HC Deb 18 July 1898 vol 62 cc223-5

as amended.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

moved— Page 4, after clause 11, insert the following clause—

  1. "(1) If it is made to appear to a judge of county courts that any person detained in a State or certified inebriate reformatory has any real or personal property more than sufficient to maintain his family, if any, the judge may make an order for the payment of the expenses incurred in relation to the detention of that person, and the order may be enforced against any property of that person in the same way as a judgment of the county court.
  2. "(2) The order may be made on the application—(a) in the case of a person detained in a State inebriate reformatory, of such person as may be authorised by the Secretary of State in that behalf; and (b) in the case of a person detained in a certified inebriate reformatory of the managers of the reformatory."

Question put— That this clause be read a second time.

Agreed to.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

moved— Page 1, lines 7 and 8, leave out 'and is proved,' and insert 'if the court is satisfied from the evidence that the offence was committed under the influence of drink, or that drunkenness was a contributing cause of the offence, and the offender admits that he is or is found by the jury.'

Question put.

Agreed to.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

moved— Page 1, line 21, at end of clause, add— Provided that, unless evidence that the offender is an habitual drunkard has been offered before he is committed for trial, not less than seven days' notice shall be given to the clerk of the court and the offender that it s intended to charge habitual drunkenness in the indictment.

Question put.

Agreed to.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

moved— Page 6, line 3, leave out 'and is proved,' and insert 'if the court is satisfied from the evidence that the offence was committed under the influence of drink, or that drunkenness was a contributing cause of the offence, and the offender admits that he is or is found by the jury.'

Question put.

Agreed to.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

moved— Page 7, at commencement of line 19, insert 'references to a judge of county courts shall be construed as references to the sheriff.

Question put.

Agreed to.

MR. SPEAKER

The next Amendment, standing in the name of the right honourable Member, is not in order on the Report stage.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

Then, Sir, I hope I may move the re-committal of the Bill. The Amendment is necessary through an omission in drafting. Words were inserted in Committee for extending the Bill to Ireland, but power to enable money to be paid out by Parliament was inadvertently omitted. I beg to move that the Bill be re-committed.

Question put.

Agreed to.

The House went into Committee.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

moved— Page 7, line 36, after 'Board,' insert 'and any expenses incurred under this section shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament.'

*MR. W. JOHNSTON (Belfast, S.)

I should like to take this opportunity of thanking the right honourable Gentleman for extending this Bill to Ireland. I think that the expenses should be paid by Parliament. There has been an almost unanimous wish in Ireland in favour of the Bill, and I thank the right honourable Gentleman most heartily for extending it.

Question put.

Agreed to.

Question put— That this Bill, as amended, be reported to the House.

Agreed to.

The House resumed.

The Bill was reported.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

I hope the House will now agree to read the Bill a third time.

Question put— That this Bill be now read a third time.

Agreed to.