§ Amendments made:
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In page 36, line 8, leave out the words "amounting to," and insert instead thereof the words:
(2) The amount of the General Exchequer Contribution shall be periodically revised, The amount first fixed shall be for a period of three years beginning on the sixteenth day of May, nineteen hundred and thirty, the amount fixed on the first revision
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shall be for a period of four years from the expiration of the first period, the amount fixed on any subsequent revision shall be for a period of five years from the expiration of the previous period, and a period for which the General Exchequer Contribution is so fixed is hereinafter referred to as a 'fixed grant period.'
(3) The amount of the General Exchequer Contribution shall be.
§ In line 14, leave out the word "quinquennium," and insert instead thereof pile words, "fixed grant period."—[The Lord Advocate.]
§ Consequential Amendments made.
1447§ Further Amendment made:
§ In page 36, line 22, leave out the words "fourth year of the preceding quinquennium," and insert instead thereof the words, "penultimate year of the preceding fixed grant period."—[The Lord Advocate.]
§ Consequential Amendments made.
§ Further Amendments made:
§ In page 37, leave out from the first word "the," in line 2, to the word "in," in line 4, and insert instead thereof the words:
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penultimate year of the preceding fixed grant period a reference to the last year preceding the said penultimate year.
§ In line 10, leave out the words "three quinquennia," and insert instead thereof the words "four fixed go-ant periods."—[The Lord Advocate.]
§ Consequential Amendment made.
§ Question put, "That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill."
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 180; Noes, 104.
1449| Division No. 223.] | AYES. | [10.51 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Grant, Sir J. A. | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) |
| Ainsworth, Lieut.-Col. Charles | Grattan-Doyie, Sir N. | Perring, Sir William George |
| Albery, Irving James | Greene, W. P. Crawford | Pilcher, G. |
| Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) | Grenfell, Edward C. (City of London) | Power, Sir John Cecil |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W | Grotrian, H. Brent | Preston, Sir Walter (Cheltenham) |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Radford, E. A. |
| Atkinson, C. | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Ramsden, E. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Hamilton, Sir George | Remer, J. R. |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Hammersley, S. S. | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Harland, A. | Roberts, E. H. G. (Flint) |
| Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) | Harrison, G. J. C. | Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell |
| Bennett, Albert (Nottingham, C.) | Hartington, Marquess of | Ropner, Major L. |
| Birchall, Major J. Dearman | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. | Ross, R. D. |
| Bird, E. R. (Yorks, W. R., Skipton) | Henderson, Capt. R.R. (Oxf'd, Henley) | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E A. |
| Blundell, F. N. | Henderson, Lieut.-Col. Sir Vivian | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Henn, Sir Sydney H. | Rye, F. G. |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Hills, Major John Walter | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Bowyer, Capt. G. E. W. | Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard | Samuel, Samuel (W'dsworth, Putney) |
| Brass, Captain W. | Hope, Sir Harry (Forfar) | Sandeman, N. Stewart |
| Brassey, Sir Leonard | Horlick, Lieut.-Colonel J. N. | Sanders, Sir Robert A. |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive | Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert S. | Sanderson, Sir Frank |
| Briggs, J. Harold | Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. | Sandon, Lord |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Savery, S. S. |
| Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. | Hunter-Weston, Lt.-Gen. Sir Aylmer | Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D. Mcl. (Renfrew, W.) |
| Broun-Lindsay, Major H. | Hurd, Percy A. | Shepperson, E. W. |
| Cassels, J. D. | Hurst, Gerald B. | Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H. | Skelton, A. N. |
| Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth.S.) | Jones, Sir G. W. H. (Stoke New'gton) | Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine.C) |
| Charteris, Brigadier-General J. | Kennedy, A. R. (Preston). | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | King, Commodore Henry Douglas | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. | Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Colfox, Major Wm. Phillips | Little, Dr. E. Graham | Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F. |
| Cope, Major Sir William | Loder, J. de V. | Storry-Deans, R. |
| Couper, J. B. | Long, Major Eric | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser |
| Cowan, Sir Wm. Henry (Islingtn., N.) | Mac Andrew, Major Charles Glen | Sugden, Sir Wilfrid |
| Craig, Sir Ernest (Chester, Crewe) | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) | Tasker, R. Inigo. |
| Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) | Macdonald, R. (Glasgow, Cathcart) | Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, South) |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | McLean, Major A. | Tinne, J. A. |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | Macmillan, Captain H. | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Macquisten, F. A. | Tryon, Rt. Hon George Clement |
| Dawson, Sir Philip | Mac Robert, Alexander M. | Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P. |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Margesson, Captain D. | Waddington, R |
| Edmondson, Major A. J. | Marriott, Sir J. A. R. | Wallace, Captain D. E. |
| Edwards, J. Hugh (Accrington) | Mason, Colonel Glyn K. | Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L. (Kingston-on-Hull) |
| Elliot, Major Walter E. | Meller, R. J. | Warner, Brigadier-General W. W. |
| Ellis, R. G. | Merriman, Sir F. Boyd | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith | Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark) | Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle) |
| Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. | Watts, Sir Thomas |
| Fanshawe, Captain G. D. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) | Wayland, Sir William A. |
| Fermoy, Lord | Moore, Sir Newton J. | Wells, S. R. |
| Ford, Sir P. J. | Morrison, H. (Wilts, Salisbury) | Williams, Herbert G. (Reading) |
| Forestier-Walker, Sir L. | Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Forrest, W. | Nelson, Sir Frank | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Fraser, Captain Ian | Neville, Sir Reginald J. | Womersley, W. J. |
| Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) | Wragg, Herbert |
| Galbraith, J. F. W. | Nuttall, Ellis | |
| Gates, Percy | Oman, Sir Charles William C. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Gower, Sir Robert | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William | Major Sir George Hennessy and Mr. Penny. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (File, West) | Henderson, T. (Glasgow) | Scurr, John |
| Adamson, W. M. (Start., Cannock) | Hirst, G. H. | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) | Shield, G. W. |
| Ammon, Charles George | Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. | Sitch, Charles H. |
| Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bllston) | Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) | Slesser, Sir Henry H. |
| Barnes, A. | John, William (Rhondda, West) | Smillie, Rober |
| Barr, J. | Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) |
| Batey, Joseph | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Smith, Rennie (Penistone) |
| Bellamy, A. | Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Snell, Harry |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Kelly, W. T. | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip |
| Bromley, J. | Kennedy, T. | Stephen, Campbell |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M | Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) |
| Buchanan, G. | Lawrence, Susan | Strauss, E. A. |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel | Lawson, John James. | Sullivan, J. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Lee, F. | Sutton, J. E. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Lindley, F. W. | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.) |
| Connolly, M. | Lowth, T. | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) | Lunn, William | Tomilnson, R. P. |
| Dalton, Hugh | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Aberavon) | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Day, Harry | Mackinder, W. | Watts-Morgan. Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) |
| Duncan, C. | MacLaren, Andrew | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Dunnico, H, | MacNeill-Weir, L. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Maxton, James | Westwood, J. |
| Garro-Jones, Captain G. M. | Mitchell, E. Rosslyn (Paisley) | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. J |
| Gillett, George M. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Whiteley, W. |
| Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Murnin, H. | Williams, C. P. (Denbigh, Wrexham) |
| Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edln., Cent.) | Naylor, T. E. | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Greenall, T. | Oliver, George Harold | Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) |
| Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | Owen, Major G. | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Palin, John Henry | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe) |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Wilson, R, J. (Jarrow) |
| Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Potts, John S. | Windsor, Walter |
| Groves, T. | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | |
| Hall, F. (York, W.R., Normanton) | Ritson, J. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | Saklatvala, Shapurji | Mr. Hayes and Mr. Paling. |
| Hardie, George D. | Scrymgeour, E. |
Question, "That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill," put, and agreed to.