THE EARL OF BELMOREasked Her Majesty's Government, Whether they have any objection to lay on the Table of this House, Copies of any Minutes or Memoranda by the officers of the Board of Trade upon the subject of the Merchant Shipping Code Bill of 1871? If there were any departmental objections to the production of the documents, he would not press for them.
§ EARL COWPERsaid, he could not reply to the observations of the noble Earl, for he had not heard a word he said. If the noble Earl would move for them, he did not know that there was objection to lay on the Table the Papers mentioned in the Question of the noble Earl, if there were any such at the Board of Trade. No measure on the subject of the Shipping Code could be brought forward in the present Session.
THE EARL OF BELMOREgave Notice that he would move for the Papers. He did not expect that any Merchant Shipping Bill would be brought forward this Session; but he would suggest that next Session it might be well to bring forward one in their Lordships' House.