HC Deb 09 August 1888 vol 330 cc247-9

Bill considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clause 2 (Calling out for actual military service of yeomanry and volunteers).

Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)

said, he proposed to postpone for another opportunity this controversial clause that had reference to the Volunteers.

MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)

said, he was sure there was no wish on the part of Volunteers that the clause should not be proceeded with; and there would be a feeling of regret among the Force generally that it should be implied by the Bill that they occupied an inferior position to the Yeomanry and Militia.

MR. E. STANHOPE

said, holding it to be a matter of high national importance that the Bill should pass before the Adjournment he would withdraw the clause, which had provoked much difference of opinion, for a more convenient occasion.

Question put, and negatived.

Clause 3 (Calling out for actual service of naval artillery volunteer corps).

MR. MOLLOY (King's Co., Birr)

asked, did the right hon. Gentleman propose to take the same course with this clause?

MR. E. STANHOPE

said, certainly not.

MR. MOLLOY

said, he had not so much information in reference to Naval Volunteers; but as the Act would pass in a few days, and become operative at once, recruits for the Naval Volunteers would not have information as to its effect and the conditions of their service. In order that they might have due notice when they joined, he proposed to insert as an Amendment, in line 13, the words "for six months after the passing of this Act."

Amendment proposed, in page 2, line 13, to leave out the words "at the passing of this Act," and insert the words "for six months after the passing of this Act."—(Mr. Molloy.)

Question proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause."

THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing)

said, the number of persons to whom it would apply would would be very small, and he would not object to the Amendment.

Question put, and negatived.

Words inserted.

MR. MOLLOY

said, a consequential Amendment would be required in line 15.

Amendment proposed, in page 2, line 15, to leave out the words "passing of this Act," and insert the words "last-mentioned date."—(Mr. Molloy.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 4 agreed to.

Clause 5 (Amendment of 44 & 45 Vict. c. 58, s. 115, as to supply of carriages and vessels in case of emergency).

On the Motion of Mr. E. STANHOPE, the following Amendment made:—In page 4, line 9, at end, to insert the words— And in determining the amount of the purchase money for any carriage, animal, or vessel purchased regard shall be had to any injury caused to the trade or business of the person furnishing the same, by reason of his being required to furnish a larger proportion of his carriages, animals, or vessels than other persons in the same trade or business are required to furnish.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

New Clause— (Calling out for actual military service of yeomanry.)

  1. "(1.) Whenever an order for the embodiment of the militia is in force, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty the Queen to call out for actual military service all or any of the corps of yeomanry of Her Majesty's military forces, and sections eighteen to twenty-five (both inclusive) of 'The Militia Act, 1882,' so far as they relate to embodying and disembodying the militia, shall apply to the yeomanry in like manner as if embodying were calling out for actual military service, and disembodying were releasing from actual military service, and as if the said sections were herein re-enacted, and in terms made applicable to the yeomanry.
  2. (2.) Every corps of yeomanry when called out for actual military service shall be liable to serve in any part of Great Britain until released from actual military service, but before being released shall be returned to the county to which it belongs.
  3. (3.) Nothing in this section shall apply without his consent to a man enrolled in any corps of yeomanry at the passing of this Act, but as regards all men enrolled after the passing of this Act, the Acts specified in the first schedule to this Act shall be repealed to the extent in the third column of that schedule mentioned,"—(Mr. E. Stanhope.)
—brought up, and read a first and second time, and added to the Bill.

On the Motion of Mr. E. STANHOPE, the following Amendment made:—In page 5, Schedule 1, Column 3, leave out the words "sub-sections one and three of section eighteen."

Schedule, as amended, agreed to.

Remaining Schedule agreed to.

Bill reported; as amended, to be considered To-morrow.