§ Part I of this Act shall continue in force until the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and thirty-three, and no longer, unless Parliament otherwise determines.—[Mr. W. Graham.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERWe must be grateful for small mercies. We do not propose to divide on this new Clause.
Sir H. SAMUELIn reference to the new Clause which the right hon. Gentleman has moved—[HON. MEMBERS: "Hear, hear!"] I take it that this demonstration on the part of hon. Members above the Gangway is an acknowledgement of the fact that the new Clause is being inserted in accordance with a request put forward from these Benches on the Second Reading, and that hon. Members are taking this opportunity of expressing their gratitude. I should like to express my own gratitude to the right hon. Gentleman for this Clause and it is to be hoped that during the period of two or three years that will elapse before these schemes come to an end, the amalgamation provisions will have time to take full effect. I trust that those provisions will be accepted by hon. Members with equal enthusiasm.
§ Clause read a Second time, and added to the Bill.