§ Message from the Commons, That they have come to the following resolution to which they desire the concurrence of this House, viz.:—
§ "That it is expedient that a Select Committee of five Members of their House be appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords to consider the various charitable agencies now in operation, and the funds available for relieving widows and orphans of soldiers and sailors, with a view to insuring that the funds subscribed by local and private benevolence are applied to the best advantage in supplementing a scheme of Government Pensions for widows and orphans of soldiers and sailors who have lost their lives in war."
§ The said Message to be taken into consideration on Friday next.