HC Deb 14 June 1892 vol 5 cc1106-9

COMMITTEE.

Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to.

Clause 3.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL (Wigan) (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, London University) the following Amendments were agreed to:—Page 3, line 3, leave out "sanitary"; line 4, leave out "sanitary."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 4 and 5 agreed to.

Clause 6.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK) the following Amendment was agreed to:—Page 3, line 32, after "years," insert "from the date when the office became vacant."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 7 to 11, inclusive, agreed to.

Clause 12.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK) the following Amendments were agreed to:—Page 5, lines 34 and 35, leave out "or a sufficient part thereof"; line 36, leave out "and any surplus remaining," and insert "or."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 13 and 14 agreed to.

Clause 15.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK) the following Amendments were agreed to:—Page 6, line 42, leave out "sanitary"; page 7, line 4, leave out "sanitary," and insert "urban."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 16.

MR. CRAIG(for Mr. BRUNNER,) Cheshire, Northwich

I beg to move, in the absence of my hon. Friend, the following Amendment:— Page 7, line 19, at end, add, "and in case of inability, objection, or failure on the part of the governing body to enter into such agreement, the Charity Commissioners may, if they think fit, become party to the agreement on behalf of the governing body.

Amendment agreed to.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK) the following Amendment was agreed to:—Page 7, line 20, after "apply," insert "with the necessary modifications,"

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 17 and 18 agreed to.

Clause 19.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK) the following Amendment was agreed to:—Page 9, line 7, leave out "sanitary."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 20.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK) the following Amendment was agreed to:—Page 19, line 18, leave out "sanitary."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 21 to 24, inclusive, agreed to.

Clause 25.

SIR ALBERT ROLLIT

I move to omit Sub-section (1), which is inconsequential in view of the new clause which stands in my name to the effect that there shall be no exception to the powers given in any local Act. This sub-section has the same object in less adequate words.

Amendment proposed, to omit Subsection (1).—(Sir Albert Rollit.)

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 26.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL the following Amendment was agreed to:—Page 12, lines 8 and 9, leave out "or enrolled as burgesses."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 27 agreed to.

Clause 28.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK) the following Amendment was agreed to:—Page 12, line 31, after "England," insert "and Wales."

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

SIR ALBERT ROLLIT

I beg to move the following new clause:—

(Saving as to Local Acts.)

"Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to limit, or to reduce or alter the limit of any rate which any library authority is authorised to levy under or by virtue of any local Act."

Clause brought up, and read a first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause be read a second time."

MR. STOREY

I should have thought that, when making this beneficial improvement in the law, advantage would have been taken of the opportunity to consider the case of municipal boroughs which are now limited to the whole area for one penny in the pound, whereas outside there may be live or six urban districts each levying its halfpenny for the whole district.

SIR FRANCIS POWELL

The penny limit should be raised to two pence, and I hope next year to bring in a Bill to amend this Bill, and to induce the House to go in for a two penny rate. That rate has been granted to a certain number of towns, a number which I hope will be increased.

MR. STOREY

The hon. Member should know that now is the accepted time, and that next Session we may, for ulterior purposes, block his Bill.

Question put, and agreed to.

Clause agreed to, and added to the Bill.

Schedule 1.

On Motion of Sir FRANCIS POWELL (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK) the following Amendment was agreed to:—Page 15, line 1, at end, insert "the."

SIR FRANCIS POWELL (for Sir JOHN LUBBOCK)

I beg to move, in page 15, line 2, after "papers," insert "respectively."

Question proposed, "That the word 'respectively' be there inserted."

MR. STOREY

I think it very unfortunate that in a Bill which is so great an improvement as this, the old, worn-out mode of voting by paper should have been reproduced. There is no compulsion on them to adopt that form, which in many districts will be extremely unfortunate, because there will be influences at work which will prevent an ordinary workman from giving his vote, and so the acceptance of the Act will be prevented.

SIR FRANCIS POWELL

The Committee refused the clause which I drew up to carry out the object of the hon. Gentleman (Mr. Storey); and I greatly regret that this Act should pass with the old, obsolete, and cumbersome form adopted. I hope next year to introduce a Bill containing the more modern and useful form of voting, and I hope the hon. Member will support me.

Question put, and agreed to.

Schedule, as amended, agreed to.

Schedule 2 agreed to.

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