HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES (IRELAND) BILL.

HL Deb 11 June 1896 vol 41 c814

THE EARL OF RANFURLY moved that this Bill be read a Second time.

VISCOUNT CLIFDEN

asked whether the Bill had anything to do with that very mischievous and pauperising Act called the Labourers' (Ireland) Act.

THE EARL OF RANFURLY

said the object of the Bill was simply to remove certain doubts as to whether Town Commissioners had the power to work under the Housing of the Working Classes Act. It was nothing to do with the Labourers' Act.

VISCOUNT CLIFDEN

I am very glad to hear that.

Read 2^a (according to Order) and committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow.