§ DR. MACNAMARA (Camberwell, N.)I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House in order to call attention to a definite matter of urgent public importance—namely, the action of the 574 Government in promulgating an Ordinance providing for the introduction of indentured Chinese labourers into the Transvaal before the Ordinance and its regulations have been discussed by the House of Commons in their complete and operative form.
§ * MR. SPEAKERHad it been a question of the Ordinance alone, I should have had some difficulty in accepting the Motion after the recent debate; but I understand there are some regulations which are still under consideration. I think it would be impossible to separate the consideration of the Ordinance and the regulations, and, therefore, I will ask the leave of the House.
§ Dr. MACNAMARArose in his place and asked leave to move the Adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, viz., "The promulgation of the Ordinance providing for the introduction of Indentured Chinese Labour into the Transvaal before the Ordinance and its regulations have been discussed by the House of Commons in their complete and operative form;" but the pleasure of the House not having been signified, Mr. SPEAKER called on those Members who supported the Motion to rise in their places, and not less than forty Members having accordingly risen:—The Motion stood over, under Standing Order No. 10, until the Evening Sitting this day.