§ Considered in Committee:—
§ (In the Committee.)
§ [Mr. J. W. LOWTHER (Cumberland, Penrith) in the Chair.]
§ 1. Motion made, and Question proposed, "That, towards making good the Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service of the years ending on the 31st day of March, 1900 and 1901, the sum of £5,229,355 2s. be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom.—(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
§ MR. JOHN REDMONDsaid he understood that this was only a formal proceeding, and that there was no intention of proceeding to put the question.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir M. HICKS BEACH, Bristol, W.)It is necessary to take this Vote now, but it is a purely formal proceeding. It is simply authorising the payment out of the Exchequer of sums already voted by the House in Committee of Supply for the present year.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ 2. Motion made, and Question proposed. "That, towards making good the Supply granted to His Majesty for the Service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1902, the sum of £44,721,500 be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom."—(Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
§ MR. JOHN REDMONDI understand that this Committee is for the purpose of enabling these sums to be put into the Appropriation Bill, and that when the Bill is introduced the whole question can be discussed. [The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER: Hear, hear.] If I am right in that contention I shall allow it to go.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Resolutions to be reported upon Monday next; Committee to sit again upon Monday next.
§ Adjourned at ten minutes before Seven of the clock till Monday next.