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Commons Hansard for 4 May 1909 (Volume 4)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
20 April 2026 at 12.14pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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PRIVATE BUSINESS.
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SCILLY ISLANDS MAIL SERVICE.
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FLEETS (GREAT BRITAIN AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES).
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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British Merchants at Bushire.
Russia and Persia.
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Czar of Russia.
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Moray Firth and Trawlers.
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Constitution Desired by Persian People.
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Legislative Council, Malta.
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Malta Drainage Commission.
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Death Rate, Transvaal Mines.
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Europeans Supervision in India.
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Guntur District, India.
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Eastern Bengal Railway (Bomb Outrages).
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Indian Army (Stores).
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Opium in India.
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Deportations from India.
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Khyber Pass (Reopening).
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Government of Bengal.
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Southern Nigeria (Prisons).
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Press Telegrams (Financial Loss).
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Transatlantic Cable (Broken by Trawlers).
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Poor Law Commission Report.
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Small-pox Outbreak (Bristol).
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Elementary Schools (Staffing).
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Glasgow Sheriff Courts (Congestion of Business).
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Powers of Clerks of the Peace (Scotland).
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Register of Voters (Scotland).
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Dover Harbour.
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Battleships (Rate of Building).
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Naval Officers (Criticism of Admiralty Policy).
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War Vessels (Repairs).
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Torpedo Boat Destroyers (England and Germany).
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River Shannon (Survey).
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Greenwich Hospital Pension (Refusals).
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National Granaries.
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Unemployment.
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Parliamentary Representation of London.
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London Elections Bill.
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Government Contractors' Workers (Wages).
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Old Age Pensions (Ireland).
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Government Contracts (Conditions of Labour).
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Incidence of Taxation.
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Income Tax (Rebate for Families).
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Yearly Financial Returns.
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Brewers' Licence Duty.
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Departmental Charges.
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Duty on Beer.
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Ungotten Minerals.
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Value of Leasehold Property.
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Expenditure on Forestry.
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Capital Value of Land.
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Untenanted Land in Kildare.
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Reinstatement of Kildare Tenants.
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Reinstatement of Kerry Tenants.
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Kenmare Estate.
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Pensions of National Teachers.
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Queen's County Grazing Grounds.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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PRESENTATION OF BILL.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (WAYS AND MEANS).
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Royal Field Artillery.
Woolwich Arsenal.
Territorial Force Clothing (Contractors' Wages).
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Foreign Conscripts (United Kingdom).
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Royal Irish Fusiliers.
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Artillery (Draught Horses).
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Army Commissions.
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New Land Taxes.
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Register of Deeds, East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Outdoor Relief.
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Telegraph Cable, Clare Island, County Mayo.
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Delivery of Letters, Shramore, County Mayo.
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Bristol District Sub-Post Office.
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Training Teachers (Wales).
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University Colleges, Wales.
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Indian Students.
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Alipur Trial.
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Sedition in India.
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Civil Service Clerks.
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Customs and Excise Departments (Amalgamation).
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Rosyth Dockyard (Men Employed).
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Royal Dockyards (Established Men).
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Park Square East, Regent's Park.
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Prison Officers and Members of Parliament.
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Disappearance of Asiatic Fireman (Steamship "Auchenblas").
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J. W. Bond Estate, North Longford.
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County Longford (Police Quota).
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Douglas Estate (Evicted Tenants).
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Untenanted Lands, Clonfin, North Longford.
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Butler Estate, Springhill, Queen's County.
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Land Bill (Fair Rents).
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Old Age Pension withdrawn, Ardagh.
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Belfast Health Commission.
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Industrial School Accommodation (Ireland).
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School Classrooms (Ireland).
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Teachers' Increments (Ireland).
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