§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ MR. PELLsaid, at present, there existed great difficulties in the way of persons who willing to maintain and improve certain roads. This could only be effected through the medium of a Private Bill, which was, in itself, a very costly proceeding. The object of the Bill which he asked the House to read 1276 a second time was to enable owners to perform this kind of work when they had agreed that it was desirable. He was aware that some Amendments would have to be introduced in Committee. He would put the Bill down for Thursday week, and, in the interval, he should take the opportunity of going further into the question with the right hon. Gentleman the President of the Local Government Board.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a second time."—(Mr. Pell.)
§ MR. SCLATER-BOOTHhad no objection to the second reading of the Bill, but was obliged to point out that the machinery proposed was of a very complicated character. If the hon. Member for South Leicestershire (Mr. Pell) would confer with him in the course of the week, it might, perhaps, be cut down into a more convenient form.
§ MR. DILLWYNwas glad to hear that the Bill was likely to be cut down into a form that would enable the House to discuss it this Session, which would be utterly impossible if it was of a complicated character.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill read a second time, and committed for Thursday next.