Sir, with regard to the first part of my amendment, I want to change the word “Piracies” from the plural to the singular. I shall not press this matter to the vote, but I would ask the Drafting Committee to consider the matter. I would like to draw the attention of the House to certain other items which precede this item, and to say that they are all in the singular. I submit that the word “piracy” is quite sufficient to include the subject. It is not necessary that we should use the word in the plural. For instance, we have in item, 11, said- “Diplomatic, consular and trade representation” and not “representations“. So also in item No. 14 we speak of “War and Peace” and not “Wars and Peaces“. Then we come to item 16-“Foreign jurisdiction” and not “Foreign jurisdictions.” We come to item 17-“Trade and Commerce” and not “Trades and Commerces“. Then we come to item 20- “Extradition” and not “Extraditions“. I think these would be enough to show that the singular is quite sufficient in this item also. But as I said, I shall be quite content to leave the matter to the tender care of the Drafting Committee.
