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Amendment proposed—
Page 1, leave out from 'the' in line 14 to 'not' in line 15, and insert 'first advertisement of the notice required by this Act.'"—(Lord Harris.)
LORD HARRISMy Lords, this Amendment is consequential on your Lordships having accepted the new clause.
§ Question put.
§ Amendment agreed to.
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Amendment proposed—
Line 16, after 'than' insert 'one hundred electors or,' and after 'electors' insert 'whichever may be the less.'"—(Lord Harris.)
LORD HARRISMy Lords, under the Bill as it stood it provided that not less than one-twentieth in number of the electors would have to sign a request for a poll. It is obvious that in some of our largest boroughs the number covered by one-twentieth would be very large indeed, and the object of this Amendment is to define some reasonable number which would justify a poll. The Local Government Board have thought that 100 was about a fair average, taking all boroughs, but in order that small boroughs might not be put to serious inconvenience, the Amendment provides that in the smaller boroughs the number shall be one-twentieth—that is to say, in a borough of 2,000 it would be one-twentieth—and in a borough above that number, 100.
§ Question put.
§ Amendment agreed to.
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Question put—
That clause 3, as amended, stand part of the Bill.
§ Motion agreed to.