Mr. President, Sir, the second half of the first sub-clause of this clause reads thus: “in the following provinces, there shall, in addition, be a Legislative Council” and then in brackets it lays down “(here enumerate those Provinces, if any, which desire to have an Upper House)”. I am glad that the words “if any” have found a place here. I hope to God that no province will elect to have an Upper House. But the possibility cannot be entirely ruled out of certain provinces choosing to have an Upper House. Therefore I stand before this House today to put in a plea for the abolition of the existing second chambers and against the creation of new ones.
