HC Deb 14 July 1893 vol 14 cc1583-4

Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Motion made, and Question proposed, That, towards making good the Supply granted to Her Majesty for the Service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1894, the sum of £5,834,000 be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom."—(The Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

MR. GOSCHEN (St. George's, Hanover Square)

May I ask when another Vote on Account will be required? Up to what day will the Government be able to go on with the sum placed at their disposal?

SIR W. HARCOURT

The next Vote on Account will have to be taken on one day between the 27th to the last day of July.

MR. BARTLEY (Islington, N.)

Must the Vote be taken on one day? Will this Vote be closured for the necessity of the Public Service, as the other Votes have been closured, because we have not time to discuss anything but Home Rule?

SIR W. HARCOURT

I meant some day.

MR. GOSCHEN

The 27th will be on Thursday, the 28th Friday, and the 31st Monday.

THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Sir J. T. HIBBERT, Oldham)

There is sufficient in hand to last up to the end of the month. It will probably be on Monday, the 31st, that the next Vote will be asked for.

MR. GOSCHEN

Should not the Vote be reported before the day on which the present Supplies will be exhausted? You may otherwise get into a corner.

SIR J. GOLDSMID (St. Pancras, S.)

May I ask the right hon. Gentleman for how many weeks the Vote on Account will be taken?

SIR W. HARCOURT

If the right hon. Gentleman will ask the question on Monday, I will try to give him a. definite reply.

Resolution agreed to; to be reported upon Monday next.

Committee to sit again upon Monday next.