§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Ormsby-Gore)As this Bill passed its Second Reading without explanation, I should like to state briefly that the original Colonial Probate Act was passed in 1892, when there were no mandated territories, and the Bill becomes necessary, in view of the mandated territories, so as to assimilate the law as to the administration of probate. At that time also there were only protectorates, but there is now one group of protected States in the Empire in the Federated Malay States, and as they are protected States and not protectorates, the original Act would not apply to them. It is part of the object of the Bill to deal with that matter.
§ Clause ordered to stand part of the Bill.
§ Clause 2 (Short title) ordered to stand part of the Bill.
§ Bill reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed, without Amendment.