§ Order for Committee read.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)I beg to move that this Bill be considered to-morrow, and in doing so I would ask the hon. Member for Morpeth (Mr. Burt) to use his influence with his Friends to remove the Notices of new clauses that stand on the Paper. Their continuance on the Paper delays the progress of the Bill through Committee, and an opportunity will be given, if it is desired, to discuss them on Report.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Committee be deferred till To-morrow."—(Mr. W. H. Smith.)
§ MR. BURT (Morpeth)I may say that I understand from the right hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury that he does not object to make this Bill the first Order of the day on Report, and that being so, I am in a position to say that hon. Members having Amendments are prepared to agree to the proposal he makes. But may I suggest that it would be better to carry the Bill through Committee now? I am sure we could dispose of it in a few minutes, and the difficulty would be removed at once.
§ MR. W. H. SMITHI think, as it is now so late, the Bill had better stand over for to-morrow.
§ MR. CONYBEARE (Cornwall, Camborne)As I have an Amendment down, I should like to know when the Report stage will be taken, and if it is distinctly understood it will be the first Order?
§ MR. W. H. SMITHI cannot say now when the Bill will be put down; but it shall be the first Order of the day for Report.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Committee deferred till To-morrow.