"The Committee divided: Ayes, 19; Noes 89." (Division List No. 249.)

"This Act shall continue in force till the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and six, and no longer, unless Parliament shall otherwise determine."--(Mr. Murray.)

Brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the clause be read a second time."

Question put, and agreed to.

Clause (Exemptions):

"A medical man driving a motor-car or cycle for the purpose of attending a patient who is in urgent need of his assistance shall not be liable to any penalties for exceeding the limit of speed provided under this Act."-(Mr. Scott-Montagu.)

Brought up, and read the first time.

Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the clause be read a second time."

MR. WALTER LONG said he hoped his hon. friend would not press this clause. The average medical man using

his own car would be in his own district and would be the last person the authorities would think of proceeding against.

*MR. SCOTT-MONTAGU said he founded this proposal upon several cases where doctors had been called upon to attend urgent cases, and were summoned

and actually fined for driving too fast. thought that was a very hard case. He had received letters from a number of doctors upon this point.

Question put, and negatived.

He | Schedule, so that the gross actual expenditure for the whole of the Navy expenditure by the net sum of £15,595 ls. 7d.; (b.) That the receipts in aid of certain Grants for Navy Services fell short of the total estimated receipts by the sum of £89,584 Os. 11d., as shown in column No. 3 of the said

appended Schedule, while the receipts
in aid of other Navy Services exceeded
Services fell short of the estimated
gross
the estimate of such receipts by a total
sum of £168,173 16s. 8d., as shown in
Column No. 4 of the said appended
Schedule, so that the total actual receipts
in aid of the Grants for Navy Services
exceeded the total estimated receipts by
the net sum of £78,589 15s. 9d.:
(c.) That the resulting differences between
the Exchequer Grants for Navy Services
and the net expenditure are as follows'
viz. :-

.;

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised the application, in reduction of the net charge on Exchequer Grants for certain Navy Services, of the whole of the sums received in excess of the estimated Appropriationsin-Aid, in respect of the same services; and have also temporarily authorised the application of so much of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Navy Services as is necessary to cover the said total deficits on other Grants for Navy

Whereas it appears by the Navy Appropriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1902, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, viz. :-(a.) That the gross expenditure for certain Navy Services exceeded the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £205,224 2s. 6d., as shown in column No. 1 of the Schedule here to appended; while the gross expenditure for other Navy Services fell short of the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £220,819 4s. 1d., as shown in Column No. 2 of the said appended Services. VOL. CXXVII. [FOURTH SERIES.]

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1. Resolved, That the application of such sums be sanctioned.

by the net sum of £1,872,931 7s. 9d.; (b.) That the receipts in aid of certain Army Services fell short of the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £235,231 13s. 6d., as shown in Column No. 3 of the said appended Schedule; while the receipts in aid of other Army Services exceeded the estimate of such receipts by a total sum of £2,362,289 3s. 8d., asshown in Column No. 4 of the said appended Schedule; so that the total actual receipts in aid of the grants for Army Services exceeded the total estimated receipts by the net sum of £2,127,057 10s. 2d. ; (c.) That the resulting differences between the Exchequer Grants for Army

Whereas it appears by the Army Ap | expenditure propriation Account for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1902, and the statement appended thereto, as follows, viz. :—(a.) That the gross expenditure for certain Army Services exceeded the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £4,796,909 14s. 11d., as shown in Column No. 1 of the Schedule hereto appended; while the gross expenditure for other Army Services fell short of the estimate of such expenditure by a total sum of £2,923,978 7s. 2d., as shown in Column No. 2 of the said appended Schedule; so that the gross actual expenditure for the whole of the Army Services exceeded the gross estimated

Services and the net expenditure are as and the appropriation of additional follows, viz. :

receipts in aid of such expenditure has been sanctioned to the amount of £1,872,831 7s. 9d.

And whereas the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have temporarily authorised the application of so much of the said total surpluses on certain Grants for Army Services as is necessary to cover the said total deficits on other Grants for Army Services.

2. Resolved, That the application of such sums be sanctioned.

SCHEDULE.

Gross Expenditure.

Excesses of
Actual over
Estimated!
Gross
Expenditure.

1.

Surpluses of
Estimated
over Actual

Gross
Expenditure.

2.

2,285,301 19 3

1,506,875 16 0

160,802 17 3 1,110,777 16 11

0 66 1,275 12 7 168,046 2 7

1,168,151 11 0

79,147 18 4

378,456 18 6

10

11

12

Works, Buildings, and Repairs: Cost,
including Staff for Engineer Services
Establishments for Military Education
Miscellaneous Effective Services..

41,394 3 9

6,188 4 0

54,448 5 8

24,676 10 0

14

Non-effective Charges for Officers, &c.

414,059 16 6

15 Non-effective Charges for Men, &c.

16 Superannuation, Compensation, & Com

passionate Allowances

Balances irrecoverable

81,166 9 4

33,895 11 6 3,514 16 11 425,727 14 9

315 16 4 23,207 5 8 77,778 19 9

ARMY ESTIMATES, 1903-4.

1. "That the sum, not exceeding £530,000 be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge for the pay, etc., of the medical establishment, and for

Read the second time, and committed Medicines, etc., which will come in for Monday next.

course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1904." 2. "That the sum, not exceeding to defray the charge for transport and

SUPPLY [3RD AUGUST, EVENING SITTING] £1,838,000 be granted to His Majesty,

Resolutions reported.

remounts, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1904."

3. That a suni, not exceeding £1,822,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge for clothing estab lishments and services, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1904."

CIVIL SERVICES AND REVENUE DE-
PARTMENTS (SUPPLEMENTARY)

ESTIMATES, 1903-4.

CLASS VII.

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES BILL [LORDS]. Consideted in Committee, and reported, without Amendment; to be read the third time upon Monday next.

ISLE OF MAN (CUSTOMS) BILL. Considered in Committee, and reported, without Amendment; to be read the third time upon Monday next.

SHEEP SCAB BILL.

As amended (by the Standing Committee), considered; to be read the third

4. "That a sum, not exceeding £8,000, time upon Monday next.

BURGH POLICE (SCOTLAND) BILL.
As amended (by the Standing Com-

be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1904, for a grant inmittee), considered; Bill read the third aid of the expenses incurred in connec- time, and passed. tion with the visit of the President of the French Republic in England in July, 1903."

5. "That a sum, not exceeding £123,334, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1904, for the Ireland Development Grant (Grant-in-Aid).

ARMY (EXCESSES), 1901-2.

6. "That a sum, not exceeding £100, be granted to His Majesty, to make good excesses of Army expenditure beyond the grants, for the year ending on the 31st day of March 1902."

Resolutions read a second time.
First two Resolutions agreed to.
Third Resolution postponed.
Subsequent Resolutions agreed to.
Postponed Resolution to be considered
upon Monday next.

PUBLIC WORKS LOANS BILL.
Read the third time, and passed.

TOWN COUNCILS (SCOTLAND) BILL. As amended (by the Standing Committee), considered; Bill read the third time, and passed.

MARRIAGES LEGALISATION BILL. As amended, considered; Bill read the third time, and passed.

GREENWICH HOSPITAL.

Resolved, That the Statement of the estimated expenditure of of Greenwich Hospital and of Travers' Foundation for the year 1903-4 be approved. — (Mr. Pretyman.)

ADJOURNMENT.

Resolved, That this House, at the rising of the House this day, do adjourn till Monday next.-(Sir A. Acland-Hood.)

Whereupon, in pursuance of the Order of the House of the 28th day of July, MR. SPEAKER adjourned the House without Question put.

Adjourned at ten minutes before Three o'clock a.m. till Monday next.