§ Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee read.
§ Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord Lee of Fare-ham.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ House in Committee accordingly.
§ [The EARL of DONOUGHMORE in the Chair.]
§ Clause 1:
§ Amendment of s. 53 of the, Naval Discipline Act.
§ 1. In paragraph (5) of section fifth-three of the Naval Discipline Act (which relates to the term of penal servitude which may be awarded) "three years" shall be substituted for "five years."
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (LORD LEE OF FAREHAM)I have a purely drafting Amendment on this clause, to correct a printer's error.
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Amendment moved—
Page 1, line 6, leave out ("(5)") and insert ("(4)").—(Lord Lee, of Fareham.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 1, as amended, agreed to.
§ Remaining clauses agreed to.