§ MR. ARTHUR LEE (Hampshire, Fareham)To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he can hold out any hope that the Second Reading of the Naval Lands (Volunteers) Bill will be taken at an early date.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) This Bill was originally promoted by the late Government, and was reintroduced last session and again this session. On the understanding that no prolonged discussion will be considered necessary, I have hopes of being able to persuade the Patronage Secretary to give it an early place.