FROM

STANDING COMMITTEE A

ON THE

Rent Restrictions (Notices of Increase) Bill

WITH THE

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.

Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed,

21st March, 1923.

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STANDING COMMITTEE A.

RENT RESTRICTIONS (NOTICES OF INCREASE) BILL.Read a second time, and committed to a Standing Committee

on the 22nd February, and allocated by Mr. Speaker to the Committee on the 26th February.

The Committee was constituted as follows:

*Added in respect of the Rent Restrictions (Notices of Increase) Bill.

REPORT.

STANDING COMMITTEE A, to whom the RENT RESTRICTIONS (NOTICES OF INCREASE) BILL was referred; -Have gone through the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

21st March, 1923.

STANDING COMMITTEE A.

Thursday, 1st March, 1923.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Mr. WILLIAM NICHOLSON in the Chair.

Mr. Attorney-General
Lord Henry Cavendish-
Bentinck

Sir Rowland Blades
Mr. Bruford

Mr. Buckle
Mr. James Butler
Major Cope
Lieut.-Colonel Croft
Mr. Alfred T. Davies

Mr. Rhys Davies
Mr. Grattan Doyle
Mr. Edwards

Captain Elliot

Mr. Fermor-Hesketh

Mr. Fildes

Mr. Ford

Lieut.-Colonel Fremantle

Mr. James Gardiner

Mr. Duncan Graham
Mr. Frank Gray
Mr. Groves
Mr. Grundy
Mr. Guthrie
Major Halstead
Sir George Hamilton
Mr. Hannon

Mr. Harbord

Mr. Harrison

Sir Ernest Hiley

Mr. Hill

Col. Sir Arthur Holbrook
Sir Joseph Hood
Lt.-General Sir Aylmer
Hunter-Weston

Mr. William Hutchison

Amendment proposed, in page 1, line 6, after the word "rent," to insert the words "on account of an increase in rates "-(Mr. Rhys Davies).- Question put, "That those words be there inserted."-The Committee divided:

Mr. Buckle
Mr. Rhys Davies
Mr. Edwards

Mr. Duncan Graham
Mr. Groves
Mr. Grundy
Mr. Guthrie
Mr. Harbord
Mr. Hill

Mr. Kirkwood

Ayes, 20.

Mr. McEntee

Sir Alfred Mond
Mr. Watts Morgan
Mr. Pringle

Mr. John Robertson
Mr. Short

Mr. James Stewart
Mr. Sullivan
Colonel Wedgwood
Mr. Wheatley

Noes, 42.

[Adjourned until Tuesday next, at 11 o'clock.