§ Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
§ LORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGHMy Lords, the object of this Bill is to assimilate the law in respect of baths and washhouses situated outside the metropolis to that of those which are situated within. During those months in the year when the baths are closed there is power, in the metropolis, to use them for public recreation. The proposal in this Bill is that this power should be given in connection with baths that are outside the metropolis, provided that a proper licence is obtained from the authorities in whose area the baths are situated.
§ Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2a."—(Lord Balfour of Burleigh.)
§ On Question, agreed to.
§ Read 2a [according to Order], and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next, and Standings 1449 Order No. XXXIX. to be considered in order to its being dispensed with.