§ Bill considered in Committee.
§ (In the Committee.)
§ Clause 6 (Duties and powers of school board with respect to technical schools).
§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)I understood from the right hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury that he was not going to take any more contentious Business to-night. I beg to move that you now report Progress and ask leave to sit again. There are many contentious matters in this Bill. We do not want another hour's debate; and I think after the understanding we have had with the right hon. Gentleman it would be scarcely possible to take this to-night.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Chairman do report Progress and ask leave to sit again."—(Dr. Clark.)
§ MR. MASON (Lanark, Mid)I do not think there is a single Amendment to this Bill in the name of the hon. Member for Caithness (Dr. Clark), thus showing the extent of his interest in the matter. I hope we will now proceed to Business.
§ MR. HUNTER (Aberdeen, N.)It is an entire delusion on the part of my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Lanarkshire (Mr. Mason) to gay that because ha puts down no Amendment an hon. Member takes no interest in a Bill. If the Bill is now taken, I shall have to move some Amendments in the name of an hon. Member who has left the House, thinking the Bill would not be taken to-night. There are three very important points in regard to this Bill which have not yet been discussed. This is an example of scamped legislation; the Bill was not properly discussed on the second reading, or on going into Supply.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Committee report Progress; to sit again To-morrow.