§ Order of the day for the Second Reading read.
§ THE EARL OF GRANARDMy Lords, this is purely a Consolidation Bill, which, with the exception of certain Acts that have since been added, was submitted to a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament in 1896. I trust your Lordships will give the Bill a Second Reading.
§ Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2a."—(The Earl of Granard.)
§ On Question, Bill read 2a, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday next.