§ MR. W. H. SMITHasked the President of the Board of Trade, If, seeing that the Bankruptcy Bill is a Bill to amend and consolidate the Law of Bankruptcy, he will lay upon the Table, as on former occasions when Consolidation Bills have been introduced by the Government, a Memorandum setting out the amendments of the Law as distinguished from re-enactments?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAIN, in reply, said, the practice with regard to previous Consolidation Bills had been somewhat various; but he had been anxious to meet the wishes of the right hon. Gentleman, and he had therefore laid on the Table a Memorandum containing generally the changes in the existing Law of Bankruptcy effected by the new Bankruptcy Bill; and he had also given instructions to the printers, and hoped that this Memorandum would be circulated among Members to-morrow morning. He had also made arrangements that when the Patents Bill was circulated it should be accompanied by a similar Memorandum.