HC Deb 14 February 1837 vol 36 cc566-7
Lord Morpeth

moved the third reading of this Bill.

Mr. O'Connell

said, great inconvenience and loss had frequently been caused by the negligence of contractors, or their inability to fulfil their contract; and, in order to remedy the evil, he would pro- pose a clause to the effect, that in case of any contract not being completed in the specified time, notice should be given to the contractor; and if, after ten days, he should confess or deny the charge, it should be competent for a jury, at the General Sessions, to assess the amount required to complete the contract, and levy it on the sureties. That, he thought, would give the jury a grand remedy.

Clause agreed to.

Bill read a third time and passed.