§ Again considered in Committee.
§ [Captain BOURNE in the Chair.]
§
Postponed Proceeding resumed on Question proposed on consideration of Question,
That a sum, not exceeding £37,939,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the
§ year ending on the 31st day of March, 1934, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Post Office, including Telegraphs and Telephones."
§ It being after Ten of the Clock, the CHAIRMAN proceeded, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15, to put forthwith the Questions necessary to dispose of the Vote under consideration.
§ Question put, "That a sum, not exceeding £37,938,900, be granted for the said Service."
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 45; Noes, 316.
2361| Division No. 285.] | AYES | [10.20 p.m. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, South) | Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Mender, Geoffrey le M. |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | Groves, Thomas E. | Milner, Major James |
| Banfield, John William | Grundy, Thomas W. | Owen, Major Goronwy |
| Batey, Joseph | Hall, George H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Parkinson, John Allen |
| Bevan, Aneurin (Ebbw Vale) | Hicks, Ernest George | Price, Gabriel |
| Brown, C. W. E. (Notts., Mansfield) | Hirst, George Henry | Salter, Dr. Alfred |
| Cape, Thomas | John, William | Smith, Tom (Normanton) |
| Cocks, Frederick Seymour | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Thorp, Linton Theodore |
| Cove, William G. | Kirkwood, David | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Cripps, Sir Stafford | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George | Wallhead, Richard C. |
| Daggar, George | Lawson, John James | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Leonard, William | Williams, Edward John (Demote) |
| Debbie, William | Logan, David Gilbert | Williams, Thomas (York, Don Valley) |
| Edwards, Charles | Lunn, William | |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. Arthur | McEntee, Valentine L. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Grenfell, David Rees (Glamorgan) | Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) | Mr. G. Macdonald and Mr. D. |
| Graham. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Borodale, Viscount | Clayton, Sir Christopher |
| Adams, Samuel Vyvyan T. (Leeds, W.) | Boulton, W. W. | Cobb, Sir Cyril |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Com. P. G. | Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. |
| Albery, Irving James | Bower, Lieut.-Com. Robert Tatton | Colfox, Major William Philip |
| Allen, Sir J. Sandeman (Liverp'l, W.) | Bowyer, Capt. Sir George E. W. | Colman, N. C. D. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'k'nh'd.) | Braithwaite, J. G. (Hillsborough) | Conant, R. J. E. |
| Allen, William (Stoke-on-Trent) | Brass, Captain Sir William | Cooke, Douglas |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Briant, Frank | Copeland, Ida |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Briscoe, Capt. Richard George | Courthope, Colonel Sir George L. |
| Applin, Lieut.-Col. Reginald V. K. | Broadbent, Colonel John | Cowan, D. M. |
| Aske, Sir Robert William | Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Craddock, Sir Reginald Henry |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Brown, Col. D. C. (N'th'l'd., Hexham) | Cranborne, Viscount |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Brown.Brig -G en. H. C.(Berks., Newb'y) | Crooke, J. Smedley |
| Baldwin-Webb, Colonel J. | Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T | Crookshank, Col. C de Windt (Bootie) |
| Balfour, George (Hampstead) | Burgin, Dr. Edward Leslie | Crookshank, Capt. H. C. (Gainsb'ro) |
| Balfour, Capt. Harold (I. of Thanet) | Burnett, John George | Cross, R. H. |
| Balniel, Lord | Butt, Sir Alfred | Crossley, A. C. |
| Banks, Sir Reginald Mitchell | Caine, G. R. Hall- | Cruddas, Lieut.-Colonel Bernard |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Campbell, Sir Edward Taswell (Brmly) | Curry, A. C. |
| Barrie, Sir Charles Coupar | Campbell-Johnston, Malcolm | Daikeith, Earl of |
| Beauchamp, Sir Brograve Campbell | Caporn, Arthur Cecil | Davidson, Rt. Hon. J. C. C. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R.E.B. (Portsm'th,C.) | Carver, Major William H. | Davies, Maj. Geo. F.(Somerset,Yeovll) |
| Belt, Sir Alfred L. | Cassels, James Dale | Davison, Sir William Henry |
| Berm, Sir Arthur Shirley | Castlereagh, Viscount | Dawson, Sir Philip |
| Bennett, Capt. Sir Ernest Nathaniel | Cayzer, Maj. Sir H. R. (Prtsmth., S.) | Dicke, John P. |
| Bernays, Robert | Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Donner, P. W. |
| Bevan, Stuart James (Holborn) | Chapman, Sir Samuel (Edinburgh, S.) | Doran, Edward |
| Birchen, Major Sir John Dearman | Clarke, Frank | Dower, Captain A. V. G. |
| Blindell, James | Clarry, Reginald George | Drewe, Cedric |
| Dugdale, Captain Thomas Lionel | Lewis, Oswald | Ross, Ronald D. |
| Duggan, Hubert John | Liddall, Walter S. | Ross Taylor, Walter (Woodbridge) |
| Duncan,James A. L. (Kensington, N.) | Lindsay, Noel Ker | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel E. A. |
| Eastwood, John Francis | Lister, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Cunliffe- | Runge, Norah Cecil |
| Eden, Robert Anthony | Lloyd, Geoffrey | Russell, Albert (Kirkcaldy) |
| Eimley, Viscount | Locker-Lampoon, Rt. H n. G. (Wd. G'n) | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Emmott, Charles E. G. C. | Lockwood, John C. (Hackney, C.) | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Loder, Captain J. de Vera | Rutherford, Sir John Hugo (Liverp'l) |
| Erskine, Lord (Weston-super-Mare) | Lumley, Captain Lawrence R. | Salmon, Sir Isidore |
| Evans. Capt. Arthur (Cardiff, S.) | Lyons, Abraham Montagu | Salt, Edward W. |
| Evans, David Owen (Cardigan) | Mabane, William | Sandeman, Sir A. N. Stewart |
| Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univ.) | MacAndrew, Lt.-Col C. G. (Partick) | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip A. G. D. |
| Falle, Sir Bertram G. | MacAndrew, Capt. J. O. (Ayr) | Savery, Samuel Servington |
| Fielden, Edward Brocklehurst | McCorquodale, M. S. | Scone, Lord |
| Fleming, Edward Lascelles | MacDonald, Malcolm (Bassetlaw) | Shaw, Helen B. (Lanark, Bothwell) |
| Fox, Sir Gifford | Macdonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) | Shaw, Captain William T. (Forfar) |
| Fraser, Captain Ian | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) | Shepperson, Sir Ernest W. |
| Fremantle, Sir Francis | McEwen, Captain J. H. F. | Simmonds, Oliver Edwin |
| Fuller, Captain A. G. | McKie, John Hamilton | Smiles, Lieut.-Col. Sir Walter D. |
| Galbraith, James Francis Wallace | Maclay, Hon. Joseph Paton | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Ganzoni, Sir John | McLean, Dr. W. H. (Tradeston) | Smith, Sir J. Walker-(Barrow-In-F.) |
| Gauit, Lieut.-Col. A. Hamilton | Magnay, Thomas | Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'cflne, C.) |
| Gillett, Sir George Masterman | Maitland, Adam | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John | Makins, Brigadier-General Ernest | Smithers. Waldron |
| Gluckstein, Louis Halle | Mallalieu, Edward Lancelot | Somervell, Donald Bradley |
| Goff, Sir Park | Manningham-Buller, Lt.-Col, Sir M. | Somerville, Annesley A. (Windsor) |
| Goidle, Noel B. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Somerville, D. G. (Willesden, East) |
| Goodman, Colonel Albert W. | Marsden, Commander Arthur | Soper, Richard |
| Gower, Sir Robert | Martin, Thomas B. | Sotheron-Estcourt, Captain T. E. |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir Nicholas | Mayhew, Lieut.-Colonel John | Southby, Commander Archibald R. J. |
| Grenfell, E. C. (City of London) | Merriman, Sir F. Boyd | Spears, Brigadier-General Edward L. |
| Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Spencer, Captain Richard A. |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (Middlesbro',W). | Mitchell, Harold P.(Br'tt'd & Chisw'k) | Spans, William Patrick |
| Grimston, R. V. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Stanley, Lord (Lancaster, Fylde) |
| Guest, Capt. Rt. Hon. F. E. | Molson, A. Hugh Eisdale | Stanley, Hon. 0. F. G. (Westmorland) |
| Guinness, Thomas L. E. B. | Monsell, Rt. Hon. Sir B. Eyres | Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur |
| Guy, J. C. Morrison | Moore, Lt.-Col. Thomas C. R. (Ayr) | Stevenson, James |
| Hacking. Rt. Hon. Douglas H. | Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Hales, Harold K. | Moreing, Adrian C. | Storey, Samuel |
| Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford) | Morris. Owen Temple (Cardiff, E.) | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Hamilton, Sir R. W.(Orkney & Zetl'nd) | Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. (Denbigh) | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Hammersley, Samuel S. | Morrison, William Shepherd | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray F. |
| Hanbury, Cecil | Moss, Captain H. J. | Sugden, Sir Wilfrid Hart |
| Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Munro, Patrick | Tate, Mavis Constance |
| Harris, Sir Percy | Nail, Sir Joseph | Thompson, Luke |
| Hartington, Marquess of | Nail-Cain, Hon. Ronald | Thomson, Sir Frederick Charles |
| Harvey, George (Lambeth,Kenningt'n) | Nation, Brigadier-General J. J. H. | Thorp, Linton Theodore |
| Haslam, Sir John (Bolton) | Normand, Wilfrid Guild | Todd, Capt. A. J. K. (B'wick-on-T.) |
| Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Cuthbert M. | North, Edward T. | Todd, A. L. S. (Kingswinford) |
| Hellgers, Captain F. F. A. | Nunn, William | Touche, Gordon Cosmo |
| Herbert, Capt. S. (Abbey Division) | O'Connor, Terence James | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Hills, Major Rt. Hon. John Waller | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Turton, Robert Hugh |
| Holdsworth, Herbert | Patrick, Colin M. | Wallace, Captain D. E. (Hornsey) |
| Hore-Belisha, Leslie | Pearson, William G. | Wallace, John (Dunfermline) |
| Hornby, Frank | Peat, Charles U. | Ward, LL-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Horobin, Ian M. | Penny, Sir George | Ward, Irene Mary Bewick (Wallsend) |
| Horsbrugh, Florence | Perkins. Walter R. D. | Ward, Sarah Adelaide (Cannock) |
| Howitt, Dr. Alfred B. | Petherick, M. | Warrender, Sir Victor A. G. |
| Hudson, Robert Spear (Southport) | Pickford, Hon. Mary Ada | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| Hume, Sir George Hopwood | Powell. Lieut.-Col. Evelyn G. H. | Watt, Captain George Steven H. |
| Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas W. H. | Pownall, Sir Assheton | Wells, Sydney Richard |
| Jackson, Sir Henry (Wandsworth, C.) | Raikes, Henry V. A. M. | Weymouth, Viscount |
| James, Wing-Com. A. W. H. | Ramsay, Capt. A. H. M. (Midlothian) | White, Henry Graham |
| Jamleson, Douglas | Ramsay. T. B. W. (Western Isles) | Whiteside, Borras Noel H. |
| Janner, Barnett | Ramsbotham, Herwaid | Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) |
| Joel, Dudley J. Barnetto | Ramsden, Sir Eugene | Williams, Herbert G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Jones, Sir G. W. H. (Stoke New'gton) | Rathbone, Eleanor | Wills, Wilfrid D. |
| Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth) | Ray, Sir William | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir Arnold (Hertf'd) |
| Jones, Lewis (Swansea, West) | Rea, Walter Russell | Wilson, Clyde T. (West Toxteth) |
| Kerr, Lieut.-Col. Charles (Montrose) | Reed, Arthur C. (Exeter) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Kimball, Lawrence | Reid, Capt. A. Cunningham- | Wise, Alfred R. |
| Knox, Sir Alfred | Reid. James S. C. (Stirling) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir H. Kingsley |
| Lamb, Sir Joseph Quinton | Remer. John R. | Wood, Sir Murdoch McKenzie (Banff) |
| Law, Sir Alfred | Rentoul, Sir Gervais S. | |
| Leckie, J. A. | Rhys, Hon. Charles Arthur U. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Lees-Jones, John | Robinson, John Roland | Captain Austin Hudson and Mr. |
| Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Ropner, Colonel L. | Womersley, |
| Levy, Thomas | Rosbotham, Sir Thomas |
Original Question put, and agreed to.
§ The CHAIRMAN then proceeded, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15, to put severally the Questions, That the
2362§ total amounts of the Votes outstanding in the several Classes of the Civil Estimates, including a Supplementary Estimate, and the total amounts of the Votes 2363 outstanding in, the Estimates for the Revenue Departments, the Navy, Army, and Air, be granted for the Services defined in, those Classes and Estimates.