§ Order for the House to be put into Committee read.
§ MR. T. P. O'CONNOR (Liverpool, Scotland)said he did not wish at that 652 late hour to ask the House to go into Committee on this Bill, but he wished to make a personal statement with j regard to it. Certain Amendments which altered the phraseology of the Bill had been suggested, and it was also suggested that those words should be referred to the Law Officers of the Crown. In accordance with a promise given on a former occasion he had consulted the Law Officers, and they had helped him very much. Acting upon the suggestions which had been made, he was willing to omit certain words from the Bill and to replace them by words taken from the Food and Drugs Act. He would not mention those words now, but he hoped to be able to place them upon the Order Paper tomorrow.
§ MR. LUPTONappealed to the hon. Member to accept the Amendments which he and others had put down and thus facilitate the progress of the Bill.
§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORsaid that as a personal appeal had been made to him he might be allowed to say that though he was willing to accept any reasonable Amendment, it would not be his fault and he would not be responsible if they were not discussed. Some of the Amendments which the hon. Member had put down had not to meet his (Mr. O'Connor's) opposition, but the very much more serious opposition of His Majesty's Government.
§ NEW WRIT.
§ New Writ for the county of Tyrone (East Tyrone). Order (6th July), for resuming, upon Thursday, the Adjourned Debate on the Motion relating to the New Writ for the county of Tyrone (East Tyrone), read, and discharged.— (Colonel Saunderson.)
§ Motion withdrawn.
§ And, it being after half-past Eleven of the clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 1.
§ Adjourned at twelve minutes before Twelve o'clock.