§ Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
LORD GREVILLE, in moving that the Bill be now read a second time, said, that in 1874, when the Act was passed, certain sums of money arising from a charitable fund were transferred to the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, who were ordered to grant loans out of it to counties for fishery purposes. These loans would only, however, be granted to eight counties being maritime counties, and he wished the Bill to be read a second time for the benefit of the counties of Roscommon and Tipperary, which were not maritime counties; and if the Bill were passed it would allow these sums of money to be utilized for works of utility in those two counties. Every possible security had been taken against wasteful expenditure of the money, which would be advanced only for a term of 35 years, when it would become repayable.
Moved,"That the Bill be now read 2a." —(The Lord Greville.)
LORD VENTRYsaid, he should not oppose the second reading; but he had many objections to the Bill. For instance, it failed to indicate any special 907 purposes for which the money was to be spent. It was also, in this and other respects, inconsistent with previous legislation on this subject. If he was not able to amend the Bill in these respects in Committee, he should move the rejection of the Bill at a later stage.
Motion agreed to; Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.