§ "For conferring further powers upon the Great Western Railway Company in 997 respect of their own undertaking, and upon that Company and the London and North Western Railway Company in respect of undertakings in which they are jointly interested, and upon the Great Western and Great Central Railways Joint Committee in respect of their undertaking; for vesting the undertakings of the Devon and Somerset and the Bridport Railway Companies in the Great Western Railway Company; for transferring to that Company the powers of the Windsor and Ascot Railway Company and extending the time for the construction of the authorised railways of that Company: for empowering the Lambourn Valley Railway Company to raise further moneys; and for other purposes." read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.