§ MR. DILLONI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury when he proposes to take the Second Reading of the Irish Tithe Rent-charge Bill, and the Committee stage of the Charitable Loans Bill.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI am afraid I can do no more than tell the hon. Gentleman that these matters will not be taken in the course of the present week.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN (Stirling Burghs)May I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether he can say more definitely what will be taken on Thursday, and what Supply will be taken on Friday?
§ MR. BROADHURSTWill the right hon. Gentleman inform the House when the Second Reading of the Factories Bill will be taken?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURCertainly not this week. I propose to take as the first Order on Thursday the Housing of the Working Classes Bill, and on Friday we shall begin with the continuation of the Revenue Votes.
§ MR. DILLONCan the right hon. Gentleman give us any idea as to how far he proposes to proceed with the Bills on the Paper to-day?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI hope the first Order, the Uganda Railway Bill, will not take very long. I propose to take the Sea Fisheries, the Naval Reserve, and the Money-lending Bills; as I have already stated, the Housing of the Working Classes Bill will be the first Order on Thursday, and as to the Mid-wives Expenses I know nothing as to that. I shall not take the Companies Bill nor the Factories and Workshops and Charitable Loans (Ireland) Bill, but I should hope to be able to make progress with the Lunacy Bill.