§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ MR. COURTNEY, in moving that the Bill be read a second time, said, the measure was of a very simple character. The Court of British Honduras consisted of only one Judge, and he was not, he believed, supported by a very strong Bar. At present, the appeal from this Court was to the Privy Council. The Supreme Court of Jamaica had three Judges, and it was proposed in the Bill to make the appeal from the Court of British Honduras to the Court of Jamaica. The Legislative Council of Jamaica had assented to this course.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a second time."—(Mr. Courtney.)
§ SIR HENRY HOLLANDsaid, he hoped the Bill would be read a second time. There had always been a difficulty about appeals in British Honduras; and as both Colonies agreed to the pre- 917 sent proposal, and as it was distinctly desirable to bring British Honduras and Jamaica into closer union, he looked upon this as a step in the right direction.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill read a second time, and committed for To-morrow.