HC Deb 10 August 1870 vol 203 c1792

RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons, dated 3 August 1870;—for,

A RETURN "of the Number of DAYS on which THE HOUSE SAT in the Session of 1870, 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 1868–9)."

(Mr. Charles Forster.)

Month. Day. House met. House adjourned. House of Sitting. Hours after Midnight. Entries in Votes.
1870 H.M. H. M. H. M. H. M.
Feb. 8 Tu 1½ 8 30 7 0 - - 63
Feb. 9 W 12 1 15 1 15 - - 155
Feb. 10 Th 4 8 15 4 15 - - 170
Feb. 11 F 4 6 30 2 30 - - 71
Feb. 14 M 4 11 0 7 0 - - 120
Feb. 15 Tu 4 10 0 6 0 - - 116
Feb. 16 W 12 12 30 0 30 - - 43
Feb. 17 Th 4 10 15 6 15 - - 61
Feb. 18 F 4 9 15 5 15 - - 57
Feb. 21 M 4 12 15 8 15 0 15 77
Feb. 22 Tu 4 7 15 3 15 - - 71
Feb. 23 W 12 3 30 3 30 - - 46
Feb. 24 Th 4 7 0 3 0 - - 61
Feb. 25 F 4 10 30 6 30 - - 53
Feb. 28 M 4 1 0 9 0 - - 63
Total 15 - - - - 73 30 0 15 1,227
Mar 1 Tu 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 78
Mar 2 W 12 5 15 5 15 - - 30
Mar 3 Th 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 48
Mar 4 F 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 77
Mar 7 M 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 76
Mar 8 Tu 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 64
Mar 9 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 51
Mar 10 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 65
Mar 11 F 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 71
Mar 14 M 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 74
Mar 15 Tu 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 76
Mar 16 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 49
Mar 17 Th 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 81
Mar 18 F 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 71
Mar 21 M 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 99
Mar 22 Tu 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 71
Mar 23 W 12 5 45 5 45 - - 65
Mar 24 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 77
Mar 25 F 2 1 0 11 0 1 0 81
Mar 26 S 1 4 30 3 30 - - 21
Mar 28 M 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 101
Mar 29 T 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 68
Mar 30 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 64
Mar 31 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 102
Total 24 - - - - 195 0 17 0 1,660
Month. Day. House met. House adjourned. House of Sitting. Hours after Midnight. Entries in Votes.
1870 H. M. H. M. H. M.
Apr. 1 F 2 1 15 11 15 1 15 62
Apr. 4 M 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 112
Apr. 5 Tu 2 1 0 11 0 1 0 83
Apr. 6 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 48
Apr. 7 Th 4 12 30 8 30 0 30 94
Apr. 8 F 2 3 30 13 30 3 30 94
Apr. 11 M 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 116
Apr. 12 Tu 2½ 5 15 2 45 - - 63
Apr. 25 M 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 110
Apr. 26 Tu 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 79
Apr. 27 W 12 5 45 5 45 - - 54
Apr. 28 Th 4 3 15 11 15 3 15 92
Apr. 29 F 4 2 15 10 15 2 15 105
Total 13 - - - - 117 35 17 15 1,112
May 2 M 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 84
May 3 Tu 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 65
May 4 W 12 6 0 6 0 - - 56
May 5 Th 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 79
May 6 F 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 121
May 9 M 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 104
May 10 Tu 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 80
May 11 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 60
May 12 Th 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 84
May 13 F 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 101
May 16 M 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 99
May 17 Tu 4 8 45 4 45 - - 74
May 18 W 12 5 55 5 55 - - 75
May 19 Th 4 1 30 9 30 1 30 101
May 20 F 4 3 0 11 0 3 0 101
May 23 M 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 99
May 24 Tu 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 73
May 25 W 12 5 55 5 55 - - 64
May 26 Th 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 73
May 27 F 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 72
May 30 M 4 2 45 10 45 2 42 124
May 31 Tu 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 87
Total 22 - - - - 196 10 31 45 1,876
Month. Day. House met. House adjourned. House of Sitting. Hours after Midnight. Entries in Votes.
1870 H. M. H. M. H. M.
June 9 Th 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 92
June 10 F 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 85
June 13 M 4 1 0 9 0 1 0 103
June 14 Tu 4 7 15 3 15 - - 53
June 15 W 12 6 0 6 0 - - 57
June 16 Th 4 12 45 8 45 0 45 95
June 17 F 2 3 45 13 45 3 45 68
June 20 M 4 1 45 9 45 1 45 109
June 21 Tu 2 1 30 11 30 1 30 71
June 22 W 12 5 55 5 55 - - 63
June 23 Th 4 2 45 10 45 2 45 75
June 24 F 2 9 15 7 15 - - 62
June 27 M 4 1 15 9 15 1 15 97
June 28 Tu 2 1 45 11 45 1 45 76
June 29 W 12 5 55 5 55 - - 61
June 30 Th 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 73
Total 16 - - - - 141 5 18 45 1,240
July 1 F 2 9 5 7 5 - - 53
July 4 M 4 2 15 10 15 2 15 95
July 5 Tu 2 1 45 9 45 1 45 64
July 6 W 12 5 55 5 55 - - 67
July 7 Th 4 2 45 10 45 2 45 70
July 8 F 2 1 15 11 15 1 15 54
July 11 M 4 2 30 10 30 2 30 76
July 12 Tu 2 2 0 12 0 2 0 70
July 13 W 2 5 55 3 55 - - 43
Month. Day. House met. House adjourned. House of Sitting. Hours after Midnight. Entries in Votes.
cont. H. M. H. M. H. M.
July 14 Th 4 5 15 13 15 5 15 63
July 15 F 2 9 10 7 10 - - 40
July 18 M 4 2 30 10 30 2 30 93
July 19 Tu 2 2 45 12 45 2 45 75
July 20 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 50
July 21 Th 4 2 30 10 30 2 30 94
July 22 F 2 2 45 12 45 2 45 62
July 25 M 4 2 15 10 15 2 15 82
July 26 Tu 2 2 45 12 45 2 45 47
July 27 W 12 5 58 5 58 - - 52
July 28 Th 4 2 0 10 0 2 0 73
July 29 F 2 2 15 12 15 2 15 67
Total 21 - - - - 205 23 37 30 1,390
Aug. 1 M 4 3 30 11 30 3 30 86
Aug. 2 Tu 2 3 0 13 0 3 0 65
Aug. 3 W 12 5 50 5 50 - - 46
Aug. 4 Th 4 11 15 7 15 - - 55
Aug. 5 F 2 1 45 11 45 1 45 64
Aug. 6 S 12 1 0 1 0 - - 24
Aug. 8 M 3 8 0 5 0 - - 59
Aug. 9 Tu 12½ 2 45 2 15 - - 82
Aug. 10 W 12½ Prorogation. - - 78
Total 9 - - - - 57 35 8 15 559
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