Lords Sitting of 5 March 1935

Preamble
The House met at a quarter past four of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR On the Woolsack.
The Earl St. Aldwyn—Sat first in Parliament after the death of his grandfather.
The Lord Brocket—Sat first in Parliament after the death of his father.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Message from the Commons to acquaint this House that they have appointed a Committee of three members to join with the Committee appointed by this House, as mentioned in their Lordships' Message of Tuesday last, to consider the Petition of the State of Western Australia for a Bill to effectuate the withdrawal of the people of Western Australia from the Federal Commonwealth of Australia, and to report whether the same is proper to be received; and that they have made the following Orders: That the Committee have leave to hear Counsel to such extent as they shall see fit, and have power to send for persons, papers and records; that two he the quorum; that the Petition of the people of the State o Western Australia, presented to the
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House on the 17th day of December last, be referred to the Committee; and that they do report upon the advisability of its reception by the House.

METROPOLITAN POLICE (BORROWING POWERS) BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a; and to be printed.
CLACTON-ON-SEA PIER BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a; and referred to the Examiners.

BOOTLE EXTENSION BILL. [H.L.]
THE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES (LORD STANMORE): My Lords, I beg to move the Motion which stands on the Paper in my name with reference to this Bill.
Moved, That Standing Order No. 105 be considered in order to its being dispensed with in respect of the said Bill, and that the Bill be now read 2a.—(Lord Stanmore.)
On Question, Motion agreed to, and Bill read 2a accordingly.

GLOUCESTER CORPORATION BILL. [H.L.]
LORD STANMORE: My Lords, I beg to move a similar Motion, which also

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stands on the Paper, with reference to the Gloucester Corporation Bill.
Moved, That Standing Order No. 105 be considered in order to its being dispensed with in respect of the said Bill, and that the Bill be now read 2a.—(Lord Stanmore.)
On Question, Motion agreed to, and Bill read 2a accordingly.

SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENTS ACT, 1932 (FARNHAM URBAN DISTRICT ORDER).
THE EARL OF FEVERSHAM: My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing on the Paper in my name, that the Order made to extend Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, to the urban district of Farnham be approved.
Moved, That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department under the Act, for extending Section 1 of that Act to the urban district of Farnham, and laid before this House on Tuesday last, be approved.—(The Earl of Feversham.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.

SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENTS ACT, 1932 (HARROW URBAN DISTRICT ORDER.).
THE EARL OF FEVERSHAM: My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing on the Paper in my name, that the Order to extend Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, to the urban district of Harrow be approved.
Moved, That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department under the Act, for extending Section 1 of that Act to the urban district of Harrow, and laid before this House on Tuesday last, be approved.—(The Earl of Feversham.)

MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRO- VISIONAL ORDER (LEICESTER AND WARWICK) BILL.
House in Committee (according to Order) on re-commitment of the Bill: Bill reported without amendment.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRO- VISIONAL ORDER (CUMBERLAND AND LANCASTER) BILL.
House in Committee (according to Order) on re-commitment of the Bill: Bill reported without amendment.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVI- SIONAL ORDER (GLOUCESTER AND WARWICK) BILL.
House in Committee (according to Order) on re-commitment of the Bill: Bill reported without amendment.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVI- SIONAL ORDER (HOLLAND AND KESTEVEN) BILL.
House in Committee (according to Order) on re-commitment of the Bill: Bill reported without amendment.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVI- SIONAL ORDER (HOLLAND AND LINDSEY) BILL.
House in Committee (according to Order) on re-commitment of the Bill: Bill reported without amendment.

HERRING INDUSTRY BILL.
Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee read.
Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal.)
On Question, Motion agreed to.
House in Committee accordingly:
[LORD STANMORE in the Chair.]
Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to.
Clause 3:
Particular purposes of scheme.
3. It is hereby declared, without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of the last foregoing section with respect to the provisions which may be contained in a scheme, that there may be thereby conferred on the Board powers for all or any of the following purposes, amongst others, that is to say—
(g) the regulation, by means of rules, of the manner and conditions in and subject to which sales may be conducted, of the charges by way of commission to be made by salesmen and exporters, of

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standards of curing and of kippering, and of methods of packing and transport;
(i) the purchase and sale as agents and" in special cases, as principals of herring, including—

(i) in connection with the regulation of sales with a view to meeting temporary or seasonal conditions detrimental to the industry, the imposition on curers of a duty to place their stocks of cured herring at the disposal of the Board with a view to the sale for export thereof by the Board as agents; and

THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOE WAR (LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL)THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOE WAR (LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL) moved, in paragraph (g), to leave out "and of kippering" and insert "kippering and processing ". The noble Lord said: On behalf of my noble friend Earl De La Warr, I beg to move the first Amendment on the Order Paper. This is little more than a drafting Amendment to bring this paragraph into line with paragraph (h). The paragraph enables the scheme to contain a power, by means of rules, to regulate the manner and conditions, and so on, under which herring can be cured and kippered for human consumption, and it seems advisable, if standards, etc., are to be applied for these two purposes, that the Board should also have the power of applying similar standards in respect of other methods of treating herring. I understand that various new methods of smoking herring are being developed, and it is only for that purpose that it is proposed to insert the words which appear on the Order Paper. I beg to move.
Amendment moved—
Page 6, line 5, leave out ("and of kippering") and insert ("kippering and 6
processing").—(Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal.)
On Question, Amendment agreed to.
LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL moved, in paragraph (i) (i), to leave out "curers of a duty to place their stocks of cured herring" and insert "holders of stocks of cured herring of a duty to place them." The noble Lord said: This Amendment is also just a little more than a drafting Amendment, the object being to widen the wording to include all persons who may have stocks of cured herring at their disposal. It may be that not only curers but other persons, such as exporters, might have stocks of cured herring in their possession, and it is therefore better to use the expression "holders of stocks of cured herring" instead of the word "curers." I beg to move.
Amendment moved—
Page 6, line leave out from ("on") to ("at") in line 20 and insert ("holders of stocks of cured herring of a duty to place them.").—(Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal.)
On Question, Amendment agreed to.
Clause 3, as amended, agreed to.
Remaining clauses agreed to.
Schedules agreed to.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (VISCOUNT HAILSHAM): My Lords, I may mention that there is no business on the Order Paper for to-morrow, and I suggest, therefore, that we adjourn until Thursday.
House adjourned at half past four o'clock.