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Commons Hansard for 12 May 1909 (Volume 4)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
20 April 2026 at 12.26pm.
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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FRIMLEY AND FARNBOROUGH DISTRICT WATER BILL.
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WELLS GAS BILL.
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NEW WRIT—EDINBURGH (WEST).
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REMOVAL OF CATHOLIC DISABILITIES BILL.
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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Indian Labour (British Honduras).
Rhodesian Affairs.
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Malarial Fever Researches.
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Hyde Park (Suggested Extension of Ride).
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Education Authorities (Repayment of Loans).
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Boarded-out Children (Medical Inspection).
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Milk Bill.
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Floating Dock (Sheerness).
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"Gladiator" (Wreck).
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Battleships (Laying Down).
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Captain Bacon's Letter.
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German Naval Manœuvres.
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Baghdad Railway.
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Taxation of Ungotten Minerals (Bore Holes).
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Irish Exports.
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Sinking Fund (Unexpended Balances).
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Sinking Fund (Purchase of Consols.)
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Stamp Duty on Bonds.
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Distilleries in Great Britain and Ireland.
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Super-Tax on Incomes over £5,000.
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Duty on Spirits (Manufacturers' Prices).
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Irish Taxation (New Duties).
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Revenue Officers (Pension Work).
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Lancashire County Education Authority (Flixton School Accommodation).
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Nottingham Elementary Schools.
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Robert Simpson (Conviction).
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Dairies (Scotland).
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Junior Student System (Scotland).
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Court of Session (Congestion).
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House Letting (Scotland) Bill.
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Usk Quarter Sessions Jury.
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Police Forces (Weekly Rest Day).
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Colne Field Farm, Hunts.
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Poor Law (Ireland).
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House Letting and Rating (Scotland).
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Whitsuntide Recess.
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Imperial Press Conference.
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Oriental Languages (Treasury Committee).
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Austrian Battleships.
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Imperial Naval Defence (Colonial Conference).
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Small Holdings Act (Huntingdonshire).
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Exportation of British Horses.
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Barley Crop (Scotland).
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Feeding Stuffs.
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Small Holdings Act (Lancashire and Wiltshire).
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Post Office Contractors.
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Post Office Night Messengers.
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Combined Working of Railway Companies (Committee of Inquiry).
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Government Contractor (Fair Wages Clause).
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United States Tariffs.
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National School Drill (Ireland).
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Land Purchase, Ireland.
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Ruthven Estate, Aughavas, County Leitrim.
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Marsham Estate, Stroke, County Leitrim.
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Mr. G. White's Estate, Mohill, County Leitrim.
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Poor Law Legislation (Ireland).
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Resident Magistrates (Mr. Herbert Walker).
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National School Inspectors (Ireland).
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Land Purchase (Jacob Estate).
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Irish Intermediate Board (New Rules).
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Irish Barracks (Painting Contract).
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NEW MEMBER SWORN.
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PRESENTATIONS OF BILLS.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (WAYS AND MEANS).
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Barley Crop (Scotland).
Small Holdings, Buxton.
Vaccination Officers.
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Old Age Pension Refused (Pudsey).
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Nucleus Crew Ships (Engine-room Staffs).
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Post Office Assistant Supervisors (Women).
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Post Office (Weekly Half-Holiday).
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Belfast Post Office.
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Post Office (Clerical Duties).
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Squares and Spaces (London).
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Yeomanry (Arms).
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Officers' Lodging List (Rates and Taxes).
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Territorial Force (Quarterly Army List).
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Army Entrenching Tool.
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Army (Breaches of Ordinary Law).
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Territorial Force (Rifle Battalions).
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Stobs Camp.
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Cavan and Leitrim Light Railway.
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Sale of Bread by Weight.
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Steamship "North Gwalia" (Crew).
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Purchase of Town Holdings (Ireland).
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Award to Head Constable, Sligo.
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Knox Estate, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo.
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Small Farmer Pension Claimants (Ireland).
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Irish Church Temporalities.
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Pollock Estate (Galway).
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South Lodge Property (Dunmore).
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Sale of Poisonous Substances.
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Old Age Pensions (Ireland).
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Motor Car Tax (Ministers of Religion).
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Foreign Fertilisers (Ireland).
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Motor Car Tax (Veterinary Surgeons).
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Customs and Excise Officers.
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Distilleries in Great Britain and Ireland.
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Consumption of Spirits.
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Grocers' Licences.
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