§ Dr. BURGINI beg to move, in page 8, line 25, to leave out "one mile," and to insert "two miles."
During the discussions in Committee the question as to how far an inspector ought to have power to require a vehicle to be moved to a weighbridge came up for consideration. There were some hon. Members who pointed out that in some parts of the country weighbridges were few and far between, and others who pointed out that if there was a requirement that a vehicle should he moved a long way and it was then found that the weight was correct after all, the owner of the vehicle would suffer a good deal of loss. It was also pointed out that any distance was arbitrary. You could draw a circle round a main line station and a haulier living outside might say that he was outside the particular mileage and that he was all right as long as he did not come within the blue line. All these considerations have to be taken into con sideration by administrators. I think that the limit of one mile might be too small, and while any limit is arbitrary, two miles will make the distance twice as good as one mile.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ The remaining Orders were read, and postponed.
§ It being after Half-past Eleven of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER adjourned the. House, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.
§ Adjourned at Nineteen Minutes before Twelve o'Clock.