I move:—
In line 18, to delete all words after the figures "1927" to the end of the section, and substitute therefor the words "shall expire on the passing of this Act."
The purpose of the amendment ought to be clear to everybody. We see no reason why the House should be asked to continue this Act for any period whatever—the proper thing to do is to terminate it at once. Our opinion has always been that this Act should never have been passed—that it is a disgrace to have it on any Statute Book. We certainly do not want to have anything whatever to do with continuing it for one single hour. We believe that the Bill now before us can be called a Public Safety Bill in so far as it terminates that public danger, and that we would be a party to that danger by continuing the Act for any period whatever. The purpose of the amendment is to provide that the Act shall expire on the passing of this Bill.