§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.moved that the Bill be taken on Friday.
§ SIR HENRY FOWLER (Wolverhampton, E.)sail this Bill dealt with a very complicated question, and the House of Lords had only just sent it down to them. If they had received it earlier they might have dealt with it. He had objections to raise to some of the clauses, and, therefore, he put it that in accordance with the pledge given not to proceed with contentious business he hoped that this Bill would not be taken.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYsaid the statement just made rendered it impossible to proceed with the Bill this Session. He had no alternative but, with regret, to withdraw the Bill. He moved that the Order be discharged.
§ Order for Second Reading discharged; Bill withdrawn.