Speaker elect returns thanks

8.19The Speaker elect, on being conducted to the Chair, stands on the upper step and expresses thanks for the honour bestowed, and then takes the Speaker's seat. The Mace, which up to this time has been under the Table, is now laid upon the Table, where it is always placed during the sitting of the House with the Speaker in the Chair. The Speaker elect is then congratulated by some leading Members; then puts the question for adjournment and, when the House adjourns, leaves the House without the Mace before them.