§ THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN or WAYS AND MEANS (Mr. JEFFREYS, Hants, N.)said he had had the advantage of a conference with the Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords and the President of the Board of Trade, and they had come to the conclusion that certain of the Bills connected with London traffic ought to be postponed until the result of the Commission dealing with this matter had been reported. The deep-level railways which they thought ought to await the completion of this inquiry wore the Central London Railway (New Lines) Bill; Great Northern, Piccadilly, and Brompton (New Lines and Extensions) Bill; North-West London (Marble Arch to Victoria) Railway Bill; Clapham Junction to Marble Arch Rail-way (Nos. 1 and 2) Bill; Metropolitan District Railway Works Bill.
There were certain other Bills which they thought might go to Committees, namely: Charing Cross, Euston, and Hampstead Railway Bill; Great Northern, Piccadilly, and Brompton Bail way (Various Powers) Bill; Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Transfer Bill; City and North-East Suburban Electric Railway Bill.
There were, besides, certain other railway measures which were doubtful, and these they thought ought to be held over until the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords, the President of the Board of Trade, and himself had considered them. These Bills were the City and South London Railway (Angel and Islington) Bill, and the Metropolitan-District Railway (Various Powers) Bill.