STANDING COMMITTEE C.

LEAD PAINT (PROTECTION AGAINST POISONING) BILL. -Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee on the 4th June, and allocated by Mr. Speaker to the Committee on the 19th July.

The Committee was constituted as follows:

* Added in respect of the Lead Paint (Protection against Poisoning) Bill.

REPORT.

STANDING COMMITTEE C, to whom the LEAD PAINT (PROTECTION AGAINST POISONING) BILL was referred; -Have gone through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.

STANDING COMMITTEE C.

Thursday, 29th July, 1926.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Sir ROBERT SANDERS in the Chair.

LEAD PAINT (PROTECTION AGAINST
POISONING) BILL.

Clause 1.

Amendment proposed, in page 1, line 7, to leave out the words "danger from the use of lead paint to," in order to insert the words "the danger of lead poisoning of " -(Mr. Harney),-instead thereof. Question proposed, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause."

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendment made, in page 1, line 7, by leaving out the words "the use of "-(Captain Hacking).

Another Amendment proposed, in page 1, lines 16 and 17, to leave out all the words from the word "for" to the word "dry" in line 17, in order to insert the word prohibiting -(Mr. Harney) - instead thereof. Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause."-The Committee divided:

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Question, "That the word 'prohibiting' be there inserted,❞—put, and agreed to.

Another Amendment proposed, in page 1, line 17, after the word "6 dry," to insert the words "or wet "-(Mr. Viant).-Question, "That those words be there inserted," -put, and negatived.

Another Amendment proposed, in page 1, line 17, after the word " down," to insert the words "of all painted surfaces "-(Mr. Harney).- Question put, "That those words be there inserted.-The Committee divided:

Ayes, 2.

Another Amendment made, in page 1, line 27, after the word "in," by inserting the words" or in connection with " -(Mr. Harney).-Question put, "That the Clause as amended stand part of the Bill." Bill." The Committee divided:

Mr. Cadogan
Mr. Clayton

Captain Hacking

Mr. Harney

Mr. George Harvey
Sir George Hume
Mr. MacIntyre

Ayes, 13.

Mr. Moles

Sir Douglas Newton
Mr. Russell

Viscount Sandon

Brigadier-General Warner
Dr. Watts

Mr. Ernest Alexander

Mr. Rhys Davies

Mr. David Grenfell

Mr. George Hall
Mr. Hayes

Clause 2.

Noes, 10.

Mr. James Hudson

Mr. Townend

Mr. Viant

Mr. Wallhead
Mr. Wiggins

Amendment proposed, in page 2, line 19, after the word arrangements," to insert the words "for protection against lead poisoning "-(Mr. Harney).—Question proposed, "That those words be there inserted."

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Question put, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill." -The Committee divided:

Amendment made, in page 2, line 30, after the word