§ MR. KIMBERI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the matters dealt with by some of the sub-sections of Section 16 of the London and India Docks (Various Powers) Bill, as amended in Committee, come within the terms of reference of the Royal Commission on the Port of London, and that evidence was given before that tribunal thereon; and whether the Government will oppose the further procedure with that Bill also until the Royal Commission has reported.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURI understand that the clause of the London and India Docks (Various Powers) Bill, to which my hon. friend refers, was fully considered by the Committee upstairs, who were aware of the terms of the reference to the Royal Commission. I assume that the Committee, after hearing the parties, were satisfied that the powers proposed to be conferred upon the company by the clause are necessary for the regulation of traffic, and that the granting of such powers would not fetter Parliament in dealing with the question hereafter in accordance with any recommendation of the Royal Commission. In these circumstances I am not prepared to oppose the further progress of the Bill.