§ 3. Motion made, and Question put, "That a sum, not exceeding £928,342, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 144 31st day of March, 1902, for Expenditure in respect of the following Services included in Class II. of the Estimates for Civil Services, viz.:—
| £ | ||
| 1. | House of Lords, Offices | 4,761 |
| 2. | House of Commons, Offices | 13,100 |
| £ | ||
| 5. | Foreign Office | 47,076 |
| 7A. | Privy Seal Office | 1,920 |
| 8. | Board of Trade | 132,328 |
| 9. | Mercantile Marine Services | 65,769 |
| 10. | Bankruptcy Department of the Board of Trade | 5 |
| 11. | Board of Agriculture | 26,094 |
| 13. | Civil Service Commission | 26,625 |
| 14. | Exchequer and Audit Department | 38,656 |
| 23. | Stationery and Printing | 368,037 |
| 24. | Office of Woods, etc. | 14,014 |
| 26. | Secret Service | 25,000 |
| Scotland. | ||
| 27. | Office of Secretary for Scotland | 7,954 |
| 28. | Fishery Board | 10,545 |
| 29. | Lunacy Commission | 3,604 |
| 30. | Registrar General's Office | 5,473 |
| 31. | Local Government Board | 8,778 |
| Ireland. | ||
| 32. | Lord Lieutenant's Household | 2,813 |
| 33. | Chief Secretary's Offices, etc. | 9,676 |
| 34. | Department of Agriculture | 70,806 |
| 35. | Charitable Donations and Bequests Office | 963 |
| 37. | Public Record Office | 3,242 |
| 38. | Public Works Offices | 19,940 |
| 39. | Registrar General's Office | 10,278 |
| 40. | Valuation and Boundary Survey | 10,885 |
| £928,342 |
§ MR. DILLONsaid that there was nothing in the new rule directing the Chairman to put the question in a different form from that which had been adopted in the past. The practice had been to name the services for which the money was required, and he contended that the Chairman was bound to continue to do so. He had asked for all the services contained in Class II., whereas Votes 3 and 4 had been fully voted.
*THE CHAIRMANI fail to see how I have contravened the rule in any way. The rule directs that I must put the question
§ with regard to the total amount of the Votes outstanding in each class.
§ MR. DILLONsaid the rule referred to the granting of Votes "for the services defined in the class."
*THE CHAIRMANThe services are defined in the class. Then the outstanding Votes in that class are those which have not already been voted. The hon. Member has said that Votes 3 and 4 of Class II. have already been voted. They are not included in the sum proposed to be now voted, because they are not outstanding Votes.
§ MR. DILLONsaid there was nothing in the wording of the new rule to authorise an alteration in the method of putting the question.
*THE CHAIRMANThis procedure is quite new. I fail to see how I am contravening the rule in any way. If I were to read out each separate Vote, it seems to me I would be contravening the rule. What I have to put is the total Vote.
§ DR. AMBROSE (Mayo, W.)I understood you to say what was your interpretation of the rule. Is it for the Chairman to interpret the rule?
§ The Committee divided:—Ayes, 250; Noes, 144. (Division List No. 423.)