§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAIN (Birmingham, W.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if he will lay upon the Table before the House goes into Committee on the Bill for the better Government of Ireland the proposal which the Government have in view to secure, so far as direct taxation is concerned, a fair proportion from Ireland of the Imperial charges in case of war?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE,) Edinburgh, MidlothianI must preface my answer by stating that we shall not be able to go into Committee on the Irish Government Bill on Thursday, and therefore we propose to put it off until Monday. With respect to any proposal which we shall have to make with regard to the details of finance, I am not able to say that we can put them on the Table before going into Committee; but the Government will take care that ample and convenient notice is given to the House.