§ As amended, considered.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That Standing Orders 223 and 243 be suspended, and that the Bill be now read the third time."—[The Deputy-Chairman.]
§ Mr. PICKERSGILLAfter the Second Reading of this Bill, I moved an Instruction for the omission of a certain Clause, but received no support except from one hon. Member. The Committee have now struck that Clause out. The London and borough councils, which properly took up the case, ought not to have been put to the great expense of opposing this Clause in Committee. The officials of the London County Council having failed to obtain convictions in certain prosecutions which ought never to have been commenced, thought they would get the Law altered, and they induced the London County 2 Council, which is becoming, I am sorry to say, very much dominated by officialism to include these proposals in its General Powers Bill.
§ Objection taken to further proceedings. Debate adjourned; to be resumed to-morrow.
§ Provisional Order Bills (No Standing Orders applicable),—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, referred on the First Reading thereof, no Standing Orders are applicable, namely:—
§ Thames Conservancy (Appointments and Tolls) Provisional Order Bill.
§ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time to-morrow.
§ Lords Amendment considered, and agreed to.
§ East Grinstead Gas and Water Bill,
§ Egremont Urban District Council (Gas) Bill,
§ Exmouth Urban District Water Bill,
§ Worksop Urban District Council Bill,
§ Lords Amendments considered, and agreed to.
3§ Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Bill [Lords],
§ To be read the third time to-morrow.
§ City of London (Tithes and Rates) Bill [Lords],
§ Read the third time, and passed, without Amendment.
§ London Electric Railway Amalgamation Bill [Lords] (King's Consent signified),
§ Bill read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.
§ Railway Passengers Assurance Company (Transfer) Bill [Lords],
§ Read the third time, and passed, without Amendment.
§ Saint Mary, Stockport, Rectory Bill [Lords],
§ South Lincolnshire Water Bill [Lords],
§ Read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.
§ Blackpool Improvement Bill [Lords],
§ As amended, considered; to be read the third time.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill,
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 9) Bill,
§ Read the third time, and passed.
§ Caledonian Railway Order Confirmation Bill [Lords],
§ Considered; to be read the third time to-morrow.