§ Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee read.
§ THE LORD CHANCELLOR (LORD HAILSHAM)My Lords, in moving that the House do resolve itself into Committee upon this Bill may I say that there is no opposition to it, as I told your Lordships when I moved the Second Beading, and no Amendment has been put down. Therefore I propose to ask your Lordships to permit the Bill to go through its remaining stages to-night.
§ Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ House in Committee accordingly: Bill reported without amendment.
396§ House. Without binding myself in any way I hope your Lordships will give the Bill a Second Reading.
§ On Question, Whether the word "now" shall stand part of the Motion,
§ Their Lordships divided:—Contents, 26; Not-Contents, 24.
395| CONTENTS. | ||
| Hailsham, L. (L. Chancellor.) | Plymouth, E. | Arnold, L. |
| Stanhope, E. | Askwith, L. | |
| Salisbury, M. (L. Privy Seal.) | Stradbroke, E. | Bledisloe, L. |
| Vane, E. (M. Londonderry.) | Clinton, L. [Teller.] | |
| Cranbrook, E. [Teller.] | Wicklow, E. | Dynevor, L. |
| De La Warr, E. | Gage, L. (V. Gage.) | |
| Leven and Melville, E. | Bertie of Thame, V. | Howard of Glossop, L. |
| Lucan, E. | FitzAlan of Derwent, V. | Mildmay of Flete, L. |
| Morton, E. | Hutchinson, V. (E. Donoughmore.) | St. John of Bletso, L. |
| Onslow, E. | Templemore, L. |
| NOT-CONTENTS. | ||
| Reading, M. | Clanwilliam, L. (E. Clanwilliam.) | Hay, L. (E. Kinnoull.) |
| Hemphill, L. | ||
| Buxton, E. | Clwyd, L. | Hindlip, L. |
| Chesterfield, E. | Dawnay, L. (V. Downe.) | Lawrence, L. |
| Strafford, E. | Elgin, L. (E. Elgin and Kincardine.) | Rathcreedan, L. |
| St. Levan, L. | ||
| Inchcape, V. | Erskine, L. | Sandhurst, L. |
| Faringdon, L. | Stanmore, L. | |
| Cawley, L. | Gainford, L. | Strachie, L. [Teller.] |
| Harris, L. [Teller.] | Wharton, L. |
On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ Then, Standing Order No. XXXIX having been suspended, Bill read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.