HL Deb 29 July 1919 vol 35 cc1143-4

Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee, read.

Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord Weardale.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.

House in Committee accordingly.

[THE EARL OF KINTORE in the Chair.]

Clause 1:

Right of workmen to check weights in certain industries.

1.—(1) The workmen engaged in any industry to which this Act applies and paid according to the weight of material produced, handled, or gotten by them shall, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, have a right to check the weighing of the material or to test the accuracy of the estimated weight of the material in manner provided by this Act or by regulations made thereunder.

(2) The industries to which this Act applies are—

  1. (a) The production or manufacture of iron or steel, including any process of founding, converting, casting, rolling, or otherwise finishing iron or steel;
  2. (b) The loading or unloading of goods into and from vessels;
  3. (c) The getting of chalk or limestone from quarries;
  4. (d) The manufacture of cement and lime;
  5. (e) Any other industry to which the provisions of this Act may be extended by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

LORD WEARDALE moved, in subsection (2) (b), after "goods," to insert "whether as cargo or stores." The noble Lord said: This is a very small Amendment, and is assented to, I understand, by the Home Office on behalf of the Government.

Amendment moved— Clause 1, page 1, line 16, after ("goods") insert ("whether as cargo or stores").—(Lord Weardale.)

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

Clause 1, as amended, agreed to.

Remaining clauses agreed to.