§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACHasked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether, in accordance with the usual practice, he will, before asking the House to go into Committee on the Public Health Bill, propose a Resolution in Committee of the Whole House, to sanction the imposition on the public Revenue of such part of the expenditure under that Bill as he intends to provide for from that source, in order that the House may have time to consider his proposals on this point, before it is asked to proceed with the Bill?
§ MR. STANSFELD, in reply, said, it was necessary to take the course sug- 910 gested by the hon. Baronet only when the measure contained clauses proposing a charge upon the public Revenue. The Bill referred to contained no such clause. Whatever charges it would impose would be voted from year to year. Under these circumstances, it would be out of his power to take the course suggested.
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACHsaid, the right hon. Gentleman had not stated whether the House would have time to consider his new proposals before the Bill was proceeded with.
§ MR. STANSFELDsaid, he should be quite prepared to give any information on the subject at such time as might appear convenient to the House.