§ That they have agreed to—Agricultural Rates Act, 1896, etc., Continuance Bill; East India Loan (Great Indian Peninsula Railway Debentures) Bill; Registration of Births and Deaths Bill; Sale of Intoxicating Liquors to Children Bill; Local Government (Ireland) Bill; Congested Districts Board (Ireland) Bill; Pacific Cable Bill; Colonial Acts Confirmation Bill; Customs Duties (Isle of Man) Bill; Burgh Sewerage, Drainage, and Water Supply (Scotland) Bill; Expiring Laws Continuance Bill; Public Works Loans Bill; Light Railways (No. 2) Bill; Valuation (Ireland) Bill; Fisheries (Ireland) Bill, without amendment.
§ That they have agreed to Amendments to—Marriages Legalisation Bill [Lords]; Lunacy (Ireland) Bill [Lords]; Public Libraries Bill [Lords], without amendment.
§ Early Closing of Shops.—That they communicate Copy of Report from the Select Committee appointed by their Lordships in the present 1189 session of Parliament to inquire into the length of the hours of labour in shops; and whether any and, if so, what steps should he taken to diminish them, together with the Minutes of Evidence, Proceedings of the Committee, etc., as desired by this House.
§ Betting.—That they communicate Copy of Report from the Select Committee appointed by their Lordships in the present Session of Parliament to inquire into the increase of public betting amongst all classes, and whether any legislative measures are possible and expedient for checking the abuses occasioned thereby, together with the Minutes of Evidence, Proceedings of the Committee, etc., as desired by this House.
§ That they request that this House will be pleased to communicate to their Lordships Copies of the Reports from the Select Committees appointed by this House in the present Session of Parliament on—
- 1. Steam Engines and Boilers (Persons in Charge) Bill;
- 2. Steamship Subsidies;
- 3. National Gallery (Purchase of Adjacent Land) Bill;
§ Printed copies to be communicated accordingly.