§ Returned from the Commons, with the Lords Amendment agreed to, subject to the insertion of the words "or the Lands Improvement Company's Acts, 1853 to 1920," after the words "Improvement of Land Act, 1864," in paragraph (a) of subsection 4 of the new clause.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAL)My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons Amendment be now considered.
§ Moved, That the Commons Amendment be now considered.—(Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYALMy Lords, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Commons in their Amendment. Perhaps I ought to explain to your Lordships that this is more or less of a drafting character. It was agreed at the Conference on May 26, at which the lines of the new clause were settled, that the priority of rentcharges in favour of the Lands Improvement Company should be conserved. The new clause as inserted in the Bill by the House of Lords conserves the priority of rentcharges made under the Improvement of Land Act, 1864. But there are also rentcharges in favour of the company made under the Company's Private Acts. The effect of the words inserted in the Commons is to conserve the priority of rentcharges under these Private Acts also.
§ Moved, That this House doth agree with the Commons in the said Amendment.—(Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.