§ MAJOR RASCHI desire, Mr. Speaker, to ask your ruling on the following point. On Friday night last I obtained first place in the ballot, and had intended to make use of it to call attention to the question of agricultural depression; but after giving public Notice I accidentally omitted to hand in a written Notice until two days afterwards. I wish to know whether, on that account, Hose precedence on July 7?
§ MR. J. E. ELLIS (Notts., Rushcliffe)Perhaps I may be allowed to explain that on Monday night I noticed that there was no Motion down for Friday, July 7, and I therefore placed my own name on the Notice Paper on the Table. I had no intention of taking advantage of the hon. and gallant Gentleman.
§ * MR. SPEAKERThe hon. and gallant Gentleman only gave public Notice of his Motion, and it is obviously necessary to hand in a Notice in writing to the Clerk at the Table. Not having done so, I am afraid the hon. and gallant Gentleman loses his precedence. Of course, the hon. Gentleman the Member for Nottinghamshire was entitled, under the circumstances, to put his Notice down.