HC Deb 02 August 1907 vol 179 cc1467-8

Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

[Mr. CALDWELL (Lanarkshire, Mid) in the Chair.]

Clauses 1 to 3 agreed to.

Clause 4:—

* MR. LLOYD MORGAN (Carmarthenshire, W.)

said he desired to move an Amendment after line 14. This Bill did not deal with the general law of salmon fisheries, hut it enabled Provisional Orders to be made under conditions relating to salmon fishery districts. Clause 4 dealt with the machinery. Preliminary to the Provisional Order being made an inquiry had to be held, after which a draft Order was sent down to the district to which it related. This clause provided that the Board of Agriculture might hold an inquiry in regard to the proposed Order, and all that his Amendment provided was that it should not be a matter of discretion, but that a second inquiry should be held if the county council so directed.

Amendment proposed — In line 14, after the word ' expedient,' to insert the words ' and shall if any county council having authority within the area of the proposed order directs." — (Mr. Lloyd Morgan).

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Amendment proposed — In line 37, after the words,' Conservators,' to insert the words 'or county councils.' "— (Sir Edward Strachey.)

Question proposed "That those words be there inserted."

Lord R. CECIL

said that the Bill came down from the House of Lords, and it had these words put in in brackets and underlined. He wished to know whether this was one of the devices by which the House of Lords avoided committing a breach of the privileges of the House of Commons, and, if so, on whose advice they acted.

THE TREASURER OF THE HOUSEHOLD (Sir EDWARD STRACHEY,) Somersetshire, S.

said that these words were merely put in because they came down from another place. There was no object in it whatever. It was merely a formal matter.

Question put, and agreed

Amendment proposed — In line 6, to insert the words" (b) and in the case of county councils out of the county funds.'"—(Sir Edward Strachey.)

Question proposed, "That those words be there inserted."

MR. BOWLES

said it appeared to him that this might impose a new charge on a great number of county councils, and the House ought to have some explanation or description of the kind of expense that was to be incurred. He did not know whether the hon. Gentleman had considered that in certain cases the expense might be very high.

Sir EDWARD STRACHEY

said he entirely sympathised with the desire of the hon. Gentleman to have some information on this point. No great charge would be thrown on the county councils under this Bill. But if a county council thought it right to promote a Bill one of the objects of this Bill would be to assist the county council.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Bill reported; as amended, to be considered upon Monday next.

Whereupon Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER, pursuant to the Order of the House of the 26th day of July last, adjourned the House without Question put.

Adjourned at twelve minutes before Seven o'clock till Monday next