§ Motion made and Question proposed, "That this Bill be now read a second time."
§ MR. TOMLINSON (Preston)I do not think a Bill of this kind should be introduced without explanation and at this hour of the night, and I therefore beg to move the Adjournment of the Debate.
Motion made and Question proposed, "That the Debate be now Adjourned."
MR. W. H. HUNTER (Aberdeen)This is a one clause Bill. I ought to mention to the House that I was fortunate in the ballot in drawing an early place. I intended putting the Bill down for the 27th March, but by a verbal mistake I gave in the date as the 27th April, and therefore lost the opportunity I should otherwise have had of getting the Bill debated. I would suggest that as the Bill is of one clause only, it would be possible to read it at once and debate the principle in Committee, otherwise I fear it will have to stand over to another year.
§ Debate adjourned till Tuesday, 18th June, at Two of the clock.