HC Deb 28 July 1908 vol 193 cc1367-8

Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That Clause 1 stand part of the Bill."

LORD R. CECIL

said the clause was very strangely drafted. It seemed extraordinary that it should be necessary to enact that four times a quarter cran measure was equal to a cran measure.

SIR EDWARD STRACHEY

said they were following the precedent of the Scottish Bill, and the Government draftsman had no doubt been very wise in doing so, in order to make it perfectly clear what was meant. The whole object of the Bill was to give the local authority power, if they thought fit, to adopt the cran measure and to allow the fisherman to use his cran and quarter cran measure.

Bill reported, without Amendment; Bill read the third time, and passed, without Amendment.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Order of the House of 10th July, adjourned the House without Question put.

Adjourned at nineteen minutes before Twelve o'clock.