HL Deb 27 July 1908 vol 193 cc735-6

House in Committee (according to Order).

[Lord BALFOUR of BURLEIGH in the Chair.]

THE LORD CHANCELLOR (Lord LOREBURN)

My Lords, this Bill was before a Joint Committee of the two Houses, and we unanimously agreed to certain Amendments for the purpose of making the Bill purely consolidation. Those are the Amendments that I ask your Lordships to allow to be taken en bloc at this stage. There are certain other Amendments which I will refer to later at another stage of the Bill, but which do not concern us at present.

Moved, "That the Amendments agreed to by the Joint Committee be inserted."— (The Lord Chancellor.)

On Question, Amendments agreed to.

Standing Committee negatived. The Report of the Amendments to be received on Wednesday next.