§ MR. WOODS (Lancashire, Ince)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Trea- 1453 sury whether he is aware that a very strong desire exists among the working classes of the country for a complete and satisfactory Employers' Liability Act; that great dissatisfaction now prevails with regard to the existing Act on this subject; and whether, in view of these circumstances, he will give early and sufficient facilities to enable the Bill now before Parliament to pass its Second Reading on an early date?
§ MR. W. E. GLADSTONEWe shall carefully look for an opportunity of taking the Second Reading of this Bill before Easter, if possible. I hope and desire very much that it may be possible, but I am not now in a position to make any definite statement on the subject.