Lords Sitting of 20 February 1890

Preamble
The Lord Saltoun—Took the Oath.

QUEEN'S SPEECH—HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS.
THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN (The EARL of LATHOM)reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address as follows:—
"My LORDS,
Your loyal and dutiful Address affords me much satisfaction. I gladly receive your assurances that you will take into careful consideration the measures which may be submitted to you; and I trust that, with your co-operation, they may form the basis of legislation which will effectually promote and increase the welfare and happiness of my faithful people."

QUEEN'S SPEECH—HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS.
  STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL.
  A Bill for further promoting the revision of the statute law by repealing enactments which are superfluous, or have ceased to be in force, or have become unnecessary—presented (The Lord Chancellor); read 1a. (No. 23.)
  LUNACY CONSOLIDATION BILL.
  A Bill to consolidate certain of the enactments respecting lunatics—presented (The Lord Chancellor) read 1a. (No. 24.)
  PARTNERSHIP BILL.
  A Bill to declare and amend the law of partnership—presented (The Lord Chancellor); read 1a. (No. 25.)

HARES PRESERVATION BILL. (No. 6.)
House in Committee (according to order.)
Clause 1 agreed to.
Clause 2.
LORD STANLEY OF ALDERLEY: My Lords, the effect of the Amendment which is down on the Notice Book in my name is to maintain the Ground Game Act in its entirety in respect of all nursery, allotment, market, and other private gardens. In other words, it excludes from the protection of this Bill, hares who are so ill-advised as to go into such gardens, instead of remaining in the fields. If this Amendment be passed
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by your Lordships it is probable that it will disarm the opposition of those persons who are greatly attached to the Ground Game Act, as well as the author of it, and, at the same time, meet the views of those who have petitioned the other House very numerously for a suspension of it during a certain time.
Amendment moved,
In page 1, line 22, after the word "conviction" to add the words "the provisions of this clause shall not apply in cases where a hare or leveret shall have been killed, wounded, or taken inside a nursery or other garden."—(The Lord Stanley of Alderley.)
Amendment agreed to.
Report thereof to be received Tomorrow: and Bill to be printed, as amended. (No. 26.)
House adjourned at a quarter before Five o'clock, till To-morrow, a quarter past Ten o'clock.