§ The House in Committee on the Death by Accidents Compensation Bill.
§ On Clause 1,
Mr. Bernalsaid, he approved of the Bill as far as it went, and thought that it should be coupled and go together with the Deo- 970 dands Bill, which had just come down from the Lords. He expressed his astonishment that none of the law officers of the Crown were present when a Bill of such importance was before the House. He himself did not think the clauses of the Bill sufficiently comprehensive to embrace all the cases of accident which might occur, arising from misfeasance.
§ The Chancellor of the Exchequerwould not give his opinion upon the various provisions of the Bill, in the absence of his hon. and learned Friends. Their absence had been occasioned by an impression that the adjourned debate on New Zealand would have taken the precedence of other business.
§ Mr. Bouveriesaid, this Bill had been carefully considered in the other House, and had received the sanction of Lords Brougham, Cottenham, Campbell, and Denman.
§ Clause agreed to, as were the remaining clauses of the Bill.
§ House resumed. Report to be received.