§ Order for Third Reading read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read the third time."
493§ THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Sir J. T. HIBBERT,) Oldhamsaid, there was nothing in the Bill to which he thought objection could be taken, and he hoped that the House would allow it to be read a third time.
§ MR. DANE (Fermanagh, N.)said, he must protest against Bills of this description being brought on at such a time of morning. The Bill was one which affected his constituency.
§ SIR J. T. HIBBERTsaid, he had promised the hon. Gentleman to consider any objection which he had to the Bill, and he had consulted the authorities, and found that the proposal in the 4th clause was the outcome of an arrangement between the Irish Laud Commissioners and the Board of Works.
§ MR. T. W. RUSSELL (Tyrone, S.)said, that when this Bill was last before the House he objected to proceeding with it after 12 o'clock, but at the request of the hon. Member for Down he withdrew his objection. He understood that the arrangement arrived at between the two parties was a satisfactory one.
§ MR. DANEsaid, he was sorry he could not accept the assurance of the Secretary to the Treasury. When the parties interested in these matters found themselves in a Court of Law they would find no benefit from a section of this kind, which had been passed without any discussion at all.
§ MR. CONYBEARE (Cornwall, Camborne)Would not Home Rule be the best remedy?
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill read the third time, and passed.