INDEX ΤΟ HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. VOLUME CCC. EIGHTH VOLUME OF SESSION 1884 - 5. EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS. Bills, Read 1o, 2o, 3o, or 1a, 2, 3, Read the First, Second, or Third Time.-In Speeches, 1R., 2R., 3R., Speech delivered on the First, Second, or Third Reading.-Amendt., Amendment. Res., Resolution.-Comm., Committee.-Re-Comm., Re-Committal.-Rep., Report.Consid., Consideration.-Adj., Adjournment or Adjourned.-cl., Clause.--add. cl., Additional Clause.-neg., Negatived.-M. Q., Main Question.-O. Q., Original Question.-O. M., Original Motion.-P. Q., Previous Question.-R. P., Report Progress.-A., Ayes.-N., Noes.-M., Majority.-1st. Div., 2nd. Div., First or Second Division.-., Lords.-c., Commons. When in this Index a* is added to the Reading of a Bill, it indicates that no Debate took place upon that stage of the measure. When in the Text or in the Index a Speech is marked thus, it indicates that the Speech is reprinted from a Pamphlet or some authorized Report. When in the Index a † is prefixed to a Name or an Office (the Member having accepted or vacated office during the Session) and to Subjects of Debate thereunder, it indicates that the Speeches on those Subjects were delivered in the speaker's private or official character, as the case may be. Some subjects of debate have been classified under the following "General Headings:" ARMY-NAVY-INDIA-IRELAND - SCOTLAND — PARLIAMENT - POOR LAW-POST OFFICEMETROPOLIS-CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION-CRIMINAL LAW-LAW AND JUSTICETAXATION, under WAYS AND MEANS. ABINGDON, Earl of River Thames (No. 2), Report, cl. 4, Amendt. 813; cl. 6, 814, 815 ACKERS, Mr. B. St. John, Gloucester- Criminal Law Amendment, Comm. cl. 2, ADMIRALTY-Secretary to (see RITCHIE, Africa (East Coast) German Annexations at Zansibar, Questions, ACLAND, Mr. C. T. D., Cornwall, E. Africa (South) Basutoland, Questions, Sir Robert Fowler'; AGNEW, Mr. W., Lancashire, S.E. Worcester Extension, Lords Amendts. Consid. cl. 21 A, 665 3 Q 300. Agricultural Holdings (England)—The | ARMY-cont. and Mr. R. Robinson Question, Mr. Warton; Answer, The Vice ARMY (Miscellaneous Questions) Army Education-The Staff College-Oriental Gunnery Experiments with Dynamite, Ques- tion, Mr. Gourley; Answer, The Secretary 672 Mr. Arthur O'Connor; Answer, The Secre- The 2nd East Surrey Regiment, Question, Mr. 1275 Military Expedition to the Soudan-Widows Military Farms at Aldershot, Question, Sir Railways in Time of War, Question, Sir 1456 Royal Military Academy, Woolwich-Meal The Clothing Department-Military Tem- Limerick Army Clothing Factory, Questions, The Commissariat Staff-The Royal Marines, Caterham Wire Gun Construction, Questions, Mr. Gray; Field Artillery and Small Arms, Question, Widow of Mr. Frederick Rance, Question, Mr. Auxiliary Forces The Army Reserve, Question, Mr. Harris ; The 4th Royal Irish Fusiliers (Caran Militia) Major Lionel Brooke, Question, Mr. [cont. |