§ Again considered in Committee.
§ Original Question again proposed.
1116§ this is a rare procedure and that, for that reason, we are to produce a result which pleases no one and produces a rather farcical situation?
§ It seems almost impossible to believe that the Private Bill Committee, if given an opportunity to find a suitable better solution to the problem, perhaps by revised wording, will not be able to do so. At any rate, it is worth while allowing it to try to escape from the rather ridiculous position which now obtains.
§ Question put, That "now considered" stand part of the Question:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 39, Noes 22.
1115| Division No. 218.] | AYES | [11.6 p.m. |
| Barlow, Sir John | Elliott, R.W. (Nwcastle-upon-Tyne, N.) | Maginnis, John E. |
| Batsford, Brian | Gilmour, Sir John | Mathew, Robert (Honiton) |
| Biffen, John | Glover, Sir Douglas | More, Jasper (Ludlow) |
| Bingham, R. M. | Goodhew, Victor | Pitt, Miss Edith |
| Box, Donald | Hastings, Stephen | Prior, J. M. L. |
| Bullard, Denys | Hill, J. E. B. (S. Norfolk) | Russell, Ronald |
| Campbell, Gordon (Moray & Nairn) | Hornsby-Smith, Rt. Hon. Dame P. | Sharples, Richard |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Howard, Hon. G. R. (St. Ives) | Studholme, Sir Henry |
| Clark, William (Nottingham, S.) | Hughes-Young, Michael | Thornton-Kemsley, Sir Colin |
| Cleaver Leonard | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Cooke, Robert | King, Dr. Horace | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Corfield, F. V. | Lilley, F. J. P. | |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. C. | McInnes, James | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | McLaren, Martin | Mr Carol Johnson and |
| Sir Godfrey Nicholson. |
| NOES | ||
| Brown, Alan (Tottenham) | Howell, Charles A. (Perry Barr) | Redhead, E. C. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) | Howell, Denis (Small Heath) | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas |
| Cliffe, Michael | Kershaw, Anthony | Roots, William |
| Delargy, Hugh | Lever, L. M. (Ardwick) | Shaw, M. |
| Finlay, Graeme | Mawby, Ray | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Fraser, Ian (Plymouth, Sutton) | Parker, John | Thornton, Ernest |
| Grant-Ferris, Wg. Cdr. R. | Pearson, Frank (Clitheroe) | |
| Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.) | Prentice, R. E. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Mr. Oram and Mr. Elwyn Jones. |
§ Mr. Ray Mawby (Totnes) rose——
§ It being after Ten o'clock, The CHAIRMAN left the Chair to report Progress and ask leave to sit again.
§ Committee report Progress; to sit again Tomorrow.