§ Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That in the case of the following Bill, originating in the Lords, and referred on the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders not previously inquired into, and which arc applicable thereto, have been complied with, viz.: — Portishead District Water Hill [Lords].
§ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.
§ Brighouse Corporation Bill. — Lords'
§ Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Fitzgerald's Divorce Bill [Lords].— Read the third time, and passed, without Amendment.
§ Heywood and Middleton Water Board Bill [Lords].— Read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.
§ Wisbech Water Bill [Lords].— As amended, considered; to be read the third time.
§ Colne Valley Water Bill [Lords]; Electric Supply Corporation Bill [Lords]; Killery's Divorce Bill [Lords]; Pasley Children Legitimisation Bill [Lords].— Read a second time and committed.
§ Kendal Corporation Bill [Lords] (by Order).— As amended, considered; an 1130 Amendment made; Bill to be read the third time.
§ Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (Surrey, etc.) Bill [Lords] (by Order); Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill [Lords] (by Order); Electric Lighting Provisional Order (No. 2) Bill [Lords] (by Order); Electric Lighting Provisional Order (No. 4) Bill [Lords] (by Order).— Read the third time, and passed, without Amendment.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 7) Bill (by Order); Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 8) Bill (by Order).— Read the third time, and passed.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 9) Bill (by Order); Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 12) Bill (by Order); Local Government Provisional Order (No. 15) Bill (by Order).— As amended, considered; to be read the third time to-morrow.
§ Killery's Divorce Bill [Lords].— Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to request that their Lordships will be pleased to communicate to this House Copies of the Minutes of Evidence and Proceedings, together with Documents deposited, in the case of Killery's Divorce Bill [Lords].
§ Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select Committee on Divorce Bills, that they do hear Counsel and examine Witnesses for Killery's Divorce Bill [Lords], and also that they do hear Counsel and examine Witnesses against the Bill, if the parties concerned think fit to be heard by Counsel and produce Witnesses.—(Mr. Attorney- General.)