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Commons Hansard for 16 May 1912 (Volume 38)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
22 April 2026 at 10.59am.
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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EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.
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TRADE REPORTS (ANNUAL SERIES).
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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.
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LOAN FUND BOARD (IRELAND).
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EDUCATION (IRELAND).
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LIQUOR LICENCE DUTIES.
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STANDING COMMITTEES (CHAIRMEN'S PANEL).
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INTERPRETATION BILL.
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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Russia.
Egypt.
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Italy and Turkey.
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Miss Malecka (Sentence).
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Old Age Pensions.
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Land Purchase (Ireland).
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Outrages (Ireland).
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Congested Districts Board (Ireland).
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National School Teachers' Pensions (Ireland).
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Model Schools (Ireland).
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Vaccination (India).
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Germiston Town Council (British Indians).
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Customs Management (South African Government).
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House of Commons (Lighting).
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Serpentine (Bathing).
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Duke of Connaught's Visit to Quebec.
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Board of Admiralty (Representation of Dominions).
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Royal Dockyards.
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GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND BILL.
FINANCIAL RELATIONS (GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND).
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AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTIONS (ENGLAND).
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LAND VALUATION.
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DUBLIN CONVENTION.
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IMPERIAL EXPENDITURE (IRELAND'S CONTRIBUTION).
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British Fisheries (Departmental Committee).
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Rural Housing.
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German Naval Programme.
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NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT.
OFFICIAL LECTURES.
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SICK BENEFIT FUNDS (ACCUMULATIONS).
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APPROVED SOCIETIES.
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DOMESTIC SERVANTS.
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INACCURATE STATEMENTS (LIABILITY).
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WOMEN'S FRIENDLY SOCIETIES (ALTERNATIVE BENEFITS).
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Somerset House Watchmen.
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City of Glasgow Friendly Society.
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Land Valuation.
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Bandon (County Cork) Post Office.
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Post Office (Engineering Department).
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Prepaid Telegrams (Time Limit).
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Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act.
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Railway Work (Instruction of Soldiers).
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VESSELS REPORTED IN VICINITY.
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WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENTS.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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TOWN TENANTS BILL.
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MENTAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
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DUBLIN POLICE BILL.
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JURIES (EXEMPTION OF JOURNALISTS) BILL.
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ADDRESSES TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA.
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SECOND READING.— [Fourth Day's Debate.]
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MARKET GARDENERS COMPENSATION (No. 2) BILL.
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
APPROVED SOCIETIES (REMUNERATION OF SECRETARIES).
ARMY SERVICE.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES (TRAINED NURSES).
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EMERGENCY CARDS.
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PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
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INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES.
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"Options and Futures."
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Old Age Pensions.
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Scriveners at Royal Courts of Justice.
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Secondary Education (Ireland).
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Alleged Personation (Ireland).
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Newtowncunningham Petty Sessions House.
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Woolwich Dockyard (Pay of Viewers).
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Army Statistics (1910–11).
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Vaccination (Army Ordnance Corps).
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HOWITZER BRIGADES.
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Army Petrol Motor Vans.
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Army Ordnance Corps.
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Vivisection (Royal Commission).
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BURIAL GROUNDS.
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BENEFACTIONS BEFORE 1662.
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ST. DAVID'S COLLEGE, LAMPETER.
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WELSH COMMISSIONERS.
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REPRESENTATIVE BODY (VOTING POWER).
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Street Trading (Bury).
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Miners' Mystagmus.
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Illuminants (Departmental Committee).
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Sentences Remitted.
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Motor Omnibus Routes (London).
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SALE OF TOBACCO.
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ART EXHIBITIONS.
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Rev. S. Henry (Wife Murder).
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Conviction of George Lawrence (London Sessions).
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Ilford Police Force (Mr. George Cole).
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Pontefract Rural District Council.
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Clerks to Local Councils (England).
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Notifiable Diseases (Ophthalmia).
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Elective Auditors (Tenders for Contracts).
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Derbyshire County Council (Decrease of Grants).
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Leeds (Borough Boundaries).
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Town Planning Act (Appeals).
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Registrar General (Quarterly Reports).
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Channel Steamers (Passenger Certificates)
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Labour Exchanges.
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Unemployment (Trade Union Returns).
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HIGH SPEED OF VESSELS IN FOG.
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Gloves (Foreign Made).
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Railways Bill.
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Post Office (Unestablished Porters).
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Small Holdings (Limpsfield).
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Development Commission (Scottish Fishery Board).
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Foreign Trawlers (Gallon Head, Island of Lewis).
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