§ SIR G. CAMPBELL (Kirkcaldy)May I ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the Votes in Supply are being put down in regular order as he promised they should be, because it appears to me that every day they are put down in a different order?
§ MR. JACKSONThe reason for putting them down in the order in which they appear is the necessity of meeting the exigencies of the Service.
§ SIR G. CAMPBELLWill Class V. be taken in the order in which it appears?
§ MR. JACKSONYes, Sir.
§ MR. STOREY (Sunderland)May I ask the Chief Secretary whether in view of the fact that the Barrow and Shannon Drainage Bills are not to be persevered with he will take them off the Paper?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURYes, Sir; I will in each case move that the Order for the Second Reading be discharged.
§ MR. STOREYIt would greatly relieve our minds if the right hon. Gentleman would state that he intends to take the same course in regard to the Bann Drainage Bill.
§ MR. T. W. RUSSELLI hope that the right hon. Gentleman will not do anything of the kind.
§ MR. W. REDMOND (Fermanagh, N.)When does the right hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury propose to take the Second Reading of the Western Australia Bill?
§ * MR. W. H. SMITHI am not able to say.
§ MR. W. REDMONDWill the right hon. Gentleman give reasonable notice?
§ * MR. W. H. SMITHI will endeavour to give as much notice as possible; but at this period of the Session it is impossible to say when any particular Bill will be taken.
§ MR. LLEWELLYN (Somerset, N.)May I ask when the Merchant Shipping (Pilotage) Bill, which stands as the 25th Order, will be taken?
§ * MR. W. H. SMITHIt will be taken at the first opportunity.