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Ayes, 8. Noes, 6. Mr. Ballance, Mr. Beetham, Mr. Bastings, Sir E. Douglas, Mr. Lumsden, Mr. Harper, Mr. Lusk, Mr. Pyke, Hon. Mr. Eeid, Mr. Eolleston, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Teschemaker. Mr. Stout, Mr. Thomson, So it passed in the affirmative. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 107 to 112 read and agreed to. Clause 113 read. Amendment proposed, in line 6to omit the words after the word " aforesaid." (Mr. Pyke.) Amendment negatived. Clause agreed to. Clauses 114 and 115 read and agreed to. Clause 11G read. Amendment proposed, in line 2, after the word " the "to omit the word " upset' r (Mr. Pyke.) And the question being put, That the word " upset" stand part of the clause, the Comraitte& divided, and the names were taken down as follows : — Ages, 8. Noes, 6. Mr. Ballance, Mr. Beethain, Mr. Bastings, Sir B. Douglas, Mr. Lumsden, Mr. Harper, Mr. Lusk, Mr. Pyke, Hon. D. Eeid, Mr. Eolleston, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Teschemaker. Mr. Stout, Mr. Thomson. So it passed in the affirmative. Clause agreed to. Clauses 117 to 124 read and agreed to. Clause 125 read. Amendment proposed, At the end of the clause to add the words "provided always that no pre-emptive right to purchase shall be exercised after such subdivision." (Mr. Stout). Amendment agreed to. Clause as amended agreed to. Clause 127 read. Amendment proposed, In line sto substitute the word " eighty" for the words "three hundred and twenty." —(Mr. Stout.) And the question being put that the words " three hundred and twenty" stand part of the clause, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follows : — Ayes, 6. Noes, 5. Mr. Bastings, Mr. Ballance, Mr. Beetham, Mr. Lumsden, Mr. Harper, Mr. Sharp, Hon. Mr. Eeid, Mr. Stout, Mr. Eolleston, Mr. Thomson. Mr. feschemaker. So it passed in the affirmative. And that the question being put that the clause stand part of the Bill, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follows :— Ays. 9. Noes, 2. Mr.' Ballance, Mr. Stout, Mr. Bastings, Mr. Thomson. Mr. Beetham, Mr. Harper, Mr. Lumsden, Hon. Mr. Eeid, Mr. Eolleston, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Teschemaker. So it passed in the affirmative. Clauses 128 and 129 read and agreed to. Clause 130 read. Amendment proposed, To omit the words "in equal parts half yearly," and the words " and the first day in September," and to insert the word " annually" before the words "in advance.' —(Mr. Sharp.) Amendments negatived. Clause agreed to. Clause 131 read and agreed to. Clause 132 read. Amendment proposed, In line 'I to substitute the word "fourteen" for th& word " seven." —(Mr. Sharp.) Amendment agreed to.