§ MR. LOGAN (Leicester, Harborough)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he is in a position to inform the House if the Government propose to take the next stage of the Local Government Bill before going into Committee on the Government of Ireland Bill?
§ MR. W. E. GLADSTONENo, Sir. We are strongly of opinion that the best course will be to postpone further proceedings on the Local Government Bill until we are able to devote and concentrate our attention on that important subject.
§ MR. LOGANMay I ask whether the right hon. Gentleman can give the House any idea of the date when the next stage of the Bill will be taken?
§ MR. W. E. GLADSTONEIt is quite impossible for me to fix the date when the Government of Ireland Bill will pass through Committee.