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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for Orpington in the room of William Donald Massey Sumner, esquire, O.B.E., appointed a Judge of County Courts.
§ Mr. LiptonI do not think this Motion should be allowed to go through without a strong word of criticism about the action of the Government in delaying this by-election. Matters have reached such a pitch—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. If it is desired to oppose the Motion, I must put it off till half-past Three.
§ Mr. LiptonI beg to give notice of my intention to oppose the Motion at half-past Three.
§ Mr. Emrys HughesIs it in order to ask a question about it?
§ Mr. SpeakerPerhaps, at half-past Three; I do not know the nature of the question.
§ Motion, by leave, withdrawn.