§ The CHAIRMAN of WAYS and MEANS (Mr. Whitley)The Amendments which the House is asked to make to Standing Orders are necessitated by recent legislation. The first group are consequential on the Transport Bill passed earlier in the Session, and the remainder are consequential on the passing of the London County Council (Finance Consolidation) Act, 1912. Apart from these, the Amendments raise no other considerations.
Standing Order 25a read, and amended, in line 9, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
Standing Order 27 read, and amended, in line 2, after the word "Bills," by inserting the words "and Bills relating to waterways, inland navigations, roads, bridges, ferries, harbours, docks, and piers"; and, in line 11, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
Standing Order 33 read, and amended, in line 14, by leaving out the words "railways, tramways, trolley vehicles, canals"; and, in line 18, after the words "Board of Trade," by inserting the words "and of every Bill relating to railways, light railways, tramways, canals, waterways, inland navigations, roads, bridges, ferries, or the vehicles and traffic thereon, harbours, docks, and piers at the office of the Ministry of Transport."
§ Ordered (Estimates of Expenses to be deposited at Ministry of Transport), That,—
§ On or before the 31st December a printed copy of the estimate of expense of the works proposed to be sanctioned by any Bill relating to railways, light railways, tramways, canals, waterways, inland navigations, roads, bridges, 1284 ferries or the vehicles and traffic thereon, harbours, docks, and piers shall. be deposited at the office of the Ministry of Transport.
§ Ordered, That this Order be a Standing Order of this House.
§ Standing Order 145a read, and amended, in line 8, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof); and, in line 13, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
§ Standing Order 154 read, and amended, in line 9, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
§ Standing Order 155 read, and amended, in line 8, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
§ Standing Order 158 read, and amended, in line 51, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
§ Standing Order 158a read, and amended, in line 66, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof); in line 79, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof); and, in line 81, by leaving out the word "Board," and inserting the word "Ministry" (instead 'thereof).
§ Standing Order 158b read, and amended, in line 6, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof); and, in line 11, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
§ Standing Order 163 read, and amended, in line 10, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport "(instead thereof); and, in line 19, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
§ Standing Order 166a read, and amended, in line 38, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof); and, in line 40, by leaving out 1285 the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
§ Standing Order 167 read, and amended, in line 24, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
§ Standing Order 171 read, and amended, in line 19, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof); and, in line 36, by leaving out the words "Board of Trade," and inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof).
§ Standing Order 172 read, and amended, in line 6, after the words "Board of Trade," by inserting the words "Ministry of Transport" (instead thereof); and, in line 11, by leaving out the word "respective," and after the word "Board," by inserting the words "or Ministry."
§ Standing Order 194 read, and repealed.
§ Standing Order 194a read, and amended, in line 3, by leaving out the words "after the then current financial period"; in line 6, after the word "any," by inserting the words "annual money," and after the word "Bill," by inserting the words "of the London County Council"; and, in line 8, by leaving out the words "during a subsequent financial period."
§ Standing Order 194b read, and amended, by leaving out from the beginning of the Standing Order, to the word "shall," in line 7, and inserting the words "Every annual Money Bill of the London County Council promoted in accordance with the London County Council (Finance Consolidation) Act, 1912, or any Act amending the same, shall contain only powers or provisions relating to the borrowing, lending, and expenditure of money, and" (instead thereof); in line 24, by leaving out the words "and the Local Government Board"; in line 42, by leaving out the words "and the Ministry of Health"; in line 45, by leaving out the words "12 of the Metropolitan Board of Works Loans Act, 1875," and inserting the words "6 of the London County Council (Finance Consolidation) Act, 1912" (instead thereof); and, in line 52, by leaving out the words "and the Ministry of Health."
§ Standing Order 194d read, and amended, in line 5, by leaving out the words "Ministry of Health or."
1286§ Standing Order 194e read, and repealed.—[The Chairman of Ways and Means.]
§ Edinburgh Corporation Order Confirmation Bill,
§ Fraserburgh Harbour (New Works) Order Confirmation Bill,
§ Read the third time, and passed.