COMPRISING THE PERIOD FROM THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF JUNE

TO THE TENTH DAY OF JULY, 1902.

TENTH VOLUME OF SESSION.

1902.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED,

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE,

BY

WYMAN AND SONS, LIMITED, FETTER LANE, LONDON.

THE PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY contains all that can be collected of the Legislative History of this country from the Conquest to the close of the XVIIIth Century (1803), 36 vols. The chief sources whence these Debates are derived are the Constitutional History, 24 vols. Sir Simonds D'Ewes' Journal; Debates of the Commons in 1620 and 1621; Chandler and Timberland's Debates, 22 vols.; Grey's Debates of the Commons, from 1667 to 1694, 10 vols. ; Almon's Debates, 24 vols.; Debrett's Debates, 63 vols.; The Hardwicke Papers; Debates in Parliament by Dr. Johnson, &c., &c.

THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES commence with the year 1803, and the contents are set forth in the following Chronological Table :

HISTORY.

(SIXTH PARLIAMENT.)

CONQUEST to 34 GEO. II.-1066 to 1760. Vol. 39 & 40...59 GEO. III.

Vol. 1 to 15, 1 WILL. I. to 34 GEO. II.

1066-1760

41

..60

Second Series.

.1802

(SECOND PARLIAMENT.)

Vol. 36 .........42 GEO. III. ......1802-3

DEBATES.

First Series.

1805

1806

Third Series.

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HIS MAJESTY'S PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

OF STATE, ETC.

THE CABINET.

Prime Minister and Lord Privy Seal--Most Hon. the Marquess of SALISBURY, K.G. Lord President of the Council- -His Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, K.G.

Lord Chancellor- -Rt. Hon. Earl of HALSBURY.

First Lord of the Treasury Rt. Hon. ARTHUR J. BALFour.

Secretaries of State

Foreign Affairs

Most Hon. the Marquess of LANSDOWNE, K.G., G.C.M.G., G.C.S.I.

Home Department- -Rt. Hon. CHARLES T. RITCHIE.

Colonial

War

India

-Rt. Hon. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN.

-Rt. Hon. W. ST. JOHN BRODRICK.

-Rt. Hon. Lord GEORGE HAMILTON.

Chancellor of the Exchequer

First Lord of the Admiralty

-Rt. Hon. Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH, Bt.
Rt. Hon. the EARL OF SELBORNE.

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland- -Rt. Hon. Earl CADOGAN, K.G.

Lord Chancellor of Ireland- -Rt. Hon. Lord ASHBOURNE.

President of the Board of TradeRt. Hon. GERALD W. BALFOUR.

Postmaster-General-Marquess of LONDONDERRY, K.G.

Secretary for Scotland- -Rt. Hon. Lord BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH.

President of the Local Government Board- -Rt. Hon. WALTER H. LONG.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster- -Rt. Hon. Lord JAMES OF HEREFORD
First Commissioner of WorksRt. Hon. A. AKERS DOUGLAS.

President of the Board of Agriculture

Rt. Hon. R. W. HANBURY.

NOT IN THE CABINET.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury- -Rt. Hon. Sir W. WALROND, M.P.
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryJ. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN, Esq., M.P.
Chief Secretary for Ireland- -Rt. Hon. GEORGE WYNDHAM, M.P.

Vice-President of the Board of Education- Rt. Hon. Sir J. ELDON GORST, K. C.,
Secretary to the Admiralty- -HUGH O. ARNOLD-FORSTER, Esq., M.P.

Lords of the Treasury—WILLIAM HAYES FISHER, Esq., M.P.

H. T. ANSTRUTHER, Esq., M.P.

Lords of the Admiralty

(Vice-Admiral Lord W. T. KERR, K.C.B.
Vice-Admiral A. L. DOUGLAS.
Rear-Admiral W. H. MAY, M.V.O.
Capt. JOHN DURNFORD, C.B., D.S.O.

Parliamentary Secretary, Foreign Office Lord CRANBORNE, M.P.

Parliamentary Secretary, Home OfficeRt. Hon. JESSE COLLINGS, M. P.

Parliamentary Secretary, Colonial Office- -Rt. Hon. Earl of ONSLOW, G.C.M.G.

Parliamentary Secretary, India Office Rt. Hon. Earl of HARDWICKE.

Parliamentary Secretary, War Office-Rt. Hon. Lord RAGLAN.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade- -Rt. Hon. Earl of DUDLEY.

M.P.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board-J. GRANT LAWSON, Esq., M.P. Financial Secretary, War Office- -Lord STANLEY, M.P.

Attorney-General- -Sir R. B. FINLAY, K. C., M.P.

Solicitor-General-Rt. Hon. E. CARSON K.C. M.P.