HC Deb 07 June 1899 vol 72 cc541-2

Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

*THE CHAIRMAN

The three new clauses standing in the name of the hon. Member for Stockport are out of order. They are drawn in such a way that they could not be accepted as Amendments to this Bill. They are in effect Amendments of the Factory Acts.

MR. GEORGE WHITELEY (Stockport)

I respectfully submit that th second of my proposed clauses does not in any way deal with the Factory Acts, although I admit frankly that the third one does. The second clause merely exempts from this Act a certain trade, but if the Chairman rules that I am out of order I shall be out of court.

MR. JAMES LOWTHER (Kent, Thanet)

On a point of order, I wish to know whether it would be possible for me to extend the exception to persons engaged in agriculture.

*THE CHAIRMAN

The exception of persons employed in agriculture has already been inserted in the Bill. I have given the best consideration I can to the matter, and I think the hon. Member's clause as drawn is on the wrong side of the line, and therefore I cannot accept it.

MR. GEORGE WHITELEY

I am sorry I have gone over the line; but I think, after your ruling, Sir, I will with-draw both clauses, and submit them in a different form on the Report stage.