§ VISCOUNT HAILSHAMMy Lords, I now beg to move, That the House, on its adjournment, do adjourn for business, other than Judicial Business, until the 7th February, except that if it appears to the satisfaction of the Lord Chancellor that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during such adjournment, the Lord Chancellor may give notice to the Peers that he is so satisfied, and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such Notice, and shall transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to that time. This is a form that has been recently used on more than one occasion where there is a possibility, but we hope not a probability, that circumstances might arise which would render an earlier meeting of the House necessary.
§ Moved to resolve, That the House on its adjournment, do adjourn for business, other than Judicial Business, until the 7th February, except that if it appears to the satisfaction of the Lord Chancellor that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during such adjournment, the Lord Chancellor may give notice to the Peers that he is so satisfied, and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such Notice, and shall transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to hat time.—(Viscount Hailsham.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to, and ordered accordingly.
543§ House adjourned during pleasure.
§ House resumed.