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to the same effect introduced during the last few years passed the
House of Lords and was not further proceeded with.
Sale of
Whisky.
94. This Bill proposed to amend the law relating to the sale
of whisky and the marking of casks and other
vessels containing whisky. The Council petitioned
in favour of it. The Bill is awaiting second reading in the House
of Commons.
Public
Libraries.
95. The object of this Bill was to repeal any limitation in any
Act of Parliament of the expenses or rate to be
levied by a Library Authority. The Council petitioned
against the measure, which did not reach second reading.
Summary
Jurisdiction
(Children).
96. This Bill proposed to authorise Courts of Summary Jurisdiction
to order that no person shall without leave
of the Court during the hearing of a charge or
application relating to a child remain in or have access to any
room or place in which it is being heard except the parties to
the case, the counsel, or solicitor engaged, and the witnesses or
parents, or guardian of the child. This Council petitioned in
favour of the Bill which was, however, not proceeded with. A
Bill on the same subject was introduced during the present session
and was also dropped.
Metropolitan
Borough
Councils
Association.
97. The object of this Bill was to enable Metropolitan
Borough Councils to pay subscriptions to the funds
of any Association of Local Authorities or of
local authorities and other bodies and persons
formed for the purpose of consultation and discussion on matters
of common interest to such authorities, or relating to local Government,
and also to pay the reasonable expenses of the attendance
of representatives of the Council at meetings of any such association
and any conference of Local Authorities convened for
similar purposes, provided that no annual or single expenditure
should exceed the sum of 30 guineas. This Council petitioned in
favour of an amendment of the Bill so as to provide that the total
annual expenditure for the purpose referred to in the Bill should
not exceed 30 guineas. The Bill was not proceeded with.
Justices of
the
98. This Bill provided for the nomination of the Justices of
the Peace by Town Councils having a separate
commission of peace and by County Councils, and
proposed to enable Chairmen of District Councils to submit