Commons Sitting of 25 February 1909

Preamble
Mr. SPEAKER took the chair at a Quarter before Three of the clock.

BRITISH MUSEUM (INCOME AND EXPENDITURE).
Mr. BUTCHERmoved for a Return giving an Account of the Income and Expenditure of the British Museum (Special Trust Funds) for the year ending the 31st day of March, 1909; and Return of the number of persons admitted to visit the Museum and the British Museum (Natural History) in each year from 1903 to 1908, both years inclusive; together with a Statement of the progress made in the arrangement and description of the Collections, and an Account of Objects added to them in the year 1908.
Motion agreed to.

BOYCOTTING RETURN (IRELAND).
Mr. LONSDALEmoved for a Return showing the number of cases and of persons boycotted in each county in Ireland on the 30th day of November, 1905, and 31st day of January, 1909, under the headings—wholly boycotted, partially boycotted, and minor boycotting, with general totals for each county and for all Ireland.
Motion agreed to.

PETITION.
Mr. JESSE COLLINGSpresented a petition, from the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, signed by about 1,000 members of different trades, praying: "That your petitioners have had under consideration the proposed new French tariff; that your petitioners are of opinion that if the proposed new tariff is adopted by the French Legislature much injury will be done to a number of the trades represented by your petitioners. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that your honourable House will take such steps as may be necessary to secure reductions in the proposed duties, and so prevent the threatened injury."