HC Deb 25 February 1929 vol 225 cc1670-2

Sub-section (6) of section seven of the House Letting and Rating (Scotland) Act, 1911 (which relates to deduction to cover cost of collection to be allowed to owners from occupiers' assessments levied on and recovered from the owners) shall from and after the fifteenth day of May, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, have effect subject to the following amendments:—

  1. (a) The words "in the city of Glasgow two pounds ten shillings per centum; and elsewhere," and the words "except in the city of Glasgow," shall be omitted; and
  2. (b) The words "five pounds," shall be substituted for the words "two pounds ten shillings." wherever they occur.—[The Lord Advocate.]

Brought up, and read the First and Second time.

Question put, "That the Clause be added to the Bill."

The Committee divided Ayes, 213; Noes, 81.

Division No. 229]. AYES. [7.49 p.m.
Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel Braithwaite, Major A. N. Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton
Albery, Irving James Brass, Captain W. Chapman, Sir S.
Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) Briant, Frank Charteris, Brigadier-General J.
Alexander, Sir Wm. (Glasgow, Cent'l) Bridgeman. Rt. Hon. William Clive Christie, J. A.
Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. Briscoe, Richard George Clayton, G. C.
Applin, Colonel R. V. K. Brocklebank, C. E. R. Cobb, Sir Cyril
Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D.
Atholl, Duchess of Broun-Lindsay, Major H. Cohen, Major J. Brunel
Atkinson, C. Brown, Brig.-Gen. H.C.(Berks,Newb'y) Colfox, Major Wm. Phillips
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley Buckingham, Sir H. Conway, Sir W. Martin
Balniel, Lurd Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James Cooper, A. Duff
Barclay-Harvey C. M. Burman, J. B. Cope, Major Sir William
Beamish, Rear-Adimiral T. P. H. Burton, Colonel H. W. Couper, J. B.
Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) Calne, Gordon Hall Courtauld, Major J. S.
Berry, Sir George Campbell, E. T. Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L.
Betterton, Henry B. Cassels, J. D. Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities)
Bevan, S. J. Cautley, Sir Henry S. Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend)
Blundell, F. N. Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) Dalkeith, Earl of
Bourne, Captain Robert Croft Cayzer, Maj.SIr Herbt.R.(Prtsmth.C) Davies, Ellis (Denbigh, Denbigh)
Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston) Davies, Maj. Geo.F. (Somerset,Yeovil)
Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. Cecil, Rt. Hon. Lord H. (Ox. Univ.) Davies, Dr. Vernon
Eden, Captain Anthony Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'l) Rhys, Hon. C. A. U.
Edmondson, Major A. J. James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthberi Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell
Ellis, R. G. King, Commodore Henry Douglas Ropner, Major L.
England, Colonel A. Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement Ruggies-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A
Erskine Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) Knox, Sir Alfred Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth)
Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith Lamb, J. Q Rye, F. G.
Fairfax, Csptain J. G. Locker-Lampson, Com. O. (Handsw'th) Salmon, Major I.
Falle, Sir Bertram G. Loder, J. de V. Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham)
Fermoy, Lord Long, Major Eric Samuel, Samuel (W'dsworth, Putney)
Fielden, F B. Lougher, Lewis Sanderson, Sir Frank
Ford, Sir P. J. Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere Sandon, Lord
Forestier-Walker, Sir L. Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard Harman Savery, S. S.
Foster, Sir Harry S. Lumley, L. R. Shepperson, E. W.
Fraser, Captain Ian MacAndrew, Major Charles Glen Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's Univ.,Bellst)
Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) Skelton, A. N.
Gates, Percy Macdonald, R. (Glasgow, Cathcart) Smith-Carington, Neville W.
Goff Sir Park Macintyre, Ian Smithers, Waldron
Gower, Sir Robert McLean, Major A. Southby, Commander A. R. J.
Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) Macmillan, Captain H. Spender-Clay, Colonel H.
Grattan-Doyte, Sir N. Macquisten, F. A. Stanley,. Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G.F.
Greaves-Lord, Sir Walter MacRobert, Alexander M. Storry-Deans, R.
Grenfell, Edward C. (City of London) Marriott, Sir J. A. R. Stott, Lieut.-Colonel W. H.
Griffith, F. Kingsley Meyer, Sir Frank Strauss, E. A.
Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark) Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)
Gunston, Captain D. W. Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) Styles, Captain H. W.
Hacking, Douglas H. Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. Sugden, Sir Wilfrid
Hamilton, Sir George Moore Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) Tasker, R Inigo.
Hammersley, S. S. Moore Sir Newton J. Templeton, W. P.
Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry Moreing, Captain A. H. Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, South)
Harrison, G. J. C. Morris, R. H. Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell
Harvey, G. (Lambeth, Kennington) Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive Titchfield, Major the Marquess of
Harvey, Major S. E (Devon, Totnes) Murchison, Sir Kenneth Wallace, Captain D. E.
Haslam, Henry C. Nail, Colonel Sir Joseph Ward, Lt.-Col.A.L. (Kingston-on-Hull)
Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. Neville, Sir Reginald J. Warner, Brigadier-General W. W.
Henderson, Capt. R.R. (Oxf'd,Henley) Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) Watson, Sir F. (Pudsey and Otley)
Henderson, Lieut.-Col. Sir Vivian Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle)
Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P. Nicholson, Col. Rt.Hn.W.G.(Ptrsl'ld.) Wayland, Sir William A.
Henn, Sir Sydney H. Nuttail, Ellis Wells, S. R.
Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J. Oakley, T. White, Lieut.-Col. Sir G. Dairymple.
Herbert, S. (York, N.R., Scar. & Wh'by) Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William Williams, A. M. (Cornvill, Northern)
Hilton, Cecil Owen, Major G. Wilson, Sir C. H. (Leeds, Central)
Hohler, Sir Gerald Fitzroy Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) Wilson, Sir Murrough (Yorks,Richm'd)
Hope, Capt. A. O. J. (Warw'k, Nun.) Perkins, Colonel E. K. Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Hope, Sir Harry (Fortar) Perring, Sir William George Withers, John James
Hopkins, J. W. W. Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) Womersley, W. J.
Hopkinson, A. (Lancaster, Mossley) Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley
Hore-Bellsha, Leslie Pilcher, G. Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L.
Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert S. Power, Sir John Cecil
Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney.N.) Price, Major C. W. M. TELLERS FOR THE AYES.
Hunter-Weston, Lt.-Gen. Sir Aylmer Raine, Sir Walter Captain Margesson and Sir Victor Warrender.
Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. Reld, Capt. Cunningham (Warrington)
Iveagh, Countess of Rentoul, G. S.
NOES.
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Hayes, John Henry Saklatvala, Shapurji
Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') Hirst, G. H. Scrymgeour, E.
Ammon, Charles George Hollins, A. Scurr, John
Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) John, William (Rhondda, West) Shepherd, Arthur Lewis
Barr, J. Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) Shield, G. W.
Batey, Joseph Kelly, W. T. Shiels, Dr. Drummond
Bellamy, A. Kennedy, T. Shinwell, E.
Benn, Wedgwood Kirkwood, D. Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe)
Bennett, William (Battersea, South) Lansbury, George Smith, Rennie (Penistone)
Broad, F. A. Lawrence, Susan Snell, Harry
Bromfield, William Lawson, John James Stephen, Campbell
Buchanan, G. Longbottom, A. W. Stewart, J. (St. Rollox)
Cape, Thomas Lowth, T. Sutton, J. E.
Charleton, H. C. Lunn, William Thomas. Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby)
Cluse, W. S. MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Aberavon) Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow)
Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. Mackinder, W. Tinker, John Joseph
Compton, Joseph MacLaren, Andrew Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline)
Cove, W. G. Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney
Day, Harry MacNeill-Weir, L. Welsh, J. C.
Dennison, R. Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) Wheatley, Rt. Hon. J.
Duncan, C. Montague, Frederick Whitelev, W.
Gillett, George M. Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) Wilkinson, Ellen C.
Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) Naylor, T. E. Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) Wilson, R. J. Narrow)
Grundy, T. W. Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. Windsor, Walter
Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) Potts, John S.
Hardle, George D. Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) TELLERS FOR THE NOES.
Hayday, Arthur Ritson, J. Mr. T. Henderson and Mr A. Barnes.

Question, "That the Clause he added to the Bill," put, and agreed to.