§ "Any question of difference between the landlord and the tenant of a holding which, under the principal Act or this Act, or under the lease is referred to arbitration may, if the landlord and the tenant so agree, in lieu of being determined in pursuance of subsection (1) of section sixteen of the principal Act, be determined by the 2305 Land Court, and the Land Court shall, on the joint application of the landlord and the tenant, determine such question or difference accordingly."—[Mr. Johnston.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Mr. JOHNSTONI beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
This new Clause is also an agreed Clause, after considerable discussion in Committee.
§ Sir F. THOMSONThe proposed new Clause is a reasonable improvement in the law. No doubt in many cases arbitrations are very expensive, and it is reasonable where a landlord and tenant agree that, instead of its being necessary for them to go to arbitration, they should be able to go to the Land Court.
§ Clause added to the Bill.