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Question proposed, That those words be there inserted."

Proposed words amended, in line 5, by leaving out the words "at the time," and inserting the words "on the day"-(Sir Charles Oman),-instead thereof,—and, as amended, there inserted in the Clause.

Another Amendment made, in page 4, line 3, by leaving out sub-section (5)-(Mr. Solicitor-General).

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 5 and 6, agreed to.

Clause 7.

Amendment made, in page 4, line 34, by leaving out sub-section (3), and inserting the words:

"(3) The provisions of this Act, other than section one hereof, shall extend only to England and Wales " -(Mr. Solicitor-General),—instead thereof.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

New Clause ("Provisions as to persons legitimated by extraneous law ")-(Mr. Solicitor-General),-brought up, and read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause ("Right to take proceedings ")-(Captain Bowyer),-brought up, and read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Ordered: To Report the Bill, as amended, to the House.

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STANDING COMMITTEE A.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES (EMERGENCY PROVISIONS) BILL -Read a second time, and committed to a Standing Committee on the 26th March, and allocated by Mr. Speaker to the Committee on the 27th March.

*Chadwick, Sir Burton
*Chamberlain, Mr. Neville
Croft, Lieut.-Colonel Page
Davies, Mr. Alfred T.
Davies, Mr. Rhys
Doyle, Mr. Grattan

Edwards, Mr.

Evans, Mr.

*Elliot, Captain

Fermor-Hesketh, Mr.

Fildes, Mr.

Foot, Mr.

Ford, Mr.

Gardiner, Mr.

Graham, Mr. Duncan

Gray, Mr. Frank
Groves, Mr.

Grundy, Mr.

Guthrie, Mr.

Halstead, Major

Hamilton, Sir George

Hannon, Mr.

Harbord, Mr.

Harrison, Mr.

Hill, Mr.

Holbrook, Colonel Sir A.

Hood, Sir Joseph

Hunter-Weston, Lt.-Gen. Sir A.

Lamb, Mr.

*Lansbury, Mr.

Lorden, Mr.

McEntee, Mr.

Millar, Mr.

Milne, Mr.

Mitchell, Sir William Lane

Molloy, Major

Molson, Major

Morgan, Mr. Watts

*Murray, Mr. Robert
Newman, Sir Robert
Paget, Major Guy
*Pattinson, Mr. Samuel
Pennefather, Mr.
Perkins, Colonel
Pringle, Mr.
Privett, Mr.

Raeburn, Sir William
Roberts, Mr. Samuel
Robertson, Mr. John
*Solicitor-General for

Scoltand, Mr.

Somerville, Mr. Annesley

Stewart, Mr. Gershom
Stewart, Mr. James

Sturrock, Mr.

Sugden, Sir Wilfrid
Sullivan, Mr.

Sykes, Major-General Sir F.
Thomson, Mr. Trevelyan
Wheatley, Mr.

*Added in respect of the Local Authorities (Emergency Provisions) Bill,

REPORT.

STANDING COMMITTEE A, to whom the LOCAL AUTHORITIES (EMERGENCY PROVISIONS) BILL was referred;-Have gone through the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Amendment proposed, in page 1, line 9, to leave out the words "first day of April," in order to insert the words "thirty-first day of July "-(Mr. Lansbury),—instead thereof. Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause." Clause." The Committee divided: