§ Considered in Committee.
§ (In the Committee.)
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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That is expedient to authorise the payment, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, of any deficiency in the Pension Fund which may arise in the repayment to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt of any Advances made by them for the purposes of any Act of the present Session for improving the position of the Teachers of National Schools in Ireland.
§ MR. COURTNEYasked, whether the Secretary to the Treasury or the Chancellor of the Exchequer had considered the point raised by his right hon. Friend (Mr. Childers), as to whether this money was to be repaid to the Consolidated Fund? His right hon. Friend gave reasons why that form of repayment should not be adopted.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERsaid, he was not very much in favour of the suggestion that these charges should be placed on the Votes, as he was afraid they would be more likely to lead to extravagance than economy. It would be far better to keep to the present arrangement.
§ MAJOR NOLANsaid, he would take advantage of the opportunity to ask the hon. Member for Liskeard (Mr. Courtney) whether he would withdraw his opposition to the National School Teachers Bill, so that it might not come on at a late hour? He had received several letters from the National teachers in Ireland hoping this Bill would become law this Session; and as a Notice given by the hon. Member prevented the Bill coming on before half-past 12, it might have the effect of stopping it altogether, or, at any rate, of preventing it from being properly discussed.
§ Resolution agreed to; to be reported To-morrow.