§ Considered in Committee.
§ (In the Committee.)
§ (1.) Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise advances out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, or out of moneys in the hands of the National Debt Commissioners held on account of Savings Banks, of any sum of money not exceeding £3,000,000 in the whole, to enable the Public Works Loans Commissioners, and not exceeding £1,500,000 in the whole, to enable the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, to make advances in promotion of Public Works.
§ (2.) Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise further advances out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of any sum or sums of money, not exceeding £100,000 in the whole, to enable the Land Commission in Ireland to make advances, or for the purchase of Estates, in pursuance of "The Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881," and "The Tramways and Public Companies (Ireland) Act, 1883."
§ (3.) Resolved, That it is expedient to empower the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to reduce from five to four per cent, per annum the rate of interest payable on the debt due to the Public Works Loan Commissioners by "The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Act, 1883."
384§ (4.) Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the Public Works Loan Commissioners to remit all sums due in respect of the North and South Lanarkshire and East and West Lanarkshire Roads over and above the sum of £0,287 3s. 7d. and the interest thereon, in respect of the debt of the North and South Lanarkshire Roads, and over and above the sum of £4,549 10s. and the interest thereon, in respect of the debt of the East and West Lanarkshire Roads.
§ (5.) Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland to remit the sum of £440 2s. 2d. being the amount with interest of a debt due by Timothy Moore in respect of certain buildings erected as dwellings for the labouring classes in Dublin.
§ Resolution to be reported To-morrow.