HC Deb 16 November 1888 vol 330 cc1497-8

Order for Committee read.

MR. HALDANE (Haddington)

said, the object of the Bill was to reverse a decision of the Court of Appeal which declared that a Receivership Order should create a blot in title and affect a purchaser even without notice. In consequence parties had been brought into grievous loss without any fault of their own. The Bill had the assent of the Government, subject to Amendments suggested by the Board of Trade, and which he was quite ready to accept.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair."—(Mr. Haldane.)

Motion agreed to.

Bill considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses 1 to 7, inclusive, agreed to.

Clause 8 (Receiving orders in bankruptcy).

On Motion of Sir MICHAEL HICKSBEACH, the following Amendments made:—Page 3, line 27, leave out "a receiving order may," and insert "every receiving order made under 'The Bankruptcy Act, 1883,' shall, on publication in The London Gazette"; lines 28 and 29, leave out "on the application either of the official receiver or of the trustee in bankruptcy, or," and insert "and shall be vacated "; lines 31 and 32, leave out "and may be vacated pursuant to an order of that court."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 9 agreed to.

Clause 10 struck out.

Clauses 11 to 17, inclusive, agreed to.

Clause 18 (Searches).

On Motion Of The ATTORNEY GENERAL, the following Amendment made:—Line 16, after "Act," insert "on payment of the prescribed fee."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 19 and 20 agreed to.

Bill reported.

MR. HALDANE

said, he hoped that the general consent of the House would allow the Bill to proceed through the remaining stages.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir RICHARD WEBSTER) (Isle of Wight)

said, he had some doubt whether it would not be expedient, on consideration, to restore Clause 10, which had been omitted in Committee. He thought all the Amendments really necessary were those in the name of the right hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade (Sir Michael Hicks-Beach). It would be better to defer the Report stage.

Bill, as amended, to be considered upon Tuesday next.