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• Doncaster Area Drainage Bill. 16 Apr 1929

  I beg to present a Petition, signed by four Directors on behalf of the undertakers of the Aire and Calder Navigation, praying to be heard by Counsel against the Doncaster Area Drainage Bill.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Distressed Areas (Lord Mayor's Fund). 20 Mar 1929

  35. asked the President of the Board of Education whether balances of the Lord Mayor's Fund have been allowed to accumulate for interest; and, if not, whether this will be done in future?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Post Office.: Private Franking Machines. 14 Mar 1929

  55. asked the Postmaster-General if, in view of the considerable saving in labour at the post offices by the use of franking machines by large commercial houses, he is prepared to grant a rebate of say 3 per cent. to the users on the postage used, as is done in Canada, Poland, and other places, to encourage the further use of this machine?

• Orders of the Day — Supply.: Civil Estimates. 27 Feb 1929

  I think it will he agreed that this is a problem which interests hon. Members on this side as well as hon. Members on the other side of the House. Some time ago the hon. Member for Dundee (Mr. Johnston) asked the House to consider whether it would not be wiser to take this particular problem outside party politics altogether and appoint some committee to consider it. That suggestion was...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Poor Law.: Guardians Elections. 31 Jan 1929

  24. asked the Minister of Health if, seeing that on the passing of the Local Government Bill the duties of poor law authorities are transferred to another body, he will consider the advisability of taking some action to avoid a guardians' election this year?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Poor Law.: Guardians Elections. 31 Jan 1929

  In view of the fact that one-third of the guardians retire on the 1st of April this year, will the right hon. Gentleman take steps to continue the work of the board of guardians for one year until the new Act operates? Otherwise, there will be difficulty.

• Orders of the Day — Local Government Bill.: FOURTH SCHEDULE (Rules for Calculations in respect of general Exchequer grants.) 31 Jan 1929

  On paper.

• Orders of the Day — Local Government Bill.: Clause 68. — (Discontinuance of grants.) 23 Jan 1929

  I wish to support the Amendment. I listened carefully to the speech of the Minister, and in some measure certain doubts were removed, but I would like to ask him to answer the point he put as to what is going to encourage a further development in these services. Compliments have been paid to the Bradford Corporation, and every member who comes from Bradford must be proud of the health...

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