Motion and Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause ("Repeal of section fourteen of principal Act")-(Mr. George Balfour),-brought up, and read the first time as follows: "Section fourteen of the principal Act, the marginal note of which is Special provisions as to power companies,' is hereby repealed.' Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause be read a second time.' Motion and Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause ("Expenses of London County Council ")— (Mr. Kiley),-brought up, and read the first and second time, and added to the Bill. Schedule. Amendment proposed, in page 17, line 24, after the word "shall," to insert the words "be such as to provide (after paying all proper expenses of and in connection with the working, managing and maintenance of the undertaking, and making good depreciation or sinking fund charges, and paying all other costs, charges and expenses (if any) properly chargeable to revenue) a reasonable return on the capital invested in the undertaking, and shall"-(Mr. Hannon).-Question proposed, "That those words be there inserted." Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Schedule, agreed to. Ordered To Report the Bill, as amended, to the House. Printed under the authority of HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE FROM STANDING COMMITTEE B ON THE Empire Settlement Bill WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE. Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, LONDON: HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. 37, PETER STREET, MANCHESTER; 1, ST. ANDREW'S CRESCENT, CARDIFF; 23, FORTH STREET, EDINBURGH ; OR FROM EASON & SON, LTD., 40 & 41, LOWER SACKVILLE STREET, DUBLIN. STANDING COMMITTEE B. EMPIRE SETTLEMENT BILL.-Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee on the 26th April, and allocated by Mr. Speaker to the Committee on the 27th April. REPORT. STANDING COMMITTEE B, to whom the EMPIRE SETTLEMENT BILL was referred;-Have gone through the Bill and made Amendments thereunto. Clause 1. EMPIRE SETTLEMENT BILL. Resolution of the House (4th May) read as follows:- "That it is expedient to provide for the payment, out of moneys provided by Parliament, of any expenses of the Secretary of State under any Act of the present Session to make better provision for furthering British settlement in His Majesty's Oversea Dominions, so however that the aggregate amount expended by the Secretary of State under any scheme or schemes under any such Act shall not exceed one million five hundred thousand pounds in the current financial year or three million pounds in any subsequent financial year, exclusive of the amount of any sums received by way of interest on or repayment of advances previously made." Amendment made, in page 1, line 8, by leaving out the word "approved," and inserting the words "public authorities or public or "-(Mr. Amery),-instead thereof. Another Amendment proposed, in page 1, line 8, to leave out the word "private," and insert the words " public utility "-(Colonel Wedgwood),-instead thereof.-Question put, "That the word 'private' stand part of the Clause.”The Committee divided: Ayes, 23. Sir Burton Chadwick Sir Clement Kinloch-Cooke Sir Newton Moore Mr. Gideon Murray Mr. Pennefather |