§ Considered in Committee.
§ (In the Committee.)
§ 1. Resolved, That towards providing a further sum for defraying the expenses of the construction of works for the defence of the Royal Dockyards and Arsenals, and of the Ports of Dover and Portland, and for the creation of a Central Arsenal, a sum not exceeding £650,000 be charged upon the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom; and that the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury be authorized and empowered to raise the said sum by Annuities, for such a term not exceeding thirty years; and that such Annuities shall be charged upon and payable out of the said Consolidated Fund.
§ 2. Resolved, That the said Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury be authorised to direct the payment to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, out of the said Consolidated Fund, of the sum of £600, for the management of the contributions to be received by the said Governor and Company in respect of the said Annuities.
§ Resolutions to be reported To-morrow.
§ House adjourned at a quarter after One o'clock.