANGE  (Time  of  Noting)  ;  Bill   to  amend 
the  Bills  of  Exchange  Act,  1882,  with  respect   to  the 
time  for  noting  Bills ;  presented,  and  ordered   to  be  read 
a  second  time,  215.  Second  Reading  deferred,  219,  221, 
222,  224,  226.  Read  a second  time;  Bill  committed   to 
a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  227.  Considered  in 
Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amendment;  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  228.  Agreed   to by  the 
(Cited  as  Bills  of 
Lords,  without  Amendment,  233. 
Exchange  (Time  of  Noting)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
236. 

BIRMINGHAM  CHURCHES  F U ND  C H A R I TY   ;  Bill  to  con­

firm  a  Scheme  of  the  Charity  Commissioners  for  the 
application  or  management  of  the  Charity  called  or 
known  as the  Birmingham  Churches  Fund, in  the  City 
of  Birmingham;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a 
second  time,  102.  Read  a second  time ;  Bill  committed 
to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  105.  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amendment;  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  107.  Agreed   to  by  the 
( Cited as Birmingham 
Lords,  without  Amendment,  158. 
Churches Fund  Charity  Scheme  Confirmation  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  182. 

BISHOPRICS  of  BRADFORD  and  COVENTRY 

[Lords']-,
Bill,  intituled   An  Act   to  provide  for  the  foundation   of 
Bishoprics  of  Bradford  and  Coventry,  and  for  matters 
incidental  thereto  ;  brought  from the  Lords,  286.  Read 
Second  Reading  deferred,  297. 
the  first  time,  294. 
Bill  read  a  second  time;  committed   to  a  Committee  of 
the  whole  House,  299.  Considered   in  Committee,  and 
reported,  without  Amendment;  read  the  third  time 
(Cited  as 
and  passed,  without  Amendment,  301. 
Bishoprics  of  Bradford  and  Coventry  Act,  1918)  Royal 
Assent,  318. 

BLACKPOOL 

IMPROVEMENT   ;  Bill  presented,  and  read 
the  first  time,  9.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed, 
16.  Reported,  with  Amendments,  92.   A s  amended, 
considered,  102.  Read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
106.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments; 
day  appointed 
Lords' 
Amendments  agreed  to,  194. 
provement  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

for  their  consideration,  180. 

(Cited  as  Blackpool  Im­

B O A Z'  DIVORCE  

;  Bill,  intituled   An  A ct   to 
dissolve  the  Marriage   of  William  Robert  Boaz  with 
Florence  Elizabeth  Boaz,  his  now  wife,  and   to  enable ; 

[Lords] 

him  to  marry  again,  and  for  other  purposes;  brought 
from the Lords  ;  read  the first time, 146.  Read  a  second 
time, and committed, 151.  Message  to  the Eords  request­
ing  Copies  of  Minutes  of  Evidence,  &c.,  151.  Minutes 
of  Evidence  communicated  from  the  Lords,  154.  Bill 
reported  from  Select  Committee,  without  Amendment; 
to  be  read  the  third  time  ;  Minutes  of  Evidence,  &c. 
returned  to  the  Lords,  158.  Bill  read  the  third  time 
(Cited  as  Boa£ 
and  passed,  without  Amendment,  169. 
Divorce  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

BOLTON  CORPORATION  W A T ER   [Lords] ;  Report,  That 
the  Bill  should  originate  in  the  Lords,  7.  Report, 
Standing  Orders  certified to  have  been  complied  with,  7. 

a  ' 

BRISTOL  W A T ER   ;  Bill  presented,  and  read  the first time, 
9.  Day  appointed  for  Second  Reading,  16. 
Read 
a  second  time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  37. 
Report,  Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired  into 
complied  with  ;  Bill  committed,  46.  Reported,  with 
Amendments,  92.   As  amended,  considered,  96.  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  101.  Agreed  to by  the 
Lords,  with  Amendments,  146.  Lords'  Amendments 
agreed  to,  149. 
(Citedas  Bristol  Waterworks  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  151. 

BRITISH  MUSEUM   (Petition  for  Aid);  King's  Recom­

mendation  signified;  referred  to  the  Committee  of 
Supply,  20.  Vide   ACCOUNTS. 
PUBLIC  PETITIONS. 
SUPPLY. 

BUSINESS   of  the  HOUSE.  Vide  HOUSE. 

CAERPHILLY   U R B AN  DISTRICT  COUNCIL  

[Lords]-,
Report,  That  the  Bill  should  originate   in  the  Lords,  7. 
Report,  Standing  Orders  certified  to  have  been  complied 
with,  7.  Brought  from  the  L o r d s;  read  the  first  time, 
and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  93.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with; 
Bill  to  be  read  a  second  time,  98.  Read  a  second  time, 
and  committed,  103.  Reported,  with  Amendments,  143. 
A s  amended,  considered,  151.  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and passed, with  Amendments,  173.  To  which  the  Lords 
agree,  176. 
(Cited  as Caerphilly  Urban  District  Council 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

CENSUS  of  PRODUCTION  ;  Bill  to  amend  the  Census  of 
Production  Act,  1906, with  respect   to  the times  at  which 
a  Census of  Production  may  be  taken  ;  presented,  and 
ordered  to  be  read  a second  time,  19.  Second  Reading 
deferred,  21,  23,  25,  27.  Bill  read  a  second  time; 
House 
into  Committee; 
Bill  considered  in  Committee,  and  reported,  without 
Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  29. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  39. 
(Cited  as  Census of  Production  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
56. 

immediately  resolves 

itself 

C H A I R M AN   O F  W A YS  A ND  M E A NS 

O R  D E P U TY 

C H A I R M A N: 

: —  Reports  list  of  Bills  (Private)   to  originate  in, 

the  House  of  Lords,  7. 

— 

Temporary  Chairmen  of  Committees  nominated 

by  Mr.  Speaker,  15. 

Takes  the  Chair  as  Deputy  Speakre, 35, 37,  63, 

66,  67,69,  71,  110. 

—  Withholds  his  assent to  Closure,  32,  &c. 

- —  • " "r  Directs  Member  

to  discontinue  his  speech 

(irrelevance),  36. 

— 

Orders  Member 

to  withdraw  on  account   o f 

disorderly  conduct,  123. 

VOL.  172. 

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[1917-18. 

C H A I R M AN   OF  W A YS  A ND  M E A NS   O R 

D E P U TY  C H A I R M AN  -^continued. 

Amendments  agreed  to,  196. 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

(Cited  as  Cheshire Lines 

—	 

Declines  to  propose  Question  (abuse  of  Rules),


42,  282.  ^ 

' 

Puts Questions in Committee of  Supply, pursuant  


to  Standing  Order  No.  15,  190.  


— — 

Leaves  the  Chair  at  Eleven  to  make  his  Report  


to  the  House,  62,  71,  &c. 


—	 

Objection  having  been  taken  to  further  proceed­

ings,  152,  260.  


-—> 

Leaves  the  Chair  on  Message  to  attend  the 
Lords  Commissioners,  Royal  Assent   to  Bills,  77,  102,  


CHURCH  L A N DS  (Bristol, Saint Thomas)  C H A R I TY  ;  Bill  to 
confirm  a  Scheme  of  the  Charity  Commissioners  for  the 
application  or  management  of  the  Charity  known  as  the 
Church  Lands,  in  the  Parish  of  Saint  Thomas,  in  the 
City  of  Bristol;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a 
second  time,  102.  Read  a  second time;  Bill  committed 
to  a Committee  of  the  whole  House,  105.  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported, without  Amendment  j  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  107.  Agreed  to  by
( Cited  as Church 
the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  158. 
Lands 
(Bristol,  Saint  Thomas)  Charity  Scheme  Con­
firmation  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

'  151, 
-— 

, 

Witness was necessary  on a Committee,  114. 

Informs  the  House  that  the  attendance  of  a;

| 

.-rr—r—: 

Informs  the  Committee  that  the  Amendment) 

was not  in  order, and  that the  Question  could not  be  put, 
153,  166,221. 

•'..CHAIRMEN'S  P A N E L: 

.. 

. 
Six  Members  to  serve  on  the  Chairmen's Panel,  19. 

'.  Report  from  the  Committee  of  Selection  of 

•—r—-1—  Appointment  of  Members  under  the  Parliament 

Act,  19. 

^—•  * - - ••  Members 

to  be 

the  Panel 

to  serve 

on 

unopposed  Bill  Committees,  19.  Tide   SELECTION. 

Report  from  the Chairmen's  Panel   of  the name  

of a Member to act as  Chairman of  Standing Committee  A , 

.31,  77,  261.  


— - i  , 

Report  of  Resolution,  That  any  Member   of 
the  Chairmen's  Panel  be  empowered  to  ask  any  other  

Member  of  the  Chairmen's  Panel  to  take,  his  place  as  

Chairman,  31.  


———  That  in  the  absence  of  the  Chairman  of  the 
Chairmen's  Panel  the  Panel  may  be  convened  at  the 
request  of  any  two  Members  of  the  Panel, 31. 

CHEPSTOW  W A T ER   ;  Bill presented, and read the first time,
9.  Read  a second  time, and  referred  to  the  Examiners,
16.  Report,  Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired 
into  complied with  ;  Bill  committed, 46.  Reported, with 
Amendments,  99.  As  amended,  considered,  103.  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  109.  Agreed  to  by
the Lords, with  Amendments,  171.  Lords'  Amendments 
(Cited  as  Chepstow  Water  Act,  1917)
agreed  to,  173. 
Royal  Assent,'182. 

to  examine 

the  Bill  with  respect 

CHEQUERS  E S T A TE   ;  Bill  to  confirm  and give  effect to a 

deed  of  settlement  relating  to  the  Chequers  Estate  and  

other  property,  and  for  purposes  connected  therewith  ;

presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time.  257.  

to 
Examiners 
compliance  with  the  Standing  Orders,  261.  Second 
Reading  deferred,  265,  267,  268,  269,  272.  Report 
from  Examiners,  no  Standing  Orders  applicable,  272.  

Read  a  second  time  ;  House  immediately  resolves  itself  

into  Committee  on  the  Bill;  considered  in  Committee,  ;  

and  reported, without  Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  

time  and  passed, 274.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords, with  an  

Amendment  ;  Lords'  Amendment  considered  forthwith,  

( Cited as Chequers Estate  Act,  1917)

and  agreed  to, 283. 
Royal  Assent,  284.  


CHESHIRE  L I N ES  C O M M I T T E E;   Bill  presented,  and  read 
the  first  time,  9.  Read  a  second  time,  and  referred 
to  the  Examiners,  16.  Report,  Standing  Orders  not 
previously  inquired into  complied  with  ;  Rill  committed, 
33.  Reported,  with  Amendments,  73.   As  amended,
considered,  79.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and passed,  84. 
Agreed  to by  the  Lords, with Amendments,  190.  Lords' 

C I V IL  SERVICE  ESTIMATES.   Vide  S U P P L Y. 

CLAUSES:. 

Clause  read  the  first  time ;  Motion,  That  the  


Clause  be  read  a second  time  ;  Motion  and  Clause  with­
drawn,  54,  58,  &c.  


; 
54,  145,  &c.  


Clauses  twice  read, and  made part  of  the  Bill,


Clause  read  the  first  time;  Motion,  That  the  

Clause  be  read  a  second  time,  and  Question  negatived,  

38,  61,  65,  &c.  


Clauses  added,  216,  &c. 
Clause  amended,  and  agreed  to,  65,  133.  

Clause  read 

time;

the 
amended,  and,  as amended, added to  the  Bill, 65, 256, &c. 

—  Clause  brought  up,  and  read  the  first  time  j

Motion,  That  the  Clause  be  read  a second  time;  Debate 
adjourned,  80,  


first  and  second 

— —  Clause 

further  postponed 

till  after 

the 

consideration  of  the  Schedules,  216. 

—  Postponed  Clause  disagreed  to,  179. 

CLERK  OF  THE  CROWN  : 
—	 

To  make  out 
new  Writs,  3,  10,  15,  37,  73,  91,  121,  127,  130,  137,

141,  163,  180,  208,  209,  212,  214, 224,  267, 273,  288.  


CLERK  OF  THE  CROWN   IX  IRE­

LAND  : 

. .'• .  .  :	 

•———. 

To  SMftk©  OTlt/ 

new  Writs,  3,  61,  75,  127,  134,  137, .175,  212,  240,  287,  

292. 

CLERK  OF  THE  HOUSE  : 
——;—;— 

— 

printing  of  the  Journal,  4. 

—  T o  direct 

the 

— — —— 

— 

-

the  Table,  6,  &c. 

Lays  Papers  upon 

—	 

; 

To  carry  Bills  to 
the  Lords,  and  acquaint  them  that  this  House  hath 
agreed  to  the  same,  with  Amendments,  99.  Without 
Amendment,  169,  &c. 

— 

: 

—  

— - To  carry  Mes­

sages to  the  Lords,  141,  312,  &c.  

•  ••  -'- - - •— 
of  the  unavoidable  absence  of  Mr.  Speaker,  35,  37, 63,

66,  67,  69,  71,  110.  


— - — — — —*  Informs the House 


— 

— :—^ 

•  • • • -.-•——  Directed  to  cor­

rect  the  list  of  Members  voting  in  the No  Lobby,  233. 





















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CLOSURE  OF  DEBATE I 

174.  To  which  the  Lords agree, 176. 
Bank Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

(Cited as  Colonial 

QUESTIONS  put,  pursuant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure   of 
Debate),  by  Mr.  Speaker  or  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker   :— 

Sir  George  Cave,  38,  39j  Major  Baird,  244. 

115. 

Sir  George  Younger,  249. » 

Mr.  Chaucellor   of 

the  Colonel  Sir  Herbert  Jessel, 

Exchequer, 58,  111,  232. 

250. 

Lord  Robert  Cecil, 101,171.  Sir  Albert  Stanley,  275. 
Lord  Edmund  Talbot,  104. 

QUESTIONS  declined  to  be  put  (Closure  of  Debate)  by 

Mr.  Speaker  or  Mr.  Deputy  Speaker   :— 

Mr.  Holt,  69. 
Sir  Henry  Craik,   64  (Mr. 
Speaker  gives  a  Reason),	 
315. 

Captain  Stanley Wilson,  232. 

o 

QUESTIONS  put  by  the  Chairman  or  Deputy  Chairman  in 

Committee  of  the  whole  House:-— 

Mr.  Chancellor 

of 

the 

Sir  George  Cave,  127. 

Exchequer,  121,  165. 

QUESTIONS  declined  to  be  put  (Closure  of  Debate)  by  the 
Chairman  or  Deputy  Chairman  in  Committee  of  the 
whole  House  :— 

Mr.  Butcher,  32. 

Mr.  Sherwell,  180. 

COAL  M I N ES  CONTROL  AGREEMENT  

(Confirmation) ; 
Bill  to  confirm  and  give  effect   to  a  certain  agreement 
relating  to  the  compensation  to  be  paid  in  respect  of  the 
control  of  Coal  Mines,  and  other  matters  arising  out  of 
such  control;  presented,  and  ordered  to be  read a second 
time,  224. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  227,  231,  234. 
Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second  time; 
Amendment  proposed  ;  Debate  adjourned, 236.  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,  237.  Committee 
deferred,  239,  241,  246,  248,  250,  255,  265.  Considered 
in  Committee,  255. 
Considered  in  Committee,  and 
reported,  266.  Consideration,  as amended, deferred,  271. 
As  amended,  considered;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  273.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amend­
ment,  293. 
(Cited  as  Coal  Mines  Control  Agreement
(Confirmation)  Act,  1918)  Royal  Assent,  318. 

COAL  MINES  REGULATION   (Amendment)  ;  Bill  to  extend 
section  four   of  the  Coal  Mines  Regulation  Act,  1908,  to 
mines  other  than  coal  mines;  presented,  and  ordered  to 
be  read  a  second  time,  26.  Second  Reading  deferred, 
29,  31,  32,  33,  34;  37,  38,  40.  Read  a  second  time; 
Bill  committed to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  41. 
Committee  deferred,  43, 44,  45,  48,  50.  Considered   in 
Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amendment;  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  51.  Agreed  to  by  the 
(Cited  as  Coal  Mines 
Lords,  without  Amendment,  56. 
Regulation  (Amendment)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  56. 

CAMBRIDGE  BOROUGH  W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

CAMBRIDGE  COUNTY   (Western  or  Chesterton  Division) 

W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

COLONIAL  B A NK   [Lords]  ;  Report  on  Petition  for  Bill 
originating  in  the  Lords,  Standing  Orders  not  complied 
with  ;  Report  referred  to  Select  Committee  on  Standing 
Orders, 69.  Report  from  Select  Committee on  Standing 
Orders,  That  the  Standing  Orders  should  be  dispensed 
with  82.  Brought  from  the  Lords  ;  read  the  first  time, 
and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  109.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with  ;  Bill 
to be  read  a second  time,  112.  Read  a  second  time,  and 
committed,  116.  Reported,  with  Amendments,  154. 
A s  amended, considered,  162.  Day  appointed  for  Third 
Reading,  164.  Third  Reading  deferred,  167,  169,  170. 
Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with  Amendments, 

C O M M I T T E E S; 

—  Air  Force 

C O M M I T T E ES   O F  T HE  W H O LE  H O U S E :— 
[Salaries  and  Remuneration]; 
Committee  to  consider  ;  King's  Recommendation  signi­
fied, 
reported  (pursuant  to  Order), and  agreed  to,  240. 

in  Committee;  Resolution 

238.  Considered 

—	

:—

  Billeting of  Civilians  [Salaries and  Expenses];  

Committee to consider ;  King's  Recommendation signified, 

74.  Considered  in  Committee;  Resolution   to  be  re­
ported,  79.  Report  deferred,  80.  Resolution  reported, 
and  agreed  to,  84. 

: 

Corn  Production  [Expenses]  ;  Committee   to 

consider  ;  King's  Recommendation  signified,  86.  Con­
sidered  in  Committee;  Resolution  to  be  reported,  121. 
Report  deferred,  123.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed 
to,  124. 

— — - —  —  Education 

(Provision  of  Meals) 

(Ireland) 

[ M o n e y ];  Committee   to consider;  King's  Recommenda­
tion signified, 268.  Considered in Committee;  Resolution 
to  be  reported,  271.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed 
to,  272. 

Finance  [Depreciation  Fund  and  Redemption 
Expenses] ;  Committee to consider ';  King's  Recommenda­
tion  signified,  86.  Considered  in  Committee;  Resolution 
to  be  reported,  87.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  t o; 
Instruction  to the  Gentlemen  appointed  to  bring  in  the 
Finance  Bill,  90. 

Ministry  of  National  Service 

["Salaries  and 

Remuneration] ;  Committee  to  consider;  King's  Recom­
mendation  signified,  16.  Considered  in  Committee; 
Resolution  to  be  reported,  23.  Report  deferred,  25. 
Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  26. 

National  Health  Insurance  [ M o n e y ];  Com  ­
mittee  to  consider;  King's  Recommendation  signified, 
251.  Considered 
in  Committee;  Resolution  to  be* 
reported,  261.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  266. 

—	 

National Insurance (Unemployment)  [Money]  ; 
Committee to consider;  King's Recommendation  signified, 
to-  be 
274.  Considered 
reported,  277.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  279. 

in  Committee;  Resolution 

— 

—  Navy  and  Army  Expenditure,  1915-16;  Com­

mittee  to  consider  the  surpluses  and  deficits, &c.  upon 
Navy  and  Army  Grants  ;  Appropriation  Accounts 
referred,  274.  Considered  in  Committee;  Resolutions 
to  be  reported,  276.  Resolutions  reported,  and  agreed 
to,  279. 

—  New  Ministries  [Salaries  and  Remuneration]  ; 
Committee to consider;  King's Recommendation  signified, 
172.  Considered 
in  Committee;  Resolution  to  be 
reported,  179.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  181. 

—  Petroleum  (Production)  [Payments  and  E x­

penses] ;  Committee to consider;  King's  Recommendation 
signified,  214.  Considered  in  Committee;  Progress, 
216.  Order  for  Committee  discharged,  286, 

—	 

Public  Works  Loans  [Remission   of  Debt]  ; 
Committee to consider;  King's  Recommendation signified, 
159.  Considered 
to  be. 
reported,  164.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  168. 

in  Committee;  Resolution 

Representation  of  the  People 

[Expenses]  ; 
Committee to consider;  King's Recommendation  signified, 
110.  Considered  in  Committee,  118.  Considered 
in 
.Committee;  Resolution  to be  reported,  132.	  Resolution 
reported,  and  agreed  to,  135.  


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C O M M I T TE E S—contin ued. 

COMMITTEES  OF  THE  WHOLE  HOUSE— 

continued. 

War  Pensions  [Contributions]  ;  Committee   to 
consider  ;  King's  Recommendation  signified,  19.  Order 
for  Committee  discharged,  34. 

•  • 

War  Pensions 

[Contributions  and  Repay­
ments]  ;  Committee   to  consider;  King's  Recommenda­
tion signified,  35.  Considered in  Committee  ;  Resolution  

to  be  reported,  50.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  

51. 

•  Public  Petitions ;  appointed  ;  nominated; 
Three  quorum,  15.  First  Report,  57.  Second  Report,. 
167.  Third  Report,  227.  Fourth  Report,  304. 

Selection  ;  nominated,  15. 

Standing  Orders ;  nominated,  16.  Suspension 
of  Standing  Order  No.  91,  which  fixes  Five   as  the 
quorum  of  the  Committee ;  Three  to be  quorum,  124. 

' 

— — : 

Committee  appointed  to  draw  up  Reasons  for 
disagreeing to Lords'  Amendments   to  Bills;  nominated  % 
Three  quorum,  140,  205,  310,  316. 

SELECT  COMMITTEES  ON 

VARIOUS 

MATTERS:— 

( 

V  STANDING  COMMITTEES  :  ­

—	 

Appointed  ;  appointed  and

  nominated,  34. 
Committee to consist of  Seventeen  Members, 34.  Twenty-

six  Members,  170.  


—  Quorum  Three,  34.  Four,  24,  135.  Five,  14, 

170. 

—	 

Order  relative  to  Select  Committees  and 
Committees  on  Private  Bills  having  power   to  sit  on  

Friday  or  Monday,  11.  


—	 

Leave  to  a  Select  Committee  to  sit  notwith­

standing  the  adjournment of  the  House,  197,  199. 

. 

— -

—  Committee  have  leave  to  report  from time   to  


time,  215.  


— Report,  Inquiry  not  completed,  314. 

That  this  House  will  immediately  resume  the 
adjourned  Debate  on  Question,  That  a  Select  Committee 
be  appointed,  238. 

House of  Commons  (Kitchen and  Refreshment 
Rooms);  appointed  and  nominated;  power   to  send  for 
persons,  papers,  and  records;  Three  quorum,  34. 
Resolution  as to  certain  restrictions  to  be  observed  with 
regard  to  the  Sale of  Intoxicating  Liquors,  29. 

—— 

Local  Legislation  Committee  ;  nominated   by  

the  Committee of  Selection  ;  power  to  send  for  persons,  

papers,  and  records,  &c.;  Four  quorum,  24. 
Special 
Report,  146.  


Military  Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Act, 
1917;  appointed  after  Amendment  madej  nominated; 
power  to  send  for  persons,  papers,  and  records;  Four 
quorum,  135.  Special  Report,  180.  Leave   to sit  during 
the  adjournment  of  the  House,  199.  Report,  with 
Minutes  of  Evidence  and Appendix,  304. 

National Expenditure;  appointed;  nominated  ; 
to  consist  of  .Twenty-six  Members;  power   to  send  for 
persons, papers,  and records  ;  Five  quorum, 170.  Special 
Report,  179.  First  Report,  223.  Second  Report,  278. 
Report,  Inquiry  not  completed,  314. 

w 

Premium  Bonds;  Motion  for  a  Select  Com­

mittee ;  House  counted  out,  238.  Resolution,  That  this 
House  will  immediately  resume  the  Debate;  Debate 
resumed;  Committee  nominated;  power   to  send  for 
persons,  papers,  and  records;  Three  quorum,  238, 
Report,  with  Minutes  of  Evidence  and  Appendix,  289. 

Privileges j  Committee  appointed,  4. 

- — 

Report   of  names  Of  Members  nominated  by 
the  Committee  of  Selection  to  serve  on  Standing 
Committee  A ,  28. 

—  Order,  That  all  Standing  Committees  have 
leave  to  print  and  circulate  with  the  Votes  the  Minutes 
of  their  proceedings,  and  any  amended  Clauses of  Bills 
committed  to  them,  32. 

—	 

Minutes  of  proceedings  of  a  Standing  Com­

mittee  to  be  printed,  57. 

C H A I R M E N 'S  P A N EL   : — 

—  Report  from  the  Committee   of  Selection  of 
the  names of  Six  Members   to be  the  Chairmen's  Panel, 
19. 

—  Report   of  the  name  of  a  Member  to  act  as 

Chairman  of  Standing  Committee   A ,  31,  77,  261. 

Report,  That  any  Member   of  the  Chairmen's 
Panel  may  be  and  he  is  hereby  empowered  to  ask  any 
other  Member   of  the  Chairmen's Panel   to  take  his place, 
temporarily  in  case  of  necessity,  31.  That,   in  the 
absence  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Chairmen's  Panel,  the 
Panel  may  be  convened  at  the  request  of  any  two-
Members  of  the  Panel,  31, 

A . 

Report   of  names  of  Members  nominated   by  

the  Committee   of  Selection  to  serve  on  the  Standing  

Committee,  28.  


:—  
•  Names of  Members  added in  respect  of  a  Bill, 
28,75,257.  Member  added   to  the  Standing  Committee, 
29,  32. 

—	 
Members  discharged  from  the  Committee  j 
others  appointed  in  substitution,  31,  32,  39,  75,  257,  266* 

——  Report  of  appointment  of  Chairman 

in 

respect  of  a  Bill,  31,  77.  


B I L LS  committed  to  the  S T A N D I NG  C O M M I T T EE   : — 

——• ' 
Report,  57. 

Criminal  Law  Amendment  Bill,  26.   A ,  28. 

—	 

Venereal  Disease  Bill  [.Lords],  73.   A ,  74. 

•»— 

Public  Accounts;  Committee  to  consist  of 

Report,  85. 

Fifteen  Members;  nominated;  power   to  send  for  per­
sons,  papers,. and  records ;  Five  quorum,  14.  First 
Report,  175. 

National Health  Insurance Bill,  251.   A ,  251. 

Report,  270. 

• 

- 

Publications  and  Debates  Reports;  ap­

pointed  and  nominated;  power   to  send  for  persons,  

papers, and records;  Three  quorum,  15.  Report,  303,  


• 

Committees  appointed to  draw  up  Reasons  for 
disagreeing  to  the  Lords'  Amendments,  140,  205,  308,. 
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COMPANIES 

(Foreign  Interests);  Bill   to  prohibit  the 
alteration,  except  with  the  consent   of  the  Board  of 
Trade,  of  articles  of  association  or  regulations  which 
restrict  Foreign  Interests  in  Companies ;  presented,  and 
ordered  to  be  read^a  second  time,  21.  Second  Reading 
deferred, 23,25, 27.  Bill  read a  second  time;  committed 
to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  29.  Committee 
deferred,  32,  33,  38,  40,  41, 43,  45,  48,  50.  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amendment;  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  51.  Agreed  to  by  the 
Lords,  with  , Amendments  ;  day  appointed 
for  their 
consideration,  95.  Consideration  of  Lords'  Amendments 
deferred,  101,  103.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  104. 
(Cited  as- Companies  (Foreign  Interests)  Act,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  109. 

COMPANIES  (Particulars  as  to  Directors)',  Bill  to  provide 
for  the  disclosure  of  certain  particulars  respecting  the 
Directors  of  Companies ;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be 
read  a  second  time,  99.  Second  Reading  deferred,  101, 
103,  105,  108,  110,  112,  113,  115.  Proceedings  to  have 
precedence  of  Supply,  114.  Bill  read  a  second  time  ; 
committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  116. 
Committee  deferred,  120,  121,  124,  126,  128,  129. 
Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported  ;  as  amended, 
considered;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  131. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments,  154.  Day 
appointed  for  their  consideration,  158.  Consideration   of 
Lords'  Amendments  deferred,  161,  163,  164.  Lords' 
(Cited  as  Companies
Amendments  agreed 
to,  166. 
(.Particulars  as  to  Directors)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
182. 

CONFIRMATION  of  EXECUTORS  ( War  Service) (.Scotland) ; 
Bill  to  provide  facilities  for  expeding  confirmation   in 
Scotland  to Estates of  persons serving in  naval  or military 
service  during'  the  present  war;  'presented,  and  ordered 
to be  read  a second  time, 122.  Second Reading  deferred, 
127,  128,  129.  Bill  read  a  second 
time;  House 
immediately  resolves  itself  into  Committee  otr the  Bill; 
Bill  considered  in  Committee,  and  reported,  without 
Amendment;  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  131. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  154. 
(Cited  as  Confirmation  of  Executors 
Service)
(Scotland)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

(War 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHAPELS  CHARITIES   ;  Bill to confirm 
a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners for the  application 
or  management  of  certain  Charities;  presented,  and 
ordered  to  be  read-  a  second  time,  102.  Read  a  second 
time ;  Bill committed to  a Committee  of  the whole  House, 
105.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported,  without 
Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  107. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  158. 
(Cited  as  Congregational  Chapels  Scheme  Confirmation 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

CONNAUGHT,  DUCHESS   o f  ;  Death 

of  Her  Royal 

Highness.  Vide  ADDRESSES.  D E A TH   of  H . R  . H. 

CONSOLIDATED  F U ND  BILLS.   Vide  W A TS   and  MEANS-. 

CONTINUATION  of  D U T I ES  (Customs).  Vide  W A TS   and 

MEANS. 

CONTINUATION  of  DUTIES  (Excise).  Vide  W A TS   and 

MEANS. 

' 

CORK 

IMPROVEMENT   ;  Report  from  Select  Committee 
on  Standing  Orders  on  Petition  for  leave   to  deposit 
Petition  for  Bill,  Standing Orders ought   to  be  dispensed 
with,  29.  Report  from  the  Examiners  in  the  ease  of 
the  Petition  for  the  Bill,  the  Standing  Orders  have  not 
been  complied  with,  referred  to  Select  Committee  on 
Standing  Orders,  39.  Report,  Standing  Orders  ought 
to  be  dispensed  with,  49.  Bill  presented,  and  read  the 
first time, 52.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  56. 
Reported,  with  Amendments,  73.   A s  amended,  con-

sidered,  82.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  88, 
Agreed  to  by the  Lords, with Amendments,  146.  Lords' 
(Cited  as Cork Improvement 
Amendments agreed  to, 149. 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  151. 

•	  

. " 

i 

CORN	  PRODUCTION  [Expenses]  ;  Committee  to  consider;' 
King's  Recommendation 
Committee 
deferred,  87,  91,  93,  94,  95,  98,  101,  105,  108,  110,  112, 
113,  115.  Considered  in  Committee;  Resolution  to  be 
reported,  121.  Report  deferred, 123.  Resolution  agreed 
to,  124. 

signified,  86. 

CORN  PRODUCTION  ;  Bill  for  encouraging  the  production 
of  Corn, and for  purposes  connected  therewith  (including 
provision  as  to  agricultural  wages  and  rents);  presented, 
and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  67.  Second 
Reading  deferred,  69,  71,  74.  Motion,  That  the  Bill 
be  now  read  a  second  time;  Amendment  proposed, 
" s ix  months";  Debate  adjourned,  75.  Resumed; 
Question  put;  Amendment  not  made  ;  BUI  read  a 
second  time  ;  Bill  committed  to  a  Committee  of  the 
whole  House,  76.  Committee  deferred, 91,  96,  105,  110, 
112,  118,  124,  127,  133,  143,  150.  Considered 
in 
Committee;  proceedings interrupted by Message to attend 
the  Lords  Commissioners:  resumed,  151.  Considered  in 
Committee;  proceedings  not  to  be  interrupted  under 
Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House),  153,  160,  162, 
165,  176.  Committee  deferred,  157.  Proceedings  to 
have  precedence  of  Supply,  160,  162.  Considered 
in  Committee,  160,  162.  Committee  deferred,  174. 
Considered in Committee, 176.  Considered  in Committee, 
and  reported,  179.  Consideration,  as amended,  deferred, 
183.  As  amended,  considered,  185.  As  amended, 
further  considered  ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
188.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments,  and 
to  be  printed,  205.  Lords'  Amendments  considered; 
several  agreed, to,  several  disagreed  to ;  one  Amendment 
divided, part agreed  to, part disagreed to ;  an Amendment 
agreed  to,  with  an Amendment  [Special  Entry] ;  certain 
Amendments  amended;  consequential  Amendment  made 
to  the  Bill ;  Committee  appointed  to  draw  up  Reasons 
for  disagreeing   to  certain  of  the  Lords'  Amendments  ; 
nominated ;  Two  quorum  ;  to withdraw. 205.  Reason  for 
disagreeing  to  certain  of  the  Lords'  Amendments  read 
a  second  time,  reported,  and  agreed  to,  208.  Lords  do 
not insist  on  their  Amendments  to  the  Bill,  and  agree  to 
the  Amendments  made  by  this  House  to  and  in  lieu  of 
the  Amendments  made  by  their  Lordships,  without 
(Cited, as  Corn Production  Act,  1917) 
Amendment,  208. 
Royal  Assent,  209. 

CORONERS  (Emergency  Provisions)  \  Bill  to  reduce,  in 
connection  with  the  present  war,  the  number  of jurors  at 
Coroners'  Inquests;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read 
a  second  time,  73.  Second  Reading  deferred,  75,  76. 
Bill  read  a  second  time;  House  immediately  resolves 
itself  into  Committee;  Bill  considered   in  Committee, 
and  reported, without  Amendment;  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  78.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
Amendment,  106. 
(Emergency
Provisions)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  109. 

(Cited  as  Coroners 

COURTS  (Emergency  Powers)  -,  Bill  to  amend  the  Courts 
(Emergency Powers)  Acts,  1914  to 1916, and the Increase 
of  Rent  and  Mortgage  Interest  (War  Restrictions)  Act, 
1915,  and  to  grant  relief  in  connection  with  the  present 
war  from  liabilities  and  disqualifications  arising  out  of 
certain  contracts;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a 
second  time,  21.  Second  Reading  deferred,  23,  25,  27. 
Bill  read  a  second  time  ;  committed  to  a  Committee 
of  the whole  House,  29.  Committee  deferred,  31,32,38, 
45,  48,  54,  55, 57,  59, 60.  Bill  considered  in  Committee, 
62.  Considered 
reported,  65, 
Consideration,  as  amended^  deferred,  66.   A s  amended, 
considered;  proceedings  postponed  at  8.15  ;  resumed, 
and  at  Eleven  o'clock,  objection  being  taken  to  further 

in  Committee,  and 

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COURTS  (Emergency  Powers)—continued. 

proceeding,  further  consideration  stood  adjourned,  69. 
As  amended,  considered;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed, 71.  Agreed  to by the Lords, with  Amendments  ; 
day appointed for their consideration, 135.  Consideration 
of  Lords'  Amendments  deferred,  140.  Lords'  Amend­
ments  considered;  one  disagreed  t o  ;  an  Amendment 
amended,  and  agreed  to;  remaining  Lords'  Amendments 
agreed  to ;  Committee  appointed  to  draw  up  a  Reason 
for  disagreeing  to  one  of  the  Lords'  Amendments; 
nominated,  &c.,  140.  Reason  for  disagreeing  to  Lords' 
Amendment reported, and agreed to ;  to be communicated 
to  the  Lords,  141.  The  Lords  agree  to  the  Amendment 
made  by  this  House  to  the  Amendment  made  by  the 
Lords  to  the  Bill,  and  do  not  insist  on  their  Amendment 
to  which  this  House  hath  disagreed,  146. 
(Cited  as 
Courts  (Emergency.  Powers)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
151. 

CRIMINAL  L AW  AMENDMENT   ;  Bill  to  make  further  

provision  with  respect  to  the  punishment  of  sexual 
offences  and  the  prevention  of  indecent  advertisements,  

and matters connected  therewith  ;  presented, and  ordered  

to  be read  a second  time, 16.  Read  a  second  time;  Bill  

committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  19. 
Committee  deferred,  25.  Motion,  That  the  Order  for  

committal be discharged, arid Bill committed to a Standing 

Committee,  26.  Standing  Committee   A ,  28.  Bill  re­
ported  from  Standing  Committee,  with  Amendments;  

day  appointed  for  consideration,  as  amended,  57.  Con­
sideration,  as  amended,  deferred,  69,  74,  76.  Order 
for  consideration,  as  amended,  read ;  Motion,  That  the  

Bill,  as  amended,  be  recommitted,  withdrawn  ;  Bill, 
as  amended,  considered;  at  Eleven  o'clock  Debate 
adjourned  on Question, That  the Clause  be  read  a  second 

time,  79.  Adjourned  Debate  further  adjourned,  88,  96,  

105,  110,  112,  118,  126,  133,  143,  150,  157,  167,  174,  

187,  196,  199,  207,  212,  221,  227, ; 232,  238,  246,  255,  

266, 273, 281,  284, 286,  294, 302,  316.  


D E A TH   of  H ER  R O Y AL  HIGHNESS  

the  DUCHESS 
of  CONNAUGHT ;  Resolution,  nemine contradicente, That 
this  House  do  condole  with  His  Royal  Highness  the 
Duke  of  Connaught  on  the  great  loss  which  he  has 
sustained  by  the  death  of  Her  Royal  Highness  the 
Duchess  of  Connaught  ;  Order,  That  a  Message  of 
Condolence  be  sent  to  His  Royal  Highness  the  Duke 
of  Connaught,  and  that  Brigadier-General  Lowther  and 
v  Major William Redmond  do  attend  His  Royal  Highness 
with the said Message, 45.  His Royal Highness' Answer, 
48. 

DEBATES I 
-—-— 

Debate  adjourned,  6.  Resumed,  8.  On 
Amendment  proposed,  to  insert  words  on  consideration, 
as  amended, of a  Bill,  61.  Resumed, 63.  On  Amend­
ment  to  Question,  That  a  Bill  be  nOw read  a  second 
time,  75,  106.  Resumed,  76,  108.  On  Question, 
That  a  Bill  be  now  read  the  third  time,  74,  87. 
"Resumed,  78,  90.  On  Question,  That  a  Clause  be 
read  a  second  time,  on  consideration  of  a  Bill,  as 
amended  in  the  Standing  Committee,  79  (not  resumed). 
On  Amendment  proposed  to  proposed  Amendment  on 
consideration  of  a  Bill,  as  amended,  254.  Resumed, 
257.  On  Amendment  proposed  to  proposed  Amend­
ment  to  Question,  as  amended,  118.  Resumed,  119. 
On  Amendment  to  Question,  That  a  Bill  be  now  read 
a  second  time,  100.  Resumed,  115.  On  Amendment 
proposed  on  consideration  of  a  Bill,  as  amended,  243. 
Resumed,  246.  Adjourned;  no  day  fixed  for  resump­
tion,  34.  Debate  adjourned  till  a certain  day,  but  not 
resumed,  171. 

' 

•••"-;•••'"''  •  Resumed  on  Question  proposed  oh  & day 

haiihed, and  amended fln otheif  day&,  125. 

———-—————-  Resumed  on  Amendment proposed  [date] 
to  Amendment  proposed  to  Question, That  the  Bill  be 
now  read the  third  time,  as  amended,  268. 

——— 

; Motion  for  adjournment  of  Debate  with­

drawn,  34. 

••--

-
17 L 

!  - •  —  Debate  adjourned, and  not  resumed,  149, 

— —  -

-----  Adjourned  Debate  on  Question,  That  a 

Bill  be now  read  the  third  time,  further  adjourned,  75. 

:——  Adjourned  Debate  further  adjourned  on 
Question,  That  a  Clause  be  read  a  second  time  on 
consideration  of  a Bill,  as amended,  88,  96, 

—  Day 

appointed 

for 

resumption  

of 

adjourned  Debate,  100, 

— 

— 

Resolution,  That  this  House  will  imme­

diately  resume  the  adjourned  Debate,  counted  out  on 
previous  day,  238. 

—-—•—- 

——  Member  moves,  That  the  Debate   be 

adjourned  (abuse  of  Rules)  ;  Question  not  put,  230. 

DEPRECIATION  F U N D.   Vide  W A YS   and  M E A N S. 

D E R B Y,  E A RL   of,  K.G.  Vide  MESSAGES. 

DISORDERLY  CONDUCT.   Vide 

CHAIRMAN  of  W A YS 

a n d '  M E A N S.  HOUSE.  MEMBERS, 

DISTRIBUTION   o f  COMMODITIES   b y  LOCAL  A U T H O­

RITIES.  Vide  HOUSE  (adjournment  of,  under  Standing 
Order  No.  10). 

> 

DIVISIONS  : 

, 

:'   ' • 
House  proceeds  to  a  Division;  no,  Member 
willing  to  act  as  Teller  for  the  Yeas  ;  Mr.  Deputy 
Speaker  declared  that  the  Noes  had it,  120. 

--— 

Members  appointed  Tellers 

for  the  Yeas, 
but  no  Member  willing  to  act  as Teller  for  the  Noes  ; 
Mr,  Speaker  declares  the  Yeas  had it,  120. 

Less 

than  Ten,  support  Motion 
Standing  Order  No.  10 ;  Division  claimed,  194, 

than  Forty  Members,  but  not 

less 
for  adjournment  under 

-——— 

Two  Members  vote  both  in  the  Yea  and 
No  Lobby,  and  after  explanation  made  to  the  House 
that  they intended to  vote  with  the Yeas,  the  Clerk  was 
directed  to  correct  the  list  of  Members  voting  in  the 
No  Lobby, by leaving  out  the names of  the  two  Members 
who  had  voted  in  the  No  Lobby,  233. 

—i 

The  House  divided,  no  Members  voting  in 
No  Lobby  in two  Divisions,  and  in  Yea  Lobby  in  one 
Division,  244. 

DIVORCE  BILLS  : 

Select  Committee  nominated,  149. 

— 

= 

Standing  Order  204 suspended;  time  for 

Second  Reading  of  a Divorce  Bill  extended,  183. 

. 

Boaz'  Divorce 

[Lords']  ;  Bill  brought 
from the Lords ;  read the first time, 146.  Read  a  second 
time,  arid  committed,  151.  Message  to  the  Lords 
requesting  Copies  of  Minutes  of  Evidence,  &c.,  151. 
Minutes  of  Evidence, &c. communicated  from  the  Lords, 
154.  Billreported,  without Amendment;  to be  read  the 
third  time,  158.  Minutes  of  Evidence,  &c. returned  to 
the  Lords,  158.  .  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
without  Amendment,  169. 
(Cited  as Boaz'  Divorce  Act,
1917)  Royal  Assent, 182. 

-•

:

  — P a r k e r 's  Divorce  [Lords]  ;  Bill  brtnight 
from the Lords;  read the first time, 171.  , Standing Order 
204  suspended;  time  for  Second  Reading  extettdedj  183. 
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Lords  requesting  Copies   of  Minutes  of  Evidence,  &c., 
188.  Minutes  of  Evidence,  &c.  communicated  from  the 
Lords,190.  Reported,  with an Amendment, with  Minutes 
of  proceedings, 278.  Minutes of  Evidence  to be returned 
to  the  Lords,  278.   A s  amended,  considered,  280.  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with  an  Amendment, 
( Cited as  Parker's 
284.   To which  the Lords agree, 284. 
Divorce  Act,  1917)  Rdyal  Assent,  284, 

Martin's  Divorce  [Lords];  Bill  brought 
from  the  L o r d s;  read  the  first  time,  181.  Read  a 
second  time,  and  committed,  190.  Message  to  the 
Lords  requesting  Copies   of > Minutes  of  Evidence,  190. 
Copies  of  Minutes  .of  Evidence  communicated,  195. 
Reported,  without  Amendment;  Minutes   of  Evidence, 
&c.  returned  to  the  Lords,  199.  Bill  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  without  Amendment,  204. 
(Cited  as 
Martin's  DivorceAct,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

D U B L IN 

COUNTY  

(South

Dublin) 

- W R I T.  

Vide 

ELECTIONS, 

D U B L IN  UNIVERSITY  W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

DUCHESS  of 

CONNAUGHT  ;  Death 
Highness.  Vide  ADDRESSES.  D E A TH   of  H. R. H. 

of  Her  Royal 

D U N D EE  BOROUGH  W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

D U N D EE  HARBOUR  a nd  T AY  FERRIES  C O N F I R M A T I O N; 

Bill  to  confirm  a  Provisional  Order  under  the  Private 
Legislation  Procedure  (Scotland)  Act,  1899,  relating 
to  Dundee  Harbour  and  Tay  Ferries;  presented,  and 
ordered  (under  Section  7 of  the  A c t)  to  be  considered, 
139.  Considered,  140:  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed',  141.  Agreed 
the  ;  Lords,  without 
(Cited  as  Dundee  Harbour  and  Tay 
Amendment,  154» 
Ferries  Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
182.  ' 

to  by 

J ] A ST   INDIA  REVENUES   (Contribution  towards  Cost  of 
the  War)';  Motion,  That,  whereas  the  Government   of 
India,  deeming  the well-being  and interests of  the  Indian 
Empire  to be  vitally  concerned  in  the  successful  prosecu­
tion of  the  war,  have  recommended  that  a  Contribution 
charged  on  the  Revenues  of  India  should  be  made 
towards  the  expenses  of  the  same,  such  Contribution  to 
consist  of  the  sum  of  £100,000,000,  to  be  provided  in 
part  from  the  proceeds  of  a  loan  to  be raised  in  India, 
and  the  remainder  by  assuming  liability  for  interest  on 
British  War  Loan   of  the  required  amount,  and  whereas 
this  Contribution  has  been  offered  to  His  Majesty's 
Government  and  gratefully  accepted  by  them,  and  the 
Government  of  India  have  now  made  provision  by  legis­
lation  and  in  their  Revenue  and  Expenditure  Estimates 
for  meeting,   by  means of  increased  taxation  and  other­
wise,  the  annual  charge  for  interest  and  sinking  fund  in 
r e s p e ct   of  the  Contribution  as  aforesaid,  this  House 
consents  that  a  Contribution  of  £100,000,000,  charged 
on  the  Revenues  of  India,  shall  be  made  towards  the 
cost  of  the  war;  Amendment  proposed,   to  leave  out 
words  and  add  others,  and  not  made  ;  Main  Question 
again  proposed,  and  amended  by  adding  words,  and 
agreed to ;  Resolution,  That,  whereas  the  Government   of 
India,  deeming  the well-being  and interests of  the  Indian 
Empire  to  be vitally  concerned  in  the  successful  prosecu­
tion  of  the  war,  have  recommended  that  a  Contribution 
charged  on  the  Revenues  of  India  should  be  made 
towards  the  expenses  of  the  same,  such  Contribution  to 
consist  of  the  sum  of  £100,000,000,  to  be  provided  in 
part  from  the  proceeds  of  a  loan  to  be  raised  in  India, 
and  the  remainder  by  assuming  liability  for  interest   on 
British  War  Loan   of  the  required  amount,  and  whereas 

this  Contribution  has  been  offered  to  His  Majesty's 
Government  and  gratefully  accepted  by  them,  and  the 
Government   of  India  have  now  made provision  by  legis­
lation  and  in  their  Revenue  and  Expenditure  Estimates 
for  meeting,   by  means of  increased  taxation  and  other­
wise,  the  annual  charge  for  interest  and sinking  fund  in 
respect  of  the  Contribution  as  aforesaid,  this  House 
consents  that  a  Contribution  of  £100,000,000,  charged 
on  the  Revenues  of  India,  shall  be  made  towards  the 
cost  of  the  war.  The  House,  at  the  same  time,  declares 
its  opinion  that  such  changes  as  are  proposed  in  the 
Indian  Budget  in  the  system  of  Indian  cotton  duties 
should  be  considered  afreshwhenthe  fiscal  relationship 
of  the  various  parts  of  the  Empire  to  one  another  and . to 
the  rest  of  the  world  comes  to  be  reviewed  as  a  whole 
after the  war, 41» 

E B BW  V A LE  URBAN  DISTRICT  COUNCIL;   Bill  presented, 
and  read  the  first  time,  9.  Day  appointed  for  Second 
Reading,  16.  Second  Reading  deferred,  19,  22.  Bill 
read  a second  time,  and  committed,  24.  Reported  from 
the  Local  Legislation  Committee,  with  Amendments, 
100.  As  amended,  considered,  106.  Bill  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  110.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with 
Amendments,  158.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  164. 
(Cited  as  Ebbw  Vale Urban  District  Council  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  182. 

ECCLESIASTICAL  SERVICES   (Omission on account of  War) 
[Lords];  Bill,  intituled   An  Act   to  enable  Ecclesiastical 
Services  in certain .cases to  be  omitted  on  account  of  the 
war;  brought  from  the  Lords,  29.  Read  the  first  time, 
31.  Second Reading deferred,  32,  33,  34,  37,  38,  40,  41, 
42, 44,  45,  48,  50.  Read  a second  time,  and  committed; 
House  immediately  resolves  itself  into  Committee;  Bill 
considered  in  Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amend­
ment;  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  without  Amend­
ment,  51. 
account  of  War)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  56. 

(Cited  as Ecclesiastical  Services  (  Omission on 

EDINBURGH 

a nd 
W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

SAINT  A N D R E WS  UNIVERSITIES 

EDINBURGH  BURGH  

(South  Division)  W R I T.  

Vide 

ELECTIONS. 

EDUCATION  ;  Bill  to  make  further  provision  with  respect 
to  Education  in  England  and  Wales,  and  for  purposes 
connected  therewith  ;  ordered ;  presented  accordingly  ; 
read  the first time,  195.  Second  Reading  deferred,  197, 
199,  208,  212,  221,  227,  232,  238,  246,  255,  266,  274, 
281,  284.  Bill  withdrawn,  286. 

EDUCATION  (NO.   2)  ;  Bill  to  make  further  provision  with 
respect  to'  Education  in  England  and  Wales,  and  for 
presented 
therewith; 
purposes 
accordingly  ;  read  the first time,  286.  Second  Reading 
deferred,  288,  291,  294,  302,  317. 

connected 

ordered; 

EDUCATION 

(Provision  of  Meals) 

[Money]  ; 
Committee to consider;  King's  Recommendation  signified, 
268.  Considered 
to  be 
reported,  271.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  272. 

in  Committee;  Resolution 

(Ireland) 

EDUCATION  (Provision  of  Meals)  (Ireland);  Bill  to amend 
the Education  (Provision of  Meals)  (Ireland)  Acts,  1914 
and  1 9 1 6;  presented,  and  Ordered   to  be  read  a  second 
time,  257. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  265,  267.  Read 
a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the 
whole House, 268.  Committee deferred, 272.  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amendment;  Bill 
read  the.  third  time  and  passed,  272.  Agreed  to  by 
the  Lords, with  Amendments,  283.  Lords' Amendments 
(Cited  as 
considered  forthwith,  and  agreed  to,  284. 

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Education (Provision  of  Meals)  (Ireland)  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  284. 

ELECTIONS: 
— :— 

Orders  and  Regulations,  3. 

EDUCATION 

(Scotland);  Bill  to  make  further  provision 
•with  respect  to  Education  in  Scotland,  and  for  purposes 
connected  therewith;  ordered  ;  presented  accordingly  ; 
read the  first  time,  281.  Second  Reading  deferred,  283, 
285,286,294,  302,  317. 

Kilkenny  City  (new  Writ)  ;  Motion,  That 
Mr.  Speaker  do  issue  his  Warrant  to  the  Clerk  of  the 
Crown  in  Ireland,  to  make  out  a  new  Writ  for  the 
Election  of  a  Member,  &c.;  Debate  adjourned,  171  (not 
resumed). 

W R I TS  I S S U ED  D U R I NG  T HE  R E C E S S. 

FOR  WHAT  PLACE. 

IN  THE  ROOM  OF 

ON  WHAT  ACCOUNT. 

Roscommon  County  (North  Roscommon 

James  Joseph  0'Kelly,  Esquire 

Deceased,  3.  


Division). 

Dublin  University 

-

-

-

Right  Honourable  James  Henry 

Lord  Chief Justice   of  Ireland,  3.  


Mussen  Campbell. 

Lancaster  County,  North  East  Lan­

Right  Honourable  Lewis  Harcourt 

Called  up  to  the  House  of  Peers,  3.  


cashire  (Rossendale  Division). 

York  County,  Southern  Part   of  the 
West  Riding  (Rotherham  Division). 

Right  Honourable  Joseph  Albert 

Called  up to  the  House  of  Peers,  3.  


Pease. 

W R I TS  I S S U ED  D U R I NG  T HE  A D J O U R N M E N T. 

FOR  WHAT  PLACE. 

IN  THE  ROOM  OF  	

ON  WHAT  ACCOUNT. 

Dublin  University 

Arthur  Warrens  Samuels,  Esquire,  His  Majesty's  Solicitor  General  for 

Lincolnshire 

County 

(Holland  

or 

K.C. 	

Ireland,  212. 
Honourable	  Francis  Walter  Stafford  Deceased,  212. 

Spalding  Division). 

M'Laren. 

W R I TS

  I S S U ED  D U R I NG  T HE  S E S S I O N. 

FOE  WHAT  PLACE. 

IN  THE  ROOM  OF 

ON  WHAT  ACCOUNT. 

Perth  County  (Western  Division) 

John  George  Stewart  Murray  (com­

Chiltern  Hundreds,  10. 

monly  called 
Tullibardine). 

the  Marquess  of 

Warwick County (Northern  or Tamworth 

Francis  Alexander  Newdigate 

Manor  of  Northstead,  15. 

Division). 

Stockton-on-Tees  Borough 

Jonathan  Samuel,  Esquire 

Deceased,  37. 

Oxford  Borough  ­

Sir  Arthur  Annesley 

Viscount 

Chiltern  Hundreds,  52. 

Valentia. 

Aberdeen  Borough  (South  Division) 

George  Birnie  Esslemont,  Esquire 

Manor of  Northstead,  52. 

Belfast 

Borough 

(South 

Belfast 

James  Chambers,  Esquire,  K.c. 

Division). 

Middlesex  County  (Ealing  Division) 

Herbert  Nield, Esquire,  K.C. 

His  Majesty's  Solicitor  General  for 

Ireland,  61. 

Recorder  of  the  City  of  York,  73. 

Longford  County 

(South  Longford 

John  Phillips,  Esquire 

Deceased,  75. 

Division). 

Edinburgh  Burgh  (South  Division) 

Oxford  County  (Southern   or  Henley 

Division). 

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; 

Liverpool  Borough  (Abercroinby  Divi­

sion). 

Clare  County  (East  Clare  Division) 

Major 

the  Honourable  Charles 

Chiltern  Hundreds,  91. 

Henry  Lyell. 
jor  Valentine  Fleming 

Killed  in  action,  121. 

Colonel  Richard  Godolphin  Walmes­

Manor  of  Northstead,  127. 

ley  Chaloner. 

Major  William  Hoey  Kearney 

Killed  in  action,  127. 

Redmond. 

Essex  County 
Division). 

(Western   or  Epping 

Lieutenant  Colonel 

Honourable 
Amelius 
Mark  Loekwood,  c.v.o. 

the  Right 
Richard 

Belfast Borough (South Belfast  Division) 

James  Chambers,  Esquire,  K.c. 

Chiltern  Hundreds,  130. 

Deceased,  134. 

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W R I TS  I S S U ED  D U R I NG  T HE  SESSION—continued. 

FOR  WHAT  PLACE.  	

IN  THE  BOOM   OF 

ON  WHAT  ACCOUNT. 

Monmouth  County  (Southern  Division)  Major General Sir Ivor John  Caradoo  Now  Baron Treowen  (called  up  to the 

Herbert,  C.B.,  C.M.G. 

House  of  Peers),  137. 

Dublin  County  (South  Dublin  Division)  William  Francis  Cotton,  Esquire 

Deceased,  137. 

Fulham  Borough  -

-

Right  Honourable  William  Hayes  President  of  the  Local  Government 

Cambridge 

County 

(Western 

or  Right  Honourable  Edwin  Samuel  Secretary  of  State,  163. 

Fisher. 

Board,  141. 

Chesterton  Division). 

Dundee  Borough  -

Cambridge  Borough 

Kilkenny  City 

-

-

-

-

Montagu. 

Right  Honourable  Winston  Leonard  Minister of  Munitions,  163.  


Spencer  Churchill.  


Almeric  Hugh  Paget,  Esquire 

Manor  of  Northstead,  163.  


-

Patrick  O'Brien,  Esquire 

Deceased,  175. 

Edinburgh  and  Saint  Andrews  Univer-

Sir  Christopher  Nicholson  Johnston,  One  of the  Senators  of  the  Gollege  of 

sities. 

* 

Norwich  Borough 

-

-

-

K.C. 

Justice  in  Scotland,  180. 

- George  Henry  Roberts,  Esquire 

- - Minister of  Labour,  208. 

Islington  Borough  (East  Division) 

Sir  George  Heynes  Radford,  Knight  Deceased,  209. 

Hants  County  (Northern  or Basingstoke  Arthur  Clavell  Salter, Esquire,  K.c.  One  of  the  Justices of  His  Majesty's 

Division). 

Salford Borough  (North  Division) 

Sir  William  Pollard  Byles,  Knight  - Deceased,  224. 

High  Court of  Justice,  214. 

Armagh  (North  Armagh  Division) 

William  Moore,  Esquire, K.c.  -

Judge  of  His  Majesty's  High  Court 

of  Justice  in Ireland,  240. 

Cambridge  County  (North  or  Wisbecli  Captain  the  Honourable  Neil  James  Died  of wounds received  in action, 267. 
.Division). 
Southampton  Borough  -

Lieutenant  Commander  William  Vice-Chamberlain  of  His  Majesty's 

Archibald  Primrose. 

-

-

Dudley  Ward. 

Household,  273. 

Armagh  County  (Mid  Armagh  Division)  Sir 

John  Brownlee 

Lonsdale,  Chiltern  Hundreds,  287. 

Baronet. 

Lancaster  County,  South  East  Lan- Right  Honourable  Sir  Frederick  Manor of  Northstead,  288. 
Cawley,  Baronet. 

cashire  (Prestwich  Division). 

Armagh  County  (South  Armagh  Divi- Charles  O'Neill,  Esquire -

-

- Deceased,  292. 

sion). 

E L E C T O R AL  R E F O RM  CONFERENCE   ;  Motion,  That  this  E N T E R T A I N M E N TS  D U TY  

(Increase  of  Rates). 

Vide 

W A YS  a nd  M E A N S. 

ENTERTAINMENTS  D U TY  

House  records its thanks to  Mr.  Speaker  for  his  services 
in  presiding  over  the  Electoral  Reform  Conference, and 
is of  opinion  that  legislation  should  promptly  be  intro-
duced  on  the lines of  the  Resolutions  reported  from the 
Conference;  Amendment  proposed, to  leave  out  words 
and  add  others, not made ;  Resolution,  That  this  House  E S S EX  and  H E R TS  C L E R GY  C H A R I TY   ;  Bill  to  confirm 
a  Scheme  of  the  Charity  Commissioners  lor  the  applica­
records  its  thanks  to.  Mr.  Speaker  for  his  services  in 
tion  or  management  of  the  Essex  and  Herts  Clergy 
presiding  over  the  Electoral  Reform  Conference,  and 
Charity,  in  the  Counties  of  Essex  and  Hertford;  pre­
is of  opinion  that  legislation  should  promptly  be  intro-
sented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  102. 
duced  on the  lines of  the  Resolutions  reported  from  the 
Read  a  second  time ;  Bill  committed  to  a  Committee 
Conference,  56.  	
of  the  whole  House,  105.  Considered  in  Committee, 
and  reported, without  Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  107.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with-
out  Amendment,  158. 
(Cited  as Essex  and Herts  Clergy 
Charity  Scheme  Confirmation Act,  1917)  Royal  As'sent, 

(Free  Admissions). 

W A YS  a nd  M E A N S. 

Vide 

ELECTRIC  L I G H T I NG  PROVISIONAL  ORDERS   ;  Bill  to 
confirm  certain  Provisional  Orders  made  by  the  Board 
of  Trade  under  the  Electric  Lighting  Acts,  1882  to 
1909,  relating  to  Epsom  Rural  District  (Extension), 
Featherstone,  Garforth,  Horbury,  Otley,  Penistone, 
and  Rawdon;  presented;  read  the  first  time,  and 
referred  to  the  Examiners,  100.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  applicable  complied  with;  Bill  to  be  read  a  V  Vide  ELECTIONS. 
second  time,  118.  Read  a second  time, and  committed, 
120.  Reported,  with  Amendments ;  Provisional  Orders 
confirmed;  Bill,  as  amended,  to  be  considered,  134. 
As  amended, considered,  137.  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  139.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
(Cited  as  Electric  Lighting  Orders 
Amendment,  171. 
Confirmation  Act,  1917) Royal  Assent,  182. 

ESSEX  C O U N TY  

,'  182. 

E V I D E N CE  ;  Message  to  the  Lords  requesting  Copies  of 
Minutes  of  Evidence  on  a  Divorce  Bill,  151,  &c. 
Minutes  of  Evidence  communicated,  154, &c.  Minutes 
of  Evidence  returned  to  the  Lords,  158, &c. 

EXCESS  PROFITS  D U T Y.   Vide  W A YS   and  M E A N S. 

(Western  or  Epping  Division)  W R I T. 

V O L.  1 7 2 . — - S e s s.  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

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Vide  W A YS   and  


MEANS. 


EXPIRING  L A WS  C O N T I N U A N C E;   Bill  to  continue  certain 
expiring  Laws  ;  presented,  and  ordered   to  be  read  a 
second  time,  160.  Second  Reading  deferred,  163,  164, 
168,  170,  172,  173,  175,  178,  180,  183.  Read  a  second 
time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House,  184.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported, 
without  Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  187.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amend­
ment,  197. 
1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

(Cited  as  Expiring Laws  Continuance  Act, 

E X A M I N E R S: 

Bills  (Private)  referred  to them,  19,  63,  &c. 

— Provisional  Order  Bills  referred   to  them,  12. 

COMMONS'  B I L LS   .-—Reports relative  thereto; 
That  the  Standing  Orders  have  not  been  complied  with 
in the  case of  Petitions  for  Bills,  39. 

In  the  case  of  Bills,  Standing  Orders  not 

into  complied  w i t h;  Bills  com­

previously  inquired 
mitted,  25.  Standing  Orders applicable  thereto  complied 
with  in  the  case  of  Provisional  Order  Bills,  118.   No 
Standing  Orders  applicable  in  the  case  of  Provisional 
Order  Bills,  28. 

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,  7.  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, 
39,69. 

' 

To  examine  Bills  with  respect  to  compliance 

with  Standing  Orders,  261. 

EXEMPTION  from  STANDING  ORDER  NO.  1   (Sittings  of 

the  House).  Vide   HOUSE,  BUSINESS   of. 

FINANCE   B I L L S.  Vide  W A YS   and  M E A N S. 

FINANCE  [Depreciation  Fund and  Redemption  Expenses]  ; 
Committee to consider;  King's Recommendation signified, 
86.  Considered  in  Committee  ;  Resolution  to  be  re­
ported, 87.  Resolution  reported, and agreed  to ;  Instruc­
tion  to  the  Gentlemen  appointed  to  bring  in  the  Finance 
Bill  that  they  do  make  provision  therein  pursuant  to 
this  Resolution,  90. 

FISHERY  HARBOURS   (Continuance  of  Powers);  Bill  to 
revive  and  continue  temporarily  the  power  of  making 
Orders  under  the  Fishery  Harbours  Act,  1915;  pre­
sented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  174. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  178,  180,  183."  Read  a  second 
time ;  House  immediately resolves  itself  into  Committee 
on  the  Bill;  considered  in  Committee,  and  reported, 
without  Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  184.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amend­
ment,  197. 
Powers)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

(Cited  as  Fishery  Harbours  (Continuance  of 

F O OD  PRODUCTION.   Vide  KING'S  SPEECH   (Motion  for 

an  Address). 

F U L H AM  BOROUGH  W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

( J A M I NG  MACHINES   (Scotland);  Bill  to  prohibit  the 
use  in  shops  and  other  places  in  Scotland  of  certain 
Machines  or  mechanical  contrivances  by  the  operation  of 
which  prizes  or  stakes  in  money, or  kind  are  won  or  lost 
by  people  resorting  to  such  places  ;  presented,  and 

ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  88.  Second  Reading 
deferred,  94,  95.  Read  a  second  time  ;  BiU  committed 
to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  98.  Committee 
deferred,  100.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported, 
104.  Consideration,  as amended,  deferred,  106,108,  110, 
112,  113.  As  amended,  considered  ;  Bill  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  116.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
Amendment,  135.  ( Cited as  Gaming Machines  (Scotland) 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  151. 

GAS  and  W A T ER  PROVISION(AL  ORDERS   ;  Bill  to 
confirm  certain  Provisional  Orders  made  by  the  Board 
of  Trade  under  the  Gas  and  Water  Works  Facilities 
Act,  1870,  relating   to  Stretford  Gas,  Tonbridge  Gas, 
and  Rickmansworth  and  Uxbridge  Valley  Water  ; 
presented;  read  the  first  time,  and  referred   to  the 
Examiners,  84.  Report,  Standing  Orders  applicable 
complied  with;  Bill   to  be  read  a  second  time,  106. 
Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  108.  Reported, 
with  Amendments  ;  Provisional  Orders  confirmed;  Bill, 
as  amended,  to  be  considered,  134.  As  amended, 
considered,  137.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
139.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment, 
(Cited  as  Gas  and  Water  Provisional„  Orders  Act, 
171. 
1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

GAS  L I G HT   and  COKE  COMPANY   ;  Bill  presented,  and 
read  the  first  time,  9.  Day  appointed  for  Second 
Reading,  16.  Read  a  second  time,  and  referred  to  the 
Examiners,  19.  Report,  Standing  Orders not  previously 
into  complied  with;  Bill  committed,  28. 
inquired 
Reported,  with  Amendments,  50.  
amended, 
considered,  60.  Day  appointed  for  Third  Reading,  67. 
Third  Reading  deferred,  69,  71.  Bill  read the third time 
and passed, 72.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amend­
ments,  122. 
Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  124. 
(Cited  as  Gas  Light  and  Coke  Company's  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  151. 

A s 

GLASGOW 

BOUNDARIES  A CT  

(1912)  AMENDMENT 
ORDER  CONFIRMATION   ;  Bill  to  confirm  a  Provisional 
Order under the Private Legislation Procedure  (Scotland) 
Act,  1899,  relating  to  Glasgow  Boundaries;  presented, 
and ordered (under  Scction 7 of the A c t)  to be considered, 
167.  Consideration  deferred,'  169,  170,  175,  178,  183, 
184,  194,  198.  Considered;  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  201.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
(Cited  as  Glasgow  Boundaries  Act 
Amendment,  205. 
(1912)  Amendment  Order  Confirmation Act,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  209. 

GOVERNMENT  BUSINESS.  Vide  H O U S E,  BUSINESS   of. 

GOVERNMENT   of  IRELAND  ;  Motion,  That  this  House 
deplores  the  policy  which  has  been  pursued,  and  is  being 
pursued, by the  Irish  executive  government  arid the  Irish 
military  authorities  at  a  time  when  the  highest  interests 
of  Ireland  and  the.  Empire  demand  the  creation  of  an 
atmosphere 
favourable  to  a  successful  result  of  the 
deliberations of  the Irish Convention;  Question  negatived, 
222. 


GRAND  JURIES   (Suspension);  Bill  to  provide  for  the 
suspension  of  Grand  Juries  in  connection  with  the 
present war  ;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second 
time,  10.  Second  Reading  deferred,  13.  Bill  read  a 
second  time  ;  House  immediately  resolves  itself  into 
Committee ;  Bill considered  in Committee  ;  Progress,  14. 
Committee  deferred,  16.  Considered  in  Committee,  and 
reported  ;  a&  amended,  considered;  Bill  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  18.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with 
Amendments;  day  appointed  for  their  consideration,  42. 
Consideration  of  Lords'  Amendments  deferred,  44,  45, 
48.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  51. 
(Cited  as 
Grand  Juries  (Suspension)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  56. 

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GRANTING  of  PASSPORTS  to  T WO  MEMBERS.  

Vide 
H O U SE  (adjournment  of,  under  Standing  Order  No.  10). 

Motions  for  the  adjournment  lapse  at  Eleven 

o'clock,  25,  69,  150,  154,  155,  179. 

GREENWICH  HOSPITAL  a nd  TRAVERS'  FOUNDATION  ; 
Resolution,  That  the  Statement   of  the  estimated  Income 
and  Expenditure  of  Greenwich  Hospital  and  Travers' 
Foundation  for  the  year  1917-18   be  approved,  239. 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  

[Lords'];  Report, 
That  the  Bill  should  originate  in  the  Lords,  7.  Report, 
Standing  Orders  certified to  have  been  complied  with,  7. 

H A N TS   COUNTY  (Northern  or  Basingstoke  Division) 

W&I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

HASLEMKRE  and  DISTRICT  GAS   [Lords];  Report,  That 
the  Bill  should  originate  in  the  Lords,  7.  Report, 
Standing  Orders  certified  to  have  been  complied  with,  7. 
Brought  from  the  Lords;  read  the  first  time,  and 
referred  to  the  Examiners, 81.  Report,  Standing  Orders 
not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with;  Bill   to  be 
read  a  second  time,  91.  Read  a  second  time,  and 
Reported,  with  Amendments,  108. 
committed,  97. 
As  amended,  considered,  111,  Bill  read  the  third,  time 
and  passed,  with  Amendments,  116.  To  which  the 
Lords  agree,  122. 
(Cited  as Haslemere and District  Gas 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  151. 

HARDINGE,  L O R D.  

Vide  HOUSE 

(adjournment  of, 

under  Standing  Order  No.  10). 

H E M EL  HEJJFSTED  GAS  

Report,  That  the  Bill-
should  originate  in  the  Lords,  7.  Report,  Standing 
Orders certified to  have been complied with,  1.  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,  91. 
Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  97. 
Reported,  with  Amendments,  108.   A s  amended, 
considered,  116.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,, 
with  Amendments,  122.   To  which  the  Lords  agree,  130. 
(Cited  as  Hemel  Hempsted  District  Gas  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  151. 

HOUSE  R 

M E E T S : —. 
;  

, 

A t  Twelve,  opening  of  the  Session,  3. 
Attends  His  Majesty   in  the  House   of  Peers 

at  the  opening  of  the  Session,  3. 

Attends  the  Lords  Commissioners,  Royal 

Assent  to  Bills,  30,  &c. 

Goes  up  to  the  House  of  Peers  at  the  close 

of  the  Session,  3i8. 

At  Eleven  o'clock  in  the  morning,  110. 

-   A t  Twelve  o'clock   on  Thursday,  202,  284. 

-  At  Twelve  o'clock  on'Tuesday,  205. 

Resolution,  That  this  House   do  meet  on 
Fridav,  22,  42,  50,  58.  77,  85,  94,  114,  122,  130,  140, 
147,  154,  162,  171,  183,  194,  203,  215,  242,  250,  270, 
278,  291,  308.  On other  days except  Friday, at  Twelve, 
202,  235,  283. 

A D J O U R N M E N T :— 

Motion,  That  this  House  do  now  adjourn, 
(after  House  counted,  and  Forty 

withdrawn,  24 
Members present),  46,  116,  196,  245. 

Motion,  That  this  House   do  now  adjourn; 
Question  put,  pursuant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure), 
and negatived,  104. 

(Easter);  Motion,  That  this  House   do  meet 
to-morrow  at  Twelve   of  the  clock,  and,  at  its  rising, 
do  adjourn  till  Tuesday  the  17th  April,  and  that. 
Mr.  Speaker,  as  soon  as  he  has  reported  the  Royal 
Assent  to  the  Bills  agreed  on  by  both  Houses,  do 
adjourn  the  House  without  Question  put,  and  Question 
agreed  to,  66. 

( W h i t s u n t i d e ) ,;  Motion,  T h at  this  H o u se   do 
now  adjourn  till  Tuesday  5th  June,  and  Question  put, 
pursuant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure),  and  agreed  to, 
111. 

(Autumn)  ;  Motion,  That   on  the  day  on 
which  the  Corn  Production  Bill  receives  the  Royal 
Assent  Mr.  Speaker,  as  soon,  as  he  has  reported  the 
Royal  Assent  to  the  Acts  agreed  upon   by  both  Houses, 
shall  adjourn  the  House  without  Question  put  till 
Tuesday  the  16th  day  of  October;  Amendment  pro­
posed, and not made  ;  Debate adjourned, 203.  Resumed, 
and  Question  agreed  to,  204. 

/ 

(Christmas) ;  That  this  House,  at  its  rising 
this  day, do adjourn till  Monday  the  14th  day  of  January, 
next  (after  proceedings interrupted   by  Message  to  attend 
_ 
the  Lords  Commissioners),  284. 

Adjourns  from  Thursday  till  Monday,   8,  16, 
31,  37.  Friday  till  Monday,  24,  44,  52,  60.  Friday 
till  Tuesday,  312. 

(Easter), 

from  Thursday  5th  April 

till 

Tuesday  17th  April,  66. 

(Whitsunside), 

from  Friday  25th  May  till 

Tuesday  5th  June,  111. 

(Autumn),  from  Tuesday  21st  August  till 

Tuesday  16th  October,  209, 

——  —  (Christmas),  from  Thursday  20th  December 
till  Monday  14th  January,  284. 

Adjourned  after half-past  Eleven, pursuant   to 

the  Standing  Order,  8,  66.   A t  half-past  Eleven,  with­
out  Question  put,  pursuant  to  the  Order of  the  House, 
40,  80,  &c.   A t  half-past  Eleven,  pursuant  to  the 
Standing  Order,  101,  127, &c.   A t  half-past  Five,  with­
out  Question  put,  pursuant  to  the  Standing  Order,  60, 
&c.  A t  one  hour  after  the  conclusion  of  Government 
Business,  pursuant to the Order  of  the  House, 78, 81,  &c. 
A t  sixteen  minutes  after  Ten, pursuant  to  the  Resolution 
of  the  Bouse,  110.  Pursuant  to  Standing  Order  No.  3, 
without  Question  put,  88,  141. 

—	 
Yeas,  120. 

Proceeds  to  a  Division  ;  no  Teller  for  the 

— . 
—  Proceeds  to  the  Business  or  Orders  of  the 
day,  less  than  Forty  Members  having  risen  in  their 
places  to  support  Motion 
for  adjournment  under 
Standing  Order  No.  10,  111,  119,  242. 

Again  resolves  itself 

into  Committee  (after 

interruption  by  Message  to  attend  the  Lords  Commis­
sioners),  151,  182,  236.  


Interrupted  i'n  its  proceedings  by  Message 
to  attend  the  Lords  Commissioners,  56,' 77,  102,  109,  

151,  182,  235,  261,  284.  


Interrupted  in  its  proceedings,  leave  having 
been given  to move  the  adjournment  of  the  House  under  

Standing  Order  No.  10,  25,  69,  103,  117,  148,  161,' 
179. 

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H OU S E-—continued.	 

» 

C O U N T ED  out for want of  Forty  Members  at:— 

r———  Five  minutes  after Eleven,  39. 

— 

-— 

-  Fifteen  minutes after  Eleven,  74. 

Sixteen  minutes before  Ten,  86. 

— — 

Six  minutes  after Eleven,  93. 

Quarter after Eight,  100. 

—  Four minutes after  Ten,  106.  


————  Nine  minutes after Eleven,  115.  


Ten  minutes  before  Five,  124. 

— 

:—  Nine minutes before  Ten,  143. 

—— 

Five  minutes after  Eleven,  150. 

— —  — 

Two  minutes  before  Eleven, 238. 

— 

Twenty-five  minutes before  Eleven, 239. 

—  — 

Five  minutes after Eleven, 244. 

—————  Seven  minutes after Eleven,  248. 
Nine  minutes  after  Eleven,  255. 
— 

— ——  Counted  by  Mr.  Speaker;  Seventeen  Mem­
bers  only  being  present,  Mr.  Speaker  retires  from 
the  Chair,  24.  Other  Members  having  come  in,  and 
Forty  Members  being  present, Mr.  Speaker resumes  the 
Chair, 24. 

Counted  in  Committee,  and  Forty  Members 
not  being  present,  Mr.  Speaker  resumes  the  Chair, and 
counts  the  House ;  and  Forty  Members  being  present, 
House  again resolves itself  into  Committee,  122. 

— 

Considers  a Resolution reported from the Com­

mittee  of  the whole  House,  pursuant to  Order, 240. 

-  Acquainted  by  Mr.  Speaker  that  he  had 
received  a  telegram  from  the  President  of  the  Russian 
Duma,  128. 

_	 

Thanks  of  the  House  to  Mr.  Speaker  for 

presiding  over the  Electoral  Reform  Conference, 56. 

; 

Secret  Sittings  of  the  House ;  Message  from 
the  Lords  communicating  Resolutions  relative  thereto, 
250.  Lords'  Message  considered ;  House  concurs with 
the  Lords  in  their  Resolution;  Message  to  acquaint, 
302. 

1 

/

Notice  taken  that  strangers  were  present  in 
the  House ;  Question  put  forthwith ;  strangers  ordered 
to withdraw,  94, 95,  150,  278, 291. 

.—   — -  Secret  Session ;  Order,  That  the  remainder 
of  this  day's  Sitting  be  a Secret  Session,  94, 95,  150, 
278, 291. 

° 

Member  ordered  to withdraw from the  House, 

on  account  of  disorderly  conduct,  123,  171. 

Member directed to withdraw from the House ; 
Member  suspended  from  the  service  of  the  House  ; 
removed  from  the  House  by  the  Serjeant-at-Arms, 
171. 

Sitting  of 

the  House  suspended  under 
Standing  Order  No.  21, owing to  disorderly  conduct of a 
Member,  who  refuses  to withdraw  when  directed  to  do 
so by  Mr.  Speaker,  171. 

< 

Thanks  of  the  House  (His  Majesty's  Forces, 

&c.) | Resolution,  nemine contradicente,  That  the  thanks ; 
of  this  House  be  given  to  the  officers,  petty  officers, 
and men of  the Navy  for  their  faithful  watch upon  the 
seas  during  more  than  three  years of  ceaseless  danger 
and  stress,  while  guarding  our  shores  and  protecting 
from  the attacks of  a barbarous  foe the commerce  upon 
'  which  the  victory  of  the  Allied  cause  depends;  that  

the  thanks  of  this  House  be given  to the  officers, non­

commissioned  officers,  and  men  of  the  British  Armies 
in  the  field,  and, also  to  the women in  the medical  and 
other  services  auxiliary  thereto,  for  their  unfailing 
courage  and  endurance  in  defending  the  right,  amid 
sufferings and  hardships  unparalleled  in  the  history  of 
war, and  for  their  loyal  readiness  to  continue  the  work 
to which  they  have  set  their  hands  until  the  liberty  of 
the  world  is secure;  that  the  thanks of  this  House  be 
accorded  to  the  gallant  troops  from  the  Dominions 
overseas,  from  India,  and  from  the  Crown  Colonies, 
who  have  travelled  many  thousands  of  miles  to  share 
with  their  comrades  from  the  British  Isles  in  the 
sacrifices  and  triumphs  of  the' battlefield,  and  to  take 
their  full  part  in  the  struggle  for  human  freedom; 
that  the  thanks  of  this  House  be  accorded  to  the 
officers  and  men  of  the  Mercantile  Marine  for  the 
devotion  to  duty  with  which  they  have  continued  to 
carry  the  vital  supplies  to  the  Allies  through  seas 
infested  with  deadly  perils ;  that  this  House  doth 
acknowledge  with  grateful  admiration  the  valour  and 
devotion  of  those  who  have  offered  their  lives  in  the 
service  of  their  country,  and  tenders  its  sympathy 
to  their  relatives  and  friends in  the  sorrows  they  have 
sustained;  Order,  That  Mr.  Speaker  do  signify  the 
said  Resolution  to  the  Commissioners  for  executing  the 
Office  of  Lord  High  Admiral,  and  to  His  Majesty's v 
Secretaries  of  State  for  War, for  the  Colonies,  and  for 
India,  and  to  the  Shipping  Controller,  and  request 
them  to  communicate  the same  to  the officers, men, and 
women  referred  to therein, 227. 

— — 

ADJOURNMENT  under  STANDING  O R D ER  NO.  1 0 :  — 
Arrests  in  Ireland  (Mr.  Dillon);  leave  given, 
24.  At  Eleven  of the clock  Motion for  the  adjournment 
lapsed,  25. 

—  The  "  Nation "  Newspaper-  (Mr.  Pringle); 
leave given,  68.  At  Eleven of the clock  Motion for the 
adjournment lapsed, 69. 

Ministry  of  Munitions  and  the  Engineering 
Dispute  (Mr.  Anderson);  leave  given,  102.  Question 
for the  adjournment negatived,  103. 

— 

—  Air Raids  (Mr.  Pemberton-Billing);  less than 
Forty  Members rise  in  their places;  the  House  proceeds 
to  the  Orders of the day,  111. 

:—  Irish  Political  Prisoners  in  England 
(Mr. 
Ginnell)  ;  less than  Forty  Members  rise in their  places; 
the House  proceeds  to  the  Orders of  the  day,  119. 

—  Air  Reprisals  (Mr,  Pemberton-Billing)  ;  less 
than Forty  Members  but not less than  Ten having risen, 
Division  claimed ;  Question  for leave  negatived,  124. 

-——	 

Granting  of  Passports  to  Two  Members  (Mr. 
George  Terrell);  leave  given,  117.  Question  for  the 
adjournment  negatived,  117. 

- — 

Beer  (Increase  of  Output)  (Mr.  Leif  Jones); 
leave  given,  147.  Question  for  the  adjournment  nega­
tived,  148. 

Lord  Hardinge  (Mr.  Dillon) ;  leave  given,­

160.  Question  for the adjournment  negatived,  161. 

^ 

War  Cabinet  (Absence  of  Member  abroad) 
(Viscount  Duncannon);  leave given;  at  Eleven  o'clock" 
Motion  for the adjournment lapsed,  179. 

Distribution  of  Commodities  by  Local  Autho­

rities  (Mr.  Lough)  ;  less  than  Forty  Members  but  not 
less than  Ten  having risen, Division  claimed;  Question 
for leave  negatived,  194. 

Air  Raid  (Sir  Francis  Lowe)  ;  leave  given,­

219.	  Motion  withdrawn,  221. 

———  Political  Propaganda  (Government  Action) 
(Mr.  Snowden)  ;  less  than Forty  Members  rise  in  their 
places;  the  House  proceeds  to the  Business  of  the  day, 
242. 

 
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HOUSE—continued. 

BUSINESS   OF  T HE  : 

ORDERS  giving  precedence  to  other  Business  over 

SUPPLY  on  Thursday  :— 

—	 

Consolidated  Fund  (No.   1)  Bill  and  Grand 

Juries  Suspension  Bill,  16. 

—  Ministry  of  National  Service  Bill,  22. 

Russia  (Congratulations  to  Duma),  50. 

—	  Consolidated  Fund  (No.   2)  Bill,  50. 

Grand  Juries  Suspension  Bill,  50. 

Proceedings  on  other  Government  Business, 

58-

, 

— -  Ways  and  Means,  85. 

Finance  Bill,  109,  147. 

Representation  of  the  People  Bill  and  Com­

panies .(Particulars  as to  Directors)  Bill,  114. 

— 

Government  Business,  154,  194. 

Corn  Production  Bill,  160,  162. 

—  Intermediate  Education  (Ireland),  162. 

—  Consolidated  Fund  (No.  4)  Bill,  171. 

New  Ministries  [Salaries  and  Remuneration], 

Report,  181. 

— 

-  New  Ministries  Bill,  181. 

E X E M P T I ON  from  STANDING  O R D ER  N O.  1   (Sittings 

o f  t he  H O U S E)   : — 

King's  Speech  (Motion  for   an  Address),  8. 

- — 

— 

59,  61. 

Government  Business,  12,  14, 49,  66. 

Military  Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Bill, 

— 

—  Parliament  and Local  Elections  Bill,  70. 

Ways  and  Means,  82,  85,  94, 95,  278­

Billeting  of  Civilians  Bill,  108. 

Representation  of  the  People  Bill,  125,  128, 

^ 

— 

135,  138.  146, 261,  270. 

Corn  Production  Bill,  153,  160,  162,  165,  176, 

179. 

New  Ministries  Bill,  174. 

- — 

New  Ministries 

[Salaries  and  Remunera­

tion],  179. 

:  
_  • 

— -  Air  Force  Bill,  244. 

Supply  and  Ways  and  Means  Committee  and 

supply  Report,  278. 

Supply  and  Ways  and  Means  Reports,  280. 

National  Health  Insurance  Bill,  282. 

.  Non-ferrous  Metal  Industry  Bill,  287,  289, 

296. 

: 
294,  301. 

National  Registration  Amendment  Bill,  289, 

; 

-  Military  Service  Bill,  291,  293,  298. 

Government  Business,  308,  314. 

. 

Redistribution  of Seats  (Ireland)  Bill,  303. 
Representation  of  the  People  Bill 

(Lords' 

Amendments),  304. 

. 

-  That,  until  Easter,  Government  Business   be 
not  interrupted  under  the  Standing  Order  (Sittings   of 
the  House),  withdrawn,  53. 

- 

That,  until  the  adjournment  for  the  Autumn 
Recess,  Government  Business  be  not  interrupted  under 
the  Standing  Order  (Sittings  of  the  House),  &c.,  181. 

—• 

—  That  the  proceedings  on Government  Business 
this  day  be  not  interrupted  under  Standing  Order  No.  1, 
withdrawn,  276. 

—  Order,  That, until  the  House  otherwise  deter­

mines,  and  sO  far  as  the  House  does  not  otherwise 
determine,  on  every  day  on  which  the  House  sits, 
( !)  Government  Business   do  have  precedence;  (2)   A t 
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)  A ny  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; (5) All  Select Committees, includ­
ing  Committees  on  Private  Bills,  shall  have  power  to  sit 
on  Friday,  and, if  the  House  adjourns from  Thursday   or 
Friday  till  the  following  Tuesday,   on  Monday,  notwith­
standing the adjournment of the House ; (6) Whenever the 
House  adjourns from  Thursday  to the  following  Monday 
or Tuesday,  Members desiring to give Notice of  Questions 
for  oral  Answer  on  a  Monday,  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  Monday  and  Tuesday,   or  Wednesday, 
respectively,  and  be  printed  and  circulated  with  the 
Votes;  (7)  Whenever  the  House  adjourns  from  Thurs­
day  to  the  following  Monday  or  Tuesday,  Member^ 
desiring  to  give  Notice   of  new  Clauses  and  Amendments 
to  Bills or  of  Amendments  to  Motions  may  send  such 
Notices to  the Clerks  at  the  Table,  and  any such  Notices 
reeeived  by  them  before  Five  of  the  clock  on  a  Friday 
or  Monday  shall  be  printed  and  circulated  with  the 
Votes;  after Amendment  proposed,  and  not  made,  10. 

— 
—  Friday  Sitting  ;  Resolution,  That  this  House 
do sit to-morrow,  22, 42,  50, 58,  77,  85,  94,  114,  122,  130, 
140.  147,  154,  162,  171,  183,  194,  203,  215,  242,  250, 
270,278,  291,308. 

Supply  ;  Motion, That, for  the purpose  of  con­

—— 
cluding  the  Business  of  Supply  for  the  present,  Session, 
sixteen  days,  either  before  or  after  the  fifth  day  of  A u­
gust,  shall  be  allotted  under  Standing  Order  No.  15  for 
the  consideration, of  the  Annual  Estimates  for  the  Army, 
Navy,  and  Civil  Services,  including  Votes   on  A c c o u n t; 
and,  as  respects  the  present  Session,  that  Standing 
Order  shall  have  effect  as  if  in  paragraph  7  of  that 
Standing  Order  the  fifteenth  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  sixteenth 
day  were  substituted  for  the  twentieth  day  so  allotted; 
and  Question  agreed  to,  181. 

Supply  ;  Order,  That  on  this  day,  notwith­

standing  anything  in  Standing  Order  No.  15,  Business 
other  than  the  Business  of  Supply  may  be  taken  before 
Eleven  of  the  clock,  190. 

—  Government  Business;  Order,  That,  until 
the  adjournment  of  the  House  for  the  Autumn  Recess, 
interrupted  under  the 
Government  Business  be  not 
provisions  of  any  Standing  Order  regulating  the  Sittings 
of  the  House,  and  may  be  entered  upon  at  any  hour 
though  opposed,  181, 

VOL. 172. 

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[1917-18, 

HOUSE—continued. 

BUSINESS  OF  THE—continued. 
——•-  Air  Force 

[Salaries  and  Remuneration] ; 
Order,  That  the  Resolution  relative  to  Air  Force 
[Salaries  and  Remuneration] may  be  considered  this  day 
as soon  as  it  is  reported  from  the  Committee,  notwith­
standing the practice  otthe  House relating   to  the  interval 
between  the  report  and  consideration  of  such  a  Resolu­
tion,  240. 

HOUSE   of  COMMONS 

(Sale  of  Intoxicating 

Liquors);
Resolution,  That  the Members  of  this  House request  the 
Kitchen  Committee  to observe in the  sale of  Intoxicating 
Liquors  the  same  restrictions  as  are  imposed  upon  the 
general  public,  29.' 

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 
to  send 
for  persons,  papers,  and  records-]  Three 
quorum,  34.  Member  added to  the Committee,  121,  122. 

I M P O R TS  and   EXPORTS  ( Temporary  Control)  ;  Bill  to 
continue  with  modifications, for  a limited  period  after the 
termination  of  the  present  war, certain  powers  in  relation 
,  to  Imports  and  Exports  ;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be 
read  a  second  time,  237.  Second  Reading  deferred,  239, 
241,  245,  248,  249, 255, 265,266,  271, 274,  275,  282,285, 
286,  294, 302,  317.  / 

INCOME  T A X.   Vide  W A TS   and  MEANS. 

deferred,  175,  178,  180,  183.  Read  a  second  time; 
Bill  committed  to  a Committee  of  the  whole  House,  184. 
Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amend­
ment ;  Bill read  the  third  time  and  passed (endorsed with 
Mr.  Speaker's  Certificate),  187.  Agreed   to  by  the 
  as Isle  of  Man 
Lords,  without  Amendment,  197. 
(Cited
(Customs)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

ISLINGTON  BOROUGH 

(East  Division)  W R I T.  

Vide 

ELECTIONS. 

J O U R N A L: 

—  to  be  printed,  4.  Person 

licensed   by 

Mr.  Speaker   to  print the  same, 4. 

K E N I L W O R TH  GAS  [Lords]  ;  Report,  That  the  Bill 
should  originate  in  the  Lords,  7.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  certified  to  have  been  complied  with,  7.  Brought 
from  the  Lords  ;  read  the  first  time,  and  referred   to  the 
Examiners,  93.  Report,  Standing  Orders  not  previously 
inquired  into  complied  with  ;  Bill  to  be  read  a  second 
time,  98.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  103. 
Reported,  with  Amendments,  119.   A s  amended,  con­
sidered,  124.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with 
Amendments,  129. *  To  which  the  Lords  agree,  135. 
(Cited  as  Kenilworth  Gas  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  151. 

K I L K E N NY  C I TY  W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS.  W R I T S. 

K I NO 

: 

Commands  the  attendance  of  the  House  in 

the  House  of  Peers,  3. 

INCOME  Tax 
MEANS. 

(War  Loan  Securities).  Vide  W A YS   and 

—-  His  Speech  at  the  opening  of  the  Session,  6. 

A t  the  close  of  the  Session,  318. 

INSTRUCTIONS  :

:

Agreed  to  :— 

—  Public  Bills  ;  Instruction  to the  Gentle­

men  appointed  to  bring  in  a  Bill  upon  Resolutions 
reported  from the  Committee   of  Ways  and  Means,  90. 

INTERMEDIATE  EDUCATION   (Ireland)-,  Motion,  That this 
House  disapproves  of  that  portion  of  the  Rules  of  the 
Intermediate  Education Board  for  Ireland  which  imposes ' 
the  system  of  written  examinations  in  experimental 
science  by  the  inclusion  of  the ' words  "  obtain  not  Jess 
than  30  per  cent,  on  the  pass  paper, or  25 per  cent,  on 
the  honours  paper,  in  the  course  or  courses  in  which  he 
presents  himself, and must," in Rule  10 (b)  ; and  Question 
negatived,  163. 

INTERRUPTION  of  proceedings  by  Message  to  attend  the 
Lords  Commissioners,  56,  77,  102,  109,  151,  182,  235, 
2 6 1,  2 8 4.   Vide  PROCEEDINGS  of  the  H O U S E. 

IRISH  GOVERNMENT   ;  Motion,  That,  with  a  view   to 
strengthening  the  hands of  the  Allies  in  achieving  the 
recognition  of  the  equal  rights  of  small  nations  and  the 
principle  of  nationality  against  the  opposite  German 
principle  of  military  domination  and government  without 
the  consent  of  the  governed,  it  is  essential  without 
further  delay to  confer  upon Ireland  the  free  institutions 
} o n  c  promised to her  ;  Amendment proposed, to  leave out 
words  and  add  others;  Debate  arising ;  Motion,  That  the 
Debate  be, adjourned,  withdrawn;  Question  again  pro­
posed;  Motion,  That  the  Debate   be  adjourned,  and 
Question  agreed  to  ;  no  day  fixed  for  resumption,  34. 

I  R I SH  

POLITICAL  PRISONERS  

Vide 
H  O U S  E  (adjournment  of, under  Standing Order  No.  10). 

in  ENGLAND. 

I S LE   of  M AN  {Customs)-,  Bill  to  amend  the  Law  with 
respect  to Customs  in  the  Isle  of  M a n;  presented,  and 
ordered  to be  read  a  second  time,  172.  Second  Reading 

— 

His  Speech  reported   by  Mr.  Speaker,  6. 
His  Speech 

for   an  Address),  6. 

(Motion 

Address  agreed  to,   8. 

His  Recommendation  signified   to  Motions, 
16,  19,  35,  74,  86,  110,  159,  172,  Petition  for  Aid, 
British  Museum,  20. 

His  Assent   to  Bills,  30,  56,  67,  77,  102,  109, 

151,  182, 208,  235,  261,  284,  318. 

—  —  His  Answers  to Addresses,  13,  48. 

LANARKSHIRE   COUNTY  COUNCIL  

(Water,  Src.) 
ORDER  CONFIRMATION   ;  Bill  to  confirm  a  Provisional 
Order  under  the  Private  Legislation  Procedure  (Scot­
land)  Act, 1899, relating   to  Lanarkshire  County  Council 
(Water,  &c.);  presented  ;  read  the first time, and  ordered 
(under  Section  9  of  the  Act)   to  be  read  a  second  time, 
114.  Read  a second  time;   to  be  considered,  123.  Con­
sidered,  124.  Bill  read  the  third,  time  and  passed,  127. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  146. 
(Cited  as Lanarkshire  County Council (Water,  frc)  Order 
Confirmation Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  151. 

LANCASHIRE  POWER  CONSTRUCTION  COMPANY  

[Lords];
Report  from  Examiners   on  Petition  for  Bill,  Standing 
Orders  not  complied  with;  Report  referred   to  Select 
Committee  on  Standing  Orders,  39.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  to  be  dispensed  with,  49,  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,  91. 
Read  a  second  time,  and  Committed,  97.  Reported, 
with  an  Amendment,  108.  As  amended,  considered,  116. 
Bill  read  the  third  time  and passed, with  an  Amendment, 
122.  To  which  the  Lords  agree,  130. 
cashire Power  Construction  Company, Limited,  A ct,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  151. 

(Cited  as  Lan­

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LANCASTER  C O U N T Y,  N O R TH  E A ST 

L A N C A S H I RE 

(Rossendale  Division)  W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

LANCASTER 

C O U N T Y, 

SOUTH  E A ST 

LANCASHIRE 

(.Prestwick  Division)  W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

L A ND  DRAINAGE   (Ewerby)  PROVISIONAL  O R D E R;   Bill 
to  confirm  a Provisional  Order  under  the  Land  Drainage 
Act,  1861,  in  the  matter of  a  proposed  drainage  district 
in  the  Parish  of  Ewerby,  in  the  County  of  Lincoln 
(Kesteven  Division);  presented;  read  the first time,  and 
referred  to  the  Examiners,  102.  Report,  no  Standing 
Orders  applicable;  Bill  to  be  read  a  second  time,  118. 
Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  120.  Reported, 
without  Amendment;  Provisional  Order confirmed;  Bill 
to  be  read  the  third  time,  130.  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  131.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
Amendment,  170. 
(Ewerby)
Provisional  Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
182. 

(Cited  as  Land  Drainage 

L A ND  DRAINAGE   (Ramsey)  PROVISIONAL  ORDER   ;  Bill 
to  confirm  a Provisional  Order  under  the  Land  Drainage 
Act,  19!  4, relating  to  the  Ramsey  First  Hollow  Drainage 
District;  presented;  read  the  first  time,  and  referred 
to  the  Examiners,  12.  Report,  no  Standing  Orders 
applicable;  Bill  to  be  read  a  second  time,  28.  Read 
a  second  time,  and  committed,  30.  Reported,  without 
Amendment;  Provisional.Order confirmed, 50.  Bill read 
the  third time and passed,  52.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords, 
without  Amendment,  93. 
(Cited  as  Land  Drainage
(Ramsey)  Provisifinal  Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  103. 

L A ND  DRAINAGE  

in 

(Swaffham)  PROVISIONAL  O R D E R; 
Bill  to  confirm  a  Provisional  Order  under  the  Land 
Drainage  Act,  1914,  relating  to  the  SwafFham  and 
Bottisham  Drainage  District, 
the  County  of 
Cambridge;  presented;  read  the first time, and  referred 
to  the  Examiners,  102.  Report,  no  Standing  Orders 
applicable ;  Bill  to be  read  a second  time,  118.  Read  a 
second  time,  and  committed,  120.  Reported,  without 
Amendment;  Provisional  Order  confirmed;  Bill-  to  be 
read  the  third  time,  130.  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  131.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
( Cited as Land  Drainage  ( Swaffham)
Amendment,  171. 
Provisional  Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  182.. 

L A ND  D R A I N A GE   (Wis tow)   PROVISIONAL  O R D E R;   Bill 
to  confirm a  Provisional  Order  under  the  Land  Drainage 
Act,  1861,  in  the  matter  of  a  proposed  drainage  district 
in  the  Parishes  of  Wistow,  Cawood,  and  Selby,  in  the 
West  Riding   of  the  County  of  York  ;  presented;  read 
the  first  time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  95. 
Report,  no  Standing  Orders  applicable;  Bill  to  be  read 
a  second  time, 106.  Read  a  second  time,  and committed, 
108.  Reported,  with  Amendments  ;  Provisional  Order 
confirmed,  119.  As  amended,  considered,  120.  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  122.  Agreed  to  by  the 
Lords,  with  Amendments;  day  appointed 
for  their 
consideration,  171.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  172. 
(Cited  as  Land  Drainage  (Wistow)  Provisional  Order 
Confirmation  Act,  1917),  Royal  Assent,  182. 

L EA  BRIDGE  DISTRICT  GAS   [Lords] ;  Report, That the 
Bill  should  originate  in  the  Lords,  7.  , Report,  Standing 
Orders  certified  to have been  complied  with,  7.  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,  91.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  97. 
Reported,  with  Amendments,,  108.   A s  amended, 
considered,  116.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
with Amendments, 122.  To which  the  Lords  agree,  130. 
(Cited  as  Lea  Bridge  District  Gat  Act,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  151. 

VOL.  172. 

Sess.  1917-18. 

LEVINSTEIN  (Railways)  ;  Bill presented,  and read  the first 
time,  9.  Day  appointed  for  Second  Reading,  16.  Read 
a  second  time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  19. 
Report,  Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired  into 
complied  with  ;  Bill  committed,  33.  Reported,  with 
Amendments,  92.  As  amended,  considered,  96.  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and passed,  101.  Agreed  to by  the 
Lords,  with  Amendments,  190.  Lords'  Amendments 
agreed  to, 196.  (Citedas  Levinstein,  Limited  (Railways),
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

LIVERPOOL  BOROUGH  

(Abercromby  Division)  W R I T. 

Vide  ELECTIONS. 

LOCAL  GOVERNMENT   (Allotments and Land  Cultivation)
(Ireland)  ;  Bill  to  enable  local  authorities  in  Ireland  to 
provide Allotments and otherwise  promote  the cultivation 
for  other  purposes  incidental  thereto; 
of  Land,  and 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  150. 
Second  Reading  deferred, 152,  153, 154,  155,  157.  Read 
a  second  time;  House  immediately  resolves  itself  into 
Committee  on  the  Bill  ; considered  in  Committee,  and 
reported, without  Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  159.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
Amendment,  170. 
ments  and Land  Cultivation) (Ireland)  Act,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  182. 

(Cited  as  Local  Government  (Allot­

LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  PROVISIONAL  ORDERS  (No.

1 ) ; 
Bill  to  confirm certain  Provisional  Orders  of  the  Local 
Government  Board  relating  to  Brighton,  Eastbourne, 
Liverpool, and Wells-next-the-Sea  ;  presented;  read  the 
first  time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  39.  Report, 
no  Standing  Orders  applicable;  Bill   to  be  read  a 
second  time,  54.  Read  a  second  time, and  committed, 
56.  Reported,  with  Amendments  ;  Provisional  Orders 
confirmed;  Bill,  as  amended, to  be  considered,  73.   A s 
amended,  considered,  74.  Bill  read  tbe  third  time  and 
passed, 75.  Agreed to by the Lords, without Amendment, 
180. 
(Cited  as  Local  Government  Boards  Provisional 
Orders  Confirmation  (No.  1)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
182. 

LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  PROVISIONAL  ORDERS  (No. 

2 ); 
Bill  to  confirm  certain  Provisional  Orders of  the  Local 
Government Board  relating  to  Bognor, Carlisle,  Lytham, 
Swansea,  Watford,  the  Ormside Joint  Hospital  District, 
and  the  District  of  Aspatria,  Silloth,  and  District  Joint 
Water  Board;  presented;  read  the  first  time,  and 
referred  to  the  Examiners,  97.  Report,  no  Standing 
Orders  applicable  ;  Bill  to  be  read  a  second  time,  106. 
Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  108.  Reported, 
without  Amendment;  Provisional  Orders  confirmed  ; 
Bill  to  be  read  the  third  time,  134.  Bill  read  the 
third  time  and  passed,  137.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords, 
with  Amendments,  180.  Day  appointed 
their 
consideration,  181.  Lords'Amendments  agreed  to,  183. 
(Cited  as  Local  Government Boards  Provisional  Orders 
Confirmation (No.  2)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

for 

t 

LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  PROVISIONAL  ORDERS  (NO.  3 ); 
Bill to  confirm  certain  Provisional  Orders  of  the  Local 
Government  Board  relating  to  Lowestoft  and  the 
Bridport  Joint  Hospital  District;  presented;  read  the 
first  time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  106.  Report, 
no  Standing  Orders  applicable;  Bill  to  be  read  a 
second  time,  118.  Read  a  second  time, and  committed, 
121.  Reported,  without  Amendment;  Provisional 
Orders  confirmed;  Bill  to  be  read  the  third  time,  134. 
Bill  read  the  third  time and  passed,  137.  Agreed  to  by 
(Cited  as  Local 
the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  180. 
,	  Government  Board's  Provisional  Orders  Confirmation 

(No.  3) Act,  1917) Royal  Assent,  182. 

 
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LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  (I r e l a n d  )  PROVISIONAL  ORDERS  ; 
Bill  to  confirm  certain  Provisional  Orders  of  the  Local 
Government  Board  for  Ireland  relating   to  the  King's 
County  and  the  Rural  District   of  Newry  No.   1; 
presented;  read  the  first  time,  and  referred   to  the 
Examiners,  71.  Examiners'  Report,  Standing  Orders 
applicable  complied  with  ;  Bill   to  be  read  a  second 
time,  BO.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  82. 
Reported,  without  Amendment;  Provisional  Orders 
confirmed  ;  Bill to  be  read  the  third  time, 99.  Bill  read 
the third time  and passed, 100.  Agreed  to by the  Lords, 
( Cited as  Local  Government 
without  Amendment,  135. 
Board  (Ireland)  Provisional  Orders  Act,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  151. 

L O C AL  GOVERNMENT   (Ireland)  PROVISIONAL  ORDER 
(No,  2 )  ;  Bill  to  confirm  a  Provisional  Order   of  the 
Local  Government  Board  for  Ireland  relating   to  the 
Urban  District   of  Lisburn  ;  presented  ;  read  the  first 
time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  104.  Report,  no 
Standing  Orders  applicable ;  Bill  to  be  read  a  second 
time,  118.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  120. 
Reported,  without  Amendment;  Provisional  Order 
confirmed;  Bill   to  be  read  the  third  time,  134.  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  137.  Agreed   to  by  the 
Lords,  without  Amendment,  171.  • (Cited  as  Local 
Government  Board 
firmation  (No.  2)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

(Ireland)  Provisional  Order  Con­

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  shall 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 
in  conflict  with,  deviation  from,   or  excess  of  the  provi­
sions  of  the  general  Law,  &c.;  that  Standing  Orders 
124,  160,  ana  173a  apply  to  all  such  Bills;  that  the 
Committee  have  power  to  send for  persons, papers,  and 
records ;  that  Four  be  the  quorum,  24. 

Bills,  reported 

from 

the  Committee; 

Ebbw  Vale  Urban  District  Council  Bill,  with  Amend­
ments,  100.  Sheffield  Corporation  Bill,  with  Amend­
ments  [Title  amended],  145. 

: 
— — 

Attendance  of  Witness  ordered, 115. 
Special  Report,  146. 

LONDON  CORN  EXCHANGE  COMPANY   ;  Bill  presented, 
and  read  the  first  time,  9.  Read  a  second  time,  and 
referred  to 
the  Examiners,  16.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with;  Bill 
committed,  25.  Reported,  with  Amendments,  50.   A s 
amended,  considered,  60.  Day  appointed 
for  Third 
Reading,  67.  Third  Heading  deferred,  69,  71.  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  72.  Agreed   to  by  the 
Lords,  with  Amendments,  109.  Lords'  Amendments 
(Cited,  as London  Corn  Exchange  Act, 
agreed  to,  111. 
1917)  Royal  Assent,  151. 

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  seventeen, to  the  thirtieth day , of  September, 
one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  eighteen,  and for  other 
purposes ;  presented  ;  read  the first time,  and referred  to 
the  Examiners,  69.  Report,  Standing  Orders  applicable 
complied with;  Bill  to be read  a second time, 198.  Read a 
second time, and committed,  104.  Reported, with  Amend­
ments,  119.   A s  amended,  considered,  124.  Bill read  the 
third  time  and  passed,  129.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords, 
(Cited  as  London  County
without  Amendment,  160. 
Council (Money)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

LONGFORD  COUNTY   (South  Longford  Division)  W R I T. 

Vide  ELECTIONS. 

LORDS  : 

MESSAGES  TO  : —  . 

; 

' 

< 

— 

—  Requesting  Copies   of  Minutes  of  Evidence, 

&c.  on a Divorce  Bill,  151,  188, &c. 
—  Communicating  Reasons 
their  Amendments  to  Bills,  141, 312,  317. 

for  disagreeing   to 

Requesting  that  leave  may   be  given to  the 
Right  Honourable  the  Earl   of  Derby,  K.G.,  to  attend 
to  be examined as  a Witness before the  Select  Committee 
on  the  Military  Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Act, 
1917,  165.  Leave  given,  168. 

Concurring  with  the  Lords   in  their  Resolu­

tion  relative  to  Secret  Sittings  of  the  House,  302. 

MESSAGES  FROM   : — 

... 

—  Agreeing  to  Bills,  29,  76,  &c. 

Communicating  Minutes  of  Evidence,  &c.  on 

a  Divorce  Bill,  154,  Ac. 

— — — - —  -  Giving  leave   to  the  Right  Honourable  the 
Earl  of  Derby,  K.G.,  to  attend  to  be  examined  as a 
Witness  before  the  Select  Committee   on  the  Military 
Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  A c t,  1917,168. 

—  Secret  Sittings  of  the  House;  Resolutions 

relative  thereto  communicated,  250.

c

M A N S F I E LD  R A I L W AY  [Lords]  ;  Report,  That the 
Bill  should  originate  in  the  Lords,  7.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  certified  to have  been complied  with,  7.  Brought 
from the  Lords  ;  read  the  first  time,  and referred   to  the 
Examiners,  63.  Report,  Standing  Orders not  previously 
inquired  into  complied  with  ;  Bill   to  be  read  a  second 
time,  73.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  79. 
Reported,  with  Amendments,  92.   A s  amended,  con­
sidered,  96.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with 
Amendments,  101.   To  which  the  Lords  agree,  106. 
(Cited  as  Mansfield  Railway  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
109. 

MARRIAGES  PROVISIONAL  O R D E R;   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;  read  the  first  time, 
and referred  to  the  Examiners,  39.  Report,  no  Standing 
Orders  applicable  ;  Bill   to  be  read  a  second  time,  54. 
Read  a second  time, and  committed,  56.  Reported,  with­
out  Amendment;  Provisional  Order  confirmed ;  Bill   to 
be  read  the  third  time,  73.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  74.  Agreed   to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amend­
(Marriages)
(Cited  as  Provisional  Order 
ment,  109. 
Confirmation Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  109. 

MARRIAGES  PROVISIONAL  ORDER   (No.  2 )  ;  Bill  to  con­

firm a  Provisional  Order  made  iby  one  of  His  Majesty's 
Principal  Secretaries   of  State  under  the  Provisional 
Order  f Marriages)  Act,  1905 ;  presented;  read  the 
first time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners, 288.  Report, 
no  Standing  Orders  applicable;  Bill  
to  be  read  a 
second  time, 299.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed, 
302.  Bill  withdrawn,  313. 

MARTIN'S  DIVORCE  

[Lords];  Bill,  intituled   A n  A ct 
to  dissolve  the  Marriage  of  Nita  Martin,  of  1,  Lincoln 
Place,  Merrion  Square, 
in  the  City   of  Dublin,  with 
Thomas  Ernest  Martin, her  husband,  and  to  enable  her 
to marry again,  and for  other purposes  ;  brought from the 
Lords;  read  the  first  time,  181.  Read  a  second  time, 
and  committed,  190.  Message  to  the  Lords  requesting 
Copies  of  Minutes  of  Evidence,  &c.,  190.  Copies  of 
Minutes  of  Evidence,  &c. communicated,  195.  Reported, 
without  Amendment;  Minutes of  Evidence,  &c.  returned 
to the  Lords,  199.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
( Cited as Martin's  Divorce 
without  Amendment,  204. 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

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V O L U M E.   3 5 5 

M E M B E R S: 

; 

returned  for  two,  or  more  places, to  make 

their  election,  3. 

% 

; 

to  withdraw  during  the  time  any  matter 

touching  their  Return  or  Election  is  in  Debate,  3. 

draw  till  their  Returns  are  determined,   3. 

returned  upon  double  Returns,  to  with­

-—•— 
12. 

— 

' 

ordered  to  prepare  and  bring 

in  Bills, 

present  Bills,  10,  &c. 

Amendments,  85,  &c.  Attendance   of  Witness,  114. 

report  Bills from  Committee  Groups,  with 

killed  in  action  or  died  of  wounds  during  


the  war,  121,  127,  267.  


ask  leave to  move the  adjournment   of  the  

House  under  Standing  Order  No.  10,  24,  69,  103,  111,  

117,  119,  148,  161,  179,  194, 219,  242. 

' 

— 

Less than Forty  Members but not  less than 
Ten  support  Motion  for  leave  for  adjournment  under 
Standing  Order  No.  10;  Division  claimed,  124. 

attend  H . R . H.  the  Duke   of  Connaught 

nominated  as 

temporary  Chairmen  by 

with  a  Message  of  Condolence,  48. 

Mr.  Speaker,  15. 

— n o m i n a t ed  Members  of  Select  Committees,  


14,  15,  149.  


- —  — 
15. 
—	  <—: 

Bills,  19. 

nominated  on  the  Committee  of  Selection,  


to  be  the  Panel  to  serve  on  unopposed 

—  —  Six  Members  to  be  the  Chairmen's  Panel  


under  Standing  Order  No.  47,  19.  


—  nominated by  the  Committee  of  Selection  

totform  the  Parliamentary  Panel   to  act  as Commissioners 

under  the Private  Legislation Procedure  (Scotland)  A c t,  

1899,  28. 

; 

That  in  the  absence  of  the  Chairman  of 
the  Chairmen's  Panel  the  Panel  may   be  convened  at 
the  request  of  any  Two  Members   of  the  Chairmen's 
Panel,  31. 

——  

— —  A ny  Member   of  the  Chairmen's  Panel 
empowered  to  ask  any  other  Member   of  the  Panel  to 
take  his  place,  if necessary,  31. 

: 

nominated  to  serve  on  a  Standing  Com­

mittee,  28. 

—— 

nominated to  act  as  Chairman of  Standing 

Committee  A ,  31. 

> 

- —  

— -  appointed  under the  Parliament  A c t,  with 
whom  Mr.  Speaker  shall  consult with regard   to  a  Money 
Bill,  19. 

Member  added  to  a  Standing  Committee,  


28,  75. 


— 

138. 

.75. 


—	 

—  added  to  a  Select  Committee,  120,  122,  


discharged  from  Standing  Committee,  31,  


discharged from Select Committees  ; others 


added in  substitution,  108,  121,  188,  &c.  


move,  That 

the  Chairman   do  report 

Progress  (abuse  of  Rules),  42. 

That  the  Debate   be  adjourned,  230. 

— 

— 

report  Resolutions  from  Select  Committee  

on  Standing  Orders,  49,  &c.  From  Committee   of 
Supply  and  Ways  and  Means,  14, 27,  &c.  


'  ——  —  —  Forty  Members  not  present;  House 
counted  out,  30,  74,  86,  93,  100,  106,  115,  124,  143,  150,  

238,  239,  244,  248,  255.  


—  House  counted;  Forty  Members  present  j  


Mr.  Speaker  resumes the  Chair, 24,  122.  

— — — —  —  claim  to  move,  That  the  Question  be  now  

put,  pursuant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure   of  Debate),  

38,  &c.  

i  — 

report  Answers  to  Addresses,  13,  48. 


— 

signify  King's  Recommendation 

to 
Motions,  16,  19,  35,  74,  &c.   To  Petition  for  A id  

(British  Museum),  20. 

—  —  No  Member  willing  to  act  as  Teller  for 
. 

the  Yeas,  120. 

No  Member  willing  to  act  as  Teller  for 

the  Noes,  120. 

Member  asks leave to make  an  explanation 
on  behalf of  himself  and  another  Member,  that they  had 
both  voted  in the  Yea  and  N o  Lobby,  and that they  had 
intended  to  vote  with  the  Yeas,  233. 

Divisions,  and  in  Yea  Lobby   in  one  Division,  244. 

N o  Members  voting  in  No  Lobby  in  two 

•	 

Member  directed to  discontinue  his  speech  


(irrelevance),  36,  238.  


—  —  Member  directed  to  discontinue  his  speech  


(tedious  repetition),  66.  


ordered  to  withdraw  (disorderly  conduct),  


123,  171.  


—	 

—  Member  conducts  himself  in  a  grossly  

disorderly  manner,  and  ordered  to  withdraw,  but  persists  

in  his  disorderly  conduct,  and  named   by  Mr.  Speaker  ;  

suspended  from  the  service   of  the  House  ;  directed  to  

withdraw;  refuses  to  obey  the  order,  and  Serjeant-at-

Arms  directed  to  remove  Member  from  the  House; 
Sitting  of  the  House  suspended  under  Standing  Order  

No.  21,  171.  


N EW  MEMBERS  SWORN   : — 

Herbert  Albert  Laurens  Fisher,  Esquire, 
Borough  of  Sheffield  (Hallam  Division),  3. 

for  the 

James  Daniel  Kiley,  Esquire,  for  the  Borough   of 

Tower  Hamlets  (Whitechapel  Division),   3. 

Christopher  Nicholson  Johnston, Esquire,  K.c.,  for  the 

Universities  of  Edinburgh  and  Saint  Andrews,  3.  


Sir  William  Job  Collins,   K.C.V.O.,  M.D., 

for 

the 

. Borough  of  Derby,  3. 

Thomas  Brash  Morisou,  Esquire, K.C., for  the  County 

of  Inverness,  3. 

Arthur  Warren  Samuels,  Esquire,  K.C.,  for  the 
Borough  of  the  College   of  the  Holy  and  Undivided 
Trinity  of  Queen  Elizabeth,  near  Dublin,   3. 

Arthur  Richardson,  Esquire, for  the  Southern  Part   of 

the  West  Riding  (Rotherham  Division),   3. 

Sir  John  Henry  Maden,  for  North  East  Lancashire 

(Rossendale  Division),  20. 
Henry  Wilson  Fox,  Esquire, 

for  the  County   of 

Warwiok  (Northern  or  Tamworth  Division),  24.  

Lieutenant-Colonel  Archibald  Stirling   of  Keir,  for  


the  County   of  Perth  (Western  Division),  26. 

Right  Honourable  Sir Albert  Henry  Stanley,  for  the 

Borough   of  Ashton-under-Lyne,  12. 

John  Arthur  Ransome  Marriott,  Esquire, 

for  the 

Borough  of  Oxford,  61. 

John  Bertrand  Watson,  Esquire,  for  the  Borough   of 

Stockton-on-Tees,  55. 

James  Chambers,  Esquire,  K.C.,  for  the  Borough   of 

-Belfast  (South  Belfast  Division),  70. 

Sir  John  Fleming,  for  the  Borough   of  Aberdeen 

(South  Division),  75. 

Herbert  Nield,  Esquire,  K.C.,  for  the  County  of 

Middlesex  ^Ealing  Division),  82. 

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MEMBERS—continued.	 

' 

METROPOLITAN  POLICE   ;  Sessional  Order,   4 . 

N EW  MEMBERS  SWORN—continued. 

Sir  James  Edward  Parrott, 

for  the  Burgh   of 

Edinburgh  (South  Division),  102. 

Captain  Edward  Montagu  Cavendish  Stanley
(commonly  called  Lord  Stanley),  for  the  Borough 
of  Liverpool  (Abercromby  Division),  144. 

Sir  Robert  Trotter  Hermon-Hodge,  Baronet,  for  the 
County  of  Oxford  (Southern  or  Henley  Division),
134. 

Right  Honourable  William  Hayes  Fisher,  for  the 

Borough  of  Fulham,  146. 

William  Arthur  Lindsay,  Esquire,  for  the  Borough 

METROPOLITAN  POLICE   ;  Bill to amend  the  Metropolitan 
Police  Act,  1912;  presented,  and  ordered   to  be  read  a 
second  time,  287.  Second  Reading  deferred,  291.  Bill 
read  a  second  time,  and  committed -to  a Committee   of 
the  whole  House,  292.  Committee  deferred,  296.  Bill 
considered  in  Committee,  and  reported;  as  amended,
considered;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  297. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  303. 
( Cited  as  Metropolitan  Police  Act,  1918)  Royal  Assent,
318. 

of  Belfast  (South  Belfast  Division),  146. 

MIDDLESEX  COUNTY   (Ealing  Division)  W R I T.   Vide 

Sir  Abraham  Garrod  Thomas,  M.D.,  for  the  County 

ELECTIONS. 

of  Monmouth  (Southern  Division),  158. 

Michael  Louis  Hearn,  Esquire,  for  the  County   of 

Dublin  (South  Dublin  Division),  162. 

Colonel  Richard  Beale  Colvin,  c.B., for  the  County   of 

Essex  (Western or  Epping  Division),  169. 

Right  Honourable  Sir  Eric  Campbell  Geddes,   K.C.B., 

for  the  Borough  of  Cambridge,  175. 

Right  Honourable  Edwin  Samuel  Montagu,  for  the 
(Western  or  Chesterton 

County  of  Cambridge 
Division),  175. 

Right  Honourable  Winston 

Leonard 

Spencer 

Churchill,  for  the  Borough  of  Dundee,  179. 

Sir  William  Watson  Cheyne,  Baronet,   K.C.M.G.,  LL.D,, 
F.R.C.8., &c., &c.,  for  the  Universities  of  Edinburgh 
and  Saint  Andrews,  196. 

Right  Honourable  George  Henry  Roberts,  for  the 

Borough  of  Norwich,  212. 

Arthur  Warren  Samuels,  Esquire,  K.C.,  for  the 
Borough  of  the  College  of  the  Holy  and  Undivided 
Trinity  of  Queen  Elizabeth,  near  Dublin,  212. 

Edward  Smallwood,  Esquire, 

for  the  Borough   of 

Islington  (East  Division),  223. 

Sir  Auckland  Campbell  Geddes,  K.O.B., 

for  the 
or  Basingstoke 

County  of 
Division),  227. 

, Hants 

(Northern 

Major  the  Honourable  Arthur  George  Villiers  Peel, 
for  the  County   of  Lincoln  (Holland   or  Spalding
Division),  227. 

Benjamin  Tillett,  Esquire,  for  the  Borough   of  Saiford 

(North  Division),  232. 

Major  William  James  Allen, 

for  the  County   of 

Armagh  (North  Armagh  Division),  252. 

Lieutenant  - Commander  William  Dudley  Ward, 

B.N.V.R., for  the  Borough  of  Southampton,  281. 

Lieutenant  Colin  Reith  Coote,  for  the  County   of 
Cambridge  (Northern  or  Wisbech  Division),  287.  

James  Rolston  Lonsdale,  Esquire,  for  the  County   of  


Armagh  (Mid  Armagh  Division),  301. 

M E R C H A NT  SHIPPING.   Vide  S U P P L Y,  Amendment  to 

Question,  That  Mr.  Speaker   do  leave  the  Chair. 

MESSAGE   of  CONDOLENCE. 

Vide  D E A TH   of  H ER 

R O Y AL  HIGHNESS  t he  DUCHESS   o f  CONNAUGHT. 

MESSAGES: 

.  •• 
from  His  Majesty,   by  the  Gentleman  Usher, 

to  attend  Him  in the  House  of  Peers,  3. 

— f r o  m 

the  Lords  Commissioners,   by 

the 
Gentleman  Usher,  Royal  Assent   to  Bills,  30,  208.   By
the  Yeoman  Usher,  56,  67,  77,  102,  109,  151,  182,  235,
261,  284.  By 
the  Seqeant-at-Arms  attending  the 
House  of  Lords  at  the  close  of  the  Session, 318.  Vide 
LORDS. 

MI D W I V ES   (Ireland)  ;  Bill to  secure  the  better  training  of 
Midwives  in  Ireland  and  to  regulate  their  practice; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  237. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  239,  248, 249,  255,  266,  274, 
281,  284,  286,  294.  Read  a second  time;  House  imme­
diately  resolves  itself  into  Committee,  296.  Committee 
deferred,  297.  Bill  considered  in  Committee,  and  re­
ported ;  as amended, considered ;  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  298.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amend­
(Cited  as  Midwives  (Ireland)  Act,  1918)
ment,  304. 
Royal  Assent,  318. 

MI L I T A RY  SE R V I CE   ;  Bill  to  repeal  subsection  ( 3)   of 
section  three  of  the  Military  Service  Act,  1916,  and   to 
provide  for  the  cancellation   of  certificates of  exemption 
from  Military  Service  granted  on  occupational  grounds  ;
ordered  ;  presented  accordingly  ;  read the first time, 286. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  288.  Proceedings  not   to  be 
interrupted  under  Standing  Order  No.  1, 291.  Motion,
That  the  Bill  be  now  read  a  second  time;  Amendment 
proposed,  to leave  out  words  and  add  others,  not  made;
Main  Question  again  proposed  (House  resolves  itself 
into  a  Secret  Session)  j  Bill  read  a  second  time ;  Bill 
committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  291. 
Proceedings  not  to  be interrupted  under  Standing  Order 
No.  1,  293.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported,
293.  Consideration,  as  amended,  deferred,  296.   As 
amended, considered  ;  Bill read the third time and passed,
298.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments,  314. 
Lords' Amendments  considered  forthwith,  and  agreed  to,
( Cited as Military  Service Act,  1918)  Royal  Assent,
316. 
318. 

M I L I T A RY  SERVICE   (Conventions  with Allied  States);  Bill 
to  enable  His  Majesty  in  Council  to  carry  into  effect 
Conventions  which  may  be  made  with  Allied  and  other 
states as to  the  mutual liability of  His  Majesty's  subjects 
and  subjects  of  the  Allied  and  other  states  to  Military
Service ; presented, and  ordered  to  be read  a second  time,
92.  Second  Reading  deferred,  94,  95,  98.  Motion,
That  the  Bill  be  now  read  a  second  time;  Amendment 
proposed,  "  six  months";  notice  taken  that  Forty 
•	  Members  were  not  present;  House  counted  out,  100. 
Day  appointed  for resumption   of  Debate  on  Amendment 
to  Question,  That  the  Bill  be  now  read  a  second  time,
100.  Debate  further  adjourned,  103,105,  108,  110,  112,
113.  Resumed;  Amendment  not  made ;  Question  put, 
pursuant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure),  and  agreed  t o;
Bill  read  a  second  time  ;  Bill  committed  to  a  Com­
mittee of the whole House, 115.  Committee deferred, 121. 
Considered in  Committee, and reported ;  Member  ordered 
to  withdraw  (disorderly  conduct),  123.  Consideration, 
as amended, deferred,  128,129.   As  amended, considered;
Bill  read  the  third  time  and passed,  131.  Agreed  to  by
the  Lords, with  Amendments,  146.  Lords'  Amendments 
(Cited  as Military  Service  ( Conventions 
agreed  to,  147. 
with Allied  States)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  151. 



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MILITARYSERVICE  ( Review  of  Exceptions)  ACT,  1917  ; 
Motion, That  a Select  Committee   be  appointed  to  inquire 
into  and  report  upon  (1)  the  instructions  issued   by  the 
War  Office  with  regard   to  the  administration  of  the 
Military  Service  (Review   of  Exceptions)  Act,  1917; 
(2)  the  method,  conduct,  and  general  administration   of 
medical examinations under the Military  Service  (Review 
of  Exceptions) Act,  1917 ;  and  to make recommendations; 
amended,  in  1. 5,  by  leaving  out  the  words  "  (Review   of 
Exceptions)  Act,  1917,"  and inserting the word "  Acts "  ; 
Main Question, as amended, agreed to;  Select  Committee 
appointed  ;  Members  nominated;  Four  quorum,  135. 
Member  added to  the  Committee,  138.  Special  Report, 
180.  Committee  have  leave  to  sit  notwithstanding  the 
adjournment  of  the  House,  199.  Message  to the  Lords 
requesting  that 
leave  may  be  given  to  the  Right 
Honourable  the  Earl   of  Derby,  K.G.,  to  attend  to  be 
examined as a Witness  before  the  Select  Committee,  165. 
Report, with Minutes  of  Evidence  and  Appendix,  304. 

M I L I T A RY  SERVICE   (Review of Exceptions) %  Bill to  enable 
the  exception  from  Military  Service  of  men  excepted  on 
the ground of previous rejection, or the previous relinquish­
ment  of,  or  discharge from, Naval  or  Military  Service,  or 
unsuitability  for  Foreign  Service,   to be  reviewed,  pre­
sented, and ordered to be read a  second time, 56.  Motion, 
That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second  time;  Amendment 
proposed, to  leave  out  words  and  add  others, withdraw  u ; 
Mam  Question  again  proposed,  and  Question  put,  pur­
suant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure);  Bill  accordingly 
read  a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of 
the  whole  House,  58.  Considered   in  Committee  (pro­
ceedings  not  to  be  interrupted  under  Standing  Order 
No.  1), 60,  61.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported; 
as  amended, 
considered;  Debate  arising;  Debate 
adjourned,  61.  Debate  resumed;  Bill,  as  amended, 
considered;  Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now read  the third 
time;  Closure  claimed;  assent  withheld;  Question  put, 
and  agreed  t o  ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  63. 
( Cited 
Agreed  to by  the Lords, without Amendment, 67. 
as  Military  Service (Review of  Exceptions)  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  67. 

M I N I S T RY   of  FOOD  (Parliamentary  Secretaries)-,  Bill  to 
enable  Two  Secretaries  in  the  Ministry  of  Food to  sit in 
the  House   of  Commons  at  the  same  time,  and  for 
purposes  connected  therewith  ;  presented,  and  ordered 
  Second  Reading  deferred, 
to be  read  a second  time,  10.
  Withdrawn,  27. 
13,  14,  16,  18, 20,  22,  23,  25.

M I N I S T RY  

o f  MUNITIONS

DISPUTE. 
Standing  Order  No.  10). 

Vide  HOUSE

a nd 

t he 

ENGINEERING 
(adjournment  of,  under 

to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  56. 
(Cited  as 
Ministry  of  National Service Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
56. 

MONMOUTH  COUNTY   (Southern  Division)  W R I T.   Vide 

ELECTIONS. 

MOTIONS  : 

QUESTIONS  agreed  t o :— 

For  committing  Bill   to  a  Committee  of 
the  whole  House,  discharged,  and  Bill  committed   to  a 
Standing  Committee,  26. 

: 

Adjournment of  the  House,  66.  I l l  ,  204, 

284. 

That  a  Bill  be  committed  to  a  Committee 

of  the  whole  House,  275. 

QUESTIONS  negatived:— 

Public  Bill,  112. 

For  an  Instruction  to  a  Committee  on  a 

Intermediate  Education  (Ireland),  163. 

.  QUESTIONS  withdrawn:— 

That  this  House   do  now  adjourn,  46,  116, 

&c, 
——,— 

79. 

—	 

Business   of 

the  House 

(Government 

Business),  53,  275. 

That  a Bill,  as  amended, be  recommitted, 

Motion  for  adjournment  lapses   at  Eleven 

o'clock,  25,  69,  150,  154,  155,  179. 

MUNITIONS   of  W AR   ;  Bill  to  extend  and  amend  the 
Munitions  of  War  Acts,  1915  and  1916  ;  presented, 
and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  58.  Second 
Reading  deferred,  60,  62,  65,  69,  71,  72,  74,  75, 
76, 78.  Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second 
time;  Amendment  proposed,   to  leave  out  words  and 
add  others,  not  made;  Bill  read  a  second  time;  Bill 
committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  78. 
Committee  deferred,  80,  81,  84,  86,  87.  Considered   in 
Committee,  and  reported,  90.   To  be  printed,  92. 
Consideration,  as  amended,  deferred,  96,  105,  110,  112, 
118,  123,  127,  128,  129,  133,  143,  145,  146,  148,  150, 
157,  167,  173,  175,  183,  184,  188,  195,  197.  Order  for 
consideration,  as  amended,  read;  Bill  recommitted   to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House,  199.  Considered  in 
Committee,  and  reported;  as  amended  in  Committee 
and  on  recommittal,  considered  ;  Bill  read the  third  time 
and  passed, 201.  Agreed  to by  the  Lords, with  Amend­
ments, 205.  Lords' Amendments  agreed to, 207. 
as Munitions  of  War Act, 1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

(  Cited 

MINISTRY   o f  NATIONAL  SERVICE  [Salaries  and  Remu­
neration] ;  Committee  to  consider;  King's  Recommen­
dation  signified,  16.  Committee  deferred,  19,  20,  22. 
Considered in Committee  ;  Resolution  to be  reported,  23. 
Report  deferred,  25.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed 
to,  26. 

M I N I S T RY   of  N A T I O N AL  SERVICE   ;  Bill for  establishing 
a  Ministry  of  National  Service,  and  for  purposes 
incidental  thereto  ;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a 
second  time,  16.  Second  Reading  deferred,  18, 20,  22. 
Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second  time; 
Amendment proposed, to leave  out  words  and  add  others, 
withdrawn ;  Bill  read  a  second  time ;  Bill  committed   to 
a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  22.  Committee; 
deferred,  25.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported, 
26.  Consideration,  as  amended,  deferred,  32,  33.   A s 
amended, considered, and  at  Eleven  further consideration 
stood  adjourned,  38.   A s  amended,  further  considered, 
39.  Proceedings  postponed  at  8.15, and resumed  ;  Bill 
to  be read  the  third  time, 40.  Third  Reading  deferred, 
41,42.  Bill read  the third time and passed, 43.  Agreed 

R A T I O N AL   E X P E N D I T U RE  ;  Motion,  That this  House 
is  of  opinion,  in  view  of  the  continued  growth   of 
Expenditure,  Taxation,  and  Debt,  that  a  Committee 
be  appointed,  consisting  of  Members  of  this  House,  with 
power  to  review  all  National  Expenditure,  examine 
'  Ministers  and  officials,  and  report  to  the  House; 
leave  out  words  and  add 

Amendment  proposed,  to 
others;  Debate  adjourned,  149. 

N A T I O N AL  EXPENDITURE  ;  Select  Committee  appointed 
to  examine  the  current  expenditure  defrayed  out   of 
moneys  provided  by  Parliament,  and  to  report  what, 
if  any,  economies  consistent  with  the  execution   of  the 
policy  decided  by  the  Government  may   be  effected 
therein;  to  make  recommendations in regard  to  the  form 
of  Public  Accounts,  the  system   of  control  within  the 
Departments  and  by  the  Treasury,  and  the  procedure   of 
this  House  in  relation  to  Supply  and  Appropriation,  so 
as  to  secure  more  effective  control  by  Parliament  Over 
Public  Expenditure;  and   to  have  power  to  appoint 
from  outside  its  own  body  such  additional persons as it 
may  think  fit  to  servei  on  any  Sub-Committee  which   it 

VOL.  172. 

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N A T I O N AL  EXPENDITURE—continued. 

may  appoint  with  the  view   to  the  preparation  of  such 
recommendations;  Committee  to  consist  of  Twenty-six 
Members;  nominated;  power  to  send for persons,  papers, 
'and  records;  Five  quorum,  170.  Special  Report,  170. 
Leave   to  the  Committee  to  sit  notwithstanding  the 
adjournment  of  the  House,  197.  Member  discharged, 
another  added  to  the  Committee,  188.  Leave   to  report 
from  time  to  time,  2J5.  First  Report,  223.  Second 
Report, 278.  Reports  considered,  303.  Report,  Inquiry 
not completed,  314. 

NATIONAL  H E A L TH  INSURANCE  ;  Bill  to  amend  the  Acts 
relating  to  National  Health  Insurance ;  presented,  and 
ordered  to be  read  a  second  time, 232.  Second  Reading 
deferred,  234,  237,  238,  239,  242,  246,  248,  250.  Bill 
read  a  second  time,  and  committed  to  a  Standing  Com­
mittee,  25J.  Standing  Committee   A,  251.  Reported 
from  the  Standing  Committee,  with  Amendments,  270. 
Proceedings  not  to be  interrupted  under  Standing  Order 
No. 1, 282.  Consideration,  as  amended,  deferred,  273, 
275,  280,  281.   As  amended,  considered;  Bill  read  the 
third  time  and  passed,  282.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords, 
with  Amendments;  day  appointed  for  their  considera­
tion,  and to  be  printed,  304.  Lords'  Amendments  con­
sidered,  and  agreed  to,  four with  a  Special  Entry,  310. 
(Cited  as  National  Health  Insurance  Act,  1918)  Royal 
Assent,  318. 

NATIONAL  HE A L TH  INSURANCE   VMoney\;  Committee 
to  consider;  King's  Recommendation  signified,  251. 
Considered  in  Committee,  254.  Committee  deferred, 
256.  Considered  in  Committee,  260.  Considered  in 
Committee ;  Resolution  to be  reported, 261.  Resolution 
reported,  and  agreed  to,  266. 

in  consequence  of 

to  persons  suffering 

NATIONAL  INSURANCE   (P a rt  I.  Amendment);  Bill   to 
amend  the  enactments  relating  to  National  Health 
Insurance  with  respect 
from 
disablement 
the  present  war; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  58. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  60,  62.  Bill  read  a  second 
time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House, 65.  Committee  deferred, 66, 69.  Bill  considered 
in  Committee,  and  at  Eleven  of  the  clock  Chairman 
leaves  the  Chair  to  make  his  Report  to  the  House, 71. 
Committee  deferred, 72.  Considered  in  Committee,  and 
reported  ;  Motion, That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third 
time;  Debate  adjourned,  74.  Further  adjourned, 75,76, 
77.  Resumed;  Question  p u t;  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  78.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
Amendment,  93. 
.(Cited  as National  Insurance  (Part  I. 
Amendment)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  103. 

NATIONAL 

INSURANCE   (Unemployment)',  Bill  to  amend 
the  National  Insurance  (Part  I I .)  (Munition  Workers) 
A c t,  19,16,  and  to  amend  the  National  Insurance 
(Unemployment)  Acts,  1911  to  1916,  with  respect  to 
the proportion to be borne by the amount of unemployment 
benefit  to  the  number of  contributions  paid;  presented, 
and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  270.  Second 
Reading  deferred,  272.  Read  a  second  time  ;  Bill 
committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  274. 
Committee  deferred,  275,  280,  281.  Bill  considered 
mittee,  and  reported,  without.  Amendment; 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  283.  Agreed   to  by 
the  Lords,  with  an Amendment:  day  appointed  for  its 
consideration,  304.  Lords'  Amendment  agreed  to,  312. 
(Cited  as  National  Insurance  (Unemployment)  Act,  1918) 
Royal  Assent,  318. 

NATIONAL  INSURANCE  (Unemployment) 

[.MoneyCom­

mittee  to  consider  ;  King's  Recommendation  signified, 
274.  Committee  deferred,  275.  Considered  in  Com­
mittee!  Resolution   to  be  reported,  277.  Resolution 
reported,  and  agreed  to,  279. 

N A T I O N AL  REGISTRATION   (Amendment);  Bill  to  extend 
and  amend 
the  National  Registration  Act,  1915; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  286. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  288, 291.  Motion,  That  the 
Bill be  now read  a  second  time;  Amendment  proposed, 
"  three  months,"  not  made;  Bill  read  a  second  time; 
Bill  committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House, 
292.  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported,  294. 
Consideration,  as  amended,  deferred,  299.  Proceedings 
not  to  be  interrupted  under  Standing  Order  No.  1, 801. 
As  amended, considered;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  301.  Agreed  
the  Lords,  without 
to  by 
Amendment,  304. 
(Cited  as  National  Registration
(Amendment)  Act,  1918)  Royal  Assent,  318. 

" N A T I O N, " T h e,   NEWSPAPER.  YideHOUSE   (adjournment 

of,  under  Standing  Order  No.  10). 

N A V AL 

(Com­
a nd  M I L I T A RY  W A   R  PENSIONS,  AC. 
mittees)  (changed  from  Naval  and  Military  War  Pen­
sions,  &c. (Local  Committees)  ) ;  Bill  to  provide  for  the 
inclusion  on  Local  Committees  constituted  under  the 
Naval  and  Military  War  Pensious,  &c.  Act,  1915, 
of  representatives  of  disabled  men  discharged  from 
the  Naval  and  Military  Services   o f  His  Majesty; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second 
time, 
215.  Second  Reading  deferred,  219,  221,  222,  224, 
226.  Read  a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a 
the  whole  House,  227.  Committee 
Committee  of 
deferred, 228,  229,  230,  232,  234,  236, 237.  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported,  239.  Consideration,  as 
amended, deferred,  241,  245.   A s  amended,  considered; 
an Amendment  made ;  Title  amended  (changed   to  Naval 
and  Military  War  Pensions,  &c.  (Committees)  Bill)  ; 
Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  245.  Naval  and 
Military  War  Pensions,  &c.  (Committees)  Bill  agreed 
to  by 
the  Lords,  with  Amendments,  267.  Lords' 
Amendments  considered  forthwith,  and  agreed  to, 276. 
(Cited  as  Naval  and  Military  War  Pensions, 
frc. 
(Committees)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  284. 

N A T AL   and  M I L I T A RY  W A  R  PENSIONS,  &C.  (Transfer 
of  Powers);  Bill  to  provide  for  the  dissolution   of  the 
Statutory  Committee  established  under  the  Naval  and 
Military  War  Pensions,  &c.  Act,  1915,  and  for  the 
transfer  of  their  powers,  duties,  and  functions  to  the 
Minister  of  Pensions  and  the  Royal  Patriotic  Fund 
Corporation,  and 
for  purposes  connected  therewith; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  139. 
Read  a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee   o f 
the  whole  House,  141.  Committee  deferred,  145,  146, 
148,  150,  152,  153,  154,  155,  157.  Considered-  in 
Committee,  and reported  (Title  amended) ;   as  amended, 
considered  ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  159. 
Agreed   to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments,  180. 
Day  appointed  for  their  consideration,  185. 
Lords' 
(Cited  as  Naval  and 
Amendments  agreed  to,  189. 
Military  War  Pensions,  tfc.  ( Transfer  of  Powers)  Act, 
1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

N A V AL   and  M I L I T A RY  W A  R  PENSIONS,  &C.  (Administra­

tive  Expenses)  A C T,   1917.  Vide  W A  R  PENSIONS. 

N A V AL  DISCIPLINE   (.Delegation  of  Powers)  ;  Bill  to 
amend  the  Naval  Discipline  (Delegation   of  Powers) 
Act, 1916,  with  respect   to  the  officers  to  whom  powers 
under  that  A ct  may   be  delegated;  presented,  and 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time, 55.  Second  Reading 
deferred, 57.  Read  a second  time ;  House  immediately 
in 
resolves 
Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amendment;  read 
the third time  and passed,  59.  Agreed   to by  the  Lords, 
(Cited  as  Naval  Discipline
without  Amendment,  67. 
(Delegation  of  Powers)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  67. 

into  Committee;  Bill  considered  

itself 

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N A T AL  DISCIPLINE   ;  Bill  to  amend  section  seventy-four 
(a)  of the Naval  Discipline  A c t;  presented, and ordered  to 
be read a second time, 140.  Second Reading deferred, 143, 
145,  146,  148,  150,  152,  154,  155,  157.  Read  a  second 
time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House,  159.  Committee  deferred,  161,  163,  164,  167. 
Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported,  without 
Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  168. i 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  180. 
(Cited  as  Naval  Discipline Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
i82. 

N A VY   and  A R MY  E X P E N D I T U R E,  1 9 1 5 - 1 6;   Resolution 
of the House  to  resolve itself  into  a Committee to consider 
the  surpluses  and  deficits upon  Navy  and  Army  Grants 
for  1 9 1 5 - 1 6,   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,  274.  Com­
mittee  deferred,  275. 
in  Committee; 
Resolutions  to  be  reported, 276.  Resolutions  reported, 
and  agreed  to,  279. 

Considered 

N A VY  ESTIMATES.   Vide  SUPPLY.  ' 

N EW  MINISTRIES  ;  Bill  to  provide  for the  establishment 
of  a Ministry  of  Reconstruction,  and  to  make  provision 
as to  the  right of  certain  Ministers  to  sit  in  Parliament; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  169. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  172.  Motion,  That  the  Bill 
be  now  read  a  second  time;  Amendment  proposed, 
"  three  months,"  not  made;  Bill  read  a  second  time  ; 
Bill  committed to  a Committee  of  the whole House,  173. 
Proceedings  not   to  be 
interrupted  under  Standing 
Order  No.  1,  174.  Committee  deferred,  174,  178, 
180.  Considered 
ceedings  interrupted  by  Message  to  attend  the  Lords 
Commissioners,  and  resumed),  181.   A s  amended, 
considered  ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  184. 
Agreed   to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments  ;  day 
appointed  for their  consideration,  and  to be  printed, 200. 
Lords9  Amendments  considered  ;  Amendment  proposed 
to  Lords'  Amendment, withdrawn;  Lords'  Amendments 
(Cited  as  New  Ministries Act,  1917) 
agreed  to,  203. 

in  Committee,  and  reported  (pro­

1 Royal  Assent,  209. 

N O R TH  CHESHIRE  W A T ER   [Lords];  Report,  That  the 
Bill  should  originate  in  the  Lords, 7.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  certified to  have  been complied with, 7.  Brought 
from  the  Lords;  read  the  first  time,  and  referred   to 
the  Examiners,  93.  Report,  Standing  Orders  not 
previously  inquired  into  complied  with;  Bill   to  be  read 
a  second  time,  98.  Read  a second  time, and  committed, 
104.  Reported,  with  Amendments,  144.   As  amended, 
considered,  156.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
with  Amendments,  162.   T o  which  the  Lords  agree, 
176. 
Assent,  182. 

(Cited  as North  Cheshire  Water Act,  1917)  Royal 

NORWICH  BOROUGH  W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

NOTICE  taken	 

>. 

—	 

That Forty Members were  not present  (House  

counted  out),  39,  74,  86, 93,  100,  106,  116,  124,143,  150,  

238,  239,'244,  248,  255.  


———  That  Forty  Members  were  not  present; 
Committee  counted,  and  Forty  Members  not  being 
present,  Mr.  Speaker  resumed  the  Chair;  House  again 
counted;  Forty  Members  present,  and  House  again 
resolves  itself  into  Committee,  122. 

——•—	 

That  Forty  Members  were  not  present; 
House  counted,  and  Seventeen  Members  only  being  

present,  Mr.  Speaker  retires  from  the  Chair;  other 
Members  having  come  in,  House  again  counted,  and  

Forty  Members being  present,  Mr.  Speaker  resumes  the  

Chair,  24.  


That  strangers  were  present,  94,  95,  150, 

278,  291. 

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 

a nd 

DERBYSHIRE 

T R A M W A YS 
[Lords];  Report,  That  the  Bill  should  originate   in  the 
Lords, 7.  Report,  Standing  Orders  certified   to  have 
been  complied  with,  7.  - Brought  from  the  Lords  ;  read 
the  first  time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  81. 
Report,  Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired  into 
complied  with;  Bill  to be  read  a second  time, 91,  Read 
a  second  time, and  committed,  97.  Reported,  without 
Amendment,  108.  Considered,  111.  Bill  read  the 
third  time  and passed,  116. 
and  Derbyshire  Tramways  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
151. 

(Cited  as  Nottinghamshire

NEW  MINISTRIES  [Salaries  and  Remuneration];  C o m­

20,  69,  152, 260, &c. 

O B J E C T I O  N  taken  to  further proceeding  after  Eleven, 

mittee  to  consider;  King's  Recommendation  signified, 
172.  Committee  deferred,  173,  174,  178.  Considered 
in  Committee;  Resolution  to  be  reported,  179. 
ceedings  postponed  at  8.15,  and  resumed.]  Resolution 
reported,  and agreed  to,  181. 

[Pro­

NON-FERROUS  M E T AL 

INDUSTRY   ;  Bill 

to  restrict 
temporarily  the  persons  who  may  engage   in  business 
connected  with  certain  non-ferrous  Metals  and  metallic 
ores;  presented,  and  ordered   to  be  read  a  second  time, 
237.  Second  Reading  deferred, 239,  241,246,  248,250, 
255,  265.  Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second 
time;  Amendment  proposed,  "three  months";  Debate 
adjourned, 266.  Further  adjourned,  267,  269,  272,  274. 
Debate  resumed;  Question  put, pursuant   to  Standing 
Order  (Closure of  Debate),  and  agreed  to  ;  Bill  read  a 
second  time;  Bill committed  to  a Committee of  the whole 
House,  275.  Committee  deferred,  280,  282,  283,  285. 
Considered  in  Committee,  282,  287.  Proceedings  not 
to  be  interrupted  under  Standing  Order  No.   1,  287, 
289,  296.  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported, 
289.  Consideration,  as  amended,  deferred,  294,  296. 
A s  amended,  considered;  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  296.  Agreed   t o  by  the  Lords,  with 
Amendments,  314.  Lords'  Amendments 
considered 
forthwith,  and  agreed  to,  316. 
Metal Industry  Act,  1918)  Royal  Assent,  318. 

(Cited  as   Non-ferrous 

O R D E R S: 

: 

—  Sessional  Orders,  3. 

Ballot  for  Bills,  &c„   8. 
Business of  the House (Government  Business), 

10, 181. 

Select  Committees,  11. 
: —  Standing  Committees,  32. 

That  a  Member   be  a  Member  of  a  Select  


—  
—	 

Committee,  138.  


That  the  remainder   of  this  day's  Sitting be  a  


Secret  Session,  94,  95,  150, 278,  291. 


—	 

——  That  a  Select  Committee  have  leave  to sit  not­

withstanding  t ie  adjournment  of  the  House,  197,  199.  


— r 

That  a  Select  Committee  have leave   to  report  


from time  to  time,  215.  


— 

165. 

—	 

That  Messages  be  sent to  the  Lords,  141,  151, 

Message  of  Condolence  to  H . R . H.   the  Duke  


of  Connaught,  45.  


— : 

— — 

A ir  Force  [Salaries  and  Remuneration],  240. 
— Supply;  Business  other  than  Business   of 

Supply  may  be  taken  before  Eleven  o'clock,  190.  


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ORDERS—continued. 


Thanks  of  the  House  (His  Majesty's  Forces,  

Ac.);  That  Mr.  Speaker  do  signify  the  said  Resolution  

to  H.M.  Forces,  the  Colonies,  India,  and  the  Shipping  

Controller,  2 2 7.  Vide  HOUSE,  BUSINESS   of  the.  


OUTLAWRIES  ;  Bill  read  the  first  time,  4. 

OXFORD  BOROUGH  W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

OXFORD  C O U N TY   (Southern  or  Henley  Division)  W R I T. 

Vide  ELECTIONS. 

P E R TH  COUNTY  
ELECTIONS. 


(Western  Division)  W R I T.  

Vide 

P E R TH  SCHOOL  B O A RD  ORDER  CONFIRMATION   ;  Bill  

to  confirm  a Provisional  Order  under  the  Private  Legis­
lation  Procedure  (Scotland)  Act,  1899,  relating   to  the  

School  Board   of  Perth  ;  presented,  and  ordered  (under  

Section  7 of  the  A c t)   to  be  considered,  95.  Considered, 
97.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  99.  Agreed 
to by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  109. 
(Cited  as 
Perth  School  Board  Order  Confirmation  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  109. 

Session  .opened  by  the  King  in 

PETROLEUM  (Production) 

[Payments  and  Expenses]  ; 

P A R K ER  'S  DIVORCE  [Lards]  ;  Bill,  intituled An. Act  to 
dissolve the Marriage  01 Lilian  Margaret  Aurora  Parker, 
of  191,  Lauderdale  Mansions,  Maida  Vale, London,  with 
James  Matthew  Marmaduke  Parker,  her  husband,  and 
to  enable  her to  marry  again,  and  for  other  purposes; 
brought from the Lords;  read the first time, 171.  Stand­
ing  Order  204  suspended;  time  for  Second  Reading 
extended,  183.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed, 
184.  Message to the Lords  requesting Copies of  Minutes 
of  Evidence,  &c.,  188.  Minutes   of  Evidence,  &c.  com­
municated  from  the  Lords,  190.  Reported,  with  an 
Amendment, with Minutes  of proceedings, 278.  Minutes 
of  Evidence,  &c.  to be  returned  to  the  Lords,  278.   A s 
amended, considered,  280.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  with  an  Amendment,  284.   T o  which  the  Lords 
agree,  284. 
Assent,  284. 

(Cited as  Parker's Divorce Act,  1917)  Royal 

PARLIAMENTS 
j—— 

Prorogation  by  Commission,  2. 

— —  — 

• -.  - . •  • 

person,  3. 

——• 

Meets,  3. 

Prorogued,  318. 

PARLIAMENT  and  L O C AL  ELECTIONS   ;  Bill  to  amend 
and  extend  the  Parliament  and  Local  Elections  A ct 
1916  ;  presented,  and  ordered  to be  read a second  time, 
55.  Second  Reading  deferred,  57,  59,  65.  Read  a 
second  time, after Amendment proposed,  "  three  months," 
not made ;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House,  69.  Proceedings  not   to  be  interrupted  under 
Standing  Order No.  1,70.  Considered  in Committee, and 
reported,  without  Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  70.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amend­
ments | Amendments  to  be  printed,  76.  Lords'  Amend­
ments  considered  forthwith,  and  agreed  to,  76. 
(Cited 
as  Parliament and  Local  Elections Act,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  77. 

PARLIAMENT  and  LOCAL  ELECTIONS  (No.  2 );  Bill   to 
make 
further  provision  for  the  prolongation   of  the 
present  Parliament,  arid  the  postponement  of  local 
Elections;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second 
time,  237.  Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second 
time;  Amendment  proposed,   to  leave  out  words  and  add 
others,  not  made;  Bill  read  a  second  time;  Bill  com­
mitted  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  238.  Con­
sidered  in  Committee,  241.  Committee  deferred,  245. 
Considered  in  Committee, and reported,  without  Amend­
ment ;  Bill read  the third  time and  passed, 245.  Agreed 
to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  255. 
(Cited as 
Parliament  and  Local  Elections  (No.  2)  Act,  1917) 
Royal  Assent,  261. 

PARLIAMENTARY  PAPERS  

laid  upon 

the  Table  by 

Mr.  Speaker,  317. 

PATENTS  and  D E S I G N S;  Bill  to  amend  the  Patents  and 
Designs  Act,  1907  ;  presented,  and  ordered   to  be  read 
a  second  time,  245.  Second Reading  deferred,  248,249, 
255,266,274.281,284,286,294,302,  317. 

P E T I T I O NS  I 

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Public  ;  presented,  9,  &c. 

— — 

Public  Petitions;  Select  Committee 
appointed  and  nominated;  Three   to  be  the  quorum,  15. 
First  Report,  57.  Second  Report,  167.  Third  Report, 
227.  Fourth  Report,  304. 

for  Aid  ;  King's  Recommendation 
signified;  referred to  the  Committee  of  Supply  (British 
Museum),  20. 

PETROLEUM  (Production)  ;  Bill  to  make  provision  with  

respect to  the  searching  and  boring  for  and  the  getting  

of  Petroleum  in  the  United  Kingdom,  and  for  purposes  

connected  therewith ;  ordered  ;  presented  accordingly  ;  

read  the  first  time,  200.  Second  Reading  deferred,  203,  

204,  208.  Read  a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a  

the  whole  House,  212.  Committee 
Committee  of 
deferred, 221,222,  224, 226,  227,  230, 232, 234,  238,246,  

255,  265,  266,  274,  282,  285.  Bill  withdrawn,  286.  


Committee  to  consider ;  King's  Recommendation  signi­
fied,  214.  Considered  in  Committee;  Progress,  216. 
Committee  deferred,  219.  Considered  in  Committee; 
Chairman  leaves  the  Chair  at  Eleven,  221,  222,  224. 
Considered 
mittee  reports  Progress,  226.  Committee deferred,  227, 
230,  232,  234,  238,  246,  255,  265,  266,  274,  282,  285. 
Order  discharged,  286. 

in  Committee;  Amendment  made;  Com­

P I ER   and  HARBOUR  PROVISIONAL  O R D E R S;   Bill  to 
confirm  certain  Provisional  Orders  made   by  the  Board 
of  Trade  under  the  General  Pier  and  Harbour  Act, 
1861,  relating  to  Brownies  Taing  and  Kircubbin; 
presented;  read  the  first  time,  and  referred  to  the 
Examiners,  106.  Report,  no  Standing  Orders  applic­
able;  Bill   to  be  read  a  second  time,  118.  Read  a 
second 
time,  and  committed,  121.  Reported,  with 
Amendments;  Provisional  Orders  confirmed;  Bill,   as 
amended,  to  be  considered,  134.  As  amended,  con­
sidered,  137.  Bill  read the  third  time  and  passed,  139. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  171. 
(Cited  as  Pier  and Harbour  Orders Confirmation  Act, 
1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

POLICE  CONSTABLES   (Naval  and Military Service)  ;  Bill 
to  amend  section  one  of  the  Police  Reservists  (Allow­
ances)  Act,  1914, as amended  by  subsequent  enactments; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  169. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  172.  Read  a  second  time  ; 
House  immediately  resolves itself into  Committee   on the 
Bill;  considered   in  Committee,  and  reported,  without 
Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  173. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  190. 
( Cited as Police Constables  (Naval and Military  Service) 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

POLITICAL  PROPAGANDA   (Government  Action).  Vide 
HOUSE  (adjournment  of,  under  Standing  Order  No.  10). 







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PORT  GLASGOW  W A T ER  ORDER  C O N F I R M A T I O N;   Bill 
to  confirm a Provisional  Order  under  the  Private  Legis-
lation  Procedure  (Scotland)  Act,  1899, relating   to  Port 
Glasgow  Water;  presented;  read  the  first  time,  and 
ordered (under  Section  9 of  the  Act") to  be  read  a  second  PUBLIC  HEALTH  (Prevention  and  Treatment  of  Disease) 
time,  288.  Read  a second  time,  298.  Considered,  299, 
Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  302.  Agreed   to  by 
(Cited  as  Port 
the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  317. 
Glasgow  Water  Order  Confirmation  Act,  1918)  Royal 
Assent,  318. 

House  and  the  Public  Service  generally;  nominated; 
power  to  send  for  persons,  papers,  and  records  ;• Three 
to  be  the quorum,  15.  Report,  303. 

POBT   of  LONDON  AUTHORITY   (Various  Powers) ;  Bill  

presented,  and  read  the  first  time,  9.  Day  appointed 
for  Second  Reading,  16.  Second  Reading  deferred,  19,  

25.  Read  a  second  time, and  committed,  33.  Report 
from  Select  Committee  on  Standing  Orders  on  Petition 
for  dispensing  with  Standing  Order  128  in the  case  of  a 
Petition  against  the  Bill,  the  Standing  Orders  ought   to 
be  dispensed  with,  49.  Bill  reported,  with  Amend­
ments, 85.   A s  amended,  considered,  96.  Bill  read  the 
third  time  and  passed,  101.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords, 
with  Amendments,  171.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed 
(Cited  as  Port  of  London Act,  1917) 
agreed  to,  173. 
Royal  Assent,  182. 

PREMIUM  BONDS   ;  Motion,  That  a  Select  Committee   be 
appointed  to  inquire  into  and  report  on  the  desirability 
or  otherwise  of  raising  money  for  the' purposes   of  the 
war  by  the  issue of  Premium  Bonds;  Member  directed 
to  discontinue  his  speech  on  account  of 
irrelevance; 
House  counted  out,  Forty  Members  not  beings present, 
238.  Resolution,  That  this  House  will  immediately 
resume  the  adjourned  Debate  on  the  Question  for  the 
appointment  of  a  Select  Committee,  238.  Adjourned 
Debate  resumed;  Question  put,  and  agreed  t o;  Select 
Committee nominated  ;  power to send for persons, papers, 
and records ;  Three quorum, 238.  Report,  with  Minutes 
of  Evidence  and  Appendix,  289. 

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PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH   (Crook)  C H A R I T Y;   Bill 

to 
confirm, a  Scheme of  the  Charity  Commissioners  for  the  

application  or  management  of  the  Charity  consisting   of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  in  Victoria  Street,  in  the 
ancient  Township  of  Crook,  in  the  ancient  Parish  of 
Brancepeth,  in  the  County  of  Durham;  presented,  and 
ordered  to be  read  a  second  time,  102.  Read  a  second 
time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House,  105.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported, 
without  Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  107.  Agreed   to by  the  Lords,  without  Amend­
ment,  158. 
Charity  Scheme Confirmation  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
182. 

(Cited  as  Presbyterian  Church  (Crook) 

(Ireland);  Bill  to  amend  section  one  hundred  and  forty-
,  eight  of  the  Public  Health  (Ireland)  Act,  1878,   as 
respects  the  prevention  and  treatment   of  disease  in 
Ireland;  presented,  and  ordered   to  be  read  a  second 
time,  150."  Second  Reading deferred,  152,  153,  154,155, 
157.  Read  a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Com­
mittee of  the  whole  House,  159.  Committee  deferred, 
161,  163,  164,  166,  174,  178,  183,  184,  187.  Considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported  as  amended,  considered  ; 
Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  189.  Agreed   to 
by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  197. 
(Cited us 
Public  Health  (Prevention and  Treatment  of Disease) 
(Ireland) Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

PUBLIC  PETITIONS.   Vide  PETITIONS. 

, 

P U B L IC  W O R KS   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,  152. 
Second  Reading deferred,  154,  155,  157.  Read  a second 
time ;  Bill  committed to a Committee of  the whole  House, 
159.  Committee  deferred,  161,  163,  164,  167.  Con­
sidered  in  Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amend­
ment,  169.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  170. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  180. 
( Cited as Public  Works Loans  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
182. 

P U B L IC  W O R KS  LOANS  [  Remission  of  Debt];  Committee 
to  consider;  King's  Recommendation  signified,  159. 
Committee  deferred,  161,  163,  164.  Considered 
in 
Committee;  Resolution   to  be  reported,  164.  Report 
deferred,  167.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  168. 

QUESTIONS  : 

R E S O L V ED   in  t he  A F F I R M A T I VE   : — 

——=— 

That a Bill   be  now read a  second  time,  after 

Amendment  proposed,  "  six months,"  not  made,  76. 

—:  

— —  That  a  Bill  be  committed  to  a  Committee 

of  the  whole  House,  275. 

PASSED   in  t he  N E G A T I VE   I — 

To  leave  out  words  and insert  others,  41. 

PRIVILEGES  ;  Committee  appointed,   4 . 

PROCEEDINGS  of  the  HOUSE  ;  postponed  (at  a  quarter-
past  Eight),  40,  69,  72,  103,  117,  148,  174,  198,  201. 
Resumed,  40,  69,  72,103,117,148,174,198,  201. 
Inter­
rupted  by  Message  to  attend  the  Lords  Commissioners, 
56,  77,  102,  109,  151,  182, 235, 261,  284.  Resumed  after 
interruption,  56,  77,  103,  109,  151,  182,  236,  261,  284. 
Proceedings  postponed, 
leave  having  been  given   to 
move  the  adjournment  of  the  House  under  Standing 
Order  No.  10,  69,  117,  148,  161,  179,  219.  Resumed, 
69,  117,148,  161,  179,  221. 

P U B L IC  ACCOUNTS   ;  Committee  to  consist  of  Fifteen 
Members;  nominated;  power  to  send for  persons, papers, 
and  records;  Five   to  be  the  quorum,  14.  First  Report, 
175. 

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 

— 

—  That  this  House   do  now  adjourn,  104. 

That  it  be  an  Instruction  to  the  Committee 

on  a Bill,  112. 

That  leave   be  given  to  move  the  adjourn­
ment of  the  House  under  Standing  Order  No.  10,  125, 
194. 

Intermediate  Education  (Ireland),  163. 

Government   of  Ireland,  222. 

Chairman  declines 

to  propose  Question 

(abuse of  Rules),  42. 

Chairman  informs  the  Committee  that  the 
Question  could  not   be  put;  Amendment  not   in  order, 
153,  166. 

—  Questions  put forthwith;   by  Mr.  Speaker,  


—— 
pursuant  to  Standing  Order  No.  15,  48,  198.  That 
strangers  be  ordered  to  withdraw,  94,  95,  150, 278,  291.  


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— - i.  Questions   to  Ministers;  Order  relative  to 

' 
the  time  as to  sending  notices  of  Questions  and  Amend­
ments  to  Bills  and  Motions  to  the  Olerks  at  the  Table, 

:  l l.  ­

Questions  put,  pursuant  to  Closure.  Vide 

C L O S U RE   o f  D E B A T E. 

-'   !. 

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Resolution, That this House will immediately 
resume the  adjourned  Debate  on  Question  counted  out 
on  previous  day,  238. 

R A I L W AY   PASSENGER  D U TY   ;  Bill  to  relieve  railway  

companies whose  railroads  are  under the  control  of  His  

Majesty  from  keeping  separate  accounts  in  respect  of  

Railway  Passenger  Duty,  and , from  making  separate 
payments  in  respect  thereof;  presented,  and  ordered  to  

be  read  a  second  time,  20.  Second  Reading  deferred,  

22,  23,  25,  27.  Bill  read  a  second  time;  House 
into  Committee;  Bill 
immediately 
considered 
reported,  without 
Amendment  ;  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  29.  

Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  39.  

(Cited  as  Railway  Passenger  Duty  Act,  1917)  Royal  

Assent,  56."  


in  Committee,  and 

resolves 

itself 

R A I L W AY  B I L L S.   Vide   P R I V A TE  B I L L S. 

^ E ® ™  1 ^ 1 0 1 *  E X P E N S E S.  Vide  W A TS   and  M E A N S. 

, 

for  purposes  connected 

REDISTRIBUTION   of  S E A TS (Ireland);   Bill  to provide  for 
the  Redistribution  of  Seats  at  Parliamentary  Elections 
therewith; 
in  Ireland,  and 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  296. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  299.  Read  a  second  time; 
Bill  committed  to  a Committee  of  the  whole  House,  301. 
Proceedings  not to be  interrupted  under  Standing  Order 
1,  303.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported, 
without  Amendment  ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  303.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amend­
ments,  314.  Lords'  Amendments  considered  forthwith, 
(Cited  as  Redistribution  of  Seats 
and  agreed  to,  316. 
(.Ireland) Act,  1918)  Royal  Assent,  318. 

R E P R E S E N T A T I ON   of  the  P E O P LE   ;  Motion  for 

leave 
to  bring  in  a  Bill  to  amend  the  Law  with  respect 
to  parliamentary  and  local  government  franchises  and 
the  registration  of  parliamentary  and  local  government 
electors,  and the  conduct  of  elections,  and to  provide  for 
the  redistribution  of  seats  at  parliamentary  elections, 
and  for  other  purposes  connected  therewith;  Motion 
opposed;  Mr.  Speaker  puts  the  Question,  pursuant  to 
Standing  Order  No.  11 ;  Question  agreed  t o;  Bill 
ordered;  presented  accordingly;  read  the  first  time,  99. 
Seoond Reading deferred, 101,105.  Motion, That the Bill 
be now read a second time;  Amendment proposed, to leave 
out  words  and  add  others;  Debate  adjourned,  106. 
Resumed  ;  Question  put;  Amendment  not  made ;  Bill 
read  a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a Committee  of 
the  whole  House,  108.  Committee  deferred,  110,  112, 
118,  120!  Order  for  Committee  read;  Motion  for   an 
Instruction,  and  Question  negatived;  Bill  considered  in 
Committee,  112.  Proceedings  to  have  precedence  of 
Supply,  114.  Bill  considered 
in  Committee,  114. 
Proceedings  not  to  be  interrupted  under  Standing 
Order  (Sittings  of  the  House),  125,  128,  135,  138, 
146".  Bill  considered 
in  Committee,  125,  127,  128, 
132,  135,138,  140,  146.  Committee  deferred,  148,  150, 
157,  167,  174,  188.  Considered 
in| Committee,  194. 
Committee deferred,  196,199,  Considered  in Committee, 
200  (proceedings  postponed  at  8.15  and  resumed),  201, 
203,  208.  Committee  deferred,  212.  Considered  in 
Committee;,  213,  215,  217,  219,  223,  225..  OuuiuiiUee^ 
deferred,, 227, 230.  Considered  in  Committee,  231,  233, 
^285 (proceedings  interrupted  by  Message  to  attend  the 

as 

Consideration, 

considered,  236. 

in  Committee;  Bill,  as  amended 

Lords  Commissioners).  Bill  reported;  as  amended,  to 
be 
amended, 
deferred,  242.   As  amended,  considered,  242.  Debate 
on  Amendment  adjourned,  243.  Further  adjourned, 
246.  Debate  resumed  ;.  Bill,  as  amended, 
further 
considered,  246,  249,  250,  252.  Adjourned  Debate  on 
Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment  resumed ;  Bill,  as 
amended,  further  considered,  257.  Proceedings  not  to 
be  interrupted  under  Standing  Order  No.  1, 251.  As 
amended,  further  considered;  proceedings  interrupted 
by  Message  to  attend  the  Lords  Commissioners,  and 
resumed;  day  appointed 
for  Third  Reading,  261. 
Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third  time; 
Amendment  proposed, to recommit the Bill;  Amendment 
amended;  another  Amendment  proposed  to  proposed 
Amendment,  as  amended  ;  Debate  adjourned,  267. 
Debate  resumed;  other  Amendments  proposed,  and  not 
in  Committee, 
made;  Bill  recommitted;  considered 
269.  Proceedings  not  to  be  interrupted  under  Standing 
Order  No.  1,  270.  Considered  in  Committee,  270. 
Considered 
on 
recomraital,  reported  ;  as  amended  on 
recommittal, 
considered;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  272. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments,  303.   To 
be  printed,  303.  Lords'  Amendments  considered;  one 
Lords'  Amendment  disagreed  to,  303.  Proceedings  not 
to  be  interrupted  under  Standing  Order  No.  1,  304. 
Lords'  Amendments  further  considered  ;  several  agreed 
to, several  amended,  a,nd agreed  to,  several  disagreed  to; 
further  consideration  of  Lords'  Amendments  adjourned, 
304.  Lords'  Amendments  further  considered;  several 
agreed  to,  several  aHjended,  and  agreed  t o  ; 
con­
sequential  Amendments  made  to  the  B i l l;  several 
Amendments disagreed  to;  Committee  appointed  to draw 
up  Reasons  for  disagreeing  to  certain  of  the  Lords' 
Amendments  to the  Bill;  Committee  nominated ;  Three 
quorum ;  to  withdraw,  308.  Reasons  reported  ;  read  a 
second  time,  and  agreed  t o;  Message   to  the  Lords 
communicating  the  said  Reasons,  with  the  Bill  and 
insist  on  certain 
Amendments,  312.  Lords  do  not 
Amendments,  agree 
to 
Amendments,  make  consequential  Amendments,  agree 
to  certain  other  Amendments  to  Amendments,  disagree 
to  certain  Amendments  to  Amendments,  and  assign 
Reasons;  insist  on  certain  Amendments  disagreed  to, 
and  assign Reasons,  314.  Amendments  and  Reasons  to 
be  printed,  314. 
Lords'  Amendments  to  Commons' 
to  Lords'  Amendments,  and  Lords' 
Amendments 
Amendments  proposed  in  lieu of  Amendments  disagreed 
to,  and  Reasons  for 
forthwith, 
314,  Several  Amendments  agreed  to,  several  disagreed 
to ;  Lords'  Reasons  for  insisting  on  several  of  their 
Amendments  considered;  several  agreed 
to,  several 
disagreed  to  ;  this  House  doth  not  insist  on  several  of 
its  Amendments;  several  Lords'  Amendments  agreed 
to,  and  consequential  Amendments  made  to  the  Bill  ; 
Committee  appointed  to  draw up Reasons  for  disagreeing 
to 
certain  Lords'  Amendments;  nominated;  Three 
quorum;  to  withdraw,  314-316.  Reasons  reported; 
read  a second  time,  and  agreed  to,  317.  Message  to  the 
Lords 
the  Bill  and 
Amendments, 317.  Lords.do  not  insist  on  Amendment 
disagreed  to;  propose  an  Amendment  in  lieu;  agree  to 
Amendments  to  Amendments  last  made  by  the  Lords, 
disagree  to  certain  other  Amendtnents,  and  assign 
Reasons;  make  consequential  Amendments  to  the  Bill, 

communicating  Reasons,  with 

certain  Amendments 

insisting,  considered 

to 

in 

317.  Lords'  Amendment 

lieu  of  Amendment 
,  disagreed	  to,  and  Reasons  for  disagreeing   to  certain 
Amendments,  and  Lords'  consequential  Amendment 
considered  forthwith,  317.  Lords'  Amendment  agreed 
to,  and  Lords'  Reasons  for  disagreeing  agreed  to,  this 
its  Amendments;  Lords', 
House  not 
(Cited  as 
consequential  Amendments  agreed  to,  318. 
Representation  of  the  People  Act,  1918)  Royal  Assent, 
318.  . 

insisting  on 

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REPRESENTATION  of 

the  P E O P LE 

(Boundary  Com­

missioners);  Motion,  That  this  House  approves   of 
the  instructions  appended  to  the  warrants  appointing 
Commissioners  to  determine,  for  the  purposes   of  the 
Representation  of 
the  People  Bill,  the  number   of 
Members  to  be  assigned  to  the  several  counties  and 
boroughs 
in  England  and  Wales,  and  in  Scotland, 
respectively,  and  the  boundaries  of  such  counties  and 
boroughs  and  divisions  thereof;  several  Amendments 
proposed, and made;  several withdrawn, several not made; 
Amendments  to  proposed  Amendments  withdrawn  ; 
proceedings postponed at 8.15, and  resumed;  Amendment 
proposed  to  proposed  Amendment;  Debate  adjourned, 
117.  Resumed  ;  Amendment  to  proposed  Amendment 
withdrawn;  Amendments  proposed,  not made,  and  with­
drawn  ;  Amendment  made;  Amendment   to  proposed 
Amendment  withdrawn;  Main  Question,  as  amended, 
again  proposed  ;  Debate  adjourned,  119.  Adjourned 
Debate  on  Main  Question,  as amended,  resumed  ;  other 
Amendments  proposed,  and  not  made  ;  Main  Question, 
as amended,  agreed  to  ;  Resolution,  125. 

REPRESENTATION  of 

[Expenses']  ;  Com­

the  PEOPLE 
mittee  to  consider  ;  King's  Recommendation  signified, 
110.  Committee deferred,  112,  113,  115.  Considered  in 
Committee,  118.  Committee  deferred,  120,  126,  127, 
129,  130,  131.  Considered  in  Committee  ;  Resolution 
to  be  reported,  132.  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed 
to,  135. 

RESOLUTIONS: 
— 

Sessional  Resolutions,  4. 

Address  of  Thanks  (King's  Speech),   8. 
:—  That  this  House  will,  upon  Monday  next, 
resolve  itself'into  a  Committee   to  consider of  the  Supply 
to be  granted  to  His  Majesty,   8.  Ways  and  Means,   8. 

East  India  Revenues  (Contribution  towards 

cost of  the  War)  (after  Amendment  made), 41. 

— — —  —  Death of  Her  Royal  Highness  the  Duchess 

of  Connaught,  nemine  contradicente,  45, 

— — 

House  of  Commons  (Sale  of  Intoxicating 

Liquors),  29. 

Report 

RICHMOND  (Surrey)   E L E C T R I C I TY  SUPPLY  

[Lords]  ; 
Report  from  Examiners   on  Petition  for  Bill  originating 
in  the  Lords,  Standing  Orders  not  complied  with; 
Report  referred  to Select  Committee on Standing  Orders, 
122. 
from  Select  Committee  on  Standing 
Orders,  That  in  the  case  of  the  Petition  for  Bill  the 
Standing  Orders  ought,  to  be  dispensed  with,  128. 
from  the  L o r d s;  read  the  first  time,  and 
Brought 
Report,  Standing 
referred  to  the  Examiners,  158. 
Orders  not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with;  Bill 
to be  read  a second  time,  167.  Read  a second  time,  and 
committed,  173.  Reported,  without  Amendment,  188. 
Bill  read  the  third  time  and passed,  without  Amendment, 
(Cited  as  Richmond. (Surrey)  Electricity  Supply
196. 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

R O Y AL  N A V AL  VOLUNTEER  RESERVE   ;  Bill  to  extend 
during  the  present  war  the  term  of  service  of  members 
of  the  Royal  Naval  Volunteer  Reserve  ;  presented,  and 
ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  100.  Second  Reading 
deferred,  103.  Read  a second  time;  House  immediately 
resolves itself into Committee on the Bill;  Bill  considered 
in  Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amendment;  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  105.  Agreed  to by  the 
(Cited  as  Royal 
Lords,  without  Amendment,  122. 
Naval  Volunteer  Reserve  Act,  1917).Royal  Assent,  151. 

R O Y AL 

VICTORIA 

INFIRMARY, 

NEWCASTLE-UPON­

T Y NE   [Lords]  ;  Report  from. Examiners   on  Petition  for 
Bill  originating  in  the  Lords,  Standing  Orders  not 
• complied  with;  Report  referred   to  Select Committee  on 
Standing  Orders,  140.  Report  from  Select  Committee 
on  Standing  Orders,  Standing  Orders   to  be  dispensed 
with, 152.  Brought  from  the  Lords;  read  the  first  time, 
and  referred to  the  Examiners,  176.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with ;  Bill 
to be  read  a second  time,  188.  Read  a second  time,  and 
committed;  Standing  Orders  suspended  ;  Committee  on 
Bill  to  sit  and  proceed  on  day  named,  196.  Reported, 
without  Amendment,  197.  Standing  Orders  suspended  ; 
Bill  read  the third  time  and  passed, without  Amendment, 
199.  (Citedas  Royal  Victoria Infirmary,  Netocastle-upon• 
Tyne,  Act,  1917)  Koyal  Assent,  209. 

— 

—  Electoral  Reform  Conference  (Thanks   of 

the House  to  Mr.  Speaker),  56. 

ROSCOMMON 

COUNTY 

(North  Roscommon  Division) 

W R I T.   Vide  ELECTIONS. 

Russia  (Congratulations  to  Duma),  50. 
(entry 

— -  United  States   of  America 

R O Y AL  ASSENT   t o  B I L L S,  3 0,  5 6,  6 7,  7 7,  1 0 2,  1 0 9,  1 5 1, 

into 

182, 208,  235,  261,  284,  318. 

• Alliance),  70. 

Thanks of  the  House  (His  Majesty's  Forces, 

&c.),  nemine contradicente,  227. 

Greenwich  Hospital  and  Travers'  Founda­

tion,  239. 

—  —  —-  That  this  House  will  immediately  resume 
the  adjourned  Debate  on  Question,  counted  out  on' 
previous  day,  238. 

Resolution  reported, pursuant to  Order, and 

agreed  to 
mittee of  the  whole  House,  240. 

immediately  on  being  reported 

from  Com­

RICHMOND 

[Lords]  ; 
(Surrey)   ELECTRICITY  SUPPLY  
Examiners'  Report  on  Petition  for  Bill  originating   in 
the  Lords,  Standing  Orders  not  complied  with  ;  Report 
referred  to  Select  Committee  on  Standing  Orders, 
from  Select  Committee   on  Standing 
122.  Report 
Orders,  That  the  Standing  Orders  ought  to  be  dispensed 
with,  128.  Brought  from  the  L o r d s;  read  the  first 
time,  and  referred  to  the  Examiners,  158.  Report, 
Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired  into  complied 
with,  167.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  173. 
Reported,  without  Amendment,  188.  Bill  read  the  third 
(Cited  as 
time  and  passed,  without  Amendment,  196. 
Richmond  (Surrey)  Electricity  Supply  Acf,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  209. 

RUSSIA 

(Congratulations  to  Duma);  Resolution,  That 
this  House  sends  to  the  Duma  its  fraternal  greetings, 
and  tenders  to  the  Russian  people  its  heartfelt  con­
gratulations  upon  the  establishment  among  them  of  free 
institutions,  in full  confidence that they will lead not  only 
to  the  rapid  and  happy  progress  of  the  Russian  nation, 
but  to  the  prosecution  with  renewed  steadfastness  and 
vigour  of  the  war  against  the  stronghold  of  an  autocratic 
militarism  which  threatens  the  liberty   of  Europe,  50. 
Reply  from  the  Duma,  128. 

S A LE   of  COAL  (Local  Depots). 

Vide  Amendment 
to  Question,  That  Mr.  Speaker   do  now  leave  the  Chair, 
for  Committee  of  Supply  (Civil  Service  Estimates). 

SALFORD  BOROUGH  

(North  Division)  W R I T.   Vide 

ELECTIONS. 

S C H E D U L E S;  Amendment  proposed  to  Schedules,  not 
made  or  withdrawn,  233.  Brought  up,  and  read  the 
first  and  second  time, and  added,  259,  290.  Read  the 
first  time;  Question,  That  the  Schedule   be  read  a 
second  time, negatived,  260.  Amendments  proposed   to 
Schedule, not made or  withdrawn,  290. 

VOL.  172. 

Sess.  1917-18. 

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[1917-18, 

SE A H AM  HARBOUR  DOCK   ;  Bill  presented,  and  read  the 
first  time,  9.  Read  a  second  time, and  referred   to  the 
Examiners,  16.  Report,  Standing  Orders not  previously 
inquired  into  complied  with;  Bill  committed,  28.  R e­
ported,  with  Amendments,  134.   A s  amended,  con­
sidered;  Standing  Orders  suspended;  Bill  read  the 
third  time  and  passed,  141.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords, 
(Cited  as  Seaham  Harbour 
without  Amendment,  158. 
Dock  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

SECRET  SITTINGS   of  the  H O U S E;   Message  from  the 
Lords  communicating  Resolutions  relative  thereto,  250. 
Lords'  Message  considered;  House  concurs  with  the 
Lords  in  their Resolution  ;  Message to  acquaint,  302. 

SECRET  SESSION  ;   Order,  That  the  remainder   of  this 
day's  Sitting  be  a  Secret  Session,  94,  95,  150,  278,  291. 

SELECTION;  Select  Committee  nominated,  15.  Names 
of  Fifteen  Members   to  form  the  Parliamentary  Panel 
of  Members  to  act  as  Commissioners  under  the  Private 
Legislation  Procedure  (Scotland)  Act,  1899,  28.  Six 
Members  selected  to  be  the  Chairmen's  Panel,  -19. 
Nominates  Members  to  be  the  Panel  to  serve  on  unop­
posed  Bill  Committees,  19.  Appointment   of  Members 
under  the  Parliament  A ct  with  whom  Mr.  Speaker 
shall  consult,  19.  •  Nominates  a  Committee  not  ex­
ceeding  Fifteen  Members,  &c.,   to  be  called  the  Local 
Legislation  Committee,  24.  Member  nominated  a 
Member  of  the  Committee,  122.  Nominates  Members 
to  serve  on  Standing  Committee   A ,  28.  Names  of 
Members  added  to  a  Standing  Committee  in  respect  of 
a  Bill,  28,  75.  Members  discharged  from-  Standing 
Committee  A  ;  others  appointed  in  substitution,  31,  32, 
39,  75,  257,  266.  Members  added  
to  Standing 
Committee  A ,  29, 32,  257. 

SERJE ANT-AT- A.RM8  ;  to  communicate  Sessional  Orders 
to  Commissioners of  Police, 3.  Removes  Member  from 
the  House,  171. 

SE R J E A N T - A T -AR MS   attending  the  HOUSE  of  LORDS  ; 
delivers  Message  for  the  attendance   of  this  House  in 
the  House  of  Peers  at the  close of  the  Session,  318. 

SESSIONAL  ORDERS,   3 . 

SITTING   of  the  HOUSE  suspended  under  Standing  Order 

No.  21.  Vide   HOUSE. 

SPEAKER. 

S H E F F I E LD  CORPORATION   ;  Bill  presented,  and read  the 
first time,  9.  Read  a  second  time,  and  committed,  16. 
Attendance  of  Witness  ordered,  114.  Reported  from 
Local  Legislation  Committee,  with  Amendments  [Title 
amended],  145.   A s  amended,  considered;  Standing 
Orders  suspended  I  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
151.  Agreed   to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments,  171. 
( Cited" as  Sheffield 
Lords' Amendments  agreed  to,  173. 
Corporation  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

S H E F F I E LD  U N I T ED  GASLIGHT  CO M P A NY   ;  Bill  pre­

sented, and  read  the  first  time,  9.  Day  appointed  for 
Second  Reading,  16.  Read  a second  time,  and  referred 
to  the  Examiners,  19.  Report,  Standing  Orders  not 
previously  inquired  into  complied  with ;  Bill  committed, 
25.  Reported,  with  Amendments,  93.   As  amended, 
considered,  103.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
109.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with  Amendments,  171. 
(Cited as Sheffield 
Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  173. 
Gas Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

SITTINGS   of  the  HO U S E.   Vide  HOUSE. 

SOCIETIES  (Suspension of  Meetings);  Bill  to  enable 
Meetings  of  Approved  Societies,  Friendly  Societies, 
and  Trade  Unions  to  be  dispensed  with  during  the 
present  war,  and 
for  purposes  connected  therewith; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  70. 
seoond  Reading  deferred,  72.  Read  a  second'time  ; 

Bill  committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole  House,  74. 
Committee  deferred,  75,  76.  Considered  in  Committee, 
and  reported,  without  Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  78.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
(Cited  as  Societies  (Suspension  of 
Amendment,  93. 
Meetings)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  103. 

SOLICITORS  (Examination) 

[Lords];  Bill,  intituled   An 
Act   to  amend,  in  connection  with  the  present  war, 
the  Law  relating   to  the  qualifying  Examinations  for 
Solicitors  ;  brought  from  the  Lords,  180.  Read  the 
first  time,  185. 
Second  Reading  deferred,  189. 
Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second  time  ; 
Amendment  proposed, 
three  months,"  not  made;  Bill 
read  a second  time ;  Bill  committed  to  a  Committee  of 
the  whole  House,  193.  Committee  deferred,  195,  196, 
199.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported,  without 
Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
without  Amendment,  202. 
nation)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  209. 

(Cited  as  Solicitors 

(Exami­

SOLICITORS 

(Qualification  of  Women)  [Lords];  Bill, 
intituled  An  A ct   to  remove  disqualifications  on  the 
ground of  sex or  marriage for  the  admission  of persons  as 
Solicitors,  and  their  acting  and  practising  as  Solicitors 
under the  Solicitors  Acts ;  brought  from  the  Lords,  35. 

SOUTH  EASTERN  a nd  LONDON,  C H A T H A M,  a nd  DOVER 

R A I L W A YS   ;  Bill  presented,  and  read  the  first  time,  9. 
Day  appointed  for Second Reading, 16.  Second  Reading 
deferred,  19.  Petition  for  dispensing  with  Standing 
Order  128 in  the  case of  a  Petition;  Standing  Order   to 
be  dispensed  with, 29.  Second  Reading  deferred,  30, 35. 
Read  a second  time,  and referred  to  the  Examiners,  after 
Amendment  proposed,  "  six  mouths,"  not  made,  40. 
Report  from  Examiners,  Standing  Orders  not  previously 
inquired  into  complied  with  ;  Bill  committed,  46.  R e­
ported,  with  Amendments,  77.  Day  appointed  for  con­
sideration,  as amended,  82.  Consideration,  as  amended, 
considered,  94.  Day 
appointed  for  Third  Reading,  96.  Bill  read  the  third 
time  and  passed,  98.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  with 
Amendments,  171.  Day  appointed  for  their  considera­
(Cited 
tion,  173.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  175. 
as  South  Eastern  and  London,  Chatham,  and  Dover 
Railways  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

•  deferred,	  84.   A s  amended, 

first  time,  and  referred  to 

SOUTH  STAFFORDSHIRE  MOND  GAS   (Power  and  Heating) 
[Lords']  ;  Report,  That  the  Bill  should  originate   in  toe 
Lords,  7.  Report,  Standing  Orders  certified  to  have 
been  complied  with,  7.  Brought  from  the  Lords  ;  read 
the 
the  Examiners,  63. 
Report,  Standing  Orders  not  previously  inquired  into 
complied  with ;  Bill  to he read  a  second  time,  73.  Read 
a  «econd  time,  and  committed,  79.  Reported,  with 
Amendments,  92.   A s  amended,  considered,  96.  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with  Amendments,  101. 
T o which the Lords agree, 106. 
shire  Mond  Gas  (Power  and  Heating)  Company's  Act, 
1917)aRoyal  Assent,  109. 

( Cited as South  Stafford­

SOUTH  STAFFORDSHIRE  MOND  G AS   (Power and  Heating) 
(No.   2)  [Lords] ;  Report   on Petition  for  Bill  originating 
in  the  Lords,  Standing  Orders  not  complied  with; 
Report referred to  Select  Committee on  Standing  Orders, 
204.  Report from  Select  Committee  on  Standing Orders, 
That  the  Standing  Orders  ought   to  be  dispensed  with, 
223.  Brought  from  the  Lords;  read  the  first  time,  and 
referred  to  the  Examiners,  240.  Report,  Standing 
Orders  not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with;  Bill 
to  be read  a second  time, 248.  Read  a second  time,  and 
committed,  252.  Reported,  without  Amendment;   to  be 
read  the  third  time,  267.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
(Cited  as South 
passed,  without  Amendment,  273. 
Staffordshire  Mond  Gas  (Power  and  Heating)  Company's 
(No.  2)  Acti 1917)  Royal  Assent,  284.

0 

SOUTHAMPTON  BO R O U GH  WR I T.   Vide  EL E C T I O N S. 

 
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3 6   5 

SPEAKER,  MB.,   OR  MB.  DEPUTY 

SPEAKER: 

— — 

goes  up  to  the  House   of  Peers  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,  6.  Reads  His  Majesty's  Speech   to  the 
House,  6. 

attends  the  Lords  Commissioners,  Royal 
Assent  to  Bills,  30,  56,  67,  77,  102,  109,  151,  182,  208, 
235, 261.   A t  the  end of  the  Session,  284. 

to  issue  Warrants  for  new  Writs,  10,  15, 
37,  61,  73,  75,  121,  127,  130,  134,  137,  141,  163,  175, 
180,  208,  209, 212,  214,  224,  240,  267, 287,  288,  292. 

* 
—  certifies  Bills  in  accordance  with  the  pro­
visions of  the  Parliament  Act,  1911,  20,  55,  58,  101,  174, 
187,  199, 232,  283. 

unavoidable  absence,  35,  37,  63,  66,  67,  69, 

71,  110. 

resumes 

in 
Committee  "being  interrupted  by  Message  to  attend  the 
Lords  Commissioners,  77,  102,  151,  182,  235. 

the  Chair,  on  proceedings 

distributes  Bills  to  .Standing  Committees,. 

28,  74,  251, 

—  rules  ail Amendment  out  of  order,  315. 

thanked by  the  House  for  his services,  56. 

——;  —  expresses  his  sincere  thanks   to  the  House 
for  its  kind  appreciation   of  his  services,  57. 

to  peruse  the  Votes  and license  the  printing 

declares  that  the  Yeas  had  it,  120 

(no 

thereof,  4. 

Teller  for  the  Noes). 

to  license  the  printing  of  the Journal,  4. 

declares  that  the  Noes  had  it,  120  (no 

his nomination  of temporary  Chairmen,  15. 

Teller  for  the  Yeas) 

lays  upon  the  Table  Parliamentary  Papers, 
List   of  Bills, Reports,  Estimates,  Accounts  and  papers, 
and  General  Index,  317. 

from  the 
lays  upon  .the  Table  Report 
Examiners  certifying  that the Standing  Orders  had  been 
complied  with  in  the  list  of  Bills  originating  in  the 
Lords,  7.  Other  Reports,  25,  &c. 

puts  the  Question,  pursuant  to  Standing 
Order  (Closure   of  Debate),  38,  39, &c.  Withholds  hia 
assent to  Closure, and gives  a Reason,  65,  315,  &c. 

directs  a Member  to  withdraw immediately 
from  the  House on  account of  disorderly  conduct;  names 
Member  for  disregarding  the  authority   of  the  Chair  ; 
directs  Member  to  withdraw  from  the  House,  after 
being  suspended;  directs  Serjeant-at-Arms   to  remove 
Member,  and  suspends  the  Sitting  of  the  House  under 
Standing  Order  No.  2 1;  resumes  the  Chair,  171. 

— 

directs  Member  to  discontinue  his  speech, 

(irrelevance),  36,  238. 

(Tedious  repetition),  66. 

directs  Clerk  to  correct  the  list of  Members 

puts  the  Question,  pursuant   to  Standing 

voting  in -the No  Lobby,  233. 

Order  No.  11,  on introduction  of  a Bill,  99. 

——  withholds  his assent  to  Closure,  64,  69,  &c. 

puts  Question 

forthwith,  pursuant 

to 

Standing  Order  No.  15, 48, .198. 

puts  Question  forthwith,  That  strangers   be 

ordered  to  withdraw,  94, 95,  150, 278,  291. 

declines  to  propose  Question 

(abuse  of 

Rules),  230. 

proposes  the  Question,  That  this  House   do 
now  adjourn,  pursuant to Order of the House,  40,  80,  &c. 
Puts the  Question,  43,  &c. 

— 
—  adjourns  the  House  one  hour  after  the 
conclusion  of  Government  Business,  without  Question 
put,  pursuant to  Order,  78,  &c. 

adjourns  the  House  at  half-past  Eleven, 
pursuant  to  Order, 40,  80,  &c.  After  half-past  Eleven, 
8, 66, 

adjourns  the  House  for  want   of  Forty 
Members,  39,  74,  86,  93,  100,  106,  115,  124,  143,  150, 
238,  239,  244, 248,  255. 

counts  the  House,  and  Seventeen  Members 
only  being  present,  retires  from  the  Chair,  24.  House 
again  counted,  and  Forty  Members  being  present, 
resumes  the  Chair,  24. 

—i 

calls  on  Members  who  support  Motion  for 
adjournment  under  Standing  Order  No.   10  to  riee  in 
their  places,  111,  119,  124,  194. 

to  signify  the  Resolution   of  Thanks  of  the 
House  of  Commons  to  the  Commissioners  for  executing 
the  Office of  Lord  High  Admiral,  and   to  His  Majesty's 
Secretaries  of  State  for  War,  for  the  Colonies,  arid  for 
India, and  to  the  Shipping  Controller,  and request  them 
to  communicate  the same to  the officers, men, and women 
referred to  therein,  227. 

- SP E C I AL  EN T R I E S   ,  2 0 6,  3 1 1,  3 1 2. 

'SPECIAL  REPORTS,  1 4 6. 

SPEECHES  ;  King's  Speech,  at the  opening  of  the  Session, 
3.  Reported  by  MR.  Speaker,  6.  At  the  close  of  the 
Session,  318. 

STANDING  COMMITTEES.   Vide  COMMITTEES. 

STANDING  ORDERS; 

resumes  the  Chair  and  counts  the  House, 
Forty  Members  not  having  been  present   in  Committee 
of  Supply,  122. 

acquaints  the  House  of  Messages  brought 

nated,  16. 

49,128,  &c. 

from the  Lords,  39,  76,  &c. 

—	 

acquaints  Ijhe  House  that  he  had  issued 
Warrants  for  new  Writs  for  the  election   of  Members 
during  the  Recess,  3.  During  the  adjournment,  212. 

acquaints  the  House  that  he  had  received 
a  telegram  from  the  President   of  the  Russian  Duma, 
128. 


them;  That  the  Standing
complied  with in  the  case of  Petitions  for  Bills,  39. 

—  Reports 

to 
  Orders  have  not  been 

referred  

the 
VIIU 
Standing Orders  ought  to  be  dispensed  with  in  the  case 
In  the  case  of  Petition  for 
of  Petitions  for  Bills, 49.  
leave  to  deposit  Petition  for  Bill,  29.  
In  the  case  of 
Petition  for  dispensing  with  Standing  Order  128,29,  49. 

Reports  ;  That 
9 
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Reports 

from 

them, 

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— 

— - — — — • —— 

Bills  distributed   to  a 
- 
Standing  Committee   by  Mr.  Speaker,  pursuant   to 
Standing  Order  No.  47,  28,  74,  251. 

—

So  much   of  Standing 
. Order  No.  91  as  fixes  Five  as the  quorum of  the  Select 
Committee  on  Standing  Orders  suspended  ;  Three  to  be 

: —

— 

. the  quorum,  124. 

• 

—	 

. 

Standing  Orders  223 
and  243  suspended;  Bill  read  the  third time and  passed, 
141,  151. 

— -  Standing  Order  204 
—  — 
suspended  ;  time  for  Second  Reading  of  a Divorce  Bill 
extended,  183. 

•  

: 

— 

Standing  Order  243 

suspended ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  199. 

to 
withdraw  (disorderly  conduct),  pursuant   to  Standing 
Order  No,  20,  123. 

Member 

ordered  

—	 

, 

Standing  Order  No.  90 
(Withdrawal  of  strangers  from  the  House)  read,  and 
amended by  adding  words  at  the end,  302. 

S T O C K T O N-   ON - T E ES  BOROUGH  W  B I T.   Vide  ELEC R 

TIONS. 

STRANGERS  S notice  taken  that  strangers  were  present-; 
Question  put forthwith ;  strangers  ordered  to  withdraw, 
94,  95,  150,  278,  291.  Vide  Standing  Order  No.   90 
(Withdrawal   of  strangers  from  the  House  (amended)   ). 

SU P P L E M E N T A RY  VOTES   of  C R E D I T.  Vide  S  U P P W, 

11, 42,  94,  168, 228,  276. 

SUPPLYI 

; 

, —  — 

—  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,  8. 

—	 

Committee  deferred,  14,  16, 20,  23,  24,  29, 
34,  38,  40,  41,  45,  48,  50, 51,  54, 55,  57,  59,  62,  65,  66, 
69,  71,  74,  75,  76,  79,  80,  84,  85,  87,  91, 96,  98,101,105, 
107,  108,  110,  113,  115,  116,  118,120,121,127,128,129, 
133,  137,  139,  143,  145, 146,  148,149,152,  153,  155,158; 
159,  161,  163,  166,  170,  172,  173,175,  178,180,183,184, 
187,  195,  196,  199,  203, 204, 207, 212, 214, 216,219,  222, 
224, 226,  227, 229,  230, 232, 235, 237,238, 241,243,  245, 
248,  250,  251,  255,  256,  260, 265, 266,267, 269,271,  272, 
275. 

Considered  in  Committee,  11,  12,  17,  24, 
27,  31,  32,  33,  35, 42, 43,  52,  72,  77,  81, 92, 94, 102, 111, 
122,  130,  131,  140,  141,  150,164,  168, 189,190, 200, 228, 
239,  273,  276,278. 

Supply  considered  in  Committee ;  no  Vote, 

21, 31,  72,  92,  94,  102,  122,130, 8150,  164. 

Notice  taken  that  Forty  Members  were  not 
present;  Committee  counted,  and  Forty  Members  being 
present,  Mr.  Speaker  resumes  the  Chair  and  counts  the 
House, and  Forty  being  present, the  House  again  goes 
into  Committee,  122. 

: 

—  (Army  . Estimates);  Motion,  That  Mr. 
Speaker  do  now  leave  the  Chair ;  Amendment  proposed 
(Army  Medical  Examinations),  withdrawn;  Main 
Question  put,  and  agreed  t o;  Supply  considered   in 
'  Committee  (Land  Forces),  and  Progresfe  immediately 

reported';  mo  Vote,  31.,' 

—   —  — 
(Civil  Services  and  Revenue  Departments 
Estimates);  Motion,  That  Mr.  Speaker   do  now  leave 
the  Chair;  Amendment  proposed  (Sale   of  Coal  (Local 
Dep6ts)  ),  not  made ;  Main  Question  put,  and  agreed 
t o;  Civil  Services  Estimates  considered   in  Committee, 
52.	 

. 

(Navy  Estimates);  Motion,  That  Mr." 
Speaker  do  now  leave  the  Chair ;  Amendment  proposed 
(Merchant  Shipping),  not  made;  Main  Question  put, 
and  agreed 
in  Committee 
(Officers, Seamen,  and Boys),  and  Progress  immediately 
reported ;  no  Vote,  21. 

to  ;  Supply  considered 

— 

—T 
(Business  of  the  House);  Order,  That,  for 
the  purpose of  concluding  the  Business of  Supply  for  the-
present  Session,  sixteen  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.,  181. 

(Businessof  the  House  (Supply) )  ;  Order, 
That  on  this day,  notwithstanding  anything  in  Standing 
Order  No.  15 ,  Business  other  than  the  Business  oF 
Supply  may be  taken  before  Eleven   of  the clock,  190 

= 

Allotted  Days:—First 

(26th  February), 
24.  Second  (5th  March),  32.  Third  (8th  March),  35. 
Fourth  (20th  March),  46.  Fifth 
(19th  April),  72r 
Sixth  (26th  April), 77.  Seventh  (1st May), 81.  Eighth 
(8th  May),  92.  Ninth 
Tenth 
(5th  June),  111.  Eleventh  (14th  June),  122.  Twelfth 
(21st  June),  130. 
(28th  June),  140. 
Thirteenth 
Fourteenth  (9th  July),  150.  Fifteenth  (8th  August); 
190.  Sixteenth  (14th  August),  197. 

(17th  May),  102. 

—	 
Reports  deferred,  13,  14,  16, 21,  34,  37,  38, 
40,  41,  42,  44,  45,  54,  55,  57,  59,  62,  65,  66, 71,  72,  74, 
75,  76,  77,  79, 80, 81,  84,  85, 87,  91,  92,  94,  95,  96,  113, 
193,  196, 241,  243,  246,  248, 250,  251,255,256,260,265, 
267, 268,  269,  272,  274,  275,  276. 

Member  directed  to  discontinue  his  speech 

(irrelevance),  36. 

: 

Proceedings 

interrupted   by  Message   to 
attend  the  Lords  Commissioners,  Royal  Assent   to  Bills, 
77,  102. 

Proceedings  in  Supply  and  Supply  Report 
not to  be  interrupted  under  Standing  Order  No.   1,  278, 
280. 
—	 
Proceedings  postponed,  leave  having  been 
given  to  move  the  adjournment  of  the  House  under 
Standing  Order  No.  10,  102. 

'	 

® 

—— 
Postponed  proceeding  on  Question,  That 
this House doth agree with the Committee  in a  Resolution, 
resumed,  198. 

— . —  — 

Order  for  referring  certain  Estimates   to  the 

Committee of  Supply  discharged,  185. 

—	 

Estimates  presented  on  former day  referred 

to  the  Committee of  Supply,  196. 

— 

Orders  giving  precedence   to  other  Business 
over  Supply  on  Thursday,  16,  22,  50,  58,  85,  109,  114, 
______  ___ 
147,  154,  162,  171,  181. 

— — 
&c. 

Resolutions  reported,  and  agreed  to,  14,  29, 

— 

——  Resolution  read  a second  time;  Amendment 
proposed,  to  leave  out  a  sum  and  insert  a  lesser  sum, 
withdrawn,  130. 

— 

Resolution  read a second  time;  Amendment 

proposed,  and not made ;  Resolution  agreed  to,  45. 

Resolution  of  former  day  again  reaf";  Bill 

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: —  Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  after 
notice	  taken  that  strangers  were  present;  strangers 
.  ordered  to  withdraw;  remainder  of  Sitting  a  Secret 

!

Session,  278. 

Resolutions reported  ;  First  Resolution  read 
a  second  time,  and it  being, after  Eleven,  and  objection 
taken to  further  proceeding,  further  consideration   of  the 
Resolution  stood  adjourned  ;  subsequent  Resolution   to 
be  considered  to-morrow,  20.  First  Resolution  further 
considered,  and  agreed  to,  21.  Consideration   of  Second 
and  Third  Resolutions  deferred,  21.  Second  and  Third 
Resolutions  considered,  and  agreed  to,  23. 

Resolutions reported  ;  First  Resolution  read  	
a  second  time;  Amendment  proposed,   to  leave  out  a 
sum  and  insert  a j lesser  sum,  and  at  Eleven  o'clock 
forthwith,  pursuant   to 
Mr.  Speaker  puts  Question 
Standing  Order  No.  15 ;  Amendment  not  made j  Reso-
lution  agreed  to,  48.  Remaining  Resolutions   to  be 
considered  on  future  day,  48. 

Subject. 	

12 February: 

Order 

for  taking  into  consideration  two 
Resolutions  reported  on  former  day,  and  then  read  a 
second  time  ;  Resolutions  accordingly  considered,  and 
agreed  to, 49. 

* 

Resolutions 

reported;  First  Resolution 
agreed  t o;  Second  Resolution  read  a  second 
time; 
proceedings  postponed  at  8.15,  and  resumed ;  Question 
put,  and  agreed  to,  198. 

Chairman  puts  the  Question  on  outstanding

Votes,  pursuant to  Standing  Order  No.  15,  190, 

Mr.  Speaker  puts  the  Question  on  out-
to  Standing  Order 

standing  Resolutions,  pursuant 
No.  15,  198. 

.

—  Petition  of  Trustees  of  the  British  Museum 

referred to  the  Committee  of  Supply,  20. 

Motion  for reduced  sum negatived,  280. 

Agreed to 
in 
Committee. 

Sum granted. 

Resolutions  Reported,
and Agreed  to.

„ 

V O T ES   OF  C B E D I T,  1 9 1 7. 

Page. 

£ 

1.  d. 

Page. 

Supplementary  Vote   of  Credit,  1916-17 

Vote   of  Credit,  1917-18 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-	

* 

-

11 

11 

200,000,000 

-

-

350,000,000 	

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1916-17 

-	

42 

60,000,000 
  1 
7

*

-

15 March % 

Supplementary  Vote   of  Credit,  1917-18 

-

-

-

-

94 

500,000,000 

-

10  May % 

-

-

\

14 

1 4' 

4 3

96 

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit,  1917-18 

-

24 July : 

30  October  : 

650,000,000 

-

-

• 1 6  9 

161688 
(Afterr 
(Afte
MotioMotionn  ttoo 
reduc
reducee .su.summ 
negatived.)) 
negatived.

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit  -

-

-

» 

-	

228 

400,000,000 

-

-

Supplementary  Vote  of  Credit  -

.  -

-

276 

550,000,000 

-

-

12  December'. 

229 
(After  Motion  for 
adjournment of  the 
Debate  withdrawn.) 

278 
(In  Secret Session.) 

' 

A R M Y. 

8  March : 

A R MY  ESTIMATES,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

Land  Forces,  5,000,000  Men 

Pay,  Ac.  -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_ 

: 

-

-

37 

37 

— 

,  

4 9 

1,000.  -

-

4 9 

- > '

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'	

'

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' 

i 

V O L.  1 7 2 . — - S e s s.  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

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Subject. 

Agreed  to 
in 
Committee. 

Sum granted. 

Resolutions Reported^ 
and Agreed  to. 

SUPPLY—continued. 


ARMY—continued. 


i 

16  March : 

" 

• 

Page. 

£ 

s.  d. 

Page. 

A R MY  S U P P L E M E N T A RY  ESTIMATE,  1 9 1 6 - 1 7. 

Pay,  Ac.  {or  the  Army  (Supplementary) 

43 


10 

4 5 

7  August:  


Medical  Establishment,  Pay,  Ac. 

A B MY  E S T I M A T E S,   1917-18.  

-

-

-

-

-

1 89 


1,000 

1 98 

' 

8 August % 

A B I IY  E S T I M A T E S,   1917-18. 

Question  put  on  outstanding  Votes, pursuant to  Order,  190 

192 


13,000 

198 
Pnrauant to  Order. 

N A V Y. 

26  February: 

N A VY  E S T I M A T E S,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

27 

400,000  Officers,  Seamen,  and  Boys  -
-
. 
"Wages, &o. 

-

-

-

-

-
-

-

-

-

27  February; 

N A VY  S U P P L E M E N T A RY  ESTIMATES,  1 9 1 6 - 1 7. 

50,000  additional  number  of  Officers and  Men  (Supplementary)  -

Wages,  &c.  (Supplementary) 

-

-

-

22  June i 

Excess 

-

-

N A VY  ( E X C E S S ),  1 9 1 5 - 1 6, 
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 4 

2 4 

27 
27 

1,000 

10 

Resolution  again  read £ 
49„ 

ordered, 

BiU 
Vide  ARMY 
NUAL)  BILL. 

( A K­

29 
29 

1 31 

10 

133 

$  August % 

NAVT  E S T I M A T E S,  1917-18. 

Question  put  on outstanding  Votes,  pursuant to  Order,  190 

192 

16,000  ­

198 

Pursuant to  Order. 

10 December'.. 

N A VT  S U P P L E M E N T A RY  E S T I M A T E S,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

50,000  additional  number of  Officers and  Men  (Supplementary) 

2 73 

278 

C I V IL  S E R V I C E S. 

13 February: 

C I V IL  SERVICES  S U P P L E M E N T A RY  ESTIMATES,  1 9 1 6 - 1 7. 

Surveys of  the  United  Kingdom  (Supplementary) 

-

CLASS   I . 

CLASS  I I. 

War  Cabinet  (Supplementary) -
Board  of  Trade  (Supplementary) 
Board  of  Control  (Lunacy  and  Mental  Deficiency)  (Supple­
-

mentary) 

-
-

-
-

-
-

-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12 

12 
12 

12 

12,370 

3,075
41,709

3,800 

17 

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Subject. 

Agreed  to 
in 
Committee. 

Sum granted. 

Resolutions  Reported, 
and Agreed  to. 

S U  PPLY—continued. 

! 

C I V I  L

  S E R V I C E S  —  continued. 

:  13

February—continued. 

Page. 

£ 

s.  d. 

Page. 

C I V IL  SERVICES  SUPPLEMENTARY
continued. 

  ESTIMATES,  1 9 1 6 - 1 7— 

Public  Works  Loan  Commission  (Supplementary) 

. 1  2 

CLASS  II.-—continued. 

Secret  Service  (Supplementary) 

-

-

Registrar  General's  Office (England)  (Supplementary)

.  ­

County  Courts  (Supplementary) 

C L i ss  I I I. 

Metropolitan  Police  (Supplementary) 

-

-

Law  Charges  and  Criminal  Prosecutions,

  Ireland 

(Supple­

mentary) 

:  « 

Dublin  Metropolitan  Police  (Supplementary)

Royal  Irish  Constabulary  (Supplementary )

Treasury  Chests  Abroad  (Supplementary) 

CLASS   V .  < 

12 

12 

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

1,300

120,000

250

-

13,366 

1 , 1 $1 

344 

10,590

56,770

4,675 

* 

1 

17 

Government  Hospitality  Fund  (Supplementary) 

1-3 

25,000 

CLASS  V I. 

Ministry  of  Labour  (Supplementary) 

13 

100,915 

> 

CLASS  V I I  . 

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19 February  : 

C I V IL

  SERVICES  SUPPLEMENTARY  ESTIMATES,  1 9 1 6 - 1 7. 

CLASS  V I I  . 

Treatment  of  Tuberculosis  (Special  Grants)  (Supplementary)

Ministry  of  Munitions  (Supplementary) 

17 

1 ? 

Ministry  of  Munitions  (Ordnance  Factories)  (Supplementary),

17  * 

27,000

1 00 

100

0 • 

| 

2 1 , 2  5 

8  March  : 

V O TE   ON  ACCOUNT. 

Civil  Services  and'  Revenue  Departments,  1917-18  (Vote   on 
-

Account) 

; C •  '  » 

»> 

^ 

_ 

_ 

_ 

„ 

V O L . 1 7 2 .-  

Sess.  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

. 

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(

38,023,000 

»  — 

3 B 

. 

. 4 6 ." 
Question put forthwith by 
Mr. Speaker, pursuant 
to  Standing  | Order 
No. 15, 48. 

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:  Subject 

Agreed  to 
in 
Committee. 

Sum granted. 

Resolutions Reported 
and Agreed to. 

SUPPLY—continued. 

; 

/ 

C I V I  L  S E R V I C E S —c o n t i n u e d  . 

6  March  -. 

, 

Page, 

£ 

s.  d. 

Page. 

C I V IL  SERVICES  SUPPLEMENTARY

  ESTIMATES,

  1 9 1 6 - 1 7. 

Ministry  of  Pensions  (Supplementary)

3 3 

1 , 0 00 

4 5 

. 

23  March 

s 

C I V IL  SERVICES  AND  R E V E N UE  D E P A R T M E N TS 

ESTIMATES,  1 9 1 7 - 1 8. 

, 

Royal  Palaces  ­

CLASS
-

  I . 
-

Air  Board 

­ •  '

-

-

26  April

-.

• 

I  May, 

CLASS 

I I  . 

5 2 

77 

3 3 , 2 30 

1 , 0 00 

, 81 

9 8 

Works  and  Public  Buildings,  Office  of 

- 

81 

9 1 , 1 50 

CLASS   I . 

-

-

-

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 
  and
Ministry  of  Labour,  Employment  Exchange
_

Buildings  (Great  Britain) 

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_ 

8 1 

81 

81 

81 

8 1 

8 1 

8 1 

8 1 

8 1 

3 , 6 00

5 5 , 7 00

2 9 , 8 00

2 5 , 4 00

4 2 , 2 00

2 0 , 6 50

3 1 5 , 8 00

7 8 , 3 50

1 2 0 , 7 00

97 

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Public  Buildings  (Great  Britain) 

5  June: 

Post  Office 

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:  ­

R E V E N UE  DEPARTMENTS. 

Ministry  of  Munitions 

28

Junei] 
. 

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29  June -. 

111 

1 3 , 4 8 0 , 3 10 

.  116 

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1 40 

9 00 

141 

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Excess  (Ministry   of  Munitions)  (Ordnance  Factories) 

141 

1 0 

143 

24 July •. 

CL A SS

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Conciliation  and  Arbitration  Board

1 68 

1 , 8 40 

CL A SS 

I V  . 

National  Gallery  (Supplementary) 
'  -< 
National  War  Museum 

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I N D EX  to  the  O NE  HUNDRED  and  SEVENTY-SECOND  VOLUME.  3 71 

Subject. 

* 

S UPP L  Y—contimifd. 

C I V IL  SERVICES—continued. 

'  • 

0 

Colonial  Office -

j 

! 

7  August; 

C L A SS  I I. 
-

Ministry  of  National  Service 

-

-

-

-

:  -

-

-

j 

\ 

8  August • 

CL A SS  I V. 

Public  Education  (Scotland) 

-

-

-

Agreed to 
in 
Committee. 

Sum granted. 

Resolutions Reported,
and Agreed to.

Page. 

• 

^ 

£ 

• 


.•.>.'•,,,/_ v.  •••  '. 

s.  d. 

Page.

189 

189 

35,750  -

1,000 

-

'm 

•• 

198 
Pursuant to  Order. 

... 

r 

' 

190 

• 

" 

•' 

/ 

-

2,043,621 
(Including  Supple 
mentary gum of 
£529,856.)

Agreed to in outstanding 

Resolutions,  198, 

Scottish  Land  Court-

« 

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-

. • 

CL A SS  I I I. 

LocaLocall  Governmen

(Scotland)--
Governmentt  BoarBoardd  (Scotland)

CL A SS 

I I. 

BoarBoardd  ooff  Agricultur

(Scotland)) 
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Class  V I I. 

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Ministry  of  Munitions  (Ord nance  Factories) 

-

Ministryy  ooff  Pension
Ministr

Pensionss 

Ministry  of Food f 

-

Ministry  of  Shipping 

--

-

-

--

-

--

-

-

Revenue  Departments  Estimates 

VOL.  172.——Sess,  1917-18.  


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-

-

-

-

-

-

_ 

_ 

-

_ 

, 

- -

•

190  • 

4,184,1866 

-- _ 

Agreed to in outstanding
• Resolutions,  198.  a?q 

190 

29,0588 
29,05

190 
The  Chair-
mail puts 
Questions  on 
outstanding
Votes, 
pursuant  to 
Order,  190. 

191 
Pursuant 
ttoo  OrderOrder.. 

191 
. Pursuant 
to  Order. 

191 
Pursuant 
to  Order. 

191 
Pursuant 
to  Order. 

192 
Pursuant 
to  Order. 

192 
Pursuant 
to Order. 

192 
:  Pursuant 
to  Order. 

192 
Pursuant 
to  Order. 

192 
Pursuant 
to  Order. 
192 
Pursuant 
to  Order. 
192 
Pursuant 
to  Order. 
192
Pursuant 
to  Order.  


45,9666 
45,96

622,4644 
622,46

2,497,2300 
2,497,23

2,617,0199 
2,617,01

16,396,2100 
16,396,21

847,6055 
847,60

483,906

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-

Agreed to in outstanding 
Resolutions, 198. i a?« 

Agreed to in outstanding

Resolutions,  198. 

Mr.  Speaker  puts  Ques-
tions  on  outstanding 
Resolutions,  pursuant 
to  Order,  198. 

— 

-

198 
Pursuant to  Order. 

198 
Pursuant to  Order. 

198 
Pursuantt ttoo  OrderOrder.. 
Pursuan

198
Pursuantt ttoo  OrderOrder.. 
Pursuan

— 

198
Pursuant to  Order..

12,756,3300 
12,756,33

-- _ 

198 
Pursuant to  Order, 

90 

-

- -

198 
Pursuant to | Order. 

• 'i' 

900 

- _ 

1,001,0000 

-- _ 

1,001,0000 

::  3,048,74

3,048,7433 

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--

3 B  2 

198 
Pursuant to  Order. 

198 
Pursuant to  Order.

•  198 

Pursuant to  Order. 

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Pursuant to  Order;.

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; I N D E  X  to the O NE  HUNDRED:  and  SEVENTY-SECOND  V O L U M E.   . [1917-is. 

„'•..  Subject. 

; 

Agreed  to 
in 
Committee. 

Sum granted. 

Resolutions Reported, 
and Agreed to. 

SUPPLY—continued. 

C I V IL  SERVICES—continued. 

Page. 

£ 

s.  d. 

Page. 

Houses  of  Parliament  Buildings  (Supplementary) 

200 

5 

202 

15  August:

• 

" 

13  November : 

National  War  Aims  Committee;. Expenses  (Supplementary)

,  -

239 

1,000 

-

-

280 

13 December  : 

CL A SS  I I. 

War  Cabinet  (Supplementary) -

-

_ 

-

_ 

278 

. 

3 , 4 9 5 ;-

-

'280 

T I T L E  S  amended,  145,  159 

(in  Committee),  245  (on 

Report). 

I 

TI T L ES  DE P R I V A T I ON   [fiords];  Bill,  intituled   An  A ct 
to  deprive  Enemy  Peers, and  Princes   of  British Dignities 
and  Titles  ;  brought  from  the  Lords,  137.  Read  the 
first  time,  138.  Second  Reading  deferred,  141,  143, 
1  145,  146,  148,  150,  152,  154,  155,  158.;  Read  a  second 
time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House,  159.  Committee  deferred,  161,  163,  164,  166, 
168,  170,  173,  175,  178,  180,  183,  184,  187,  189,  193, 
195,  197,  199,  202,  203,  204,  208.  Bill  considered   in 
"  Committee, and  reported,'without  Amendment ;  Bill read 
the  third  time  ana  passed,  without  Amendment,  212. 
(Cited as  Titles  Deprivation Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 

.  -236. 

; 

' 

TO B A C CO   (Customs),  Vide  WA YS   and  ME A N S. 

TOBACCO   (Excise). 

Vide  WA YS   and  ME A N S. 

TR A DE  MA R K S;

  Bill  to  amend  the  Trade  Marks  Act, 
1905 ;  presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a. second  time, 
245.  Second  Reading  deferred,  248,  249,  255,  265,  267, 
274,  282,  285,  286, 294,  302,  317. 

TR A DE  UN I ON   (Amalgamation);  Bill to  amend  the  Trade 
Union  A ct  (Amendment)  Act,  1876,  with  respect   to  the 
amalgamation  of  Trade  Unions  ;  presented,  and  ordered 
. to  be read  a second  time, 88.  Second  Reading  deferred, 
92,  94,95.  Read  a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a 
Committee  of 
the  whole  House,  98.  Considered   in 
Committee,  and reported  ;  as amended,  considered  ;  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  100.  Agreed  to  by  the 
Lords,  with  Amendments, 130.  Day  appointed  for  their 
consideration,  135.  Consideration  of  Lords'  Amend­
ments  deferred,  140.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to, 
( Cited as  Trade  Union (Amalgamation)  Act,  1917) 
140. 
Royal  Assent,  151. 

, 

TH A N KS   of  the  HO U SE   (His  Majesty's  Forces,  $*C„),  227. 

Vide  HO U S E. 

UNITED   ST A T ES   of  AM E R I CA   (Entry 

into  Alliance) -, 
Resolution,  That  this  House  desires   to  express  to  the 
Government  and people  of  the  United  States  of  America 

R 

its  profound  appreciation  of  the  action  of  that  Govern­
ment  in  joining  the  Allied  Powers,  and  thus  defending 
the  high  cause of  freedom  and  the  rights  of  humanity 
against  the  gravest  menace  by  which  they  have  ever 
been  imperilled,  70, 

UN O P P O S ED  BI LL  CO M M I T T E ES  

(Panel).  Vide  CH A I R­

MEN'S  PA N E L. 

SE L E C T I O N. 

V E  N E R E AL  DI S E A SE   [Lords];  Bill, intituled   An  A ct 
to  prevent  the  treatment of  Venereal  Disease  otherwise 
than  by duly  qualified  medical  practitioners,  and   to  con­
trol  the  9upply  of  remedies  therefor,  and  for  other 
matters  connected  therewith;  brought  from  the  Lords  ; 
read  the  first  time, 42.  Second  Reading  deferred,  44, 
45,  48,  54,  55,  57,  59,  65,  69,  71,  72.  Read  a  second 
time,  and  committed  to  a  Standing  Committee,  73. 
Standing  Committee   A ,  74.  Reported  from  Standing 
Committee,  with  Amendments,  85.  Consideration,  as 
amfended,  deferred,"  91,  96.   A s  amended,  considered  ; 
Bill  -read  the  third  time  and  passed,  with  Amendments, 
99.  To  which  the  Lords  agree,  109. 
real  Disease  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  109. 

(Cited  as  Vene­

. 

VI C E -CH A M B E R L A IN   of  the  HO U S E H O LD  ;   reports  His 
Majesty's  Answer   to  the  Address,  13.   To  Address  of 
Condolence,  48. 

VO T ES   and  PR O C E E D I N GS   ;  Sessional  Order,   4 . 

VO T ES   of  CR E D I T.   Vide  SU P P L Y. 

VO TE   on  AC C O U N T.   Vide  SU P P L Y. 

W AR   PE N S I O N S;   Bill  to  make  provision  with  respect 
to  the  administrative  expenses  of  the  Statutory  Com­
mittee  and  of  local  and  district  Committees  under  the 
Naval  and  Military  W ar  Pensions,  &c.  Act,  1915,  and 
for  certain  other purposes  connected  with  pensions  and 
allowances;  ordered  ;  presented  accordingly;  read  the 
first  time,  12.  Second  Reading  deferred,  18,  20,  22,  23, 
25, 27,  29,  31,  33, 34,  37,  38,  40, 42, 43, 45,  48.  Read 

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W A R  PENSIONS—continued. 

a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee  of  the 
whole  House,  49.  Committee  deferred,  51.  Cousidered 
in Committee,  and  reported, 53.  Order for consideration, 
as amended, read  ;  Bill  recommitted  in  respect  of  certain 
Amendments  to  a  Clause  ;  considered  in  Committee, and 
reported ;  as  amended (on  recommittal,  considered  ;  Bill 
read  the  third  time  and  passed,  58.  Agreed   to  by  the 
for  their 
Lords,  with  Amendments;  day  appointed 
consideration,  81.  Lords'  Amendments  agreed  to,  84. 
(Cited at Naval and Military War Pensions,fyc.{Adminis-
trative  Expenses)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  103. 

— —  —  Committee  deferred,  12,  14,  16,  19,  20,  22,  23, 
24,  25,  27,  29, 31, 33,  34,  37,  38,  40,  41,  42,  45, 48,  50, 
51,  52,  54, 55,  57, 59,  62,  65,  66,  69,  71,  72,  74,  75,  76, 
77,  79,  80,  81, 87,  91,  92,  94,  96,  98,  101,  105,  107,  108, 
110,112,  113,  115,116,  118,  120,  121,  123,  127,128,129, 
130,  131,  133,  137,  139,  140,  141,  143,  145,  146,  148, 
150,  152,  153,  155,  158,  159,  161,  163,  164,  166,  170, 
172,  173,  175,  178,  180,  183,  184,  187,  193,  195,  196, 
199,  202,  203,  204,  207,  212,  214,  216,  219,  222,  224, 
226,  227,  229,  230,  232,  235,  237,  238,  239,  242,  243, 
245,  246,  248,  250,  251,  255,  256,  260,  265,  267,  268, 
269,272,  274,275. 

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W   A R  PE N S I O NS  [  Contributions] ;  Committee  to  consider  ; 
King's  Recommendation,  signified,  19.  Committee 
deferred,  21,  23,  25,  27,  29,  31,  33,  34.  Order  for 
Committee  discharged,  34. 

"WAR  PENSIONS  [Contributions  and  Repayments];  C o m­

mittee to consider;  King's  Recommendation  signified, 35. 

Committee  deferred,  37,  38,  40, 42,  43,  45,  48.  Con-
sidered  in  Committee  ?  Resolution  to  be  reported,  50. 
Resolution  reported,  and  agreed  to,  51. 

W A R  CA B I N E T,  AB S E N CE   of  ME M B E RS  AB R O A D   .  Vide 
of,  under  Standing  Order 

(adjournment 

HO U SE  
No.  10). 

Considered  in Committee,  13, 44, 82,  85,  95,168,

189, 228,  277

— -—  Resolutions  reported,  and  agreed  t o;  Bills 
ordered,  14,49,  90,  193.  Reports  deferred, 45,  48,86. 
87,  88,  92, 

' 

Resolution,  pursuant  to  Order,  considered,  and
agreed  to,  158.  Amendment  proposed  to  a  Resolution,
not  made,  193.

First  ten  Resolutions  agreed   to  ;  day,  appointed 
for consideration  of Eleventh and Twelfth Resolutions,  90. 
Order  discharged  for  taking  the  Eleventh  and  Twelfth 
Resolutions  into  consideration,  92. 

WA R W I CK  CO U N TY 

(N o r t h e rn  or  Tamworth 

Division) 

WR I T.   Vide  EL E C T I O N S, 

—  —  Bill  ordered  upon  Resolutions  reported  from  the 
Committee  of  Ways  and  Means,  14,  &c. 

W A YS  AND  MEANS  FOB  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,   8. 

— —  —  Of  a former  day,  90. 

— - — W a y  s  and  Means  to  have  precedence  of  Supply,

Ways  and  Means ;  proceedings  not   to  be  inter-
rupted  under  Standing  Order  (Sittings   of  the  House), 
82,85,  94,  95, 278,  280. 

Subject. 

Agreed to 
in Committee. 

Resolutions Reported, and
Agreed to. 

W A Y  S  AND  MEANS,  1 9 1 7. 

13 February: 

Page. 

Page. 

For  granting  the  sum  of  £200,000,000  for  the  Service   of  the  year 
-
•  -

ended  31st  March  1917 

-

-

-

-

-

-

For  granting  the  sum  of  £350,000,000  for  the  Service  of  the  year 
-

ending  31st  March  1918 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

16 March : 

•  >  .  . 

For  granting  the  sum   of  £ 6 0 , 4 2 3 , 5 75   for  the  Service  of  the  year 
-

ended  3let  March  1917 

-

-

-

-

-

For  granting  the  sum   of  £ 3 8 , 0 2 5 , 0 00   for  the  Service   of  the  year 
-
-

ending 31st  March  1918 

.  .  .  ~  . 

. -

-

-

-

13 

13 

' 

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J 
14 
/  Bill ordered.  Vide  CONSOLIDATED 
j  FUND  (No.   1)  BILL.

: 

. 4 4. 

4 4 

4499 
)) 
>Billordered
>Billordered..  VidVidee CONSOLIDATE
jj  FUNFUNDD  (No(No..  22))  BILLBILL..

CONSOLIDATEDD 

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.[10*7-18. 

W A YS  A ND  M E A NS  F OR  R A I S I NG  T HE  SUPPLY-CENFRNWCRF. 

•, 

Subject. 

Agreed  to 
in Committee, 

Resolutions Reported, and
Agreed to. 

W  A YS  A ND  ME A N S,  1917—continued. 

2  May-. 

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Page. 

Page. 

1.  Continuation  of  Duties (Customs)  -

2.  Continuation  of  Duties  (Excise) 

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. 

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3.  Tobacco  (Customs) 
» 
4.  Tobacco  (Excise)  -
5.  Entertainments  Duty  (Increase   of  Rates) 
6.  Entertainments  Duty  (Free  Admissions) 

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-

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7.  Income  Tax  -

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8.  Income  Tax  (War  Loan  Securities) 
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9.  Excess  Profits  Duty 
-
-

10.  Excess  Profits Duty  (Shipping) 
11.  Depreciation  Fund 

_  -

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12.  Redemption  Expenses 

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Amendment  of  Law 

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3  May: 

10  May: 

For granting  the  sum  of  £500,033,230  for the Service of  the year 

-

ending 31st  March  1918 

-

-

-

24  July  i 

For  granting  the  sum  of  £664,2fi5,560  for  the  Service   of  the  year 


ending  31st  Marfeh  1918 

-

X 

7  August: 

War  Loan  -

-

-

-

-

30 October: 

For  granting  the  sum  of  £30  for  the  Servicc   of  the  year  ended  

-

Slsfc March  1916 

V 

-

-

-

-

-

For  granting  the  sum   of  £441,501,923  for  the  Service   of  the  year  

-

ending  31st  March  1918 

„ 

-

-

-

13 December % 

For  granting  the  sum of  £550,004,495  for  the  Service  of  the year 
-

ending  31st  March  1918 

-

-

-

-

-

82 
"•82 
82 
83 
83 
83 
83 
83 
83 
83 
84 

84 

85 

95 


1 68 

189 

228 


228 

s

X 

88 

BUI  ordered. 

BILL. 

90 

Vide  FINANCE 

96 

Bill 

ordered. 

Vide  C0NSOLI* 

DATED  FUND  (No,  S)  BILL, 

170 

Bill 

ordered. 

Vide  CONSOLI­

DATED  FUND  (No.  4)  B}LL. 

, Reported; 

read  a  second 

time;
Amendment  proposed,  not  made  ;
Bill  ordered,  193.  Vide  WAR 
LOAN  BILL. 

229 


229 


Bill 

ordered. 

Vide  CONSOLI­

DATED  FUND  (No.  5)  BILL. 

2 78 

280 

Bill 

ordered. 
DATED  FUND 
TION)  BILL. 

Vide  CONSOLI­
(APPROPRIA­

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359 

W A YS  A ND  M E A NS  FOR  R A I S I NG  T HE 

SUPPLY—continued. 

CONSOLIDATED  FUND  

(NO.  I V;   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 seventeen  and  one  thousand 
nine  hundred  and  eighteen;  ordered  upon  Resolutions 
reported  from  Committee   of  Ways  and  Means  ;  pre­
sented  accordingly;  read  the  first  time,  14.  Read  a 
second  time, and  committed  to  a  Committee  of  the  whole 
House,  16.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  reported, 
without  Amendment,  17.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed  (endorsed  with  Mr.  Speaker's  Certificate),  20. 
Agreed  to  by  tbe  Lords,  without  Amendment,  29. 
(Cited as  Consolidated  Fund  (No.  1)  Act,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  30. 

CONSOLIDATED  F U ND   (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  seventeen  and  one 
thousand  nine  hundred  and  eighteen;  ordered  upon 
Resolutions  reported  frOm  Committee  of  Ways  and 
Means, 49.  Presented  accordingly;  read  the  first  time ; 
Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a  second  time; 
Amendment  proposed, to leave  out words  and  add  others, 
not  made;  Bill  read  a  second  time,  and  committed   to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House,  50.  Considered  in 
Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amendment,  52. 
Third  Reading  deferred,  54.  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed  (endorsed  with  Mr.  Speaker's  Certificate), 
55.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  56. 
(Cited as  Consolidated  Fund  (No.  2)  Act,  1917)  Royal 
Assent,  56. 

CONSOLIDATED  F U ND  (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  eighteen;  ordered  upon  a  Reso­
lution  reported  from  Committee  Of  Ways  and  Means; 
presented  accordingly;  read  the  first  time,  96.  Read 
a  second  time,  and  committed  to  a  Committee  of  the 
whole  House,  97.  Considered  in  Committee,  and  re­
ported,  without  Amendment,  99.  Motion,  That  the  Bill t 
be  now  read  the  third  time  j  Amendment  proposed,   to 
leave  out  words  and  add  others,  and  Question  put, 
pursuant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure)  ;  Amendment  not 
made ;  Bill  read  the  third  time  ana  passed  (endorsed 
with  Mr.  Speaker's  Certificate),  101.  Agreed   to  by  the 
Lords,  without Amendment,  102. 
Fund (No.  3)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  103. 

(Cited as  Consolidated 

CO N S O L I D A T ED  .  FU ND  (NO.   4 )  ;  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  eighteen  ;  ordered  upon  a  Resolution 
reported  from  Committee   of  Ways  and  Means;  pre­
sented  accordingly  ;  read  the  first  time,  170.  Pro­
ceedings  to  have  precedence  of  Supply,  171.  Motion, 
That  the  Bill  be  now  read  a  second  time;  Amendment 
proposed, to leave out  words and add  others, Question put, 
pursuant  to  Standing  Order  (Closure)  ;  Amendment not 
made;  Bill read  a  second  time,  and  committed  to a  Com­
mittee  of  the whole  House,  171.  Considered  in  Com­
mittee, and reported, without Amendment,  172.  Motion, 
That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third  time  ;  proceedings 
postponed  at  8.15,  and  resumed;  Question  put,  and 
agreed  t o;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed  (endorsed 
with  Mr. Speaker's  Certificate),  174.  Agreed,  to  by  the 
Lords, without Amendment, 180. 
Fund (No.  4)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

( Cited as  Consolidated 

the  Debate   be  ad­

CO N S O L I D A T ED  FU ND   (No.  5 )  ;  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  nundred  and  sixteen  and  one  thousand 
nine  hundred  and  eighteen;  ordered  upon  Resolutions 
reported  from  Committee   of  Ways  and  Means,  229. 
Presented  accordingly;  read  the  first  time;  Motion, 
That  the  Bill  be  now  read  a  second  time  ;  Debate 
arising;  Member  moves,  That 
the 
journed,  but  Mr.  Speaker  declines   to  propose 
Question  (abuse  of  Rules)  j  Question  put,  and  agreed 
t o;  Bill  read  a  second  time,  and  committed   to  a 
Committee  of  the  whole  House,  230.  Considered   in 
Committee,  and  reported,  without  Amendment,  230. 
Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  the  third  time; 
Amendment  proposed,  and  not  made  ;  Question  put, 
pursuant to  Standing  Order  (Closure) j  Member  claims 
Closure,  but  assent withheld;  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed  (endorsed  with  Mr.  Speaker's  Certificate), 
(Two  Members  vote  both   in  the  A ye  and   No 
232. 
Lobby,  233).  Agreed  
the  Lords,  without 
Amendment,  235. 
Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  236. 

(Cited  as Consolidated Fund (No.  5) 

to  by 

CONSOLIDATED  F U ND   (Appropriation)  ;  Bill  to  apply  a 
sum  out  qf  the  Consolidated  Fund  to  the  Service  of 
the  year  ending  on  the  thirty-first  day  of  March,  one 
thousand  nine  hundred  and eighteen,  and  to  appropriate 
the  Supplies  granted  in  this  Session  of  Parliament; 
ordered  upon  a  Resolution  reported  from  Committee 
of  Ways  and  Means;  presented  accordingly;  read  the 
first time,  280.  Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a 
second  time;  Amendment  proposed,  and  withdrawn; 
Bill  read  a  second  time, and  committed  to  a  Committee 
of  the  whole'House,  281.  Considered  in  Committee, 
and  reported,  without  Amendment,  282.  Bill  read  the 
third  time  and  passed  (endorsed  with  Mr.  Speaker's 
Certificate),  283.  Agreed   to  by  the  Lords,  without 
Amendment,  284. 
Royal  Assent,  284. 

(Cited as Appropriation  Act,  1917) 

> 

FINANCE  [Depreciation  Fund  and Redemption  Expenses]  ; 
Instruction  to  the  Gentlemen  appointed  to  bring  in  tne 
Bill, upon  Resolutions  reported  from Committee   of  Ways 
and  Means,  that  they do  make  provision  therein pursuant 
to  this  Resolution,  90. 

FINANCE  ;  Bill  to  grant  certain  additional  duties  of 
Customs  and  Inland  Revenue,  including  Excise,   to 
alter  other  dutie3,  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  to  be  brought 
in  upon  a  Resolution,  and  upon  Resolutions  reported 
from  the  Committee   of  Ways,  and  Means  of  a  former 
Second 
d a y;  presented,  read  the  first  time,  90. 
Reading  deferred,  93,  98,  101,  105/  106.  Proceedings 
on  Second  Reading  to  have  precedence  of  Supply, 
109.  Motion,  That  the  Bill   be  now  read  a second  time; 
proceedings  interrupted  by  Message  to  attend  the  Lords 
Commissioners ;  resumed  ;  Question  put,  and agreed  t o; 
Bill  read  a  second  time, and  committed  to  a  Committee 
of  the  whole  House,  109.  Committee  deferred,  112, 
118,  126,  133,  139,  140.  Considered  in  Committee, 
142,  144.  Considered  in  Committee  ;  proceedings  post­
poned  at  8.15,  leave  having  been  given  to  move  adjourn­
ment  of 
the  House  under  Standing  Order  No.  10, 
and  resumed;  Bill  reported,  147.  Consideration,   as 
amended, deferred,  150.   As  amended,  considered,  156. 
Verbal  Amendment  made  ;  Bill  read  the  third  time 
and  passed,  158.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
(Cited  as Finance  Act,  1917)  Royal 
Amendment,  170. 
Assent,  182. 

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T HE 

SUPPLY—contin ued. 

W A R  LO A  N  ;  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  the  whole  House;  presented  accordingly  ; 
read  the  first  time,  193.  Second  Reading  deferred,  195. 
Read  a  second  time  ;  Bill  committed  to  a  Committee 
of  the  whole  House,  195.  Considered  in  Committee, 
and  reported,  without  Amendment,  196.  Bill  read  the 
third  time  and  passed  (endorsed  with  Mr.  Speaker's 
Certificate),  199.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without 
Amendment, 205. 
(Cited as War Loan Act, 1917)  Royal 
Assent,  209. 

WE ST  KE NT  EL E C T R IC  PO W ER   [Lords']  ;  Report,  That 
the  Bill  should  originate  in  the  Lords,  7.  Report, 
.  Standing  Orders  certified  to  have  been  complied with,  7. 
Brought  from the Lords  ;  read  the first time, and  referred 
to  the  Examiners,  63.  Report,  Standing  Orders  not 
previously  inquired  into  complied  with;  Bill   to  be  read 
a  second  time,  73.  Read  a second  time, and  committed, 
79.  Reported,  without  Amendment,  92.  Bill  read  the 
third  time  and  nassed,  without  Amendment,  96. 
(Cited 
as  West  Kent  Electric Power Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
103. 

Bill;  considered  in  Committee,  and  reported,  without 
Amendment;  Bill  read  the  third  time  and  passed, 
without  Amendment,  302. 
Sailors)  Act, 1918)  Royal  Assent,  318. 

(Cited as  Wills (Soldiers  and 

WI T H D R A W A  L  of  ST R A N G E RS
ST A N D I NG  OR D E  R  N o  .  9 0. 

  from  the  HO U S E.   Vide 

WI T N E S S ES   ;  Sessional  Resolution,  4. 

Attendance  of  Witness  ordered  on  a 

Committee  on  Private  Bill,  114. 

WO R K M E N 'S  COMPENSATION   (War  Addition);  Bill  to 
provide  for  an  addition  during  the  present  war  and 
a  period  of  six  months  thereafter  to  the  amount 
of  the  compensation  payable  under  the  Workmen's 
Compensation  Act,  1906,  in  cases  of  total  incapacity; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  be  read  a  second  time,  195. 
Read  a  second  time;  Bill  committed   to  a  Committee 
of  the  whole  House,  197.  Considered  in  Committee, 
and  reported;  as  amended,  considered;  Bill  read  the 
third  time  and  passed,  199.  Agreed  to  by  the  Lords, 
without  Amendment,  205. 
(Cited  as  Workmen's 
Compensation  (War  Addition)  Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent, 
209. 

WR I TS   :•  • 

— - — j—  Kilkenny  City  ;  Motion for a new W r i t;  Debate 

adjourned, not  resumed,  171.  Vide   EL E C T I O N S. 

WESLETAN  METHODISTS  (Appointments  during the  War)  J 
Bill  to  modify, during  the  continuance   of  the  present 
war and  for  a certain period  thereafter, certain  provisions 
contained  in  a  Deed  of  Declaration  or  Deed  Poll   of 
the  Reverend  John  Wesley,  dated  the  twenty-eighth 
day  of  February,  seventeen  hundred  and  eighty-four  ; 
presented,  and  ordered  to  he  read  a second  time,  155. 
Read  a  second  time;  Resolution,  That  this  House  will 
immediately  resolve  itself  into  Committee  on  the -Bill  ; 
Bill  considered  in  Cpmmittee,  and  reported,  without 
Amendment;  read  the  third  time  and  passed,  157. 
Agreed  to  by  the  Lords,  without  Amendment,  168. 
(Cited as  Wesleyan  Methodists  (Appointments  during  the referred  to  the  Examiners,  63. 
War) Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  182. 

WR I T.   Vide  EL E C T I O N S. 

Y O RK   CO U N T Y,  WE ST  RI D I NG   (Rotherham  Division)* 

YO R K S H I RE  RE G I S T R I ES  (North Riding) [Lords];  Report, 
That  the  Bill  should originate   in the  Lords,  7.  Report, 
Standing  Orders  certified  to  have  been  complied  with, 
7.  Brought  from  the  Lords;  read  the  first  time,  and 
Report,  Standing 
Orders  not  previously  inquired  into  complied  with ;  Bill 
to  be  read  a  second  time,  73.  Read  a  second  time,  and 
committed,  79.  Reported,  with  Amendments,  92.   A s 
amended, considered,  97.  Bill  read  the  third  time  and 
passed,  with  Amendments,  101.   T o  which  the  Lords 
agree,  106.  ( Cited as Yorkshire Registries (North Riding) 

WI L LS   (Soldiers' and  Sailors)  [Lords] ;  Bill,  intituled   A n 
A ct   to  amend  the  Law  with  respect   to  testamentary 
dispositions  by  soldiers  and  sailors;  brought  from  the 
Lords  ;  read  the  first  time, 298.  Read  a second  time  ; 
House  immediately  resolves  itself  into  Committee  on  the  *  Amendment Act,  1917)  Royal  Assent,  109. 

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