§ Order of the Day for the Third Reading, read.
§ Moved, "That the Bill be now read 3a"
§ THE PRIME MINISTER AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (The Marquess of SALISBURY)asked that the reading should be put off till to-morrow, because the Government wished to introduce an Amendment.
LORD ELLENBOROUGHsaid, he took the opportunity oil protesting against legislation of this kind. Was it thought it would influence agricultural labourers? If so, he believed a 1124 great mistake was made; and as for the landlords, they had bettor give up at once the fee simple of the allotments rather than encounter the great litigation which would ensue, and which would cost double or treble the value of the fee simple.
§ Third Reading put of till To-morrow.