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pnOTTMENT IS THE PROPERTY OP HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY^ GOVERNMENT).
R J J . COPY NO.
C A B I N E T 51 (55) .
Meet ing o f the Caoinet t o he he l d a t No. 10, Downing S t r e e t , S . T . I . , on WEDNESDAY, 4th DECEMBER, 1935,
a t 11.0 a.m.
A G E N D A.
1' FOREIGN AFFAIRS - ( i f r e q u i r e d ) .
2 * GERMAN RE-ARMAMENT.
(Re fe rence Cabinet 15 ( 3 5 ) ) .
Note by the Sec re ta ry of S ta te f o r Fo re i gn A f f a i r s , cove r ing despatches from H.M. Ambassador in B e r l i n .
C P . 217 (35 ) - a l ready c i r c u l a t e d .
3, GOVERNMENT BUSINESS: LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME FOR THE 1955-1956 SESSION.
(Re f e rence Cabinet 36 (34 ) Conclusion 1 2 ) .
E leventh Conclusions (35 ) of Home A f f a i r s Committee cove r ing c l a s s i f i e d l i s t o f proposed Government B i l l s - a l r eady c i r c u l a t e d .
4 * ATLANTIC AIR ROUTE.
(Re f e rence Cabinet 47 (35 ) Conclusion 7 ) .
Memorandum by the Sec r e ta ry o f S ta te f o r A i r . C P . 222 (35 ) - to be c i r c u l a t e d .
5 * A I R N A V I G A T I O N B I L L .
(Re fe rence Cabinet 30 (34 ) Conclusion 5 ) .
Memorandum by the Sec r e ta ry o f S ta te f o r A i r . C P . 211 (35 ) - a l ready c i r c u l a t e d .
6. UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) TNC 5 7 3 ILL .
(Re f e rence Cabinet 48 (35 ) Conclusion 1 2 ) .
Memorandum by the Minister . , of Hea l th , c o v e r i n g d r a f t B i l l .
C P . 223 (35 ) - a l ready c i r c u l a t e d .
7. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR AGRICULTURE.
(Re ference Cabinet 27 (35 ) Conclusion 7 ) .
Memorandum by the M in i s t e r of Labour. CoP. 221 (35 ) - a l r eady c i r c u l a t e d .
8. CROWN LANDS BILL.
(Re fe rence Cabinet 55 (33 ) Conclusion 7 ) .
Memorandum by the M i n i s t e r of Agriculture and F i s h e r i e s .
C P . 224 ( 35 ; - a l r eady c i r c u l a t e d .
E..:9 ' Dh\iiI'hhLLJ^HculhLETff RETENTION OF CABINET PAPERS BY MINISTERS ON LEAVING OFFICE.
(Re ference Cabinet 11 (34 ) Conclusion 5 ) .
Note by the Secre ta ry . C P . 218 (35 ) - a l r eady c i r c u l a t e d .
10. MEMORIAL TO THE LATE ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET EARL JELLICOE.
Question to be r a i s e d by the F i r s t Lord of the Admi ra l t y .
11. COLONIAL GOVERNORS1 PENSIONS.
(Re fe rence Cabinet 38 (35 ) Conclusion 8 ) .
Memorandum by the Secre tary o f S ta te f o r the Co l on i e s , cove r ing d r a f t B i l l .
C P . 215 (35 ) - c i r c u l a t e d herewi th . r m u r u e x i a x x L r a r u c n o , o - . n-.- jr . - j
2nd December, 1935.
7. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR AGRICULTURE,
(Re ference Cabinet 27 (35) Conclusion 7 ) .
Memorandum by the M in i s t e r of Labour. Cop. 221 (35 ) - a l r eady c i r c u l a t e d .
8. CROWN LANDS BILL.
(Re fe rence Cabinet 55 (33 ) Conclusion 7 ) .
Memorandum by the M in i s t e r o f Agriculture and F i s h e r i e s .
C P . 224 (35 ) - a l r eady c i r c u l a t e d .
9. CABINET PROCEDURE: RETENTION OF CABINET PAPERS BY MINISTERS ON LEAVING OFFICE.
(Re ference Cabinet 11 (34 ) Conclusion 5 ) .
Note by the Sec re ta ry . C P . 218 (35 ) - a l r eady c i r c u l a t e d .
(S igned ) M.P.A. HANKEY,
Sec re ta ry to the Cabinet .
V/hi teha 11 Gardens , 3. ,7 .1 . ,
2nd December, 1935.
,^p^nnfIMENT IS THE PROPERTY OP HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT).
C Q P YISJ-CJO-^' NO. C A B I N E T 51 ( 3 5 ) .
CONCLUSIONS o f a Meet ing of the Cabinet h e l d a t 1 0 , Downing S t r e e t , S . W . I . , on WEDNESDAY,
4th DECEMBER, 1935 , a t 11 a.m.
PRESENT:
The Right Hon. Stan ley Baldwin, M.P . , Prime M i n i s t e r . ( i n the C h a i r ) .
Ifhe Right Hon. J. Ramsay MacDonald, Lord Pres ident o f the Counc i l .
fThe Right Hon. The Viscount Hailsham, Lord Chance l lor .
[The Right Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare, B t . , G . C . S . I . , G.B.E. , C.M.G. , M.P. , S e c r e t a r y of State f o r Fore ign A f f a i r s .
JThe Right Hon. A. Duff Cooper, D .S .O . , M .P . , Secretary o f S ta te f o r War.
I The Right Hon. The Viscount Swinton, G.B.E. , M.C., Secre tary of S ta t e f o r A i r .
[The Right Hon. Sir Godfrey C o l l i n s , K .B .E . , C.M.G. , M.P. , Sec re ta ry o f State f o r Sco t l and .
The Right Hon. Walter Runciman, M.P . , President of the Board o f Trade.
The Right Hon. Anthony Eden, M.C . . M.P . , Minister f o r League of Nat ions A f f a i r s .
The Right Hon. Walter E l l i o t , M.C. , M .P . , Minister f o r A g r i c u l t u r e and F isher ies .
The Right Hon. Sir K ings ley Wood, M.P . ,
M Minister of Hea l th .
The R ight Hon. N e v i l l e Chamberlain, M.P . , Chance l lor of the Exchequer.
The R ight Hon. S i r John Simon, G . C , S . I . , K . C . V . O 0.* B. E. , K. C. , M.P. , Sec re ta ry of S ta t e f o r Home A f f a i r s .
The R igh t Hon. The V iscount H a l i f a x , K .G . , C C S . I . , G .C . I .E . , Lord P r i v y S e a l .
The R igh t Hon. Malcolm MacDonald, Secre tary of S ta te f o r Dominion A f f a i r s .
The Most Hon. The Marquess of Ze t l and , G . C . S . I . , G . C . I . E . , Sec r e ta ry o f S ta t e f o r I nd i a .
The R ight Hon. J.H. Thomas, M.P . , Secre ta ry o fC o l o n i e s .
The Right Hon. The V iscountF i r s t Lord of
The R igh t Hon. Lord Eustace
S ta te f o r the
Monse l l , G .B .E . , the Admi ra l t y .
Pe r cy , M .P . , M i n i s t e r w i thout P o r t f o l i o .
The R ight Hon. O l i v e r S t an l e y , M . C , M.P. , P r e s i d en t of the Board of Educat ion.
The R ight Hon. Ernest Brown, M.O. , M.P . , M i n i s t e r of Labour.
The R ight Hon. W. Ormsby-Gore, M.P . , F i r s t Commissioner o f Works..
1. The M i n i s t e r f o r League o f Nat ions A f f a i r s drew
the a t t e n t i o n o f the Cabinet t o A r t i c l e XVI , paragraph
*f the Covenant o f the League o f Na t i ons , as f o l l ows
"The Members o f the League ag r e e , f u r t h e r , that they w i l l mutually support one another i n the f i n a n c i a l and economic measures which are taken under t h i s A r t i c l e , i n o rder t o minimise the l oss and inconvenience r e s u l t i n g from the above measures aimed, a t one o f t h e i r number by the covenant-breaking Sta te "
A Committee had been se t up a t Geneva to cons ider the
a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h i s paragraph to the present d i spu t e ,
but so f a r we had avoided, any commitments thereunder .
Ce r ta in c o u n t r i e s , however, were be ing v e r y hard h i t ;
f o r example, Yugo -S lav i a t o SO per c en t , o f her t r a d e ,
and Roumania to a cons iderab le e x t e n t . With the
c o - o p e r a t i o n o f the Board o f T rade , t o which he
expressed h i s thanks, conversa t ions had taken p lace
w i t h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f Yugo -S l a v i a , and c e r t a i n
proposa ls ( w i t h which he need not t r oub l e the Cabinet
i n d e t a i l ) had been made f o r r ender ing a s s i s t a n c e .
He asked, t h e r e f o r e , f o r au thor i t y i n p r i n c i p l e t o
sanc t i on such proposals as the Fo r e i gn O f f i c e , Board
o f Trade and M in i s t r y o f A g r i c u l t u r e and F i s h e r i e s
might a g r e e . I t had t o be borne i n mind that
a s s i s t ance t o f o r e i g n count r i e s might s t rengthen
demands from our own n a t i o n a l s . That , however , was a
d i f f e r e n t aspect o f the ques t i on . Approval to the
present p roposa l was v e r y important to our f o r e i g n
p o l i c y , as i t would come under the ve ry A r t i c l e o f the
Covenant under which we were appea l ing t o c e r t a i n
Medi terranean c o u n t r i e s , inc lud ing Yugo -S l a v i a , f o r
m i l i t a r y c o - o p e r a t i o n .
The P r e s i d en t o f the Board o f Trade reported, that
the M i n i s t r y o f A g r i c u l t u r e and F i s h e r i e s was a f f e c t e d
almost more than h i s Department, as the proposed
Chickens . The proposed f a c i l i t i e s to Yugo -S l av i a
-were not l a r g e compared wi th our owrn t o t a l t u r n - o v e r ,
hut would apparent ly he lp the Yugo-Slavs . Un fo r tu
na t e l y i t might g i v e r i s e to c la ims from e l s ewhe r e .
The M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and. F i s h e r i e s r epo r t ed
that the q u a n t i t i e s i n vo l v ed were not l a r g e enough
t o break our own market, but would, undoubtedly
c r e a t e some d i f f i c u l t i e s . For example, the re might
be t r oub l e w i th the Dominions about the admission
o f eggs from Y u g o - S l a v i a . There was a l s o l i k e l y t o
be t r oub l e w i t h some o f our own i n d u s t r i e s , e . g . ,
the f i s h i n g i ndus t r y , who would u r g e , i f these
concess ions were g i v e n , that markets should be
obta ined f o r t h e i r produce e l s ewhe r e . However, he
would not oppose the proposa l prov ided i t was
understood that these d i f f i c u l t i e s would a r i s e .
The Sec re ta ry o f S ta t e f o r Fo r e i gn A f f a i r s sa id
we might be ab l e to ask f o r counter-advantages i n
o the r c o u n t r i e s .
The M i n i s t e r f o r League o f Nations A f f a i r s
po inted out that some count r i e s were l o s i n g
p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y much more than o t h e r s . This was
e s p e c i a l l y the case w i th Y u g o - S l a v i a .
The ques t i on was r a i s e d as t o whether these
concessions would he made i f the count r i e s in
ques t i on re fused m i l i t a r y c o - o p e r a t i o n .
The Secre ta ry o f S ta te f o r Fo r e i gn A f f a i r s
suggested that t h i s should be r e s e r v ed u n t i l the
o ccas i on a r o s e .
The Cabinet agreed —
To approve the p r i n c i p l e o f some a s s i s t ance be ing g i v en t o count r i e s such as Y u g o - S l a v i a , whose t rade was h e a v i l y h i t by the a p p l i c a t i o n o f s a n c t i o n s , and. that d e t a i l s should, be l e f t to the f o l l o w i n g M i n i s t e r s : -
The Sec re ta ry o f S ta t e f o r Fore i gn A f f a i r s , The P r e s i d en t o f the Board o f T rade , The M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and F i s h e r i e s , . The Sec re ta ry o f S ta t e f o r Dominion A f f a i r s .
- S
PARLIAMENTARY DERATE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
(Previous Reference: Cabinet 49 (35) , Conelusion 4 . )
F.K. 30(37) 13.
EGYPT .
(Previous Reference: Cabinet 49 (35 ) , Conc lus ion 3 .)
2 . The Sec re ta ry o f S ta te f o r Fo re i gn A f f a i r s
reminded the Cabinet that a Debate was to take p lace
i n the Rouse o f Commons on Thursday, December 5 th ,
on Fore i gn A f f a i r s , as part o f the genera l Debate on
the A.d.dress . In h i s speech he would, hs-ve t o r e f e r t o
China and Egypt .
As regards China he proposed to observe c a u t i o n ,
as i t was imposs ib l e to say much at the moment.
As regards Egypt , he was i n t e l e g r a p h i c communication
w i th the B r i t i s h N i gh Commissioner as t o the t enor o f
h i s remarks . One point which he proposed t o make
c l e a r was that His Ma j e s t y ' s Government never put
a v e t o on the Egypt ian C o n s t i t u t i o n .
The Cabinet approved the above .
GERMANY.
Re-armament o f*
(Previous Reference: Cabinet, ( 3 5 ) , Con-e-l-u-s-ion-9-T)
DEFENCE RB-QNIREMPN^S .
(Prev ious Reference: Cabinet 45 (35 ) , Cone lusion 7. )
3 . The Cabinet had b e f o r e them a Note by the
Secre tary o f S ta te f o r Fo r e i gn A f f a i r s ( C P . - £ 1 7 (35) )
c i r c u l a t i n g to h i s c o l l e agues three r ecent Despatches
from P i s Majesty"s Ambassador at B e r l i n ( N o s . 112 9,
1160 and 1178) on the re-armament o f Germany and
German expans ion is t a ims . In h is v i ew these Despatches
f u l l y j u s t i f i e d the warnings o f the Fo re i gn O f f i c e as
to Germany's tremendous p r e p a r a t i o n s , and he thought
they would conv ince the Cabinet that there was no time
to l ose i n the p r epa ra t i on and complet ion o f our own
de f ens i v e arrangements, which were an e s s e n t i a l
accompaniment, and, so f a r as p o s s i b l e , p r e l im inary to
any agreement t o discuss w i t h the German Government
the changes which, i n Blerr H i t l e r ' s words , were
almost c e r t a i n l y necessary t o prevent "an e x p l o s i o n
i n the f u t u r e " .
The Secre tary o f S ta t e f o r Fo r e i gn A f f a i r s sa id
he had c i r c u l a t e d the above Despatches as he was
impressed w i th the g r a v i t y o f the s i t u a t i o n , which
l ed him to urge the importance o f pushing on wi th our
own Defence Programmes. He was somewhat depressed
at the slowness w i th which progress was be ing made,
as examp l i f i ed by the case o f the product ion o f
a n t i - a i r c r a f t ammunition. I f that were so i n a
matter which had p r i o r i t y i n a t ime o f urgency, what
would be the p o s i t i o n i n the g ene ra l r e - c o n d i t l o n i n g
o f the -Serv ices? He made a sugges t i on that Lord.
Weir should be brought i n t o any Committee tha t was
dea l i ng w i th the sub jec t as he was p a r t i c u l a r l y use fu l
i n g e t t i n g over the d i f f i c u l t i e s made by c o n t r a c t o r s .
He could not urge on the Cabinet t oo s t r ong l y the
importance o f p ress ing ahead w i th our own measures.
Germany, even i f not comple te ly r eady , might e a s i l y
take some a c t i o n i f s a t i s f i e d that the de fences o f
o the r count r i e s were even fu r the r behindhand..
A
The Secre ta ry o f S t a t e ' s remarks l ed to a
p r e l im inary d i s cuss i on on the subject, o f Defence
Requirements . The Cabinet were informed tha t the
( O f f i c i a l ) Defence Requirements Committee had
submitted a Report t o the Prime M i n i s t e r immediately
a f t e r the E l e c t i o n , and that t h i s Report had been
c i r cu la ted , on ly to the body that had started, the
I n q u i r y , namely, the Sub-Committee o f the Committee
o f Imper ia l Defence on Defence P o l i c y and R e q u i r e
ments. Some d i scuss ion took p lace as t o the
d e s i r a b i l i t y o f c i r c u l a t i n g t h i s h i g h l y s e c r e t
Report to the Cab ine t , the r e s u l t s o f which are
recorded i n the Conclusions be low .
On the ques t i on o f seeking Lord W e i r ' s c o - ope ra t i o
doubts were expressed as t o whether he could he
asked to a f f o r d more he lp than he was a l ready
g i v i n g . I t was thought , however , t ha t Lord Weir
would, be w i l l i n g to s i t on any Committee, and i f
necessary he might perhaps be r e l i e v e d o f some o f
the o ther vo lun ta ry work he was go ing f o r the
Government.
The Cabinet were informed that Lord tfeir had
been consul ted in f o rma l l y i n connect ion w i t h the
s e c t i o n o f the Report o f the Defence Requirements
Committee d e a l i n g w i t h i n d u s t r i a l m o b i l i s a t i o n .
The Prime M i n i s t e r sa id t h a t , i n v i ew o f i t s
magnitude and the l a r g e i ssues r a i s e d , the Report
o f the Defence Requirements Committee was not an
easy one t o hand le , and, hav ing read I t h imse l f , he
had arranged t o d iscuss procedure a t the week-end
w i t h the Sec re ta ry t o the Cabinet , who had a l so
been Chairman o f ' t h e Defence Requirements Committee.
A sugges t i on was, made t h a t , - i n v iew o f the
importance o f t h i s Report from the po in t o f v iew o f
Government P o l i c y , the Prime M i n i s t e r should
h imse l f p r e s i de o v e r any Committee s e t up.
A sugges t i on was made that a t a v e r y ea r l y s tage
the M i n i s t e r i a l Committee that was d ea l i ng w i t h the
Report might s e l e c t some items on which immediate
a c t i o n could he taken wi thout w a i t i n g f o r the eomple
t i o n o f i t s examinat ion o f the whole R e p o r t .
The Cabinet were warned tha t the i n d u s t r i a l
a c t i v i t i e s connected w i t h the r e - c o n d i t i o n i n g o f the
Forces would i n v o l v e v e r y d e l i c a t e quest ions w i th
l a b o u r . Even i n connect ion w i t h the A i r Expansion
Scheme such quest ions had a r i s e n w i t h Trade Unions.
The Cabinet were reminded tha t when the publ ic were
asked t o make s a c r i f i c e s f o r r e - c o n d i t i o n i n g our
Defence Forces and defences the r e would c e r t a i n l y be
a demand f o r a c t i o n in the d i r e c t i o n o f disarmament:
f o r example, the conc lus ion o f a Western A i r Pact
w i t h a v i ew t o a i r disarmament, in t h i s connect ion
the Cabinet were informed tha t some t ime ago d e t a i l s
had been works?out between the Sec re ta ry o f S ta te f o r
Fo r e i gn A f f a i r s and the Secre ta ry o f S ta te f o r A i r
f o r proceed ing w i th the A i r P a c t , but the ques t ion
had been he ld up f i r s t by the e x i g e n c i e s o f French
p o l i t i c s , and now was l i k e l y t o be he ld up by the
Germans, who d id not ca re t o discuss these matters
dxaring the present I t a l o - A b y s s i n l a n d i s p u t e . The
danger i n t h i s was t h a t i f the Germans reached a
c e r t a i n po in t i n t h e i r A i r expansion they would be
unable t o reduce owing to i t s e f f e c t on t h e i r
i n d u s t r i a l prob lem. They were a l r eady t r y i n g t o s e l l
a i r c r a f t abroad .
The sugges t i on was made tha t His Ma j e s t y ' s
Ambassador i n B e r l i n might be asked t o a s c e r t a i n
from Herr H i t l e r whether he was, c r e a t i n g h is A i r
Force on the bas i s o f the exaggera ted f i g u r e o f
1,800 French aerop lanes which he had mentioned in
h i s d i scuss ions w i t h S i r John Simon i n B e r l i n e a r l i e r
i n the y e a r , o r on the lower f i g u r e o f 1,000 aeroplanes
mentioned i n the Report o f a. Committee o f the French
Chamber as the present French a im.
The Secre tary o f S ta te f o r Fo r e i gn A f f a i r s r epor t ed
tha t he was d r a f t i n g a Despatch to His Ma j es t y ' s
Ambassador in B e r l i n sugges t ing that he should see
Herr H i t l e r and d iscuss these matters w i th him. He was
drawing up a s e r i e s o f quest ions which the Ambassador
might put to Herr H i t l e r , and would a l so i n s t ruc t him
to enquire about the A i r P a c t .
The Cabinet agreed —
mo( a ) take note o f the Despatches from His Ma j e s t y ' s Ambassador i n B e r l i n on the re-a.rms.ment o f Germany and German expans ion i s t a ims, c i r c u l a t e d w i th C.P .-217 ( 3 5 ) :
( b ) That , i n v iew o f i t s extreme s e c r e cy , the Third Report o f the Defence Requirements Committee should be c i r c u l a t e d t o the Cabinet when i t was ready f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n , but in the f i r s t instance i t s c i r c u l a t i o n should be l i m i t e d to those M in i s t e r s t o whom i t would be r e f e r r e d f o r examinat ion; and that the utmost care must be taken w i t h i n each Government Department to l i m i t i t s c i r c u l a t i o n and to ensure s e c r e c y .
( c ) That the Prime M i n i s t e r should dec ide on the p a r t i c u l a r machinery f o r the c ons i d e ra t i on o f the Repor t , inc lud ing the proposa l tha t Lord Weir should be assoc i a t ed e i t h e r w i th i t s c ons ide ra t i on or w i th the means f o r implementing i t :
( d ) That the M i n i s t e r s appointed by the Prime M i n i s t e r to cons ider the Report should have t h e i r a t t e n t i o n drawn to the va r i ous suggest ions recorded above ( e . g . , labour aspects and the p o s s i b i l i t y o f some immediate a c t i o n ) :
( e ) That the Sec r e t a r y o f - S t a t e f o r Fore ign A f f a i r s should g i v e c ons ide ra t i on t o the proposals made i n the course o f the d i s cuss i on f o r promoting ( s imul taneous ly w i th the r e - c o n d i t i o n i n g o f the Forces ) steps i n the d i r e c t i o n o f peace and disarmament.
4 . The Cabinet had b e f o r e them the 11th Conclusions GOVERNMENT BUSINESS .
( 35 ) o f the Committee o f Nome A f f a i r s , c ove r ing Leg i s l a t i v e Programme c l a s s i f i e d l i s t s o f proposed. Government B i l l s . (Appendix . for the
The conc lus ions reached by the Committee o f Home Session.
A f f a i r s were as f o l l o w s
(Previous ( l ) To recommend the Cabinet t o adopt the Reference: f o l l o w i n g c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f the P i l l s Cabinet named i n ' Pape r H.A.-30 (.35), on the ( 3 5 ) , Con- understanding tha t i t w i l l be f o r the e lusion 8 . ) Cabinet to determine the order o f
p r i o r i t y and r e l a t i v e importance o f the B i l l s w i t h i n each o f the
L r e s p e c t i v e l i s t s :
( A ) Annual or Compulsory B i l l s .
(B ) Urgent or E s s e n t i a l B i l l s and Orders in Counci l ( o th e r than those named i n (A ) above).
(C ) Useful B i l l s , mainly nonc o n t r o v e r s i a l *
(D) Other B i l l s not y e t r eady , or B i l l s r equ i r ed i n c e r t a i n e v e n t s .
(E ) Conso l i da t i on B i l l s .
( 8 ) To recommend the Cabinet t o au thor i se the immediate r e - i n t r o d u c t i o n o f the Employment o f women and. Young Persons B i l l and the Hours o f Employment (Convent ions ) B i l l .
(3 ) To draw the a t t e n t i o n o f the Cabinet t o :
( i ) the importance o f ob ta in ing a F i r s t Reading b e f o r e Christmas, 1935-, in the case o f as many as p o s s i b l e o f the B i l l s mentioned i n the R ing ' s Speech:
( i i ) the ques t i on o f the B i l l t o r epea l the Malta C o n s t i t u t i o n .
A f t e r the Lord Chance l l o r , as Chairman o f the
Committee o f Rome A f f a i r s , had dravn a t t e n t i o n t o
c e r t a i n f ea tu res o f the recommendations, the Cabinet
agreed. — M Employment o f women and Young ( a ) To approve the recommendations o f the Persons B i l l , Committee o f Rome A f f a i r s :
( b ) previous That the Employment o f Women and Young reference: Persons B i l l should be introduced, in Cabinet 49 (35) the Rouse o f Commons, and the Hours o f Conclusion 14 . ) Employment (Convent ions ) B i l l i n the
House o f L o r d s : Hours o f Employment f Convent i o n s ) B i l l * Previous Re f e r ence : Cabinet 49 ( 3 ^ ) , Con-Qlusion 14 . )
The Malta Const i t u t i o n B i l l
( c ) That , i n v iew o f the a l t e r e d s i t u a t i o n i n the Medi ter ranean, the Malta Cons t i tu t i on B i l l (which was r epo r t ed to be in read iness for i n t r oduc t i on ) could be he ld over f o r the time be ing
(Prev ious Re fe rence : Cabinet 41 ( 3 5 ) , Conc lus i on 3 .)
(
rjv ATLANT 10 AIR ROUTE.
f previous Reference: Cabinet 4? (35), Conjlusion 7. )
5 . The Cabinet had be f o r e them a Jo in t Memorandum
by the Chance l lor o f the Exchequer and the Secre ta ry
o f S ta te f o r A i r ' CP. -22.8 ( 3 5 ) ) on the subject o f
the A t l a n t i c A i r Route , r epo r t i n g that a B r i t i s h
Delega-tion had been i n conference at Ottawa during
the past t en days w i t h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f the Canadian,
Newfoundland and I r i s h Free S ta te Governments, when
c e r t a i n proposa ls were formulated to s e r v e as the bas i s
o f an agreement between the United Kingdom, Canadian
and. I r i s h Free S ta te D e l e g a t i o n s , whereby they might
present a. united f r o n t i n t h e i r forthcoming d iscuss ions
a t Washington. These proposa ls had been cons idered at
the d r a f t s tage by the Inter -Departmenta l Committee on
I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r Communications, and the United
Kingdom De l e ga t i on had been au thor i s ed , w i th the
approva l o f the Sec r e t a r y o f S ta te f o r A i r , to conclude
an agreement on the l i n e s sugges ted , on the understand
ing that i t would be sub jec t t o the f i n a l approva l o f
the s e v e r a l Governments concerned,. A Report on the
p o s i t i o n by the Committee was appended t o the Memo
randum, and, i n the l i g h t o f the observa t i ons se t out
t h e r e i n , the two M i n i s t e r s sought. Cabinet approva l f o r
the endorsement o f the p r o v i s i o n a l agreement reached
at Ottawa. I t was d e s i r a b l e that the United Kingdom
D e l e g a t i o n should be ab l e t o pursue t h e i r d iscuss ions
at Washington in the knowledge tha t the Ottawa agreement
had been approved .
The Sec re ta ry o f S ta t e f o r A i r reminded, the
Cabinet that a t the Meet ing r e f e r r e d to i n the margn
he had been asked t o ar range f o r a t e c h n i c a l survey
o f a l t e r n a t i v e bases f o r -aerodromes f o r the eas t e rn
terminus o f the A t l a n t i c A i r Route to be c a r r i e d out
at once i n the I r i s h Free S ta te and Northern I r e l and
r e s p e c t i v e l y , and tha t he should keep i n touch w i t h
the Prime M i n i s t e r o f Northern I r e l and on the s u b j e c t .
A t e chn i ca l survey had now been made by r e p r e s e n t a
l i v e s o f the A i r M i n i s t r y , i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f the I r i s h Free Sta te and Northern
I r e l a n d . The g i s t o f the conc lus ions reached was
tha t n e i t h e r o f the s i t e s h i t h e r t o contemplated,
namely, Galway and Lough P o y l e , was s u i t a b l e .
The most s u i t a b l e s i t e s were on the Shannon, i n the
I r i s h Free S t a t e , and on Lough Neagh, in Northern
I r e l and ' but the former had the advantage o f
shor ten ing the route by 80 mi l es . This answered a
doubt expressed by Lord Cra igavon, who, however,
had made c l e a r tha t he would not ask a T r ansa t l an t i c
airman to f l y an e x t r a unnecessary m i l e .
In the course o f a short d i scuss ion i t was
mentioned that the agreement between the f irms would
be f o r 15 y e a r s , and tha t i t was probable that the
agreement between Governments would be f o r a l onger
dura t i on , though noth ing had been s e t t l e d .
The Cabinet agreed —
( a ) To g i v e t h e i r approval f o r the endorsement o f the p r o v i s i o n a l agreement reached at Ottawa, as recorder5 i n C P . - 8 2 2 ( 3 5 ) :
( b ) That the Secre ta ry o f S ta t e f o r Dominion A f f a i r s should so inform the D e l e g a t i o n in Canada:
( c ) That the Secre ta ry o f s t a t e f o r A i r should be author ised t.n i nfn-rm Lord Craigavon o f the.
fptit? AIR 6. The Cabinet had b e f o r e them a Memorandum by NAVIGATION ACT, 1920. the Sec re ta ry o f State f o r A i r ( C P . - 8 1 1 ( 3 5 ) ) ashing
B i l l t o h i s c o l l e agues to approve the p r i n c i p l e s o f a B i l l Amend and
Supplement, which had been prepared f o r the purpose o f amending
and supplementing i n c e r t a i n p a r t i c u l a r s the A i r ( P r ev i ous R e f e r e n c e : N a v i g a t i o n A c t , 1920, and t o au thor i se i t s r e f e r e n c e Cabinet 30 ( 3 4 ) , Con- t o the Committee o f Rome A f f a i r s . For p o l i t i c a l e l u s i on 5 . )
reasons he thought i t would be expedient to in t roduce
fblsdV, the B i l l i n the ^ouse o f Commons .
In the course of a shor t d i s cuss i on the
P r e s i den t of the Board o f Trade mentioned that h i s
Department proposed to keep in touch w i t h the insurance i n t e r e s t s in connect ion w i t h t h i s B i l l .
The Cabinet approved the p r i n c i p l e s of the A i r Nav i ga t i on B i l l and agreed that i t should be r e f e r r e d t o the Committee o f Home A f f a i r s ,
^EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE f mgMPORARY PROVIS TONS) (jib.3) BILL.
(Previous Reference: Cabinet 48 ( 3 5 ) , Conclusion 1 2 . )
F.R. b-^-fii)
7. The Cabinet had b e f o r e them a Jo in t Memorandum
by the M i n i s t e r o f Hea l th and the Secre tary o f S ta te
f o r Scot land ( C P . - 2 2 3 ( 3 5 ) ) c ove r ing a dra f t B i l l
t o author i se the continuance o f grants t o Publ ic
Ass i s t ance a u t h o r i t i e s on the present bas i s f o r a .
f u r the r pe r i od o f s i x months pending the l e g i s l a t i o n
necessary to g i ve e f f e c t t o the Government"s d ec i s i ons
on Unemployment A s s i s t a n c e . As the re would, be no
Meet ing o f the Committee o f Nome A f f a i r s b e f o r e the
date on which the Money Reso lu t i on on which the B i l l
would be founded should be in t roduced , the two the Cabinet
M i n i s t e r s asked, w i th the Chance l lor o f the Exchequer*s
agreement, t o author i se the B i l l w i thout r e f e r e n c e
to that Committee.
The Cabinet au thor i s ed the M i n i s t e r o f Heal th and the Sec re ta ry of S ta t e f o r Scot land t o in t roduce the Money Reso lu t ion and the Unemployment Ass i s t ance (Temporary P r o v i s i o n s ) (No .3 ) B i l l , submitted w i t h C 0 P 0 223 ( 3 5 ) , i n the House of Commons w i thout r e f e r ence to the Committee o f Home A f f a i r s .
II ttWEMFLOYMFNT INSURANCE F O R
LGRICULTURF.
f previous Reference ' Cabinet 2 7 ( 35 ) , Conclusion 7. )
8. The Cabinet had be f o r e them a Memorandum by
the M i n i s t e r o f Labour ( C P . - 2 2 1 ( 3 5 ) ) p o in t i ng out
that i t was most d e s i r a b l e , i n accordance w i th the
p o l i c y a l ready approved o f extending Unemployment
Insurance t o A g r i c u l t u r e , that unemployment b e n e f i t
should b e g i n to be pa id to a g r i c u l t u r e by the e a r l y
w i n t e r o f next y e a r . For t h i s purpose he asked
au tho r i t y to have the d e t a i l s o f a scheme o f Unemploy
ment Insurance f o r A g r i c u l t u r e fu r the r cons idered by
the Cabinet Committee so f a r as necessary , and t o
submit a R i l l as soon as p o s s i b l e to the Committee
o f Home A f f a i r s w i t h a v i ew t o approva l by the
Cabinet and i n t r o d u c t i o n b e f o r e the Christmas Recess-.
The Cabinet approved the proposa ls of the M i n i s t e r o f Labour as s e t f o r t h above .
itrg GROWN RjlDS BILL
[Previous /Reference: I Cabinet 55 I (35) , Con-I elusion 7. )
9. The Cabinet had b e f o r e them a Memorandum by
the M i n i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and F i she r i e s (Commissioner
( ex o f f i c i o ) o f Crown Lands) ( C P . - 2 8 4 ( 3 5 ) ) , seeking
approva l f o r the i n t r o d u c t i o n o f a Grown Lands B i l l
a t an e a r l y date t o dea l w i th a s i t e ad j o in ing Richmond
Ter race i n W h i t e h a l l , on which the O f f i c e o f Works
proposed t o e r e c t an ex t ens i on o f the Headquarters o f
the M e t r o p o l i t a n P o l i c e : t o r e g u l a r i s e c e r t a i n transfers
o f the management o f p o r t i ons o f Regents Park from
the Commissioners o f Crown Lands to the Commissioners
o f Works: and t o inc lude va r i ous amendments o f the
Crown Lands Acts which had been found t o be d e s i r a b l e .
The Cabinet approved the proposa ls of the M in i s t e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e and F i s h e r i e s as s e t f o r t h in C P . 224 (35 ) and summarised above*
CABINET PAPERS. 10. The Cabinet had b e f o r e them a Most Secre t Note
Retention o f by the Sec re ta ry to the Cabinet ( C P . - 2 1 8 ( 3 5 ) ) cover ing by M in i s t e r s on l e a v ing a Report on the a c t i o n taken by the Cabinet O f f i c e to Of f ice .
g i v e e f f e c t to the Conclusion mentioned i n the margin
(Previous r e s p e c t i n g the r e t e n t i o n by M in i s t e r s on l e a v i n g o f f i c e Re ference : Cabinet 11 o f t h e i r Cabinet Pape r s . (34) , Cone lus ion 5 . ) The Cabinet approved the Report by
, . the Sec re ta ry t o the Cabinet a t tached F:K.5i*(U)lo
s
. p . 218 ( 3 5 ) . t o c
EMORIAL TO THE TATB ADMIRAL OP ^ 3 FLEET EARL ftLlCOE.
previous Reference: Cabinet 11 (31) Conclusion I S ) .
11 . The Cahinet gave formal approval to the
F i r s t Lord o f the Admira l t y to make arrangements f o r
a na t i ona l memorial t o the l a t e Admiral o f the F l e e t
Ear l J e l l i c o e , the d e t a i l s of which had been approved
by the M i n i s t e r s concerned. The F i r s t Lord was
asked to keep in touch w i th the F i r s t Commissioner
o f Works in the l a t t e r s tages o f the memorial
wi th a v i ew to a vo id ing some d i f f i c u l t i e s
that had a r i s en in the case o f the memorial t o
F i e l d Marshal Ear l Haig .
PENSIONS 12. The Cabinet had be f o r e them a Memorandum by the (GOVERNORS OP DOMINIONS Sec r e t a r y o f S ta t e f o r the Co lon ies (C .P . -215 ( 3 5 ) ) ETC.) BILI
seek ing au tho r i t y to r e - i n t r o d u c e the Pensions
(P rev ious (Governors o f Dominions e t c . ) B i l l at the e a r l i e s t Re f e r ence : Cabinet 38 p o s s i b l e date during the present S e s s i o n . The B i l l ( 3 5 ) , Conc lus i on 8 . ) had a l r eady been read f o r the f i r s t t ime , but the
d i s so lu t i on , o f Par l iament had rendered i t imposs ib le
t o make fu r the r progress during l a s t S e s s i o n .
The Cabinet author ised the Secre tary o f S ta t e f o r the Co l on i e s to r e - i n t r o d u c e the pensions (Governors o f Dominions e t c . ) B i l l a t the e a r l i e s t p o s s i b l e date during the p r esen t Sess ion .
2, V/hitehall Gardens, b,w. 1. ,
4th December, 1935.
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SECRET Copy No. i O
H.A.C. 11th Conclusions (35).
CABINET.
C O M M I T T E E OP H O M E A F F A I R S 11 (35).
CONCLUSIONS of a Meeting of the Committee held in Committee Room " A. House of Lords, on Thursday, November 28. 1935, at 5-30 P.M.
Present:
The Right Hon. VISCOUNT HAILSHAM, Lord Chancellor (in the Chair).
The Right Hon. Sir JOHN SIMON, The Right Hon. Sir GODFREY COLLINS, G.C.S.I., K .C.V.O. , O.B.E., K.C., K .B.E. , C.M.G. , M .P . , Secretary of M.P., Secretary of State for the State for Scotland. Home Department.
The Right Hon. OLIVER STANLEY, M.C., The Right Hon. Sir H. KINGSLEY M.P., President of the Board of WOOD, M.P., Minister of Health. Education.
Mr. W. S. MORRISON, M.C., K.C., M.P., The Right Hon. Sir THOMAS INSKIP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury. C.B.E., K.C., M.P., Attorney-
General.
Sir DONALD SOMERVELL, O.B.E., K.C., Captain the Right Hon. H. D. M.P., Solicitor-General. MARGESSON, M.C., M.P., Parlia
mentary Secretary to the Treasury.
The following were also present:
The Most Hon. the MARQUESS OF The Right Hon. WALTER E. ELLIOT, ZETLAND, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Secre- M.C., M.P., Minister of Agriculture tary of State for India. and Fisheries.
Captain D. EUAN WALLACE, M.C., Mr. GEOFFREY LLOYD, M.P., Parlia-M.P., Secretary, Department of mentary Under-Secretary of State Overseas Trade. for the Home Department.
Dr. E. L. BURGIN, M.P., Parliamentary Lieutenant-Colonel A . J . MUIRHEAD, Secretary, Board of Trade. M.C., M.P., Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry of Labour
Sir MAURICE GWYER, K.C.B., K.C.S.I., Sir JOHN E. SHUCKBUKGH, K.C.M.G., K.C., First Parliamentary Counsel. C.B., Assistant Under-Secretary of
State, Colonial Office.
Mr. E. J . MAUDE, C.B., Deputy Secre- Mr. L. A . J . GRANVILLE RAM, CB.,. tary, Ministry of Health. Second Parliamentary Counsel.
Mr. H. L. FRENCH, C.B., O.B.E., Second Mr. J . M. SPAIGHT, C.B.E., Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture Assistant Secretary, A i r Ministry. and Fisheries.
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Mr. E. H. HILL, C.B., Principal Mr. S. P. Low, Solicitor, Board of Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Trade. Transport.
Mr. A . D. STOCKS, C.B., O.B.E., Legal Mr. G. R. HILL, C.B., Parliamentary Adviser and Solicitor, Ministry of Counsel. Agriculture and Fisheries.
Mr. J. A . STAINTON, Parliamentary Mr. H. C. GORDON, Assistant Secretary Counsel. War Office.
Sir V. DAWSON, K.C.I.E., Assistant Mr. H. NAPIER, Principal Private Secretary, India Office. Secretary to the Postmaster-General.
Mr. F. E. WATERS, Principal, General Mr. G. H. D. PRYOR, Principal, Mines Post Office. Department.
Mr. A . E. ELLIS, Parliamentary Mr. J. ST. C. LINDSAY, Parliamentary Counsel. Counsel Office.
Mr. J. ROWLATT, Parliamentary Mr. C. J. HARRIS, C.B.E., Private Counsel Office. Secretary to the Parliamentary
Secretary to the Treasury.
Sir R. B. HOWORTH, K.C.M.G., C.B., Secretary.
Mr. W. D. WILKINSON, D.S.O., M.C., Assistant Secretary.
Legislative 1. T H E Committee had before them a Note by the Secretary Programme for (Paper H.A. 30 (35) ) covering lists of Bills suggested by Departthe 1935-36 ments for the Parliamentary Session 1935-36. Session.
The Committee adopted the provisional classification in H.A. 30 (35), subject to certain alterations and additions.
In the course of discussion attention was drawn to the following matters : —
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury emphasised the great importance of a First Reading being obtained before Christmas, 1935, in the case of as many as possible of the Bills mentioned in the King 's Speech on the Opening of Parliament.
The Committee were informed by the Secretary of State for India that for technical reasons it was very desirable that the discussion of the Orders mentioned in List B (ii) should be opened in the House of Commons rather than in the House of Lords.
(Reference In view of the altered situation in the Mediterranean, the Cabinet 41 (35) Committee agreed to reserve for the Cabinet the question whether 3-) the Bill to repeal the Malta Constitution should now be treated as
an essential Bill, the early passage into law of which is urgently required.
The Home Secretary informed the Committee that he would withdraw the Factories Bill from the 1935-36 legislative programme on the understanding that time would be found for the Bill in the 1936-37 Session.
Wi th reference to Cabinet 49 (35), Conclusion 14, the Committee agreed to recommend the Cabinet to authorise the immediate reintroduction of the Employment of Women and Young Persons Bill and the Hours of Employment (Conventions) Bill.
The suggestion was made that certain Bills appeared suitable for introduction by Private Members. The Committee's suggestions (
in regard to this point have been noted in the ' ' Remarks ' ' column of the attached A nnex.
The Committee agreed—
(a) To recommend the Cabinet to adopt the following classification of the Bills named in Paper H.A. 30 (35), on the understanding that it will be for the Cabinet to determine the order of priority and relative importance of the Bills within each of the respective lists :— (A ) Annual or Compulsory Bills. (B) Urgent or Essential Bills and Orders in Council
(other than those named in ( A ) above). (C) Useful Bills, mainly non-controversial. (D) Other Bills not yet ready, or Bills required in
certain events. (E) Consolidation Bills.
(b) To recommend the Cabinet to authorise the immediate reintroduction of the Employment of Women and Young Persons Bill and the Hours of Employment (Conventions) Bill.
(c) To draw the attention of the Cabinet to— (i) The importance of obtaining a First Reading before
Christmas, 1935, in the case of as many as possible of the Bills mentioned in the King 's Speech,
(ii) The question of the Bill to repeal the Malta Constitution.
2. The Committee had before them a Note (Paper H A . 31 Preparation of (35)) by the former Financial Secretary to the Treasury, covering Parliamentary
B l l l f ? 'a Treasury circular of the 3rd Apri l , 1935, relating to thepreparation of Parliamentary Bills.
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, after briefly summarising the contents of the circular, suggested that the Home Affairs Committee should draw the attention of Departments to it.
The Committee agreed— To take note of the Memorandum by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Paper H.A. 31 (35)) , covering the Treasury circular of the 3rd Apri l , 1935, relating to the preparation of Parliamentary Bills, and to invite the attention of Departments to it.
3. In accordance with Cabinet 47 (35), Conclusion 8, the Government of Committee had under consideration a Memorandum by the Secretary India (Reprintof State for India (H.A. 29 (35) ) covering the draft Government i n s ) B i I L
of India (Reprinting) Bill, the object of which was to enable the Government of India Act to be divided into two portions, one relating to India and one to Burma. The opportunity had also been taken to correct a few misprints and minor drafting errors in the original Act.
The above Cabinet Conclusion authorised the Secretary of State for India to proceed with the Bill in the form approved by the Committee of Home Affairs, without further sanction from the Cabinet.
In pursuance of Cabinet 47 (35), Conclusion 8, the Committee agreed—
To authorise the introduction forthwith in the House of Lords of the Government of India (Reprinting) Bill in the form of the draft annexed to Paper H.A. 29 (35), subject to any drafting or other minor alterations that might be found necessary or desirable.
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A N N E X .
1935-36 SESSION.
Legislative Programme.
( A ) — A N N U A L OR COMPULSORY BILLS.
Department. Bill or Subject.
Treasury 1. Public Works Loans, 1935
2. Expiring Laws Continuance, 1935 ...
3. Consolidated Fund
4. Finance
5. Appropriation ...
6. Isle of Man Customs...
7. Public Works Loans, 1936
8. Expiring Laws Continuance, 1936 ...
War Office and Air 9. Army and Air Force (Annual) Ministry
Required by.
Christmas 1935.
Christmas 1935.
March 1936.
July 1936.
July 1936.
August 1936.
July, or possibly Autumn, 1936.
Christmas 1936.
30th April, 1936.
( B ) — U R G E N T OR ESSENTIAL BILLS (OTHER THAN THOSE NAMED IN LIST ( A ) ) .
B ( i ) .—BILLS WHICH MUST BECOME LAW BY CERTAIN DATES.
(Bills of which the principles have received Cabinet approval.)
Treasury
India Office
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Board of Trade
1. Unemployment Assistance (Temporary Provisions) (No. 2) (Continuation). (Cabinet approval in principle is implied by the existing temporary legislation—see Cabinet 19 (35) 10)
2. Railway Guarantee. (Approved for introduction. Reference Cabinet 49 (35) 6)
3. Northern Ireland Unemployment Insurance Agreement. (Cabinet 41 (35) 5)
4. Bill to secure reprinting of the Government of India Act, 1935, as two: separate Acts, one relating to India and the other to Burma. (Cabinet 47 (35) 8)
5. Sugar. (Cabinet 40 (35) 7)
6. Tramp Shipping Subsidy. (Cabinet 49 (35) 9)
Christmas 1935.
Christmas 1935. A King's Speech Bill.
31st March, 1936.
Christmas 1935.
31st March, 1936.
31st March, 1936.
Department. Bil l or Subject. Required by.
Air Ministry 7. Air Navigation... July 1936. A 'King's Speech Bill.
India Office 8. East India Loans Christinas 1936.
Board of Trade 9. Bill to give effect to the Geneva 23rd December, 1936. Red Cross Convention, 1929 Might be introduced in
the House of Lords. Further progress would depend on its proving uncontroversial.
Ministry of Agriculture 10. Agricultural (Levy Subsidy).. 31st October, 1936, as and Fisheries regards the beef pro
visions. 31st March, 1936, as regards the milk provisions; if the Bill as a whole cannot be passed by the earlier date, it will accordingly be necessary to pass certain milk provisions as a separate Bill.
11. Crown Lands ... March 1936. Hybrid Bill.
B (ii).—ORDERS IN COUNCIL, & C , INVOLVING PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL (REQUIRED BY CERTAIN DATES TOWARDS BRINGING INTO OPERATION THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1935).
The Act provides for a large number of matters of detail to be prescribed by Order in Council, and further provides (Section 309) that " . . . . the Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament the draft of any Order which it is proposed to recommend His Majesty to make in Council under any provision of this Act, and no further proceedings shall be taken in relation thereto except in pursuance of an address presented to His Majesty by both Houses of Parliament "
The following is a table of the Orders in Council, and other action involving Parliamentary approval, required in anticipation of, or for the purpose of, bringing into operation Part I I I of the Act. The list contains nothing relating to Burma and its separation, except the monetary Order in Council and the Burma Trade Agreement, although nearly every item in the list has its corresponding Burma provision. I t need not, however, be anticipated that the India Office's demands on Parliamentary time will be proportionately increased; in almost all cases it should be practicable for Parliament to consider the Indian and Burma Orders simultaneously.
Matters on which considerable debate appears probable are indicated by an asterisk. The dates given for the various parts of the programme are based on the assumption that
Provincial Autonomy is to begin early in 1937.
Required by Christinas, 1935. * Order or Orders in Council setting up Sind and Orissa as separate Provinces, with the
necessary provision for their temporary administration until "Provincial Autonomy starts (Sections 46 and 289).
Required about April, 1936. * Order in Council fixing the date of the commencement of Part I I I . * The electoral Order in Council for the Provincial Legislatures (Sections 61 and 291,
Schedules 5 and 6). * Order in Council prescribing Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Section 91). (To be
laid before Parliament not later than the 2nd February, 1936.)
Required by the end of July, 1936.
Order in Council dealing with determination of allowances of all descriptions for Governor and Staff, and customs privileges tor Governors (Section 48, Schedule 3 (c/. Section 305)).
* Draft of Instruments of Instructions to Governors (Section 53). Order in Council dealing with determination of date of separation of Aden and provision for
its government (Sections 94 (2) and 288). Order in Council dealing with prescription of percentage of income-tax to be assigned to
Provinces and States and of method of distribution (including fixing of the two "prescribed periods " under sub-section (2 ) ) (Section 138).
Order in Council dealing with prescription of amount of jute export duty to be assigned to Bengal (if in excess of 50 per cent.) (Section 140 (2 ) ) .
Order in Council dealing with grants-in-aid to deficit Provinces (Section 142).
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Required by the end of July, 1936—(continued). Order in Council dealing with relations between Indian and Burman monetary systems
(Section 158). Order in Council dealing with provision for relief from Indian income-tax in respect of income
taxed in Burma :(Section 159). * Order in Council dealing with Burma-Indian Trade Agreement (Section 160). Order in Council dealing with conditions of service, duties and powers of Auditor-General
(Section 166 (2) and ( 3 ) ) . Order in Council dealing with duties of Home Auditor (Section 170 (3 ) ) . Order in Council dealing with modification and adaption of East India Loans Acts
(Section 178 (2 ) ) . Order in Council dealing with salaries, allowances, leave and pensions of Federal Court Judges
(Section 201). Order in Council dealing with fixing of maximum number of Judges (including Additional
Judges) of each Provincial High Court (Section 220). Order in Council dealing with salaries, allowances, leave and pensions of Judges of High
Courts (Section 221). Order in Council dealing with specification of Defence appointments to be made by the
Crown, or in some other manner directed by the Crown (Section 233). Order in Council dealing with vesting in Commissioners of, and other arrangements connected
with, Family Pension Funds (Section 273). Order in Council dealing with modification of Superannuation Acts and Rules in their
application to Secretary of State's establishment (Section 281 (2 ) ) . Order in Council dealing with conditions as to commutation of India Office pensions
(Section 281 ( 6 ) ) . Order in Council dealing with determination of proportion of India Office pensions to be paid
from Federal revenues (Section 282). Order in Council dealing with adaptation of existing Indian laws and of existing Acts of
Parliament (Sections 293 and 311 (5 ) ) .
B ( i i i ) .—OTHER ESSENTIAL BILLS.
(Bills of which the principles have received Cabinet approval.)
Department. Bill or Subject. - Remarks.
Colonial Office
Board of Trade
Board of Education
Scottish Office
Ministry of Labour
Mines Department
(Bills of which
Mines Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Ministry of Labour
1. Bill to repeal the Malta Constitution. (Cabinet 41 (35) 3)
2. Cotton Spinning Industry. (Approved for re-introduction. Ref. :
' Cabinet 49 (35) 8) 3. Education—
(i) Raising the school age, with exemptions.
(ii) Empowering Local Authorities to make building grants under conditions to voluntary schools.
(Cabinet 49 (35) 11) 4. Education (Scotland). Raising the
school age, with exemptions. (Cabinet 49 (35) 7)
5. Unemplovment Insurance for Agri' culture". (Cabinet 27 (35) 7)
6. Bill to deal with the unification of coal-mining royalties. (Cabinet 46 (35) )
Further Cabinet consideration required.
A King's Speech Bill.
A King's Speech Bill.
A King's Speech Bill.
A King's Speech Bill.
A King's Speech Bill.
the principles have not received Cabinet approval.)
7.' Bill to deal with the position arising out of the ' Consett case
8. Tithe
9. Unemployment Assistance^ A King's Speech Bill.
* Time should also be allowed for a Resolution under Section 52 (4) of the Unemployment Act, 1934, approving draft Unemployment Assistance Regulations.
(G)—Useful Bills, mainly Non-Controversial.
(Bills of which the principles have received Cabinet approval.)
Department. Bill or Subject. Remarks.
Home Office 1. Petroleum (Transfer of Licences). (Cabinet 25 (35) 9)
2. Hydrogen Cyanide. (Cabinet 47 "(35) 10)
3. Employment of Women and Young Immediate reintroduction Persons. (Cabinet 49 (35) 14) recommended.
4. Hours of Employment (Conven- Immediate reintroduction fcions). (Cabinet 49 (35) 14) recommended.
Scottish Office 5. Piers and Harbours (Scotland). (Cabinet 30 (34) 12)
Colonial Office 6. Pensions (Governors of Dominions, Awaiting further Cabinet & c ) . (Cabinet 34 (35) 14) consideration.
Board of Trade 7. "Weights and Measures. (Approved for re-introduction. Bef. : Cabinet 49 (35) 8)
Ministry of Agriculture 8. Diseases of Fish. (Cabinet 3 (34) and -Fisheries, in con- 12) junction with Scottish Office
Ministry of Health 9. Antimony Ware. (Cabinet 7 (34) 7)
(Bills of which the principles have not received Cabinet approval.)
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Lord Chancellor ... 10. Land Begistration
I lome Office 1.1. Prevention of Crimes
12. Firearms (Amendment)
Scottish Office ... . . . . 13. Sheep Stock Valuation (Scotland) ... Numbers 13 to 19 to proceed only if wholly
14. Public Becords (Scotland) uncontroversial. The Secretary of State for
1.5. Deer (Scotland) Scotland will consider whether these Bills are
l(i. Land Settlement (Scotland) suitable for introduction by Private Members.
17. Local Authorities Expenses (Scotland)
18. Valuation (Scotland)
19. Police (Scotland)
Ministry of Agriculture 20. Regulation of Commons Might be suitable for and Fisheries introduction by a Private
Member. 21. Bill to establish a .local authority A King's Speech Bill.
midwifery service C-.R. SWSSiy.22. Local Government and Other
Officers' Superannuation . 23. Bill to regulate the advertisement of Might be suitable for
patent medicines . - introduction by a Private Member.
24. Bill to carry out the recommendations of a Departmental Committee - on the composition and
Ministry of Health description of food 25. London Bating
26. Private Street Works
27. Sites
General Post Office
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(D)—Other Bills not yet ready, or Bills required in certain Events.
(Bills of which the principles have not received Cabinet approval.)
Department. j Bill or Subject. Remarks.
Treasury 1. Savings Banks
2. Bill dealing with the finance of certain public works, &c.
3. Bill dealing with industrial assurance
4. Bill dealing with insurance on the lives of children under ten
Board of Trade ... 5. Bill for regulating iron and steel Early in 1936, unless it is imports found possible to iii
corporate the necessary provisions in the Finance Bill.
6. Trade Marks and Industrial Property ",/9, 30 (Ji) J
Ministry of Agriculture 7. Agricultural Marketing (Misceland Fis^ v ies laneous Provisions)
8. Rabbits Might be suitable for introduction by a Private Member.
9. Sea Fisheries Regulation
Ministry of Transport 10. Highway Administration (Trunk Roads)
11. Bill to amend the Temporary Increase of Charges Act
12. Bill dealing with the Railway Freight Rebate Fund
(E)—Consolidation Bills.
(Bills of which the principles have not received Cabinet approval.)
Home Office 1. Coinage Offences
2. Firearms Consolidation will be essential after the Fire
- arms (Amendment) Bill mentioned in List (C) has passed, and before it comes into force.
Scottish Office 3. Children and Young Persons (Scotland)
4. Private Legislation Procedure
Ministry of Health 5. "National Health Insurance
6. Widows' , Orphans'* and Old Age Contributory Pensions
7. Old Age Pensions " ' ...'v . ; , . ' ^ - " ' ; ' ; J * ' i - ' ' : , - - ' ' "' '
8. Housing
9. Public Health (consolidation with amendment)
Air Ministry 10. Air Navigation
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