§ MR. H. BRUCEsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to proceed with the Highways Bill this Session; also whether he purposes to introduce a Bill, either during this or the next Session, to amend the South Wales Highway Act?
SIR GEORGE LEWISreplied that with respect to two Bills under his charge, namely, the Highways Bill and the London Corporation Bill, he had kept them on the Paper as long as he thought that there was any reasonable prospect that he might be able to proceed with them during the present Session. They had now reached the 28th of July. There was still the Income Tax Bill to be considered in Committee; the Committee of Supply had not closed; there was a Motion on Foreign Affairs still undebated; there was the Indian Budget unopened. With that amount of public business before the House, he did not feel justified in pressing the House to proceed with those Bills; and he would accordingly move that the orders of the day with regard to those Bills be discharged.
§ MR. H. BRUCE.—The latter part of my question remains unanswered.
SIR GEORGE LEWISsaid, he thought it not desirable that the Amendment of the South Wales Act should be included in a general Bill for England; but if any special legislation for South Wales should be required, he would introduce a separate measure.