§ Order for Consideration, as amended, read.
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTON (Middlesex, Ealing)moved the following Clause—
A summary of the contracts entered into by virtue of this Act, for each contract vessel, her propelling machinery, and guns, shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within ninety days after the same is entered into, if Parliament is then sitting, and, if not, then within thirty days after the next meeting of Parliament.Question—"New Clause, Summary, of Contracts to be laid before Parliament. That the Clause be read a 2nd time" put and agreed to.
On the motion of Lord G. HAMILTON in Schedule 1, page 7, columns 2 and 5, 19 lines 8 and 10 were omitted; and on Schedule 2, page 8, columns 2 and 7, lines 10 to 13 were omitted.
§ LORD G. HAMILTONI daresay the House will allow me now to read the Bill a third time.
§ * MR. SPEAKERI must point out to the noble Lord that money is involved in the Bill.
§ Bill to be read a third time on Thursday.