§ SIR A. HAYTER (Walsall)What is to be the course of business this week?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThe Government propose to day to begin business with the Unemployed Bill, as amended, the Committee stage of the Naval Works Bill, the Committee stage of the East India Loans (Railways) Bill, and the Third Reading of the Expiring Laws 396 Continuance Bill. After these will come the Provisional Order (Marriages) Bill in Committee, and the Public Works Loans Bill. The Government will be grateful if the House allow a stage to be taken of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports Bill. It raises no question that can possibly induce much controversy, and it would be of the utmost convenience to have the question settled. To-morrow the Third Reading of the Isle of Man (Customs) Bill and the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill will be taken, the Committee stage of the last named being taken on Wednesday. On Wednesday we hope to find time, among other things, for the discussion on the Telephone Agreement, and probably other business which ought to be transacted. If I am sufficiently fortunate in realising expectations as to this programme of business I shall take the Third Reading of the Appropriation Bill on Thursday.