§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANCan the First Lord of the Treasury state what business will be taken for the rest of the week?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURIn the first place, I have to correct a statement I made yesterday. We shall not take the Colonial Loans Fund Bill to-day, which stands third on the Orders Paper, but proceed with the other Orders as they stand on the Paper. To-morrow the first Order will be the Irish Industries Bill. I think it would be more convenient not to take the Tithe Rent-Charge (Rates) Bill on Thursday. I shall propose to take it on Monday next, and continue it de die in diem. The first Order on Thursday will be the Lords' Amendments to the London Government Bill.
§ SIR J. COLOMBI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in view of the fact that the Military Works Bill came on unexpectedly last night, he will undertake that due notice shall be given of the Bill being brought on again, and that the Bill shall not be brought on before Wednesday.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURNo, Sir. The House will see that this is a matter over which I have no control. Hon. Members must be prepared for business coming up in certain contingencies when an ordinary forecast would not suggest its coming up as likely. I hope to take the Bill as second Order on Thursday.
§ MR. COURTNEY (Cornwall, Bodmin)The Lords' Amendments to the London Government Bill have not yet come down. Will the First Lord adhere to his intention of taking the Amendments on Thursday, if they have not been printed and circulated by that time?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI have no reason to suppose that we shall not have the Amendments down from the Lords today; and, if so, they will be, of course, printed and circulated at once.
§ MR. COURTNEYAnd in the event of their not coming down to-day?
§ [No answer was given.]