§ Order of the Day for the Second Reading, read.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND (The Marquess of LOTHIAN)I do not propose to detain your Lordships at any length upon this Bill. It is a Bill containing a considerable number of clauses—52 I think—but they deal entirely with matters of detail. I will just state that the object of this. Bill is to extend to Municipal, School Board, and County Council elections for Scotland the provisions in force with regard to Parliamentary elections, and also to bring the law of Scotland into harmony with the law of England in that respect. I think your Lordships will agree that it is very desirable that object should be carried out, and this Bill proposes simply to do what I have stated.
§ Bill read 2a (according to order), and committed to the Standing Committee for Bills relating to Law, &c.