§ MR. CUNINGHAME GRAHAM (Lanark, N.W.); I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if he can fix a day for the discussion of the Eight Hours Bill?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI am afraid it will hardly be possible to find time for the discussion of this measure, which, however, I the less regret, as a very full discussion on the same subject, though in a less comprehensive form, took place in the House a short time since on the question of eight hours for mining labour.
§ MR. CUNINGHAME GRAHAMMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman might it not be possible for him to find some time—I will not say a day—after the Whitsuntide Recess?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI am afraid I cannot give any promise. If once we begin to give way in favour of any particular Bill we shall day after day have other appeals from other hon. Members in favour of measures in which they may be interested, and it would be impossible for the Government to attempt to distinguish between the relative value and importance of the different claims put forward.