§ (1) If any dispute arises between the Postmaster-General, or the trustees of any savings bank, and the holder of any stock inscribed in the register, or any person claiming to be entitled to any such stock, the matter in dispute shall be referred in writing to the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies.
§ (2) On any such reference being made, the Chief Registrar may proceed ex parte on notice in writing sent by post to the Postmaster-General or trustees, and may inspect the register, and may administer oaths to any witnesses appearing before him; and his award on the matter in dispute shall be final and binding on all parties.
§ Mr. MONTAGUI beg to move, at the end of the Clause, to add a new Sub-section,
"(3) In the application of this Section to Scotland and Ireland, the assistant registrar for Scotland or Ireland, respectively, shall be substituted for the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies."
This Amendment substitutes for the Registrar the Assistant Registrar in Scotland or Ireland, which is in harmony with our mode of Government and in conformity with the words of the Savings Banks Act.
§ Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
§ CLAUSE 5 (Regulations as to Loans Raised through the Post Office), CLAUSE 6 (Regulations to be Laid Before Parliament), and CLAUSE 7 (Power to Remove or Alter Temporarily Limit on Savings Banks Deposits) ordered to stand part of the Bill.