§ House in Committee (according to Order).
§ Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to.
§ Clause 3:—
§ Drafting Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 3, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 4:—
§ Drafting Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 4, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clauses 5 and 6 agreed to.
§ Clause 7:—
§ THE LORD PRIVY SEAL (The Marquess of SALISBURY) explained that this clause enabled a limited number of trustees to sign documents on behalf of the whole body. As the clause was at present drawn, two trustees were held to be sufficient, but it had been thought by many persons that greater security would be given if "four" were inserted instead of "two." He therefore moved this.
§ Amendment moved—
"In page 4, line 3, to leave out the word 'two' and insert the word 'four.'"—(The Marquess of Salisbury.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 7, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 8 agreed to.
§ Clause 9:—
§ Drafting Amendments agreed to.
§ Clause 9, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clauses 10 and 11 agreed to.
§ Clause 12:—
680§ THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY said that the object of this Amendment was to include India within the purview of the Bill.
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Amendment moved—
In page 5, line 24, to leave out the words foreign or colonial,' and in line 25, after the word 'authority' to insert the words 'in any British Possession or foreign country.'"—(The Marquess of Salisbury.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Drafting Amendments agreed to.
§ Clause 12, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 13 agreed to.
§ Clause 14:—
§ Drafting Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 14. as amended, agreed to.
§ Remaining Clauses agreed to; and Bill reported with Amendments to the House.
§ The Report of Amendments to be received To-morrow, and Bill to be printed as amended. (No. 155.)