§ Amendments reported (according to Order).
§ Clause 1 [Special Government contributions to housing expenses of certain rural district councils]:
§ LORD MARLEYMy Lords, there is a small Amendment to be made. It is a manuscript Amendment, copies of which I understand have been circulated. If they are not in the hands of all your Lordships, I am very sorry, but it is purely a drafting Amendment. If your Lordships will turn to page 2 of the Bill, you will see that in Clause 1 (3) the concluding words of paragraph (b) are "such persons as are mentioned in the preceding subsection." A subsection was put in during the discussion on the Bill and the words "preceding subsection" really mean the subsection before that. The Amendment I propose is that the paragraph should end with the words "mentioned in subsection (1) of this section." I hope that explanation will induce your Lordships to accept the Amendment at this stage.
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Amendment moved—
Clause 1, page 2, line 19, leave out ("the preceding ") and in line 21 at end add ("(1) of this section").—(Lord Marley.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD MARLEYStanding Order No. XXXIX having been suspended, I shall be very glad if I might take this Bill through the remaining stages. I beg to move that it be read a third time.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read 3a.—(Lord Marley.)
§ On Question, Bill read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.