Business of the house. Business of the house (days occupied by government and by private members). Return to an order of the honourable the House of Commons, dated 4 August 1914;--for, return "showing, with reference to session 1914:--(1) the number of sittings at which government business had precedence under the standing orders during the entire sitting; (2) the number of sittings on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at which precedence was given to government business up till 8.15 p.m. and to private members at 8.15 p.m., and the number of sittings on Fridays at, which private members had precedence under the standing orders; (3) the number of sittings at which government business was given precedence under a special order of the house during the entire sitting; (4) the number of Saturday sittings; (5) the total number of sittings at which government business had precedence; (6) the total number of days on which the house sat; and (7) the number of days on which business of supply was considered (in continuation of parliamentary paper, no. 266, of session 1913)." [electronic resource].