Order for Consideration of Lords Amendments read.

Lords Amendments considered accordingly.

Lords Amendment:

In page 6, line 2, after Clause 12, insert:

NEW CLAUSE.—(Application to Scotland.)

"This Act shall apply to Scotland, subject to the following modifications: —

1. (1) The expression 'county borough' shall mean a burgh having according to the census of nineteen hundred and twenty-one a population of or exceeding fifty thousand, and all other burghs shall for the purposes of this Act be deemed to be within the county:
2. (2) The expenses incurred by a town or county council under this Act shall, so far as not. met out' of fees, be defrayed in the case of a town council out of the burgh general or police assessment and in the case of a county council out of the general purposes rate, provided that with respect to every burgh, which is for the purposes of this Act deemed to be within the county, Sub-sections (3) and (4) of Section sixty and Section sixty-six of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889, shall, so far as applicable, have effect as if such expenses were expenditure therein mentioned:
3. (3) The expression ' Court of Summary Jurisdiction ' shall mean the sheriff, and the provisions regarding appeal to a Court of Quarter Sessions shall not apply:
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4. (4) The expression 'a licence for music and dancing' shall mean a licence granted under Section three hundred and ninety-five of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892."

It is my duty to call attention to Sub-section (2) of this new Clause inserted in the other House. It deals with rates, and therefore is a matter of privilege. It is open to the House to treat it as a matter of privilege, and in that case I will cause an entry to be made in the Journal, to safeguard our rights.

I beg to move, "That this House doth disagree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

Did I understand the hon. Member to move to disagree with the Lords Amendment?

Yes, but I wish the Bill to go through now. I cannot quite see my position. I understand that this is a matter of privilege. My only object, however, is to get the Bill through as quickly as possible, and if my Motion to disagree with the Lords Amendment will prevent the Bill going through, I would like to withdraw the Motion.

I am afraid that the hon. Member misunderstood me. I will go back. It is my duty in all cases of privilege to draw the attention of the House to them. It is open for the hon. Member to move "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment." If the House accept that Motion, I cause an entry to be made in the Journals, to protect our rights in the matter.

I thank you for that information. I wish to withdraw my previous Motion, and to move to agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.

Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Motion made, and Question, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment." put, and agreed to.—[Sir W. de Frece.]