§ Clause 8 (Raising of men by voluntary enlistment) agreed to.
§ Clause 9 (Enlistment, term of service, and re-engagement) agreed to.
§ Clause 10 (Application to Militia recruits of certain enlistment sections of 44 and 45 Victoria, c. 58).
§ GENERAL SIR GEORGE BALFOURmoved, in page 4, line 40, after "by," insert—
Or by any lieutenant or deputy lieutenant of any county in the United Kingdom, or by any justice of the peace, or by.
§ Question proposed, "That those words be there inserted."
§ THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL (Mr. OSBORNE MORGAN)said, the words "justice of the peace" were unnecessary, because all Justices of the Peace could enlist a recruit at the present moment. Indeed, he thought it hardly necessary to insert the Amendment at all, because he believed that, as a matter of fact, every Lord Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenant was a magistrate.
§ GENERAL SIR GEORGE BALFOURsaid, the right hon. Gentleman was mistaken; it was not so.
§ THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL (Mr. OSBORNE MORGAN)remarked, that if that was so, he should be happy to accept the Amendment so far as the words "lieutenant or deputy lieutenant in the United Kingdom" were concerned.
§ GENERAL SIR GEORGE BALFOURsaid, he had no objection to strike out the words "or by any justice of the peace."
§ Amendment proposed to said proposed Amendment, after "kingdom," leave out "or by any justice of the peace."—(General Sir George Balfour.)
§ Question, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the proposed Amendment," put, and negatived.
§ Amendment, as amended, agreed to.
§ THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL (Mr. OSBORNE MORGAN)said, the adoption of the Amendment would necessitate a consequential Amendment in the same section of the same clause. In page 5, line 3, it would be necessary to 630 leave out the word "an," in order to insert the words "lieutenant, deputy lieutenant, or."
§ Amendment proposed, in page 5, line 3, leave out "an," and insert "lieutenant, deputy lieutenant, or."—(Mr. Osborne Morgan.)
§ Question, "That those words be there inserted," put, and agreed to.
§ Clause, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 11 (Enlistment of men discharged with disgrace from Army or Navy, or contrary to rules) agreed to.
§ Clause 12 (Enlistment of militiamen in regular forces) agreed to.