§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ MR. BAZLEY, in moving that the Bill be now read the second time, said, its object was to provide accurate statistics of the cotton trade, by taking steps to procure correct information of all the cotton which 1875 was landed at the various ports of this country, and by obtaining from all carriers returns of their removals of cotton from one place to another, and periodical returns from all warehousemen of the expected supply and quantities of stock in hand. He believed this measure, if it were adopted, would prevent undue speculation in this important staple of manufacture and commerce, and that it would lead to a more equitable and regular employment of capital and labour, and be equally beneficial to merchants, manufacturers, operatives, and consumers.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill read a second time, and committed for Wednesday next.