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Commons Hansard for 7 May 1912 (Volume 38)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
22 April 2026 at 10.56am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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MILITARY MANŒUVRES ACTS, 1897 AND 1911 (ORDERS IN COUNCIL).
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PRIVATE BUSINESS.
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REGULATIONS.
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SHIPPING CASUALTIES (INSURANCE).
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MERCHANT SHIPPING, 1880–1910.
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NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (JOINT COMMITTEE).
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FEE FUND (HOUSE OF LORDS).
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TRADE REPORTS (ANNUAL SERIES).
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HOUSE OF COMMONS (LIGHTING).
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FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION SCHEMES, INDUS- TRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES, AND TRADE UNIONS.
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BUILDING SOCIETIES.
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ULTIMUS HÆRES (SCOTLAND) (ACCOUNT AND LIST OF ESTATES).
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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Putumayo (Rubber Industry).
Law of Marriage (International Convention).
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Italy and Turkey.
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Persia (Bombardment of Mosque at Meshed).
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Russo-India Railway.
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German South-West Africa (Indian Labour).
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Mr. Bryce.
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India (Governor-General's Legislative Council).
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Administrative Changes (India).
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American Bridges (Indian State Railways).
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Islamia College (Peshawar).
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New Province of Behar.
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Special Army Reserve.
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Yeomanry Drill Book.
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Territorial Force.
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Army Officers' Pay.
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Army Council.
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Duke of York's Headquarters.
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Chelsea Hospital (Use of Grounds for Flower Show).
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Acetone.
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South African War Medal.
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Clerks to Surveyors of Taxes.
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Elementary Schools, Scotland (Medical Inspection).
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Land Valuation.
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NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT.
QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS (OFFICIAL REPORT)
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SANATORIA BENEFIT.
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Fisheries Department (Report).
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Development Commission (Assistance to Fishermen).
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Tuberculous Cattle.
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Johne's Disease.
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Naval Prize Bill.
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India Office (Staff).
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GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND BILL.
INCOME TAX.
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IRISH MEMBERS (STATUS).
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Government Offices (Wages of Women).
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Small Holdings.
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Rhodesian Labour Bureau.
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Indian Colony, Germiston.
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Colonial Campaign Medals.
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Nyasaland (Labourers).
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House of Commons (Ladies' Gallery).
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Church of England Schools (Monmouth- shire).
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Danemaster Council School, Winchester.
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Necessitous Aid Grant.
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Secondary Schools (Free Places).
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Training in Seamanship (Grants).
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Lottery Tickets by Post.
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Unsealed Letters (Charges against Officials).
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Telephone Service.
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Post Office Employés.
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Money Orders.
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Motor Traction Engines.
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Horse Breeding.
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DELIVERY OF MAILS.
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ELECTRIC LIGHTING BILL.
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LONDON INSTITUTION (TRANSFER) BILL.
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SECOND READING.— [Fifth Day's Debate.]
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
SANATORIA (COST).
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
Land Valuation.
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Clerks to Surveyors of Taxes.
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Revaluations in County Cork.
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Old Age Pensions.
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Land Purchase (Ireland).
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Public Bodies, Ireland (Audit of Accounts).
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Railways in Ireland (English Capital).
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Training Colleges (Ireland).
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Royal Irish Constabulary (Constable's Compulsory Retirement).
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Evicted Tenants Act.
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Malin Head National School.
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OLD AGE PENSIONS.
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POWER TO REPEAL STATUTES.
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BATTLESHIP "AUDACIOUS."
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MANŒUVRES (FISHING GROUNDS).
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DESTROYER FLOTILLAS.
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HOSPITAL SHIP.
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DOMINIONS AND MOTHER-COUNTRY.
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German Navy.
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Admiralty Contracts (Fair-Wages clause).
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Royal Dockyards (Petitions).
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Army Meat Supplies.
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Cheltenham National Reservists.
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Army (Plain Clothes Leave).
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Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Brompton Cemetery.
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Conviction of Suffragist (Newington Sessions).
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Established Church (Wales) Bill.
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Ecclesiastical Commission and Queen Anne's Bounty (Grants).
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Tailors' Strike (London).
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Visits of Civil Service Officers (Dominions).
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Nyasaland Protectorate (Labourers).
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Death Sentences (India).
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Civil Service (Royal Commission).
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Coal Mines Act, 1911.
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Pontefract Rural District Council.
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Railway Workers (Average Wages).
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Delivery of Letters (Wimbledon Park District).
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Wireless Stations.
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BOARD OF TRADE SURVEYORS.
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MERCHANT SHIPPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
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BOAT ACCOMMODATION.
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Loss of S.S. "Oceana."
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Dublin Sorting Office.
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Football Competitions (Newspapers).
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Stolen Goods Pledged (Scotland).
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Walmer Castle (Admission of Public).
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House Letting and Rating (Scotland) Act, 1911.
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Land Court (Scotland).
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Victoria Tower Garden.
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