§
Resolution reported,
That it is expedient that persons holding any of the offices to which this Resolution applies should in lieu of holding office for a term of years, hold office during His Majesty's pleasure or during good behaviour, subject to any provision which may be made by any Act of the present Session for giving effect to this Resolution as to age of retirement or as to removal for misbehaviour or inability and to any provisions for vacation of or removal from office before the expiration of the term thereof to which such persons are now subject, and accordingly that the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1935, should apply to such persons with such modifications as may be specified in any such Act as foresaid, and that any expenses arising from the application of the Superannuation Acts to the President of the
§ Railway Rates Tribunal should be defrayed as expenses of that Tribunal.
§ The offices to which this Resolution applies are those of—
- (i) Chairman of Traffic Commissioners under the Road Traffic Act, 1930;
- (ii) Traffic Commissioner under that Act for the Metropolitan traffic area;
- (iii) Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal established by Section fifteen of the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933; and
- (iv) President of the Railway Rates Tribunal."
§
Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Question [4th February]:
That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution.
§ Question put.
§ The House divided: Ayes, 142; Noes, 54.
185| Division No. 72.] | AYES. | [11.36 p.m. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Ganzoni, Sir J. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'kn'hd) | Gridls,, Sir A. B. | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Grimston, R. V. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Assheton, R. | Gritten, W. G. Howard | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Guest, Maj. Hon.O. (C'mb'rw'll, N.W.) | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Hannah, I. C. | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Holmes, J. S. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Rowlands, G. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Hopkinson, A. | Russell, A. West (Tynemouth) |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Salt, E. W. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Hunter, T. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Selley, H. R. |
| Bull, B. B. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Butler, R. A. | Leech, Dr. J. W. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Levy, T. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Cary, R. A. | Lloyd, G. W. | Somerset, T. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Loftus, P. C. | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Spens, W. P. |
| Channon, H. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Stanley, Rt. Han. Lord (Fylde) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Storey, S. |
| Clarke, Lt.-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | McKie, J. H. | Strickland, Captain W. F |
| Colfox, Major W. P. | Magnay, T. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon H. D. R. | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W |
| Craven-Ellis, W. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Touche, G. C. |
| Crooke, J. S. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Turton, R. H. |
| Cross, R. H. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. T. C. R. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. | Moreing, A. C. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Duckworth, G. A. V. (Salop) | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Duggan, H. J. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Wise, A. R. |
| Dunne, P. R. R. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Palmer, G. E. H. | Wright, Squadron-Leader J. A. C. |
| Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Peake, O. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Penny, Sir G. | |
| Everard, W. L. | Petherick, M. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Foot, D. M. | Pilkington, R. | Sir George Davies and Mr. James |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Stuart. |
| Furness, S. N. | Procter, Major H. A. | |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Bromfield, W. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Benson, G. | Cape, T. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Broad, F. A | Chater, D. |
| Ede, J. C. | Leslie, J. R. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Logan, D. G. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Gallacher, W. | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Gibbins, J. | Mainwaring, W. H. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Marshall, F. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Messer, F. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Parker, J. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Potts, J. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Price, M. P. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Hollins, A. | Pritt, D. N. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Jagger, J. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Ridley, G. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Kelly, W. T. | Ritson, J. | |
| Lathan, G. | Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Brom.) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Lawson, J. J. | Rowson, G. | Mr. Groves and Mr. Mathers. |
Resolution agreed to.
§ Bill ordered to be brought in upon the said Resolution by Mr. Hore-Belisha, Lieut.-Colonel Colville and Captain Austin Hudson.