§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN (Stirling Burghs)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if he can state the business for next week.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOUROn Monday the Committee stage of the Education Bill will be taken. As soon as that is concluded there will be, in accordance with my promise to hon. Gentlemen from Ireland, a debate on the financial relations. I cannot take that on Wednesday, because the pledge is for a full day; and I hope, therefore, we shall be able to take it on Thursday. On Friday it will probably be for the general convenience if the first Vote taken in Supply is that for the Home Office.
§ SIR CHARLES DILKE (Gloucestershire, Forest of Dean)There is some difficulty as to that, as we have not the Factory Inspector's Report.
§ MR. RITCHIEI am sorry. We have done all we could to forward the printing, and I hope we may be able to have the first part available for Members in time.
§ SIR CHARLES DILKEIf we can have it two days before the Vote is taken it will make a great difference.
§ MR. RITCHIEI will try.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThen, if that can be done, I take it there will be no objection to discussing the Vote next Friday.
MR. GIBSON BOWLESIn the event of its not being possible, will the right hon. Gentleman put down the Vote for the First Lord's salary first, so that we may discuss the Gibraltar Works question, or will he name some approximate day for the introduction of the Naval Works Bill?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI think it will be quite impossible to allot the first Order on any of the remaining days of Supply to a further discussion on Gibraltar, on which we have already had a motion for the adjournment of the House, and on which there must be an opportunity for debate on the Second Reading of the Naval Works Bill. That Bill will be introduced at no very distant date.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI cannot be blamed if that debate was taken prematurely.