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§ Amendment made: In Sub-section (1), after "thereof," insert "of such a construction or."—[Lord Advocate.)
§ SIR T. GIBSON-CARMICHAELmoved in Sub-section (5), after "refuse," to insert "other than spent hops from breweries." The hon. Member said there was a unanimous feeling in Scotland in favour of the Amendment.
§ SIR LEWIS E. McIVER (Edinburgh, N.)said that in Committee the Amendment was more than approved of on both sides of the House.
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid he would accept the Amendment, as he had received many representations that spent 789 hops should be placed in the same category as farm-yard manure.
Amendments made: In Sub-section (5), after "manure," to insert the words "or spent hop manure"; after the words last added to insert "other than aforesaid."—(Mr. Caldwell.)
§ MR. CALDWELLmoved, in Sub-section (5), to leave out "uncovered." He could not see the force of exempting from prosecution anything that was a nuisance injurious to health merely because it was in a covered truck. A nuisance was a nuisance whether in a covered truck or an uncovered.
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid the hon. Member took a rather different view from himself of the phraseology of the clause—
manure contained in uncovered trucks or waggons standing or being at a station or siding or elsewhere so as to be a nuisance dangerous to health.It was obvious that offensive material contained in uncovered trucks was much more likely to be injurious to health than if contained in covered trucks. He should be happy, however, to consider the point with the hon. Member if he did not press the Amendment now.Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATE, who had given notice of the following Amendment:— In Sub-section (5), after "railway "insert "or in any uncovered vessel on a canal," said he would withdraw it in favour of one by the hon. Member for Midlothian.
Amendment made: In Sub-section (5), after "railway," insert "or in canal boats."—(Sir T. D. Gibson-Carmichael.)
§ MR. CALDWELLmoved, in Sub-section (6), to leave out from the beginning to the words "any collection." On reference to Clause (36), it would be found that they had taken out of the Public Health (London) Bill a clause which dealt exactly with the same thing. He moved in order to avoid duplication.
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid he hoped the hon. Member would not press the Amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
§ MR. CALDWELLmoved, after "business," to insert, "injurious to the health of the neighbourhood or."
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATEI accept that.
Amendment agreed to.
§ MR. CALDWELLmoved, in Sub-section (9), after "furnace," to insert "situated within the limits of any burgh or special scavenging district." The clause related to the enforcement of the use of the most modern means of consuming smoke. The object of his Amendment was to prevent this provision being worked so as to be oppressive in its operation as it would be if applied to country districts. It was an entirely new thing to extend this power beyond the burghs, and he thought they ought not to apply it to purely country districts.["Hear, hear!"]
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid he was bound to support the Committee, but ho would rather the House decided whether the provision should be limited to the burgh districts or applied to country districts as well.
THE EARL or DALKEITH (Roxburgh)hoped the House would give favourable consideration to the proposal. If these powers were applied to country districts they might be very much abused. He believed he was right he was saying that one or two hon. Members who had voted against the proposal in Committee had since changed their minds. ["Hear, hear!"]
Amendment agreed to.
§ MR. CALDWELLmoved, in Sub-section (9), after "combustible," to insert "matter."
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