§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORsaid, he wished to ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they would lay upon the Table of the House a Return showing which clauses of the Bill were a re-enactment of the existing law, and which clauses were new? The same observation would apply to the Land Improvement and Arterial Drainage (Ireland) Bill. Both of these measures were exceedingly long, and he had tried in vain to make out what was new and what was old; but, under the present circumstances, it was almost impossible to obtain that information. If the Return which he asked for was laid on the Table, showing the effect of the alterations, it would facilitate the work of hon. Members in connection with the Bill.
§ MR. HIBBERTthought there would be some difficulty in the way of complying with the hon. Member's request; but he promised to consider the matter, in order to see what could be done to meet the hon. Member's views.
§ Second Reading deferred till Monday next.