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Buckie Harbour Provisional Order Bill

Inquiry, Holding in Edinburgh instead of
Aberdeen Secretary for Scotland
appointing place of Meeting instead
of Commissioners.

Land Transfer Act, 1897, Working of
Compulsory Registration Clauses in
London-Appointment of Committee
proposed, May 5, 611, 622.

Qs. Apr. 28, 40; Apr. 29, 166.
Motion for Adjournment (Mr
Apr. 29, 174.

Bullard, Sir Harry [Norwich.]

Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday
Bill, 2R. Apr. 30, 107, 377.

Import Duty on Butter Suggested.

Q. May 8, 1083.

Milk-blended Butter.

Preventing Sale of-Legislation pro-
posed.

Q. May 5, 618.

Testing Value of Standard in order to
determine Percentage of Moisture.

Qs. May 8, 1076; May 12, 1343.
Standard of Moisture-Irish Salt Firkin
Butter Trade, Effect of fixing 16 per
cent of Moisture as the Standard.
Qs. May 1, 451; May 5, 631;
May 8, 1085; May 12, 1359.

New Writ, Apr. 30, 336-New Mem-
ber Sworn, May 12, 1368.

Reference to, in Finance Bill Debate,
May 12, 1381, 1402, 1410, 1444.

Business of the House

Arranging Business of the Day on the
Order Paper in the Order in which it
is to be taken, proposed.

Qs. May 5, 636; May 6, 798.
Course of Business-Mr. Balfour's Replies
to Questions and Criticisms, Apr. 28,
50; Apr. 29, 172; May 1, 455; May
5, 636; May 6, 808, 803; May 12,

1367.

Finance Business - Committees of Supply

and Ways and Means, Substituting
Thursday for Friday Sittings-Motion
(Mr. Balfour), May 2, 594.

Procedure, New Rules.

Arrangement that the block of Rules

under discussion should be pro-
ceeded with on Thursday, May 1,
and concluded by dinner time on
Friday.

Qs. May 1, 455.

0. Mr. Chaplin, May 1, 499.
Business not disposed of before the
Sitting,
termination of the

Method of deciding until what
date such Business should be
postponed Amendment of Stand-
ing Order I-Motion (Mr. Balfour),
May 2, 587, 589.

Private Business, see that tile.
Transfer of Business - Business now

appointed for any Tuesday to be
transferred to Wednesday Even-
ing Sitting and Wednesday Busi
ness to stand for the Friday Sat-
ting in the same week-Motion
(Mr. Balfour), May 2, 594.

Twelve o'clock Rule, Suspension of,
Motion (Mr. Balfour) Apr. 29, 184.
Whitsuntide Recess Length of
Holidays, etc.

Q. Apr. 28, 50.

St. Anne's Church, Ritualistic Practices
of Vicar Sanction of the Bishop of
Southwell, etc.

Q. May 2, 560.

Caine, Mr. W. S. [Cornwall, Camborne.]
India

Agricultural Banks, Result of Experi-
ments- Laying Papers on the
Table, May 1, 432.

Karagpore-Assault by Official of
Bengal-Nagpur Railway on Hindu
Clerk, Dismissal of Case by
Magistrate Inquiry proposed.
May 6, 797.

Medical Men bearing British Degrees,
Eligibility for Appointments on
West African Medical Staff, May 1,
434, 435.

Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday
Bill, 2R. Apr. 39, 366, 370
South African War-Cornish Volunteers,
Delay in receiving Cla-ps, May 1, 422,
Transvaal-Miners returning to Johannes,
burg, Detention at Cape Town, May 1.

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Bill

of

Mails conveyed by Car instead of
by Train-Arrangements for
posting and delivery
Letters, etc., May 8, 1095.
Promotions-Including in Scope
of Inquiry, proposed, May
12, 1366.

Rathcormac Postal Service-Second
daily delivery on week days
proposed, May 7, 946.

Schul Postal Service-Forwarding
Mail by Rail instead of Car, pro-
posed, May 6, 807.

Surveyors of Taxes, Clerks debarred
from promotion to Section A. in
English Surveys, May 1, 442.
Tarmonbarry Rural Postman's Duty,
Inadequate Wage, alleged, May
1, 451.

Telegraph Messengers' Boots Con-
tract-Withdrawal of Contract
from Irish Firms, Apr. 28, 47.
Jerusalem, Absence of British Post
Office, May 5, 619.

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Leave

Regulations Granting
extra leave, etc., May 6, 804.
Postmen, see that subheading.
Merthyr-Expiration of Post Office
Lease, Late of commencing of
New Building, etc., Apr. 28, 40.
Oxford Street Branch Post Office-
Sanitary Conditions of, etc., May
2, 566.

Volunteers on Active Service-
Granting extended holiday on
return at the end of the War,
proposed, May 8, 1079.
Post Office Sites Bill, 2R, May 5, 763.
Postmen.

East Central District Office-Number
of Postmen employed, Accommo-
dation for, etc., May 8, 1086.
Richmond Postmen's Pay-Petition
for increased Maximum, etc.,
May 2, 565.

Seniority Regulations Postmen
transferred from one Town to
another placed at foot of cass to
which they are transferred, etc.,
May 2, 565.

Australia.

Decimal System of Coinage, etc.,
Adoption of, Apr. 29, 160.
Japanese Subjects, Question of Per-
mission to settle and trade under
the Anglo-Japanese Agreement,
May 8, 1088.

Bermuda-Government Flour Contracts
given to American Firms, Exclusion
of Canadian Millers, etc., May 7, 942.
Hong-Kong-Collapse of House in Coch-

rane Street, Proceedings against Con-
tractor, Architect, etc., May 1, 435.
Malta-Education Vote, Postponement to
be considered Equivalent to Rejection
-Terms of Government Minute; May
5, 616.
Natal-Transfer of Territory from Trans-

vaal to Natal, Area of Territory, Com-
municating Negotiations to the House,
etc., May 6, 799.

New Guinea- Establishment of Penal
Settlement at Marouke by the Nether-
lands Government, rumoured-Atti-
tude of Queensland, May 8, 1088.
South African War

Banishment of Boer Leaders domiciled
in Territory transferred to Natal-
Question of Permanent Banish-
ment, etc., May 12, 1349.

Boer Farms, Sale of-Return, May 5,
613.

Boer Prisoners, Deportation to St.
Kitts, proposed, Apr. 29, 153.
Compensation for War Losses-Imper-
ial Government repaying Ad-
vances made by Cape Govern-
ment, May 1, 421.
Johannesburg Refugees, Postpone
ment of return-Refugees' Com
mittee Protest, May 2, 555.
Martial Law in Cape Colony-Regu-
lations for Administration, Objec-
tions to, Opinion of Chief Justice
de Villiers, etc., May 8, 1078.

Transvaal.

Government Banking Accounts,
Transvaal and Orange River
Colony, Claims of British Banking
Houses, etc., May 2, 555.
Miners Returning to Employment at
Johannesburg, Detention at Cape
Town, May 1, 419, 420.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Lord James of Hereford.

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Rt. Hon. Sir M. Hicks Beach.
Channing, Mr. F. A. [Northamptonshire, E.]
Ascension Day-Sittings of Committees,
May 7, 951.

Atlantic Shipping Trust, Formation of, by
American Syndicate.

Admiralty, Position of, in regard to
Ships of White Star Line on Sub-
vention List, May 12, 1351.

Effect on British Trade, etc., May 1,
493.

Steamship Subsidies, Committee on,
Extending Terms of Reference so
as to include effect of the Trust,
etc., May 5, 631.

Transfer of Vessels.

Agreements entered into by
British Shipowners-Powers
of the Board of Trade to
require disclosure of Agree-
ment, etc., Apr. 28, 30.
Terms of Agreement between
British Companies and
Messrs. J. P. Morgan &
Co.-Vessels precluded from
retaining British Register,
alleged, May 12, 1350.

White Star Company, Effect of Agree-
ment with American Combina-
tion on Admiralty Right to hire
Ships, May 1, 431; May 12, 1351.
Parliamentary Procedure-New Rules.
Private Business, May 1, 508.
Questions, Starred Questions-Group-
ing together Questions addressed
to Ministers, etc., May 2, 573.
Sittings of the House, May 2, 576, 577.
Supply Business-Amendments, pro-
posed, Apr. 28, 56, 57.

South African War-Sale of Boer Farms,
Return, May 5, 612, 613.

Chaplin, Rt. Hon. H. [Lincolnshire, Slea-
ford]

Business of the House-Course of Busi-
ness, Apr. 29, 172, 173.

Parliamentary Procedure-New Rules.
Adjournment of the Debate owing
to the lateness of the hour, pro-
posed, Apr. 29, 272, 292.
Adjournment of the House-Motions
for Adjournment under Standing
Order xvii., Apr. 29, 313.

Course of Business, May 1, 457, 458,
499.

Order in Debate-Date of resuming
Discussion, May 2, 594

Order of taking, etc., Apr. 28, 51, 52.
Private Business, May 1, 499, 501.

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Bill

c. 2R*, May 5, 607.

Children

Employment of Children of School Age-
Committee Report, Legislation to
restrict out of--chool Latour proposed.
Q. May 2, 560.

Poor Law Children, & that title.

Finate ill, 2x, Man 12, 1456.
National Expenditure, Increase in-Notice
of Motion for Select Committee to
corsider Reduction of National Ex-
penditure, May 5, 633, 635.

City and Crystal Palace Railway Bill
7. Report,* May 9, 1222.