TYNWALD------COURT. ST. JOHN'S, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1.931.

The annual promulgation of laws took inwards, so as to enable His Excellency to place at Tynwald Hill, St. John's. .pass through and be the first to step on The proceedings opened with a service in to the hill. The procession reformed_ be- St. John's Chapel, conducted by the Chap- hind His Excellency in reverse order to lain of St. John's, the Rev. Justin Venter. that in which it left the chapel. After the service the members of the After the Governor had taken his seat Legislature, the Clergy, the Captains of on the top of the mound, as the old Act the Parishes, and the officers in attendance provides, "with his visage unto ye east," on His acceflency marched in procession to the Court was fenced by the Coroner of the hill of Tynwald. (Mr 13. Makin). A guard of honour was provided by the Deemster LaMothe demanded that the King William's College Officers' Training Coroners should surrender their "staves of Corps and a. detachment of Boy office," and when this had been done the Scouts. The pathway from the chapel to new Coroners were sworn in as follows:— the hill, the chapel, and the hill were Glenfaba, Bernard Makin; Michael, Wm. strewn with rushes. Caine; , George Henry Ellison; , The procession to the hill was in the fol- William Corkill; , William Lewis lowing order :- Clague; and , Charles Corkill. Four Sergeants of the Isle of Man Con- The clergy present were:—The Rev. J. stabulary. Bewley, Archdeacon; the Revs. J. Quine, The Coroners. Canon of St. and Vicar of ; R. D. Kermode, Canon of St. and The Captains of the Parishes. Vicar of ; James H. Cain, R.D., The Clergy. Canon of St. Columba and Rector of ; The Archdeacon. W. A. Rushworth, Canon of St. The Mayor of Douglas (Councillor W. J. and Vicar of ; T. R. Kneale, R.D., Corkill) . Rector of ; B. Webster, Vicar The High-Bailiffs. of Patrick ; A. Kenyon, Vicar of ; The Chaplain of the E. T. Pakenham, Vicar of German; C. A. The Secretary of the House of Key. Canaan, Vicar of Michael; J. A. Cooil, The Members of the House of Keys, Chaplain of St. Jude's; H. W. Young, Vicar of St. ()lave's, Ramsey ; R. Can- The Secretary of the House of Keys. nel!, Vicar of Maughold; R. Wakeford, Two Messengers of the House of Keys. Vicar of ; T. H. E. Japing, Vicar The Government Secretary. of St. Matthew's, Douglas; C. V. Rock- The Members of the Legislative Council. wood, R.D., Vicar of St. George's, Dou- The Lord Bishop. glas; H. S. Hitchen, Vicar of St. Bar- The Sword-Bearer. nabas', Douglas; E. Barker, Vicar of St. His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor. Thomas, Douglas; E. J. Towndrow, Vicar of St. Ninian's, Douglas; R. H. Reid, The Officers in personal attendance on His Excellency. Vicar of ; H. Maddrell, R.D., Vicar of Castletown; F. W. Stubbs, Vicar of The Chief Constable. A rb 0 ry ; A. Ridings, Vicar of Rushen. The Chaplain of St. John's. Abstracts of thirteen Acts which had A detachment of the Isle of Man Con- been passed during the year, and which stabulary. had received the Royal Assent, were then Before the procession reached the guard read in Manx and English. The English of honour, it halted and took up an liga- titles of the Acts with their object were ment on either side of the path, facing first read by Deemster LaMothe and then 672 TYNWALD COURT, JULY 6, 1931.

the Manx by the Archdeacon. The Acts 7.-En Slattys Scarree Teare, Nuy Cheead Ycig Name Jeig, as Feed. were :- Ten aigney yn Slattys shoh dy eaysky yn 1.-The Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Con- voapdey poosee eddyr Thomas Gerald Alallan- tributory Pensions Amendment Act, 1931. daMe Teare as Ada Sage Wilson Team. The object of this Act is to amend the 8.-The Advertising Rate Act, 1931. Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1929. The object of this Act is to amend the Advertising Rate Acts. 1.-Yn Slattys Toyrtyn-Choonee Mraane Treoghe Treoghanyn as Shenn Eaysh 8.-En Slattys Keesli-Hoilshee, Nuy Cheead (Lhiasaghey) Nuy Cheead Yeig Nane Ycig Plane Jeig as Feed. Jeig as Feed. Ta'n aigney yn Slattys shoh dy lhiasaghey Ten aigney yn Slattys shoh dy lhiasaghey uy Slattysyn Keesh-Hoilshee. yn Slattys Toyrtyn-Choonee MraaJM Treoghe 9.-The Amendment Treoghanyn as Shenn Eaysh, Nuy cheead yeig Act, 1931. nuy as feed. The object of this Act is to extend the 2.-The Arbitration (Foreign Awards) Local Government Acts throughout the Island. Act, 1931. 9.-Yn Slattys Curneilys Ynnydagh Lhiasa- The object of this Act is to give effect to an ghey, Nuy Cheead Yeig Nane Jeig as Feed. International Convention as to arbitrations. Ta'n aigney yu Slattys shoh dy lheeadaghey 2.-Yn Slattys Reaghys (Briwnyssyn Quaagh) ny Slattysyn Gurneilys Ynnydagh trooid-magh Nuy Oheead Yeig Nane Jeig as Feed. yn Ta'n aigney yn Slattys shoh dy yannoo 10.-The Factories and Workshops (Amend- breeoil Coardail jeant eddyr Ashoonyn ment) Act, 1931. bentyn rish reaghys. The object of this Act is to include quarries 3.-The Pinfolds Transfer Act, 1931. in the Factories and Workshops Act. The object of this Act is to transfer pinfolds 10.-En Slattys Thieyn Obbyr-Lauee as Shap- to the parish commissioners. pyn Obbyr (Lhiasaghey), Nuy Cheead Yeig Name Jeig as Feed. 3.--En Slattys Pundailyn Livrey-Harrish, Nuy Ten aigney yn Slattys shoh dy ghoaill Cheead Yeig Name Jeig as Feed. stia.gh tuill-chlagh ayns yn Slattys Thieyn Ten aigney yn Slattys shoh dy livrey Obbyr-Lauee as Shappyn-Obbyr. harrish pundailyn gys ny Barrantee yn 11.-The Income Tax Amendment Act, 1931. Skeerey. The object of this Act is to tax incomes 4.-The Partition Act, 1931. earned in this Island. The object of this Act is to divide or sell 11.-Yn Slattys Keesh Cosney-Vleeanagh, real estate held in undivided shares. Nny Cheead Yeig Nane Jeig as Feed. 4.-Yn Slattys Itheynn-Ralloo, Nuy Cheead Ta'n aigney yn Slattys shoh dy hroggal Yeig Nane Jeig as Feed. lteesh. er cosney to er ny hoilliu cheusthie Ten aigney yn Slattys shoh dy rheynn ny jeh'n Ellan shoh. dy chreck thalloo er ny chummal ayns ayrnyn 12.-The Forestry Act, 1931. neu-rheynnagh. The object of this Act is to establish a 5.-The Howstrake Estate Act Amendment Forestry Board and promote afforestation. Act, 1931. 12.-En Slattys Keylley, Nuy Cheead Yeig The object of this Act is to confirm agree- Nane Jeig as Feed. ments with reference to the Howstrake Estate. Ta'n aigney yn Slattys shoh dy hoia,ghey 5.-Yn Slattys Bailey Howstrake Lliiasa,ghey, sense Boayrd Keylley as dy vishaghey cuirr Nuy Cheead Yeig Nane Jeig as Feed. Ten aigney yn Slattys shoh dy hickyraghey 13.-The Usury Amendment Act, 1931. barganeyn bentyn rish yn Batley Howstrake. The object of this Act is to amend the 6.-The Motor Car (International Circulation) Usury Act, 1691. Act, 1931. 13.-Yn Slattys Thack Lhiashghey, Nuy Cheead The object of this Act is to implement an Yeig Kane Jeig as Feed. international convention as to motor cars. Ta'n aigney yn Slattys dy lhiasaghey yn 6.-Yn Slattys Fainagh-Ooil (Coardail Eddyr Slattys Thack Shey Cheead Yeig Kiane Feed Ashoonyn) Nuy Cheead Yeig Nane Jeig as Nana Jeig. as Feed. The Royal Assent to the foregoing Acts was Ta'n aigney yn Slattys shoh dy Chooilleeney given on the dates set out hereunder :- coardail jeant eddyr ashoonyn bentyn fainee- No. 1, at Buckingham Palace, 28th July, ooil. 1930. 7.-The Teare Divorce Act, 1931. Nos. 2 and 3, at Buckingham Palace, 12th The object of this Act is to dissolve the February, 1931. marriage between Thomas Gerard Mallandaine Nos. 4 and 5, at Buckingham Palace, 20th Teare and Ada Sage Wilson Teare. March, 1931. TYNWALD COURT, JULY 6, 1931. 673

Nos. 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, at Bucking- (7) The Forestry Act, 1931. ham Palace, 29th June, 1931. Va'n Choardai I Recoil currit gys ny (8) The Usury Amendment Act, 1931. Siattysyn gall role er ny laghyn Lo soit magh :- REPORTS PRESENTED. Earroo 1 cc y Naas() Bucking- ham 2800 V11 1930. The following reports were presented :- Earroo 2 as 3 GT. y Please Report of the Boa rd of Agriculture for Buckingham 1200 11 1931 the year ended 31st March, 1931. Earroo 4 as 5 cc y Please Buckingham 2000 II.I 1931. Report and Accounts of the Highway Earroo 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, as Board for the year ended 31st March, -1931. 13 cc y Please Bucking- 2900 VI 1931. Report of the Harbour Board for the ham year ended 30th June, 1931.. After the promulgation three cheers for the King were called for, and the proces- Accounts of the Board of Advertising for sion reformed and marched to the church, the year ended 31st December, 1930. where a. sitting of Tynwald was held. There Report of the Fishery Board for the year were present: His Excellency the Lieut.- ended 30th June, 1931. Governor (Sir Claude Hill) presiding. in Report of the Tynwald Delegation to the Council : The Lord Bishop, Deemster the Icelandic Millenary Celebrations; and LaMothe, Deemster Farrant, the Attorney- Report of the Old Age Pensions and General, the Receiver-General, Messrs R. National Health Insurance Board for the 13. Quirk, J. R. Corrin, W. C. Southward, year ended 31st December, 1930. R. C. Cain, and F. S. Dalgleish (with Mr 13. E. Sargeaunt, Government Secretary). In the Keys: The Speaker (Mg G. Fred. PUBLIC AUDITORS' REPORTS. Clucas, C.B.E.), Messrs T. A. Quayle, The Public Auditors' Reports on the ac- Robert Kneen, W. P. Clucas, J. F. Crellin, counts of- T. H. Kneen, D. J. Teare, Rd. Cain, A. J. The Asylums Board for the year ended Cattier, W. K. Cowin, T. Callow, C. Gill, 31st March, 1931. W. F. Cowell, Richard Kneen, J. S. Ker- mode, W. A. Kelly, W. H. Alcock, A. B. The Board of Guardians of the Poor of Crookall, T. R. Radcliffe, J. Kelly, A. J. Douglas, Castletown, Peel, Ramsey, Teare, W. C. Craine, J. D. Qualtrough, Lezn.yre, Matew, German, Lonan, Patrick, and Mr R. G. Johnson (Secretary). wlicliael , Ballaugh, Bride, Rushen, Braddan, Onchan, , and In the chapel the Acts which had been for year ended 31st March, 1931. promulgated were signed by the Governor and the Speaker of the House of Keys. The Board of Advertising for the year ended 31st December, 1930. The Highway Board for the year ended ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROYAL ASSENT 31.s1: March, 1931. TO ACTS. The Fishery Board for the year ended Tho Governor announced to Tynwald, in 31st December, 1930. accordance with the terms of section 2 of The Manx National Health Insurance The Acts of Tynwald (Emergency Prom- Society for the year ended 31st December, ulgation) Act, 1916," that the Royal As- 1930. sent was given to the undermentioned Acts The Borough. of Douglas, for the year on the 29th day of June, 1931 :- ended 31st March, 1931. (1) The Motor (International Circula- Ramsey Town Commissioners, for the tion) Act, 1931. year ended 31st March, 1931. (2) The Teare Divorce Act, 1931. Peel Town Commissioners, for the year (3) The Advertising Rate Act, 1931. ended 31st March, 1931. (4) The Local Government Amendment Castletown. Town Commissioners, for the Act, 1931. year ended 31st March, 1931. (5) The Factories and Workshops Commissioners, for the year (Amendment) Act, 1931. ended 31st March, 1931. (6) The Income Tax Amendment Act, Port St. Mary Commissioners, for the 1931. year ended 31st March, 1931.

Announcement of Royal Assent to Acts.-Reports Presented.-Public Auditors' Reports. 671: TYNWALD COURT, JULY 1931.

Laxey, Onchan, and Michael Village Dis- The Board of Agriculture for the year trict Commissioners, and the Commission- ended 31st March, 1931. ers of the Parish Districts of the Isle of The Bushell Water Board for the year Man, for the year ended 31st March, 1931. ended 31st March, 1931—were presented. The Common Lands Board for the year The Court adjourned to Thursday, July ended 20th November, 1930. 9th, at Douglas.

HOUSE OF KEYS.

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Present: The Speaker (Mr G. Fred. If the House agree to the Bill as amended Clucas, C.B.E.), Messrs T. A. Quayle, by the Council, the Bill is then passed. If the House disagree with or amend the Robert Kneen, W. P. Clucas, J. F. Council's amendments, the Bill shall be re• ereIlin, T. H. Kneen, D. J. Teare, turned to the Council, and if the Council Richard Cain, A. J. Cottier, W: K. Cowin, disagree with the House's amendments, the T. Callow, C. Gill, W. F. Cowell, Richard House may disagree with a view to a Confer- ence. If the House disagree with the amend- Kneen, J. S. Kermode, W. A. Kelly, ments with a view to a Conference, the Bill W. H. Alcock, A. B. Crookall, J. Kelly, shall come again before the House on the A. J. Teare, W. C. Craine, J. 1). Qual- conclusion of the Conference. trough, and Mr R. G. Johnson (Secretary). A Bill which has been first introduced into the Council and has come to the House shall, if any amendments have been made therein NEW STANDING ORDERS. by the House, be returned to the Council after The Speaker : The only business before the amendments have been initialled by Mr Speaker. If the Council disagree with the us is the new Standing Orders recom- amendments made by the House, the House mended by the Standing Orders Commit- may ask for a Conference. The procedure as tee. There are three of them altogether; to Conferences shall be followed with respect and I will read them in turn. The first to each further amendment of any clause in reads :— question until the Council and the House both agree to the amendment or one branch NEW STANDING ORDERS. declines to agree and the other branch insists A Bill which has been first introduced into on their amendment. The House may at any the House and has been passed by the House stage ask for a further Conference with the shall be signed by Mr Speaker and trans- Council to endeavour to come to an agree- mitted by the House to the Council. ment with the Council, and such further If the Council pass the Bill with amend- Conference shall be treated as being at the ments, the amended Bill shall again come same stage of the Bill as the first Conference before the House. thereon. The House may— A considerable portion of that means (1) Agree with the amendments made by that we are only putting into the Standing the Council; or Orders the existing procedure, but it has (2) Disagree with the Council's amendments; or been slightly altered in order to prevent (3) Amend the Council's amendments; or any measure falling for want of a confer- (4) Disagree with the Council's amendments ence between the two branches. Hon. with a view to a Conference. members will note that if the House agrees

New Standing Orders,