*THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANSrose to move a series of Amendments to the Standing Orders. He explained that they were for the most part drafting Amendments, and that many of them were now rendered necessary because there had been no Amendments to the Standing Orders for two or three Sessions. Some of these Amendments were designed to bring the phraseology of the Standing Orders into accord with the phraseology of the Local Government Act of 1894; but the object generally was to bring the Standing Orders of that House into accord with the other House. He begged to move—
Standing Order 1, line 18, after "Gas Work," insert "Improvement charge, unless proposed in connection with a Second Class work to be authorised by the Bill.Part II., Heading, line 4, after "Tramroad," insert "the term 'lessee' includes a person holding an agreement for a lease.Standing Order 3, line 17, leave out 'Special.584 Standing Order 5:—Line 2, after "products," insert "of gas or sewage.Line 3, after "ground," insert "crematorium.Lines 5 and 6, leave out "limits within," and insert "lands in or upon.Line 7, leave out "and," and insert "or.Line 8, after "ground," insert "crematorium.Standing Order 9, line 6, leave out "sanitary.Standing Order 10:—Line 3, after "subway," insert "when such Bill contains powers authorising any alteration or disturbance of the surface of any street or road.Line 4, after "every," insert "such.Line 4, after "street," insert "or road.Line 5, leave out from "along," to "subway," in line 6, inclusive.Line 7, after "street," insert "or road.Line 9, after "street," insert "or road.Standing Order 11:—Line 2, leave out "by which," and insert "for power to take.Lines 2 and 3, leave out "are intended to be taken or," and insert "compulsory or for.Line 4, leave out "is sought," and insert "or to impose an improvement charge on any lands or houses, or to render any lands or houses liable to the imposition of an improvement charge.Line 6, after "all," insert "such.Lines 6 and 7, leave out "so intended to be taken, or which may be taken as being within the limits of deviation defined upon the plan," and insert "inquiring whether they assent, dissent, or are neuter in respect of such application.Leave out Standing Order 12A.Standing Order 15:—
Line 4, after "products," insert "of gas or sewage.Line 5, after "ground," insert "crematorium.Line 7, leave out "limits within," and insert "lands in or upon.Line 9, after "ground," insert "crematorium. 'Standing Order 22:—Line 9, after "section 3," insert "and Schedule A.Line 10, after "case of," insert "such schedule.Lines 10 and 11, leave out "Tramways situate within the area of the county of London.Line 12, after "Works," insert "urban district council" for "local board," and "rural district council," for "vestry, select vestry, or other body of persons acting by virtue of any Act of Parliament, prescription, custom, or otherwise, as or instead of a vestry or select vestry.Standing Order 24:—Line 4, leave out "by," and insert "under the powers of.585Line 4, leave out "are intended to," and insert "may.Line 4, after "taken," insert "compulsorily.Line 5, leave out "Special.Line 7, leave out "Special.Line 7, leave out "connection with," and insert "respect of.Line 35, leave out "sanitary.Line 38, leave out "sanitary.Line 40, leave out "sanitary.Standing Order 29:—Line 4, leave out "intended to," and insert "are situate which may.Line 5, leave out "are situate," and insert "compulsorily, or on which an improvement charge may he imposed, or which are rendered liable to the imposition of an improvement charge.Line 6, after "shall" insert "(subject to the provisions of Section 17 (7), of the Local Government Act 1894).Line 13, leave out "Session.Line 13, after "clerk," insert "of the parish council.Standing Order 29A:—Tune 2, after "any," insert "urban authority in England or any.Line 3, leave out "England or.Line 5, leave out "intended to," and insert "are situate which may.Lines 5 and 6, leave out "are situate," and insert "compulsorily, or on which an improvement charge may be imposed, or which are rendered liable to the imposition of an improvement charge.Lines 7 and 8, leave out "that Sanitary," and insert "the.Standing Order 33, page 45, line 18, leave out "sanitary," and insert "urban.Standing Order 33B, line 7, after "county," insert "urban district, urban.Standing Order 35, lines 2 and 3, leave out "the House," and insert "this House.Standing Order 38:—Line 4, leave out "sanitary.Line 5, leave out "sanitary.Standing Order 39:—Line 4, leave out "at the same time," and insert "also.Line 8, after "on," insert "or before.Standing Order 40:—Lines 2 and 3, leave out "in the case of Bills of the First Class.Line 3, leave out "intended to," and insert' which may.Line 3, after "taken," insert "compulsorily, or on which an improvement charge may be imposed, or which are rendered liable to the imposition of an improvement charge.Line 4, after "shall," insert "also.Line 8, leave out "shall," and insert "may.Standing Order 46:—Lines 3 and 4, leave out "in the line of the proposed Work, or within the limits of deviation as defined upon the Plan," and insert "which may be taken compulsorily.Line 5, leave out "special," and insert "improvement.586Lines 5 and 6, leave out "a special," and insert "an improvement.Line 6. leave out "in connection with any improvement.Standing Order 60A:—Line 2, after "any," insert "county council.Line 3, leave out "Local Board, Improvement Commissioners," and insert "District Council.Line 13, leave out "and.Line 15, leave out "sanitary," and insert "urban.Line 19, leave out "and.Line 23, leave out "and.Standing Order 61:—Line 15, after "has," insert "(subject to the provisions of Section 17 (7), of the Local Government Act 1894).Line 18, leave out "Session.Line 18, after "of," insert "the parish council of.Line 19, after "and," insert "with.Line 20, after "which," insert "each.Page 52, line 19, leave out "be optional, and not compulsory," and insert "not be necessary.Standing Order 63, line 9, leave out from "2. Or empowering," to "thereof," in line 17, inclusive.Standing Order 65, line 15, after "thereof," insert "or in which any such provisions originally contained in the Bill have been materially altered in that House, or by which any such powers are conferred on any company, society, association, or co-partnership not being the Promoters of the Bill.Standing Order 167:—Line 12, leave out "four" and insert "three.Line 36, leave out "shall," and insert "may.Line 40, leave out from "If in any case," to the end of the Standing Order.Standing Order 170A:—Line 2, after "acquire," leave out "or.Line 2, after "lease," insert "or work.Line 5, after "constructed," leave out "or.Line 5, after "acquired," insert "or worked.Line 7, leave out "or.Line 8, after "lease," insert "or working.Standing Order 171:—Line 1, leave out from the beginning of the Standing Order, to "lease," inclusive, in line 33. Line 34, leave out "the," and insert "a.Standing Order 172:—Line 2, leave out "Local Board, Improvement Commissioners," and insert "District Council.Line 4, after "jurisdiction of," insert, "the Board of Trade or,Lines 5 and 6, leave out "without the sanction of the Local Government Board.Line 7, leave cut from "within," to "Acts," in line 9, inclusive.Line 9, after "shall," insert "except so far as the exercise of the borrowing power is made subject to the sanction of the respective Board.587 Standing Order 183A:—Line 9, leave out "sanitary.Line 10, leave out "sanitary.Standing Order 188:—Line 3, after "products," insert "of gas or sewage.Line 4, after "ground," insert "crematorium.Line 6, leave out "limits within," and insert "lands in or upon.Line 7, after "ground," insert "crematorium.
§ *MR. SPEAKERsaid that, with the consent of the House, he would put the Amendments en bloc.
§ *SIR CHARLES DILKE (Gloucester, Forest of Dean)observed that a change which had been made in the House of Lords was not made here. It was as to notice to occupiers, and he thought the Lords ought to alter their Orders back again.
§ Amendments agreed to.