§ THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (THE EARL OF BALFOUR)My Lords, I have a Message to Parliament signed by the King's own hand. The Message is as follows:—
The continued cessation of work in coal mines on the 20th day of November, 1926, having constituted in the opinion of His Majesty a state of emergency within the meaning of the Emergency Powers Act, 1920, His Majesty has deemed it proper, by Proclamation made in pursuance of the said Act, and dated the 20th of November, 1926, to declare that a state of emergency exists.I suggest to your Lordships that it might be proper that I should put this down for consideration and discussion on Thursday next.