§ On or before the fifteenth day of December immediately preceding the application for a Bill for power to take any lands, or houses 1638 compulsorily or for compulsory user of the same, or for an extension of the time granted by any former act for that purpose, or to impose an improvement charge on any lands or houses, or to render any lands or houses liable to the imposition of an improvement charge, application in writing shall be made to the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of all such lands and houses, inquiring whether they assent, dissent, or are neuter in respect of such application; and in cases of Bills included in the second class, such application shall be, as nearly as may be, in the form set forth in the Appendix marked (A).
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Amendment proposed: Leave out the words "application in writing shall he made," and insert instead thereof the words
notice in writing of the application shall he given."—[The Chairman of Ways and Means.]
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSWith regard to four of the Amendments on the Paper to Standing Orders, the Chairman of Ways and Means has very kindly consented to allow them to stand ever till the Autumn. I do not object to the others.
§ Ordered, "That the Debate be now a adjourned."—[The Chairman of Way and Means.]
§ Debate to be resumed upon Tuesday, 21st November.