Lords Sitting of 3 March 1936

Preamble
The House met at a quarter past four of the clock, The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.

MESSAGE FROM THE KING.
THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY: My Lords, I have to convey to the House the following Message from the King:
"I have received your Address praying that the Government of India (Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas) Order, 1936, be made in the form of the Draft laid before Parliament on the 31st day of January last, subject to the Amendments approved by your Lordships' House. I will comply with your request."

REFRESHMENT ROOMS AND LAVATORIES.
Message from the Commons to acquaint the House that they have ordered that the Committee appointed by them do meet the Committee appointed by their Lordships to report upon the accommodation for refreshment rooms and lavatories in the Palace of Westminster, in the Chairman of Committee's Committee room on Thursday next, as proposed by this House.
MILK (EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) BILL.
Brought from the Commons; read 1a; and to be printed.
IMPERIAL CONTINENTAL GAS ASSOCIATION BILL. [H.L.]
Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.

SHOPS BILL. [H.L.]
Amendments reported (according to Order).
Clause 1:
Extension to lending libraries of the Shops Acts, 1912 to 1934.
1.—(1) For the purposes of the Shops Acts, 1912 to 1934, the expression "retail

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trade or business "shall include the lending for reward of books or periodicals; and accordingly subsection (1) of Section nineteen of the Shops Act, 1912, shall be amended by inserting after the words "or intoxicating liquors" the words "the lending for reward of books or periodicals."
(2) Subsection (2) of the said Section nineteen shall be amended by inserting after the words "from which no private profit is derived" the words following:—
"or to any libraries established under the provisions of the Public Libraries Acts, 1892 to 1919, or to any libraries provided for charitable or educational purposes from which no private profit is derived."
THE EARL OF LUCAN THE EARL OF LUCAN moved, in subsection (2), to leave out all words after the first "any" and insert "library at which the lending for reward of books or periodicals is not carried on for purposes of gain if no other retail trade or business is carried on at the same premises." The noble Earl said: My Lords, in the absence of my noble friend the Earl of Feversham, who is away on public duty, I beg to move the Amendment standing on the Paper in his name. It is purely a drafting Amendment which I understand the noble Earl in charge of the Bill is prepared to accept.
Amendment moved—
Page 1, line 1,6, leave out from ("any") to the end of the clause and insert ("library at which the lending for reward of books or periodicals is not carried on for purposes of gain if no other retail trade or business is carried on at the same premises").—(The Earl of Lucan.)
THE EARL OF IDDESLEIGH: My Lords, I am quite willing to accept this Amendment.
On Question, Amendment agreed to.

SOLICITORS BILL. [H.L.]
LORD WRIGHT: My Lords, I beg leave to introduce a Bill to amend the enactments relating to solicitors and for purposes connected therewith; and to move that it be read a first time.
Moved, That the Bill be now read 1a.—(Lord Wright.)
On Question, Bill read 1a, and to be printed.