Commons Sitting of 20 August 1907

Preamble
The House met at a quarter before Three o'clock.

PRIVATE BILL BUSINESS.
AlexandraDocks and Railway (Additional Capital, &c.) Bill; Barry Railway Bill; Metropolitan Water Board (Various Powers) Bill. Lords Amendments considered, and agreed to.
London County Council (General Powers) Bill. Lords Amendments, in pursuance of the Order of the House [19th August], considered, and agreed to.
Aberdeen Harbour Order Confirmation Bill [Lords.] Read the third time, and passed, without Amendment.
Inverness Royal Academy Order Confirmation Bill. Read the third time, and passed.

MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
That they have agreed to, Metropolitan Water Board (Charges, &c.) Bill, with an Amendment.
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to confirm a Provisional Order, under The Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, relating to Lanarkshire County Council." [Lanarkshire County Council Order Confirmation Bill] [Lords].
Lanarkshire County Council Order Confirmation Bill [Lords]. Ordered under Section 7 of The Private Legislation Proceedure (Scotland) Act, 1899, to be considered To-morrow.

PETITIONS.
  EDUCATION (SPECIAL RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION) BILL.
  Petition from West Derby, against; to lie upon the Table.
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER BILL.
Petition from Bardwell, against; to lie upon the Table.
SMALL LANDHOLDERS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Petition from East Lothians, for alteration; to lie upon the Table.
RETURNS, REPORTS, ETC.
  WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION.
  Copy presented, of Statistics of Proceedings under the Workmen's Compensation Acts, 1897 and 1900, and The Employers' Liability Act, 1880, during the year 1906 [by Command]; to lie upon the Table.
REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS (IRELAND).
Copy presented, of Forty-fifth Report of the Inspector for the year 1906 [by Command]; to lie upon the Table.
LOCAL TAXATION RETURNS (ENGLAND.)
Copy presented, of the Annual Local Taxation Returns for 1905–6 [by Act]; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed. [No. 321.]
POST OFFICE.
Copy presented, of Fifty-third Report of the Postmaster-General [by Command]; to lie upon the Table.
CLERGY (WEST INDIES).
Copy presented, of Return of the Amount payable on 5th January, 1907, out of the Consolidated Fund for Ecclesiastical purposes in the West Indies [by Act]; to lie upon the Table.

PAPERS LAID UPON THE TABLE BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
Adjournment Motions under Standing Order No. 10, Return relative thereto [ordered 19th August;Mr. Caldwell]; to be printed. [No. 322.]

Closure of Debate (Standing Order No. 26), Return relative thereto [ordered 19th August;Mr. Caldwell]; to be printed. [No. 323.]

Public Bills, Return relative thereto, [ordered 19th August;Mr. Caldwell]; to be printed.

Public Petitions, Return relative thereto [ordered 19th August;Mr. Caldwell]; to be printed.

Select Committees, Return relative thereto [ordered 19th August;Mr. Caldwell]; to be printed.

Standing Committees, Return relative thereto [ordered 19th August;Mr. Caldwell]; to be printed.

Sittings of the House, Return relative-thereto [ordered 19th August;Mr. Caldwell]; to be printed.

Business of the House (Days Occupied by Government and by Private Members), Return relative thereto [ordered 19th August;Mr Caldwell]; to be printed. [No. 324.]

Private Bills and Private Business, Return relative thereto [ordered 19th August;Mr. Caldwell]; to be printed.

UNEMPLOYED WORKMEN ACT, 1905.
Return ordered, "as to the proceedings of Distress Committees in England and Wales, and of the Central (Unemployed) Body for London, under The Unemployed Workmen Act, 1905, during the year ended the 31st day of March, 1907."—(Mr. John Burns.)

EDUCATION (ENGLAND AND WALES) (SMALL SCHOOLS).
Return ordered, "of the number of Departments of Public Elementary Schools within the area of each local

Local Education Authority.

Total Number of Departments.

Number of Departments with average attendance not exceeding 40.

Number of Departments with average attendance exceeding 40 and not exceeding 50.

Number of Departments with average attendance exceeding 50 and not exceeding 60.

Certificated Head Teacher.

Other Qualified Head Teacher.

No Qualified Head Teachers.

Total.

Certificated Head Teachers.

Other Qualified Head Teacher.

No Qualified Head Teacher.

Total.

Certificated Head Teacher.

Other Qualified Head Teacher.

No Qualified Head Teacher.

Total.