§ Lords Amendment: No. 11, in page 52, line 28, after "acquire" to insert "by agreement".
§ Mr. HoyI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
It has always been the Government's intention that under this Clause the Board should have power to acquire land only by agreement. Hon. Members opposite felt that this intention should be made explicit in the Bill and I undertook on Report to give favourable consideration to this proposal provided that there were no legal complications. I am glad to say that there were no such difficulties and I am happy to put forward this Amendment.
§ Question put and agreed to.