§ Bill, as amended, considered.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read the third time."—(Sir John Gorst.)
§ MR. SPEAKERAs this Bill, which is technically speaking a Money Bill, provides no charge, but on the contrary, effects a saving, I shall under these circumstances, make no objection so far as 790 I am concerned to the next stage being taken.
§ MR. T. M. HEALY (Longford, N.)I am entirely in favour of this Bill being taken; but, at the same time, I am always at a loss to know why it was regarded as a Money Bill, and why the block did not affect it. I always understood a Money Bill to be a Bill which made a charge on the taxpayers. I am at a loss to know under what possible circumstances a Bill like this should ever be considered a Money Bill. I think it a most unfortunate thing that we should have this extension of the Money Bill principle. We had another instance in a Bill dealing with the Irish Constabulary, which was called a Money Bill.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Bill read the third time, and passed.