HC Deb 06 December 1900 vol 88 cc82-9

The following Papers, presented by Command of Her Majesty during the Recess, were delivered to the Librarian of the House of Commons during the Recess, pursuant to the Standing Order of the 14th August, 1896:—

  1. 1. Lunacy (Scotland)—Copy of Forty-second Annual Report of the General Board of Commissioners of Lunacy for Scotland.
  2. 2. Judicial Statistics (Scotland)—Copy of Report on the Judicial Statistics of Scotland for the year 1899.
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  3. 3. East India (Statistical Abstract)—Copy of Statistical Abstract relating to British India from 1889–90 to 1898–9, Thirty-fourth Number.
  4. 4. East India (Trade) —Copy of Review of the Trade in India in 1899-1900, by J. E. O'Connor, C.I.E., Director-General of Statistics to the Government of India.
  5. 5. East India (Sanitary Measures)—Copy of Report on Sanitary Measures in India in 1898-9, Volume XXXII.
  6. 6. Irish Land Commission (Judicial Rents)—Copy of Returns of Judicial Rents fixed during January, 1900.
  7. 7. Irish Land Commission (Judicial Rents)—Copy of Returns of Judicial Rents fixed during February, 1900.
  8. 8. Irish Land Commission (Judicial Rents)—Copy of Returns of Judicial Rents fixed during March, 1900.
  9. 9. Irish Land Commission (Proceedings)—Copy of Return of Proceedings of the Commission during the month of March, 1900.
  10. 10. Irish Land Commission (Proceedings)—Copy of Return of Proceedings of the Commission during the month of April, 1900.
  11. 11. Irish Land Commission (Proceedings)—Copy of Return of Proceedings of the Commission during the month of May, 1900.
  12. 12. Irish Land Commission (Proceedings)—Copy of Return of Proceedings of the Commission during the month of June, 1900.
  13. 13. Irish Land Commission (Proceedings)—Copy of Return of Proceedings of the Commission during the month of July, 1900.
  14. 14. Irish Land Commission (Proceedings)—Copy of Return of Proceedings of the Commission during the month of August, 1900.
  15. 15. Evictions (Ireland)—Copy of Return for the quarter ended 30th September, 1900.
  16. 16. Agrarian Outrages (Ireland)—Copy of Return for the quarter ended 30th September, 1900.
  17. 17. Explosions (Explosion at Black-beck Gunpowder Factory.)—Copy of Report to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by 84 Captain M. B. Lloyd, Her Majesty's Inspector of Explosives, on the circumstances attending the destruction by explosion of a Press House at the gunpowder factory of Messrs. F. C. Dickson and Company, at Blackbeck, Haverthwaite, Lancashire, on 26th May, 1900.
  18. 18. Explosions (Fire at Fuze Works at Camborne)—Copy of Report by Major A. Cooper-Key, R.A., Her Majesty's Inspector of Explosives, to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Homo Department, on the circumstances attending a fire at the Fuze Works of Messrs. William Bennett, Sons, and Company, at Camborne, on 2nd July, 1900.
  19. 19. Explosions (Explosion of Picric Acid at Huddersfied)—Copy of Report by Captain J. H. Thomson, R.A., Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Explosives, to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on the circumstances attending an explosion of picric acid at the factory of Messrs. Read, Holiday, and Sons, Limited, at Huddersfield, on 30th May, 1900.
  20. 20. Explosions (Explosion at Eley's Factory at Gray's Inn Road)—Copy of Report by Captain J. H. Thomson, R.A., Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Explosives, to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on the circumstances attending the explosion of percussion caps which occurred at the factory of Messrs. Eley Brothers, Limited, at Gray's Inn Road, London, on 10th September, 1900.
  21. 21. Explosions (Explosion at Eley's Ammunition Factory at Edmonton)—Copy of Report by Major A. Cooper-Key, R.A., Her Majesty's Inspector of Explosives, to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on the circumstances attending two explosions which occurred at the ammunition factory of Messrs. Eley Brothers, Limited, at Edmonton, on 24th July, 1900.
  22. 22. Mines (Fire-damp Explosion at C w m Pit, Merthyr Tydvil)—Copy of a Report of a Committee appointed by the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department to investigate and report on the causes and circumstances of an explosion of fire-damp which took place at C w m Pit, Merthyr Tydvil, on 14th May, 1900.
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  23. 23. Mines and Quarries.—Copy of General Report and Statistics for the year 1899: Part II., Labour; General Report and statistics relating to persons employed and Accidents at Mines and Quarries in the United Kingdom, and to the enforcement of the Mines and Quarries Acts.
  24. 24. Mines and Quarries.—Copy of General Report and Statistics for the year 1899; Part III., Output; General Report and Statistics relating to the Output and Value of the Minerals raised in the Uuited Kingdom, the amount and value of the metals produced, and the exports and imports of Minerals.
  25. 25. Metropolitan Police Court District (Jurisdiction of the Police Magistrates and County Justices respectively)—Copy of Report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to inquire into the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police Magistrates and County Justices, respectively, in the Metropolitan Police Court District.
  26. 26. Prisons (England and Wales)—Copy of Report of the Commissioners of Prisons and the Directors of Convict Prisons, with Appendices, for the year ended 31st March, 1900.
  27. 27. Local Taxation (Royal Commission)—Copy of Minutes of Evidence, Vol. V., Ireland.
  28. 28. Police (Metropolis)—copy of Report of the Commissioners of Police for the Metropolis for 1899.
  29. 29. Reformatory and Industrial Schools (Great Britain)—Copy of Forty-third Report of Her Majesty's Inspector of Reformatory and Industrial Schools for 1899.
  30. 30. Army (Military Prisons)—Copy of Report on the Discipline and Management of Military Prisons, 1899.
  31. 31. Merchant Shipping (Mercantile Marine Fund) Act, 1898 (Light Dues)—Copy of Report of a Committee appointed by the Board of Trade to examine the claims and suggestions received for exemption from Light Dues, or for alteration of the existing Scale or Rules; I. Report.
  32. 32. Light Railways Act, 1896—Copy of Order made by the Light Railway Commissioners, and modified and confirmed by the Board of Trade, authorising 86 the construction of Light Railways in the Municipal and County Borough of Gates-head and the Urban District of Whickham, in the county of Durham (Gates-head and District Light Railway Order, 1900).
  33. 33. Light Railways Act, 1896.—Copy of Order made by the Light Railway Commissioners, and modified and confirmed by the Board of Trade, authorising the construction of Light Railways in the county of Worcester, between Bromsgrove Railway Station, Bromsgrove Town, and Lickey End (Bromsgrove Light Railways Order, 1900).
  34. 34. Light Railways Act, 1896—Copy of Order made by the Light Railway Commissioners, and modified and confirmed by the Board of Trade, authorising the construction of Light Railways in the urban districts of Bilston, Willenhall, and Cosely, in the county of Stafford (South Staffordshire Light Railway (Extensions) Order, 1900).
  35. 35. Light Railways Acts, 1896—Copy of Order made by the Light Railway Commissioners, and modified and confirmed by the Board of Trade, authorising the construction of Light Railways in the borough of Barnsley and the urban districts of Worsborough and Monk Bretton, in the West Riding of the county of York (Barnsley and District Light Railway Order, 1900).
  36. 36. Light Railways Act, 1896—Copy of Order made by the Light Railway Commissioners, and confirmed by the Board of Trade, authorising the construction of Light Railways in the county of Northampton, in the city of Peterborough and the parishes of Walton and Peterborough Without, in the rural district of Peterborough (Peterborough and District Light Railways Order, 1900).
  37. 37. Light Railways Act, 1896—Copy of Order made by the Light Railway Commissioners, and modified and confirmed by the Board of Trade, authorising the construction of a Light Railway in the county of Carnarvon, from Snow-don Station to Beddgelert (North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (Beddgelert Light Railway Extension) Order, 1900).
  38. 38. Light Railways Act, 1896—Copy of Order made by the Light Railway Commissioners, and modified and confirmed by the Board of Trade, authorising the construction of a Light Railway in 87 the North Riding of the county of York, from Sinnington to Rosedale (Lasting-ham and Rosedale Light Railway Order, 1900).
  39. 39. Light Railways Act, 1896—Copy of Order made by the Light Railway Commissioners, and modified and confirmed by the Board of Trade, authorising the construction of Light Railways in the boroughs of Wolverhampton and Wednesbury and the urban districts of Willenhall, Darlaston, Coseley, and Bilston, in the county of Stafford (South Staffordshire Light Railway Order, 1900).
  40. 40. Post Office (Telegraph Rates with Roumania)—Copy of Agreement, dated 21st July 1900, between Great Britain and Roumania, for a reduction in Telegraph Rates.
  41. 41. Telegraph Money Orders (Italy). Copy of Additional Articles to the detailed Regulations of the 24th-31st of May, 1872, and the Articles of the 7th-15th of December, 1875, the 5th-24th November, 1881, and 29th July-4th August, 1889, for the carrying out of the Convention of the 4th March, 1872, relative to the exchange of Money Orders between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Italy.
  42. 42. Peterhead Harbour—Copy of Reports, etc., respecting Peterhead Harbour Works (in continuation of [C. 20]).
  43. 43. Meteorology—Copy of Report of the Meterological Council to the Royal Society for the year ending 31st March, 1900.
  44. 44. South Africa—Copy of correspondence relating to the recent political situation in South Africa.
  45. 45. South Africa—Copy of further correspondence relating to affairs in South Africa.
  46. 46. West Indies—Copy of correspondence relating to the hurricanes on 7th August and 8th September, 1899, and the relief of distress caused thereby.
  47. 47. Straits Settlements (Federated Malay States)—Copy of Reports of the Federated Malay States for 1899.
  48. 48. Welsh Settlement at Chubut—Copy of Reports on the Welsh Settlement at Chubut, in the Argentine Republic (in continuation of [C. 8361], February, 1897).
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  49. 49. Colonial Produce of Spirits (Restrictions)—Copy of Further Papers relating to cost of local excise Restrictions on the Production of Spirits (West Indies) (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 3, of Session 2, 1899);
  50. 50. Hong Kong—Copy of the Report on the New Territory at Hong Kong;
  51. 51. Colonial Reports (Miscellaneous)—Copy of Report, No. 14 (Bahamas), Notes on Planting of Pita Plant (Agave Sisalana) and the extraction and preparation of the Fibre;
  52. 52. Colonial Reports (Annual)—Copies of Reports Nos. 294 (Barbados, Annual Report for 1899), 295 (Malta, Annual Report for 1899), 296 (Fiji, Annual Report for 1899), 297 (Turks and Caicos Islands, Annual Report for 1899), 298 (Bahamas, Annual Report for 1899), 299 (Sierra Leone, Annual Report for 1899), 300 (Gambia, Annual Report for 1899), 301 (Seychelles, Annual Report for 1899, 302 (Mauritius and Rodrigues, Annual Report for 1899), 303 (Trinidad and Tobago, Annual Report for 1899), 304 (Straits Settlements, Annual Report for 1899), 305 (Gibraltar Annual Report for 1899), 306 (Gold Coast, Annual Report for 1899), 307 (Ceylon, Annual Report for 1899);
  53. 53. Africa (No. 7, 1900)—Copy of Report by the Mombasa-Victoria (Uganda) Railway Committee on the Progress of the Works, 1899-1900 (with a Map and Section).
  54. 54. Africa (No. 8, 1900)—Copy of Maps illustrative of the Preliminary Report by Her Majesty's Special Commissioner on the Protectorate of Uganda.
  55. 55. Treaty Series (No. 17, 1900)—Copy of Convention between the United Kingdom and the United States of America relative to the disposal of real and personal property. Signed at Washington, 2nd March, 1899. Ratifications exchanged at Washington, 28th July, 1900.
  56. 56. Treaty Series (No. 18, 1900)—Copy of Convention between the United Kingdom and France for the establishment of a Parcel Post Service between France and the British Colonies of Ceylon, Hong Kong, and the Straits Settlements. Signed at Paris, 4th April, 1900. Ratifications exchanged at Paris, 27th July, 1900.
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  57. 57. Treaty Series (No. 19, 1900)—Copy of Convention between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Costa Rica for the reciprocal protection of Trade Marks, etc. Signed at Guatemala, 5th March, 1898. Ratifications exchanged at London, 29th September, 1900.
  58. 58. Treaty Series (No. 20, 1900)—Copy of additional Convention supplementary to the Convention of 7th September, 1888, respecting the exchange of Parcels by Parcels Post between France and Mauritius. Signed at Paris, 16th May, 1900. Ratifications exchanged at Paris, 27th July, 1900.
  59. 59. Treaty Series (No. 21, 1900)—Copy of Agreement between the United Kingdom and Siam relative to Taxation on Land held or owned by British subjects in Siam, 20th September, 1900.
  60. 60. Trade Marks (Foreign Countries) (Commercial, No. 4, 1900)—Copy of Reports from Her Majesty's Representatives Abroad on Trade Marks Laws and Regulations; Part II.
  61. 61. Docks and Cargo Arrangements (Commercial, No. 5, 1900)—Copy of Summary of information received from Her Majesty's Consuls upon the Docks and Cargo Arrangements in the Chief Ports of France and Northern Europe.
  62. 62. Trade Reports (Annual Series)—Copies of Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Nos. 2,504 to 2,539.
  63. 63. Trade Reports (Miscellaneous Series)—Copy of Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Nos. 535 to 542.

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table.

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