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^-DOCUMENT I S THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY S GOVERNMENT).
1
C RET.
COPY NO.
C A B I N E T
38 ( 3 5 ) .
M e e t i n g of the C a b i n e t t o be h e l d a t 10, Downing
S t r e e t , S . W . I . , on THURSDAY, 18th JULY,1935,
a t 1 1 . 0 a.m.
A G E N D A .
1.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2.
ABYSSINIA;
-
(if
required).
I
SUPPLY OF ARMS TO.
I
( R e f e r e n c e C a b i n e t 36 ( 3 5 ) C o n c l u s i o n 7 ) .
Memorandum by the S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r F o r e i g n
Affairs.
C P . 138 ( 3 5 )
already c i r c u l a t e d .
3.
THE RE-OR1ENTATION OF THE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM OF
GREAT BRITAIN.
"
""""
Interim Report
o f Sub-Committee o f the Committee
o f I m p e r i a l Defence on D e f e n c e P o l i c y and
Requirements.
C P . 144 ( 3 5 )
t o be c i r c u l a t e d .
4.
THE MEAT NEGOTIATIONS
(Reference
5.
R e p o r t of
CP.
required).
C a b i n e t 36 ( 3 5 ) C o n c l u s i o n
10).
C a b i n e t 34 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion
C a b i n e t Com] i t t e e .
circulated
142 ( 3 5 )
-
8).
herewith.
EDUCATION POLICY.
(Reference
R e p o r t of
CP.
7.
(If
THE SPEAKER'S SEAT.
(Reference
6.
-
Cabinet 8 ( 3 5 )
Conclusion
C a b i n e t Committee.
143 ( 3 5 )
circulated
9).
herewith.
PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO VISCOUNT GREY OF FALLODEN.
Memorandum by the F i r s t Commissioner o f Works.
C P . 134 ( 3 5 )
already circulated.
8.
RAILWAY FREIGHT REBATES. SOHEME.
Memorandum b y t h e M i n i s t e r o f T r a n s p o r t .
C P . 139 ( 3 5 ) - a l r e a d y c i r c u l a t e d .
-9^
REPORTS
OF
THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
O N (A) F I N A N C E O F T H E F U N D ,
TPT""SEAS.ONAIT^WQSKER.S O R D E R .
STATUTORY
A N D
Memorandum by the M i n i s t e r ^ o ^ ^ a b o u r .
C P . 145 ( 3 5 ) t o be c i r c u l a l
(Signed)
M.P.A.
Secretary
W h i t e h a l l Gardens,
15th J u l y , 1935.
S.W.I.,
HANKEY,
to the Cabinet.
Us
DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY[ S GOVERNMENT) .
l l C E l I .
COPY NO.
C A B I N E T
38 ( 5 5 ) .
CONCLUSIONS o f a M e e t i n g o f the C a b i n e t h e l d a t
1 0 , Downing S t r e e t , S . W . I . , on THURSDAY,
18th JULY, 1935, a t 11.0 a.m,
PRESENT:
The R i g h t Hon. S t a n l e y B a l d w i n , M . P . ,
Prime M i n i s t e r .
( i n the C h a i r ) .
Hie
The R i g h t Hon.
N e v i l l e Chamberlain, M . P . ,
C h a n c e l l o r o f the E x c h e q u e r .
R i g h t Hon.
J . Ramsay MacDonald, M.P. ,
B Lord P r e s i d e n t o f the C o u n c i l .
pjhe R i g h t Hon.
I
The V i s c o u n t H a i l s h a m ,
Lord C h a n c e l l o r .
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r John Simon, G.C. S . I . , K . C . V . 0 . ,
O.B.E. , K. C. , M.P. , S e c r e t a r y o f
S t a t e f o r Home A f f a i r s .
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r Samuel H o a r e , B t . , G . C . S . I . ,
G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., S e c r e t a r y
of S t a t e f o r F o r e i g n A f f a i r s .
The Most Hon.
The Marquess o f L o n d o n d e r r y ,
K.G., M.V.O., Lord P r i v y
Seal.
The R i g h t Hon.
H
The V i s c o u n t H a l i f a x , K . G . ,
II G . C . S . I . , G . O . I . E . , S e c r e t a r y
B
of S t a t e f o r War.
The R i g h t Hon.
J . H . Thomas, M.P. ,
Secretary of State f o r
Affairs.
The R i g h t Hon.
Sir P h i l i p C u n l i f f e - L i s t e r ,
G.B.E., M.C., M.P., S e c r e t a r y
State f o r A i r .
The Most Hon.
The Marquess o f Z e t l a n d , G . C . S . I . ,
G . C I . E . , Secretary of State
f o r I n d i a . ( F o r Items 1-5 o n l y ) .
of
Dominion
-The R i g h t Hon.
ujj S i r G o d f r e y C o l l i n s , K . B . E . ,
C.M.G., M . P . , S e c r e t a r y o f
m State f o r Scotland.
The R i g h t Hon.
Malcolm MacDonald, M . P . ,
Secretary of State f o r t h e
Colonies.
ffhe R i g h t Hon.
V/alter Runciman, M.P. ,
P r e s i d e n t o f the B o a r d o f
The R i g h t Hon.
S i r Bolton Eyres M o n s e l l , G.B.E.,
M . P . , F i r s t L o r d o f the A d m i r a l t y
I
Trade.
The R i g h t Hon.
j l Anthony Eden, M.C. , M.P. ,
B M i n i s t e r f o r League o f N a t i o n s
If
Affairs.
The R i g h t Hon.
I
W a l t e r E l l i o t , M.C. , M.P. ,
I
M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and
Fisheries.
tie R i g h t Hon.
S i r K i n g s l e y Wood, M . P . ,
Minister of Health.
The R i g h t Hon.
Lord Eustace P e r c y ,
Minister without P o r t f o l i o .
The R i g h t Hon.
O l i v e r Stanley, M.C., M.P.,
P r e s i d e n t o f the Board o f
Education.
The R i g h t Hon.
E r n e s t Brovm, M.C. ,
M i n i s t e r o f Labour.
I.P.
The R i g h t Hon.
W. Ormsby-Gore, .M.P. ,
F i r s t Commissioner o f Works.
l o n e l S i r M.P.A.
Hankey, G.C.B..., G.C.M.G. , G . G . V . O . ,
Secretary.
ABYSSINIA.
Supply o f
Arms t o .
( P r ev i ou s
Reference:
C a b i n e t 36
( 5 5 ) , Con­
elusion ?.)
1 . The Cabinet-had. b e f o r e
documents
them t h e
following
on t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e s u p p l y o f arms
to
ysslnia:A Memorandum by the S e c r e t a r y o f
State for Foreign Affairs (C.P.-138
( 3 5 ) ) , e x p l a i n i n g t h e p o s i t i o n under
t h e T r e a t y s i g n e d i n P a r i s on
August 8 1 , 19 30, between t h e U n i t e d
Kingdom, P r a n c e , I t a l y and E t h i o p i a "
A. Memorandum, by t h e S e c r e t a r y o f
S t a t e f o r the Colonies (C.P.-146
( 3 5 ) ) s t a t i n g t h a t a d e c i s i o n was
r e q u i r e d as t o w h e t h e r any l a r g e
consignments o f arms destined, f o r
A b y s s i n i a should b e p e r m i t t e d t o be
t r a n s p o r t e d through B r i t i s h
Somaliland.
The S e c r e t a r y
asked, t o r e s e r v e
of State f o r
Foreign
Affairs
f o r t h e moment t h e s u b j e c t
arms c o n s i g n m e n t s , which formed p a r t
Abyssinian question.
of the
A l o n g and i m p o r t a n t
from Rome, d e s c r i b i n g H i s M a j e s t y ' s
of
general
telegram
Ambassador*s
i n t e r v i e w w i t h S i g n e r M u s s o l i n i , was b e i n g
de­
c i p h e r e d at- t h a t v e r y moment i n t h e F o r e i g n
A p a r t from g e n e r a l p o l i c y
consignments,
t h e r e were other s p e c i f i c
t o be c o n s i d e r e d ,
nationals,
and t h e s u b j e c t
including the p o s i t i o n
the supply
The Cabinet
of
arms
questions
of
o f Red Cross s t o r e s ,
agreed
Office,
our own
etc.
—
To h o l d a S p e c i a l M e e t i n g on Monday
n e x t , J u l y 22nd, a t 11 a , m . , t o
consider the I t a l o - A b y s s i n i a n
d i s p u t e and t h e v a r i o u s s p e c i f i c
q u e s t 1 ons r e 1 at ed. t h e r e t o .
HpHE A I R DEFENCE
1ST ST EM OF GREAT
BRITAIN — EE[ORIENTATIQW' OF.
flnterim
Report.
2 . The C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
Report
(CP.-144
Committee o f
Requirements,
(35))
o f t h e Sub-Committee o f
d e a l i n g with the r e - o r i e n t a t i o n
and
of
Britain.
As I t had n o t been p o s s i b l e t o
Report u n t i l
the
I m p e r i a l D e f e n c e on D e f e n c e P o l i c y
t h e A i r D e f e n c e System o f Great
it-o(s 5") 5.
them an I n t e r i m
circulate
J u l y 16th and some members o f
the
the
C a b i n e t who had been t o t h e N a v a l Review and.
E x e r c i s e s had not had t i m e t o s t u d y
agreed
it,
t h e Cabinet­
—
That t h e s u b j e c t should appear on
t h e Agenda P a p e r o f t h e i r next
r e g u l a r weekly Meeting.
TEE MEAT
NESOTXATIONSi
(Previous
Reference:
C a b i n e t 36
( 3 5 ) , Con­
clus i o n 10 ..)
3 . The M i n i s t e r
o f A g r i c u l t u r e and
Fisheries
s a i d he had n o t h i n g t o r e p o r t t o t h e p r e s e n t
o f the
Cabinet.
Meeting
fHF SPEAKER'S
SEAT .
Report o f
Cabinet
Committee *
(Previous
R e f e r e n e e:
Cabinet -34
( 3 5 ) , Con­
cltision 8.)
4-. T h e C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
the Cabinet
(35)),
them t h e R e p o r t
Committee on t h e S p e a k e r ' s
Seat
which had been a p p o i n t e d a t t h e
mentioned
or t h e
recommendations
a t t h e end o f t h e i r
(i)
(ii)
(ill)
The
i n t h e margin'.
Report
as
C,P,-14S
Meeting
o oh e l u s i o n s
Committee
f
of
and
were summarised
follows:­
i t i s o f great importance t o maintain
t h e present p o s i t i o n of the Speakership,
by which t h e Speaker stands a l o o f from
Party c ontroveray:
T h e r e a r e s e r i o u s o b j e c t i o n s , both
on p r a c t i c a l and on c o n s t i t u t l o n a l
grounds
which p r e c l u d e us from
recommending that l e g i s l a t i o n should
b e passed i n o r d e r t o ensure t h a t t h e
Speaker should not b e opposed a t
Flections:
t h i s c o u l d o n l y be done
by l e g i s l a t i n g t h a t t h e Speaker a t
t h e end of one P a r l i a m e n t should i n
v i r t u e o f t h a t f a c t be t r e a t e d as a
member a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e n e x t :
We recommend t h a t an a u t h o r i t a t i v e
s t a t ement o f the c o n s i11111 ona 1 p o s i t i o n
r e g a r d i n g t h e S p e a k e r s h i p should be maeUe
by t h e Prime M i n i s t e r i n t h e "oxise o f
C ommons :
f
(iv)
Every encouragement should t h e n b e
g i v e n t o prominent P a r l i a m e n t a r y
spokesmen, o f any or a l l P a r t i e s , t o
conduct i n s i d e Mr. S p e a k e r ' s c o n s t i t u e n c y
a campaign w h i c h w i l l s e c u r e h i s r e t u r n .
The Lord P r e s i d e n t
of the Cabinet
that
Committee,
t h e Leader
that h i s
Party
of
of
t h e C o u n c i l , as Chairman
informed h i s
t h e Labour O p p o s i t i o n had
intended t o
S e a t and w e r e not w i l l i n g
s u g g e s t i o n s w e r e made:
to treat
o f t h e agreement
already
G e o r g e and s i r -Herbert
the Cabinet Committee's
b e deputed t o
active
e.g.,
t h e Recess t o
it
that
as
sacrosanct.
a number
steps
given privately
of
should
obtain public
be
expression
by Mr L l o y d
Samuel i n t h e p r i n c i p l e s
Report:
that
in the 'Speaker s
f
of
someone s h o u l d
o r g a n i s e t h e arrangements
co-operation
notified
contest the Speaker' s
In the course of the discu ssio n
taken b e f o r e
colleagues
for
securing
C o n s t i t u e n c y by
t h o s e L e a d e r s who a g r e e d i n t h e p r i n c i p l e s
of
the
Cabinet Committee's R e p o r t :
this
task of
politicians
o r g a n i s a t i o n should e n s u r e
speaking
address themselves
political
not t o questions
keeping the Speaker's
Speaker o f
after
of
undertook
that
in the constituency
controversy,
explanation
that whoever
should
ordinary
but t o t h e d e s i r a b i l i t y
Seat I n v i o l a b l e ,
of
and t o an
o f t h e i m p o s s i b l e p o s i t i o n i n which any
t h e House o f Commons would f i n d
a hotly
contested E l e c t i o n :
himself
that the
British
B r o a d c a s t i n g C o r p o r a t i o n should b e asked t o make a
rather
full
statement
on t h e day on which t h e Prime
M i n i s t e r announced, t h e Government's
decision
in
Parliament.
T h e Cabinet
agreed
—
(a)
^o a p p r o v e t h e Report o f t h e C a b i n e t
Committee on t h e S p e a k e r ' s s e a t
( C P . - 1 4 2 ( 3 5 ) ) , the Conclusions of
w h i c h a r e summarised, a b o v e :
(b)
That t h e arrangements f o r g i v i n g
e f f e c t t o t h e recommendations i n
the R e p o r t , both w i t h i n the Speaker's
c o n s t i t u e n c y and e l s e w h e r e , s h o u l d be
l e f t to the Prime M i n i s t e r
t h e Lord
P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o u n c i l and t h e Home
Seeretary ,
ROT CAT ION
POLICY.
Second
Report of
C ommitt e e ,
(Previous
Reference:
Cabinet 8
( 3 5 ) , Con­
clusion 9.)
5.
I n pursuance o f t h e C o n c l u s i o n r e f e r r e d
i n the margin,
Second R e p o r t
t h e C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
6)
Committee
t o which- was attached, a Memo­
randxim by t h e P r e s i d e n t
(B (34)
them t h e
of the Educational P o l i c y
(35)),
(CP.-143
o f t h e Board o f
Education
embodying t h e c o m p l e t e scheme o f
educational
policy,
After
careful
an
consideration
t h e Committee recommended t h e C a b i n e t t o adopt
inclusion
in their
proposals
of
Education,
of his
to
the President
of
t h e Board
a summary o f w h i c h appeared
its
of
finance
provision,
for
a t t h e end.
the
in view
of the n e c e s s i t y
of
competing claims
other subjects
of
provision of finance,
the General E l e c t i o n
education against
desired
right
the
t h e scheme and t h e
t o weigh the claims
After
of
o f t h e Exchequer had r e s e r v e d h i s
of
date
for
him
the
involving
to be included
the
in
programme.
c o n s i d e r a b l e discussion the Cabinet
a g r e e d -—
(a)
for
various
The R e p o r t s t a t e d t h a t
i n t e r v e n e a g a i n on t h e q u e s t i o n s
provision
of
E l e c t i o n programme t h e
Memorandum.
Chancellor
to
To a p p r o v e t h e f i r s t p a r t o f t h e
p o 1 i cy prop os ed, whi eh i n v o I v es
l e g i s l a t i o n , v i z *:­
(i)
R a i s i n g t h e s c h o o l - l e a v i n g age
t o 15 w i t h exemptions f o r b e n e ­
f i c i a l employment and. w i t h o u t
maintenance allowances'.
(ii)
Empowering L o c a l E d u c a t i o n
A u t h o r i t i e s t o make ( w i t h i n
s p e c i f i e d limits of time)
b u i l d i n g grants t o Voluntary
S c h o o l s f o r purposes- o f r e - "
o r g a n i s a t i o n and r a i s i n g t h e
a g e , such g r a n t s t o be not
more than 75 p e r c e n t . nor
l e s s than 50 p e r c e n t . o f t h e
t o t a l c o s t , t h e Pxchequer t o
pay 50 p e r c e n t , on t h e annual
loan charges f o r the A u t h o r i t y ' s
expenditure,
subject t o r e s e r v a t i o n f o r the present
o f a d e c i s i o n as t o t h e d a t e s a t w h i c h
e f f e c t was t o be g i v e n t o t h e a b o v e
recommendations:
(b)
That t h e a b o v e C o n c l u s i o n ( a ) s h o u l d
a l s o be s u b j e c t t o t h e p r i n c i p l e t h a t
t h e l e g i s l a t i o n (which from c e r t a i n
p o i n t s o f v i e w . . w i l l b e unpopular i n
some q u a r t e r s ) must b e b a l a n c e d by
an e d u c a t i o n p o l i c y on t h e l i n e s o f
the a d m i n i s t r a t i v e proposals i n the
Report, v i z . : ­
(i)
(ii)
(ill)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)
Encouragement o f p r o v i s i o n
Nurs ery S c h o o l s es p e e l a 1 l y
poor -areas :
Promotion, o f development
Physical Training in a l l
of school:
of
in
of
types
G e n e r a l development o f t h e
School Medical S e r v i c e :
Removal o f t h e upper l i m i t o f
" s p e c i a l p l a c e s " i n Secondary
Schools :
I n c r e a s e i n t h e number o f S t a t e
S c h o l a r s h i p s t e n a b l e at U n i v e r s i t i e s ,
t h r o w i n g them, open t o p u p i l s i n
a l l Secondary Schools — a. q u e s t i o n
on w h i c h J-.he_Cha.noellpr o f t h e
Exchequer r e s e r v e d , h i s agreement
for,, t h e p r e s e n t :
I n c r e a s e i n t h e amount o f S t a t e
a s s i s t a n c e t o S t a t e S c h o l a r s and
h o l d e r s o f o t h e r comparable a w a r d s ;
I n s t i t u t i o n o f a s y e t an o f S c h o l a r ­
ships t e n a b l e at T r a i n i n g C o l l e g e s
f o r Dominion and C o l o n i a l S c h o l a r s -—
on which t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e f o r
Development o f t h e p r o v i s i o n
Technical education:
Development
of adult
of
education.
(e)
T h a t t h e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e Board o f
E d u c a t i o n s h o u l d c o n t i n u e t o work, out
t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e d e t a i l s summarised
a b o v e , i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h t h e Government
. Departments concerned and t h e E d u c a t i o n a l
P o l i c y C o m m i t t e e , and r e p o r t i n due c o u r s e
t o the Cabinet:
(d)
That whi 1 e t h e a b o v e p o l i c y shou.Id be
a d o p t e d f o r purposes o f t h e e l e c t o r a l
programme, t h e e x t e n t t o which t h e
a d m i n i s t r a t i v e d e t a i l s ought t o be
i n c l u d e d s h o u l d s t a n d o v e r pending t h e
further investigations referred to above,
(The Secretary o f S t a t e f o r India l e f t t o keep
a n o t h e r o f f i c i a l appointment j u s t b e f o r e t h e
end o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n d e a l t w i t h i n t h e a b o v e
Conclusion.)
VISCOUNT GREY
OF FAL10DON PROPOSED
MEMORIAL T O .
6.
The C a b i n e t had b e f o r e
by t h e F i r s t
Commissioner
on t h e q u e s t i o n
Lord Grey o f
them a Memorandum
o f Works
(C.P.-134
o f a p r o p o s e d Memorial t o t h e
Pallodon.
Various suggestions
b e e n put f o r w a r d by a Committee o f
f r i e n d s , upon w h i c h t h e F i r s t
i n v i t e d the observations
Commission,
(35))
late
had
Lord.Grey s
T
Commissioner had
of the Royal
Pine Art
He hoped, t h a t t h e C a b i n e t
would
a u t h o r i s e h i m t o i n f o r m t h e Committee t h a t t h e most
a p p r o p r i a t e m e m o r i a l t o Lord Grey would be i n
form o f a bust
t o be p l a c e d i n t h e v a c a n t
t h e head o f t h e f i r s t
staircase
flight
in the Foreign
The C a b i n e t
of s t a i r s
the proposals
made f o r a s t a t u e t o Lord Grey
s i t e adjoining
the w a l l
t h e e x p i r a t i o n of a f e ­
certain that
Commissioner
at
Believing
that
i t was a l m o s t
room would be found f o r
agreed
on t h e main
o f F a l l o d o n on any
years
Lord Grey w i t h i n t h e p r e c i n c t s
Commons, they
at
t h a t had. been
o f t h e gardens
N o s . 10 and 11 Downing S t r e e t .
after
niche
Office.
agreed with the F i r s t
o f Works i n r e j e c t i n g
the
a statue
o f t h e House
—
That f o r t h e moment t h e most
a p p r o p r i a t e memorial would be
i n t h e form o f a bust t o b e
placed in the Foreign O f f i c e ,
of
to
7
^£jgATES
The C a b i n e t had b e f o r e them a Mem.orana.-am by
W
the Minister
subject
might
of transport
fCP.-139
o f t h e Rail-way F r e i g h t s
flow
from, c e r t a i n r e c e n t
(35))
on t h e
Rebates Scheme,
decisions
in
reducing
t h e v a l u a t i o n o f t h e Southern and London and N o r t h
Pastern Railways.
The e f f e c t
of these decisions,
u p h e l d and. a p p l i e d . I n t h e c a s e o f o t h e r
would b e t h e i n s o l v e n c y
suspension f o r
of
a number o f y e a r s
Rebates Scheme, a s e r i o u s
affected,
t h e Rebates
and p o s s i b l y
of
railways,
Fund,
the
t h e Freight-
o u t c r y by t h e
traders
a demand t h a t t h e Government
He p r o p o s e d t o - sound t h e R a i l w a y
should, i n t e r v e n e .
Companies as t o t h e i r r e a d i n e s s
to co-operate
p o s s i b l e measures t o keep t h e R e b a t e s Scheme
in c e r t a i n
eventualities,
m i g h t be n e c e s s a r y
and p o i n t e d
measure, a short B i l l
to
to i t s
effect
in
alive
out t h a t
i n t h e autumn t o ask
t o introduce, with a view
it
permission
p a s s a g e as an u r g e n t
c e r t a i n amendments
i n t h e E l e v e n t h Schedule t o t h e L o c a l Government
19£9,
if
A t t a c h e d t o t h e Memorandum was a N o t e by
Board o f T r a d e p o i n t i n g
out t h a t
a suspension
Act,
the
or
s u b s t a n t i a l r e d u c t i o n o f t h e r e b a t e s would h a v e a
serious
effect
concerned,
on t h e
c o a l t r a d e and o t h e r
and t h a t t h e i n e v i t a b l e r i s e
would r e s u l t
not
only
in a reduction
in
o f our
e x p o r t s but w o u l d a l s o l e a d t o p r o t e s t s
indxjstries
price
coal
from, t h e
Governments w i t h w h i c h T r a d e Agreements had. b e e n
concluded.
As t h e M i n i s t e r
present,
o f T r a n s p o r t was u n a b l e t o be
the Chancellor
the Cabinet
that
of
t h e Exchequer
informed
t h e Memorandum was i n t e n d e d as a
w a r n i n g ,of a d i s a g r e e a b l e q u e s t i o n t h a t would
shortly
arise for
m
consideration.
h e Cabinet
took note of C.P.-139
(35).
PARLIAMENTARY
BUSINESS .
f Pr e v i o u s
Referene e'
C a b i n e t 56
( 5 4 ) , 0 on­
clusion 12.)
r-.R.
8 . The P r i m e M i n i s t e r
informed h i s
colleagues
i t was s h a p e d . t o d i s p o s e o f a l l b u s i n e s s
that
t h e Rouse o f Commons by August 2nd, e x c e p t
following
in
the
Bills:­
Now. I n . th.e. House, o f
Lords:
M'W-£"Vl.
Hours o f Employment
F X l+H
Weights
(Conventions) B i l l
(Lords) .
and Measures B i l l
(Lords).
Now in. t h e House o f . Commons:
Cotton Spinning
FX- M($* )&.
4
(Note:
Industry.
Second. R e a d i n g may be t a k e n
b e f o r e t h e Summer R e c e s s . )
F.R i f P e n s i o n s
(Governors
o f Dominions
Money R e s o l u t i o n now
The a b o v e b u s i n e s s ,
assuming a l l
I n t h e Commons, was nfct s u f f i c i e n t
and i t
was i m p e r a t i v e t h a t
outstanding.
the B i l l s
if
roent
for
o t h e r R i l l s which
are
presented
p o s s i b l e , made a v a i l a b l e b e f o r e t h e
adjourn­
t h e Summer R e c e s s .
The f o l l o w i n g w e r e B i l l s
FX
which i t was
understood
w e r e r e q u i r e d b e f o r e t h e end o f t h e y e a r : P u b l i c Works L o a n s :
)
(Treasxiry) .
)
Uo("oi-)%qi to E x p i r i n g Laws .
wo-Shift
System
(Home
Office).
In o r d e r t h a t t h e t h r e e l a t t e r B i l l s m i g h t
p r e s e n t e d and made a v a i l a b l e b e f o r e
Recess,
the Cabinet
Bills,
(b)
July 1 8 , 1 9 3 5 .
altera­
procedure in regard
to
vis.:­
(a)
W h i t e h a l l Gardens,
be
t h e Summer
agreed in the f o l l o w i n g
t i o n o f t h e normal C a b i n e t
,
are
t o occupy a week,
t o b e d e a l t w i t h i n t h e Autumn should be
and,
etc.)
That s u b m i s s i o n o f t h e B i l l s t o t h e
Cabinet i n the f i r s t i n s t a n c e should
b e d i s p e n s e d w i t h on t h i s o c c a s i o n :
That a S p e c i a l M e e t i n g o f t h e Committee
o f Home A f f a i r s s h o u l d be h e l d on Monday
J u l y 23nd, and
t h e Conclusions should
b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C a b i n e t on Wednesday
of next week.
S.W.1,
. . .