§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADEI have now to ask leave to introduce a Bill for incorporating in one Act certain provisions usually contained in Provisional Orders under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 and 1888. Honourable Members who are familiar with Provisional Orders under the Electric Lighting Acts know that, in every Electric Lighting Order, some 70 or 80 clauses are incorporated in the Bill, these clauses being almost identical in every one of the Electric Lighting Orders-made. This entails very great expense and very great delay in connection with these orders, and it also creates considerable liability to mistakes. We propose by this Bill to provide that, instead of setting out on every Electric Lighting Order, as is now done, the whole of those 70 or 80 clauses, they may be incorporated as is now done in regard to the Clauses Act. This change will effect a very considerable saving both in time and in money. They will not be of the stereotyped order, but the Board of Trade will have the power to vary them, if necessary, in respect of any particular order.
§ Bill presented, and read the first time; to be read a second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. (Bill 100.)