§ House in Committee (according to Order).
§ The Earl of ONSLOW in the Chair.
§ Clause 1.
§ THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (The Marquess of LONDONDERRY):My Lords, I have, on behalf of the Government, to move several Amendments in Clause 1 of this Bill. They are of a purely drafting character, and are merely put down to give effect to an Amendment which was carried through the other House by Major Griffith Boscawen. That Amendment provided that for the purpose of determining extraordinary expenses for repairing a road there should be a comparison with the average cost of maintaining the particular road damaged, and not with that of the whole of the roads in the area. The Irish Government in the other House accepted this Amendment, but they realise that it would be ineffective if the Amendments standing in my name are not agreed to. I therefore beg to move the Amendments.
On Question, drafting Amendments agreed to.
Remaining clauses agreed to.
The Report of Amendments to be received on Thursday next.