§ EARL PERCYasked if the President of the Board of Trade intended to force on the Corn Averages Bill this Session, as the feeling in the country was that the Bill should receive a considerable amount of discussion?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAINsaid, he had certainly no wish to force on the measure if there were any serious opposition to it either in the House or in the country; but he had not heard of any objections to the Bill, so far as it went.
§ MR. BERESFORD HOPEcould assure the right hon. Gentleman that there was opposition to the Bill in several quarters.
§ MR. CHAMBERLAINsaid, that, under those circumstances, he would not attempt to set up the Bill again this Session.
§ In reply to Mr. WARTON,
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONsaid, until he saw what stood on the Paper for Tuesday he could not make any other arrangement; but he might point out it was proposed to take the South African debate on Tuesday.