§ His Majesty may by Order in Council provide that any powers and duties of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, whether statutory or otherwise, with reference to any stamps used to denote 2156 duties of postage, or any stamps used to denote other duties, being either adhesive stamps or stamps which are usually sold or distributed at a post office, or with reference to any postal orders, licences, or forms usually so sold or distributed, shall be exercised and performed by the Postmaster-General, either to the exclusion of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue or concurrently with those Commissioners, and any such Order shall have effect as if enacted in this Act.
§ Such provisions may be made by the Order as appear necessary or expedient to give full effect to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties to which the Order relates in manner provided by the Order.
§ Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINWhat are the reasons for this Clause?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. McKinnon Wood)This is merely a matter of departmental procedure enabling the Post Office to exercise powers in relation to stamps.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Question, "That the Clause be added to the Bill," put, and agreed to.
§ Mr. SANDERSONI beg to move, that the following new Clause be read a second time:—