HC Deb 12 February 1897 vol 46 c368

On the Order for the Second Reading of this Bill,

MR. TATTON EGERTON (Cheshire, Knutsford)

said the Bill was intended to carry out the recommendations of the Select Committee, which sat upon this question. This Bill had also been—

*MR. SPEAKER

Order!, order! I understand that the hon. Member gave instructions at the Table that this Bill should be postponed to a particular date.

MR. TATTON EGERTON

If it did not come up on an earlier occasion. [Laughter.]

*MR. SPEAKER

said that the hon. Member having given instructions at the Table that the Bill was to be put down for a particular date, he was not in a position to move now, because other hon. Members might have been misled. ["Hear, hear!"]

Second Reading deferred till Friday, 26th February.

House Adjourned at Ten minutes before Twelve o'clock, till Monday next.