SECOND READING.

HL Deb 23 July 1891 vol 356 c61

Order of the Day for the Third Reading, read.

*LORD DENMAN

My Lords, I have an Amendment to propose on the Third Reading of this Bill. It passed through the former stage before I could propose my Amendment. It is that after Clause 20 there may be a new clause inserted preventing the compulsory purchase of land until after a certain part of the line in the district has been completed.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR

Has the noble Lord given notice of the Amendment?

*LORD DENMAN

I have not been able to do so since the Report.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR

I must remind the noble Lord that it is out of order to move an Amendment of which notice has not been given after Third Reading.

*LORD DENMAN

Well, my Lords, I can only say I hope this Bill, which affects the most beautiful part of Derbyshire will not be proceeded with. There is an enormous amount of capital involved in it, and my Amendment is that no compulsory powers for the purchase of land should be exercised until the portion of the works I mention has been carried out.

Bill read 3^a, and passed.