§ Bill considered in Committee.
§ (In the Committee.)
§ [Mr. A. O'Connor in the Chair.]
§ On Motion of The LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. J. B. Balfour, Clackmannan, &c.) the following Amendments were agreed to:—
§ Clause 4, page 1, line 26, after "bank," insert "approved by the Sheriff."
§ Clause 5, page 2, line 4, after "interest, "insert" if any."
507§ On Motion of Sir C. PEARSON, (Edinburgh and St. Andrews Universities) the following Amendment was agreed to:—
§ Clause 5, page 2, lines 5 and 6, leave out "with regard to any consignation of less amount than five pounds."
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On Motion of The LORD ADVOCATE, the following Amendments were agreed to:—
Clause 5, page 2, line 7, at end, add, "The sheriff clerk shall not be liable for any loss resulting from the failure of any bank in which any consignation shall have been lodged as aforesaid.
§ Clause 6, page 2, line 10, leave out from "amount" to "in," in line 11, and insert "of consignations made and not paid out or otherwise accounted for." Line 13, leave out "representing consignations of money made."
§ Clause 9,
§ It being Midnight, the Chairman left the Chair to make his report to the House.
§ Committee report Progress.
§ *MR. J. B. BALFOURsaid, there was only one clause of the Bill to be disposed of, and he therefore moved that the House resolve itself into Committee on the Bill again.
§ MR. SPEAKERI think the hon. Gentleman is entitled to make that Motion, and I will, therefore, put the Question.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do immediately resolve itself into Committee on the Bill."—(Mr. J. B. Balfour.)
§ *MR. BARTLEYsaid, he had no objection to the Committee stage being continued. He only objected at 12 o'clock to carry out the Standing Orders of the House.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill again considered in Committee, and reported; as amended, to be considered To-morrow.