HC Deb 17 February 1903 vol 118 cc50-3

The following Papers, presented by Royal Command 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. Mines (Explosion at the MacLaren Colliery, Abertysswg).—Copy of Reports to the Secretary of State for the Home Department by S. T. Evans, Esquire, one of His Majesty's Inspectors of Mines, on the circumstances attending an explosion which occurred at MacLaren Colliery (No. 1 Pit), Abertysswg, on the 3rd September, 1902.

2. Judicial Statistics (England and Wales).—Copy of Judicial Statistics, Part I., relating to Criminal Proceedings, Police, Coroners, Prisons, Reformatory and Industrial Schools, and Criminal Lunatics, for England and Wales for 1901.

3. Country Courts (Plaints and Sittings). Copy of Return of Plaints and Sittings in County Courts for the year 1901.

4. Census of England and Wales, 1901.—Copy of Census of England and Wales, 1901 (Counties of Bedford, Buckingham, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Anglesey, Radnor, Rutland, Montgomery, Merioneth, Brecknock, Huntingdon, Flint, Salop, Pembroke, Westmoreland, Hereford, and Cardigan;

5. Workhouse Accounts (Departmental Committee).—Copy of Report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the President of the Local Government Board to inquire into Workhouse Accounts, with Appendices;

6. Irish Land Commission (Proceedings).—Copy of Return of Proceedings during the months of November and December, 1902;

7. Agrarian Outrages (Ireland).—Copy of Return for the quarter ended 31st December, 1902;

8. Evictions(Ireland).—Copy of Return of Evictions in Ireland for the quarter ended 31st December, 1902;

9. Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1887 (Eviction Notices).—Copy of Return of Eviction Notices filed during the quarter ended 31st December, 1902;

10. Agricultural Statistics (Ireland).—Copy of Tables showing the extent in statute acres and the produce of the Crops for the year 1902, &c.;

11. National Education (Ireland).—Copy of Appendix to the Sixty-eighth Report of the Commissioners, being for the year 1901. Section II.;

12. East India (Trade).—Copy of Tables relating to the Trade of British India with British Possessions and Foreign Countries for the five years 1897–8 to 1901–2;

13. Trade Reports (Extracts).—Copy of Extracts from the Reports of His Majesty's Diplomatic and Consular Officers Abroad, received during the year 1902, relating to particular Trades and Industries (Coal);

14. Railway Accidents.—Copy of Returns of Accidents and Casualties as reported to the Board of Trade by the several Railway Companies in the United Kingdom during the nine months ending 30th September, 1902, together with Reports of the Inspecting Officers, Assistant Inspecting Officers, and Sub-Inspectors of the Railway Department to the Board of Trade upon certain Accidents which were inquired into;

15. Certificates of Origin.—Copy of Memorandum showing the Regulations existing in the principal European Countries and in Canada, the United States, and Japan, in regard to Certificates of Origin;

16. Poisons (Departmental Committee).—Copy of Report, Supplementary Report, and Minority Report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Lord President of the Council to consider Schedule A to The Pharmacy Act, 1868, to report the alterations therein which they deem expedient, and whether a third part should be added thereto, with Copy of the Minutes appointing the Committee, and a List of Witnesses examined. Part I.;

17. Poisons (Departmental Committee).—Copy of Minutes of Evidence taken by the Departmental Committee appointed by the Lord President of The Council to consider Schedule A to the Pharmacy Act, 1868, to report the alterations therein which they deem expedient, and whether a third part should be added thereto, together with Appendices and Index to Evidence. Part II.;

18. Glanders (Departmental Committee).—Copy of Report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Board of Agriculture for the purpose of conducting experimental investigations with regard to the communicability of the infection of Glanders under certain conditions, and as to the arresting and curative powers, if any, of mallein repeatedly administered.

19. Crofter and Cottar Colonisation Scheme.—Copy of Thirteenth Report of the Commissioners appointed to carry out a Scheme of Colonisation in the Dominion of Canada of Crofters and Cottars from the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland, with Appendices.

20. Northern Nigeria.—Copy of Correspondence relating to Kano.

21. Colonial Reports (Annual).—Copies of Reports Nos. 376 (Grenada, Annual Report for 1901), 377 (Northern Nigeria, Annual Report for 1901), 378 (British Guiana, Report for 1901–2), 379 (Mauritius, Annual Report for 1901), 380 (Basutoland Report for 1901–2).

22. Africa (No. 6, 1902).—Copy of Correspondence respecting Slavery and the Slave Trade in East Africa and the Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba (in continuation of Africa, No. 4, 1901);

23. Treaty Series (No. 17, 1902).—Copy of Final Protocol between the Foreign Powers and China for the resumption of Friendly Relations. Signed at Peking, 7th September 1901 (with 19 Annexes);

24. Treaty Series (No. 1, 1903).—Copy of Convention between the United Kingdom and Belgium regulating Telephonic Communications between the United Kingdom and Belgium. Signed at Brussels, 21st November, 1902;

25. Treaty Series (No. 2, 1903).—Copy of Convention between the United Kingdom and France for the Exchange of Insured and Uninsured Parcels between France and the British Colony of Gibraltar. Signed at Paris, 22nd October, 1902. Ratifications exchanged at Paris, 10th December, 1902.

26. United States (No. 1, 1903).—Copy of Convention signed at Washington, 24th January, 1903, for the Adjustment of the Boundary between the Dominion of Canada and the Territory of Alaska;

27. Africa (No. 1, 1903)—Copy of Correspondence respecting the Rising of the Mullah Muhammed Abdullah in Somaliland and consequent Military Operations, 1901-2 (in continuation of Africa, No. 3, 1902);

28. Nationality and Naturalisation (Miscellaneous, No. 1, 1903).—Copy of Despatch from His Majesty's Minister in Brazil, enclosing a translation of a Decree regulating Naturalisation of Aliens (in continuation of Miscellaneous, No. 3, 1893);

29. Venezuela (No. 1, 1903).—Copy of Correspondence respecting the affairs of Venezuela;

30. Trade Reports (Annual Series).—Copies of Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Annual Series, Nos. 2923 to 2935;

31. Trade Reports (Miscellaneous Series).—Copies of Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Miscellaneous Series, Nos. 587 and 588;

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

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