§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a second time."
§ Mr. KINGWe were told to-day that all these Bills on the Paper will be taken on Monday. It is rather a curious thing to take any of them to-day after the progress which we have made. There has been a considerable amount of discussion on this Bill in former years, and though I do not wish to raise any to-day, I do not think that it ought to be taken.
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe hon. Member's recollection is at fault. The question was asked to-day by the hon. and learned Member for Cork whether this and the next two Bills were to be taken to-day, and I said that the Second Reading would be taken to-night. The Expiring Laws Continuance Bill is never discussed on Second Reading. We do not propose to take the Committee stage to-night.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Bill read a second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House for Monday next.