HC Deb 10 August 1866 vol 184 c2166

RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons, dated 1 August 1866;—for,

A RETURN "of the Number of DAYS on which THE HOUSE SAT in the Session of 1866, stating, for each Day, the Date of the Month, and the Day of the Week, the Hour of Meeting, and the Hour of Adjournment; and the Total Number of Hours occupied in the Sittings of the House, and the Average Time; and showing the Number of Hours on which The House Sat each Day, and the Number of Hours after Midnight; and the Number of Entries in each Day's Votes and Proceedings (in Continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 0.101, of Session 1865)."

(Mr. Charles Forster.)

Month. Day. House met. House adjourned. Hours of Sitting. Hours after Midnight. Entries in Votes. Month. Day. House met. House adjourned. Hours of Sitting. Hours after Midnight. Entries in Votes.
1866 H. M. H. M. H. M. 1866 H. M. H. M. H. M.
Feb. 1 Th 2 3 15 1 15 - - 6 Apr. 9 M 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 124
Feb. 2 F 2 4 30 2 30 - - 5 Apr. 10 Tu 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 133
Feb. 3 S 1 4 0 3 0 - - 2 Apr. 11 W 12 5 45 5 45 - - 64
Apr. 12 Th 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 120
Feb. 5 M 1 4 0 3 0 - - 2 Apr. 13 F 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 103
Feb. 6 Tu 1 11 30 10 30 - - 53
Feb. 7 W 12 1 0 1 0 - - 139 Apr. 16 M 4 2 15 10 15 2 15 139
Feb. 8 Th 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 220 Apr. 17 Tu 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 119
Feb. 9 F 4 6 45 2 45 - - 144 Apr. 18 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 67
Apr. 19 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 97
Feb. 12 M 4 12 0 8 0 - - 122 Apr. 20 F 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 109
Feb. 13 Tu 4 5 30 1 30 - - 204
Feb. 14 W 12 5 30 5 30 - - 133 Apr. 23 M 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 119
Feb. 15 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 124 Apr. 24 Tu 4 10 30 6 30 - - 98
Feb. 16 F 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 117 Apr. 25 W 12 5 57 5 57 - - 73
Feb. 17 S 12 12 45 12 45 0 45 26 Apr. 26 Th 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 98
Apr. 27 F 4 3 45 11 45 3 45 97
Feb. 19 M 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 172
Feb. 20 Tu 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 120 Apr. 30 M 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 132
Feb. 21 W 12 2 0 2 0 - - 64
Feb. 22 Th 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 62
Feb. 23 F 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 71
Feb. 26 M 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 115
Feb. 27 Tu 4 9 0 5 0 - - 75
Feb. 28 W 12 2 45 2 45 - - 48
Total… 22 - - - 135 0 10 15 2,024 Total… 16 - - - 138 47 18 45 1,692
Mar. 1 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 52 May 1 Tu 4 7 30 3 30 - - 100
Mar. 2 F 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 75 May 2 W 12 5 55 5 55 - - 67
May 3 Th 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 94
Mar. 5 M 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 98 May 4 F 4 8 15 4 15 - - 75
Mar. 6 Tu 4 7 45 3 45 - - 85
Mar. 7 W 12 5 0 5 0 - - 80 May 7 M 4 12 15 8 15 0 15 146
Mar. 8 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 82 May 8 Tu 4 12 0 8 0 - - 116
Mar. 9 F 4 2 15 10 15 2 15 82 May 9 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 53
Mar. 10 Th 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 110
Mar. 11 F 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 85
Mar. 12 M 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 113
Mar. 13 Tu 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 104 Mar. 14 M 4 9 15 5 15 - - 151
Mar. 14 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 38 Mar. 15 Tu 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 88
Mar. 15 Th 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 99 Adjourned till Thursday, 17th May.
Mar. 16 F 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 96 Mar. 17 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 150
Mar. 18 F 4 9 15 5 15 - - 79
Mar. 19 M 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 117 Adjourned till Thursday, 24th May.
Mar. 20 Tu 4 12 15 8 15 0 15 95 Mar. 24 Th 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 113
Mar. 21 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 78 Mar. 25 F 4 — — — —
Mar. 22 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 110
Mar. 23 F 4 8 45 4 45 - - 93 Mar.28 M 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 161
Mar. 29 Tu 4 8 15 4 15 - - 92
Mar. 30 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 50
Mar. 31 Th 4 2 15 10 15 2 15 104
Total… 17 - - - 132 25 11 15 1,497 Total… 19 - - - 130 5 10 0 1,834
Month. Day. House met. House adjourned. Hours of Sitting. Hours after Midnight. Entries in Votes. Month. Day. House met. House adjourned. Hours of Sitting. Hours after Midnight. Entries in Votes.
1866 H. M. H. M. H. M. 1866 H. M. H. M. H. M.
June 1 F 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 76 July 2 M 4 4 30 0 30 - - 68
Adjourned till Thursday, 5th July.
June 4 M 4 2 30 10 30 2 30 117 July 5 Th 4 5 15 1 15 - - 124
June 5 Tu 4 7 45 3 45 - - 79 July 6 F 5 5 30 0 30 - - 36
June 6 W 12 5 54 5 54 - - 61
June 7 Th 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 85 July 9 M 4 7 15 3 15 - - 59
June 8 F 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 74 Adjourned till Monday, 16th July.
July 16 M 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 151
June 11 M 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 115 July 17 Tu 12 12 30 12 30 0 30 100
June 12 Tu 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 86 July 18 W 12 5 58 5 58 - - 56
June 13 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 58 July 19 Th 4 2 30 10 30 2 30 92
June 14 Th 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 89 July 20 F 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 74
June 15 F 4 7 45 3 45 - - 69 July 23 M 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 120
July 24 Tu 12 1 45 13 45 3 45 73
June 18 M 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 119 July 25 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 40
June 19 Tu 4 6 30 2 30 - - 67 July 26 Th 12 2 30 14 30 2 30 68
Adjourned till Monday, June 25th. July 27 F 12 1 45 13 45 1 45 88
June 25 M 4 4 45 0 45 - - 156
June 26 Tu 4 7 15 3 15 - - 145 July 30 M 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 96
June 28 Th 4 5 30 1 30 - - 131 July 31 Tu 12 1 30 13 30 1 30 70
June 29 F 4 4 15 0 15 - - 31
Total… 16 - - - 134 18 19 0 1,315
Aug. 1 W 12 5 45 5 45 - - 45
Aug. 2 Th 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 57
Aug. 3 F 12 8 0 8 0 - - 62
Aug. 4 S 12 1 45 1 45 - - 30
Aug. 6 M 4 8 0 4 0 - - 69
Aug. 7 T 4 6 45 2 45 - - 75
Adjourned till Friday, 10th August.
Aug. 10 F 1½ Prorogation - - 64
Total… 17 - - - 101 59 10 30 1,558 Total… 7 - - - 32 0 1 45 402
SUMMARY.
Month. Days of Sitting. Hours of Sitting. Hours after Midnight. Entries in Votes.
H. M. H. M.
February 22 135 0 10 15 2,024
March 17 132 25 11 15 1,497
April 16 138 47 18 45 1,692
May 19 130 5 10 0 1,834
June 17 134 18 19 0 1,315
August 7 32 0 1 45 402
Total 114 804 34 81 30 10,322

Average Time of Sitting, 7 Hours, 3 Minutes, and 26/57 Seconds.