§ Order of the Day for the Second Reading, read.
336THE EARL OF KIMBERLEYMy Lords, this is simply a Bill enabling the Bank of England to pay over a certain sum of money to the representatives of the Sultan of Zanzibar. The money cannot be paid over without this authority under the guarantee given by the Treasury. The Bill is merely for that purpose.
§ Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2a."—(The Earl of Kimberley.)
§ Motion agreed to; Bill read 2a accordingly, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow.