Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKERlaid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the following Bill, referred on the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders which are applicable thereto have been complied with, viz.:—Electric Lighting Provisional Order (No. 2) Bill.
§ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon Tuesday, May 2nd.
422§ Great Western Railway (New Railways) Bill. Read the third time, and passed.
§ Aberdare Urban District Council Bill (changed from "Aberdare Tramways Bill"). As amended, considered; to be read the third time.
§ Aylesbury Gas Bill. As amended, considered; to be read the third time.
§ Colne Corporation Bill. As amended, considered; Amendments made; Bill to be read the third time.
§ Ealing Corporation Bill; South Oxford-shire Water and Gas Bill. As amended, considered; to be read the third time.
§ Nine Mile Point Railway Bill [Lords]; Worcestershire County Council (Bridges) Bill. Read a second time, and committed.
§ Mexborough and Swinton Tramways (Extension of Time) Bill [Lords] (by Order). Read a second time, and committed.
§ Great Northern (Ireland) and Midland Railways Bill (by Order). Adjourned Debate on Question [April 12th] further adjourned till this Evening's Sitting.
§ Municipal Corporations (Merthyr Tydvil Scheme Confirmation) Bill [Lords]. Read a second time, and committed.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill. "To confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade, under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 and 1888, relating to Barnet, Brockenhurst, Farnham, Gosport and Alverstoke, Houghton-le-Spring and District (Amendment), Lichfield, Ludlow, Lytham, St. Albans (Rural), and Ware," presented by Mr. Bonar Law; supported by Mr. Victor Cavendish; read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, and to be printed. [Bill 181.]
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 7) Bill. "To confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade, under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 and 1888, relating to Bishop's 423 Stortford, Dover (Extension), Hemsworth and District, Marlborough, Tottington, and Woking (Chertsey Extension)," presented by Mr. Bonar Law; supported by Mr. Victor Cavendish; read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, and to be printed. [Bill 182.]
§ Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Order (No. 1) Bill. "To confirm a Provisional Order of the Local Government Board for Ireland, under The Local Government (Ireland) (No. 2) Act, 1900," presented by Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland; supported by Mr. Walter Long; read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, and to be printed. [Bill 183.]