§ Private Bills (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),—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 Second Reading thereof, the Standing Orders not previously inquired into, which are applicable thereto, have been complied with, namely:
§ South Metropolitan Gas Bill.
§ Ordered, That the Bill be committed.
§ Private Bills [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),—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, which are applicable thereto, have been complied with, namely:
§ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.
§ Provisional Order Bills (Standing Orders applicable thereto complied with),—Mr. SPEAKER, laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the following Bills, referred on the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders which are applicable thereto have been complied with, namely:
§ Local Government Provisional Order (No. 7) Bill.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 8) Bill.
§ Ordered, That the Bills be read a second time To-morrow.
§ Sligo Corporation Bill [Lords] (by Order),
§ As amended, considered; to be read the third time.
1612§ Brentford Gas Bill (by Order),
§ Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Question [20th March], "That the Bill be now read a second time."
§ Question again proposed.
§ The CHAIRMAN of WAYS and MEANS (Mr. Whitley)The promoters of this Bill have, as I announced a little while ago, decided to withdraw the proposal of the Bill relating to the acquisition of a new site at Chiswick, and they also propose to accept the Instruction which stands in my name, to strike out the provision of the Bill relating to increased prices. I hope in these circumstances the House will see fit now to send this Bill to a Committee.
§ Question put, and agreed to.
§ Bill accordingly read a second time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
§ Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee to which the Bill may be referred to strike out the provisions whereby it is proposed to increase any statutory maximum price or to modify existing statutory provisions as to the relation of price to dividend.—[Mr. Whitley.]
§ Cannock Gas Bill (by Order), Hampton Court Gas Bill (by Order), Liverpool Gas Bill (by Order), Longwood and Slaithwaite Gas Bill (by Order), Yeadon and Guiseley Gas Bill (by Order), Cardiff Gas Bill (by Order),
§ Second Reading deferred till Tuesday, 6th August.
§ Commercial Gas Bill (by Order),
§ Second Reading deferred till To-morrow.
§ Gas Light and Coke Company Bill (by Order),
§ Second Reading deferred till Tuesday next.
§ Hastings and St. Leonard's Gas Bill (by Order), Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Gas Bill (by Order), Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas Bill (by Order),
§ Second Reading deferred until Tuesday, 6th August.
§ Portsea Island Gas Light Bill (by Order),
§ Second Reading deferred till To-morrow.
1613§ Richmond Gas Bill (by Order), Southampton Gas Bill (by Order), Swansea Gas Bill (by Order), York Gas Bill (by Order), Basingstoke Gas Bill (by Order), Rhymney and Aber Valleys Gas and Water Bill (by Order), Alliance and Dublin Gas Bill (by Order),
§ Second Reading deferred till Tuesday, 6th August.