§ COLONEL COLTHURSTasked the honourable Member for Cavan and the honourable and gallant Member for Dublin County, Whether they will withdraw their Notices of opposition to the Bills now before the House on the subject of Arterial Drainage, so as to allow of the appointment of a Select Committee with power to call evidence?
§ MR. BIGGARasked the hon. and gallant Gentleman whether or not he had read this particular Bill?
§ COLONEL COLTHURSTreplied in the affirmative.
§ MR. BIGGARPerhaps I may be allowed to ask him, also, whether he would think it desirable that a Bill of so great importance as this should be allowed to pass the important stage of second reading without discussion?
§ COLONEL COLTHURSTIf had thought that I should not have asked the Question.