Mawrth, 1 Gorffennaf 1924
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
As amended, considered.
(Standing Orders applicable thereto complied with), Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the following Bill,...
1. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the method by which reparation dyestuffs are distributed in this country?
2. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the introduction of legislation to make a company formed to take over another company publish in the articles of association...
11. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that thousands of tons of steel bars from Belgium are being sent to Birmingham, Darlaston, Cradley and Old Hill districts, while...
12. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any of the Returns in his possession indicate the probability of an early revival of trade?
3. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, having issued their Final Report, the Royal Commission on Compensation for Suffering and Damage continues to function; if so, whether they...
4. asked the President of the Board of Trade what articles or materials entering this country are now taxed under the Safeguarding of Industries Act; and when it is proposed to drop these taxes...
6. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the third Mixed Arbitral Tribunal has been set up; if not, how long it will be before it is established; and whether he can take any...
Lieut. - Colonel Sir PHILIP RICHARDSON: 7. asked the President of the Board of Trade how many inquiries, and to what amount in money, have been received from British manufacturers for application...
50. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has authorised the Royal Mint to strike silver coins for the Russian Soviet Government, in large bulk, of a fineness of 80 per cent. pure...
52. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any cost is chargeable to the State in connection with the Anglo-Russian Conference in London; and, if so, what is the estimated cost to date?
81. asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether the exports credit scheme has been extended to Russia; and, if so, upon what terms?
8. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the loss of the s. s. "Clan Macmillan"; whether it is intended to hold an inquiry; if so, whether at the port...
13. asked the President of the Board of Trade how many prosecutions have been undertaken for offences against the Oil in Navigable Waters Act; how many have succeeded; and what steps have been...
10. asked the President of the Board of Trade the value of exports and imports between Canada and the United States of America in the years 1913 and 1923, respectively; the corresponding figures...
14. asked the Secretary of State for War what is to be the composition of the mission and the object of the visit which is to be made to England in the near future by the Turkish military mission?
15. asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the claim of Mr. David Griffiths, Llwyndewi, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, for payment in respect of a mare hired out...
17. asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that War Office Regulations at present provide that a Territorial unit must undergo its training at its war station on two out of...
19. asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that boys of 17 years of age are being retained in the Army against their parents' wishes, and in defiance of the Regulation which states...
22. asked the Secretary of State for War if complaints have reached him as to the slowness with which applications for pensions are dealt with by the Royal Chelsea Hospital authorities; whether...
23. asked the Secretary of State for War the number of appli- cations made since the beginning of the year for the release of men serving in the Army; how many such applications have been...
21. asked the Secretary of State for War how often the Inter-Allied Military Committee at Versailles met during the month of May; and what questions were dealt with by it or referred to it?
47. asked the Prime Minister what is the reason for the delay on the part of His Majesty's Government in ratifying the Treaty of Lausanne?
28. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he has now considered the request from the Fife Education. Authority for a grant towards their scheme for acquiring an experimental farm; if so, is there...
29. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he is prepared to introduce legislation on the same lines as the Poor Litigants (Scotland) Bill, which was passed by this House in 1920, and which was not...
31. asked the Secretary for Scotland how many fishermen have applied for the Government loan; how many have been approved; and how many nets have been really ordered or supplied?
33. asked the Secretary for Scotland the number of prosecutions sanctioned by the Board of Agriculture under Section 6 of the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1906, in Scotland during 1923?
34. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether the Report of the Land Court for 1923 will be available for Members before the Debate on the Scottish Estimates on Thursday?
35. asked the Secretary for Scotland what is the official name of the new statutory officer to whom the duties previously performed by the Deputy Clerk Register have been assigned; who is the...
36. asked the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that the Aberlady public school buildings are in an unsatisfactory condition; that after repeated deductions from the Government grants the...
37. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he has now given further consideration to the question of Petersport Pier, Benbecula, in the Western Isles; and, in view of the recent aggravation of...
39. asked the Secretary for Scotland whether he is aware that the dock constructed at St. Kilda over 20 years ago is now, as the result of heavy seas, in such a state of disrepair, and so filled...
40. asked the Secretary for Mines if he proposes to include the Scottish shale industry in the Bill shortly to be introduced amending the present Coal Mines Seven Hours Act; and, if not, will he...
43. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that the prospectus of the United Anthracite Collieries shows an output of 600,000 tons of anthracite and an estimate of £250,000...
44. asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is now in a position to report upon the water danger in No. 23 Redding Pit?
57. asked the Secretary for Mines whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the mineowners in the Bristol district have refused to accept the national agreement entered into between...
58. asked the Secretary for Mines if he is aware of the condition of unemployment among the miners in the area of Blaina, Monmouthshire, and that four mines have been closed since 1921; has he...
45. asked the Prime Minister who are the representatives of His Majesty's Government on the Permanent Mandates Commission of the League of Nations this year; and what instructions have been given...
49. asked the Prime Minister whether the representatives of His Majesty's Government in Morocco have been approached by accredited representatives of the Rifian Republic, with a view to securing...
48. asked the Prime Minister if he is aware that no statue of either Sir John Eliot or John Pym has been erected within the precinets of the House; and whether, having regard to the eminence of...
53. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the cost of the new Government proposals, in respect of old age pensions, if the age limit were lowered from 70 to 65; and whether the...
54. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that regimental benevolent associations are being served with notices that they are liable to Income Tax on their incomes; whether he...
55. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that in February, 1920, the Government sold its entire stock of foreign soft woods to the Timber Trade Federation; if he can...
59. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the continued unemployment of large numbers of people and the need for additional transport facilities between the Midlands and the Bristol...
61. asked the Minister of Transport whether, in order to prevent accidents, he will secure that every cyclist shall carry either a rear light or an efficient reflector?
67. asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that by-pass roads from Eltham to Welling, which were partially completed two years ago, are still uncompleted; and will be expedite their...
68. asked the Minister of Transport if his attention has been called to the bad service now operating between Bexley, Heath and Charing Cross, involving two changes in a journey of 10 miles; and...
70. asked the Minister of Transport if, in view of the public dissatisfaction at the overcrowding of trains, he will appoint a Committee to make inquiries with a view to providing a remedy for...
60. asked the Minister of Transport whether he can give any further information as to the proposals to transfer the incidence of motor taxation from horse-power to petrol or other motor spirit?
71. asked the Postmaster-General whether he will place a copy of the licence granted to the Great Northern Telegraph Company of Denmark upon the Table of the House, in order that the House may be...
72. asked the Postmaster-General the number of British Broadcasting Company licences to date held by licensees in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively?
75. asked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been called to the case of James Christie, a soldier who enlisted in February, 1916, and was discharged as permanently disabled by a...
76. asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware of the great inconvenience caused to many of the inhabitants of the Borough of Pudsey arising from the fact that the name of the borough does not...
77. asked the Postmaster-General if he can now give the names of those post offices which have been recommended for higher classification?
79. asked the Postmaster-General whether the design of the British Empire Exhibition postage stamp was selected as the result of competition; and whether he can give the name of the successful artist?
80. asked the Postmaster-General if he will give the names of the members of the Departmental Committee which is considering the nationalisation, under the Post Office, of wireless telegraphy and...
83. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the great amount of unemployment in the metal trades, and the need for safeguarding the health of the public, he can see his way to introduce...
87. asked the Minister of Health whether municipal authorities who find themselves unable to obtain bricks at a reasonable price and in a reasonable time are entitled to establish and work their...
Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON: 88. asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the impossibility of understanding the provisions of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Bill without reference to the...
82. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the native population of Ceylon, although desiring to take local option polls in regard to the Udugama and Ratoto taverns, have been refused...
(by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can now state what action the Government propose to take in consequence of the decision of the Committee on the Amendment...
May I ask the Deputy-Leader of the House how many Orders the Government intend to take to-night in the event of the Motion standing in the name of the Prime Minister, to suspend the Eleven...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision with respect to the rating of the owners and lessees of unoccupied houses, and for purposes connected therewith. May I say...
"to make provision with respect to the rating of the owners and lessees of unoccupied houses, and for purposes connected therewith," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a...
That they have agreed to,
Reported, with Amendments, from the Local Legislation Committee (Section A); Report to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had added the following Ten Members to Standing Committee C (in respect of the Arbitration Clauses (Protocol) Bill...
Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON further reported from the Committee; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee D (added in respect of the China Indemnity (Application) Bill):...
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Beading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
As amended (in, the Standing Committee) further considered.
A registrar on the application of the defendant, of the hearing of which application seven clear days' notice shall be given by the defendant to the plaintiff, may order a plaint or other...
Notwithstanding anything contained in the principal Act, it shall be within the competence of a Judge of the County Court to hear and determine an action for injunction although there be no claim...
(1) No Court fee shall be payable by the workman in respect of proceedings in a Court under the Workmen's Compensation Act. 1960.
Captain REES: I beg to move, in page 1, line 9, after the word "the," to insert the words judge of that Court subject to the approval of the. I do not know whether the Attorney-General will be...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 42, at the end to insert the words Provided that no registrar or high bailiff appointed before the passing of this Act shall be paid a less salary than his net...
I beg to move, in page 5, line 42, to leave out from the beginning thereof to the end of the Sub-section. I have been asked to move this Amendment on behalf of officials of the County Court who...
I beg to move to leave out the Clause.
I beg to move in page 9, line 23, to leave out the word "Councillors" and to insert instead thereof the word "Commons".
Not amended (in the Standing Committee) considered.
Considered in Committee [Progress, 25th June].
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 71A.
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