HC Deb 06 April 1891 vol 351 cc1814-5
MR. LEA (Londonderry, S.)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury when the Land Purchase Bill will be taken?

*MR. W. H. SMITH

I hope we shall be able to reach it by an early hour on Thursday.

In reply to Mr. J. MORLEY (Newcastle-upon-Tyne),

*MR. W. H. SMITH

said: We shall, according to arrangement, take the appointment of the Scotch Committee on Thursday, and it was the universal understanding arrived at just before the Recess that that business would not occupy more than an hour and a half. [Sir G. CAMPBELL (Kirkcaldy, &c.): No, no.] Therefore, I hope we shall reach the Committee on the Land Purchase Bill by 6 o'clock. In any case we shall proceed with the Bill.

MR. LEA

Will the Land Purchase Bill be the second Order of the Day for Thursday?

*MR. W. H SMITH

I am obliged, owing to the operation of the 12 o'clock Rule, to ask the House occasionally to consider Bills of comparatively little importance first. In this instance I cannot undertake that the Land Purchase Bill will be the second Order, but it will be substantially.

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